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[Mr. Mojo]

Buried 2.5/5 kept you interested, decent story, must have been a cheap movie to produce

Considering the movie, if it kept you interested you dont think it deserves a higher rating??I liked it a lot, was basically non-stop suspense. I could see how some people would get bored since the movie takes place in 1 scene/area basically, but if its keeps your interest, I dont see how you wouldnt enjoy it.

2.5 - 3 means an average movie to me, which means it was solid but not outstanding.

 

[JZilla]

The Adjustment Bureau: Oof. Not good at all. Big Matt Damon fan and he was solid as usual in this. I liked the concept of the movie but the execution was extremely lacking. Every time they tried to explain what was happening it seemed so forced. Anthony Mackie was just awful. It felt like it needed to be a bit longer to flesh everything out properly. 1.5/5

i saw this is in the theater and was really surprised by how bad it was. its failure was across the board for me.

Yeah unless you're into the chick flick aspect, which was Andy pointed out was executed well, the rest was garbage. This is what I thought about Inception, but it was way worse here... when the entire movie is a constant explanation of itself, something is wrong.fatguy and I had some good laughs at the whole hat thing though

 

[Cliff Clavin]

The Adjustment Bureau: Oof. Not good at all. Big Matt Damon fan and he was solid as usual in this. I liked the concept of the movie but the execution was extremely lacking. Every time they tried to explain what was happening it seemed so forced. Anthony Mackie was just awful. It felt like it needed to be a bit longer to flesh everything out properly. 1.5/5

i saw this is in the theater and was really surprised by how bad it was. its failure was across the board for me.

Yeah unless you're into the chick flick aspect, which was Andy pointed out was executed well, the rest was garbage. This is what I thought about Inception, but it was way worse here... when the entire movie is a constant explanation of itself, something is wrong.fatguy and I had some good laughs at the whole hat thing though

I thought the interactions with the chick seemed way to forced as well. And she just wasn't that hot.

 

[Gr00vus]

Saw Midnight In Paris this weekend. I'm not a Woody Allen fan. This was a very good movie. Once you realize the premise, you kind of know what the message will end up being, but the execution, writing and acting are all enjoyable. Owen Wilson shows he can play something other than the same guy he's played in his last 20 or so roles, channeling just enough of Allen's neuroses without going over the top.

At the home theater, we saw Saint John Of Las Vegas last night. Not great, maybe not even good, but enough Steve Buscemi character portrayal to make it worth watching. Wish they could have found someone else to play the Sarah Silverman role - not a fan of her. Also wish they could have had a few more Dinklage scenes - he was good in this.

 

[jamny]

I love a good western but just couldn't get into True Grit. I wasn't a fan of the original so I probably shouldn't be surprised. The girl played it way too strong imo. Bridges was good but I think Matt Damon was miscast. It wasn't as "gritty" as I picture the times, especially up against a show like Deadwood. A bit disappointed. 2/5

I gave Boondock Saints a shot due to the love in this thread. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood but with all the over-the-top acting I only made it about 20 minutes in. Maybe I'll give it another shot one day but what I saw was really bad.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I love a good western but just couldn't get into True Grit. I wasn't a fan of the original so I probably shouldn't be surprised. The girl played it way too strong imo. Bridges was good but I think Matt Damon was miscast. It wasn't as "gritty" as I picture the times, especially up against a show like Deadwood. A bit disappointed. 2/5

I gave Boondock Saints a shot due to the love in this thread. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood but with all the over-the-top acting I only made it about 20 minutes in. Maybe I'll give it another shot one day but what I saw was really bad.

You're my new favorite movie buddy. My feelings exactly on both these.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Knight and Day

Blah blah Tom Cruise blah blah blah Cameron Diaz blah blah spy et cetera et cetera action blah blah piece of ####.

 

[jdoggydogg]

i started "party down". my wife lived in LA for years - giving acting a go - before moving to NYC where i met her. she says this show hits a little too close to home. it's very funny. lizzy caplan is just my type.

Big fan of Party Down.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Saw Midnight In Paris this weekend. I'm not a Woody Allen fan. This was a very good movie. Once you realize the premise, you kind of know what the message will end up being, but the execution, writing and acting are all enjoyable. Owen Wilson shows he can play something other than the same guy he's played in his last 20 or so roles, channeling just enough of Allen's neuroses without going over the top.

So looking forward to seeing this movie.

 

[Gr00vus]

Knight and Day

Blah blah Tom Cruise blah blah blah Cameron Diaz blah blah spy et cetera et cetera action blah blah piece of ####.

