list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around The Boondock Saints on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/The_Boondock_Saints/140360/default.aspx Title: The Boondock Saints
Year: 2000
Director: Troy Duffy
Plot: Feeling that they are doing God's will, two Catholic men from Boston set out to kill everyone in this Reservoir Dogs-style vigilante thriller. Brothers Conner and Murphy MacManus (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) take to performing their divine duty against the Russian mob. They massacre a bunch of unsuspecting Mafioso in a scene of absurd violence, then they let more blood in a mass killing of porn-shop customers. Instead of getting thrown in jail, they are dubbed "saints" by the Boston Herald, and they are praised by brilliant, tortured, and gay FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe). ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:57:03 GMTThe Boondock Saints2000Troy DuffyFeeling that they are doing God's will, two Catholic men from Boston set out to kill <I>everyone</I> in this <a href=/films/28646/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Reservoir Dogs</a>-style vigilante thriller. Brothers Conner and Murphy MacManus (<a href="/players/P___137782/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sean Patrick Flanery</a> and <a href="/players/P___226343/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Norman Reedus</a>) take to performing their divine duty against the Russian mob. They massacre a bunch of unsuspecting Mafioso in a scene of absurd violence, then they let more blood in a mass killing of porn-shop customers. Instead of getting thrown in jail, they are dubbed "saints" by the Boston Herald, and they are praised by brilliant, tortured, and gay FBI agent Paul Smecker (<a href="/players/P____16547/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Willem Dafoe</a>). ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide52Tag Target (>10)74453http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t88155zaokf.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Boondock_Saints/140360/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_Which_of_these_films_that_excessively_use_the_w/657/41710/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 4/23/2009 11:05:44 AM
Body: [quote user="Phantasma-gore-ia"] Was there some unknown problem with Pulp Fiction and it's close to 300 uses of the said word? Or is it just me? [/quote] What do you mean by an "unknown problem"?? If you are asking why Pulp Fiction didn't make the poll I can kind of go through my procedure for picking. I found this link on wikipedia first of all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_most_frequently_use_the_word_%22fuck%22 According to that link Pulp Fiction uses the word a notable 265 times. But I was looking at movies that used the word the most frequently rather than the most overall. So although the film uses the word nearly as many times as the other movies listed, it has an over 2 and a half hour running time which is fairly long, so the number of uses per minute is 1.72 which doesn't quite measure up to the other films on the list. Some other notable films that actually use the word more requently than Pulp Fiction: Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackMenace II SocietyCasinoSummer of SamThe Big LebowskiThe Boondock SaintsGoodfellasSpunTrue Romance (another penned by Tarantino)American History XThe Blair Witch ProjectBad Santa
]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:05:44 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls4/23/2009 11:05:44 AM[quote user="Phantasma-gore-ia"] Was there some unknown problem with Pulp Fiction and it's close to 300 uses of the said word? Or is it just me? [/quote] What do you mean by an "unknown problem"?? If you are asking why Pulp Fiction didn't make the poll I can kind of go through my procedure for picking. I found this link on wikipedia first of all: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_that_most_frequently_use_the_word_%22fuck%22 According to that link Pulp Fiction uses the word a notable 265 times. But I was looking at movies that used the word the most frequently rather than the most overall. So although the film uses the word nearly as many times