HOLY CRAP!!!! The Boondock Saints is SUCH A FRIGGEN AWESOME MOVIE!!!!

[slydecix]

heck yeah! it's got one of the most artistically done ending scenes ever! the music and camera angles are just PERFECT

 

[TheShiz]

negative

 

[Looney]

Yep, good movie. Did you watch the NC17 rated one or the R-rated one? NC17 is unedited and much better

 

[Schadenfreude]

The movie was HORRIBLE IMO. What's with the slow-motion effects? That was overkill and a half. THe movie would have ended in five minutes if the damn thing had been in real-time.

[dons flamesuit]

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Jehovah
The movie was HORRIBLE IMO. What's with the slow-motion effects? That was overkill and a half. THe movie would have ended in five minutes if the damn thing had been in real-time.

[dons flamesuit]

apparently you don't appreciate artistic imagery.

To each their own.

 

[MustangSVT]

what is this boondock saints.. is it a religious movie about sailors? i will have to look it up

 

[SUBxWRX]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Yep, good movie. Did you watch the NC17 rated one or the R-rated one? NC17 is unedited and much better

the hell? wats in the nc17 thats not in the R

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Jehovah
The movie was HORRIBLE IMO. What's with the slow-motion effects? That was overkill and a half. THe movie would have ended in five minutes if the damn thing had been in real-time.

[dons flamesuit]

apparently you don't appreciate artistic imagery.

To each their own.

Dude, there's "artistic imagery" and then there's "ridiculous overkill". The first part of the movie, where there were a few slow shots, I thought this is pretty cool, stylized, etc., until they did it on EVERY SINGLE action scene. Kinda like HOW TYPING EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS (AND BOLD) GETS ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE INSTEAD OF REINFORCING THE MESSAGE LIKE IT IS INTENDED. There needs to be a balance between the buildup of action and the execution of it - the bombardment of the slow motion sequences destroy the balance IMO, making the movie barely watchable. The part that bothers me is that the movie could have taken on a lot of "better"(IMO) directions, story and direction-wise, other than the path it has chosen.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: SUBxWRX

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Yep, good movie. Did you watch the NC17 rated one or the R-rated one? NC17 is unedited and much better

the hell? wats in the nc17 thats not in the R

The good stuff!

According to The Boondock Saints FAQ:

Q: What's the difference between the R and NC-17 rated versions of the film?
A: Basically the difference is in the Violence. In the NC-17 version the scene in the Russian's Hotel Suite there are a lot of slow-mo bullet hits that have blood splattering. Likewise, in the Lakeview with Rocco and Sal, etc...

 

[pyonir]

well, i disagree. I enjoyed every second of the slow motion imagery.

 

[SSP]

Its alright.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: pyonir

Originally posted by: Jehovah
The movie was HORRIBLE IMO. What's with the slow-motion effects? That was overkill and a half. THe movie would have ended in five minutes if the damn thing had been in real-time.

[dons flamesuit]

apparently you don't appreciate artistic imagery.

To each their own.

Dude, there's "artistic imagery" and then there's "ridiculous overkill". The first part of the movie, where there were a few slow shots, I thought this is pretty cool, stylized, etc., until they did it on EVERY SINGLE action scene. Kinda like HOW TYPING EVERYTHING IN CAPITAL LETTERS (AND BOLD) GETS ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE INSTEAD OF REINFORCING THE MESSAGE LIKE IT IS INTENDED. There needs to be a balance between the buildup of action and the execution of it - the bombardment of the slow motion sequences destroy the balance IMO, making the movie barely watchable. The part that bothers me is that the movie could have taken on a lot of "better"(IMO) directions, story and direction-wise, other than the path it has chosen.

Sounds like you need to watch the NC17 version to appreciate the need for slow motion action.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: pyonir
well, i disagree. I enjoyed every second of the slow motion imagery.

Like you said, to each their own.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Maybe I saw the NC-17 version and maybe the amount of slow-mo annoyed me whereas the reg. version could have been just right - I dunno - how tried to make everything so dramatic took me out of the flick and at that moment, I could just imagine the director thinking [Beavis]"this is going to be so cool, huh-huh"[/Beavis]. I mean, did DeFoe's character really need to dance around while investigating the shootout and re-enacting it with the fingers points so it looks like a gun? He's a detective - doesn't he have a gun he can actually hold?

 

[yakko]

Great movie.

 

[loup garou]

Eh...I didn't think it was anything special.

 

[toant103]

Originally posted by: Jittles
I agree. Totally freakin awesome.

 

[y2kc]

After reading all of the positive reviews in this thread I was highly disappointed. Quite a few scenes were obviously influenced by other (and much better) films. I give it 3.5 out of 10 stars.

 

[draggoon01]

any other not so well known but well liked movies? /any other hidden gems?

 

[fatalbert]

great movie

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: draggoon01
any other not so well known but well liked movies? /any other hidden gems?

Ever seen Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?

 

[pyonir]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: draggoon01
any other not so well known but well liked movies? /any other hidden gems?

Ever seen Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels?

great film. if you liked Snatch, you'll like LSTSB

 

[kermalou]

that is one nice movie. so is snatch and lock stock

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: Moralpanic

Originally posted by: SUBxWRX

Originally posted by: Moralpanic
Yep, good movie. Did you watch the NC17 rated one or the R-rated one? NC17 is unedited and much better

the hell? wats in the nc17 thats not in the R

The good stuff!

According to The Boondock Saints FAQ:

Q: What's the difference between the R and NC-17 rated versions of the film?
A: Basically the difference is in the Violence. In the NC-17 version the scene in the Russian's Hotel Suite there are a lot of slow-mo bullet hits that have blood splattering. Likewise, in the Lakeview with Rocco and Sal, etc...

Weird, I would've thought the difference would be the strip club scenes. I've seen lots of R-rated movies as or more violent than Boondock Saints.

 

[aolsuxs]

Originally posted by: KeyserSoze

Originally posted by: DanFungus
yeah, the scene with the cat on the table....hahahah

*BLAM*

My favorite scene is when Willem Dafoe (sp) is re-creating the shootout at the house, and he's moving his hands as if they were guns....man that scene was just pure KICK A$$.





KeyserSoze

One of the funnier moments IMO was when Willem Dafoe was recreating the gun fight with the Duke and he is waving his arms and looks all fruity

"There was a FFFFFIIIIIIRRRRRRREEEEEEE FIGGGGGGGGGGHTTTTT!"