World Famous Comics: The Boondock Saints - Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition)
The Boondock Saints - Unrated (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring: Willem Dafoe, David Ferry, Brian Mahoney, Billy Connolly, Ron Jeremy Directed By: Troy Duffy Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: Unrated Binding: DVD Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC Label: 20th Century Fox Number of Items: 2 Region Code: 1 Release Date: May 23, 2006 Running Time: 108 minutes Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Description: Explore the harrowing world of The Boondock Saints as never before in this Unrated Special Edition! Digitally remastered for extraordinary picture quality and exploding in 5.1 EX Dolby Surround Sound, this definitive two-disc edition of the cult phenomenon features deleted scenes, outtakes, two audio commentaries, a printable script and more!
Hot on the trail of the assailants behind the brutal murder of Russian thugs, FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) is surprised to discover the killers are Irish twin brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) who believe they've been chosen to rid the world of evil. But as they unleash more brutality on the criminals of Boston's underworld, Smecker finds himself torn between busting the vigilantes?and joining them!
Amazon.com: Charismatic young stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy, who believe themselves ordained by God to rid the world of evil men. Their first killing is in self-defense; but after that, they start killing with devotion, gunning down a summit of the Russian mafia. Willem Dafoe plays a gay FBI agent (he listens to opera while examining crime scenes) who knows what the boys are doing but feels that their vigilante tactics are necessary. There's not much plot to The Boondock Saints--it's mostly a series of violent scenes in which the boys are partially ingenious and partially lucky. The movie seems to want to provoke debate about vigilantism, but the scenario is too implausible to stir any real controversy. The peculiar mix of earnestness and machismo will not appeal to everyone, but it's certainly unique and may acquire a cult following. --Bret Fetzer
An Undiscovered Gem I watched this for the first time just a couple weeks ago and now I own the unrated special edition. I couldn't believe a movie like this was not a major release. A very powerful movie with heavy subject matter. It's the kind of movie that really gets inside of you. I thought the actors were great except from some minor slipping of the Irish accent of the two main characters.
I truly think that this us an undiscovered gem of movies, a must own. That said, I think you also have to enjoy a certain type of movie to enjoy this like Braveheart, Goodfellas, etc. Some people might not like the violence, which I thought was necessary to tell the story effectively. I highly recommend this movie and wish there was a sequel or even a prequel.
great purchase my first dvd got scratched and the best price i could find was here on amazon
Unwatchably bad - prepare for a lot of fast forwarding There is an actor in this movie that looks like the actor Willem Dafoe and is apparently named Willem Dafoe, but can't possibly be the real Willem Dafoe, because any actor that was worth a damn would not have anything to do with this crappy movie unless they were being blackmailed or had to finance a bad gambling or drug addiction.
I'll leave it at that.
A True Masterpiece!!! The storyline, actors, and scripts are funny and brilliant! The Boondock Saints is extraordinary and thought-provoking! Entertaining from start to finish! Two thumbs up!
Admiration for when a man surrenders his own humanity The Boondock Saints (1999), promises action, intrigue, an exposure of the underworld and much more. Unfortunately, the mass appeal of this movie simply is not there, as this work is a lot like FIGHT CLUB, in that there is a demented story, totally disconnected from reality, illogical, and very niche-minded in terms of the movie fan base who will want to see this work again.
First, the entertainment aspect is questionable, for various reasons; the foremost one being, the blood packs going off on a regular basis, every 5 minutes, in various environments across Boston, every single time with a Matrix-inspired slow motion of bullets, glass flying everywhere, with the dynamic duo spewing bullets with semi-automatic weapons as if there was an unlimited magazine of bullets in each pistol.
Secondly, there is an offensive suggestion that righteousness, vigilantism, and the practice of reciting prayers and familiarity with religious chants is the one and the same with a need for mass murder and lack of forgiveness in others; the offenders cannot see past their noses or their own misgivings and
defects - which is not found in any religious teaching in Christianity, except perhaps the one spoken about in this movie.
Third, there is a confusing interplay of the historical Boston, the Irish Boston of the 1800's, the pubs, of St. Patrick's Day with modern-day Boston, and the Russian mob, in the post- Berlin era with former KBG and soviet Union military retrained as mobsters to enforce the dreams of real estate speculators buying out properties in the USA for large scale projects. Needless to say, the cursing and swearing seems futile in many cases, or displaced to say the least ...
Law enforcement is not presented almost at all, or accurately at that which is sorely confirmed over the entire picture.
The redeeming qualities of this picture (which unfortunately, fails to carry the viewers in another time and space ...but rather, just makes them frown time and again, in between hopes of the picture picking up, making more sense, and getting morem - mature, doesn't happen) is Defoe, playing a bisexual FBI detective, who investigates the vigilantism occurring, and who at length, is torn between his own beliefs about the need to clean up ruthlessly the underworld as it touches upon the majority of the population who live their own lives in normalcy, versus his obligation as a peace officer to investigate those who pulled the trigger, gather evidence, and place them behind bars. His acting is vivid, fresh, articulate, convincing, sincere, professional ...with some funny moments as the paradox of his sexuality is exposed in his own attitudes and behavior.
The filming and editing of this movie is flawless, but with a more complex, ambigious strategy as far as the soundtrack goes, from the eclectic choices, ranging from Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, to Matrix-style synth pop in the action scenes, etc.
The film makers juxtapose mind-numbing bloodbaths occurring time and again, with Operatic and Church chants, suggesting that, those committing violence
and deeds completely out of the bounds of the imagination, did lose touch with their own humanity, feelings, rapport with society and their loved ones, entering the realm of insanity, of course. One learns early that when pain ceases to be felt, the body is vulnerable to maximum damage in risky environments.
Overall, the potential of this work is almost entirely wasted, as it almost seems inspired by FIGHT CLUB 3 years after the fact, in terms of its unrealism, and admiration for when a man surrenders his own humanity and goes insane, through ultra-violence. However, it is worthy of a rental just to see the filming, scenes of Boston, and Defoe, however.
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