Tobe Hooper was a legendary and prolific horror director, but consistent in terms of quality was never the case. The only way to determine if a feature was his was through the utter chaos the picture provides. His remake of 1978's "The Toolbox Murders" is a prime example of this.
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Are American comic book movies truly comic book movies (This review was written in 2010.)? It is without question that they, for the most part, have to stay away from the dark modern elements, but do they really look like a comic book (if Frank Miller is not involved)? Maybe that is too tacky for Hollywood when the dismissal of Frank Miller is apparent. I think they maybe missing the point. The pictures are the books' vision. Should directors skew them for their vision?
Takeshi Miike thinks not, and he has always been set on delivering the uncompromising vision of the newsprint vision. Even if that is an adaptation of the ultra violent, ultra misogynistic, adolescent tale of "Ichi the Killer (Koroshiya 1)".
*Blog post was started on May 13, 2021.
There was a lot to like about the May 12 episode of "AEW Dynamite". It at least gave us a title change which means I may have to update the OCHO: The Disgruntled's Real Secondary Championship (Sheamus holds it, but if he were to lose it, I think Miro has the edge over Apollo Crews.). The Forbidden Door gave us a great match up for the IWGP US Championship (Jon Moxley's reign during a pandemic puts him behind Crews and Miro in claiming the OCHO.). Tony Khan showed his flexibility as a booker to get to the ideal championship match for his next pay-per-view. Who better than the Young Bucks to disband The Addiction/Bad Influence (With no Scorpio Sky, was it really SCU going into the bout?)?
Of course I am bringing up all the grand things to say that something really got under my skin. That segment was Cody Rhodes's patriotic promo to hot shot his bout with Anthony Ogogo. Is there anything wrong with patriotism? In the United States, maybe?
Rhodes promo went on to say the world looks down on us over our screwy election. What was screwy with the election? He says that foreigners like Ogogo fail to see how far this nation had come from there being slavery in the South to him marrying a black woman who he is expecting a daughter with. The idea that we should all be proud of that schools are not segregated anymore was suggested as well. This seems to imply that racism is over.
The promo wanted to imply that Ogogo was a hypocrite for coming to America to find the "American Dream" and not the "English Dream". I think he was hired by AEW because of his international celebrity, thus more markets to sell the product to. If Cody was offered to act on the West End in London, would he turn that down?
There was also a rant about Shahid Khan reviving Jacksonville's economy with Flex-N-Gate, but after visiting their website and looking for job opportunities, there were none in any of Florida or its neighboring states. AEW has definitely not done much to improve the life of Jaxsons. I can even say that going to full capacity for "AEW Double or Nothing" in the midst of a pandemic in a state that just trusts you will not have COVID instead of asking for proof is going to harm many of this city's citizens.
Cody Rhodes said that what make America great is the freedom to argue. The problem with that statement is that it does not require any intellect or compassion to argue. Chris Jericho had demonstrated this with his calls to reopen. The gender reveal for Cody and Brandi's daughter shows they are a little more about them than WE. To call this patriotism is a mistake. This is selfishness that you are having everyone try to relate to. Selfishness is bad.
There
is a reason why patriotism in the rest of the Western World seems to
lack importance. Oscar Wilde nailed it with "Patriotism is the virtue of
the vicious". Samuel Johnson beat him to the punch with "Patriotism is
the last refuge of a scoundrel". When you lack anything positive to
warrant you actions, just proclaim them as the thoughts and acts of a
patriot. Ever since the lock downs began last Spring, we have seen that.
That promo left me feeling like AEW is of the stance that everything is fine with the world as long as it is not affecting them. I cannot recall them addressing the civil unrest last summer like other sports. There were talents with BLM armbands, but no side was taken by the company. They may be hiring talents from all walks of life, but they are not doing anything to bring diversity to the audience.
It
feels to me that the audience is the same one that ran me out of the
scene back when I called out Peoria's scene for promoting babyfaces who
sport the Stars and Bars. If that is their audience, why do anything to
piss them off like speaking well of President Biden or shutting down
their belief about a stolen election?
I
find it difficult for me to be misremembering much of this. My personal
DVR is filled with most of the episodes dating back to June when I
moved to my current place in Urbana. Pardon me for not following more
people than the amount who follows me on Twitter (@catbusruss). AEW's entire roster
may have made the right statements, but that is a lot of content to
scroll through.
It just feels like AEW is content with the audience just being rabid. If there is a woke portion, that is just incidental. This leaves me feeling like they are no longer trying to change the world. They got their success. As long as the video game goes off well, they will effectively rule the wrestling landscape at least from a domestic stand point.
If I can take solace in anything, it was the perceived knowledge that there was at least a woke Internet fan contingent. My live tweets calling Cody out for his mistakes received some likes. But, booking our way out of this means for Cody to trademark "The American Dream" moniker was not well received. My suggestions that the bout should end with Ogogo's fellow Englishman Marty Scurll coming to his aid worked up some keyboard warriors.
