tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post292999767875521433..comments2024-03-01T21:01:15.174-06:00Comments on Biblical Christianity: Hither and thither 11/11/11DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-56763995229335968212011-11-14T18:16:08.462-06:002011-11-14T18:16:08.462-06:00Thematically, Alien 3 was the most interesting of ...Thematically, Alien 3 was the most interesting of the series, and it really created its own world, which David Fincher typically does in his movies. Dark ones, admittedly.<br /><br />Ghostbusters II was a lot of fun and shouldn't be on that list. Peter MacNicol was hilarious when he became a slave to a "god" named Vigo. I laugh every time I think of him saying, "Tonight belongs to me and Vigo. Well, mostly Vigo."jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164857192077648887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-38421414130256782732011-11-12T22:03:16.517-06:002011-11-12T22:03:16.517-06:00@Kurt K: Am I the only one who thinks a robot inv...@Kurt K: Am I the only one who thinks a robot invasion would be an improvement to our current condition? That spherical flying object is awesome!<br /><br />@Dan and Tom: How can you argue over a franchise whose best movie is Alien v. Predator.<br /><br />Perry looks tired during these debates. He needs to drink about three red bulls before his next one.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285043747501470199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-12314434853166553202011-11-11T18:26:38.781-06:002011-11-11T18:26:38.781-06:00My views on Alien 3 are closer to Tom's than t...My views on Alien 3 are closer to Tom's than to Dan's. Instead of making the same movie three times, they were three very different genres: horror movie, war movie, film noir.<br /><br />It was Alien Resurrection that absolutely ruined the series.Dr. Caligarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14952014180438908530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-35514017945596945722011-11-11T17:59:53.368-06:002011-11-11T17:59:53.368-06:00Remember: Christmas is coming, and you can still g...Remember: Christmas is coming, and you can still get it for 50% off<br /><br /><br />Dan, as a Canadian reader, and for my northern brothers and sisters from other mothers, can I remind them of the <b>unbeatable</b> deal we get for WTG and God's Wisdom in Proverbs at <a href="http://goo.gl/3ZoLh" rel="nofollow">bookdepository.com</a>?<br /><br /><br /><br />Excellent price and no shipping charges.Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-17262213173129122762011-11-11T17:05:28.941-06:002011-11-11T17:05:28.941-06:00One little comment on Robert Pattinson and the Chr...One little comment on Robert Pattinson and the Christian punk band. You should read the news stories about the new Twilight movie, and how they had to edit the "love scene" involving him to keep things from getting an "R" rating. Apparently Pattinson got a little carried away during filming it. I won't describe any further.Solameaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-51285191750130125542011-11-11T16:01:10.478-06:002011-11-11T16:01:10.478-06:00HA HA HA! Thanks for the Friday laughs. The Gras...HA HA HA! Thanks for the Friday laughs. The Grasshoppers particularly thank you for the pie charts (Narnia!) and the cat being trained.<br /><br />JulieHerding Grasshoppershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15668974245505544238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-77447465520536036032011-11-11T13:27:14.715-06:002011-11-11T13:27:14.715-06:00Paula - right on. I was just talking with someone...Paula - right on. I was just talking with someone about this today -- Does a president always have to sound slick to be effective? <br /><br />BO is pretty slick (with his trusty teleprompter) but not that impressive without it. (And his policies are considerably less impressive than his off-the-cuff speeches.) <br /><br />I think Rick Perry may do better -- at least he can laugh at himself ( I would think that would help in the POTUS job, as so many people are taking shots).<br /><br />My husband was telling me CNN had some insightful commentary from Paul Begalla:<br /><br />Interviewer: What's the problem with Rick Perry? (my paraphrase)<br /><br />P. Begalla: "He's just stupid". <br /><br /><br />..and that folks is why they're paid the big bucks...Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846790306119108655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-8604015843384410882011-11-11T12:48:01.395-06:002011-11-11T12:48:01.395-06:00I think the only movie on that list I've seen ...I think the only movie on that list I've seen is Ghostbusters 2. Glad I haven't missed much.<br /><br />Poor Rick Perry! I can definitely feel his pain. That happens to me ALL the time. <br /><br />It irritates me that the professional pundits are saying this ends his presidential run. <em>The Great and Terrible Judith Miller</em> said on Fox News today, "The more Rick Perry talks, the more people say 'Maybe Barack Obama isn't so bad.'"<br /><br />No, Judy, that's not what people are saying. That's what you elitists who are in the tank for Romney are saying. <br /><br />Really, it doesn't bother me that much. Perry started running ads in Ohio today with the message that our current Speech-giver-in-chief has tanked our economy and though he may not be great in a debate or with a teleprompter, Perry knows how to create jobs and balance a budget. <br /><br />I think we need to be careful not to fall for the stupid narratives the MSM is creating and focus on substance more than style. Or at least, focus on substance <em>and</em> style rather than <em>just</em> style.Paula Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567777774272590296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47577757294308165932011-11-11T11:53:35.773-06:002011-11-11T11:53:35.773-06:00The Ginny v. Twilight's lead female character ...The Ginny v. Twilight's lead female character humor will make me laugh for a week. <br /><br />Sequels. The commentary on Star Trek is dead on, especially the brief comment about the first in the series. I still use scenes from that movie instead of counting sheep. <br />However, somebody got smart and made #2.