In my opinion, this weekend is the most anticipated weekends of the year.
First off, it's Halloween so we're all excited about that — costumes, candy, and very late nights — but one thing about this weekend that I have been anticipating for almost two years is the release of the long overdue sequel to the cult classic, Boondock Saints. For those of you who haven't seen the first movie, you have a week to do it before the second one comes out. If you have had the fortunate pleasure of seeing this masterpiece get ready for the ride of your life.
If you haven't seen the movie, it is about Irish twin brothers Connor and Murphy McManus, played by Sean Patrick Flannery and Norman Reedus, who become vigilantes in Boston killing mobsters, criminals and lowlifes in the name of God. The police force begins investigating the murders along with the FBI's Paul Smecker — played gloriously by Willem Defoe. As they move upward killing those in the mob chain of command, Boss Yakavetta gets increasingly worried. He calls in the big guns in the form of Il Duce — a convicted felon housed in a maximum security prison. Duce joins the hunt for the brothers, racing against the FBI to stop them. Without spoiling too much more of the movie: It ends with a powerful scene in a courthouse with a semi-famous speech by the brothers.
The movie itself is amazing, but paired with an awesome cast, including Ron Jeremy — yes, Ron Jeremy — it makes for an even better experience. The script is flawless and packed with hilarious scenes that feel out of place but couldn't be taken out, while the attention to detail that Duffy gives his character will leave you stunned.
How director Troy Duffy has managed to keep his view set on the "Saints" as it's affectionately called by the fans is beyond me. Kudos to him and the whole team at Sony Pictures for keeping the "Saints" in the back of their minds for 10 years and still having the respect for the fans to continue with the sequel. I have been a fan of the movie for five years now and have been more excited about this sequel than 12-year-old girls have been excited about the "Twilight" movies.
Unfortunately for anyone wanting to see the sequel, the closest city showing it is in Pennsylvania, but hopefully Sony will release it nationwide shortly after this weekend because I will not rest until I can see the movie. It bums me out because earlier in the year, select cities were shown the original movie — which was pulled from American theaters due to the Columbine Massacre a week before — and of course not a single theater in Indiana was playing it. Then a month later it was announced that this year at San Diego's Comic Con there would be a special screening of the trailer for the sequel along with a Q&A with a few members of the cast. Once again I was stuck waiting for a trailer, a little peek at what I could expect this fall, but the trailer was not up until late September and I waited patiently.
With the release date rapidly approaching, I am keeping my fingers crossed that Indiana and the rest of the country don't get hosed by Sony. When it does come to Muncie I strongly suggest seeing this movie — it should prove much more exciting than many of the other movies this year and some of the ones expected this winter.
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