as the other movies listed, it has an over 2 and a half hour running time which is fairly long, so the number of uses per minute is 1.72 which doesn't quite measure up to the other films on the list. Some other notable films that actually use the word more requently than Pulp Fiction: Jay and Silent Bob Strike BackMenace II SocietyCasinoSummer of SamThe Big LebowskiThe Boondock SaintsGoodfellasSpunTrue Romance (another penned by Tarantino)American History XThe Blair Witch ProjectBad Santa http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_December_1_The_Anti_Hero/625/37830/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: mercurial
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Post Date: 12/1/2008 9:30:22 PM
Body: Great theme Leeroy! The Silence of the Lambs - Hannibal Lector Sick, perverse yet you can't help rooting for him to get out of prison. A Clockwork Orange - Alex DeLarge Again, sick and perverse but you're still rooting for the bastard. The Professional - Leon Minimalist. Botanist. Cold-blooded killer. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - Max You thought he wasn't gonna help those aboriginal kids, didn't you! Natural Born Killers - Mickey & Mallory Knox Bring on the arguments, but I loved this cute little couple. Kill Bill - Beatrix Kiddo Trained assassin that shows (almost) no mercy. Great female anti-hero. Pitch Black - Riddick Great role for Vin Diesel. He barely spoke the entire film. Constantine - John Constantine Smoker. Sinner. Blasphemer. Suicidal. But still cool a pretty cool guy. Hellboy - Anung un Rama, The Beast of the Apocalypse Again, smoker, blasphemer, jerk. But really nice to pyrokinetics, cats and the occasional human baby. From Dusk Till Dawn - Seth Gecko Mass murderer. Kidnapper. Bank Robber. But we all still think he's badass. Even if it is George Clooney. Brick - Brenden Frye Loner. Plays rough with the ladies. Blackmailer. Smart little hard-boiled detective. Point of No Return - Maggie Hayward Druggie. Runaway. B*#$h. But really likable towards the end. The Fifth Element - Korben Dallas Complete a*&#@le but does good and gets the alien chick. The Crow - Eric Draven Goth freak vigilante revenant (?) serial killer. But the good kind. Fight Club - Tyler Durden Thief. Terrorist. Womanizer. Soap Maker. Made every straight man just a little gay with his abnormally perfect abdominal muscles. The Boondock Saints - Connor & Murphy McManus Blah. Blah. Murderers. Blah. Blah. Alcoholics. Blah. Blah. Inspirational Vigilantes. Sin City - Marv Brutish ogre with a soft spot for big breasted woman.
]]>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:30:22 GMTmercurialWeekly Theme12/1/2008 9:30:22 PMGreat theme Leeroy! The Silence of the Lambs - Hannibal Lector Sick, perverse yet you can't help rooting for him to get out of prison. A Clockwork Orange - Alex DeLarge Again, sick and perverse but you're still rooting for the bastard. The Professional - Leon Minimalist. Botanist. Cold-blooded killer. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome - Max You thought he wasn't gonna help those aboriginal kids, didn't you! Natural Born Killers - Mickey &amp; Mallory Knox Bring on the arguments, but I loved this cute little couple. Kill Bill - Beatrix Kiddo Trained assassin that shows (almost) no mercy. Great female anti-hero. Pitch Black - Riddick Great role for Vin Diesel. He barely spoke the entire film. Constantine - John Constantine Smoker. Sinner. Blasphemer. Suicidal. But still cool a pretty cool guy. Hellboy - Anung un Rama, The Beast of the Apocalypse Again, smoker, blasphemer, jerk. But really nice to pyrokinetics, cats and the occasional human baby. From Dusk Till Dawn - Seth Gecko Mass murderer. Kidnapper. Bank Robber. But we all still think he's badass. Even if it is George Clooney. Brick - Brenden Frye Loner. Plays rough with the ladies. Blackmailer. Smart little hard-boiled detective. Point of No Return - Maggie Hayward Druggie. Runaway. B*#$h. But really likable towards the end. The Fifth Element - Korben Dallas Complete a*&amp;#@le but does good and gets the alien chick. The Crow - Eric Draven Goth freak vigilante revenant (?) serial killer. But the good kind. Fight Club - Tyler Durden Thief. Terrorist. Womanizer. Soap Maker. Made every straight man just a little gay with his abnormally perfect abdominal muscles. The Boondock Saints - Connor &amp; Murphy McManus Blah. Blah. Murderers. Blah. Blah. Alcoholics. Blah. Blah. Inspirational Vigilantes. Sin City - Marv Brutish ogre with a soft spot for big breasted woman. http://www.spout.com/groups/Filmspotting/Re_Top_5_Films_about_Brothers/304/27450/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
