[scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead
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[scifinoir2] Meet Kamala Harris, 1st Black South Asian Candidate For Calif. Attorney General
Meet Kamala Harris, 1st Black South Asian Candidate For Calif. Attorney GeneralView Photos javascript:openGallery(); By News One http://newsone.com/author/news-one-staff/ May 20, 2010 9:26 am [image: kamala_harris_mb3] *From SFWeekly.com:* San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has been dealing with a storm of bad publicity lately, with revelations that her office’s felony trial conviction rates have dropped precipitouslyhttp://www.sfweekly.com/2010-05-05/news/a-lack-of-conviction/and that local prosecutors’ failure to disclose police officers’ criminal backgroundshttp://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/05/04/MNJ71CTL6A.DTLcould jeopardize past convictions. But Harris now has one big feather to stick in her cap as she campaigns to be the state’s next attorney general: An endorsement from supermodel turned talk-show host Tyra Banks http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/. In the May issue of — what else? — the online magazine *Tyra* http://www.tyra.com/, Banks praises the D.A. http://www.tyra.com/view/TYRA_KAMALA_HARRIS as “such a kind women [sic]” and touts, among other qualities, “her passion for the LGBT community.” Click here to view photos: Click here to read more.http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2010/05/tyra_banks_endorses_da_kamala.php http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff5/black-woman-kamala-harris-wins-california-attorney-general-race/?omcamp=EMC-CVNL -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead
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Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
Mr Worf, I was stoked for this since the day I first heard it was in the pipe. This is my favorite Howard character, and I luvs me some Conan. Picked up a Kane graphic novel a few months back, and it's in the pile to be read. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic
Leaves a dent in my soul, Keith.. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 10:19 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Wow, this is something else. So haunting: what were those kids thinking about? What kid of lives would they go on to lead? Did they ever truly taste whatever passed for freedom in those times (cause post-slavery sure as hell ain't the same as being free). Did they ever learn to read and write, own a home, start a business? Were they in the end happy? And what would they have said if someone had gone up to them and said, one day the President of these United States will be a Negro--but it'll take another 150 years? Would they gasp with wonder and joy, or be sad at the fact they wouldn't live to see it--assuming they could even dream of such a thing? Truly an experience staring into those eyes and wondering... [Yahoo News] Rare photo of slave children found in NC attic [image: An undated rare photo provided by Keya Morgan, found in a North Carolina attic, depicts two slave children, art historians say. In April, the photo wa] http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Keya-Morgan/photo//100610/480/urn_publicid_ap_org_edf9c9ebc02f4ab2a5bb79130057327a//s:/ap/20100611/ap_on_re_us/us_slavery_photo_5AP – An undated rare photo provided by Keya Morgan, found in a North Carolina attic, depicts two slave children, … - By NICOLE NORFLEET, Associated Press Writer Nicole Norfleet, Associated Press Writer – 46 mins ago RALEIGH, N.C. – A haunting 150-year-old photo found in a North Carolina attic shows a young black child named John, barefoot and wearing ragged clothes, perched on a barrel next to another unidentified young boy. Art historians believe it's an extremely rare Civil War-erahttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100611/ap_on_re_us/us_slavery_photo_5#photograph of children who were either slaves at the time or recently emancipated. The photo, which may have been taken in the early 1860s, was a testament to a dark part of American history, said Will Stapp, a photographic historian and founding curatorhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100611/ap_on_re_us/us_slavery_photo_5#of the National Portrait Gallery's photographs department at the Smithsonian Institution. It's a very difficult and poignant piece of American history, he said. What you are looking at when you look at this photo are two boys who were victims of that history. In April, the photo was found at a moving sale in Charlotte, accompanied by a document detailing the sale of John for $1,150, not a small sum in 1854. New York collector Keya Morgan said he paid $30,000 for the photo album including the photo of the young boys and several family pictures and $20,000 for the sale document. Morgan said the deceased owner of the home where the photo was found was thought to be a descendant of John. A portrait of slave children is rare, Morgan said. I buy stuff all the time, but this shocked me, he said. What makes the picture an even more compelling find is that several art experts said it