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'Kick-Ass' Does Just That, Plus Confirms Nerd Dominance at SXSW

by Leila Brillson on March 14, 2010 at 08:30 AM

If 2009, with 'Zombieland,' 'The Hangover' and 'Year One,' was the year of the popular awkward guy, then 2010 confirms our suspicions: geeky, comic-book reading, 'Star Trek' quoting nerds are officially cooler than Vince Vaughn's suave in 'Couples Retreat.' At the start of South By Southwest's film festival on Friday, the block-long line forming outside of the premier of Mark Millar's comic-book 'Kick-Ass adaptation heralded the event's first big blockbuster. The premier at the festival suggested that the film's producers knew that the young, hip crowd that descends on Austin every March would take to the film fondly, and based on reviews, they made a good bet.

The story, which was signed as a movie nearly two years ago (as the first few issues of 'Kick-Ass' were being pressed), is a realistic look at a young boy who attempts to become a real superhero -- complete with bumps, bruises and the reality that he can't see through walls. Nicolas Cage is the main star power (though, 'Superbad's' McLovin' and 'Hot Tub Time Machine' nerd Clark Duke are also on screen), playing a loving but trigger-happy hero named 'Big Daddy.' The emerging reviews are positive, and the delightful parody is a smart, modern send-up to the traditional superhero flick.

In case it isn't enough that the most linked-in, on-line and Web-enabled festival to date adores the dorky 'Kick-Ass, just down the street from the showing another geek gem was discussed. Robert Rodriguez sat down with an audience to explain his 'Predator' reboot, saying that, even though Ah-nold is absent, it aims to restore the franchise to its former glory. Let the dawn of dweebs begin.

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