Post To: Filmspotting
Post Date: 4/18/2008 12:59:04 AM
Body: Films about brothers word assosiation = Twin Falls Idaho, Boondock Saints, American History X Adaptation, & Rain Man Honorable mention to Undertow , The Royal Tenenbaums and Mac
]]>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:59:04 GMTleeroy711Filmspotting4/18/2008 12:59:04 AMFilms about brothers word assosiation = Twin Falls Idaho, Boondock Saints, American History X Adaptation, &amp; Rain Man Honorable mention to Undertow , The Royal Tenenbaums and Mac http://www.spout.com/blogs/indieabby88/archive/2007/10/20/21015.aspx Post By: indieabby88
Post To: Bloggish review blog
Post Date: 10/20/2007 9:11:27 PM
Body: It's the ultimate Cinderella Story: A young, first-time screenwriter working as a bouncer in Los Angeles gets the opportunity of a lifetime when Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Studios buys his script, gives him a hefty advance, lets his band record the film's soundtrack and promises his new discovery co-ownership of the bar he works at.Well, as the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. This is the story of Troy Duffy, writer and director of the cult hit "The Boondock Saints" as told by two of his friends in the documentary "Overnight," which recounts Duffy's meteoric rise and spectacularly depressing fall. The documentary is surprisingly objective in that it is effective from two angles. Those who are great fans of "Boondock Saints" will probably see Duffy as an embittered tragic hero who continues to fight for his art while everyone around him loses faith. Those (like me) who just don't "get" Duffy's film see the director as an opinionated asshole whose sudden success turns him into a power-mad paranoid. His attempts to retain complete control over his movie and his band make him lose credibility in the eyes of his family, friends and bandmates, whose lives and livelihoods are pretty much destroyed by Duffy's antics.What happens is this: Duffy makes the monster deal with Miramax and becomes, in his words "Hollywood's new hard-on." Then, suddenly and without warning, Miramax drops him. The band makes a record deal with Maverick records, then the record company pulls out at the last minute. Franchise pictures ends up buying the "Boondock Saints" script, and giving Duffy less than half of the budget Miramax offered. Duffy accepts and makes his film, but no major studios are interested in distributing the film. Finally, Indican pictures, a small independent studio, releases the film for two weeks in five theaters accross the U.S. The band does eventually get a label and cuts a record, but the record sells less than 1,000 copies in six months and they are dropped, at which point they break up rather unceremoniously."Overnight" did definitely make me feel sympathetic to Troy Duffy. Although I don't consider myself a "Boondock Saints" fan, and Duffy and his friends aren't exactly classy, clean-cut guys, I did feel a certain amount of pain seeing this blue-collar guy from Boston who thought he had something big going get continually screwed over by almost every Hollywood establishment. I suppose one might compare Duffy's predicament in "Overnight" to the famous battle between Terry Gilliam and the major studios over the distribution of "Brazil." But the difference is this: Gilliam is a director who started off as a financial success with "Time Bandits" and went on to make some great films, both commercial hits like "12 Monkeys" and movies that were artistically beautiful but tanked at the theater (see "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen"). The only movie Duffy has under his belt, seemingly because of the situation laid out in "Overnight" is "The Boondock Saints," a movie that I was surprised ever got made at all, let alone something that could ever have been optioned by Miramax. "Brazil" was a movie worth fighting for. "Boondock Saints" not so much.
