Given my (possibly inexplicable) love for the regular-guy-superhero movie Kick-Ass, I was nervous (but hopeful) about the sequel (cleverly called Kick-Ass 2) because, while it has the same cast, it has a new director and the first movie was so great partially because of the guy behind the helm.

Well, color me impressed… just got back from an early Thursday showing of Kick-Ass 2 and I really enjoyed it. It’s not quite as good as the first film but it stands on its own as a good, fun, bloody continuation of the story with some great new characters (I’m gonna marry Night Bitch someday…) and interesting turns for existing characters (Red Mist’s new name is unprintable… and Hit Girl meets the Mean Girls).

I was actually surprised that the movie has real consequences for all the action and it’s not shied away from… and it’s as bloody and almost as foul-mouthed as the last one too. So that’s good, right?

Score: 86