Why I love Boondock Saints...

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Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Sexy Vigilante Irish Boys

1. Did I mention they're sexy? Yes, I'll admit it. One of the reasons I love this movie absolutely to pieces is because the two leads are DROP DEAD GORGEOUS. Except, they're not, not at first glance. The first time I saw it, I definitely thought connor (Sean Patrick Flanery) was the cuter one - he looks more... clean cut, more traditionally handsome. But now having *really* watched the movie, I've fallen madly in love with Norman Reedus, who is sexy in a pervasive, grows-on-you kind of way (I suppose in other ways too, since he was a Prada model, but he's just not like my usual type). Um. But yeah, they just make everything they do gorgeous to watch, you know? They have such incredible charisma, especially combined. (can I just say that they apparently have no need for clothes when they're at home? Fuck yeah.)

2. Humor This movie has some moments that just make me *die* laughing. Like when the three of them freak out after the cat gets shot: Murphy - "Did that really just fucking happen?!" And of course the entire deleted scene, with the phone conversation with their mom. "Ma!" "MA!!!!" "Ma!?!" "MAAAAA!!!" and of course "I've had ice on mine! Don't you fuckin start..." Whenever they smack eachother affectionately. When conner beats up Murphy with a fish. When they play that adorable game with the kid at the hospital. Heehee :D

3. Brotherly Love These two guys care about each other. In that intense, I'd totally die for you kind of way. And that's not an exaggeration, especially in this case. One of my favorite scenes in the entire movie is when Murphy's being taken away to be shot, and connor is freaking the fuck out. His pain is so acute, it grabs my heart and tears it out of my chest. Meanwhile, Murphy's quiet glance over his shoulder, which, in my eyes, is basically an "I love you," is quietly agonized. But it's also partially "We'll get through this. Because we're us." That's the strength of their connection. And then conner freaking rips a toilet out of the floor and leaps off a REALLY TALL BUILDING. (Side note: the shot of conner's hands in the handcuffs, bleeding profusely and just standing in mute testimony to his anguish and desperation - gorgeous). Apparently I'm a sucker for the intense sibling love thing (re: Simon and River) and I don't really know why.

3b. Slash, much? It's hard to articulate why, but these two are SO SLASHABLE. Seriously. Um. Yeah. That's all there is to say. Except...

3c. NO GIRLS!!! No stupid girls getting in the way of the OMGSEX all the time. It's just the boys and their pal Roc. Really, the female absence is so profound that when you see the girls at Roc's apartment, you're like, Huh? What are these strange creatures? The Rosengurtle whatsherface at the beginning doesn't really count, haha. Although she is quite awesome.

4. Blood, blood everywhere, and plenty of drops to drink if you happen to be a vampire. Far from having an abhorrence for blood, I find it.... I'm trying to find a way to say this without sounding sick. Blood, used in a not overly graphic way (i.e., blood itself is fine, but showing gooey wounds = not okay) makes things very... vivid? Intense? It just grabs me.

5. Great dialogue. I love the dialogue in this movie. It is just so awesome. I cannot get the prayer out of my mind!

And shepherds we shall be
For Thee, my Lord, for Thee
Power hath descended forth from Thy hand
May our feet swiftly carry out Thy command
So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
And teeming with souls shall it ever be
In Nomeni Patri et Fili
Spiritus Sancti.

Also: Roc: "We could kill everyone!" Murph: "What do you think?" connor: "I'm strangely comfortable with that."
It's all just so... memorable!

6. Gay power! Willem Dafoe's character is kind of really awesome. Although him in drag bothers me, not because it's drag, but because HE DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A WOMAN IN ANY WAY AT ALL (he's got a really strange face, even as a guy), I really appreciate that they have this strong, intelligent, tough, witty, awesome guy - and he's gay! On top of those other things, of course, he loves opera and moves exceptionally gracefully (Willem really does a magnificent job - they were so lucky to get him for this movie). Ummm. Yes. It's all very awesome.

7. Entertaining as fuck I come out of this movie just on a high. It's so... bambambam, and in a really really awesome way (not in a GoF way :P). Every scene is just so so great to watch. All that murdering and shooting and falling out of ceilings? It doesn't get any better than that.

8. Endlessly iconable I have never had an urge to icon that lasted this long. Seriously! I just can't get enough of the images from this movie. They are so conducive to gritty, textured, bloody icons, and apparently I am good at that :D Heehee.

9. Um, IRISH Those accents slay me. SLAAAAY. Just... every word that comes out of their mouth is hot. Guh.


In conclusion: I am a Boondocks addict, and proud of it!

Comments

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You did an awesome job summing up all the reasons that I love this movie. I just wish it hadn't taken me so long to find it. Oh, and it was Murphy for me all the way, in the cell when Murphy looks at Connor with his puppy dog eyes... I died a little. I never thought I would get that much into slash, let alone twincest, and then I found BDS and it's all I think about anymore!

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I've been a fan of slash for just about a year - my induction was the lovely pairing of Remus and Sirius in the Harry Potter fandom. So much love. So of course the first time I saw this movie I was like SLAAAASH. Honeslty, I slash everything now. But this is one of the few that really stands out. And I never thought I'd be in for the twincest thing either, but I really can't help it with these two. Does it make me a bad person that smutty fic about them doesn't squick me in the slightest? ^_^

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I LOVE Remus/Sirius, they are my favorite OTP next to Murph/Conn! I see slash all over the place now. Even in things I've seen a dozen times. I saw Jarhead a couple of weeks ago and all I could think about was how there was going to be some icredibly awesome slash fic about the movie. "Does it make me a bad person that smutty fic about them doesn't squick me in the slightest?" Man I hope not because it doesn't bother me at all. Besides, how can you not slash them? They got along too well in the movie, and all the touching, OMG all the touching. Just thinking about it, lol. Excuse me, I think I'm gonna go watch BDS again!

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*flails jealously* I WANT TO WATcH IT! *whimpers* It's on its way from Netflix, but if it doesn't get here tomorrow, I'm leaving Friday morning, and ack! I neeeeed to watch this again somehow, augh. It's so hard not having it :(

That's so awesome that one of your OTPs is R/S!! That was definitely my top OTP for a while (especially while reading Shoebox, oh god) and I still adore them to absolute pieces.

Jarhead was great, and um, yeeeeah, I was totally slashing Swoff with his best friend (Peter Saarsgard's character, forget his name). Hehe. Have you read any good fic from it?

As for all the touching, you know, it's true that they're very comfortable with each other, but at the same time they never do anything overtly affectionate towards each other. There are no hugs or "manly" cheek kisses or anything like that. (Except for maybe the shoulder gripping in the hospital. If I'm forgetting anything, do tell!) It's just their entire dynamic, which astonishes and amazes me, that we got all this chemistry from their actual relationship and not just some choice interactions. It's... gorgeous. *guh*

Ermmm, do you have MSN or AIM? :D

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AHHH! I had a huge reply and LJ deleted it all! I have to go to work *cries* but I'll have it all retyped by morning. And I have MSN, I'm gossamer022 on MSN.

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is that gossamer022@hotmail? Or gmail? or msn? or what? i added you as hotmail, but that could be wrong ^_^ I'm starlight1013@gmail.com if you want to add me instead.

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@hotmail.com. Sorry I was running out the door to go to work, my brain only works half ass in fast forward mode.