The Boondock Saints is a 1999 action crime drama film written and directed by Troy Duffy. The film stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Norman Reedus as fraternal twins Conner and Murphy, who become vigilantes after killing two members of the Russian mob in self-defense. Believing they are on a mission from God, the brothers with friend and former mob errand boy David Della Rocco — who is referred to as the "Funny Man" throughout the film — set out to rid their home city of Boston from the Russian mob and Italian Mafia. Meanwhile, they are pursued by FBI agent Paul Smecker, played by Willem Dafoe.
The film ‘The Boondock Saints’ is one that was poorly criticised by film critics, as a result it was only screened in a very limited amount of independent cinemas in the US when it was first released. When finally it was distributed via VHS & DVD to more film outlets & it was discovered by more people it began to gain a very large, unexpected cult status with Americans, the Irish & film enthusiasts alike.People had seen the film and some were amazed by it, some saying it was the best they had encountered, some thought that it wasn’t such a niche category & should have been widely distributed & the writer didn’t get the credit he deserved. This website was created for all of the fans of this cult film. Some fans have gone to extremes of tattooing the ‘Boondock Saints Prayer’ onto their backs & can express their love of the film by posting their pictures into blogs featured on the page.
Features on the page include:
A space where an email & a name are to be provided is available that is provided by a company called Hot Topic to provide Boondock fans the chance to order their own replica Boondock Saints Rosemary Beads.
Soundtracks on CD & MP3, Video Clips, Trailer & blogs are just a few of the thigns that this site offers for a fan of this amazing film. The fact that a small group of fans can come together and make a site that encourages so much interaction is only possible because of the accessibility of technology in the common day and age. The internet has provided the ‘average Joe’ a chance to celebrate a film that they think deserves more credit that it initially received. People can share their views & show their appreciation because of the mass convergence within this site; they can email pictures, videos & music of many formats.
Soundtracks on CD & MP3, Video Clips, Trailer & blogs are just a few of the thigns that this site offers for a fan of this amazing film. The fact that a small group of fans can come together and make a site that encourages so much interaction is only possible because of the accessibility of technology in the common day and age. The internet has provided the ‘average Joe’ a chance to celebrate a film that they think deserves more credit that it initially received. People can share their views & show their appreciation because of the mass convergence within this site; they can email pictures, videos & music of many formats.
Overall democratisation has made creating a site relatively easy, even to the untrained individual. People can invite other Boondock Saints enthusiasts while also making a business out of the site visitors encouraging them to purchase fan-merchandise. Appreciation can be displayed toward the writer of the film (Troy Duffy) & he regularly writes posts on this site. Because of democratisation, interaction, with film enthusiasts & in this case even the film writer has been made easy.
Oh, and just to add, I know it may come as I surprise to you, considering I love this film so much, a character who plays a major role in this film is Billy Connolly (yes I said it, Billy Connolly).
1 comment:
wow mishael. your blog is most definately a brilliant piece of work. you are an example to us all.
and the label for Billy Connolley (or however you spell it) is obviously going to be of great use.
bravo
powl x
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