WASTE OF MONEY: The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
Posted by guestblogger on October 28th, 2009NOTE: The following article comes from ITE guestblogger T-Bag.
It’s time for another episode of Waste of Money.
Today T-Bag is going to rant pointlessly about:
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
FIRST OF ALL…
Troy Duffy is an asshole. And, no matter how much success he has during the course of his life, will always be an asshole. People who defend him are assholes. Folks who think the documentary Overnight, which chronicled Duffy’s rise and fall, was a smear job are assholes. And anyone who looks at the trailer for Boondock Saints II and says, “Yeah, that looks pretty good…” is the very definition of asshole.
They’re also retarded.
AND HERE’S WHY…
The Boondock Saints is about two Irish morons (played by Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus, both equipped with terrible accents) who decide to go on a vigilante killing spree against a bunch of mobsters for no better reason than they got into a fight with some of them at a bar.
Oh, there’s some random bullshit about the neighborhood not being what it used to be… There’s something with their ridiculous Tourette’s-afflicted bartender being pushed around by the bad guys… Which is all the more fitting. The Saints decide to commit senseless murder because they don’t have a quiet place to drink anymore. Go Irish.
This is the flaw that The Boondock Saints is never able to recover from. Every revenge/vigilantism movie MUST begin the same way: A peaceful man or woman has something they love ripped from them and they take revenge against their enemies through violence and murder. Frank Castle becomes The Punisher after the Mafia brutally murders his family before his eyes. Beatrix Kiddo kills Bill because he shot her in the head and (to her knowledge) killed their unborn baby. The Crow resurrects Eric Draven after he and his fiancé are slaughtered the night before their wedding. With unique deviations, every one of those examples shares a common origin. What makes each story interesting is how they execute it from there. Remember: You have limited options when beginning a story, but there are infinite possibilities to end one. The Boondock Saints never even gets itself up off the ground.
The film does imply that The Saints become killers because they’re answering a call from God. In that case, we should now have two reluctant heroes who murder the wicked because they were ordered to by a higher power. God himself now becomes a character in the film, the third saint if you will. There’s your philosophy, your pathos, and your gravitas all in one neat bloody package. It sounds like a fantastic movie, but it ain’t The Boondock Saints. Director Troy Duffy glosses over this relatively crucial piece of characterization to get straight to his boring ass techno-themed bullet ballets.
The Saints aren’t given a proper origin. Let’s face it; they don’t even have a cohesive backstory. So, as an audience, we aren’t provided with a tangible reason to root for them, sympathize with them, or even like them on a basic level. So who gives a shit when they start killing mobsters that they provoked anyway?
Duffy fucks up his first act so completely, his movie topples under it’s own weight… and Troy Duffy’s. That’s a fat joke. And I went for it.
TROY DUFFY AND MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SAINTS.
A little background on Saints director Troy Duffy. In the mid-nineties, Duffy sold the film script to Miramax and got an insane deal in the process. He was awarded the chance to direct the film, given a record contract for his band, and Harvey Weinstein bought the Bostonian his own bar. For Mr. Duffy, the American Dream came true at last.
And then he fucked it all up. Due to strongarm tactics and his own egomania, Duffy lost the bar, the record contract, and his seat in the director’s chair. This was all portrayed in the documentary Overnight. That film is a brilliant watch that I recommend highly.
What Duffy ended up doing was producing the film independently. In 2000, it got a highly marketed release as a Blockbuster exclusive, which is how I first came to view it.
When I first saw it, I didn’t think it was too terrible. For a direct-to-video flick, it had some cool things going for it. I told my friends about it, they didn’t seem too interested and I thought it was sort of a shame the movie was going to get forgotten. But, oh well. There were other cinematic tragedies going on at the time… Like the fact that relatives were in town, and I wouldn’t be able to go see American Psycho with everyone.
Also… I actually own a bargain-priced copy of The Boondock Saints myself. There were certain aspects I didn’t mind revisiting during my college years.
Then something happened. People started talking about The Boondock Saints. First it was rather innocent. I would hear things like, “Hey, that movie wasn’t half-bad.” Or, “Yeah, you know, I was glad I saw that.” But then it began to evolve. This Just OK flick became “the best fucking movie EVER” and “my FAVORITE fucking movie of all time.”
So… Die-Hard fans of The Boondocks Saints… I now turn my attention to you. Because you, and you alone, are the reason why The Boondock Saints became one of the biggest piece of shit movies I have ever seen
BURN IN HELL, YOU FUCKING FAN BOYS…
I know a little something about fandom. I’ve stood in line for hours waiting for Star Wars and Lord of the Rings movies. I drove to my friend’s house at one in the morning to watch the two-hour series finale of Battlestar Galactica. I cry at U2 concerts.
I identify with cult phenomena. I find a piece of myself in genre films, comics, and music. I understand where fanaticism comes from and it’s generally a very wonderful positive place.
Except from you, Boondock fans. You guys ruin everything.
Over the past few years, I have seen you wear T-shirts, apply bumper stickers, get tattoos and dress up as your favorite Saint for Halloween. Every time I see a new piece of merchandise, a little part of me screams and goes into cardiac arrest. You have aligned yourself with a franchise that has no artistic merit, nothing to say, and is barely enjoyable on a guilty pleasure level.
It is, by far, the worst cult film of all time. It has afflicted people whose opinions I trust and respect. It has made me re-evaluate the worth of new friends. It has made me seriously feel like I’m a bad person, because I can’t wrap my head around the maddening appeal.
There’s a legit defense to liking The Boondock Saints, and it was one I employed every now and then… “I loved it in college. It was the quintessential college movie.” I agree with that. But in college, I also loved the album “Emotion is Dead” by The Juliana Theory. You haven’t heard about that album. Because everyone who’s listened to it realizes it sucks on his or her 21st birthday. It’s actually an amazing thing.
So the cult of Boondock Saints forced me to do two things… The first was re-evaluating the film once it gained prestige. For reasons previously noted, the movie is just not good enough to support the praise.
It also made me look up people with Boondock Saints tattoos. Here’s some now:
I want to make this very clear: I hate these people. I want to build a time machine just so I can sell them cheap rooms aboard the Titanic. Human beings (supposedly) capable of critical thought who decide that a tattoo of The Boondock Saints’ motto is the ultimate aesthetic statement of their lifetime fills me with the kind of dread I’m reserving for the death of my Grandmother.
At least through all of this, I knew in my gut that it couldn’t any worse.
And then it did…
BOONDOCK SAINTS II: ALL SAINT’S DAY
Assholes demanded it. Assholes produced it. Assholes (namely mine) bleed profusely.
I’m sitting around patiently waiting for a sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick, while Boondock fans piss and moan for a sequel to a movie there’s no warrant for. I want to see what the fucking UNDERVERSE looks like, everyone. I don’t need to see aging alcoholics going on another kill crazy rampage.
I realize I’m starting to get a little geeky here. So let’s pull it back under the veil of truth:
Dear Boondock Fans,
Your movie is going to be objectively awful.
Love,
The Citizens of Earth.
Troy Duffy has had ten years to pull himself out of the muck of shit he’s been drowning in. Ten years to develop a voice that rails against all the crap he’s had to endure for years.
Fans and enemies have wondered the same thing for a while. What would Troy Duffy do if he got a second chance? What would he have to say after all of his trials and tribulations? What sort of rage would he unleash on cinemas?