Wife made us watch this over the weekend too. So suckotastic I forgot about it until you brought it up again. Flat out stupid. Thanks for that. They both looked old in this one too, more wrinkles on their mugs than you'd find in a kennel full of shar peis.

 

[Gr00vus]

Saw Midnight In Paris this weekend. I'm not a Woody Allen fan. This was a very good movie. Once you realize the premise, you kind of know what the message will end up being, but the execution, writing and acting are all enjoyable. Owen Wilson shows he can play something other than the same guy he's played in his last 20 or so roles, channeling just enough of Allen's neuroses without going over the top.

So looking forward to seeing this movie.

I think it's right in your wheelhouse.Paris and the camerawork capturing Paris should be up for a best supporting role in this too - beautiful.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Knight and Day

Blah blah Tom Cruise blah blah blah Cameron Diaz blah blah spy et cetera et cetera action blah blah piece of ####.

Wife made us watch this over the weekend too. So suckotastic I forgot about it until you brought it up again. Flat out stupid. Thanks for that. They both looked old in this one too, more wrinkles on their mugs than you'd find in a kennel full of shar peis.

Honestly, I can lose myself in a stupid movie like this. Clearly, the intent was to make a ridiculous, over-the-top action flick. And I'm not saying it failed. But all I think watching this kind of flick is that they could have paid for five good indy films with the money it took to make Knight and Day.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Saw Midnight In Paris this weekend. I'm not a Woody Allen fan. This was a very good movie. Once you realize the premise, you kind of know what the message will end up being, but the execution, writing and acting are all enjoyable. Owen Wilson shows he can play something other than the same guy he's played in his last 20 or so roles, channeling just enough of Allen's neuroses without going over the top.

So looking forward to seeing this movie.

I think it's right in your wheelhouse.Paris and the camerawork capturing Paris should be up for a best supporting role in this too - beautiful.

Oy. I am just dying to go to Europe. This won't help.

 

[Gr00vus]

Knight and Day

Blah blah Tom Cruise blah blah blah Cameron Diaz blah blah spy et cetera et cetera action blah blah piece of ####.

Wife made us watch this over the weekend too. So suckotastic I forgot about it until you brought it up again. Flat out stupid. Thanks for that. They both looked old in this one too, more wrinkles on their mugs than you'd find in a kennel full of shar peis.

Honestly, I can lose myself in a stupid movie like this. Clearly, the intent was to make a ridiculous, over-the-top action flick. And I'm not saying it failed. But all I think watching this kind of flick is that they could have paid for five good indy films with the money it took to make Knight and Day.

I could have been playing CivIV or rewatching some Game Of Thrones episodes. Waste of my time, without even a hot screen siren to distract me. They couldn't have made this with Meagan Fox or someone?!?!?

 

[Gr00vus]

Saw Midnight In Paris this weekend. I'm not a Woody Allen fan. This was a very good movie. Once you realize the premise, you kind of know what the message will end up being, but the execution, writing and acting are all enjoyable. Owen Wilson shows he can play something other than the same guy he's played in his last 20 or so roles, channeling just enough of Allen's neuroses without going over the top.

So looking forward to seeing this movie.

I think it's right in your wheelhouse.Paris and the camerawork capturing Paris should be up for a best supporting role in this too - beautiful.

Oy. I am just dying to go to Europe. This won't help.

Europe is teh awesome. You should go. And Paris really can be that beautiful.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Knight and Day

Blah blah Tom Cruise blah blah blah Cameron Diaz blah blah spy et cetera et cetera action blah blah piece of ####.

Wife made us watch this over the weekend too. So suckotastic I forgot about it until you brought it up again. Flat out stupid. Thanks for that. They both looked old in this one too, more wrinkles on their mugs than you'd find in a kennel full of shar peis.

Honestly, I can lose myself in a stupid movie like this. Clearly, the intent was to make a ridiculous, over-the-top action flick. And I'm not saying it failed. But all I think watching this kind of flick is that they could have paid for five good indy films with the money it took to make Knight and Day.

I could have been playing CivIV or rewatching some Game Of Thrones episodes. Waste of my time, without even a hot screen siren to distract me. They couldn't have made this with Meagan Fox or someone?!?!?

I am so negligent about watching Game of Thrones. It was too scary for the wife, so I forgot to check it out on my own.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Saw Midnight In Paris this weekend. I'm not a Woody Allen fan. This was a very good movie. Once you realize the premise, you kind of know what the message will end up being, but the execution, writing and acting are all enjoyable. Owen Wilson shows he can play something other than the same guy he's played in his last 20 or so roles, channeling just enough of Allen's neuroses without going over the top.

