It was bound to happen. From the first time I saw the trailer and heard Hit Girl use the word "C#nt", I knew that some folks wouldn't be too happy about it.
Rich Johnson over at Bleeding Cool is reporting that the Australin Daily Telegraph is running a story about some Aussie family groups being the first to kick up a fuss. Check this out.
My God. "Terrible, disgraceful, and just in case you don't believe us check out the clip for yourself and be very offended!" Anyway, the article has a few comments. Some like this..
"I would like to express my concern for society when a film this morally bankrupt can just open in Australian cinemas with nobody doing anything about it. Seriously if you came into my house and came out with filth like that I would be outraged as certainly all God-fearing Australians should be knowing that Hollywood exerts greater power over our children than we ever can. If the media won’t help then I shall take it upon myself to petition for the film to be banned. We don’t need this garbage and anyone reading this should not be laughing but deeply concerned for the direction a film like this is taking us in."
But mostly..
"HAHAHAHA I think that is brilliant, I can’t wait to see this."
"Sounds hilarious, its on my movie-to-see-list as of now."
"He we go again the minority are at it again, what did it recive 4 complaints? If you dont like it dont watch it."
"It doesn’t offend. If it bothers people simply don’t watch it."
"The movie is MA15+. Family groups don’t have to watch it if they don’t want to but that doesn’t give them the right to stop everyone from watching it. Censorship in this country is going backwards!"
"yes the language is offensive and innapropriat ,but so is parliment,but at least the trailer looked hilarious , like a foul mouthed jacky chan movie with a young girl instead of jacky."
And similar cases of sense. Won't these people ever learn? Winging about a movie and kicking up a storm only ever ENCOURAGES people to see it. So keep it up folks, make
Kick Ass a fortune!
An update from Bleeding Cool says that now British tabloids suck as The Metro, The Herald and The Sun have picked up on the story. Watch the sparks fly:)