The Boondock Saints [Blu-ray]

Ok by the nick I use you guessed probably could guess I was a huge fan of this movie. So when I saw amazon was actually selling it (WELL DONE!!!!) i decided to review it. Well I guess I should explain why I loved it: Criminally under-exposed I came across this movie by chance, Willem Defoe being a great actor persuaded me to see this movie, and oh my word. Ultra violent yet strangely moral, ultra hip, insanely funny, this movie has EVERYTHING, including a hillarious scene where one character seems to find a 1000 uses for the F-Word and a scene involving a cat - i wont give no more away because its unexpected. The McManus brothers are two Boston Irish brothers, working in a meat factory and spending their nights in a local bar. Until the russian mob comes along and a fight breaks out, with the mob looking to take revenge on the two brothers that humiliate them, they escape with the aid of a toilet (no im not joking) and kill the two mobsters.... this sets the scene for Willem Defoe to join the movie as an FBI agent. With the two brothers believing they are some kind of blues brothers with semi-automatics they set out under "orders of god" to rid society of its bad elements. With Defoe closing in on the two and a mob-runner friend helping them out. Defoe is as ever excellent, Flannery and Reedus great as the brothers and the hillarious guy who plays Rocco looks like Mick Foley with a foul mouth. Even Billy Connolly the great scottish comedian, and The porn Legend Ron Jeremy have bit part roles. The soundtrack is done by Director Troy Duffy's band The Boondock Saints, and fits the story well, the action and bloodshed while excessive are stylish and some of the movie is beautifully shot, and filled if you care to notice with catholic reference and symbolism that adds explanation and believability to the plot (the tattoos on the broters hands "Veritas" and "Aequitas" means truth and justice, something very symbolic to their "mission"), to top it all of the dialogue is fantastic and very very funny, and the visual comedy element is just right. Tarrantino must have been gutted he didnt make this himself, but the fact that until recently hardly anyone noticed this movie, and that it never really got a proper distrobution due to contractal and production problems with Miramax is terrible. This movie should be experieced by EVERYONE, many may find it cliched or predictable or just too excessive for their tastes, but its truly a fantastic gem of a movie and I cant rate it highly enough. While I must concede it probably isnt the best movie ever made, I cant claim it to be the most original or well choreographed or whatever, what matters is that its probably my favourite, and what eventually will be remembered is how well a film is regarded not how well it was made, the success of films that were critical flops proves it, and this movie is head and shoulders above any of those. Regardless of how big or small a hit it eventually is, it will never leave my collection in any of the 3 forms I currently own it in.

great movie

Beginning with two young Irish men, devout Catholics both, who stand up for their rights against foreign gangsters in the streets of Boston, they quickly gain fame for standing up for the little guy against the crime and degradation taking root in the city. Believing themselves to be on a mission from God, they choose to move against other organized crime and make a difference for the innocent people in the world. As the two Irishmen, Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus are excellent. Their erstwhile Italian ally, for some reason portraying a character with his own name, is David Della Rocco, much more amateurish in his efforts but trying to follow their example as best he can. Perhaps his disinterest in their Catholic roots dooms him, as his solo efforts clearly lack the panache of their giving last rites to their victims. They are, after all, the Boondock Saints. Opposing them is the semi-closetbound gay FBI agent played by Willem Dafoe. His ability to recreate the scene and circumstances of the boys' actions in taking down criminals otherwise above the law is something to behold. Something of a savant, he listens to opera on headphones while examining crime scenes, his mood darkening as the killings continue and he is unable to determine the culprits. For that matter, he is not certain he wants to arrest them, since they are cleaning up the streets better than the legitimate law ever could. The second disc has the special features. There are a half-dozen or so deleted scenes, some of which are actually just extended versions of scenes that appear in the film on disc 1. There are, however, a couple of the deleted scenes that perhaps should have been added in for this unrated edition, if only to clarify as the movie progresses some of the origins of the Saints. Oddly, there are two commentaries, one by the writer/director, the other by Billy Connolly, who has about ten lines and does not even appear until near the end of the movie. Commentaries by Reedus and Flanery would have been preferable. However, that does not take away from the quality of this edition of the movie. For those who might have the VHS, this is a great replacement of the older version for those moving up to newer media.

Watch this for good time. You'll have an overall good vibe during and after watching.

This is a strange movie. Very simple plot. A lot of suspenseful action. Very funny at times.

Love this movie!!. Great action, a bit of comedy, Readus and Flantery are perfect for the roles.

First off, I love this movie. That said, the movie is not perfect, but what movie is? I love this movie, in part, because of the conflict it seems to drag up. Is vigilanteism to be allowed? Is apathy to the suffering of others tolerable? In an ideal world I would be a pacifist, but I am a realist and I realize that our world is far from ideal. Since we are living in a violent world, sometimes, even the most gentle of us, are going to wish violence on someone (please note that I said "wish" & did not, in fact, say "do" there is a difference between thinking and doing, if you don't know the difference you should probably talk with a therapist). Secondly, I love this movie because it is a MOVIE. This isn't real, people. This is cartoon/comic book violence at its dark and witty best. No one will ever convince me that fictional violence causes real violence. If anything, fiction is an effective and safe outlet for the very real fears and uncertainties that cause real violence. Here we have a means of exorcising our inner demons without hurting anyone! Third, and finally, I love this movie because it makes me laugh. Seriously, this is a funny movie. So, if you are not living in denial about having dark impulses lurking in your id, and you can grasp the concept that portaying something in a movie doesn't make it real, then watch this, I think you might like it.

I finally see the whole thing!

Excelente película, llego en tiempo y forma

Good movie, arrived without issues. Comes with the director's cut and the theatrical. The theatrical is really just a mildly censored version of the movie so I definitely recommend the theatrical.

È il film che non ti aspetti. A prima vista potrebbe sembrare il solito action-movie sparatutto, ma è molto di più. Un Willem Defoe straordinario interpreta un investigatore sui generis dal carattere forte, ironico e geniale. Il montaggio e la regia sono accurati in ogni particolare, costituendo un costrutto narrativo originale, ricco di flashback mirati a rendere la narrazione più esaltante e coinvolgente. I due protagonisti riescono a risultare accattivanti e seguendo le loro vicende non si può fare a meno di simpatizzare per loro e sentirsi coinvolti nella loro storia. Una piccola perla che inspiegabilmente rimane sconosciuta ai più, ma che vi consiglio vivamente di acquistare

Ca va

Al contrario de lo que dicen los comentarios, la copia que me enviaron tenía opciones de idiomas que incluían castellano, inglés y subtitulos varios. La película, obviamente, es una obra maestra.