So looking forward to seeing this movie.

I think it's right in your wheelhouse.Paris and the camerawork capturing Paris should be up for a best supporting role in this too - beautiful.

Oy. I am just dying to go to Europe. This won't help.

Europe is teh awesome. You should go. And Paris really can be that beautiful.

I'm sure it is. Italy's first on my list with Paris a close second.

 

[Drifter]

Watched a bunch recently:

Moon- Yeah, I'm late to the party. I've had it DVR's for 6 months or so and finally got around to watching it. Very well done movie and a nice change of pace. I enjoyed it. Would have liked a bit more time spent on why Sam started seeing visions and what his deterioration was all about.

Knight and Day Blech. Only redeemable thing is Cruise doing his own stunts. That's not enough to justify this movie's existence (which segues into: )

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

Centurion Gorey Roman era "chase" movie. Mildly entertaining if you like sword clashing, arrows through the head fun. Not a great movie by any stretch though.

Dear Zachary F you whoever suggested this in GMTAN. Those poor people

 

[jdoggydogg]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

I think that the concept was a bit more revolutionary (not quite the word, but close enough) at the time than it appears today. The idea of "what is existence" was done better in The Matrix but the examination of the concept itself was done interestingly, if grotesquely, in ExisTenz.

 

[saintfool]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

I think that the concept was a bit more revolutionary (not quite the word, but close enough) at the time than it appears today. The idea of "what is existence" was done better in The Matrix but the examination of the concept itself was done interestingly, if grotesquely, in ExisTenz.

pretty much cronenberg's m-o, i think. god love'm for it...

 

[El Floppo]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

I think that the concept was a bit more revolutionary (not quite the word, but close enough) at the time than it appears today. The idea of "what is existence" was done better in The Matrix but the examination of the concept itself was done interestingly, if grotesquely, in ExisTenz.

pretty much cronenberg's m-o, i think. god love'm for it...

 

[jdoggydogg]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

I think that the concept was a bit more revolutionary (not quite the word, but close enough) at the time than it appears today. The idea of "what is existence" was done better in The Matrix but the examination of the concept itself was done interestingly, if grotesquely, in ExisTenz.

One thing I'll say about Cronenberg is he is a true original.

 

[jdoggydogg]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

I think that the concept was a bit more revolutionary (not quite the word, but close enough) at the time than it appears today. The idea of "what is existence" was done better in The Matrix but the examination of the concept itself was done interestingly, if grotesquely, in ExisTenz.

pretty much cronenberg's m-o, i think. god love'm for it...

Yeah. Ebert's movie review show did a nice retrospective on Videodrome a couple of weeks ago. Hard to imagine 16 year old me liking this movie, but I really did. Far too advanced a film for a teenager, in some ways.

 

[El Floppo]

ExisTenz Don't get the love for this move. I didn't think it was very good. Not good acting, plot holes - just not good.

I like Cronenberg, but this movie varies between disgust and boredom for me.

I think that the concept was a bit more revolutionary (not quite the word, but close enough) at the time than it appears today. The idea of "what is existence" was done better in The Matrix but the examination of the concept itself was done interestingly, if grotesquely, in ExisTenz.

pretty much cronenberg's m-o, i think. god love'm for it...

Yeah. Ebert's movie review show did a nice retrospective on Videodrome a couple of weeks ago. Hard to imagine 16 year old me liking this movie, but I really did. Far too advanced a film for a teenager, in some ways.

I was just talking about that latex TV screen effect to my wife after seeing something CGI fail at trying to do the same thing. I really liked it when it came out too, even though there's a consistent B/Grindhouse-Movie quality to most of his other special effects that borders on laughable in comparison to the effort given over to the conceptual side of his movies.

 

[hotdogcollars]

I gave Boondock Saints a shot due to the love in this thread. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood but with all the over-the-top acting I only made it about 20 minutes in. Maybe I'll give it another shot one day but what I saw was really bad.

Saw this for the first time a few weeks ago after many beers at happy hour and enjoyed it (the movie and the beers). I guess the beer took the edge off the over-acting and helped suspend disbelief. Definitely in the Crank / Transporter / Kick ### genre of over the top action and fighting movies

 

[JZilla]

Watched a bunch recently:

Moon- Yeah, I'm late to the party. I've had it DVR's for 6 months or so and finally got around to watching it. Very well done movie and a nice change of pace. I enjoyed it. Would have liked a bit more time spent on why Sam started seeing visions and what his deterioration was all about.

