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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Chris L on June 28, 2009, 09:05:50 AM
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I just found out a woman I've been seeing (or now, was) is a fan of The Boondock Saints. This may be the one entertainment-related dealbreaker I have left. It seems I can't escape encountering seemingly normal people who suddenly express fandom for Troy Duffy's magnum opus.
Feel free to share your awkward experiences dealing with Boondock Saints fans, or otherwise relate how the movie has affected your life in a negative way.
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ChrisL #2, your intolerance is remarkable -- and appreciated!
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It's right up there with Donnie Darko, agreed.
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Once me and my friends passed 25, I stopped hearing anyone bring that movie up in a positive light.
Anyone who still likes Boondock Saints probably likes to attend screenings of The Room because they have some surplus of precious hours in their life.
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Anyone who still likes Boondock Saints probably likes to attend screenings of The Room because they have some surplus of precious hours in their life.
Why you gotta throw The Room under the bus?
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Anyone who still likes Boondock Saints probably likes to attend screenings of The Room because they have some surplus of precious hours in their life.
Why you gotta throw The Room under the bus?
I didn't need to! That thing was just laying there!
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That's one of those movies a friend raved about going so far as to force his copy into my hands and say I must watch it.
I didn't hate it.
But my main issue with it was the inconsistency of tone, it wanted to be gritty and at the same time catoony. Which Tarantino can make work sometimes but I thought fell flat every time here.
The latest movie I can't understand why ppl like so much if Forgetting Sarah Marshall, some of the bits are mildly funny but overall it seemed like an avg episode of Three's Company to me, complete with Regale Beagle.
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I don't like anything with Irish people or Catholics in it.
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I don't like anything with Irish people or Catholics in it.
You're never going to walk away from a five-story fall with that attitude.
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Worst piece of fuuuuuuuudge I've ever seen. It's like Insane Clown Posse, where I hate both the art and the fans of the artist.
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The latest movie I can't understand why ppl like so much if Forgetting Sarah Marshall, some of the bits are mildly funny but overall it seemed like an avg episode of Three's Company to me, complete with Regale Beagle.
I thought Forgetting Sarah Marshall was great. One thing that struck me about it was how real the problems were in it - no bullshit cartoon villains, but a bunch of people you could sympathize with. It's also one of the few movies with a big ending song where it actually lived up to the build-up instead of falling flat.
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as a youngster, there was no ill will towards Boondock Saints, but you get older and you see the light. it's not quite a dealbreaker, but ive allowed lesser things to come between myself and another person. no harm, no foul, ChrisL.
regarding The Room, im with Spoony.
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Boondock Saints is the Tool of cinema.
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Boondock Saints is the Tool of cinema.
wtf?!
Whats wrong with Tool? Serious question.
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Boondock Saints is the Tool of cinema.
wtf?!
Whats wrong with Tool? Serious question.
24 minute songs.
There ain't enough pot in the universe to get me through one of those suckers.
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Boondock Saints is the Tool of cinema.
wtf?!
Whats wrong with Tool? Serious question.
dont look at it in terms of right and wrong, TE. rather, wonder why you immediately jumped to the conclusion that the Tool reference was a negative jab instead of a positive comparison.
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I didn't even know Boondock Saints fandom was a thing until my freshman year roommate (this was '02) asked if I had seen it and lost his shit when I said I hadn't. After we watched it, he asked if my mind was blown. My mind was indeed blown, because I couldn't believe how much I hated it. I guess I kinda get why a certain group of people love it, I just know that they are generally the kind of people I want nothing to do with. Post-college I don't think I've had a conversation where it has come up, which is totally fine with me.
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The part of me that likes Rush, Zappa, and The Grateful Dead also likes Tool a little. There are good noodles and bad noodles!
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If it's good for 3 minutes, it's better for 30. 2.2 times better!
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My college roommate used to say that the reason all the punk rock songs were under 2 minutes was that no one could stand them for 3.
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If it's good for 3 minutes, it's better for 30. 2.2 times better!
Quantity does not denote quality, Dave-O.
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If it's good for 3 minutes, it's better for 30. 2.2 times better!
Quantity does not denote quality, Dave-O.
That's YOUR opinion, Siskel.
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If it's good for 3 minutes, it's better for 30. 2.2 times better!
Quantity does not denote quality, Dave-O.
That's YOUR opinion, Siskel.
I have to agree with my pal Fredericks.
A three minute pop song>a 30 minute side length epic. Ask yourself, would you rather listen to Rocket to Russia or Tarkus?
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If it's good for 3 minutes, it's better for 30. 2.2 times better!
Quantity does not denote quality, Dave-O.
That's YOUR opinion, Siskel.
I have to agree with my pal Fredericks.
A three minute pop song>a 30 minute side length epic. Ask yourself, would you rather listen to Rocket to Russia or Tarkus?
I would much rather listen to Tarkus. Is there a follow-up? Have we walked in the stones of years? Back me up here, Stan.
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
Would you rather listen to Tarkus or Love Beach?
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(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/ELP_Love_Beach_cover.jpg)
Would you rather listen to Tarkus or Love Beach?
Well, you got me there; they are all full of bombastic excess (most of which, admittedly, I love,) but Love Beach may be the nadir not only of music, but of all of existence. If Kierkegaard had been subjected to Love Beach, he would have decided he had been too easy on humanity.