http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayOlQ9If_cA
“There’s a time to think, and a time to act. And this, gentlemen… is no time to think.”

Don’t worry, Kabral. You’ll pass for Canadian.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/mv-ATE7/the_black_guy_always_dies/

The other thing that makes me uncomfortable is the very artificial use of numerology and typology that is so prevalent in fundamentalist circles. I have always been struck by the desire to appear well-educated even as the result becomes disconnected ignorance.

Gotta be Whedonesque. My thoughts on possibilities:
“I give this movie four out of five exploding apples.”
“Seven out of ten apocalypses.”
“32 of Alpha’s 48 personalities approve of this film.”
“This film earned a rating of ‘Extra Shiny’.”
“Bad Horse gives it five terrible death-whinnies.”

I love it, Ryan. That was funny!

The chief character points of Carano’s Kane are very simple: she’s competent, unrelenting, and likes being an operator. Beyond that we know she likes wine. How much more do we need to know?

I get the feeling there wasn’t a huge sum of money involved in this film. For all the acting talent, no one did much work, and the globe-trotting looked quite focused; no wasted tourist stuff. The limited music and some of the shooting style made it feel almost documentary.

Lack of budget is a good thing, because maybe that means we’ll get another one or two like it. I wouldn’t mind at all.

Then you’d like this film. Here’s the first fight scene (action starts at the 3-minute mark):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ApCVw3PopE&t=3m

I also liked the fact that two bystanders stepped in to help.

Action films with females are an intriguing idea because in the hand to hand stuff they ought to be rather like the old Chuck Norris films, which typically ended with him taking on a much larger meaner foe and barely fighting through. With women stars however, every fight is potentially a duel with a much larger opponent, so the character has the potential to be that much more heroic.

Unfortunately most fighting females on film are superheroines who destroy bigger opponents with the wind from a single kick. Not too long ago I almost stood up and cheered when watching Clash, in which the fighting heroine really couldn’t do much in a fight with some larger beefed-up European opponents. You seldom see that sort of realism in martial arts films, which mostly sell the fantasy.

Of course, my typical take in any film fight is to think, “You’re not an ape; use a tool. Preferably upside the other guy’s head.” Slamming the opponent into every hard surface in the room works pretty good, too. Films are getting better that way.

I hope to see Haywire tomorrow, if the cats and dogs falling outside my window right now cease.

http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-response-to-pro-israeli-bible.html#comment-95436269

And I read the blog too. Yup, the above post is correct.

My basis for you hating Roman Catholics comes from your own post:

“Benny the Clown, Pontifex Maximus uses ALL the Evangelical jargon, but at heart he is a Satanist aka a protector of PEDOPHILES; those who have been destroying the lives of young children SINCE the Council of Elvira, 309 AD”

That, my dear friend, is hate speech. 309 ad is when child molestation started? Not only are you ignoring Protestants who have problems with sexual immorality, but you are even going so far as saying that these people are friends with Satan.

You aren’t Jesus. you aren’t the apostle Paul, you sure as hell are not any of the Old Testament prophets. Stop trying to pretend they are your example. Just because it’s in the Bible does not give you license to do hate speech. Jepthah burned his daughter to death at an altar because he rashly promised God he’d sacrifice the first person he saw after battle. Does that mean I can burn my sister? My aunt? That’s just stupid logic. Also, Paul , in Ephesians tell us to love all others in love, speaking truth in love. You are spewing lies in hatred for your fellow human beings.

I find it hilarious when people use the “My best friend is such and such I am bigot against”in this case, the local Roman Catholic Priest! I live in a Roman Catholic city & country.” This still does not give you freedom to spread hatred and falsehoods. You obviously are not aware of Protestants, good baptists at that who are now under scrutiny for endangering the lives of children: like at Prestonwood Baptist Compound– http://www.abpnews.com/content/view/6712/53/ or how about Eddie Long’s problems: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/31/eddie-long-wants-to-move-past-sex-charges_n_943552.html

Jesus said before you take the speck out of your opponents’ eyes, take the log out of yours.

“Put down those COMICS you are reading and start reading the Word of God”

You don’t know me, so frakk you and your gorram self-righteousness.

My best friend is the local Roman Catholic Priest! I live in a Roman Catholic city & country. I was Union Representative & Health & Safety Representative for my Roman Catholic work mates for years, so where is your bases for saying I hate Roman Catholics?

Did Jesus HATE the Pharisees when He said what He said in John 8:44-47; Matthew ch 15 & ch 23?

Did Paul HATE Peter when he “balled him out” in front of everyone?

Did the prophets HATE the Jews in the Old Testament, when they condemned their actions?

Put down those COMICS you are reading and start reading the Word of God; and oh, by the way, the Book of Esther is classed as FARCE by Jews! What do yo make of that?

Their Pope, Benedict XVI states that ANTICHRIST Talmudic Jews & Quranic Muslims worship the same “god” as he & his cult does!

Let us be clear!

Today’s Money Counterfeiters are a lot more sophisticated than their “brothers” were a few years ago!

Benny the Clown, Pontifex Maximus uses ALL the Evangelical jargon, but at heart he is a Satanist aka a protector of PEDOPHILES; those who have been destroying the lives of young children SINCE the Council of Elvira, 309 AD.

Most, if not ALL of Christendom is APOSTATE. We are in the Last Days!

P.S. You can read a bit about it here: http://www.judsonpress.com/product.cfm?product_id=15865

I think Eddie being the victim was a large part of the story. The Reapers are back. Just how, that’s the question.

Isn’t Hollywood supposed to be full of America-hating Leftists? How could they pass on the opportunity to point out the racism in the Declaration of Independence? Sigh …

Anyway, I think that you might like the book a lot more.

Hey, My invitation to you to post here on PJ about MMA and masculinity still stands.

(And it’s about me being in a snarky mood because our baby woke me up at 4:45am)

check out this video about SoPA and then tell me you feel the same:

http://www.khanacademy.org/video/sopa-and-pipa?playlist=American+Civics

Cops…. ummmmm, well, i have my problems with the prison industrial complex.

Christian musicians. Yup. electricians. Ehhhhh. Firefighters…ehhhh…..
MLB? NFL? College sports are better.

Christian musicians
Firefighters
Electricians
Cops
Baseball
Football
Marvel Comics
Professors (what with all the textbook publishers on the list)

[editted to correct spelling-Rod of A]

Athletes who dedicate years of hard work, self-denial, and low-to-no pay because of their love of mixed martial arts totally deserve your hatred because of the opinions of two billionaire casino owners.

Oh joy…

I am going to start watching both OUAT and Grimm, hoping that it becomes like Angel. I can hope.

This is why Once Upon a Time is better than Grimm.

second, pastors who feel the need to justify God’s existence have a tendency to try and speak with the culture’s voice. sometimes it works. young people always seem to view themselves as passionate, political, and informed. most of them are ignorant and don’t even see it. rather than do the hard work of shining a light on their ignorance and helping them find better conclusions (timothy keller for example), lesser minds would rather take the easy route, allow the ignorant assumptions to stand, and try to build a gospel message off of it. so anti-intellectualism doesn’t surprise me.

When it comes to these questions, I like the Mennonite tradition of drawing the distinction between Kingdom of God and Kingdom of Man. (But the Mennonite lamentation about the “Americanization” and “Mainstreaming” of Mennonites aside, I think the modern engagement of Mennonites with the world, rather than strictly apart, is better for Mennonites and the world).

“Same thing we do every night, Bachmann… TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!”