Radiation. That's how the previous clones had died. Radiation would probably explain the hallucinations too, but I thought it was a little "supernatural" and out of place that he saw a vision of his daughter current day.

 

[Dexter Manley]

Bookies - Horrible movie about 3 college kids starting a bookmaking operation on campus. Of course they're encroaching on the mafia's turf and Richie Aprille gives them a nasty ultimatum. No idea how I made it to the end of this.

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

 

[jdoggydogg]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

 

[Chaka]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

Good film and completely worth it. Be aware that Boyle does not pull any punches when it comes to demonstrating the gravity of Ralston's predicament.

 

[jdoggydogg]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

Good film and completely worth it. Be aware that Boyle does not pull any punches when it comes to demonstrating the gravity of Ralston's predicament.

I'd expect nothing less from Boyle.

 

[Chaka]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

Good film and completely worth it. Be aware that Boyle does not pull any punches when it comes to demonstrating the gravity of Ralston's predicament.

I'd expect nothing less from Boyle.

I just wish we could convince him to go back and redo the last act from Sunshine.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Dear Zachary F you whoever suggested this in GMTAN. Those poor people

F you because you didn't like it, or F you because you bawled like the rest of us??

 

[Drifter]

Dear Zachary F you whoever suggested this in GMTAN. Those poor people

F you because you didn't like it, or F you because you bawled like the rest of us??

The room did get dusty. F You because it is mind numbingly depressing how awful the world can be sometimes.

 

[El Floppo]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

This AND The King's Speech for me. Someday, on HBO, for both.

 

[jdoggydogg]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

This AND The King's Speech for me. Someday, on HBO, for both.

We're getting The King's Speech from Netflix this week. I like Firth and Rush enough to be excited to see it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

Good film and completely worth it. Be aware that Boyle does not pull any punches when it comes to demonstrating the gravity of Ralston's predicament.

I'd expect nothing less from Boyle.

I just wish we could convince him to go back and redo the last act from Sunshine.

Yeah. Here's the perfect illustration of the fact that not every movie needs an antagonist.

 

[Abrantes]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

Good film and completely worth it. Be aware that Boyle does not pull any punches when it comes to demonstrating the gravity of Ralston's predicament.

I'd expect nothing less from Boyle.

I just wish we could convince him to go back and redo the last act from Sunshine.

Yeah. Here's the perfect illustration of the fact that not every movie needs an antagonist.

Still love the movie for its high points, though.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I gave Boondock Saints a shot due to the love in this thread. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood but with all the over-the-top acting I only made it about 20 minutes in. Maybe I'll give it another shot one day but what I saw was really bad.

Liked this a lot of first watch, but revisits tell me I bought into the hype. This movie's rewatchability is surprisingly bad. Im not if that means I bought into the hype the first watch, or its more like movie unlike its actual genre, say superhero, where once you view it, its not near as interesting.

 

[Chaka]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

Perhaps I am influenced by my enjoyment of the documentary Overnight about the Boston bartender, Troy Duffy, who wrote Boondock and thought he had become an overnight success story and then proceeded to burn every bridge and piss away every shred of his success. Good stuff. Either way I enjoyed Boondock and will continue to do so unashamedly.

The sequel otoh sucked Hulk nuts.

 

[jdoggydogg]

127 Hours - Thought this was a pretty good movie. Despite knowing the story it's based on, there was a lot of suspense in the begininning knowing something bad was about to happen. Great acting job by what his face. Dude deserved nominations for best actor (which he got).

I keep avoiding this movie. And yet, several people have strongly recommended it. Time to give it a whirl.

Good film and completely worth it. Be aware that Boyle does not pull any punches when it comes to demonstrating the gravity of Ralston's predicament.

I'd expect nothing less from Boyle.

I just wish we could convince him to go back and redo the last act from Sunshine.

Yeah. Here's the perfect illustration of the fact that not every movie needs an antagonist.

Still love the movie for its high points, though.

Definitely. Take away the antagonist, and it's one of the coolest movies I've ever seen.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

That it's a cheap, crass ripoff of Quentin Tarantino without the good dialogue and plot?

 

[Chaka]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

That it's a cheap, crass ripoff of Quentin Tarantino without the good dialogue and plot?

Why is it when Tarantino rips off Scorcese or any number of Asian film makers it's called an homage (or giving a nod to) but when someone does it to Tarantino it's a rip off?Tarantino didn't invent the revenge genre and it won't die with him.

Besides, Tarantino has been a cheap knock-off of himself for years. The last good movie he directed was Jackie Brown.

