I was already excited for a new Kingsman before I saw a single bit of footage. The original was an absurd action packed romp from Matthew Vaughn, so new film would have to seriously drop the ball to lose my interest. Seeing the new wrinkles in the first trailer, i.e. an American version of the Kingsman called the Statesmen, more awesome action, and the return of Colin Firth, all turned up my hype meter to 11. And this comes out and buries the needle. Why? Let's talk why.
Why I'm Hyped
The Setup: Kingsman in Trouble
It's clear that we've got another Bond level villain, played by Julianne Moore (who is awesome in everything), who has systematically dismantled the current Kingsman roster aside from Eggsy, Merlin, and a revived Harry, with goals of hurting the world (maybe drones are involved). As such it looks like our heroes are reaching out to their American cousins the Statesmen led by Jeff Bridges for help. Hells yeah.
More Tech
While the first film had an emphasis on gadgetry the Bond films have been missing, this movie is taking the gadgets to Robert Rodriguez levels. In this trailer I saw shots of a laser lasso, a briefcase made for Desperado, the return of the umbrella, a whiskey flask grenade and plenty more. It's like someone asked a fifteen year old what would be a fun gadget for a cyperpunk cowboy and a country club member and filmed it.
More Action
Matthew Vaughn is a masterful action choreographer and it looks like we've got plenty more scenes to look forward to. We've got gunplay from Eggsy, baddies with tech upgraded bodies, the best lasso used as a weapon scene I've ever seen, and even standard fight inside a car fare. What aren't they going to do in this movie?
The Tone: Tongue Firmly in Cheek
While the first film was enjoyable it did seem to hold to Americans in contempt. This time around it looks like everyone is making fun of themselves. Eggsy is clearly so posh now that he believes himself more skilled than a guy with a "skipping rope," while Channing Tatum says "F*** Yeah!" at the notion of teaming up.
Excitement Level: Through The Roof
If you liked the original, the second film looks like a bigger, more ridiculous version...with Jeff Bridges and Channing Tatum! What's not to love?
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