{"id":1275,"date":"2018-10-30T15:00:22","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T21:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2018-10-20T20:09:03","modified_gmt":"2018-10-21T02:09:03","slug":"movie-kingsman-the-golden-circle-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2018\/10\/30\/movie-kingsman-the-golden-circle-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE: Kingsman – The Golden Circle (2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Kingsman:Kingsman: The Golden Circle<\/strong><\/span>
\nYear: 2017
\nRating: R
\nLength: 141 minutes \/ 2.35 hours<\/p>\n

Back when I saw Kingsman: The Secret Service<\/em> (2014), I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. I was familiar with Matthew Vaughn’s previous directorial work (like Kick-Ass<\/em> (2010)), so I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised at how much sex and graphic violence was involved. I was quite impressed by the\u00a0church fight sequence, but everything felt so over-the-top and ridiculous that I couldn’t take it seriously. Flash forward to its sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle<\/em> (2017). This time, I\u00a0came in with a slightly different understanding that made me enjoy this movie quite a bit more than its predecessor.<\/p>\n

I think the fact that The Secret Service<\/em> was somewhat derivative of the “coming of age” stories in films like Men in Black<\/em> (1997) and Ender’s Game<\/em> (2013) was why I wasn’t necessarily wowed by it. However, with the origin story out of the way, The Golden Circle<\/em> managed to hit the ground running and proved to be an entertaining romp. Once I realized this franchise is based on the comic books of the same name, I was a bit more forgiving of its cartoonish action and characters. After all, the ridiculous nature of the villains in this series was turned up to the extreme during this outing.<\/p>\n

In terms of the action, there were quite a few good set pieces in a similar vein of the church scene and bar scene in the first film, which I appreciated. The addition of a sister organization in the form of the Statesmen was an amusing development, and I enjoyed the numerous cameos by well-known actors, even if most of them felt wasted for how little they were included in this film. In the end, The Golden Circle<\/em>\u00a0ramped up the camp and delivered on an entertaining movie that was as hilarious as it was exciting.<\/p>\n

A sequel that maximizes the ridiculous elements that worked in the first film, I give Kingsman: The Golden Circle<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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