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The First 5 Minutes of ‘The Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day’

Paul Young — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:04:27 +0000

Yesterday we put up a link to the Eventful page where you could “demand” that Troy Duffy’s The Boondock Saints:All Saints Day be shown in your hometown theaters. So far, the movie has scraped together 18 thousand votes; that’s 5 thousand more votes than yesterday. Sadly, it’s not a big enough number to warrant a wide release. That may be why Apparition decided to release the first 5 minutes of footage of the film today in hopes of gathering some more attention.

I’m not thinking this was the best move or their part because (as much as it pains me to say it) I’m completely underwhelmed at the opening. There are more clichés than a bad 80’s action film. Duffy has managed to explain everything and nothing at the same time. He writes off 10 years of absence with scruffy beards and hair and then writes that off with a 2 minute shave, hair cut and shower montage.

I like rock music montages but this just feels cheesy and forced. I’m so upset right now I could spit. I can’t even type straight any more. Watch the preview after the jump:

So what did you think? I just need to rant a minute on a couple of things. First: Why do the brothers look like a couple of Geico cavemen rejects? Second: When did they become pirates burying all their money and guns by a barn? Third: Their father and the Father are sitting at the table when the brothers leave; the brothers then dig up a chest, clean their guns and money, cut their own hair, shave, shower, then finally get dressed and go back to where the 2 fathers are STILL SITTING IN THE SAME PLACE! Seriously, the brothers had to be gone for at least an hour quite possibly more; would it have been too hard to have the fathers at least swap chairs or be standing up?

Sigh. We also get a sense of the ridiculously cliché police detectives we will be subject to. “Green Beans” is going to get on my nerves with in the first 30 seconds I see him; wait, too late! Hopefully Duffy only did this in the first 10 minutes or so and the rest of the movie is pure action goodness. Hey, I can hope can’t I?

What do you think about the first 5 minutes of The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day? Am I being too hard on it or do you think my observations are justified?

The Boondock Saints: All Saints Day opens up north October 30^th, 2009.

Source: IGN

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Demand to See ‘Boondock Saints II’ in Your Town

Paul Young — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:21:54 +0000

Apparently, there is a new and developing trend in Hollywood and it all started with the breakout hit Paranormal Activity. You see, a few weeks ago Paramount wasn’t planning on giving Paranormal Activity a wide release, but then word started spreading about the film and its popularity grew. What happened next was nothing short of a miracle. The director and producers put a link at the end of the trailer where moviegoers across the nation could “demand” the film be shown in their town. The viral marketing worked and this weekend Paranormal Activity dethroned Saw VI to become the reigning Halloween champ.

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, Troy Duffy’s long awaited sequel, opens in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Jersey this Friday, October 30^th, which is great news for fans living in those New England states – however the rest of us are out of luck.

Or are we?

Stage 6 Productions is hoping to receive the same distribution boost as Paranormal Activity by starting a “demand” page at Eventful, where you can “demand” to have the Boondock Saints II shown in your hometown.

The trailer for The Boondock Saints II really has me looking forward to seeing it but I can’t help but think Stage 6 is trying to duplicate a viral marketing technique that was only successful because movie news sites helped drive it. I don’t think using this technique will work for a movie like The Boondock Saints II (even though it has a generous cult following), because part of the draw and appeal with Paranormal Activity was its budget or lack thereof. BDS II had an actual budget of seven figures and, other than fanboys, the Saints sequel has no other real appeal to a wide general audience.

Too prove my point, as I type this article, the Eventful page shows only 13,961 people demanding Boondock Saints II. When I demanded it be shown in Jacksonville, Florida, I was only one of forty-five people asking for it; my hopes aren’t high for a release here. By comparison, Paranormal Activity has 1.2 million people demanding to see it. Saints has a loooong way to go if it is to snag a wider release. Anything can happen, though,if the movie receives a warm reception by audiences and critics come opening weekend.

On the flip side, this “demand it” trend could be a new way for audiences to bring films they normally wouldn’t be able to see to their towns. Would films like this summer’s Moon and The Hurt Locker have enjoyed a healthy distribution boost if this marketing research method had been employed? No way to be sure now but it would have been interesting to find out.

If you want to want watch Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day in a theater in your town, then go the Eventful page HERE and “demand” it; if not then just wait for the DVD to drop in a few months and then wish you had “demanded” it.

The movie stars Sean Patrick Flanery, Norman Reedus, and Billy Connolly reprising their 1999 roles and are joined by Clifton Collins Jr., Julie Benz, Peter Fonda and Judd Nelson.

