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The Boondock Saints [DVD] [1999]

DVD ~ Willem Dafoe
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Willem Dafoe, Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, David Della Rocco, Billy Connolly
  • Directors: Troy Duffy
  • Writers: Troy Duffy
  • Producers: Andrew Stevens, Ashok Amritraj, Chris Brinker, Don Carmody, Elie Samaha
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Cinema Club
  • DVD Release Date: 28 Oct 2002
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00006JY6A
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,454 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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With the advent of satellite broadcasting resurrecting the art of the TV movie, films like the invigorating The Boondock Saints are becoming more frequent. Made for Sky, the movie eschews big-screen production values but is still good value for money. Although the story of two Irish-American brothers who set out on a believed divine mission to wipe out the worst of the criminal element of Boston at times seems like an imitation of the superb Dogma, both films were actually made in the same year. The film is not without its faults, notably the poor performances of Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as the two brothers--both of whom adopt ludicrous Irish accents. Far better is Willem Dafoe, who steals the show as FBI agent Smecker, and the manic David Della Rocco. Still, The Boondock Saints is highly watchable and keeps the viewer interested throughout with a strong story, frequent black humour and arresting visuals. And there aren't many places where you will come across Billy Connolly as a Mafia contract killer. --Phil Udell


Special Features

2.35 Wide Screen
DVD 5
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital Stereo English
Dolby Digital Stereo
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best film I've never seen at the cinema, 27 Feb 2003
By Sally-Anne "mynameissally" (Leicestershire, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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A film I've watched and will watch over and over again. Perhaps it's not politically correct in this age of concern over religious fundamentalism, but since the targets of these 'saints' are *only* murderous criminals, that's okay. It involves two brothers (like in the Blues Brothers). They're catholics (like the Blues Brothers). They dress mainly in black and wear dark glasses (like the Blues Brothers) and they appear to be on a mission from god (like ... well you get the picture). Only they don't wear hats or sing and they do kill quite a lot of bad men. These boys are, in fact, just your average, run of the mill, multi-lingual, tattooed, Irish immigrant vigilantes in a city full of organised crime that the legal system is not managing to control. The police are their biggest fans - especially the camp FBI guy (Willem Dafoe) - and by the end of the film, have-a-go members of the public want teams of 'saints' operating in every major city.

It's funny and even moving occasionally. The acting is good (good enough for me anyway). The pretend Irish accents alone, are enough to cheer me up on a bad day. Billy Connolly, the boys' long-lost "da", appears in the second half of the film, having spent the past 25 years locked up in paranoid-level security conditions that would make Hannibal Lecter's conditions of incarceration seem liberal and humane. He plays a sort of sword-of-god, gun-slinger, carrying a huge arsenal. Considering that most people tend to think of him as a comedian and musician, he does "sinister, death-dealing, god-botherer" very well indeed.

This film may carry a message about self-help justice. If that's political, fortunately for me, I'm not sufficiently politically aware to let it spoil my enjoyment. I highly recommend it.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Boondock Saints, 14 Sep 2005
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I am not one for gangster films, so when I was introduced to The Boondock Saints I was skeptical. I don't really have the stomach for violence and mafia-base storylines don't often interest me. However, I was instantly sucked into the underground world of Connor and Murphy. I felt the story was touching, as well as incredibly funny. There was a clever balance of humour with tension. Defoe was stunning, his characters explosive instability was intellectual as well as entertaining. Yes, I will admit, the accents did slip but the well thoughtout fight scenes, brilliant soundtrack choices and carefully crafted dialogue took focus away from the flaws and enhanced the greatness of this film. As someone has already mentioned, it parallels quite closely to Dogma - however, I feel it out does Dogma in both humour and excitement. I loved this film and have no quarms in watching it time and time again. It was recommended to me by an american teenaged boy, and now I, as a twenty-one year old english girl, am recommending it to everyone else. Because it is just that good.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A terrible version of a good film, 2 Feb 2004
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This DVD version is absolutely terrible, do not buy this version of the film if you are a fan.

There are absolutely no extras (The main menu consists of a static picture and a 'Play' button), image quality is no better than VHS, sound quality is plain stereo and worst of all this is the cut version and it's not just some of the stronger violence slightly cut, literally all the action from this film has been removed making it something you could see on normal daytime TV (Apart from the swearing).

Worthless.

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