Following the events of the first film, we find the MacManus brother hiding out with their father somewhere in Ireland.
They are soon confronted by a priest who informs them that someone back in Boston has attempted to sully the name of the Saints by executing a priest in the same manner the brothers would have done it in.
This prompts them to return to Boston to give the city another cleansing from evil.
Once again written and directed by Troy Duffy and starring Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr., Julie Benz and Billy Connolly.
In the opening scene, the brothers look like they haven't seen a shower, razor or a pair of scissors for the entire length of the last eight years they have been in seclusion which made for some very ridiculous looking special effects on their hair and beards making them look like they just came out of the stone age.
Following this things seem to smooth out back to normal and it begins to carry-on like the first film had.
With the exceptions of who they were going after and the final two scenes, the movie felt almost identical to its predecessor. But again there isn't too much you can change about the premise of the story. These characters, no matter what you put them in, have ultimately the same goal of killing their target. Plain and simple.
One thing that really did bother me was how they used Julie Benz in the same identical matter as the used Dafoe in the first film. Their characters were practically identical.
It still is enjoyable to watch, even if it is just for the final few scenes to see how the story progresses. There's a lot of action and a lot of jokes to go around in this sequel. 6 out of 10.
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Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, January 24, 2015
The Boondock Saints (1999)
After having an epiphany (message from God), two fraternal twin brothers decide to hunt down and kill the most notorious and dangerous men around in order to rid Boston of all that is evil.
Written and directed by Troy Duffy and starring Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly and William Dafoe.
Filmed in a very artistic manner, Boondock Saints shows the results of the brother's actions prior to the showing of the actual events in where they use the FBI agent (played by Dafoe) to explain what had taken place and walks through the events with the audience as it plays out of screen.
This is a very fun an enjoyable flick that never seems to slow down. The story is simple but goes above and beyond for each and every scene. All in a mostly realistic manner. It shares a great mix of action, comedy and a serious aspect.
All the acting was spot on, everybody portrayed their characters without a hitch and made all their characters to be very easily likable, but I do have to go on record to say that William Dafoe's character, without a doubt, absolutely steals the show by playing a gay FBI agent who is on the top of his game. He also gives us a fun little twist near the end of the film that is just incredibly hilarious.
Without ruining anything about the film for anybody I will leave you with this. Get out there and see this film if you have not done so yet. Buy it, rent it or Netflix it, I don't care. just check this out ASAP!
Easily a 9 out of 10!
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Written and directed by Troy Duffy and starring Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly and William Dafoe.
Filmed in a very artistic manner, Boondock Saints shows the results of the brother's actions prior to the showing of the actual events in where they use the FBI agent (played by Dafoe) to explain what had taken place and walks through the events with the audience as it plays out of screen.
This is a very fun an enjoyable flick that never seems to slow down. The story is simple but goes above and beyond for each and every scene. All in a mostly realistic manner. It shares a great mix of action, comedy and a serious aspect.
All the acting was spot on, everybody portrayed their characters without a hitch and made all their characters to be very easily likable, but I do have to go on record to say that William Dafoe's character, without a doubt, absolutely steals the show by playing a gay FBI agent who is on the top of his game. He also gives us a fun little twist near the end of the film that is just incredibly hilarious.
Without ruining anything about the film for anybody I will leave you with this. Get out there and see this film if you have not done so yet. Buy it, rent it or Netflix it, I don't care. just check this out ASAP!
Easily a 9 out of 10!
If you have any suggestions feel free to comment or e-mail us!
Don't forget to follow us @FLIX4NERDS on Twitter!
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