Well Duffy got his chance. And instead of releasing rage, he spewed unadulterated shit all over himself and the world.
Think I don’t know what I’m talking about? Here’s five minutes from the film.
Let’s for one second ignore the horrible accents (even from Scotsman Billy Connelly, which is particularly impressive), the disrespectful portrayal of law enforcement, and the Bold Courier New title card.
Let’s focus simply… On the Jesus tattoos… Here’s the thing that scares me about them: Each saint has one half of Christ being crucified on their backs. That means that in order for a Boondock fan to pull off that tattoo, they need to find another asshole to complete the portrait. And in order for that tattoo to make any sense, they both have to be shirtless at the same time. You know how hard it is for me to coordinate people going to the beach? This tattoo is a nightmare for my optimism.
Here’s a movie credibility test. If you’re watching something that seems inexplicably out of place, try to imagine the off-screen conversation that went on before that scene. I can buy Jeff Goldblum shooting a computer virus into an alien spaceship because he probably designed it to be a universal program. I can picture him saying that.
Everyone right now, please picture the moment when the Saints decided to get matching Jesus tattoos… Ready? Go.
…
Did you come up with anything? Me neither.
IN CLOSING…
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is heading to limited cities this Friday. If you’re planning on seeing it, please let us know in the comments. Tell us why you anticipate this film and three reasons why you think you’re going to have a good time. Please speak your mind, but don’t say this: “Yeah, I know it’s going to be shit. But come on! It’s The Boondock Saints!” That’s like saying, “I know I’m fighting for the Nazis! But hey, they feed me!”
Also, please explain how seeing this film is preferable to slamming an entire volume of Encyclopedia Brittanicas down on someone’s penis.
Thank you for your time, all you beautiful people.
T-Bag
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Previously on Waste of Money:
- Halloween Costumes That Accentuate Your Penis
- LivePrayer.com Birther Contributions
- Personal Urns from Cremation Solutions
- Axe Body Spray
- Olive Garden
- Creed Concert Tickets
- Harem Pants
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine
- Creed’s New Album
- Rollerblades
- The Beatles Remastered Catalog
- George W. Bush Commemorative Merchandise
- Fast & Furious
- Snugglette
- Truck Nuts
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Thank you for writing this. I hated the first movie and found it utterly forgettable. And I dug the documentary even though I suspected that it was just a means to create a cult following for Saints. And the cult following that developed has turned my stomach from the beginning. Every time I see the promos for the second one, I want to punch the TV.
not only would one need another asshole to complete that tattoo portrait, that asshole would have to be decapitated and the other would have to have everything from his mid-torso down amputated.
i have first hand evidence from an editor of this film that it is utter shit through and through and any redeeming qualities of the first are lacking from ALL SAINTS DAY.
in closing, great article Tbag.
Dude, you cry at U2 concerts? Not only you`re a fag, you have lousy taste in music
SHA-LA LA LA (She la la la) SHA LA LA LA LA LA LA
You can take me anywhere, T-Bag.
LOVE THE SAINTS TRUTH AND JUSTICE EX AIBORNE RANGER SON ALSO KILL EM ALL LET GOD SORT THEM OUT TRY THAT ONE ON YES WE HAVE TATS THANK YOU VERY FUCKING MUCH
Ho. Ly. Shit.
Dear douchbag that wrote this review….You don’t have the money Troy Duffy does….END OF STORY….ASSHOLE…lol
LOLZ!!!!!!
Fuck you star wars fag…the movie fucking rock…what are you talking about the audience cant relate…who does not want to rid the cities of pimps and thugs…I guess you can relate to micro-organisms allowing you to use the “force”….awesome……o and fuck you
Why I Am Anticipating The 2nd Boondock Saints:
because from my personal opinion (as you stated yours), I thought it was an amazing movie.
3 Reasons Why I’ll Have A Good Time:
1. because i’ve been waiting for the sequel for 10 years and it’s finally done.
2. because the movie’s plot is far more rational than your precious Star Wars and Battlestar Galactica.
3. because the moral depth is better and much deeper than the scifi genre’s implausibility.
T-Bag at work:
*Evaluates the homophobia, racism, misogyny, unjustified violence, muddled character development and pretension rampant in both Boondock films. Is alarmed that so many people relate to it.*
PAUSE.
*Wonders why no one has effectively found the correlation between his geekery and this audience’s devotion to a bullshit media cult.*
LONGER PAUSE.
*Considers great films that have both graphic violence and immense moral depth: Taxi Driver, Chinatown, Se7en, Pulp Fiction, Heat… Is satisfied with his critique of Troy Duffy’s writing.*
FINAL PAUSE. CALCULATES…
*Bangs head against desk… Effectively gives up.*
You mentioned that there was no moment of loss prior to their killing spree. I am not sure if you recall but they didn’t kill the russians in the bar. The beat them up yes. But as a proud irish woman no one messes with my St. Patty’s. The end of the russians and the beginning of the killing occured after connor was handcuffed to a toilet while the russians took murphy out to execute him. While I won’t say that this was the greatest cinematic event of my life. For 1.5 hours I got to enjoy some gratuitous ass kicking of bad guys. Some fun gun play. And vicariously enjoy killing the murderous bastards and rapists and pimps I see on the street in my line of work everyday. So you feel the need to pass judgment not only on the flick itself but on its veiwers and those that appreciate it for what it is as well. We are all assholes huh. Then what the frak does that make you my battlestar galactica watching friend. Have an opinion about the flick that’s all fair we are all entitled. But attacking and judging everyone else who doesn’t share YOUR view……. Very good hitler I shall conform. Grow up. Get out of your moms basement and relax a little. It is for entertainment not a world ending event. And for the record I am gonna go see all saints day this weekend.
Why pray tell will that be fun?
Because I am going with friends.
Because I enjoy the overuse of the word FUCK
And finally because I want to watch some shenanigans.
you are a nerd. Battlestar Galactica? really? I bet you get tons of girls. I wish I went to highschool with you, so I could have joined in on the bullying you surely received.
Wow. You yell at all the fans of Boondock Saints, and yet you watch Star Wars and Battle Star Galatica? And CRY at U2 concerts? Are you really that big of a fag. As one person said-MOVE OUT OF YOUR MOM’s BASEMENT! And thanks by the way for dissing all the fans-since we agree with the murdering of pimps, drug dealers, mafias, and rapists…but yet were the bad people? If that’s your idea of a bad thing-then I’d hate to see what you think is good. Pretty much you’re agreeing with pimps and gangs and people doing wrong in society, and frown on the people that agree with making the world a better place. The Boondock Saints is a little more real then your fucking Star Wars shit. Wow…you prefer the scyfi shit huh? Woop-De-FUCKING-whoo. Get off your ass, find something better to do than to make fun of the people that get truth and justice on their bodies in gaelec…I guess that means you don’t stand up for truth and justice. And you call yourself an American? As for the record-I just saw the 2nd Boondock Saints-watch it. It explains a lot more in the movie…but yet, you chose to pass judgment before even seeing the movie. You know what? I’m glad your not a fan. Fuck off.