<br /><br />The Brain and Heart cartoon will make an excellent slide next time I do a series on "Finding God's Will"<br /><br />Have a great weekend.Kirbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04036811702165687007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-85581817938395067342011-11-11T11:26:16.590-06:002011-11-11T11:26:16.590-06:00Mind, I didn't say it was a great movie. I...Mind, I didn't say it was a great movie. I'm not even sure that I don't hate it. Weird pseudo-Christian cults and sub-biblical retellings of the atonement don't really do it for me. <br /><br />My main point is, the film has too much going on in it to be rated as being as bad as any of those listed on the site.Tom Chantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485908616177111150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-41620257517043741762011-11-11T11:22:57.154-06:002011-11-11T11:22:57.154-06:00Goodness, Tom, you're right about so many thin...Goodness, Tom, you're right about so many things...<br /><br />...except this!<br /><br />Not only was it a bad movie, but it went back and ruined the second movie! The second is this thrill-packed wild ride, but when you get through, you think (SPOILERS), "Whew! Well, at least Ripley survived! And Newt! And Hicks!"<br /><br />All of which is ruined within the first minutes of the dank, dreary, miserable next movie. Hicks? Dead! Newt? Dead! Ripley? Impregnated!<br /><br />Then the nonstop swearing, the (wow! how-creative) religious-hypocrite murderer-leader...<br /><br />Just, wow, you could hardly be wronger about a movie if you'd taken a class about how to be wrong about movies and gotten an A.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Not that I have an opinion about that or anything else, mind you.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-14840422188440217562011-11-11T11:17:24.401-06:002011-11-11T11:17:24.401-06:00Can't agree with you on Alien III. The other ...Can't agree with you on Alien III. The other movies on that list are epically bad; Alien III really wasn't. <br /><br />What I find astonishing about the Alien series is that somehow it works even though each movie is a different genre. The first was a suspense thriller, the second was an action movie. It wasn't until the fourth that they did pure sci-fi, complete with a mad scientist. <br /><br />The third was a religio-psychological drama - good vs. evil, with the mama alien cast as evil and the prisoners, with their strange, hybrid cult endeavoring to side with good. Ripley becomes the most interesting attempt of Hollywood ever to represent gospel. Not saying they got it right by any stretch, but she becomes sin for them and dies to save them all.<br /><br />Weird? You bet. And a total let-down after the action packed Aliens (the actual name of the sequel, as I recall) - but a letdown only in the sense that it wasn't what everyone was waiting for. But epically bad? I don't think it's in the same stratus of awful as Star Trek V.Tom Chantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485908616177111150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-60637937242453006062011-11-11T10:05:25.684-06:002011-11-11T10:05:25.684-06:00That's right, assuming that by "gay"...That's right, assuming that by "gay" you mean "a man who has given himself over to pursuing perverted sexual desires for other men." In that case, they had no right to be in the military, did wrong by joining, and need to turn to Christ in repentant faith.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-53580729923630958382011-11-11T10:00:26.186-06:002011-11-11T10:00:26.186-06:00"today is Veteran's Day in the US. Sincer..."today is Veteran's Day in the US. Sincere and hearty THANK YOU to all who have served or are serving in the military. My family and I appreciate you."<br /><br />That is, my family and I give you a sincere and hearty "thank you" unless you're a gay service member, and if you let the wrong person know you're gay, we hope you're discharged.Michael B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04125455071613580680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-90174418344629420452011-11-11T09:29:18.779-06:002011-11-11T09:29:18.779-06:00Google "tilt".
Also, that robot runs li...Google "tilt".<br /><br />Also, that robot runs like it has to go potty.David Regierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766862583586784668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-70523234190925456572011-11-11T09:26:44.711-06:002011-11-11T09:26:44.711-06:00Kristen Stewart piece just hilarious. I think I&#...Kristen Stewart piece just hilarious. I think I'm going to repost that. <br /><br />There are lots of movie sequels we pretend don't exist in our house -- esp. Indiana Jones #2, and all the 'prequels' to the SW saga. <br /><br />I have to laugh about them selecting Planet of the Apes (remake) -- the original was bad enough. The only good minute worth watching was when Charleton Heston tells the apes to keep their hands to themselves.Marlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846790306119108655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-2505978648121906742011-11-11T09:12:55.236-06:002011-11-11T09:12:55.236-06:00Every time I see or read news about robots and dro...Every time I see or read news about robots and drones and droids...I just think Lord Jesus please come soon!!!...it's kind of scary...bc it all looks innocent but we know the intent of man's sinful heart. I mean...hellooo Ai, Terminator!!! sheesh!! <br /><br /><b>Bacon Floss?</b> doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose :PMoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01385067178930906667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-47197809661261804692011-11-11T08:46:50.733-06:002011-11-11T08:46:50.733-06:00The robot invasion is closer than you think. We...The robot invasion is closer than you think. We've got interrogator droids and remotes now, again thanks to Japan: http://www.break.com/index/spherical-flying-machine-2195045Kurt Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922190564522510470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-70511539377790880252011-11-11T08:19:18.304-06:002011-11-11T08:19:18.304-06:00Bacon? Check! Cats? Check? Robots? Check!
... Wha...Bacon? Check! Cats? Check? Robots? Check!<br /><br />... What? No Legos?<br /><br />...<br /><br /><i>Squirrel</i><br /><br />;-)The Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082708506676251152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9313009.post-31902540938479741062011-11-11T05:51:24.158-06:002011-11-11T05:51:24.158-06:00Agreed with the movie-sequel list. But now my cur...Agreed with the movie-sequel list. But now my curiosity is piqued and I'm going to have to watch the Alien movies. Thanks :)<br /><br />I think all my purses must go straight to Narnia because nothing ever gets into the right pocket and the purse itself seems to grow on the inside but not the outside. Actually, it's more Mary Poppins than anything.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07907232516924907165noreply@blogger.com