was created by the photography studio of Mathew Brady, a famous 19th-century photographer known for his portraits of historical figures such as President Abraham Lincolnhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100611/ap_on_re_us/us_slavery_photo_5#and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Stapp said the photo was probably not taken by Brady himself but by Timothy O'Sullivan, one of Brady's apprentices. O'Sullivan took a multitude of photos depicting the carnage of the Civil War. In 1862, O'Sullivan famously photographed a group of some of the first slaves liberated after Lincoln issued his preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. Such photos were circulated in the North by abolitionists to garner support for the Union during the Civil Warhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100611/ap_on_re_us/us_slavery_photo_5#, said Harold Holzer, an author of several books about Lincoln. Holzer works as an administrator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Most of the photos depicted adult slaves who had been beaten or whipped, he said. The photo of the two boys is more subtle, Holzer said, which may be why it wasn't widely circulated and remained unpublished for so long. To me, it's such a moving and astonishing picture, he said. Ron Soodalter, an author and member of the board of directors at the Abraham Lincoln Institute in Washington, D.C., said the photo depicts the reality of slavery. I think this picture shows that the institution of slaveryhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100611/ap_on_re_us/us_slavery_photo_5#didn't pick or choose, said Soodalter, who has written several books on historic and modern slavery. This was a generic horror. It victimized the old, the young. For now, Morgan said, he is keeping the photo in his personal collection, but he said he has had an inquiry to sell the photo to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He said he is considering participating
Re: [scifinoir2] Costner tells Congress he's got an oil spill solution
Tracy, I'd *hope* that there's some sort of a safeguard against that happening. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Tracy Curtis tlcurti...@gmail.com wrote: What do you think this process might do to any wildlife that gets pulled in, or toward, the device? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 4:26 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: If this works, there'll be a LOT of people, myself included, wondering why they went to James Cameron first... On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/deepwaterhorizon/7045250.html Actor Kevin Costner told Congress on Wednesday that he has a solution to ocean oil spills: a machine that separates oil from water. Costner said he has spent more than $20 million for the patent and development of the machines since 1993 because he was inspired by the Exxon-Valdez oil spill in 1989. There's been some question as to why I'm here, Costner told the House Energy and Environment subcommittee. I want to assure everyone here it's not because I heard a voice in a cornfield, a reference to Field of Dreams. In that 1989 film, Costner played the role of a farmer who turned his cornfield into a baseball field. The machines — marketed by Ocean Therapy Solutions — are like vacuum cleaners that suck up the oily water and separate the pollutants through a centrifuge. BP recently put in an order for 32 of the machines to help clean up the Gulf of Mexico, according to Ocean Therapy Solutions CEO John Houghtaling, who said the 32 machines could process 6 million gallons of water a day. -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
I was looking at the IMDB page for the movie, and it seems like it was never released in the US for some reason. I'm not sure why. Its in English. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, I was stoked for this since the day I first heard it was in the pipe. This is my favorite Howard character, and I luvs me some Conan. Picked up a Kane graphic novel a few months back, and it's in the pile to be read. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Time after Time
Congrats to you as well, Jeff! On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:16 PM, Kelwyn ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: Twins? Wow! Congratulations and best wishes! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.com, Jeff Carter mbsj...@... wrote: Speaking as a soon to be first time father of twin girls let me just say that this not only warms my heart, but also puts at ease some of my worries. What a proud father you must be. Jeff On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Kelwyn ravena...@... wrote: Hand me a tissue, Tito! http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 Photo 30 of 30 Back to Album http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2042914id=1161253702page=2 · My Photos http://www.facebook.com/photos.php?id=1161253702 - Previous http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31358657id=1161253702 - Next http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30856677id=1161253702 -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead
I remember reading a few years back that was one of the main reasons why they started pushing toward digital communications standards. A few months later I read another article that completely reversed everything that the first article had said. I don't know which one to believe but with this and 2012 coming I am going to be shopping at Costco a LOT soon On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:45 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: My luck, Mr Worf, this'll play merry havoc with wireless broadband. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: More Active Sun Means Nasty Solar Storms Ahead [image: SPACE.com] http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/SIG=grdpua/*http://www.SPACE.com/ -Buzz up!979 votes - Sendhttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Av2aXLtrjOxkfx52y4fIMGT737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBtMjViYjc3BHBvcwMxBHNlYwN0b3AEc2xrA3NlbmQ-/SIG=1al8qh7iv/**http%3A//m2f.news.yahoo.com/mailto/%3Fprop=news%26locale=us%26url=http%253A%252F%252Fnews.yahoo.com%252Fs%252Fspace%252F20100609%252Fsc_space%252Fmoreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26title=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%26h1=space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26h2=T%26h3=96 - Emailhttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/SIG=1al8qh7iv/**http%3A//m2f.news.yahoo.com/mailto/%3Fprop=news%26locale=us%26url=http%253A%252F%252Fnews.yahoo.com%252Fs%252Fspace%252F20100609%252Fsc_space%252Fmoreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26title=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%26h1=space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26h2=T%26h3=96 - IMhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead;_ylt=Ag4WlZgRjydbEtvQQ6L1zKP737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBrZmR2dWJ0BHBvcwMzBHNlYwN0b3AEc2xrA2lt - Sharehttp://delicious.com/save?url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsaheadtitle=More+Active+Sun+Means+Nasty+Solar+Storms+Ahead+-+Yahoo%21+News - Facebookhttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AvfK20QVVWqkAxrd0pm0JZ_737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBxMXY2MmUyBHBvcwM1BHNlYwN0b3AEc2xrA2ZhY2Vib29r/SIG=16uq1l021/**http%3A//www.facebook.com/sharer.php%3Fu=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26t=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%2B-%2BYahoo%2521%2BNews - Twitterhttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AgT6jPKuPx1PqGHVKn1.SBX737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBwbzA3N2NsBHBvcwM2BHNlYwN0b3AEc2xrA3R3aXR0ZXI-/SIG=16soc6nip/**http%3A//twitter.com/home%3Fstatus=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26title=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%2B-%2BYahoo%2521%2BNews - Delicioushttp://delicious.com/save?url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsaheadtitle=More+Active+Sun+Means+Nasty+Solar+Storms+Ahead+-+Yahoo%21+News - Digghttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AmgsjUdYK5tuPMV1fJN6rQX737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBtdWVwOWh2BHBvcwM4BHNlYwN0b3AEc2xrA2RpZ2c-/SIG=1452h24r6/**http%3A//digg.com/submit%3Fphase=2%26url=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead - Farkhttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Ap6XUIpvchus9_sTVSpIeHX737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBtamQ5MW9kBHBvcwM5BHNlYwN0b3AEc2xrA2Zhcms-/SIG=172t7d7it/**http%3A//cgi.fark.com/cgi/fark/farkit.pl%3Fu=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26h=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%2B-%2BYahoo%2521%2BNews - Newsvinehttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Aq64nM6T4LKJ.0Ghru4JYPD737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBycG1vNjNxBHBvcwMxMARzZWMDdG9wBHNsawNuZXdzdmluZQ--/SIG=17609llgn/**http%3A//www.newsvine.com/_tools/seed%26save%3Fu=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26h=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%2B-%2BYahoo%2521%2BNews - Reddithttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Akb.3hSQBSvBcnnRtR3AR3L737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTBwZG5xcWxsBHBvcwMxMQRzZWMDdG9wBHNsawNyZWRkaXQ-/SIG=13tp0iu50/**http%3A//reddit.com/submit%3Furl=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead - StumbleUponhttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AhCi3kt5PCC3tlUzgIzTBUD737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTB1NGptcmduBHBvcwMxMgRzZWMDdG9wBHNsawNzdHVtYmxldXBvbg--/SIG=173lg8rr6/**http%3A//www.stumbleupon.com/submit%3Furl=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead%26title=More%2BActive%2BSun%2BMeans%2BNasty%2BSolar%2BStorms%2BAhead%2B-%2BYahoo%2521%2BNews - Technoratihttp://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AsIdG.3jNOpmBIEr7X5b0uj737YB;_ylu=X3oDMTB0ZGFtNWo4BHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDdG9wBHNsawN0ZWNobm9yYXRp/SIG=14gvhj60t/**http%3A//technorati.com/faves%3Fsub=addfavbtn%26add=http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100609/sc_space/moreactivesunmeansnastysolarstormsahead - Yahoo!
