Customer Ratings & Reviews

It was a good funny movie, another side to the average superhero movie

Good use of a couple hours of laughter. Surprisingly enjoyable.

Funny, Fast Paced, Fun family movie for the collection

My kids liked it. Not sure if it's awesome. Heard good things.

Not a bad movie if you haven't seen part 2 you should check it out

The movie is really entertaining. Glad I purchased it.

It's a good show and I enjoy it. Action packed the way I like it.

I like the movie it had a lot of action during the movie

Movie was like a funny spoof take on wanting to be a super hero

I thought it was alright, had some good parts in it..

Solid movie with some comedy dropped in here and there.

One of those comic book based movies that are okay

It was on sale. Price's not too bad. Movie was ok.

This movie aged like milk. It's still fun in parts, but dang did most of the dialogue age terribly. Also, no noticeable jump in quality for 4K.

Somewhat intriguing plot, but failed to entertain me.

Would watch over and over...but wasn't a horrible movie.

Didn't care to much for the acting or story but it was ok to watch

Didn't like the movie not my kind of movie for my family

This film does a fantastic job of showing the gritty reality of what would happen if real people took up the cape or cowl, as well as the personalities who’d be drawn to it. Such as: The teen lead in the film’s title, his hormone-addled daydreaming and horseplay making him about as anti-Peter Parker/Billy Batson/young Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas as one can get (although he does grow up a little before the film is over), yet he charms with his naiveté and never-say-die approach to crime fighting, even after brushes with death. His secrecy isn’t so different from other such heroes, but it’s not his lies about a secret life that cause him trouble, so much as assumptions that others make about him (such as a would-be girlfriend coming to false conclusions about his private life), assumptions that he takes forever to correct, that put him in an awkward position, to humorous effect. Lacking any big, life-changing trauma or powers, his only incentives for pursuing this life are a.) repeatedly being mugged for his comics, as onlookers do nothing, and b.) fantasizing about why no-one else has ever dressed up and fought crime before (actually such people do exist in real life, such as the media-hyped Phoenix Jones, but that’s outside the scope of the review). Big Daddy, the wronged ex-cop (his career and family destroyed by the Mob) and gun-toting Batman wannabe, is a loving dad and sympathetic guy, but not the most stable character in the film, and whose brainwashing of his daughter to be a child soldier (it would be as if The Punisher had one surviving kid and trained her to follow in his footsteps) would cost him custody of her in real life. The daughter, the famous Hit-Girl who sells the film to audiences, is controversial, but unjustly so, her cutting language and brutality the result of tragic conditions before her birth and a dysfunctional upbringing that caused her to grow up too fast (once you learn her back story, your heart goes out to her, even as you watch in fascinated horror at the atrocities she dishes out upon the guilty), yet is a charming kid in her civilian mode, albeit one showing a near-innocent, childish glee for lethal weapons on her birthday, a glee which other children would reserve for video games, bikes, etc. It remains to be seen how easily she assimilates (or not) into mainstream society in the film’s sequel (as the childhood tragedies that shaped her rival those of young Bruce Wayne); that said, her father didn’t raise her to be a victim, which is never a bad thing. The friendless Mafia fanboy, Red Mist, is an example of cruel irony: On one hand, he wishes to impress his father, that he may inherit the family’s criminal business, someday; on the other, his fascination with fictional, costumed good guys in comics clashes with his future career plans in a big way, as does his lack of killer instincts, and his naïve assumption that he can discourage his dad from inflicting revenge on the film’s lead hero (for non-existent offenses), a hero whom he’s bonded with. Which path will he choose? That’s a question to be explored in the sequel. While the film is underrated, compared to other film heroes such as Iron Man and Batman (entertaining, yes, but not too convincing, having—in one character’s words—“the expensive stuff that doesn’t exist”), these heroes’ use of weapons thrown together at home, bought online, or MacGuyvered, is fascinating enough on its own, and makes them seem like average people who just might live next door. And for those who think it’s too violent, this is, believe it or not, a watered-down depiction of similar events in the comic it’s based on.

In terms of comic book movies this is the best one I've ever seen, and I have seen The Dark Knight. MY REASON FOR LIKING IT MORE: Don't get me wrong TDK is an amazing film filled with everything that makes Batman great, but it is a dark film, with very little comic relief (Ledger's death along with his performance as the joker don't help much either; the joker is supposed to be dark, but knowing what he went through to prepare for the role and how it eventually lead to his death, its hard to enjoy the stuff that was meant to be more comical as anything other than twisted).Of Course just because I value comedy mixed with action/awesomeness, doesn't mean I overrated it. It may not top your list like it has mine but I guarantee it will be one of your favorite comic book movies. DIFFERENCES: no spoilers There are some differences between the comic and the movie, which I won't go into (don't want to spoil anything) but in my opinion (and everyone's I know who have read the book) believe they are improvements. NICK CAGE CAN STILL ACT Nick Cage does a fantastic job in his role as Big Daddy, making terrible wisecracks and spouting off poorly constructed statement which adds to the whole superheros in real life idea (in that no one just comes up with these rants/statements/observation etc. about evil doers etc. on the spot). He really manages to capture the corniness that was Adam West's Batman, while at the same time keeping the character real (as in how you would expect anyone w/o powers to act when in a costume) Also he has a Bad-A** Action Sequence. SOUNDTRACK The music was amazing, perfectly chosen for each of the scenes, and times of the movies. The soundtrack combined genres to perfection, in parts of the movie focusing on Hit-Girl you would hear music that would fit an 11 year old girl, but at the same time doesn't take away from the fact that she is a killing machine (you'll see what I mean when she first meets K-A). SPECIAL FEATURES: Unfortunately, the DVD is lacking in special features to an extent, there's a commentary and a fairly long making-of feature and various art from the production stages and from the ad campaigns world wide, but not nearly as much as on the Blu-Ray version. I know disc space is a limitation but, I could have done without the art galleries if it meant a little more content. For this reason I would suggest the Blu-Ray version, I went with the DVD so I could watch the special features between now and when I have access to a blu-ray player (the DVD in the Blu-Ray Combo Pack only has the movie) since my upgrade to Blu-Ray isn't going to come for awhile but I was disappointed in the amount available. So if you have plans to upgrade I would suggest preparing for the future and spending the few extra bucks now. Or waiting until an extended edition comes out (Mark Vaughn (the director) has hinted at one but there has been no confirmation yet). Conclusion: The movie so perfectly represents the book, and even manages to improve on certain story elements. This is a must-see (if not a must own) for everyone in my opinion, especially fans of the series or comics in general. Though be observant of the rating, it is rated 'R' for a reason.