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Ok…so your telling me you’d rather watch Star Wars & Battlestar Galactica? How, pray tell thee, do these have ANY relations to real world? They’re syfi dumb-ass. And cry at U2 concerts? And you call the fans of Boondock Saints retards? I don’t understand how you can yell at the fans of Boondock Saints for supporting the fact that they agree with the murdering of Pimps, Drug Dealers, Mafias, and Thugs. You saying that, is pretty much saying you support the people that bring pain and violence into the cities. I’d be afraid to run into you in the streets. As for the tattoos? Why yell at someone who puts TRUTH and JUSTICE on their bodies in gaelic? What if they stand up for Truth and Justice? Like any NORMAL person would be proud to stand up for? How about MOVING OUT OF YOUR MOM’s BASEMENT and actually looking around! I just saw the 2nd Boondock Saints. Maybe you should watch the movie before making decisions on it? It explains the backrounds in this one. I feel pitty for you for not agreeing with people standing up for what they believe in…but I’d rather believe in two men killin bad people, than aliens and micro-organisms using the “force”. You call us retards…yet you automatically judge all Boondock Saints fans as a “cult”. What fucking life time are you from? It’s not a cult. But the love of an awesome movie. I think you’re just a little pissy because Troy Duff’s is making a little more money than you… Get a fucking life.
OH and ps-like in your cute little cut out of the movie- it STRAIT up says-you kill a priest in a church-prepare for the consequences. Believing in God or not-If you don’t agree with that, you’re more fucked up in the head than I thought.
You know what wipe the cannoli cream from your lip, you stupid fucking wop. DING DONG MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!!!!!!
The first movie WAS good for its budget and Troy Duffy being very green. The message behind it so something I completely agree with. I’m not religious but when it comes to people who should just be killed for being evil, I’m all for it. Oh and for the fuck face who started this page, “HA, FUCKING HA” to you the true asshole.
I have only one thing to say. You stood outside for Star Wars (which I understand), but you stood outside for HOURS for lord of the rings. That automatically revokes your ability to criticize anybod or any thing. “I love you Samwise, I love you Frodo”. Great filmaking.
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It puts the lotion on it’s skin! You have fucked your hand so many times that it has your hand prints on your dick. So you are so Jealous you have this retarded website that I accidentally clicked on. I might as well watch to faggots tossing each others salad and sucking the turds out of each others ass to see someone suck as bad as you. Face it man you will always be alone! Do society a favor get a big dildo lube it up, sprinkle some sand on it so you can feel it and shove it up your ass until your colon hemorages and you die like the loser gay fuck you are! but before you do this dip your nuts in milk and find some kittens to lick them, because it will remind you of all the little boys you raped!
lol what a fag.
dear useless fucking douche nozzle,
first of all who the hell gave you the right to critique anything let alone a movie with balls(which you would know nothing about)secondly I’m pretty sure people who are fully equipped with ovaries don’t even cry at U2 concerts…seriously? get a job, get out of your mom’s house and take a look at the shit that goes on in this world and honestly tell me that this movie isn’t relateable to the world. there is so much crime that goes un-solved and barely glanced at so heaven forbid there’s an entertaining movie that takes our mind off of the shit storm that is among us daily and lets us glimpse people who are brave enough to do something about it. no one said they were trying to get a fucking oscar or anyone’s approval, it’s just an idea that got put into motion. having seen star wars many times I can say that Saints is FAR more relateable to life than that fucking movie but it was an idea that got a chance and now has millions of followers. good for everyone who gets that chance. get off your shitty lazy-boy chair, take a shower and go outside. READ A BOOK. do something aside from crying at fucking U2 concerts and then say something intelligent. quit ripping apart other people’s ideas because inside you are just an asshole like the rest of us
Dear T-Bag,
I truly hope you read this. For someone who cries at U2 concerts? What the fuck? Seriously? Atleast find some GOOD music to cry to, or even spend the money on a ticket to go see it. And the fact that you stated that ALL Boondocks Fans are assholes. What type of critic are you? I would gladly see All Saints Day several more times, as I’ve seen it twice already. Troy Duffy ruined himself, yes. The accents aren’t poor. Are you even Irish? The acting was actually done very well. You can’t blame the actors for a shitty screen/scriptwriter. I agree with waiting for Star Wars. Time well spent. Lord Of The Rings? You’re a fucking joke. Now THATS a movie that was purely a waste. Whether we’re in a shitty economy or not. And since you bashed on every BDS fan, Have fun fucking you’re little elves, midgets, or whatever the fuck you call them. Get a job. A REAL one.
Oh, and PS, Last time I checked, just because someone supported a movie and got a Tattoo and such, definitely does not mean they’re an asshole. I’ve heard of people getting fucking Harry Potter tattoos.
I like Boondock Saints 1 & 2. Are they particularly good films? They are below average from a critics and film makers point of view. The first one was a rip off of Tarantino work, no doubt.
So what makes the Boondock Saints special? 3 things I can think of that few modern day films pull off which by accident or by design the Boondock Saints do.
1) The macho attitude. Very few modern films are dedicate to a male audience. It is a modern day John Wayne film. It may not be a great film, but it is fun to see bad guys get mowed down.
2) Rewatchability. The first time I saw Saints I did not think it was that good. After my roommate played it a few more times, I got more and more into it. Now it has become one of my most watched DVD’s. I can watch Citizen Kane, Lawernce of Arbia, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, ect… ect… once in a long while and completely apperciate great film making. On the other hand I can have fun watching Boondock Saints every month. Similar to the original Star Wars, the Princess Bride or Indiana Jones.
3) Brotherhood. It is one of the few (if not the only) movies that actually shows it. I am not talking about where one brother is cast as the tragic figure (aka American History X type). I am talking about where there is an equality, friendship, get in and out of trouble together, can get pissed at each other but your still know your family. I cannot think of another film that shows the type of brotherly love the Saints do. Usually one brother is set up to die, or turn to “bad ways” which the other has to overcome. The Boondock Saints is different, its about two Brothers and Best Friends overcoming stuff together. I think this is the biggest disconnect between people who love the Saints and those that hate it. I can easily see me and my best friend getting in a fight over some rope. I can see me and my best friend going and getting some stupid tatoos together. Neither of us have any, but still it would not be out of the relm of improbability. I actually feel bad for the author who could not even imagine going with his best friend to go and get a tattoo together of something they both love. (Think of the Saints as Jesus Fan Boys.)
Last but not least of why Boondock Saints II is not a waste of money: It made money at the box office, and will even make more on DVD.
PS Duffy can not be that big of an asshole, he got the WHOLE cast of the original to return.
dude fuck you all who dis the saints go fuck yourselves
‘I’ve stood in line for hours waiting for Star Wars and Lord of the Rings movies. I drove to my friend’s house at one in the morning to watch the two-hour series finale of Battlestar Galactica. I cry at U2 concerts.’
Find here the reasons why this ‘T-Bag’ shouldn’t be in this position. He isn’t able to judge what is good and what is bad. Essential for writing a review. He says, because of these reasons, he can ‘identify with cult phenomena.’ And here’s the problem: He just can’t. His article is a one way crusade. A crusade without a substantive opinion. The diversity of the words Shit and Asshole has their limits.
Oh and T-bag, I’d like to end with a quote from another cult film.
‘Hate is baggage. Life’s too short to be pissed off all the time. It’s just not worth it.’
bono can suck hans solo’s dick while he plays with his wookie id take the saints over shitty lame music and dopey sci-fi garbage any day of the week. you’re a homo. so what if troy duffy is an asshole? hes never asked me to come take his abuse and he paid those who did. and in the process made THE BEST FUCKING CULT MOVE OF ALL TIME ! FUCK YOU VERY MUCH stop blogging and start trying to loose your virginity
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If you paid attention to the movie you would know the reason they started killing people was not because they got into a fight with bad guys its because they recieved a messege from GOD!!