What do you think about independent studios using this “demand it” marketing research to get their films a wider audience? I personally wish there was a “un-demand” voting option; perhaps I could have been spared the release of Land of the Lost (Zing!).

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day opens in limited release this Friday October 30^th, 2009.

Source: Row Three, Paste

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Poster Friday: Toy Story 3, New Moon, Pirate Radio & More!

Rob Keyes — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:08:20 +0000

Happy Friday everyone! For the second Friday of October 2009, we’ve again gathered the latest posters to come out for this week’s poster round-up.

Screen Rant’s wall this week now includes new one-sheets for Toy Story 3, The Lovely Bones, Drive Angry, Ninja, Ong Bak 3, The Missing Person, The Princess and the Frog, The Box, Boondock Saints 2, New Moon and Pirate Radio.

In addition to that we have two bonus images from a cool looking period action film, titled Centurion.

Let’s get to it.

To start, here are a few posters for Toy Story 3 which have been popping up all over the web today, along with the official Toy Story 3 theatrical trailer:

Here’s none other than the lovable piggy bank, Hamm, voiced by John Ratzenberger:

Source: /Film

Toy Story 3 comes out June 18, 2010.

Continue through the pages for the other Toy Story 3 posters and much, much more!

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The Second Trailer For Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day

Rob Keyes — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:41:20 +0000

After a decade of waiting, we finally got to see the first ever official trailer for Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day last month. For fans, this was an epic and exciting moment to say the least, pushed further by the fact that nearly the entire cast – even secondary characters – return for the sequel (minus Willem Dafoe). Today, we have the second full trailer which was just released.

Starring in All Saints Day are none other than Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as the infamous MacManus brothers alongside their father, played by Billy Connolly as “Il Duce” the legendary killer who lives by one rule – no women or children.

Also joining the roster this time around are Julie Benz as FBI agent Eunice Bloom in a role similar to that of Willem Dafoe’s character from the first film. Other major additions to the cast include Judd Nelson, Peter Fonda and Clifton Collins Jr. Clifton joins the brothers on their quest of vengeance against evil.

That’s not all though, if you’re Boondock Saints diehard, you’ll be happy to hear that the characters of Detective Duffy (David Ferry), Detective Dolly (Brian Mahoney) and Detective “get me my bagel” Greenly (Bob Marley) are also back for the sequel. Hell, even the Irish Gun Dealer is back for the sequel paying tribute to the details of the first flick.

No more delays, here’s the second full Boondock Saints 2 trailer:

If you saw the first trailer from last month, there really isn’t that much different. There a few action shots that are new but nothing significant in terms of plot or characters – it even plays the same song, “The Saints Are Coming” by The Skids, made popular again in 2006 from the famous U2/Green Day cover that they played live for the NFL’s New Orleans Saints return home after the events of Hurricane Katrina.

What do you think of trailer and are you psyched to see a Boondock Saints sequel after so many years?

The series finally gets a theatrical release with Boondock Saints 2: All Saints Day opening in the U.S. October 30, 2009.

Source: Trailer Addict

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Boondock Saints 2 Trailer (Red-Band) is Finally Here!

Kofi Outlaw — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:54:27 +0000

The long-awaited red-band trailer for Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day has finally premiered, and IGN was kind enough to share their exclusive with the rest of us!

For all you Boondock Saints fans out there, I know we recently promised you that the trailer was going to arrive over a month ago, but hey, we too are slave to Hollywood’s wicked trickery (saints preserve us) .

However the trailer is here now, so enough talk – let’s give you what you came for, the red-band trailer for Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day!

[THE FOLLOWING IS FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY]

[See post to watch Flash video]

I’m going to be honest: I came late to the party back when Boondock Saints starting to become the cult-phenomenon it is today. The original film was released in 1999, I think I saw it in 2002 and immediately my reaction was “This is what all the fuss has been about?” At first I thought it was an Irish-themed Tarantino knock-off, with one HELL of a weird performance from Willem DaFoe as a quasi-gay, self-hating police detective???

My brother (and pretty much everybody else I know) swears by Boondock Saints though, and I’ve pretty much been written off by friends and family as a fool for not liking it.

About this sequel: the trailer makes the film look like a much more polished version of Troy Duffy’s (director of Boondock Saints) vision. The returning stars (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) look like they haven’t lost a step (or the chemistry) after nearly a decade; the new additions to the cast (Clifton Collins Jr., Judd Nelson, Peter Fonda, Billy Connolly and Julie Benz) look like good ones; and I am so SO happy that DaFoe’s character won’t be back. I love DaFoe, but that character pretty much murdered the first film for me.