]]>Sun, 21 Oct 2007 01:11:27 GMTindieabby88Bloggish review blog10/20/2007 9:11:27 PMIt&#39;s the ultimate Cinderella Story: A young, first-time screenwriter working as a bouncer in Los Angeles gets the opportunity of a lifetime when Harvey Weinstein of Miramax Studios buys his script, gives him a hefty advance, lets his band record the film&#39;s soundtrack and promises his new discovery co-ownership of the bar he works at.Well, as the saying goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. This is the story of Troy Duffy, writer and director of the cult hit &quot;The Boondock Saints&quot; as told by two of his friends in the documentary &quot;Overnight,&quot; which recounts Duffy&#39;s meteoric rise and spectacularly depressing fall. The documentary is surprisingly objective in that it is effective from two angles. Those who are great fans of &quot;Boondock Saints&quot; will probably see Duffy as an embittered tragic hero who continues to fight for his art while everyone around him loses faith. Those (like me) who just don&#39;t &quot;get&quot; Duffy&#39;s film see the director as an opinionated asshole whose sudden success turns him into a power-mad paranoid. His attempts to retain complete control over his movie and his band make him lose credibility in the eyes of his family, friends and bandmates, whose lives and livelihoods are pretty much destroyed by Duffy&#39;s antics.What happens is this: Duffy makes the monster deal with Miramax and becomes, in his words &quot;Hollywood&#39;s new hard-on.&quot; Then, suddenly and without warning, Miramax drops him. The band makes a record deal with Maverick records, then the record company pulls out at the last minute. Franchise pictures ends up buying the &quot;Boondock Saints&quot; script, and giving Duffy less than half of the budget Miramax offered. Duffy accepts and makes his film, but no major studios are interested in distributing the film. Finally, Indican pictures, a small independent studio, releases the film for two weeks in five theaters accross the U.S. The band does eventually get a label and cuts a record, but the record sells less than 1,000 copies in six months and they are dropped, at which point they break up rather unceremoniously.&quot;Overnight&quot; did definitely make me feel sympathetic to Troy Duffy. Although I don&#39;t consider myself a &quot;Boondock Saints&quot; fan, and Duffy and his friends aren&#39;t exactly classy, clean-cut guys, I did feel a certain amount of pain seeing this blue-collar guy from Boston who thought he had something big going get continually screwed over by almost every Hollywood establishment. I suppose one might compare Duffy&#39;s predicament in &quot;Overnight&quot; to the famous battle between Terry Gilliam and the major studios over the distribution of &quot;Brazil.&quot; But the difference is this: Gilliam is a director who started off as a financial success with &quot;Time Bandits&quot; and went on to make some great films, both commercial hits like &quot;12 Monkeys&quot; and movies that were artistically beautiful but tanked at the theater (see &quot;The Adventures of Baron Munchausen&quot;). The only movie Duffy has under his belt, seemingly because of the situation laid out in &quot;Overnight&quot; is &quot;The Boondock Saints,&quot; a movie that I was surprised ever got made at all, let alone something that could ever have been optioned by Miramax. &quot;Brazil&quot; was a movie worth fighting for. &quot;Boondock Saints&quot; not so much. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/16539/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 7/26/2007 2:50:13 PM
Body: Wow this thread is really heating up![quote user="Jymkata"] 2. Chasing Amy - really any Kevin Smith movie fits in here for me, but this one seems so overwritten and pretentious in its own slacker/hipster way. The best actors in the world (which Affleck, Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams are clearly not) would have a hard time making that dialogue believable. I think Smith loves the sound of his own words on screen and writes accordingly. Wouldn't watch this again.[/quote]I've actually seen many Kevin Smith films, but not this one. However I used to love them a great deal. Now every time I see one again, my rating plunges further down. Maybe it was that his dialogue sounded fresh at one time to me, but now after being continually subjected to it I'm realizing it may be what you said. Although there are different characters it all seems like the words are coming out of the same person.[quote user="Jymkata"] 3. The Boondock Saints - I really don't know if this is popular everywhere or just in certain regions, but this was recommended to me by everyone and their brother. I had loads of well-intentioned, deluded souls say " Oh, you love Goodfellas, well you will really, really love The Boondock Saints". Well, I really, really hated The Boondock Saints and I think it was Willem Dafoe's worst moment. Very bizarre choices.[/quote]Oooooh, I almost said this one actually! I'd had this recommended to me by many people for a long time. I only heard a few people who said it was bad, but I didn't know who to believe. I saw it even though I think there was something deep inside that made me a bit hesitant. I was not impressed! I don't know how this mediocre crime movie managed to stand above the rest for many people. My friend Andy who uses this site from time to time has a couple tattoos from the movies. I respect his taste, but I just don't get what makes this so special. Maybe I should see that documentary about the making of it.