First of all, I’d like to state that I agree with eveyone who bashed you!!!!! Secondly, you are and ignorant, agorant, moronic motherfucker and I’d like to bestow upon you a swift kick in your fucking ass!!!! Boondock Saints is my FAVORITE fucking movie, and just because us “fan boys” like it doesn’t mean you should try and belittle us or say egrading things about us. You have your opinion and we have ours and guess what its AMERICA and its 100 percent fucking ok for US TO LIKE A MOVIE!!!!!! You don’t have to like it but you shouldn’t bash us for liking something you don’t. You act like your better than us when really with the kind of attitude you portray your nothing but a low-life predjudice fool!!! You make me utterly sick to my fucking stomach! It’s people like you that makes this world we are living in a shitty place. Fuck You!!!!!
sorry to the other people if some of the spelling is wrong I was livid when I wrote this haha
I rest my case on the type of people who are Boondock Saints fellators. What a bunch of wordy jackasses.
Hi, Brittany.
That’s not me making you sick to your stomach. It’s the fetus in your womb that died cause your opinion is poison.
Best Regards,
T-Bag.
Hey T-Bag,
I’m gonna have to agree with everyone else here. I’d like to reiterate some of the finer points made on this thread.
1) The fact that you don’t have truth and justice tattooed on your body means you don’t believe in truth and justice. Thank you, Shelby.
2) This is America. We have the right to express our opinions. So how dare you express your opinion. And how dare you call BDS fans assholes, you dick-nosed twat rag fuck fuck fuckity shit. It really is people like YOU that make this a terrible place. Thank you, Brittany.
3) HITLER! Thank you, JG.
4) BDS isn’t a cult film. But if it were, it would be the best fucking cult film of all motherfucking time. Thank you, WTF and fuck you (not Fuck you, Fuck you posted a different comment than fuck you).
5) Because it made money at the box office, and will make money on DVD, it is NOT a waste of money in this economy. How could you say that? As long as something makes money, it’s not a waste of money. Right, Chris? There is absolutely nothing better in the WORLD we could spend that money on. Nothing. I’m trying to think of a better cause, but no. It took millions to make, and it’ll take millions from the people. Best use of money ever. Thank you, Chris.
In summation, WE fans are not the source of the hate — YOU are, douche bag ass-clown braided chode fetus killer. You preach on, Brittany. And don’t worry about the typos, I know you could have spelled all that correctly if you weren’t livid. And to everyone who wants a BDS tattoo, I say go for it. That’s how I found this page, so I can imagine some of you were considering the same venture. Do it. Brand yourself forever with an ideology we can all practice in theory, but never have the balls to do it for real. Because it’s just a movie.
Thank you, Nymphomaniacal!
oh and T-bag, your lil fetus in the womb bit makes you sound like a baby killer so I wouldnt go around using that line very much cuz honestly it didnt piss me off it just made me think that your even more pathetic than before!!!! Grow a pair!
Damn. This comment thread is intense.
U2… Battlestar Galactica…. and tears. All in the same artical???? Oh and I suppose the nickname T-Bag is just a bonus, huh? You might as well be walking around with a dick in your ass and mouth. Mas puto!
Really. All this hubbub about a movie I’ve never seen. Being catholic, I think the tattoo’s are quite wonderful. In fact, I stumbled upon this, albeit well written critique, piece of shit bash party from a single person who really cries at U2 concerts, because I was looking for a decent photo of the two tattoo’s for my Ink Guy. Really Cry At U2 Concerts?? Which song does you in? Is it that song about sucking dicks, something about rattling and humming, or is it Bullet the blue sky? I digress. It’s clear that your opinion is not shared by quite as many as you would think, but hey…You can’t please everyone all of the time. Go in peace T-bag, seriously, and when do I get my turn to rest my cock on your forehead?
Oh, should I really leave a response? Should I really feed the troll?
I guess I’ll go ahead and pointlessly express why I really like Boondock Saints, too. (Although, it’s not like it matters to Mr. umm…”T-Bag” as he calls himself. You all should know by his post that he seems to be the person who has a pretty hard time closing his mouth long enough to listen to an opinion differing from his own.)
But I’ll go ahead anyways.
I first saw Boondock Saints when I was about fourteen. I had actually never heard of the film before. My mom happened to come across it. I never knew it had attained a strange, cult-like status. But when I watched it, I felt it appealed to my own vigilante (and albeit deviously vindictive) behavior. There was always a crime going on where I lived, and I hated it. But I mostly liked the way it was put together. I liked the cut scenes and the soundtrack, and Agent Paul Smecker is my favorite eccentric movie character.
Ok, that’s finished. Now onto the Second film, All Saints Day.
I just watched it, and I didn’t like it too well. It seemed like they were trying too hard to make it like the first. It was almost too comical, over the top, kind of slap-stick…I just didn’t really like it.
So…that’s all, I guess. I’ve fed the troll.
However, Mr. “T-Bag”…it was a good bit of writing you did!
Haha this guy hates the boondock saints? Hes fucking gay!
Well to me it looks like “T-Bag” needs to get the sweaty balls outta his mouth and the dick outta his ass. He’s just pissed because Troy Duffy made one of the greatest films in the world. I can say well go fuck a light saber and get porked up the butt by a elve since you like star wars and Lord of the rings. It’s just stupid and “T-BAG” is a dumb faggot not because he likes certain movies but because he cries at U2 concerts LMFAO I MEAN COME ON CRY AT A U2 CONCERT.
boondock saints is without a doubt the best movie i have seen and i have watched a lot. they kill evil not just because the lord told them to but because the mafia tried to take them out.that started it for them. they’re funny and loyal beyond anything else to each other, that is the draw of the movie. action, wit, guns and swearing..fantastic
Boondock Saints totally ROCKS!!! T-Bag, you are an idiot… You invested a lot of time and (not sure I would actually call it this but) thought into bashing the movie to the point of obsession. Have you nothing better to do? I stumbled across this blog on accident looking for the DVD release date, as did most others I am assuming… Couldn’t help it, had to reply as I honestly laughed my ass off at most of the reply’s people left, bashing your retarded and lengthy comments… May the force be with you Padma…
wow..” the fact that you dont have truth or justice tattooed on your body means you dont believe in truth or justice”…um… really? thats probably one of the stupidest things Ive ever heard in my entire life.I honestly liked the first boondocks saints when i was a teen, but upon revisiting it, i found it pretty lame and quite frankly kinda gay. T-bag, i must admit i can in no way relate to your love of U2 , but agree wholeheartedly about Troy Duffy’s douchebagedness. The fact that i dont like Mr. Duffy as a person will probably prevent me from ever going out of my way to watch BDS2. Aint nothing wrong with Star Wars(The Original Trilogy) or Lord of the rings either homie. Now if you’ll excuse me i gotta go get a boondock saints tattoo because i dont want people thinking i dont believe in truth or justice.
ok ok…on second thought…BDS is not completely gay ..Rocco and Smecker are pretty fuckin awesome…and i guess id watch BDS2 if i was like at a friends house and they had it on the tv or something.
sure as hell aint spending money on dat sheeit!