For you Boondock Saints fanatics out there: I expect some of you will like the money-polished version of one of your cult favorites, while others of you will inevitably say that Duffy and Co. “Sold out.” We’ll see who feels which way in the comments.

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day hits theaters on October 30, 2009.

Source: IGN

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Boondock Saints 2 Trailer Coming Next Month! [Updated]

Rob Keyes — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 16:01:23 +0000

[UPDATE: The Boondock Saints 2 trailer is finally here.]

That’s right, you didn’t read that wrong – Boondock Saints 2 is finally on its way after ten long years and the trailer will be premiering at next month’s San Diego Comic-Con.

This news comes directly from one of the lead actors of the sequel, Clifton Collins Jr., who’s new to the series and is reportedly playing the third Saint, joining the McManus brothers.

MovieWeb had a chance to speak with Collins Jr. over the phone and the quickly-hitting-it-big actor revealed that the trailer will be played at the convention when asked about the movie. He continued on to say:

“Yes sir, so get the word out, man. I know those seats are going to go fast, but get it out to the right people and it’d be dope to have the right people there. They’re cutting the trailer right now and it’s going to be ready for Comic-Con, specifically for Comic-Con.”

I’ll definitely be looking out for this when at the event.

Clifton’s character will join Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as Connor and Murphy McManus respectively and he’ll probably help them take out some baddies. As for the rest of the cast, everyone’s returning from the first flick except for Willem Dafoe. Other newcomers include Julie Benz and Judd Nelson.

And for fun, here’s the latest post-production video from earlier this week:

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day is written and directed again by Troy Duffy and will likely premiere in 2010.

Are you looking forward to the sequel of the cult hit?

Source: MovieWeb

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Boondock Saints 2 Is In Production? Say It Ain’t So!

Brian Rentschler — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:16:20 +0000

Back in March, I posted an article about how a sequel to The Boonbock Saints had been greenlit, but there was quite a bit of skepticism (not just from me) as to whether it would actually happen. Well, it’s happening.

According to Hollywood Reporter, Boondock Saints 2 started filming in late October. As much as I hated the original, writer/director Troy Duffy deserves props for having the tenacity to help this project (which languished in development purgatory for years) see the light of day.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that I hope this sequel turns out to be good. Granted, I thought the original was terrible, but I always try to review every movie on its own merits. I’ve already been wrong about Troy Duffy once; he was successful in getting a sequel produced, so why rule out the possibility that the sequel could actually be good? My hope is that the sequel will be devoid of the elements that made me hate the original so much — mainly hamola acting, a script filled with clichés and a storyline that depended mostly on implausible situations.

Willem Dafoe will not be returning for the sequel, but the other original actors will. In addition, Julie Benz and Clifton Collins, Jr. (neither of whom appeared in the original) have been cast. I’m seeing at least one actor in the cast whose character died in the original, so I have to assume there is at least one flashback sequence in the sequel.

So far, I haven’t seen any official announcements regarding a release date, or whether it will have a theatrical release. Given what Troy Duffy has accomplished so far, I wouldn’t bet against him.

What do you think? Will this movie be worth seeing? Will you plan to go see it if it hits theaters?

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Boondock Saints 2? Say It Ain’t So!

Brian Rentschler — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 07:48:00 +0000

According to SlashFilm, the ostensibly long-awaited sequel to The Boondock Saints has been greenlit. All the main actors whose characters were alive at the end of the original are planning to return, with the notable exception of Willem Dafoe. (Apparently he’s the only sane one in the bunch.) What really fascinated me about the original was how much backlash I received for having the audacity to write a negative review of the film right here on Screen Rant a few years ago. I thought the film was terrible, and that clearly didn’t sit well with fans.

Some of the readers respectfully disagreed with me (which is perfectly okay — and appreciated), but many of the comments were insulting, inflammatory, threatening or a combination of the three. Things got so rowdy after a while that Vic (the site owner) ended up having to completely disable the comment feature for the review. I have been writing movie reviews for Screen Rant for about four years, and I have never seen a stronger reader response than I did for The Boondock Saints. What was/is the big deal? It’s just a movie; some people liked it, while others (including me) did not.

So what do you think? Did Sony do the right thing by greenlighting a sequel? Will the movie-going public still want to see a sequel, even though it has been nearly a decade since the original was released? Am I still an idiot (or worse) because I didn’t like the original? Given how chaotic and unpredictable the movie development process can be in Hollyweird, will this sequel actually see the light of day?

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