And sure, there's a lot of James Bond in there, too, but Kingsman seems to be retreading some ground covered by that other blockbuster franchise from merry old England ...
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It's totally Harry Potter, but with more bloody rampages and anal sex. Both the Harry Potter saga and Kingsman begin with the protagonist enduring life with their terrible families. Harry's living with the dickish Dursleys, while the hero of Kingsman, Eggsy, is contending with the shittiest stepparent outside of a Disney movie.
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20th Century Fox
You know Kingsman offers a grittier look at Britain because not everyone wears a bow tie.
Each protagonist is then visited by a mysterious stranger who tells them they have a secret potential they can help unlock -- Hagrid in Harry Potter and Harry Hart in Kingsman.
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20th Century Fox
"Yer a potential government-sanctioned serial killer, Eggsy."
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