re: Boondock Saints: Meh?

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I mean it's no worse than something like Dredd, which has a thread full of people calling it "fantastic" and "great".

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on this, I can somewhat agree

I think I give too much credence on the setting of any movie. You give me a movie with voice-activated guns, I give you some slack

you give me a movie set in present day with shotguns, I feel there's a different set of parameters you need to adhere to


FWIW, I think Dredd was much better than Boondock, yet neither are re-watchable

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I think the backlash from the fanboy hype has resulted in this movie being overly hated now. It's decent for an action movie. I mean it's no worse than something like Dredd, which has a thread full of people calling it "fantastic" and "great".

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Dredd is a good comparison to the movie for quality. I just watched Saints again the other day for the first time in several years. It was alright, definitely not great. I know a couple people who find it very quotable. Never really got the obsession for the movie.