Movie Review (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

We rented this, quite liberal, adaption of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story last night. I have to say that despite the gratuitous sex and ignoring adultery that the story was masterfully adapted to the big screen. The acting wasn't a real stretch for any of the players, but the visual effects and story were spectacular. Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett were good and the movie never seemed to drag. At points, I felt very sad for the characters as you see them wasting portions of their lives as young people often do. As is true in real life, the young people do not realize the frivolity until they are older and they regret some of the time they have wasted. I believe the movie should have had an R rating but I still recommend seeing it.

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Movie Review (Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon)

I went to Blockbuster's 50% off sale and grabbed a copy of this movie for $3. I saw it once the year it came out but the quality was really poor. I watch it in the original mandarin with English subtitles and I think it's one of the most masterful movies ever made. Sure the story is Robin Hood/Romeo and Juliet, but it's intoxicating to watch the brilliant camera work. The martial arts scenes are the best I have ever seen also. Watch this movie.

Casting Crowns

Awesome:

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a3ba03f1aedc8db12cdb

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c0773c43715990c1c1eb

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewkey=534ea2619ca03b5649af

Failure to Launch (reprise)

My initial review can be seen by clicking the link below:
http://captaindude.blogspot.com/2006/06/movie-review-failure-to-launch.html

I borrowed this DVD from a buddy and watched it Saturday night. Man, this movie is a riot! Definitely should have been rated R though.

Adam Lambert Lost Because He's Gay?

Who cares? That's what you get for thinking you can act however you want in front of the world.

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Police Beatings and Tasers

So, five cops lost their jobs yesterday for "beating" a dude on video.

Read the article and watch the video here.

Let me clarify my position on this. forst, this was no beating, the dude gets hit about twice. Second, if you resist, run away, or do not comply with a lawful request from a cop I hope he throws you a sound beating. Truth be told, I wouldn't mind if they took tasers and PR-24s(nightsticks) away from cops and just let them put a round in your leg right away.

Michael Steele Calls Out Conservatives

The Chairman of the RNC pointed out that we suck. It's time to stop sucking.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/19/AR2009051903187.html

The "Educational" System

Why are we continuing to dumb down our society? Better yet, why are Christians ok with this?

"In far too many public schools throughout the country our children are being bombarded with secular reasoning, situational ethics and moral erosion.... I believe the primary responsibility for raising children is charged to parents. However, it is undeniable that the church is charged with training parents and working with them to ensure tender shoots survive when moved from the greenhouse to the harshness of the natural environment."

"The focus should not be to abandon public schools, but to be certain not to abandon our biblical responsibility to come alongside parents in training up a child in the way he should go. Can we ignore the enormity of this need any longer when our children so desperately need to be fortified with strong biblical precepts as well as history, grammar, literature, civics, math and science? In recent days, two questions have weighed heavily on my soul. If Southern Baptists don't do it, who will? If we don't do it now, do we risk forever losing the opportunity to build schools for God's glory and the future of our children, grandchildren and the land we love?"
Dr. Morris Chapman, Executive Director of the Southern Baptist Convention

Democratic Follies

The picture above shows President Obama signing an order to close Guantanamo Bay within one year. This link is to a CNN article talking about Mr. Obama taking it in the rear from the right and the left on not adequately planning to do something with the hordes of criminals that are there. I pretty mush says "Oh yeah, I forgot that place actually had a purpose. we'll have to find somewhere else to put them."

If you're just moving them somewhere else, why close Gitmo? the article also talks about the lefties being irritated that the President had to rescind the release of all those prisoner photos and videos too. I actually feel bad for him on that one since I am sure he thought it was a great idea before people in the intel community straightened him out. It should also be noted that the dude already appears ten years older, I hate that for these guys.

What's wrong with the world today?

President Obama's First 100 days

Unfortunately, fail.

Swine Flu

when did we start closing schools for a week because one kid has the flu? I can't remember ever getting out of school because of something like this and no one at any of the schools I attended ever died from this stuff. Check this link out. I went to the CDC's website and it looks like H1N1 was pretty prolific last year also.

http://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/weeklyarchives2007-2008/07-08summary.htm

Shocking Video

Remember that as Christians we are supposed to have babies.

Gun "Control"

Legislators are clueless and need to leave guns alone.

A Challenge for Dads

What kind of example are we setting for our children these days? We almost constantly cave into what society tells us is normal instead of standing up for Biblical truth. None of us want to live our lives like we're supposed to, instant gratification is too easy to say no to. I'm as guilty as anyone else, but I want to do better for my children and my future grandchildren. This is a challenge for the dads, enjoy:


http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3012630939062786693

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1863221767917599647

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2302074809002529791

This is the author of the book in this previous post:

http://captaindude.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-are-dads-doing.html

Here's a great site for encouragement too:

http://www.familymanweb.com/

Yard Work

I love yard work. I think enjoying it and getting it to look good requires the right equipment so today I bought a Stihl FS 55R string trimmer. 14 years ago I bought a string trimmer at HQ in Virginia Beach. It's been dying slowly for about three seasons.I also use a Stihl FC 55 stick edger.Nothing will make your yard look quite as sharp as one of these. Now I just need to find the right mower.