The Boondock Saints [IMPORT]

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Summary: A great unknown
Review: A great movie that pulls you in quickly and leaves you feeling fufilled. Set in Boston, this movie is about two irish catholic brothers who find cause to bring "justice" to the underworld. The characters are fresh and interesting, from the forensic detective to the mafia nobody that pals around with our protagonists. Great action sequences and a plot that will keep you entertained. I put this movie on at 1am to fall asleep to and after 5 minutes was wide awake till the end.

Rating:
Summary: A great unknown
Review: A great movie that pulls you in quickly and leaves you feeling fufilled. Set in Boston, this movie is about two irish catholic brothers who find cause to bring "justice" to the underworld. The characters are fresh and interesting, from the forensic detective to the mafia nobody that pals around with our protagonists. Great action sequences and a plot that will keep you entertained. I put this movie on at 1am to fall asleep to and after 5 minutes was wide awake till the end.

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Summary: "i'll have a coke"
Review: All I can say is GREAT FLICK! Funny, lots of action, and it raises interesting questions about taking the law into your own hands..."only killing for good".

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Summary: ...Bury the F***ing cat!!!
Review: All it takes is the first five mintues and you are hooked for life. On my top ten of all time. Every single person I know that has seen this movie absolutely loves it. If you haven't seen this movie, then there's something wrong with you. You have to watch it at least five times to catch all of the details and layers that melt this masterpiece together....BUY THIS DVD. You will NOT be disappointed. Anyone that says otherwise needs to go like Pappa Joe.

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Summary: "Snatch" with a soul
Review: Did you ever have one of those moments when your lower lip quivered, your eyes filled with tears almost to the point of overflowing, and your heart swelled with pride or pure joy? This happened to me several times while watching BOONDOCK SAINTS. It is an overwhelming tour de force.

In today's world of moral relativism, nihilism, and hedonism, BOONDOCK SAINTS is an extremely refreshing change. It chronicles the lives of two Irish brothers in Boston who have been charged by God to cleanse the city of evil men, and the savvy and worldly FBI agent on their case. It is the story of real men, men who plant their sword in the ground and would die for the cause in which they believe. Some might call this dangerous fanaticism. They just might be right. The beauty of this film is that, in the spirit of intellectual honesty, it even questions its heroes. This fact is another refreshing change from standard Hollywood films in which the "good" guy kills a bunch of people, gets the girl, and no one asks any questions.

Stylistically, freshman Troy Duffy attempts to imitate Guy Ritchie. Even the box says "in the tradition of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels." Yet Duffy fails in this regard on two counts. First, he isn't nearly as stylish as Ritchie; and second, he is far better than him. Whereas Ritchie's films are mostly enjoyable, but essentially empty, Duffy's BOONDOCK SAINTS tackles very serious intellectual and spiritual issues in a very satisfying manner. Please watch this great work. It will move and stimulate you. Especially recommended for the intellectual Catholic.

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Summary: The Best Movie You've Never Seen!
Review: If I could have rated this movie higher, I would have. This is one of the all time greats. Action, adventure, black comedy, bitter, lovely, and haunting. The characters and dialogue hit you with the force of a nuclear blast. You are immediately sucked into their universe and you never want to leave it. They are Everyman and no man at the same time. The writing is first rate, the acting is absolutely delicious. What entrancing rogues they are. Did I love them? And how! Flanery and Reedus are delightful and well cast as the brothers; David Della Rocco is absolutely brilliant as the engaging half wit, Rocco. I don't know anyone other than my children, and a few of their friends, who have seen it. Age doesn't matter with this film, as it does with some indies. My kids are twenty something, and I am considerably older! But we all loved it. Dafoe does a stellar turn as a gay FBI agent. I could go on and on. Wish I could remember everyone's names, but I can't. Suffice it to say, that the actors playing the detectives are very good as well. And Billy Connelly is fabulous as the brother's psychopathic father. Ah, you knew they had to get it somewhere, didn't you? Do yourself a favor, and buy this movie. I have seen it probably 50 times or more since owning it. It's a real treasure: take it out and savor it often. 5 stars out of 5, but worth a constellation. If you liked Snatch, you will love this. If you haven't seen Snatch, you will love it anyway.