I think your just a hater! Both movies in short…BAD AZZ! Troy Duffy can be a douche-bag all he wants as long as he make great movies like that. Get over it. LOVE THE BOONDOCK SAINTS! And lets put this in to perspective, Why do you call yourself t bag? Hmmm because yours must have fallen off at one point in time. And I agree, if people want to express themselves by getting these tattoos its there right. And you have no right to say anything to the contrary. Quit being such a hater and find something better to do with your time than judge other people you don’t even know. And in closing F-off t-bag. Your just an asshole for saying some of the thing you have replied too especially to Brittany. Your lucky I don’t ever see you after reading that shit. Cause then you would be t-bagged with you own balls BITCH! Get a fucking life!
Typical teenage douchebag move to say that “anyone that defends this writer/director/movie is an ASSHOLE”. In REAL journalism (i.e. not written in your Mom’s basement while I’m upstairs giving her the ol’ longstroke) that’s called a Precursive Rebuttal. It’s only used when the writer fully expects that the majority of readers will not only disagree with his position/platform, but will have more evidence to support their position.
So you knew you were full of shit. You expected stronger arguments from the opposing viewpoint yet you spewed the above diatribe anyway. That, Douche-bag, is the DEFINITION of a TROLL. Eat a dick, “D-Bag”.
Why don’t you get your head out of you ass and quit being such an asshole yourself, just cause you don’t like a movie doesn’t mean you have to cry like a little bitch about it, i really think your one stupid son of a bitch, i mean who tought you to speak to women with such VULGARITY you stupid asinine bitch!
I bet you dont even know the meaning of the tattoos you dumb ignorant asshole, go choke on your T-BAG BITCH!
It funny how 99% of people dog you from your comments on the movie, but don’t realize that people have different taste, and no where in your bag of bullshit you typed did you consider other people other. So now you hate everyone that don’t agree with your thoughts, making your statement garbage for people that have an IQ over 30, OH SHIT GUESS WHAT.. that’s almost everyone that replied…
Now that said, because of your stupid remarks and your over the edge reasons on why you don’t like the movie, you potential made people that didn’t like the movie actually say they did just because your idiotic response and feel like they need to trash you as much as possible.
Now as for my self i did like the movie, i think the second one could of been directed by someone better but it did its job.
And as for you… your mother should off swallowed you at birth or kill you before you where born. The truth is, the more you try to make your self a symbolic online icon with your stupid blogs, in fact you just keep opening doors for people to trash you online.
Till again, get off the computer and go make real friends. P.S the ones that are popular..
TBS and TBS2 were really fucking great, and I can only say that you are a fag !! TBS at least has some story line(a GREAT one!!!), not like your beloved Star Wars or shit like this. Go and cry some more on U2 concerts !!!
you my friends are just jealous that you cant make movies you are probably a 40 year old guy who lives in his mothers basement playing world of war-craft and all you have is an opinion so you try to act smart and make you’re self feel better by writing a blog or what ever this is also one part is kind of offensive to Irish people basically saying we are all dunks so i close this with a pog mo hon bitch
Well, after reading through about 30 or so of the comments, I had to facepalm. If you are going to comment on something you like, please don’t degrade by calling someone a fag, nerd, ect. What you all don’t realize is that this is his opinion, you can’t call him wrong because an opinion is niether true or false. In short, you are all morons. Now, T-bag, I happen to like the Boondock Saints series, I like it for the same reason you probably like Star Wars and Battlestar Galatica, we can’t help what appeals to us. That would be like telling someone that they are wrong because they like members of the oppisite sex. You asked for 3 reasons going to see the sequel when it comes out would be fun, well, I am a fan of the series, I was anticipating the sequel for 10 years(Of course I am writing this article after I saw Boondock Saints 2), and, sometimes I just like to go to the movies to watch some good ole’ fashion gratuitous violence. Just because some of the fans of the series are barely a step above shit-chuicking primates, doesn’t mean that the rest of us are assholes. By the way, I agree completely with wanting to know what the fucking Underverse looks like.
The Boondock Saints is a pretty good and ticks all the boxes of your typical “leave your brain at home” film. I just watched the boondock saints II online the other day. Didn’t make it into the cinemas over here.
It was the biggest steaming pile of shite ever. I’d rate it up there with Lawnmower Man! Who’s the mexican guy, why is he there? He’s a psycho tough guy at the start, then suddenly he’s a complete pussy for the rest of the film.
As an Irish person, it has to be said…the accents are a load of bollox. They jump all over the country. One minute they’re from the north, then the west. I can’t wait for the Boondock Saints III: All Souls Day!!!
Another thing, and this really pissed me off. When they’re in Ireland, they’re living in a house with no cooker (Billy Connolly cooks his feckin dinner in a pot hanging over a fire). Also, they’re all wearing Aran sweaters, yes, Aran sweaters. NO ONE in Ireland wears Aran fucking sweaters except American tourists! It’s pathetic.
Before I finish my rant I have to mention those guys with the tattoos, especially the one with it on his chest. I hope for their sake it’s just permanent marker! They look like the biggest gobshites in the world. The ginger pirate chap with his Irish t-shits is more than likely second generation Irish American and thinks this makes him an Irish citizen. A tattoo of an Irish cross and Greek lettering just doesn’t make sense! I wouldn’t be suprised if he has “Tiocfaidh ár lá” on his other arm, fucking muppet!
Anyway, if you’re going to watch it, watch it online, don’t pay to see it, please!
On that note, good review TBag.
Slán go hEireann.
So you’re bashing Saints fans… and you’re a Star Wars and Battlestar nerd?
No comment D-bag.
go fuck yourself and die you dude faggopt ass homo get a fucking lie whats your fav movie star wars? your just mad cut your a fat ass piece of shit with now life that sits here and has the time to make all of this , please do us all a favor and you die slowly that would make us all happy
Tastes. All a little different I suppose. I myself loved both movies. These posts on the other hand are funny. You have “authentic” Irish saying how the movies are so non-Irish. You have wannabe Irish pretending they know what Irish really is, yet they cannot even spell “Póg Mo Thón”. I wonder how many of these Irish have ever been to Ireland? As to the movies… Yes the accents are off. And maybe not everyone wears Aran Sweaters. I happen to like them and I am not an American tourist. The point is that it is a movie. Just a movie for entertainment. Not a historical or cultural expose of the Irish. How many movies that have Americans in them portray Americans as they really are? Very few I imagine. Does Battlestar, what ever it is, portray aliens as they really are? The only part of that blog I agree with is crying at a U2 concert. I would cry if I had to listen to that poof Bono acting like a self proclaimed John Lennon.
Do I have any right to say what is Irish and what is not. I suppose not. I am from Russian decent, born and raised in Clonakilty Ireland (7th or 8th generation) and now live in the USA. So I call myself Irish. I had to learn Irish in school like all children. So does that allow me to voice an opinion on the movies or not?
1st: you speaking of us whom are of Irish Ancestry are all nothing but drunks is being found offensive. get a life.
2nd: Not every movie needs you to know all about the people in it, some let you find out more about then as the movie goes on. get a life.
3rd: Someone who goes around by the name of ‘T-bag’ shouldn’t talk so much about ‘Assholes’. get a life.
4th: It is even clear to young kids as to why they feel as though they were put on the earth to do as their gods ‘Earthly Angels of death’. get a life.
5th: If you are someone who will go to so much trouble over the new Battlestar Galactica, which sucked on so many levels, then you Sir are a moron. get a life.