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
Just peeked myself, Mr Worf, and I thought that it simply hadn't been released at all yet. Weird. I'll have to poke around a bit later, see if I can find out why. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at the IMDB page for the movie, and it seems like it was never released in the US for some reason. I'm not sure why. Its in English. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, I was stoked for this since the day I first heard it was in the pipe. This is my favorite Howard character, and I luvs me some Conan. Picked up a Kane graphic novel a few months back, and it's in the pile to be read. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
Mr Worf, those are the only reasons that come to my mind. And I should add here that the young lady has been found, alive and well. Her boat overturned twice, and she couldn't right it a third time, hence her hitting her alarms. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I think allowing kids to do stuff solo that are on a life or death level is a bad idea. There have been many adults that have attempted to sail that far on their own and have found themselves in serious trouble. Kids do not have the maturity or experience to get themselves out of intense situations that could possibly kill them. This is another case of poor parental decision making. Also, you have to think what are the real motives behind doing a stunt like this? Bragging rights? Fame by proxy? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandlerhttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/rick-chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romerohttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/05/post-531.html.php, who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twicehttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-578.html.php; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet *he's*is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californalityhttp://www.californiality.com/2010/01/california-girl-sailing-world-alone.htmlhas a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect her. She was very serious and meant it. Her family shares her conviction. Abby was approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands when her crew lost contact with her. She began the trip from Marina del Rey in southern California on Feb. 19, with the latest leg completed this past Tuesday (South Africa to North of the Kerguelen Islands -- 2,100 miles). She's been blogging about the journey on her web sitehttp://soloround.blogspot.com/2010/06/rough-few-days.html, with the latest entry put up this morning. Her older brother, Zac Sunderland, completed the trip in 2009. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
It was released on 12/23/09. They may be waiting to release it here in the winter. Which would be a bit odd or they couldn't find a distribution house or the business politics behind the scenes. There's a lot of movies we just don't see here because they aren't in vogue right now. That's why I try to hunt down as many foreign films as I can just to see something different. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Just peeked myself, Mr Worf, and I thought that it simply hadn't been released at all yet. Weird. I'll have to poke around a bit later, see if I can find out why. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I was looking at the IMDB page for the movie, and it seems like it was never released in the US for some reason. I'm not sure why. Its in English. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, I was stoked for this since the day I first heard it was in the pipe. This is my favorite Howard character, and I luvs me some Conan. Picked up a Kane graphic novel a few months back, and it's in the pile to be read. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
Wow that is good news, but I hope that she doesn't try it again for 15 years. Or anyone else's kid tries something stupid and dangerous again. Some things are more dangerous than others, like the kid flying a plane from coast to coast. He was with another pilot so that was cool. But when you are doing something solo there's no room for mistakes. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, those are the only reasons that come to my mind. And I should add here that the young lady has been found, alive and well. Her boat overturned twice, and she couldn't right it a third time, hence her hitting her alarms. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: I think allowing kids to do stuff solo that are on a life or death level is a bad idea. There have been many adults that have attempted to sail that far on their own and have found themselves in serious trouble. Kids do not have the maturity or experience to get themselves out of intense situations that could possibly kill them. This is another case of poor parental decision making. Also, you have to think what are the real motives behind doing a stunt like this? Bragging rights? Fame by proxy? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandlerhttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/rick-chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romerohttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/05/post-531.html.php, who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twicehttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-578.html.php; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet * he's* is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californalityhttp://www.californiality.com/2010/01/california-girl-sailing-world-alone.htmlhas a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect her. She was very serious and meant it. Her family shares her conviction. Abby was approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands when her crew lost contact with her. She began the trip from Marina del Rey in southern California on Feb. 19, with the latest leg completed this past Tuesday (South Africa to North of the Kerguelen Islands -- 2,100 miles). She's been blogging about the journey on her web sitehttp://soloround.blogspot.com/2010/06/rough-few-days.html, with the latest entry put up this morning. Her older brother, Zac Sunderland, completed the trip in 2009. -- Celebrating 10