[quote user="Jymkata"]4. Happiness - I know that a lot of people think Todd Solondz is brilliant, but I think his movies are mean-spririted, tasteless jokes. Maybe it's because I have children, but I don't find anything funny or tragic for the abuser about pedophilia, I find it repulsive. And can we finally stop on-screen ejaculation in mainstream movies? Just because you can show something on film doesn't mean you should. This and The Squid and The Whale just ruined the rest of the movie with those scenes.[/quote]Now this is one I really enjoyed. I however do not have any children, so I can't comment from that aspect. But I think I do like watching movies about the struggles of characters that the average movie going seems to consider too pathetic or degenerate to want to watch or have the possibility of having any empathy for. Even though I think those kinds of struggles are often a part of everyone, and I've suspected there may be some kind of deep denial going on there.[quote user="Jymkata"]5. Spider-man & Spider-man II - OK, "hate" is way too strong a word for these because there are plenty of films I rate lower than these, but I would never want to see either of these again. I like Sam Raimi's lower budgeted films, but these are way too popular - I got really tired of hearing how they represented the best superhero movies ever. I like the genre when the directors catch some of the wonder and magic of superheros and Raimi missed it. Some of it has to do with casting Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst (neither of whom I think are good actors or even embody the characteristics of Peter Parker and Mary Jane), but a lot of it is because of the non-magical CGI scenes. See Superman & Superman II for examples of great casting and a sense of wonder.[/quote]I can pretty much agree with you completely on this one. Don't "hate" it, but probably won't see it again and for all the same reasons.Although as for the Superman movies, I actually rate those even less. I'll talk about it later maybe if you'd like, but I feel I've written enough for now.
]]>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:50:13 GMTRisseladaTop 57/26/2007 2:50:13 PMWow this thread is really heating up![quote user="Jymkata"] 2. Chasing Amy - really any Kevin Smith movie fits in here for me, but this one seems so overwritten and pretentious in its own slacker/hipster way. The best actors in the world (which Affleck, Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams are clearly not) would have a hard time making that dialogue believable. I think Smith loves the sound of his own words on screen and writes accordingly. Wouldn&#39;t watch this again.[/quote]I&#39;ve actually seen many Kevin Smith films, but not this one. However I used to love them a great deal. Now every time I see one again, my rating plunges further down. Maybe it was that his dialogue sounded fresh at one time to me, but now after being continually subjected to it I&#39;m realizing it may be what you said. Although there are different characters it all seems like the words are coming out of the same person.[quote user="Jymkata"] 3. The Boondock Saints - I really don&#39;t know if this is popular everywhere or just in certain regions, but this was recommended to me by everyone and their brother. I had loads of well-intentioned, deluded souls say " Oh, you love Goodfellas, well you will really, really love The Boondock Saints". Well, I really, really hated The Boondock Saints and I think it was Willem Dafoe&#39;s worst moment. Very bizarre choices.[/quote]Oooooh, I almost said this one actually! I&#39;d had this recommended to me by many people for a long time. I only heard a few people who said it was bad, but I didn&#39;t know who to believe. I saw it even though I think there was something deep inside that made me a bit hesitant. I was not impressed! I don&#39;t know how this mediocre crime movie managed to stand above the rest for many people. My friend Andy who uses this site from time to time has a couple tattoos from the movies. I respect his taste, but I just don&#39;t get what makes this so special. Maybe I should see that documentary about the making of it.[quote user="Jymkata"]4. Happiness - I know that a lot of people think Todd Solondz is brilliant, but I think his movies are mean-spririted, tasteless jokes. Maybe it&#39;s because I have children, but I don&#39;t find anything funny or tragic for the abuser about pedophilia, I find it repulsive. And can we finally stop on-screen ejaculation in mainstream movies? Just because you can show something on film doesn&#39;t mean you should. This and The Squid and The Whale just ruined the rest of the movie with those scenes.[/quote]Now this is one I really enjoyed. I however do not have any children, so I can&#39;t comment from that aspect. But I think I do like watching movies about the struggles of characters that the average movie going seems to consider too pathetic or degenerate to want to watch or have the possibility of having any empathy for. Even though I think those kinds of struggles are often a part of everyone, and I&#39;ve suspected there may be some kind of deep denial going on there.[quote user="Jymkata"]5. Spider-man &amp; Spider-man II - OK, "hate" is way too strong a word for these because there are plenty of films I rate lower than these, but I would never want to see either of these again. I like Sam Raimi&#39;s lower budgeted films, but these are way too popular - I got really tired of hearing how they represented the best superhero movies ever. I like the genre when the directors catch some of the wonder and magic of superheros and Raimi missed it. Some of it has to do with casting Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst (neither of whom I think are good actors or even embody the characteristics of Peter Parker and Mary Jane), but a lot of it is because of the non-magical CGI scenes. See Superman &amp; Superman II for examples of great casting and a sense of wonder.[/quote]I can pretty much agree with you completely on this one. Don&#39;t "hate" it, but probably won&#39;t see it again and for all the same reasons.Although as for the Superman movies, I actually rate those even less. I&#39;ll talk about it later maybe if you&#39;d like, but I feel I&#39;ve written enough for now. http://www.spout.com/groups/Top_5/Re_Top_5_Everybody_Seems_To_Love_But_I_Hate/190/16262/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Jymkata
