The Boondock Saints

DemonBox · 08.28.2006, 03:23 PM

Have any of you seen the movie "the Boondock Saints", I saw it today, and I thought it was pretty good.

What do you think?

atari 2600 · 08.28.2006, 03:27 PM

it's incredibly violent-for-violence's sake

sorta like an ultraviolence version of taxi driver
wait...that's giving it too much credit...

this is the kind of movie that amps up rednecks

it's still enjoyable though

especially the opening scene with the toilet falling out the window & all

DemonBox · 08.28.2006, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by atari 2600

it's incredibly violent-for-violence's sake

sorta like an ultraviolence version of taxi driver
wait...that's giving it too much credit...

this is the kind of movie that amps up rednecks

it's still enjoyable though

especially the opening scene with the toilet falling out the window & all

Yeah, it's kinda stupid, but I had a good time watching it. The toilet-scene is sick, and that crazed FBI-guy is funny.

luxinterior · 08.28.2006, 03:31 PM

I only have it because Willem Dafoe is in it. I wasn't that impressed with the movie itself, but yeah, I will pretty much watch and purchase any Willem Dafoe movie as long as it's not Speed 2. I've wasted a lot of money doing this and I would discourage other people from repeating my mistakes.

atari 2600 · 08.28.2006, 03:33 PM

willem dafoe as the prescient gay detective is worth seeing

i guess this movie is rather unconventional in that respect

DemonBox · 08.28.2006, 03:34 PM

ohh, such a sweetheart.

luxinterior · 08.28.2006, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DemonBox

ohh, such a sweetheart.

He's lovely.

DemonBox · 08.28.2006, 03:49 PM

indeed. But those Irish brothers were kinda cute to.

krastian · 08.28.2006, 03:58 PM

I haven't watched it in awhile, but it's def. a pretty awesome movie.

luxinterior · 08.28.2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DemonBox

indeed. But those Irish brothers were kinda cute to.

Pssh.

Sonic Youth 37 · 10.20.2007, 02:51 PM

Saw this for the first time yesterday, It's quite good. Pity it didn't have much of a theatrical release

davenotdead · 10.20.2007, 04:14 PM

i thought it was awful....honestly, im usually the optimistic one too...

atsonicpark · 10.21.2007, 07:41 AM

it's not as good people would have you think, but it's still funny.

also, i just saw chinatown for the first time the other day. another film i thought was really cool and funny but not .. i mean, it's # 48 on imdb for christ sakes. it's not THAT good.

Silent Dan Speaks · 10.21.2007, 09:14 AM

I thought it was ok. I have no idea why people love it so much. I don't know what the deal is, but basically everyone at my college obsesses over it and I can't for the life of me figure out why.

biggest muff · 10.21.2007, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

it's not as good people would have you think, but it's still funny.

also, i just saw chinatown for the first time the other day. another film i thought was really cool and funny but not .. i mean, it's # 48 on imdb for christ sakes. it's not THAT good.

I'm with you on this one. It raises some interesting ethical questions, that much can not be denied, and Willem Defoe's performance is quite entertaining. Its depictions of violence toe the line quite well between discomfort and absurdity, at least for me, though I suppose that would depend on how desensitized each individual viewer is to violence itself. It's worth watching, certainly, but I'm not about to go out and buy the special collector's edition.

08.28.2006, 03:23 PM	#1
DemonBox the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 840	Have any of you seen the movie "the Boondock Saints", I saw it today, and I thought it was pretty good. What do you think?
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08.28.2006, 03:27 PM	#2
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	it's incredibly violent-for-violence's sake sorta like an ultraviolence version of taxi driver wait...that's giving it too much credit... this is the kind of movie that amps up rednecks it's still enjoyable though especially the opening scene with the toilet falling out the window & all
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08.28.2006, 03:31 PM	#4
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	I only have it because Willem Dafoe is in it. I wasn't that impressed with the movie itself, but yeah, I will pretty much watch and purchase any Willem Dafoe movie as long as it's not Speed 2. I've wasted a lot of money doing this and I would discourage other people from repeating my mistakes. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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08.28.2006, 03:33 PM	#5
atari 2600 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,213	willem dafoe as the prescient gay detective is worth seeing i guess this movie is rather unconventional in that respect
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08.28.2006, 03:34 PM	#6
DemonBox the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 840	ohh, such a sweetheart.
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08.28.2006, 03:49 PM	#8
DemonBox the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 840	indeed. But those Irish brothers were kinda cute to.
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08.28.2006, 03:58 PM	#9
krastian invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 7,808	I haven't watched it in awhile, but it's def. a pretty awesome movie. __________________ Confusion is next and next after that is the Truth.
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10.20.2007, 02:51 PM	#11
Sonic Youth 37 invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: if there is a bright spot in the universe, the farthest point from it Posts: 9,443	Saw this for the first time yesterday, It's quite good. Pity it didn't have much of a theatrical release __________________ "One: Where's the fife? and Two: Gimme the fife."
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10.20.2007, 04:14 PM	#12
davenotdead invito al cielo Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,784	i thought it was awful....honestly, im usually the optimistic one too... __________________
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10.21.2007, 07:41 AM	#13
atsonicpark invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 28,843	it's not as good people would have you think, but it's still funny. also, i just saw chinatown for the first time the other day. another film i thought was really cool and funny but not .. i mean, it's # 48 on imdb for christ sakes. it's not THAT good. __________________
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10.21.2007, 09:14 AM	#14
Silent Dan Speaks the destroyed room Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 603	I thought it was ok. I have no idea why people love it so much. I don't know what the deal is, but basically everyone at my college obsesses over it and I can't for the life of me figure out why.
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