Watch, Pass, or Rent: Boondock Saints II

BuzzSugar — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:30:26 PDT

Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, the buzzed-about sequel to the cult fave, hits theaters tomorrow - just in time for All Saints Day. (Such clever marketing.)

I already peeked at the trailer, and it looks like a very cool, stylized follow-up to its predecessor. This time, the storyline follows the MacManus brothers (Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus) as they return to Boston to seek vengeance on mob members who murdered a priest.

Fans will probably be curious to see if it lives up to their beloved original, but I'm on the fence. It seems entertaining, but it could be one of those films that you love or hate - depending on if you're in the mood for gun-toting bloodshed. I'm just not 100 percent sure if that's how I want to spend my Saturday.

Tell me your stance: are you going to buy a ticket to Boondock Saints II? Or is shoot-'em-up stuff just not your thing?

Movie Preview: Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

BuzzSugar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:30:29 PDT

I was skeptical about whether a sequel to Boondock Saints was going to be a good idea, but it looks like I'll get to decide once and for all: here's the brand-new trailer for the follow-up to the original, which came out 10 years ago. Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery are back as the brothers McManus, along with a female counterpart, Dexter's Julie Benz, and a new villain played by Judd Nelson.

It's been a while since my last watching of the original film, but I remember everyone in my dorm being obsessed with it. This new sequel has the slick production and built-in audience that the first one didn't, but I wonder if it'll be enough to succeed and please its rabid fans, especially without the electrifying presence of Willem Dafoe, who's not listed in the credits.

To see the red band trailer, just