drakenat-1 Reviews

The Boondock Saints (1999)

Judging by other reviews, most people obviously don't get this film.

[10/10 · 14 February 2010]

It seems like a lot of people simply don't get this film, and start to complain about pretty much every line and object in every scene about how much it sucked. While I agree it has some small flaws every now and then, the flaws that I'm thinking about are not the same that everyone that rated it 1/10 thinks of. Before you start watching this film (and you don't get it while watching it), you need to know that this is a movie that on purpose made to be over the top. The Irish are Irish, the stupid cops are often retarded, the homosexual is flaming etc, and to top it off they've got a message from god to go out and kill people. To explain further, this movie has the same kind of over-the-top, sometimes just bizarre, dark humor that you can see in for example Tarantinos Inglorious Basterds (a movie in which the name is even misspelled to further point out this phenomenon).

While this movie is still kick ass action, it doesn't take itself too seriously. Its humoristic and brings up an, at the time of its release, very fresh angle on vigilantism. Its a real 'guy-movie', which I think is great being male myself and all that, but it probably wouldn't be the first nor second movie I would put on, should I be in female company.

Cult status well earned.

Bloodsuckers (2005 TV Movie)

Very good for being a "B-movie"

[6/10 · 24 January 2007]

I was actually surprised, it wasn't as bad as I'd thought. OK, it wasn't the best movie I've ever seen but it was still worth watching.

The acting is OK for the most part of the film and there's enough eye candy (Natassia Malthe in leather) for the guys. The special effects could have been better, but are still good enough for me.

The plot was about what you can expect for a movie with a title like this, the only thing that really disturbed me was the cowboy-hats. I mean, sure, they're "space cowboys", but why on earth do they have to wear cowboy hats? A little more depth in the characters wouldn't have hurt either.

If you're out for a mind blowing experience then you should probably view another movie, but if you're into SCI-FI movies and don't mind if the whole vampire-myth gets a little bit trashed this film ought to keep you company, should you get bored some night.