*May 17, 2021.
"Stop trying to make this pedi a thing." Was how @trollwrestle responded to my suggestion. He immediately blocked me when I responded to him. It was less of a headache than dealing with @TruePatriot112 who lived to get the last word in whenever I suggested that Marty Scurll maybe pro wrestling's Aziz Ansari, but at least the Patriot112 wanted to try and speak "sense" to me.
If anything, this reaction shows that there are at least two audiences for wrestling. Too bad they are both dedicated to letting us know how right they are. I was able to counter every argument to just be told that is what happens to people like Marty Scurll (Scurll claims to have had consensual sex with a partner who was of legal age [16 in the UK] but was jerk about it while the other party claims it was a sexual assault.) while other confirmed sexual offenders (predator Jimmy Havoc, asshole Sammy Guevera) are allowed second chances.
Once a pedophile and predator, always one regardless of the legality of the first accusation and the lack of evidence towards the second was the stance being brought up. Patriot112 also went of to bash Scurll's current girlfriend because she does not see him as evil. I wonder who knows him better.
I
will not deny that I can come across as stubborn when it comes to some
of my views, but if I am stubborn, it is usually a black and white
issue. Promoting people who were proud that their ancestors fought for
the right to own people is morally wrong. Telling me that believing the
above may not allow me to be booked is wrong...and
stupid (Just say we do not have any openings.).
Do
I think Michael Elgin is a rapist? The testimonies of the parties and
Elgin's past behavior have me leaning in that direction. Regardless of
my thoughts on this, it is on its way to be resolved in the courts.
It
will take a lot of rehab for me to become a Rich Swann supporter.
Because I am a codependent person, believing that he manipulated his
significant other into saying he did not commit domestic abuse is valid.
My best friend committed violent acts towards me, but I did/do not see them
as irredeemable. It maybe just an empathetic nature, but I can
consider their state of mind when it happened. If his significant other
is feels he is redeemable, my stance maybe a bit harsh.
When both sides said an event happened, it is just perceived by both parties differently, the lack of a body kind of leads me to say this is not "Rashomon". Both sides have been hurt by this issue be it trauma or finances. How much hurting do we want to continue? If Scurll is left out of the business, his passion was killed. If he stays, unless he can "Scarlett Letter" this situation, it will always be addressed because her trauma should be recognized.
AEW
has taken the approach of rehabbing people who have done or said worse
things than Marty Scurll's act. You can call what Scurll did pedophilia but I have
screwed up my search history enough to say it cannot be considered that
(I am just assuming that searching "age of consent" does not look
good.). We cheered on Luke Wilson in "Old School" for doing what Scurll
did. Do we just abandon people if they get caught? If that is the case, why is Guevera working?
A company that you have a working relationship made their world champion someone who may have blackballed a #SpeakingOut victim. How can you say that after Havoc and Guevera that Marty Scurll is too much drama too handle?
So
is AEW for everyone? I would say no. It is for the same wrestling fans
that have excluded those who are different than them. The people they
deem untouchable come from an audience that wants to seem concerned, but
they are just trying to prove they are not the moron who held up
insensitive signs during the Monday Night Wars (I will not call it the
Attitude Era) or chanted degrading things toward women.
I happen to be a fan of director Paul W.S. Anderson, but he has a horrid tendency of missing the point. That is apparent with the direction of the "Resident Evil" franchise (Why would anyone write a film that brings out the worst from Russell Mulcahy?). There was his good "AVP" film that should have targeted an R-Rating just to prevent its bad and overly violent sequel.
Anderson's most recent flawed tale is "Death Race", an action drama without the camp/best elements of the film it was based on "Death Race 2000". It also lacked the dark humor and dead pedestrians. Since Uwe Boll has not obtained the rights to "Carmageddon", why would one abandon the grindhouse feel of this David Carradine/Sylvester Stallone classic?
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A masked killer(s) maybe the lamest premise for a horror film. If not the lamest, that the simplest and most over done. But, as long as the violence is over the top, the feature has potential. No matter how crappy the editing, a film like "Laid to Rest" has potential.
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*Blog post was started on May 3, 2021.
Was our laughter too loud? Are we not taking your threats seriously enough? That is an attitude prevalent in multiple portions of my life.
You have morons on Facebook who post about their pride in being morons. This is not the stupid, "Back the Blue" frames on profile pics. At least you have genuine paranoia behind those. Criminal justice reform means that there will be more criminals in society. If they were sent to jail, they must be dangerous.
If you are from a place of privilege, I suppose you just want to feel safe. If you lock up all the have nots, then there will be none of them to threaten to rob you. Criminal justice reform means that we are no longer trying to keep up that standard. The end of cash bail means criminals only become accused, so they can skirt the system. This means the world will be more dangerous if they cannot be put in their place.