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Summary: The Best Movie You've Never Seen!
Review: If I could have rated this movie higher, I would have. This is one of the all time greats. Action, adventure, black comedy, bitter, lovely, and haunting. The characters and dialogue hit you with the force of a nuclear blast. You are immediately sucked into their universe and you never want to leave it. They are Everyman and no man at the same time. The writing is first rate, the acting is absolutely delicious. What entrancing rogues they are. Did I love them? And how! Flanery and Reedus are delightful and well cast as the brothers; David Della Rocco is absolutely brilliant as the engaging half wit, Rocco. I don't know anyone other than my children, and a few of their friends, who have seen it. Age doesn't matter with this film, as it does with some indies. My kids are twenty something, and I am considerably older! But we all loved it. Dafoe does a stellar turn as a gay FBI agent. I could go on and on. Wish I could remember everyone's names, but I can't. Suffice it to say, that the actors playing the detectives are very good as well. And Billy Connelly is fabulous as the brother's psychopathic father. Ah, you knew they had to get it somewhere, didn't you? Do yourself a favor, and buy this movie. I have seen it probably 50 times or more since owning it. It's a real treasure: take it out and savor it often. 5 stars out of 5, but worth a constellation. If you liked Snatch, you will love this. If you haven't seen Snatch, you will love it anyway.

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Summary: A Sleeper Fan's Opinion
Review: If you are a big fan of sleeper films, then this should be #1 on your movies to rent list. After you watch it, it will be #1 on your movies to buy list. This movie will really toy with you from the very beginning. As an action movie, you see the results of the action sequence before you see the actual scene. By doing this, the director keeps you on the edge of your seat, dying to know what happened and how. After the first sequence like this, you will be glued to your TV. Personally, I enjoyed this style of storytelling immensly because it was very fresh. This movie has an original plot, great character development, fantastic dialogue and several extremely humorous scenes. Oh, and great action too. For the DVD fan, there are great special features. The deleted scenes are some of the best I have ever seen, and I wish that they had been left in the theatrical release. I can only hope for a directors cut somewhere down the line. Willem Dafoe and Sean Patrick Flannery put forth a fantastic performance
in this quirky, perfectly paced and very slickly directed sleeper. In the universe of sleeper movies, Boondock Saints is one of the best ever.

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Summary: Everyone needs to calm down
Review: In the battle of style over substance, substance didn't even show up for this one. That can be fine, but the style of this movie is ugly, mindless, and derivative. It is true that there is fancy camera work, and a number of impressively loud speeches are shouted between shootouts. The director seems overjoyed for the chance to make this movie, sweeping around and extravagently showing guns blazing while. Somehow this enthusiasm has blinded people to the complete lack of any other redeeming quality: the acting and plot are intensely bad. This movie isn't just empty of quality, it's full of stinking, rotten, cheese.

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Summary: Spectacular "Where's he going? No where!"
Review: The Boondock Saints was honestly the best investment I have ever made on impulse. Within 10 minutes of having started the movie, I knew I was in for something special, I was excited and on the edge of my seat. I wish I could claim to have done something for the first time that was this amazing. For a first script, and a directorial debut on an independent film budget, Troy Duffy started at the sky and worked his way up. The story itself, revolving around two Irish Bostonian brothers and there "quest" to rid the streets of Mafia bosses, druglords, and other street scum is wonderful. I don't want to go too heavily into the plot, because seeing it unfold before me was part of the pleasure I gained from watching this movie. This movie is filled with questions to the viewer as to what is morally acceptable, what stereotypes are held in society, and how much we, as humans, WANT to believe in what is going on, and are willing to keep watching wether we agree with it or not. The acting perfomances are solid across the board. I was already a big fan of Sean Patrick Flannery for his role as the Young Indiana Jones, and liked Willem Dafoe's work from Platoon and other movies. Norman Reedus was someone whom I had never heard of, but I am out looking currently to see more of his movies. The bond between Sean and Norm who play brothers was wonderful, and translated beautifully on screen. The movie is a wonderful mix of action, comedy, drama, and presents a real "thinker" movie that leaves your brain on way after the movie is cold in the player. I highly recommend this movie to everyone. Wether you like it or not at the end, its a movie worth seeing to find out. As for the DVD, as a DVD fan and collector, I have to say I was highly surprised by the extras. Deleted scenes for wonderful, and as I failed to mention earlier, show scenes differently from the movie. The movie was magicly directed, the editing was wonderful, big thumbs up to Troy Duffy just for the way he shot this film. The extra's on the DVD also include a commentary which I highly enjoyed watching and will do again. This is truly (and one of the very few in my experiences) a MUST SEE movie. I know the cult fan base is high, and I hope the movie gains more and more ground, because it is truly deserving. Can't wait to see what Troy Duffy presents us with next.