Mr.HyDe807
11-05-2009, 04:12 PM
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Directed by: Troy Duffy
Written By: troy Duffy and Taylor Duffy
Plot:For the last 8 years the brothers have been living with their father on a sheep farm deep in isolated Ireland. One day their uncle tells them that they have been framed for the murder of a Bostonian Catholic priest. The boys must return to Boston to not only clear their names but find the men who framed them
Starring:Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Clifton Collins, and Julie Benz
My review:
You are a joke, Troy Duffy. You think my brother, his friend, and I couldn't see straight through this movie? Well, we did, and thankfully there was a higher power at work here because somebody knew we were in for a rough ride, so we were able to see it for free thanks to a girl that worked at the theater and knew my brother. Even my brother, who regards the first one as his favorite movie, was shocked on how terrible this movie was. That's what we get when we have a director who thinks doing almost the exact same thing from the first one will automatically garner affections from this die hard fans. Sorry Duffy, but I caught on to your regurgitated mess of a flick.
The 1999 original is a cult classic in many peoples' eyes, my brother included. it involves two Irish catholic fraternal twin brothers who go on a vigilante crusade against mobsters and pimps, all in the name of god. For me, it's a good action movie, something to watch every now and then. It has 2 likable leads in Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery as the brothers, Willem Dafoe is awesome as the FBI agent who gets on their tale, and pretty good comedic moments from David Della Rocco, who plays a friend that wants to get in on the brothers' action.
Yet, here we are in 2009, at least 10 years after the first flick, and Troy Duffy is under the impression that what we liked in the first one would be nice to be presented again in the 2nd. Yet, that's the problem, he thinks we want almost the exact same movie we saw in 1999. No, I want to see a something a bit different, something that works upon what we saw in the original, not something that almost resembles what I saw in the first one! We have a somewhat new plot that follows the events from the first one, but it just leads to action sequences that are ripped from the first one, only executed in a different setting. There are flashback sequences involving Il Duce (Billy Connolly) that is integral to the plot, that tries to bring something new; but it unfortunately drags the movie down even further.
It also doesn't help that some of the cast members that made the first one enjoyable are just about nowhere to be seen, considering the events that took place in the first one.Yet, Duffy tires to nurture the previous fans with scenes to make sure no one is disappointed, but at points it almost has nothing to do with the story. Hell, the opening has some clever opening monologue by a returning character, but it seems it's just there in order to calm the fans that want to see that character.
It also doesn't help that we are left with 2 characters in the sequel, Romeo (Clifton Collins Jr.) and Special Agent Eunice Bloom (Julie Benz), who are trying to take place of Dafoe and Rocco. Yet, the character of Bloom has no purpose only to emulate Dafoe's character in the first one, accompanied by sequences that are exactly like the original. Then we have Romeo, a tough Spanish dude who is not even funny, just an annoyance to watch. His running jokes are horrible, and just make the experience worse. What hurts even more is that all the supporting members that return are stuck with horrible comedic moments that just makes their presence a nuance, and not at all welcoming. Oh, and anything that involved Peter Fonda or Judd Nelson nearly put me to sleep.
Yet, we have the Macmanus brothers and their father from the first one. This was the only shining point I could make out through this whole movie. I enjoyed how Reedus and Flanery played off each other, as well as their shtick to screw around with the Romeo character. Some parts fell flat, but nowhere as bad as the other characters. There were also little funny moments that I have to admit got a good chuckle out of me, but they were defintiely few and far in between.
So, all in all, if your a fan of the first Boondock Saints, just stick with that. There's no need to see the same movie again, despite some new bells and whistles that don't even work in the first place. Yet, if you want check it out, either wait for DVD or find a friend that works at a movie theater that gets you in for free.
2/10
Directed by: Troy Duffy
Written By: troy Duffy and Taylor Duffy
Plot:For the last 8 years the brothers have been living with their father on a sheep farm deep in isolated Ireland. One day their uncle tells them that they have been framed for the murder of a Bostonian Catholic priest. The boys must return to Boston to not only clear their names but find the men who framed them
Starring:Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, Billy Connolly, Clifton Collins, and Julie Benz
My review:
You are a joke, Troy Duffy. You think my brother, his friend, and I couldn't see straight through this movie? Well, we did, and thankfully there was a higher power at work here because somebody knew we were in for a rough ride, so we were able to see it for free thanks to a girl that worked at the theater and knew my brother. Even my brother, who regards the first one as his favorite movie, was shocked on how terrible this movie was. That's what we get when we have a director who thinks doing almost the exact same thing from the first one will automatically garner affections from this die hard fans. Sorry Duffy, but I caught on to your regurgitated mess of a flick.
The 1999 original is a cult classic in many peoples' eyes, my brother included. it involves two Irish catholic fraternal twin brothers who go on a vigilante crusade against mobsters and pimps, all in the name of god. For me, it's a good action movie, something to watch every now and then. It has 2 likable leads in Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery as the brothers, Willem Dafoe is awesome as the FBI agent who gets on their tale, and pretty good comedic moments from David Della Rocco, who plays a friend that wants to get in on the brothers' action.
Yet, here we are in 2009, at least 10 years after the first flick, and Troy Duffy is under the impression that what we liked in the first one would be nice to be presented again in the 2nd. Yet, that's the problem, he thinks we want almost the exact same movie we saw in 1999. No, I want to see a something a bit different, something that works upon what we saw in the original, not something that almost resembles what I saw in the first one! We have a somewhat new plot that follows the events from the first one, but it just leads to action sequences that are ripped from the first one, only executed in a different setting. There are flashback sequences involving Il Duce (Billy Connolly) that is integral to the plot, that tries to bring something new; but it unfortunately drags the movie down even further.
It also doesn't help that some of the cast members that made the first one enjoyable are just about nowhere to be seen, considering the events that took place in the first one.Yet, Duffy tires to nurture the previous fans with scenes to make sure no one is disappointed, but at points it almost has nothing to do with the story. Hell, the opening has some clever opening monologue by a returning character, but it seems it's just there in order to calm the fans that want to see that character.
It also doesn't help that we are left with 2 characters in the sequel, Romeo (Clifton Collins Jr.) and Special Agent Eunice Bloom (Julie Benz), who are trying to take place of Dafoe and Rocco. Yet, the character of Bloom has no purpose only to emulate Dafoe's character in the first one, accompanied by sequences that are exactly like the original. Then we have Romeo, a tough Spanish dude who is not even funny, just an annoyance to watch. His running jokes are horrible, and just make the experience worse. What hurts even more is that all the supporting members that return are stuck with horrible comedic moments that just makes their presence a nuance, and not at all welcoming. Oh, and anything that involved Peter Fonda or Judd Nelson nearly put me to sleep.
Yet, we have the Macmanus brothers and their father from the first one. This was the only shining point I could make out through this whole movie. I enjoyed how Reedus and Flanery played off each other, as well as their shtick to screw around with the Romeo character. Some parts fell flat, but nowhere as bad as the other characters. There were also little funny moments that I have to admit got a good chuckle out of me, but they were defintiely few and far in between.
So, all in all, if your a fan of the first Boondock Saints, just stick with that. There's no need to see the same movie again, despite some new bells and whistles that don't even work in the first place. Yet, if you want check it out, either wait for DVD or find a friend that works at a movie theater that gets you in for free.
2/10