6th: To act as though you are intellectually above people due to the movies they like and you like, and think that you are more of an analytical thinking then those who like movies that you do not, then Sir you intellectual capacity is very much limited. i have an IQ of 142, though that is not as high as i would like, i am betting that it is much higher then yours and i liked both movies. get a live.
7th: people like you should be shot and hung, and then burned due to that you have the idea that your ‘opinion’ is fact. your type of people don’t seem to understand that opinion = a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty/ a personal view, attitude, or appraisal. Get a life.
8th: Get a life you pathetic fool.
Good day.
to ‘John’…a moron.
“A tattoo of an Irish cross and Greek lettering”
1: it’s not an ‘Irish cross’… how stupid are you? it is called mostly a Celtic Cross, but before that it was Pagan sign… moron.
2: Thats not Greek, it’s Latin. later used in Greek and Roman Myth… Moron
3: pick up a book and learn something.
go shoot yourself in the face! and do not waste space on the world wide web about your knowlwdge of good films, versus bad films. put your time to better use by picking your nose or ass…cause your brain does not work!
tbag
i do not wish to insult you, your intelegence, or your opinion. but i come from a strong irish family linemy parents moved here from a small village near Roscommon and now have much of my family living in an inner city primarily irish neighborhood. i would throw a guess that you live no where near the inner city prolly a quiet suburb. you dont have to deal with drug slinging assholes on a daily basis, supplying our children with drugs. this movie is what i sure wish i could do, but know i cant. seeing dealers get out the very same day they get thrown in makes me sick. sure the accents in the movie are bad but the its the plot is sound. and as far as the ink goes those ginger fellas, there is nothing wrong with representing your roots. i have a celtic cross like the one in the film, but i got it before it came out as a representation of faith, the arms of the cross representing the passage between heaven and earth and the circle representing the lords never ending love. the moment we judge somthing we dont know about is the moment we let evil speak through us and it spreads like a fire in a dry field. i realize this i prolly just a rant but if not i feel for you, sorry if you didnt understand the movie, reguaurdless if duffy is a asshole
Listen up people, you’re giving this guy exactly what he wants, he’s trying to feed off of you all, I agree his/her comments are bullshit and he/she is probably just pissed off they didnt come up with this idea themselves to make a movie like this… no matter how much they try to shoot it down. You are nothing but a waste of space, and in all honesty talking about a fetus and death, seriously grow up, and I agree with someone from before, it didnt make me mad it just makes me realize how pathetic you are. You have no idea what a cult following is, so dont even try to analyze one, grow up cause Irish Pride is here to stay and those that will continue to support the movie(s) no matter how many are made will always outnumber you and your way….you better go now, I hear your mommy calling you…and dont look for a further response for me, I refuse to waste anymore time on you!
wow your doggin on the saint when u actually stood in line for starwars and lord of the rings dude thats pretty gay and your analysis of both movies is fuckin retarded and your an absolute dumbass
dude… your pathetic, plain and simple. Troy duffy made a movie with a tiny budget, and he made a movie that are more die hard then you battle star galactica, which btw I’m a fan of BSG, and boondock saints, but I bet your dumb fucking mind can’t comprehend that because you’ve probably lived with people who only think like you. Not everyone likes the same thing, but unlike the rest of earth, we don’t complain about what we dont like on pathetic blogs, you whine and complain and talk about your problems, guess what, heres a quote from the boondock saints 2 that lets me know what a fag you are, “real men hide their feelings, why?” “BECAUSE ITS NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS!” take my advice you pathetic attempt of a human, GET OVER IT your just jealous because more people will remember troy duffy, then they will you. And you just can’t handle that….. Bitch
T-Bag
Im sure you have been t-bagged so many times that your brain is not thinking rationally! You are a fucking chode! Burn in hell that is all!
T-Bag
You fucking cock sucker! You got nuttin better to do, go watch star wars and harry potter you cunt. I should skull fuck you, you son of a bitch. Faggot!
Hey man, pretty clear you didn’t pay attention to the movie at all. The entire beginning of the movie is about how the worst evil is for good people to do nothing. When the McManus brothers have a run in with the Mafia, one of them is almost executed to settle a grudge. They manage to escape by killing the two men, and believe that since they are able to stand up against this menace, they should stand up for what is right.
And multiple characters develop during the movie, the most clear of which is the detective Smecker. One of the most poignant scenes in the whole movie is his confession.
While I understand your POV, and respect your opinion as your own; you are publicly criticizing Boondock Saints in an polemic manner and forum. To criticize the movie is perfectly acceptable, but when you criticize its fans, your making a lot of enemies. non iudico ne tu iudicovit! Enjoy the comments, as I’m sure it will give you a personal boost that may be the only light shining in your weak life.
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i am not here to insult your rational. i am merely here to let you know that “on the same grounds you judge others, you will be judged”. you have every right to state your opinion on a subject, however, you do not have the right to pass judgment on others. troy duffy may very well be an asshole, but that’s not for you to decide. as for the movie, i saw the first BDS film when i was seven years old, and it hit me right to my heart. i knew that connor an murphy were doing the right thing. i am 17 now and have recently seen the second, i agree that it was not as good as it could have been. you have absolutely no right to bash others because of their beliefs. the tattoos you say are retarted actually have deep implementing and religious value, and intend to get them exactly as connor and murphy do. that tattoo on their backs have more meaning than a simple crucifix, it represents the brothers need for each other. neither is complete without the other.
to my fellow fans, stop attacking this man. you say he has no right to say what he did. if that is true, you have no right either.
now, if he remains as he does or gets worse, think on what the brothers would think of him. maybe another evil retarted ball-licking asshole. think as connor an murphy would, they don’t console and try do make evil men better, they permanently fix him with powder, bullets and cast iron. t-bag might be met one day to men such like connor and murphy and he’ll be silent and bother us no more. let him be and pray he turns from his evil or pray that the last things he hears are a prayer and the sound of muffled bullets.
BOONDOCK SAINT
Well Well Well… What do we have here?… This article written by someone who makes himself call T-Bag, a very well known pedophile who’s in prison, nice character from Prison Break to look up to.. Ok, now, if you add to the equation the fact that this guy cries with U2 (probably one of the worst bands ever) and likes the Juliana theory (Emo music, even worse than U2) what can we expect? If you don’t like it, fine, but leave the rest of us who find the essence of this movie alone… Come on man! Face it! you lost this fight long time ago…
PS: Eagerly awaiting for a reply!
Battlestar Galactica? Star Wars?
Boondock Saints doesn’t make any sense, but Jar-Jar Binks does?
You cry at U2 concerts? And anybody reading this is supposed to take your word on an actual pop culture scenario?
I don’t have the answers for these questions. I just know you’re an ignorant fool. If you can enjoy the incredibly dorky shit you appear to enjoy, you can leave the rest of us to enjoy the mindless violence and funny one-liners we enjoy.
Ok i understand some poeple don’t like some movies but dude relax. i think both movies were awesome. yeah of course there are some holes in the story but every movie does. every movie i have ever seen and can find a hole or two. so let us Boondock fans just enjoy our movie and you can go back to your star wars. the saints rock… woohoo
WHO CARES NERD FUCK YOU. GO BACK TO JACKING OFF TO YOUR BELOVED PRINCESS LAYA FAG
Boondock Saints was good and Boondock Saints 2 sucked. Good enough read, fight the fight.
It’s always very interesting how a simple piece of celuloid can mess with people’s minds. I have seen the first BDS, I own the DVD and I must admit I like watching it time and time again. But as some others have already said here, it’s far from being a masterpiece. But that’s of course a matter of taste.
