This is great news, I loved the first one didn't even realized a second was coming out. I lent my copy to a new classmate that had never heard of it. I didn't realize at the time that his wife was an absolute animal (especially cats) lover... The story of her reaction was priceless. I just wish there was a camera recording her reaction.
Escape to the Movies: Boondock Saints II
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Oh wow. You didn't murder this film. I haven't seen it yet, but it is doing the typical no-no of taking a movie that(while not that old) is considered a classic by most of it's fans and making a sequel which we all know will never live up to it's predecessor. However, it didn't get torn apart in your review. I should probably check this out.
Bob, bob, even to those of us that can follow your metaphysical diatribes into the psyche of the media frenzy that permeates the culture of the celluloid vision, it's somewhat hard to keep up at times.
Your proliferations deny us cogitations. Slow down a bit
That said, it's good to have a review from someone who really knows their film history.
Your proliferations deny us cogitations. Slow down a bit
That said, it's good to have a review from someone who really knows their film history.
Sean Patrick Flannery will always be Young Indiana Jones to me. But good to know that Boondock Saints is actually worth watching. Hear enough fanboys lose their minds over it, and you begin to wonder.
I like the review, I just don't really think it should be tagged as "comedy."
...unless, that is, the movie actually sucks and this is a clever (though evil) attempt to get some giggles out of convincing us adoring Escapists to go out and watch it because MovieBob told us to.
...unless, that is, the movie actually sucks and this is a clever (though evil) attempt to get some giggles out of convincing us adoring Escapists to go out and watch it because MovieBob told us to.
Wow I didn't even know that they made a sequel to the first movie until now. Thanks for the heads up, Bob.
God damn I cannot wait till this comes to my town... I really do not want to drive to Pennsylvania.
A story about two Irish Catholic Bostonains action stars. Very orignal.
I can't really complain about this since Boston (My home) seems to be the best place to base these types of movies, but I can't help, but feel like these types of movies just encourage the sterotype that all Bostonians are Irish,Catholic, killer mobsters. Oh well, it just makes the city seem cooler then it actually is!
I can't really complain about this since Boston (My home) seems to be the best place to base these types of movies, but I can't help, but feel like these types of movies just encourage the sterotype that all Bostonians are Irish,Catholic, killer mobsters. Oh well, it just makes the city seem cooler then it actually is!
Cant wait to see it, i Loved the first and the first was a lot to live up to so its probably not going to be as good as the first but it should still be pretty, just wish it was playing somewhere around where i live.
I don't understand why people let fanboys ruin things for them. If you enjoyed Boondock Saints, that's really where it should have ended. If you found a fan community you didn't like, you should've walked away. I got tired of hearing people gush about how awesome the movie was too, but I stopped paying attention and now no one talks about it anymore. I'm sure All Saints Day will spark a revival, but once again, I can buy the DVD and not let the internet into my living roomCanadianWolverine said:
Figures one of the only people to like this movie and see it for what it is would be Moviebob. Just about every other reviewer on Earth is too caught up in their own pretentious human waste to realize it.
You're actually one of the few people who are saying good things about this film at the moment, so I'll think I'll wait a bit before actually deciding whether or not to go see it.
I dunno if I quite agree with that statement. I think some vigilante pieces definitely do ask whether or not fighting fire with fire is appropriate. Memento, The Dark Knight (oddly, both Christopher Nolan films) do, some comics do, lots of military pieces do. I don't think Boondock Saints ever really bothers to get around to asking that question. By the end of it, the guy who's whole job is establishing law and order over outright vigilantism (i.e. Willem Dafoe) is totally converted to their point of view. I mean, they're labeled "Saints," for Pete's sake, and while it might be because they do their deeds with a little prayer, something makes me doubt it. I know Troy Duffy is all for vigilantism. And he's the writer/director, so it's pretty much a 1000:1 against that question actually being ambiguous. He wrote the damn thing as a revenge fantasy in reaction the news one night. I think that bit at the end was tacked on, so that anyone who wanted to question it could claim that the political message was obscured, even though it was pretty clear what side had been chosen for the rest of the film (and in everything Duffy's said after the fact).Slycne said:
It also occurs to me that MovieBob's Flash/movie-making skills have improved of late. Less pixelation, more clean graphics and better sound quality. Kudos, Bob.