Prison is a place where the privilege fail to acknowledge that further criminal behavior is learned there. Do they only enjoy "Shawshank" for the tale of perseverance? Do they ignore Andy discussing how he never did anything criminal until he was sent to prison?
I
say it is understandable paranoia, but anyone with a college degree who
spouts it is probably just a racist. The criminal justice system made
them feel like they were better than the downtrodden that were being
trapped by it. If they are doing wrong regardless that our society makes
it nearly impossible for them to survive on the straight and narrow,
they deserve to be put away. They must accept that they will never be
respectable.
People who think like the prior paragraph will claim it is not racism. It is just what needs to be done. This makes me wish there were a heaven and hell just so the ultimate wrong doers get sent to their appropriate place. In the end, these assholes at least came up with a long con to get what they want. The morons that I want to talk about did not take the time to come up with their stance.
The
latest border I have seen on Facebook photos is "I would rather "poop
emoji" in my hand and clap twice than take the vaccine." This one I saw
was posted by a bartender from a bar in Peoria. At least I do not have
to follow the bar's Facebook page any longer. Who would want to go in to
a place that features people who promote unsafe work environments for
its patrons? It is like, you are advertising your C grade from the health department.
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Is it about individual freedom? It is an attitude of, "I want the freedom to make my own mistakes." I can appreciate that, but when it comes to not getting a vaccine for COVID-19, the mistake is one of the options when it comes to your choice. Not taking it means you are an idiot.
At least when you experiment with drugs, you can try to mitigate the risk. If you do heroin with other people, it is safer because in the event of an overdose, the others can take steps to rescue you from the mistake. When it comes to taking any substance to escape, you can figure out when/what your limits are and take actions to avoid making further mistakes.
And I will acknowledge, there are better choices than turning to drugs. They are definitely pricier if you have your vices under control or never had them to begin with. But, if you feel the need to tackle feelings and thoughts you cannot handle, you can find a therapist who is right for you. Perhaps I really need to do that, but I have got my blogs and podcast that make me do things to better myself.
My belief is that as long as I am working towards being the best me, I am dealing with my problems in a constructive matter. It is just more fun at times to treat myself with half of a fifth of vodka.
Not taking the vaccine is a bad decision on all fronts. I am putting myself at risk and just being vulnerable to the disease makes me a risk to others. Being told by the wise that I cannot enjoy something because I am putting myself or others at risk, how am I going to enjoy my life? Yet, having that attitude makes me a commie because I expect others to show compassion or self preservation. I am a communist because I believe that people cannot be trusted to act in the best interest of society. It is not because I care about my fellow human.
"I
have the right not to be vaccinated and that is what makes this country
great." If failing to use your brain or care about other people, then
America is not that great. Education is a total failure. Just because we
have been saying that since Jim Crow does not mean we just need to
accept that.
"The vaccine was made to quickly." Right, so you would not have taken the polio vaccine the moment it was deemed safe. Things move a lot faster than they did in the 1940's. Time is relative, so I think it took the same amount of time when you examine this further.
We are not making kids take the vaccine. Was it not the fear of autism the reason that anti-vax movement became a thing? Anyone over 16 can only be retarded by blunt force trauma and post traumatic stress disorder. You are too old to call the vaccine dangerous.
The morons I admire are the ones who refuse to argue. Basically, they are the ones who would rather physically fight you instead of argue. Might equals right I suppose. If you kill the ones who are looking to avoid death, then you are right by default. If no one is around to call you a moron, then ignorance is truly bliss.
Sadly, these idiots need someone to cheer them on, so they turn to imaginary friends. These friends need stories to make them believable. That is how you get terrorism and WWE NXT referees.
Drake Wuertz is so fed up with having to concern himself with other people that he has gone off and said that COVID-19 was a hoax to allow for child trafficking. If we where masks, we cannot be identified. If kids are forced to wear masks, those who are kidnapped cannot be identified. Has this been a problem? That is irrelevant because it can be.
Why is his health solely his responsibility while teaching a child about stranger danger is the government's? It is supposed to be the responsibility of a government that he obviously does not trust. I suppose its god will as he says, so anyone who questions his logic is evil and wants to bugger his kid.
I suppose not wanting to get vaccinated is a clever means of having the government sponsor you. Drake Wuertz obviously does not care about the health and safety of the wrestlers whom he is responsible for, so he is no longer qualified for that job. If you do not care about other people's safety, you are not qualified to work in the service industry. You have to be concerned about the safety of others when you work in industry or entertainment.
Being
anti-covid vaccines is the new mental handicap. It is true because
people refuse to acknowledge that you are not qualified to hold any job.
I guess the solution should be if you are not vaccinated, you cannot
govern. At least you have me acknowledging that I am not cancelling
capitalism.