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
Where is it showing? I hadn't heard of it, and don't see it showing at any theatres locally. Direct-to-DVD release? I hated Van Helsing, due to the cheesy plot, the overuse of bad CGI, the anachronistic rock sound track, and the hyperactive camera work. So when I hear of any movie compared to it I always immediately start doubting that flick. But you seem to indicate this movie is a step above that? The fact that they use actually real life props and settings instead of bad SyFy-like CGI is a big plus. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 2:13:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo
[scifinoir2] Angelina Jolie Wants to Play Cleopatra
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Re: [scifinoir2] Angelina Jolie Wants to Play Cleopatra
My favorite quote from that is Not only does she look the part, Bosco --- On Fri, 6/11/10, Said Kakese Dibinga s...@bayindogroup.com wrote: From: Said Kakese Dibinga s...@bayindogroup.com Subject: [scifinoir2] Angelina Jolie Wants to Play Cleopatra To: s...@bayindogroup.com Date: Friday, June 11, 2010, 9:47 AM http://www.cinemati cal.com/2010/ 06/10/angelina- jole-wants- to-play-cleopatr a/?utm_source= Film+News+ Briefsutm_campaign= aa6864f99e- FRIDAY_JUNE_ 11_20106_ 6_2010utm_medium=email Said Yenga Kakese Dibinga Director General, Bayindo Group SA POB 1782 Los Angeles, CA 90078-1782 em: s...@bayindogroup. com skype: saiddibinga
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
May have to take up that stance myself, Mr Worf. Though, for the life of me, I can't see why no one would want to pick this up. They ran out to see Van Helsing [?] quickly enough. [?] On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: It was released on 12/23/09. They may be waiting to release it here in the winter. Which would be a bit odd or they couldn't find a distribution house or the business politics behind the scenes. There's a lot of movies we just don't see here because they aren't in vogue right now. That's why I try to hunt down as many foreign films as I can just to see something different. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Just peeked myself, Mr Worf, and I thought that it simply hadn't been released at all yet. Weird. I'll have to poke around a bit later, see if I can find out why. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I was looking at the IMDB page for the movie, and it seems like it was never released in the US for some reason. I'm not sure why. Its in English. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, I was stoked for this since the day I first heard it was in the pipe. This is my favorite Howard character, and I luvs me some Conan. Picked up a Kane graphic novel a few months back, and it's in the pile to be read. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
And, Keith, the fact that Solomon Kane' comes from actual material, rather than Stephen Sommers' addled brain, is a plus fr me. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Where is it showing? I hadn't heard of it, and don't see it showing at any theatres locally. Direct-to-DVD release? I hated Van Helsing, due to the cheesy plot, the overuse of bad CGI, the anachronistic rock sound track, and the hyperactive camera work. So when I hear of any movie compared to it I always immediately start doubting that flick. But you seem to indicate this movie is a step above that? The fact that they use actually real life props and settings instead of bad SyFy-like CGI is a big plus. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 2:13:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double
Re: [scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
Agreed, Mr Worf. I'm an adult, and a passable sailor, and I wouldn't try that stunt alone. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Wow that is good news, but I hope that she doesn't try it again for 15 years. Or anyone else's kid tries something stupid and dangerous again. Some things are more dangerous than others, like the kid flying a plane from coast to coast. He was with another pilot so that was cool. But when you are doing something solo there's no room for mistakes. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, those are the only reasons that come to my mind. And I should add here that the young lady has been found, alive and well. Her boat overturned twice, and she couldn't right it a third time, hence her hitting her alarms. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I think allowing kids to do stuff solo that are on a life or death level is a bad idea. There have been many adults that have attempted to sail that far on their own and have found themselves in serious trouble. Kids do not have the maturity or experience to get themselves out of intense situations that could possibly kill them. This is another case of poor parental decision making. Also, you have to think what are the real motives behind doing a stunt like this? Bragging rights? Fame by proxy? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandlerhttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/rick-chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romerohttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/05/post-531.html.php, who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twicehttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-578.html.php; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet * he's* is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californalityhttp://www.californiality.com/2010/01/california-girl-sailing-world-alone.htmlhas a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect her. She was very serious and meant it. Her family shares her conviction. Abby was approximately 500 miles north of the Antarctic Islands when her crew lost contact with her. She began the trip from Marina del Rey in southern California on Feb. 19, with the latest leg completed this past Tuesday (South Africa to North of the Kerguelen Islands -- 2,100 miles). She's been blogging about the journey on her web
