The Boondock Saints [VHS]

Edition	VHS Tape
List Price	$9.98

Published by	20th Century Fox
Release date	2002-01-29
ASIN	B00005UWC7
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Charismatic young stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus play two Irish brothers, Connor and Murphy, who believe themselves ordained by God to rid the world of evil men. Their first killing is in self-defense; but after that, they start killing with devotion, gunning down a summit of the Russian mafia. Willem Dafoe plays a gay FBI agent (he listens to opera while examining crime scenes) who knows what the boys are doing but feels that their vigilante tactics are necessary. There's not much plot to The Boondock Saints--it's mostly a series of violent scenes in which the boys are partially ingenious and partially lucky. The movie seems to want to provoke debate about vigilantism, but the scenario is too implausible to stir any real controversy. The peculiar mix of earnestness and machismo will not appeal to everyone, but it's certainly unique and may acquire a cult following. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews - courtesy of Amazon.com

Great movie, subpar blu-ray

For years now I've heard a lot about The Boondock Saints and how great and underrated it is. I hate to admit it but I just now got around to seeing it.

The film was really captivating and never boring. To quickly sum it up it's about two brothers who decide to take the law into their own hands. Being a fan of "vigilante" films I was quickly drawn into the movie. While it's not all action and violence, there's definitely plenty of it here...But it takes a second seat to the story which is very refreshing since a lot of movies of this ilk are all flash and no depth.

My only complaint lies with the blu-ray transfer. It seems like it's just the dvd transfer upscaled which is a little dissapointing. Some scenes look pretty good, while others have some heavy grain. The sound is good though, thankfully. Extra wise you're getting two commentaries, deleted scenes, outtakes, a printable script, and a trailer.

Even with the dull transfer, I'd recommend this to any fan of crime cinema...You won't regret checking this one out.

Not so good movie about the Irish gay experience

This is one of the most homoerotic Irish films ever made. That doesn't make it good--because it isn't. It's a sad piece of amateurish film making, from the "writing," to the direction and editing. The actors are uniformly OK--doing their best to breath life into a dead and pointless script. That this film has found a home on video says more about the poor taste and lack of intellectual skills of those who excuse ignorance and anarchy for "good independent film making." It isn't.

Skip it.

Definitely a movie to see

Movie is awesome!! Acting is great. Willem Defoe is a little over the top at times, but all in all this is a great movie. It is a good conversation piece that opens a lot of debates regarding good vs. evil and how we can expect to get justice in a corrupt system.

Boondock Saints

Great movie presented in a great picture quality (in comparance to its age and budget...).

Nice!

You cannot argue that The Boondock Saints is one of the best movies ever made ... no one is reading this review to hear that ... you already know. The picture quality is amazing. There could be more special features, but if you are a fan of this movie and have a Blue Ray player - add this one to your cart.