Yet there is something that I honestly miss here – on both sides, by the way – a good measure of tolerance and respect for each other. It is so easy to dis somebody when you are safely sitting at home in front of your computer, isn’t it? Grow up and get some manners!
And talking about basic values and morals. I can’t believe that so many obviously take this flic so seriously to think that going around popping pimps and rapists and what not is actually a favourable alternative to legal law enforcement. What is the bloody police for then?
And I’m pretty sure that if any of you took to vigilante justice like the Boondock Saints you would sith your pants in the process (That’s my Star Wars joke) and it would be your Bloody Sunday (here’s one for U2).
Oh yes, one thing at last, in case I haven’t mentioned it.
It’s only a bloody movie!
(Correction: Now there are two.)
First off, your Nazi comparison was terrible. That was the reason people fought for the Nazis, and you’re a terrible person for insulting those people who had no alternative.
Second, it was a good movie. Not a super-oh-shit movie, but a good movie. Troy Duffy caught the plot disease somewhere around 2007, and he didn’t fuck this one up. I’m sorry you didn’t like it, but don’t pat yourself on the back and think that this blog did anything except divide the movie douches I’ve come to know as ‘critics’.
All-in-all: Start a blog, my good sir. Don’t waste your time trying to persuade people to not see something with a ton of swears and propper grammar. Ben “Yahtzee” Crowshaw does that already, stop trying to take his place.
i like the boondock saints movies. im not goin to go crazy and tattoo myself wit there tattoos. i mean its just a movie, but its a movie i enjoy and i will enjoy again.
first tbag i have a picture in my head of u, warlord from die hard 4 anyone
second you and the plastic paddy john who is as irish as maggie thatcher the two of u should meet up and lose ur virginity to each other u really are a fat pathetic mess of a human being u geek
thanx for ur time moron
Whoa. Was that a Die Hard 4 reference? And you’re calling the author a geek?
Hmmmm…
So yeah, I’m Irish American. Grandmother immigrated from Cork way back when, and my grandfather was the son of Irish factory worker.
As an Irish American, I enjoyed the first Saints movie. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of watch a Sicilian mob boss take three well deserved bullets to the back of the head in the middle of a courtroom. Not the greatest movie of all time but still entertaining.
The second movie, however, was crap, and horribly offensive. It portrayed the Irish as violent, drunk, homophobic and racist. The weak attempt to make the heroes seem “sophisticated” by having them speak Russian and German is quickly forgotten in the sequel. Instead they’re a bunch of bar-fighting, sociopathic assholes.
We Irish have a long history of culture, justice, and art, which we, on both sides of the Atlantic, should be proud of. We have a literary history as old as the English, and our writers are twice as talented. We have cinema, we have music, we have heroes like Michael Collins and Bobby Sands.
Irish Americans devoting and defending Saints 2 are doing themselves a disservice. We have a wealth of culture, art, and history to be proud of, and movies like this take that history and pretend like it didn’t happen. Our parents and grandparents endure hardships most of us couldn’t fathom here in America today. They did this to give us a better life, and did so while being proud of their Irish heritage.
Be proud of your background, be proud of where you come from. But don’t be deceived, and duped into the same stereotypes that have been around for centuries. It doesn’t do us any good.
Go Raibh Maith Agaibh
T-Bag Dude you wrote this whole review? ( no life ) im impressed.
Ok lets get serious now, Just dont waste your whole life time. But do you realy have to write shit?
FUCK YOU T-BAG WITH YOUR I HAVE NO LIFE REVIEW
Hello My dad T-Bag ( what a fucked up name is that huh? ) and me are going to the super group of U2 ( Thats fucking gay wright? )
FUCK YU T-BAG FUCKING FAGET GO FUCKIN DIE THE MOVIE WAS GREAT YOUR JUST A FUCKIN HATER ND ANY OF YOU DICKHEADS WHO THINK T-BAG IS RIGHT IS A FUCKIN IDOT ND SHUD BURN IN HELL FUCK T-BAG MOVIE WAS GREAT THXS FOR EVERY1 WHO THINKS T-BAG IS A FUCKIN IDOT ND ASSHOLE
Dear Asshole who wrote this pointless blog, You cry at U2 concerts….im going to let that sink in for a moment….Ya somehow I don’t think I’ll be getting advice on what is and isn’t worth my money from a grown man who cries at u2 concerts
T-bag, not only do you have shitty taste in music, you clearly have no taste in movies. Too top it off, you spent probably countless hours of your time researching and poorly recreating your summary in this pansy bitch blog. Go back to crying at your U2 concerts once you’re done blowing yourself.
Do you think if I could blow myself I’d be writing for this fucking blog? I’d be on the frontpage of pornhub getting a billion hits. It would be awesome.
i agree that troy is a douchebag but i love these movies for the idea i mean i do hate people who rape women or children or kill people to get more money or sucess or whatever i loved william dafoe in the first one and the way their filmed is the best how right before it goes down it shows the cops investigating it, i thought was the main point i loved about the movie but if the make a third one it will be bad unless someone else write instead of troy duffy the new one’s story plot was cheezy in places
Opinions are like assholes everyone has one and they ALL stink. Asshole!
ur the asshole/retard, the plot is great and if u watch the 2 one it explains how their mother was killed and shit and it all ties together, talk about a waste of time, this whole post u wrote that ppl just skimmed thru and laughed at was a waste of time hahahahahaha, n u can reply to this but im not gonna read it bc internet fights are pointless, i just like to give my opinion n leave, bye hope u find a better movie and better things to do with ur time
Well first of all the saints didnt just shoot them for no reason. The mobsters came into their bar on st. patricks day, they hit rocco so the whole bar beat the shit out of them, then the mobsters came to the saints appt. the next day to kill them which is when the saints first kill some mobsters to save their own lives. Yea, sounds like they just wanted a quiet bar… Did you even watch the movie or are you one of these people that reviews things that you just heard word of mouth?
And second, this isnt the punisher or the crow or any other terrible movie you have seen. It doesnt have to start a certain way or end a certain way just because other movies have. That is called creativity. I know from your reviw that you are one of the worst kinds of fanboys that just wants the same hollywood shit spoonfed to them over and over again but you need to realize this and not critize movies that you dont understand or hate because they dont fit into your little “action” or “revenge” box you have created for movies to fit into.