Post To: Top 5
Post Date: 7/25/2007 8:06:12 PM
Body: I know it's very polite on internet message boards to act like there are no standards or experts, and that subjectivity is the only way to judge a film, but sometimes subjectivity can be wrong and although you may not personally like a piece of art you need to be able to appreciate its qualities. I know this whole topic is subjective, but some of these should not be up for debate as to whether they are good or bad. The two I take exception with are Citizen Kane and Vertigo. I don't even know where to start and whether it's worth it, but I can't understand how someone couldn't fathom the mixed opinions of lesser works like Crash or the Lord of the Rings trilogy ( I guess some people love overlong, CGI-overkilled films that are long on scope and short on character), but not see enough of value in certified masterpieces like these two by Orson and Alfred at their peak. Plus, Kane had the exceptional camerawork of Gregg Toland (that alone is worth the price of admission) and they both had the amazing orchestration of Bernard Herrmann that is much superior to Howard Shore's sappy and repetitive score for LOTR. Anyway, that is my rant and I hope it's not too rude but this is my list:1.) LOTR trilogy - I seriously believe that once CGI becomes a laughable, obvious device like the rear projection in car-driving scenes in older movies these overpopular geek films will be seen for what they are. Shallow, overlong, and badly paced films that were marketed at the right time to reach a very receptive audience. I really feel that there are a lot of scenes where I am watching an actor read lines off a cue card in front of a green screen. I read the books in my childhood, I "get" the genre, but I feel like half the cast sucks and Peter Jackson is a hack. Just my opinion, but there are plenty like me out here and there is far from a positive consensus on these three.2. Chasing Amy - really any Kevin Smith movie fits in here for me, but this one seems so overwritten and pretentious in its own slacker/hipster way. The best actors in the world (which Affleck, Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams are clearly not) would have a hard time making that dialogue believable. I think Smith loves the sound of his own words on screen and writes accordingly. Wouldn't watch this again.3. The Boondock Saints - I really don't know if this is popular everywhere or just in certain regions, but this was recommended to me by everyone and their brother. I had loads of well-intentioned, deluded souls say " Oh, you love Goodfellas, well you will really, really love The Boondock Saints". Well, I really, really hated The Boondock Saints and I think it was Willem Dafoe's worst moment. Very bizarre choices.4. Happiness - I know that a lot of people think Todd Solondz is brilliant, but I think his movies are mean-spririted, tasteless jokes. Maybe it's because I have children, but I don't find anything funny or tragic for the abuser about pedophilia, I find it repulsive. And can we finally stop on-screen ejaculation in mainstream movies? Just because you can show something on film doesn't mean you should. This and The Squid and The Whale just ruined the rest of the movie with those scenes.5. Spider-man & Spider-man II - OK, "hate" is way too strong a word for these because there are plenty of films I rate lower than these, but I would never want to see either of these again. I like Sam Raimi's lower budgeted films, but these are way too popular - I got really tired of hearing how they represented the best superhero movies ever. I like the genre when the directors catch some of the wonder and magic of superheros and Raimi missed it. Some of it has to do with casting Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst (neither of whom I think are good actors or even embody the characteristics of Peter Parker and Mary Jane), but a lot of it is because of the non-magical CGI scenes. See Superman & Superman II for examples of great casting and a sense of wonder. Some of the above opinions I agree with are Godard's boring, pretentious films, Chungking Express, Titanic, Crash and Million Dollar Baby ( their success means Paul Haggis is going to continue to produce obvious, clumsily written, political diatribes), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( video geek gets to wow people with his bag of tricks and forgets to make a coherent movie), and Ocean's Eleven press junkets. I actually enjoy the first two movies but I absolutely hated the onslaught of publicity these movies got with the stars looking smug and talking (too much) about how they were all best buds and how fun every day of shooting was - with Sir George being such a funny prankster. Get over yourselves, Hollywood actors!