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
I could have sworn that I saw a few commercials for it last year. There's trailers for it on youtube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSDZNHYLDOY On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:21 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: May have to take up that stance myself, Mr Worf. Though, for the life of me, I can't see why no one would want to pick this up. They ran out to see Van Helsing [?] quickly enough. [?] On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:55 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: It was released on 12/23/09. They may be waiting to release it here in the winter. Which would be a bit odd or they couldn't find a distribution house or the business politics behind the scenes. There's a lot of movies we just don't see here because they aren't in vogue right now. That's why I try to hunt down as many foreign films as I can just to see something different. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:57 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Just peeked myself, Mr Worf, and I thought that it simply hadn't been released at all yet. Weird. I'll have to poke around a bit later, see if I can find out why. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 6:54 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I was looking at the IMDB page for the movie, and it seems like it was never released in the US for some reason. I'm not sure why. Its in English. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:48 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com wrote: Mr Worf, I was stoked for this since the day I first heard it was in the pipe. This is my favorite Howard character, and I luvs me some Conan. Picked up a Kane graphic novel a few months back, and it's in the pile to be read. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:13 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody hell wrote the script? -- Charles E Grant http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody
Re: [scifinoir2] NBC Sports Editorial: Should Kids Attempt Dangerous Tasks?
One thing people don't realize is that it takes a long long time to get from point A to point B. I watched a documentary on two brothers that sailed from Maine to Portugal and it took 32 days. They ran out of food and was starting to get scared when they struck land. The nearest rescue boat was 400 miles from her. She is very lucky to be alive. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:24 PM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Agreed, Mr Worf. I'm an adult, and a passable sailor, and I wouldn't try that stunt alone. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:57 AM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: Wow that is good news, but I hope that she doesn't try it again for 15 years. Or anyone else's kid tries something stupid and dangerous again. Some things are more dangerous than others, like the kid flying a plane from coast to coast. He was with another pilot so that was cool. But when you are doing something solo there's no room for mistakes. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:00 AM, Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.comwrote: Mr Worf, those are the only reasons that come to my mind. And I should add here that the young lady has been found, alive and well. Her boat overturned twice, and she couldn't right it a third time, hence her hitting her alarms. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.comwrote: I think allowing kids to do stuff solo that are on a life or death level is a bad idea. There have been many adults that have attempted to sail that far on their own and have found themselves in serious trouble. Kids do not have the maturity or experience to get themselves out of intense situations that could possibly kill them. This is another case of poor parental decision making. Also, you have to think what are the real motives behind doing a stunt like this? Bragging rights? Fame by proxy? On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Following up on the story of the missing teen sailor, a blogger's take on letting kids attempt dangerous goals... ** http://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-582.html.php What's with kids and all these death-defying stunts? Thu Jun 10,2010 12:00 PM ET By Rick Chandlerhttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/rick-chandler It's the Year of Living Dangerously for kids, for sure. Every time I look up it seems some youngster is attempting a death-defying feat of some sort, with mom and dad's permission. In the past couple of weeks we've told you about Jordan Romerohttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/05/post-531.html.php, who at 13 became the youngest person ever to summit Mt. Everest. Then there's 12-year-old Mexican bullfighter Michelito Lagravere, who has already been gored twicehttp://outofbounds.nbcsports.com/2010/06/post-578.html.php; the latest on Sunday. Now, Abby Sunderland, who at 16 was attempting to become the youngest sailor to circumnavigate the globe, may be lost at sea. Her crew has lost contact with her, and two