Zguy28

1 hour ago, Momma There Goes That Man said:

 

I agree. Things that are criticized in DC movies are completely overlooked in marvel reviews.

 

I think this was most evident in civil war. Plot wise that movie made not one shred of sense at all. character motivations and actions made no sense. 

I would say Guardians of the Galaxy was most confusing on that front. But it had a cool soundtrack so it gets a pass.

I understood the charcters in Civil War easily. Stark and Rogers driven by mild paranoia (let's call them principles) over freedom and security. The age old conflict of conscience. The others were in tow and divided in loyalty.

8 minutes ago, Llevron said:

 

We have evolved. Its slow and it almost easy to miss it. But we as a nation are always changing. 

Indeed, and in this area, its a good thing. Just look at how women are still overly-objectified in movies and TV though. Watch Transformers movies or Game of Thrones...

My wife and I like to watch old sitcoms on Hulu. Last night we queued up Laverne and Shirley. It was an episode where they were volunteering as nurses in order to meet and hopefully marry a nice doctor. Shirley says she is going to meet a doc in the supply room for some antics, and then comes back a few minutes later with clothes all torn up and laughing. She says that he jumped on her with an ether mask as she came through the door and she fended him off and used it on him instead and left him there. It was all a big joke. We were like "What the heck?"

30 minutes ago, AsburySkinsFan said:

I guarrantee you there are a crap ton of politicians pissing themselves like nervous kittens right now.

As well they should be. No matter who you are, it's serious.

12 hours ago, Predicto said:

Zguy, I love you man, and I do not doubt your sincerity.

 

But right now, the Christian evangelical community has a deep sickness within it.  Politics and tribalism have overcome genuine faith for a huge percentage of the flock.  The leadership is no longer Billy Graham - it is Jerry Falwell Jr., Tony Perkins, Bryan Fischer, James Dobson, Ralph Reed, David Barton, Louis Sheldon, Tim LaHaye....  

 

The sheep may be good, or at least have the potential to be good if led wisely, but the shephards they follow are rotten to the core and have passed on their rottenness to a huge percentage of the sheep.  I don't know how the evangelical community can fix itself, but my disdain for that community (as a whole) is not unfair - it has been fully earned. 

 

I hear you. However, there are a lot more "Evangelicals" who don't follow that lead than you think. You just don't see them on media outlets. Guys like Russell Moore, Al Mohler, John Piper and myself. You only see the wrong-headed one's like Falwell, Vines, and Dobson and the those who mistakenly follow them. But it is frustrating how many have more allegiance to the conservative politics than they do to Jesus. AsburySkinsFan is right though about the term Evangelical. It has lost its true meaning.

Here is an article from Russell Moore in 2016 where he expresses the same sentiment. He gets lots of flack from the Trump supporters in the SBC.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/02/29/russell-moore-why-this-election-makes-me-hate-the-word-evangelical/?utm_term=.2b92d8170bfc

4 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

 

He's just framing the exact same facts differently.  No, not all Evangelicals are going to vote for Roy Moore; turns out not all Evangelicals live in Alabama.  But, it is absolutely safe to say that most of Roy Moore's support will come from Evangelicals.  

Yes, and who don't believe the accusations are true. But apparently a lot of folks are portraying it as endorsing what he is accused of, which its not.

1 hour ago, Mr. Sinister said:

Actually, its marketed to families. There are plenty of movies marketed to kids and families that are well produced and well acted.

 

I know, because I was a kid once, and a lot of the stuff I grew up watching still has value even as an adult when I see it again 20 years later.

 

Bad is bad, no matter how you slice it

I meant comics are a media marketed to kids.Or at least they used to be when all these characters and the JL story was written.

1 hour ago, AsburySkinsFan said:

 

 

Excuse me Mr. Stetzer but it’s clear that those Evangelicals who are doubling down on their support of Moore aren’t bothered enough by the possibility that they may very well be electing a child molester to the US Senate to drop their support.

I think his point is mainly that its not all Evangelicals, not even close. But we will get lumped in regardless, because the judges (no pun) ignore the facts too.

1 minute ago, Llevron said:

If anything its a good example of why blind faith in anything is against your best interest. 

