November 09 2008
Julie Benz cast in "Boondock Saints II".
Short Variety article about a sequel to a little-seen film with a famously odd production history. Ms. Benz is listed as one of the actors new to the series.
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sumogrip | November 09, 12:11 CET
Who knows?
JadeHand | November 09, 12:40 CET
Maybe I'm just reading this wrong, but I don't see how David Della Rocco could be back considering what happened to his character. Unless they're listing actors from the original, but then again why would Benz's name be on that list? Color me confused. Also color me happy, however, because Boondock Saints is one of my Favorite Movies Of All Time.
LiLi | November 09, 12:54 CET
zeitgeist | November 09, 12:56 CET
dollrific | November 09, 13:25 CET
Saturn Girl | November 09, 13:31 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | November 09, 13:44 CET
| November 09, 15:37 CET
Tastes can vary. At least the majority of folk here approve of the greater percentage of works from Whedon/Minear. No need to agree on politics or more random things like "Boondock Saints"(which I recall enjoying). Different mindsets = different levels of entertainment. I hope it's enjoyable to the fans of the original, and brings new fans.
Cheers to Julie, and wishes of continued success.
[ edited by JadeHand on 2008-11-10 02:48 ]
JadeHand | November 09, 17:44 CET
EX | November 09, 18:09 CET
I don't have the same issue with "underrated," because it at least tries to shine some light on a currently lesser-known thing which may (or may not) be deserving of attention. But the use of "overrated" implies a zero-sum game world, where if (to import a name from an earlier thread) Coldplay gets lots of attention and sells lots of records, it unfairly impacts some other artist. I just don't see it that way. People get to like what they like. I happen to like the Spice Girls (although, of course, they were never in danger of being overrated. :-)
SoddingNancyTribe | November 09, 18:12 CET
"THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT"
I can agree that the film as a whole is probably not as good as some people think it is. Entertaining nonetheless.
Litwall | November 09, 18:46 CET
I believe that when we as a whole accept, what we seek, and reject what is available.......we'll find humanity where it exists.
Happiness is the road...
Each baby....is a human sunrise.
JadeHand | November 09, 20:11 CET
alpha5099 | November 09, 20:33 CET
missmuffet | November 09, 20:58 CET
But I'm a little worried about the sequel since it has been like a billion years since the original. I'll see it, but I don't promise to like it.
ETA: spelling :)
[ edited by Linnea1928 on 2008-11-10 07:14 ]
Linnea1928 | November 09, 22:13 CET
It's funny how almost everyone I've talked to who likes Boondock Saints thinks they're the only person who's ever seen it, but at one point, it was like the third most listed movie in people's Facebook profiles. ;)
dingoes8 | November 09, 22:26 CET
oconnellmd | November 09, 22:59 CET
| November 10, 00:17 CET
That may not be what the speaker actually means, though. Sometimes, it is just an expression of disappointment- as in, "Everyone said such good things about it- I thought I'd like it but it didn't live up to my expectations."
Better to say something like that though, unless you are prepared to back up your assumption of expertise in some detail!
Personally, I'm more interested in hearing what about it you liked or disliked. That sort of thing is more likely to give me some idea if we share similar tastes, or if I missed something.
Haven't seen this movie and have no idea what it's like. A vigilante movie with Dafoe? Hmmm.
[ edited by toast on 2008-11-10 12:08 ]
toast | November 10, 00:44 CET
"I can see how a person who hasn't seen a lot of good movies in their day would think that it was great..but really it wasn't."
The "but it wasn't" is just clutch. I also love how you know what the movie was trying to accomplish without a doubt in your tone.
I really appreciate when someone not only tells me what I should like, but also tells me anything that I do like is probably crap because I haven't watched/listened/read enough of similar material.
I think Boondock Saints is an awesome! movie. The action, comedy, story, characters, acting (especially) is brilliant. I've watched a lot of movies too. Who's the expert you? me? Ebert?
How about you hold to your opinion, and stop coming off as an arrogant (you know what) by telling other people that their opinion is wrong because you say so. Way to appeal. You've clearly overrated yourself..paaJA!
EX | November 10, 02:18 CET
I wouldn't watch anything he's involved with.
UnpluggedCrazy | November 10, 04:14 CET
Oh, SNT, Spice Girls, soooo overrated! Girls Aloud is where it's at!!!
Kidding, of course. Except that I kinda do like Girls Aloud. And with that admission I may now be forced to return all of my Metallica, Slipknot and Marilyn Manson cds. ;)
Highlander | November 10, 04:49 CET
But if IRC, this continuation is in prodution for some years, and Marley Shelton were in the cast.
Brasilian Chaos Man | November 10, 04:59 CET
zeitgeist | November 10, 06:02 CET
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117995562.html?categoryid=28&cs=1
Lunakitty | November 10, 09:37 CET
Shapenew | November 10, 09:52 CET
Holy heck, that was funny.
Glad this thread has alerted me to the existence of this documentary, since I know the history not at all. I'd venture to guess that "little-seen" is either very true or very untrue depending on whether you were in or near an American high school or college in the last few years, and possibly whether you hang out with a lot of guys? (I say this because my guy friends showed me in college and my little brother did a Boondock Saints riff for a project in High School and I'm inappropriately generalizing my experiences--your mileage will almost certainly vary!). For the record, I really liked it.
siwangmu | November 10, 11:08 CET
Mysteriously enough, that's almost the exact opposite of my point. I love "A Rush of Blood to the Head." And that would be regardless of whether the band is fabulously successful and critically reviled, or vice versa, or some other permutation.
I quite like toast's analysis of the under/over issue . . .
*runs to check out Girls Aloud* ;-)
SoddingNancyTribe | November 10, 20:15 CET