]]>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 00:06:12 GMTJymkataTop 57/25/2007 8:06:12 PMI know it&#39;s very polite on internet message boards to act like there are no standards or experts, and that subjectivity is the only way to judge a film, but sometimes subjectivity can be wrong and although you may not personally like a piece of art you need to be able to appreciate its qualities. I know this whole topic is subjective, but some of these should not be up for debate as to whether they are good or bad. The two I take exception with are Citizen Kane and Vertigo. I don&#39;t even know where to start and whether it&#39;s worth it, but I can&#39;t understand how someone couldn&#39;t fathom the mixed opinions of lesser works like Crash or the Lord of the Rings trilogy ( I guess some people love overlong, CGI-overkilled films that are long on scope and short on character), but not see enough of value in certified masterpieces like these two by Orson and Alfred at their peak. Plus, Kane had the exceptional camerawork of Gregg Toland (that alone is worth the price of admission) and they both had the amazing orchestration of Bernard Herrmann that is much superior to Howard Shore&#39;s sappy and repetitive score for LOTR. Anyway, that is my rant and I hope it&#39;s not too rude but this is my list:1.) LOTR trilogy - I seriously believe that once CGI becomes a laughable, obvious device like the rear projection in car-driving scenes in older movies these overpopular geek films will be seen for what they are. Shallow, overlong, and badly paced films that were marketed at the right time to reach a very receptive audience. I really feel that there are a lot of scenes where I am watching an actor read lines off a cue card in front of a green screen. I read the books in my childhood, I "get" the genre, but I feel like half the cast sucks and Peter Jackson is a hack. Just my opinion, but there are plenty like me out here and there is far from a positive consensus on these three.2. Chasing Amy - really any Kevin Smith movie fits in here for me, but this one seems so overwritten and pretentious in its own slacker/hipster way. The best actors in the world (which Affleck, Lee, and Joey Lauren Adams are clearly not) would have a hard time making that dialogue believable. I think Smith loves the sound of his own words on screen and writes accordingly. Wouldn&#39;t watch this again.3. The Boondock Saints - I really don&#39;t know if this is popular everywhere or just in certain regions, but this was recommended to me by everyone and their brother. I had loads of well-intentioned, deluded souls say " Oh, you love Goodfellas, well you will really, really love The Boondock Saints". Well, I really, really hated The Boondock Saints and I think it was Willem Dafoe&#39;s worst moment. Very bizarre choices.4. Happiness - I know that a lot of people think Todd Solondz is brilliant, but I think his movies are mean-spririted, tasteless jokes. Maybe it&#39;s because I have children, but I don&#39;t find anything funny or tragic for the abuser about pedophilia, I find it repulsive. And can we finally stop on-screen ejaculation in mainstream movies? Just because you can show something on film doesn&#39;t mean you should. This and The Squid and The Whale just ruined the rest of the movie with those scenes.5. Spider-man &amp; Spider-man II - OK, "hate" is way too strong a word for these because there are plenty of films I rate lower than these, but I would never want to see either of these again. I like Sam Raimi&#39;s lower budgeted films, but these are way too popular - I got really tired of hearing how they represented the best superhero movies ever. I like the genre when the directors catch some of the wonder and magic of superheros and Raimi missed it. Some of it has to do with casting Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst (neither of whom I think are good actors or even embody the characteristics of Peter Parker and Mary Jane), but a lot of it is because of the non-magical CGI