I had not been familiar with the Kingsman movie series at all. Friends asked us to go see this and mentioned that it's a prequel. So, my husband and I watched the other two movies before going to see it. I have to say that it is NOTHING like the 2014 and 2017 Kingsman movies. I actually feel it can be seen without previously watching the others. This is a creatively woven story using important highlights of European history to reveal the origin of the Kingsman Organization. The actions scenes are sometimes like violent ballet and often realistically gruesome, but they don't feel gratuitous. Ralph Fiennes has been a favorite of mine for years, and he doesn't disappoint! I understand there are two more sequels in the works...I can't wait!