Boondock Saints

[miajag]

It's popular because it makes Irish-Americans look like heroes instead of wife-beating drunkards from the Somalia of Europe.

[nath]

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the social commentary is obviously what gives the film any value it has

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What social commentary is that? "It's okay to become a murderous vigilante if you do it in the name of Catholicism"?

[TruFloridaGator]

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the social commentary is obviously what gives the film any value it has

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What social commentary is that? "It's okay to become a murderous vigilante if you do it in the name of Catholicism"?

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No, just raising the question of whether people should play God or take the law in to their own hands. I think the ending credits really hurt it with the retarded interviews, basically spelling it out for anyone who didn't get the meaning of the movie.

[AE6]

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the social commentary is obviously what gives the film any value it has

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What social commentary is that? "It's okay to become a murderous vigilante if you do it in the name of Catholicism"?

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yeah dude, all you have to do is say something badass in latin and then it's all good

[Pudge714]

I agree with Triumph. When I saw this movie first at the age of 12-13 I thought the social commentary was awesome. I realize now that it is an entertaining B-action movie and that is about it. The reason why a lot of people hate this movie is because people think it is a brilliant social commentary and massively overrate it.

[econophile]

btw in case you are wondering i have seen it

the writer/director famously got an unheard of amount for the script because the studio wanted to rush something like "pulp fiction" to market

[XXXNoahXXX]

econophile,

this was established last time there was this thread. 95% of people 27 and younger have seen this movie.

[pergesu]

I've never heard anyone say it's a brilliant social commentary. I've always thought it just had BAMF appeal

[econophile]

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econophile,

this was established last time there was this thread. 95% of people 27 and younger have seen this movie.

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yeah sorry, i just thought my first post in this thread may have caust confusion. also, i think your statement is only true for males.

[Rushmore]

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the social commentary is obviously what gives the film any value it has

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What social commentary is that? "It's okay to become a murderous vigilante if you do it in the name of Catholicism"?

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No, just raising the question of whether people should play God or take the law in to their own hands. I think the ending credits really hurt it with the retarded interviews, basically spelling it out for anyone who didn't get the meaning of the movie.

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Ah yes--the closing credits...

Bad.

Of course, it gave them an excuse to put some black folks in.

Seriously, I just hated this movie. It was so cute and fun and poignant and artistic and heartfelt-yet-irreverent, and...

I hated it.

Even Morris sucked.