Boondock Saints (Unrated Special Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Troy Duffy
Actors: Willem Dafoe, David Ferry, Brian Mahoney, Billy Connolly, Ron Jeremy
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  603 reviews
Sales Rank: 291
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Special Edition, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 108
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: 2240488
UPC: 024543404880
EAN: 0024543404880
ASIN: B000IY04Q8
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: May 23, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Still in Plastic; Unrated Special Edition.
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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
Product Description
Explore the harrowing world of The Boondock Saints as never before in this Unrated Special Edition! Digitally remastered for extraordinary picture quality and exploding in 5.1 EX Dolby Surround Sound this definitive two-disc edition of the cult phenomenon features deleted scenes outtakes two audio commentaries a printable script and more!Hot on the trail of the assailants behind the brutal murder of Russian thugs FBI agent Paul Smecker (Willem Dafoe) is surprised to discover the killers are Irish twin brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) who believe they've been chosen to rid the world of evil. But as they unleash more brutality on the criminals of Boston's underworld Smecker finds himself torn between busting the vigilantes and joining them!System Requirements:Running Time 108 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: UNRATED UPC: 024543404880 Manufacturer No: 2240488
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 one of the best (and strangest) film nobody has ever heard of September 6, 2008
This is a great film, but it never got the attention or exposure it deserved. People compare it to Quentin Tarentino, but that doesn't do it justice. Quentin Tarentino has never done an original film in his life. Its all just homaige and 1970s explotation nostalgia. The other thing it has that Tarantino doesn't have is a sense of humor. In a certain way it owes more to something like fight club than tarantino. There are lots of "stand up and be a man" moments in the film.
The structure of the film with the police investigating what happened and then showing what happened worked well. The flaws in the film are a slow start and the lack of an ending. Its a film with a particular audience and appeal. Its not going to go over well with people outside that audience.
The film should really be remade with a bigger budget. With tweaks to the script and some more expensive action sequences, a new version of this film marketed properly would bring in a ton of money.
An Undiscovered Gem August 17, 2008
I watched this for the first time just a couple weeks ago and now I own the unrated special edition. I couldn't believe a movie like this was not a major release. A very powerful movie with heavy subject matter. It's the kind of movie that really gets inside of you. I thought the actors were great except from some minor slipping of the Irish accent of the two main characters.
I truly think that this us an undiscovered gem of movies, a must own. That said, I think you also have to enjoy a certain type of movie to enjoy this like Braveheart, Goodfellas, etc. Some people might not like the violence, which I thought was necessary to tell the story effectively. I highly recommend this movie and wish there was a sequel or even a prequel.
great purchase August 4, 2008
my first dvd got scratched and the best price i could find was here on amazon
 Unwatchably bad - prepare for a lot of fast forwarding July 17, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
There is an actor in this movie that looks like the actor Willem Dafoe and is apparently named Willem Dafoe, but can't possibly be the real Willem Dafoe, because any actor that was worth a damn would not have anything to do with this crappy movie unless they were being blackmailed or had to finance a bad gambling or drug addiction.
I'll leave it at that.
A True Masterpiece!!! June 22, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The storyline, actors, and scripts are funny and brilliant! The Boondock Saints is extraordinary and thought-provoking! Entertaining from start to finish! Two thumbs up!
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