scenes. See Superman &amp; Superman II for examples of great casting and a sense of wonder. Some of the above opinions I agree with are Godard&#39;s boring, pretentious films, Chungking Express, Titanic, Crash and Million Dollar Baby ( their success means Paul Haggis is going to continue to produce obvious, clumsily written, political diatribes), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( video geek gets to wow people with his bag of tricks and forgets to make a coherent movie), and Ocean&#39;s Eleven press junkets. I actually enjoy the first two movies but I absolutely hated the onslaught of publicity these movies got with the stars looking smug and talking (too much) about how they were all best buds and how fun every day of shooting was - with Sir George being such a funny prankster. Get over yourselves, Hollywood actors! http://www.spout.com/blogs/seanpatrickflanery/archive/2007/7/14/14366.aspx Post By: seanpatrickflanery
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Post Date: 7/14/2007 4:36:00 PM
Body: Official Site, Myspace, Sunshine Superman, All Saints Day (Boondock Saints) …http://seanflanery.com/blog/2007/07/14/sunshine-superman-all-saints-day/Take care,~Wendy
]]>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 20:36:00 GMTseanpatrickflaneryseanpatrickflanery Blog7/14/2007 4:36:00 PMOfficial Site, Myspace, Sunshine Superman, All Saints Day (Boondock Saints) &hellip;http://seanflanery.com/blog/2007/07/14/sunshine-superman-all-saints-day/Take care,~Wendy http://www.spout.com/blogs/cairobelfast/archive/2007/6/17/11313.aspx Post By: CairoBelfast
Post To: CairoBelfast Blog
Post Date: 6/17/2007 10:44:03 PM
Body: This is one of those rare movies most everyone can get behind, and for good reason. It is a movie which exudes cool. Boondock Saints is one of the best popcorn movies of a post-Pulp Fiction era. Much like a Tarantino movie, you'll hear people talk about how cool this movie is and how awesome it is and how cool and awesome that one violent scene was. Which is all very well and good, but here's why you should see this movie, you aspiring auteur, you: it's really smart. You read that right, it is a smart action movie. It raises all sorts of questions on theology, morality and justice. You can really think your way through this one. Add great performances, some impressive shots, and a healthy dose of humor, and you have yourself a winner! Watch this one. You won't regret it.
]]>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:44:03 GMTCairoBelfastCairoBelfast Blog6/17/2007 10:44:03 PMThis is one of those rare movies most everyone can get behind, and for good reason. It is a movie which exudes cool. Boondock Saints is one of the best popcorn movies of a post-Pulp Fiction era. Much like a Tarantino movie, you&#39;ll hear people talk about how cool this movie is and how awesome it is and how cool and awesome that one violent scene was. Which is all very well and good, but here&#39;s why you should see this movie, you aspiring auteur, you: it&#39;s really smart. You read that right, it is a smart action movie. It raises all sorts of questions on theology, morality and justice. You can really think your way through this one. Add great performances, some impressive shots, and a healthy dose of humor, and you have yourself a winner! Watch this one. You won&#39;t regret it. http://www.spout.com/blogs/amaree_barden/archive/2007/4/17/7207.aspx Post By: amaree_barden
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Post Date: 4/17/2007 11:15:41 PM
Body: I give this a 100 out of 10. This is my favorite movie of all times, and I advise everyone who loves movies to go and see it.
]]>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:15:41 GMTamaree_bardenamaree_barden Blog4/17/2007 11:15:41 PMI give this a 100 out of 10. This is my favorite movie of all times, and I advise everyone who loves movies to go and see it. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Classic/MemberTagFilms.aspxClassic
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