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Posted March 9, 2010 09:17 AM by Josh Dreuth
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Writer/director (and former bartender) Troy Duffy became a cult hero when The Boondock Saints was released, a film loved by fans for its intense action sequences, witty dialog, and an unforgettable performance by Willem Dafoe. Ten years later, Duffy released the sequel to his opus – which is out on Blu-ray today – to cheers from his devoted fans and jeers from many of the critics who were underwelmed by the story. Of course, if you were expecting a deep, thought-provoking story from The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, you'd obviously never seen the original.
This is typically where I would summarize the plot of the release, but for this film, there is really no point. All you need to know is that two vengeful Irish brothers (known as "The Saints" to the adoring public) go around killing mobsters, drug pushers, and the like in the most entertaining ways possible. As long as you go into the film expecting that, you won't be disappointed.
For those of you who are familiar with the first film, there is nothing new here – that is to say, you should already know exactly what is going to happen before you even hit play. While not nearly as good as the original – the characters of Rocco and Smecker have been replaced with similar, but less engaging, characters – the film still is a lot of fun to watch.
Sony's Blu-ray presentation is also respectable; though don't expect the same level of detail and fidelity from this low budget film. Video can be distorted at times, and the audio mix is far from perfect, but for what it is, you couldn't expect any better. I'm sort of disappointed there weren't as many deleted scenes as the first title (my favorite being the phone call back to mom), but that might explain why the film felt a little long.
George Clooney's latest film Up in the Air was a critical and box office success, though you'd likely never know it. After two weeks in limited released, it went wide the same weekend that Avatar hit theaters, a move to either attract female audience who refused to see the 3D megahit or to punish director Jason Reitman for some unknown slight. Regardless, the film pulled a very respectable $83M in domestic box office receipts, a feat the Juno director is no doubt very pleased with.
In his Blu-ray review of Up in the Air, staff reviewer Martin Liebman commented, "Up in the Air itself proves an audience-friendly experience, not only because of the presence of a superstar leading man but because of its uncanny ability at meshing pure entertainment with thought-provoking elements that don't interfere with the picture's purely magical, funny, touching, and well-crafted exterior." He continued, "Paramount's Blu-ray release is itself an achievement, the 1080p picture quality classy and classic, film-like and handsome, while the lossless soundtrack is rather pedestrian by nature but nevertheless rich and satisfying in presentation."
For a complete listing of all the Blu-ray titles released today, click here.
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Source: Blu-ray.com |
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Minimejer05
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Mar 09, 2010
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Need to get Up In The Air sometime this week. |
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Wdm81
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Mar 09, 2010
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"Are you ready for dis my dear Brudd-er"
man i've seen the boondock saints 2 trailer everytime i throw on district 9 bluray. Loved the first one and looking forward to seeing this one (would have seen itin theatres but it never played in my town) |
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Teabaggins
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Mar 09, 2010
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anyone seen the documentary about the director Troy Duffy? pretty interesting and shows what a socially dysfunctional douchebag this guy is. even his friends hate him.. ..doc is called "Overnight" |
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strich
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Mar 09, 2010
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I loved the first Boondock for exactly the reasons Josh explained. I saw the documentary and Tea, you nailed it. Troy is a douchebag. To me, the second one was a letdown. It had its entertaining and familiar moments, but it was very forgetful. I may check it out on BD, but a purchase would be a waste of money. |
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Dwigt
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Mar 09, 2010
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In "Overnight", you learn that Duffy signed a contract that allowed him to make money on the theatrical release but ultimately deprived him of his share on the DVD.
"The Boondock Saints" only got a limited release (he had this huge fallout with Harvey Weinstein and had to find a new distributor) but became a cult hit on DVD. So, Duffy didn't make a dime on "The Boondock Saints" and a sequel/semi-remake was the best way he found to take his share. |
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Cyan
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Mar 09, 2010
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Boondock Saints 2 was absolutely terrible. It is honestly so bad that it makes the first movie look worse by assocation. Which is unfortunate, because the first movie was fantastic. |
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Brad1963
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Mar 09, 2010
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I picked up Hachi:A Dog's Tale, Up in the Air and Planet 51. |
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Josh
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Mar 09, 2010
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Duffy may be a douche, but he is a fan. That is what makes his films so entertaining. He knows what people really want to see and writes a story around that rather than write a story and figure out the action later.
I think some were disappointed because there is no evolution of the story. He tried to add some drama, but at the end of the day it's the same movie as the first. If you were looking for more, you won't find it. |
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rkish
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Mar 09, 2010
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Hey...what about "The Kids Are Alright"? That was due out today as well, but no mention of it here?
There is a copy waiting fro me at my front door...good old Amazon...after promising it to me by Thursday, they deliver it on the release day (ordered Saturday afternoon). God Bless Amazon PRIME!  |
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bluskiff
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Mar 09, 2010
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OLD DOGS
PLANET 51
the kids are alright
Capitalism: A Love Story
Precious
HELLO |
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repete66211
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Mar 09, 2010
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Since when is "witty" a synonym for "moronic"? I don't remember one witty line in the whole movie. I do remember several pseudo-intellectual comments shoehorned in there (i.e. "rule of thumb"), which cause more eye-rolling than entertainment. |
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davidthenikonuser
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Mar 09, 2010
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The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is mine. What a fun flick. Turn off your brain, grab some beer and have a blast. |
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nathanp
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Mar 09, 2010
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Precious and Up in the Air for me today, both fantastic. |
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BrowncoatJedi
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Mar 09, 2010
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Both movies are garbage. And Overnight is awesome. |
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Iceman713713
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Mar 09, 2010
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uhhh, no mentioning of Precious?! |
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nazdar
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Mar 09, 2010
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Evangelion: 1.11 You Are Not Alone...nice package |
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wnicholas76
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Mar 09, 2010
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Will probably pick up Boondock Saints 2 sometime this week. |
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Wdm81
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Mar 10, 2010
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Picked up boondock Saint 2 last night and watched it..holy crap was a fun movie, people who call it a bad film need to take the stick out of their butts, it;s a fun revenge style flick with equal parts action and humour. It's the film that something like From Paris with love was trying to be
I'd only slighty rank it less then the first film, but i really hope we see a third one...and much sooner then 2019 |
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PhinX404
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Mar 10, 2010
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Watched Boondock Saints 2 last night with 7 friends over to watch it and Everyone loved it! if you like the first one for what it was then you will love this one too!!! I'm going to watch it again tonight!
Take it at face value... a squeal that is done 10yrs later... all original cast came back and same awesome movie on a low budget! love it!
And those saying Duffy is a douche... read this first before making comments about a documentary designed to make him look that way because he sued them over the fact not a single cast/crew member got paid for the first movie and spend years in court over it suing the financial backers.
http://www.cinematical.com/2009/10/21/boondock-saints-troy-duffy-and-billy-connolly-praise-fans-bl/ |
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