Allow me to break this down Barney style for you, Tbag. I’m a Star Wars geek, I’ve watched Battlestar Galactica, I’m a Boondock Saints fan, and I hate U2. What it all boils down to (regardless of enjoying the acting or script) is for 2 hours it’s just fun to go “hey, I wish I had the balls to kill the scum of the world since no one else will”. Keep in mind I’m a proud US Army veteran (OIF VI/VII… 6 and 7 if you don’t know Roman Numerals). Yes, I’m an asshole and damn proud of it. Your review lacked any depth “I hate Duffy, this movie is shit, I hate the fanboys”. Next time take the intellectual approach to a review like this. I don’t shit on U2 just because I don’t like their music. It’s not my choice in music, so I choose not to listen to them. And I would expect any adult (which I only hope you are) to take a more mature stance on such things. Maybe I give people in general too much credit. I don’t care what Troy Duffy is like in real life. He made a movie I enjoyed watching to kill time. Don’t cry about the movie and the fanboys, they outnumber you and you’ll be shut down at every turn. And I know you like being the internet tough guy hiding behind the amnisty of a keyboard, but that is so played out in chatrooms and on World of Warcraft. If you want to complain about a movie in the way you have, either find a group as hateful as you or write in your diary. You know, the one where you write about crying when you listen to a Stabbing Westward album and how your life is a meaningless black abyss because your hair would’t do that flippy thing like the guy from that band you like. And yes, I think your diary is the only one that understands you because the rest of the world doesn’t seem to except the other .000000001% with as little taste as you. “Real men do not cry. Real men do not pout. Real men jack you in the jaw and say ‘thanks for commin out!’” -Rocco
And Tbag, for the record (since I feel the need to state it): you’re more fucked up than a football bat at a basketball game. If you want to go into the baby jokes, I got you. I should have thrown that whore you call your mother down the stairs when I had the chance. If I could go back in time, I’d give your grandmother a wire hanger to use on herself before your parents were born. Your mother should have swallowed. Obviously after your mom got done fucking her brother (aka your father, also proving your family tree is clearly a palm tree) and you were born, very clearly she tried to strangle you with the umbillical cord by the brain damage you suffered. Next time your mother gets pregnant I’ll punch that cunt in the gut, because I don’t intend to make the same mistake twice. Now, if you want to stay away from the whole comments about babies and whatnot we’ll play ball like big kids. When it’s all said and done, we all have the 1st Amendment to hide behind. You have your opinion, and we have ours. I guess your opinion just matters more than everyone else’s huh? If you don’t understand the plot of Boondock Saints by now, you never will. And by your own admission you “liked” the first one to some degree. Therefore, you’re as much of an asshole as anyone else. Difference being we don’t deny it. I’m proud of who and what I am. I’m German and Irish. Spent time in both countries. Do I agree with the portrayal of the Irish in either Boondock Saints movies? No. But I’m not looking to nitpick a movie because of slight ignorance from the staff. It’s a movie, get off it. And if you have never been to a theater and watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show and actually gotten up and done the Time Warp with 100 other people, you know less than shit about cult classics and cult followings. Remember, it’s just a jump to the left…
aww yay arguing on the internet!!! if you dont like the movie dont watch it, pretty simple. being as to how some people dont like the same movies you do there for opinion comes, not cool to knock on others opinion….arguing on the internet is alot like running in the special olympics…at the end your still retarded, so good job everyone ill have ur medals at the finish line, and no not making fun of handicaped kids so good day and have fun
comin from a guy who crys at u2 concerts n waited in line for battlestar galactica this dont mean much get a life watch sum real shit n quit bein a fag
Every one prob. stop reading after the first person bashed him… no one will prob read this one because of all the long useless bashing…. but if yahs do
Fuck all of you from the douche who wrote the blog to the prick that bashed him.. fuck the director who made the movie and fuck frodo. Suck my balls
Guido, you weren’t beaten enough as a child were you? At this point people are flaming and trolling because it’s fun and the guy that started this was just looking to get a rise. And he got it. So we can all be internet badasses all we like. So kick sand, chump.
I loved the first movie. The second…eh not so much.
This page is fun though. I’m not sure what I enjoy more, T-Bag’s misguided hatred for people he better pray he never meets, or the comments left by those people that I hope he does meet. What a smacktard.
First, T-Bag should change your name to D-Bag.If you are insinuating you “T-Bag” people, we know its guys, in your basement with Lord of The Rings running in the background.
Second, if you are going to thrash and insult other people, you shouldn’t introduce your self as one of the biggest fags in the world. You are dumb enough to give us ammo. You basically said “I take it up the ass everyday, and here is why all of these certain people suck”
Finally, you should probably do your self (and every other American who pays taxes and has their own place)a favor and play in traffic on the interstate, you are a waste of space.
God bless you, T-Bag.
um, I am just a young woman who watches movies because they are entertainment. Boondock Saints entertained me. It made me laugh. I was nervous for the characters. It is a movie. It is meant to entertain. And that it did. I watch both movies often and I am not a loser, nor an asshole. If you don’t care for the movie (which you said you did at one point) then so be it. Don’t be pissed that you are too much of a wuss to get a tattoo. I personally have always loved the word Veritas. You probably didn’t know it was a latin word until you saw that movie. If I should choose to get it tattooed on my body it would be because that movie sparked an idea. I believe in truth, and I love tattoos. So thank you Boondock Saints for giving me an idea for my next tattoo.
to whatever your silly little name is, perhaps the reason you cannot relate is because your a pacifist loser.” oh this movie sucks cause it didnt start like a comic book” wah wah wah. your such an ass, however some of us rather enjoyed the idea of the scum of the earth being killed by someone who could actually exist unlike your ridiculously unrealistic star fags movies. this article makes me wonder if you are one of those in the closet geeks living their parents basement waiting for new comics as if it were crack while life passes you by. wake the fuck up loser and get a life.
Hahahaha! T-Bag you’re getting T-bagged on your own page!
In all fairness to Boondock fans, the first movie was somewhere between good and fantastic, depending on who and where you were at the time. Young Irish guys with a streak of nobility: fantastic. And there are a lot of those around the world, and they have a lot of friends and girlfriends. This explains the huge cult following of the first film.
Where you went wrong with this article was not giving the first movie its due credit. You own the damn thing! So you must have liked it. So why not just admit that right up front, instead of burying your praise in half-assed compliments?
People aren’t as stupid as you seem to think, T-bag, and this article looks like a hit piece against BOTH films. The two movies are worlds apart in quality, especially the writing of them, so you automatically get an F for this review for not pointing that out.
Not differentiating the two films makes you appear like yet another jaded movie reviewer, who takes the easier path of slamming a movie to boost his own ratings. In this case, two films.
Well, you got your ratings alright. Right up your blogging arse.
Agreed: Saints II was a train-wreck in the writing department.
Saints I was brilliant all around for the cult fan base it courted.
So you didn’t love the first one? Well, you’re not in that cult. That’s why they call it a cult film. No need to heartlessly bash a cult you’re not a part of… BDS fans could bash the Battlestar Galactica cult just as unfairly.
What the hell crawled up your ass? So what if the first movie suddenly became popular–that’s how it is in society. The same thing goes for musicians. Its called the rise and fall of trends. And as for The Chronicles of Riddick–Vin Diesel is taking fuckin’ for ever to film the damned thing. So shut your pie hole. At least Troy Duffy made a sequel to his movie–sure it took 10 years, but that was only because of legal issues. So again, shut your fuckin’ pie hole.
What the hell is your problem. its a great movie and will always be a great movie just because you dont like it dont mean you gotta hate on everyone. you suck at reviewing films. the first one was amazing. the second needed work but the first one was the best. you should realize that nobody gives a shit what you think about the film. i still love it and many other people will. So go shove this whole review up your ass and go shut the hell up!!!!!
P.S. go suck on one of your gay geek friends little dick and die. Irish Pride!!!!!!
im getting the cross and truth and justice words tattood tomorrow. Um urr a fag
Well, I don’t cry at U2 concerts, but I agree Boondock Saints was possibly one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Biggest reason is because nothing fucking happened. Two dudes randomly decide to start killing people… That’s really about it. Theres no plot or character development, thats all there is. Scarface is an infinitely better movie. It has solid acting, solid character development, and the story actually goes somewhere.
In fact, the only cool part about the Saints, is Willem Dafoe’s character, just for the humor value. Thats my two cents.