Why I Hated Hellboy 2, Hancock, Wanted, and The Dark Knight

I was blessed to be able to see four of the newest films out this month. They were well done and each had memorable scenes and actors, but I hated all four. My reason for disdain is the movies now are extensions of what entertains us and what holds our interest. To me, it means we are in trouble as a people. Here is what bugged me the most. In one movie, the son of Satan was a hero. In another a person with superhuman strength and abilities was ugly on the inside. And in the best of the four movies, assassins were the good guys, murder had a purpose, they believed in Fate and suicide was a solution. The Dark Knight was true to the original comic but this one should have been called “The Tale of Two Sociopaths”. The Joker was not funny, he was homicidal. He was not entertaining he was a nihilistic anarchist. The late Keith Ledger will probably get a posthumous Oscar for his role as a serial killer. All that applaud him should find easier fare on the evening news. The world has many murderers in it for “laughs”.

I think I have had my fill of these movies for awhile. There is no middle ground. The choices are murder, death, kill (Demolition Man) or something soppy from Disney and Pixar. SpongeBob Squarepants is looking better to me every day. The world is looking very dark to me and I don’t like it. Where is the beauty? I still love Angelina and a good shoot’em up but I hate reminders of “the evil that men do”.

Random Shots

Planning a group Cruise (anyone can go) to Alaska in 2010 for about a week. Details forthcoming, let me know if you are interested.

http://www.blackmanwithagun.blogspot.com is another blog that should be bookmarked if you are a follower of more of my pro-gun side.

www.nakedbutnotashamed.com and www.livefromdc.org are two more of my struggling podcasts.

Working on a memoir.

Trying to get younger people to my church.

Trying to participate in a national fundraiser for the Angel Tree Prison Ministry and Christian Biker Ride on Sept 20, 2008 but I am the only biker at church and my plate is full. www.baptistbiker.com I need help desparately.

Now I need glasses. Ain't that a blip?

Beach Vacation

I just returned from a week at a nice beach property in Rehoboth Beach, DE. I can provide you with the rental address and such if you are interested. Here’s my commentary for anyone interested:

We had a great time at this property. I give it a 4.5 out of a possible five. The following comments are to help you decide if this is the place for you. It’s all from my tainted opinion so take it all with a grain of salt.

I think this place is suited best for families of small children or teens. Couples in need of privacy will only find three bedrooms for that. The house can sleep eighteen since there are twin beds all over tastefully disguised as sofas and a kid’s room with a bunk bed.

The appliances like the stove and drier are in need of replacing but if you are not cooking nonstop as my aunts did while we were together you won’t mind. There is plenty of hot water for all those guest you may be bringing because the owner has gas water heaters I think throughout. The Cable TV and Wi-Fi works well. If you don’t have Verizon as your cell provider, your cell service will be substandard.

The backyard is a mini oasis with a small pool and outside shower that is great for little kids. Our teens liked it. I think it was 3 foot at the deepest point. The landscaping makes it a nice place to spend your mornings and evenings with high fences.

You can hear the ocean in quiet moments and see the horizon from the front door if you look between the buildings. The house is located a few homes down from the end of the street on a public access road to the beach.

The Rehoboth and Dewey Beach parking Nazis will spoil your plans if you fail to park correctly even in front of the house. The drive way and front yard will hold at least five big vehicles if parked correctly. My mother (a Senior Citizen) got two parking tickets within a couple of hours because of her failure to think anyone was that strict. It broke her heart. Parking is aggressively controlled throughout the area.

Overall, Rehoboth is a very friendly place and the people are nice all over. This is a dog friendly town and the beach looks like a SPCA meet after 6 PM when dogs are allowed but that was a good thing as we took our Doberman.

The streets have been modified from the directions on Yahoo and Map Quest so use a GPS if unfamiliar with the area. It is easier to get there and leave than the maps tell you.

The owner is a nice guy and accessible to answer your questions. He has hired a host of people to help you with your stay. The house has its own trash pickup, pool man and maintenance person as well as contact.