Boondock Saints

 

[Go deep]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

Perhaps I am influenced by my enjoyment of the documentary Overnight about the Boston bartender, Troy Duffy, who wrote Boondock and thought he had become an overnight success story and then proceeded to burn every bridge and piss away every shred of his success. Good stuff. Either way I enjoyed Boondock and will continue to do so unashamedly.

The sequel otoh sucked Hulk nuts.

Movie snobs wont like it, but if you can get past the sub-par acting(except for Dafoe), it is a good movie. The sequel wasnt very good, but it is far from the worst movie i have ever seen.

 

[Chaka]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

Perhaps I am influenced by my enjoyment of the documentary Overnight about the Boston bartender, Troy Duffy, who wrote Boondock and thought he had become an overnight success story and then proceeded to burn every bridge and piss away every shred of his success. Good stuff. Either way I enjoyed Boondock and will continue to do so unashamedly.

The sequel otoh sucked Hulk nuts.

Movie snobs wont like it, but if you can get past the sub-par acting(except for Dafoe), it is a good movie. The sequel wasnt very good, but it is far from the worst movie i have ever seen.

I think even the most jaded viewer should appreciate Dafoe's performance at the very least. Great character.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

Perhaps I am influenced by my enjoyment of the documentary Overnight about the Boston bartender, Troy Duffy, who wrote Boondock and thought he had become an overnight success story and then proceeded to burn every bridge and piss away every shred of his success. Good stuff. Either way I enjoyed Boondock and will continue to do so unashamedly.

The sequel otoh sucked Hulk nuts.

Movie snobs wont like it, but if you can get past the sub-par acting(except for Dafoe), it is a good movie. The sequel wasnt very good, but it is far from the worst movie i have ever seen.

I think even the most jaded viewer should appreciate Dafoe's performance at the very least. Great character.

I doubt any viewer would appreciate the performance after turning the movie off less than 1/4th of the way through.A big pet peeve of mine throughout this thread has been people reporting back about how awful a movie was after the first 15 minutes and then turning it off. If you don't have the attention span to at least sit through the movie, at least have the courtesy not to complain to us all about how bad you thought it probably would have been if you watched it.

That said, 2001: A Space Odyssey was freaking awful. Turned it off after 15 minutes.

 

[joffer]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

will never understand the hate for Dafoe in this. i thought he nailed the role perfectly

 

[Go deep]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

Perhaps I am influenced by my enjoyment of the documentary Overnight about the Boston bartender, Troy Duffy, who wrote Boondock and thought he had become an overnight success story and then proceeded to burn every bridge and piss away every shred of his success. Good stuff. Either way I enjoyed Boondock and will continue to do so unashamedly.

The sequel otoh sucked Hulk nuts.

Movie snobs wont like it, but if you can get past the sub-par acting(except for Dafoe), it is a good movie. The sequel wasnt very good, but it is far from the worst movie i have ever seen.

I think even the most jaded viewer should appreciate Dafoe's performance at the very least. Great character.

Dafoe's worst role EVER in a horrible movie. And I'm not a movie snob.

Not liking it isnt exclusive to movie snobs. I was just playing the percentages, people with no taste wont like it either.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

That it's a cheap, crass ripoff of Quentin Tarantino without the good dialogue and plot?

Why is it when Tarantino rips off Scorcese or any number of Asian film makers it's called an homage (or giving a nod to) but when someone does it to Tarantino it's a rip off?Tarantino didn't invent the revenge genre and it won't die with him.

Besides, Tarantino has been a cheap knock-off of himself for years. The last good movie he directed was Jackie Brown.

Boondock Saints

Bro, they all borrow. Anyway, it's not my place to try to talk you out of a movie you like

 

[jdoggydogg]

I enjoy Boondock Saints every time I watch it. Fun story, good action, funny dialogue and Dafoe is awesome. What's not to like?

Perhaps I am influenced by my enjoyment of the documentary Overnight about the Boston bartender, Troy Duffy, who wrote Boondock and thought he had become an overnight success story and then proceeded to burn every bridge and piss away every shred of his success. Good stuff. Either way I enjoyed Boondock and will continue to do so unashamedly.

The sequel otoh sucked Hulk nuts.

Movie snobs wont like it, but if you can get past the sub-par acting(except for Dafoe), it is a good movie. The sequel wasnt very good, but it is far from the worst movie i have ever seen.

I think even the most jaded viewer should appreciate Dafoe's performance at the very least. Great character.

I worship at the Willem Dafoe alter.