My faith ain't blind.

7 minutes ago, LadySkinsFan said:

Hard to excuse those voters who are more apt to vote for Moore now. 

I agree, but I think why is important and that is what Ed Stetzer's article is addressing.

Man, you guys are harsh. Its a movie based on a media marketed to kids. View it through a kids eye.

Still planning to see JL this weekend.

4 minutes ago, PleaseBlitz said:

 

I'd love to hear why she won't name names.  Or at least leak names.  She is effectively defending the creep.  She is Joe Paterno in this situation.  

It's also hearsay or gossip. "I was told by this person that this guy did this." You're right though, if you're gonna say it, you better name names and back it up or don't say anything.

19 hours ago, ExoDus84 said:

 

Is there no such thing as presumption of innocence anymore? One rumor comes out and now Takei is a sexual predator? Can we at least wait a bit to blacklist the guy?

I don't think so anymore.

1 hour ago, TheGreatBuzz said:

I don't think that is accurate, at least from my experience.  Most of the people I know don't like the protest but understand that we defend their right to do it.  Like so many other topics, I think it is a lot people that never served a day in their life complaining because they think those of us that do/have served are offended.  

Good to know. Pretty much 90% of those I've heard talk about it see it as spitting on the flag and the military. But I also run in mostly Conservative circles which lends itself to Trumpism.

10 hours ago, grego said:

I think it was a good move for players to not kneel this weekend. Shows that they are aware of the impression they are giving. 

 

That's how you win friends and influence people. 

Good luck with that. This issue is beyond reasonable debate. To most veterans its a "barbarians at the gates" attack on all things holy and righteous. Probably second only to Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Just ask my dad or any number of my coworkers in defense. One even boasted how he got up in a young civil servant's face who didn't pause when walking across the parking lot during the 8AM anthem on base.

Disgusting. One more reason why I am not a Republican anymore (not a Democrat either).

On 11/7/2017 at 9:51 PM, BenningRoadSkin said:

Meryl Streep

Apparently... way back in '79.

I'm surprised any Pro-Life conservatives are behind it, given that it eliminates the Adoption Credit and the gov't still funds Planned Parenthood. Oh yeah, I forgot about the wealthy donor constituency. Grow a spine.

Who knew that Dustin Hoffman was such a POS?

21 hours ago, Rdskns2000 said:

I liked it.  It was funny, not too serious. Far better than the last one.  Only saw the first credit scene though,  Give Thor 3 a B.

I really liked it. I give it a B+. I had to cap it there since I felt that it took the comedy too far sometimes. Such as the hair cutting or the bouncy ball scene. Not that they weren't funny, just didn't add anything. Loved Goldblume and Blanchette.

Gonna see Thor today at 4:10. So excited for my favorite Marvel character. Well, tied with Cap anyway. I still think that the first Thor was one of the best movies in the line. It had some serious character themes: the arrogant learning humility, sacrifice for others, etc.

Also been resisting all urges to read about its plot or details. Gonna call it here though: Hela's gonna have the Soul Gem. I bet I'm right.

On 9/29/2017 at 10:51 PM, justice98 said:

Everything I heard about Inhumans was that it was terrible.  So terrible that it was a foregone conclusion that it would get canceled, so I didnt bother.  

Episode 3 was slightly better. Episode 4 tried to be comedic, but Karnac is so mopey. The only reason I am watching at this point is to see if Black Bolt destroys some stuff.

And apparently they added some inhuman named Mortis (not in comics) whose face is like the Destroyer in Thor.

20 minutes ago, BenningRoadSkin said:

Sandy Hook ended the gun control debate in this country. Its over. When you did not care about babies getting shredded, then what do you care about?

We stopped caring and became desensitized about "shredding babies" when we said it was a right in Roe v. Wade.

3 minutes ago, SemperFi Skins said:

FBI guy said can't rule anything out but said his gambling most likely played a large part in this... He had been at the hotel since the 28th. He believes it could have been, among many other things, a case of 'losing it all' and then taking it out on everyone else

OR...

He knew he was gonna do this and spent his remaining time with the mind-set "you can't take it with you..." We'll never know.