emergency beacons have been activated on her boat. Abby's mother, MaryAnne Sunderland, told ABC News that Abby manually activated two beacons around 6 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday. Abby was in 20-25 foot waves at the time of last contact, with 35-knot winds, said MaryAnne Sunderland, who is due to give birth at the end of the month. She was shaken but focused on trying to get a rescue effort together. The closest land to Abby's boat was Reunion Island, which is east of Madagascar. The nearest ship was 400 miles away. Rescuers were trying to contact the ship. I don't pretend to understand the mindset that these parents have to allow their children to so blatantly court disaster. The common thread here seems to be that the adults want their children to live their dreams, but besides the obvious danger involved, there's such a thing as peaking too early. So you've sailed the globe solo, or just climbed Mr. Everest, all before your high school prom. What do you do for an encore? Today, my eight-year-old son will strap himself to a rocket, which is pointed at the moon. I see no way this can and badly. Live your dream, young man. And bring a warm coat. At least the Balloon Boy dad had enough sense to fake the whole thing; his son rode out his adventure safely, in a box in the attic. And yet *he's* is the parent who did jail time. And now this January post from the blog Californalityhttp://www.californiality.com/2010/01/california-girl-sailing-world-alone.htmlhas a real tinge of sadness: Living in the same community as Abby does, I first heard of her plan to sail around the world a while back. My first reaction to her plan was surprise and concern. She's such a young girl. I know that probably sounds gender-biased, but sorry. The rest of the world is not sunny Southern California. What about bandits, the cartel and pirates? I heard Abby saying that she knows God will totally protect
Re: [scifinoir2] Angelina Jolie Wants to Play Cleopatra
Hey I have an idea, why not cast a middle eastern woman for the role? Better yet a black woman! On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 7:47 AM, Said Kakese Dibinga s...@bayindogroup.comwrote: http://www.cinematical.com/2010/06/10/angelina-jole-wants-to-play-cleopatra/?utm_source=Film+News+Briefsutm_campaign=aa6864f99e-FRIDAY_JUNE_11_20106_6_2010utm_medium=email Said Yenga Kakese Dibinga Director General, Bayindo Group SA POB 1782 Los Angeles, CA 90078-1782 em: s...@bayindogroup.com skype: saiddibinga -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
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I hear you, but I think he's got talent for all the genres. He's pretty funny, though the humour in Perry's movies is broad, and he's great in Black Dynamite. I'd actually like to see him continue this route, developing his real acting chops. Of course, getting a great action flick in once in a while would be cool too. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:16:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo
Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane
Amen. Van Helsing made Hugh Jackman look as if he was a one-note screen actor (and X-Men Origins didn't help that), made the lovely Kate Beckinsale laughable with the tight clothes and bad accent (funny, given as how she pulled it off in Underworld), and made me forget all the presence that David Wenham had brought to his earlier role as Faramir in the LOTR movies. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter martinbaxt...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 3:23:26 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane And, Keith, the fact that Solomon Kane' comes from actual material, rather than Stephen Sommers' addled brain, is a plus fr me. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Where is it showing? I hadn't heard of it, and don't see it showing at any theatres locally. Direct-to-DVD release? I hated Van Helsing, due to the cheesy plot, the overuse of bad CGI, the anachronistic rock sound track, and the hyperactive camera work. So when I hear of any movie compared to it I always immediately start doubting that flick. But you seem to indicate this movie is a step above that? The fact that they use actually real life props and settings instead of bad SyFy-like CGI is a big plus. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 2:13:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Solomon Kane What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from the original name of Abraham Van Helsing by the makers of the Van Helsing film to take away Universal Studio’s copyright access to the character. Although there were several films about Abraham Van Helsing, they were more about a more “modern scientific man” that was fighting evil. In this movie, Solomon after storming a castle finds himself face to face with evil. He escapes and joins a monastery. Over time, evil is slowly taking over the country. Solomon is asked to leave the monastery. After wandering the roads, he finds himself in the middle of the fight between good and evil. James Purefoy playing the double sword wielding Solomon does a good job in the action scenes often against numerous bald baddies. The fight scenes are filled with action are fun to watch without being overly gory. (It is only PG13) Some of the reviews compare it to Van Helsing or Lord of the Rings but it is a different story. The script and acting were fairly decent. Much better than a syfy channel production and has a much higher budget. They actually use castles and dungeons in the Czech Republic and UK for a more authentic look. There are several scenes where you can see the beauty of several hundred-year-old stone. The walls and dungeons look so real that they are beautiful. One thing that I liked about the film is that It was not drowning in CGI effects, which gives it a slightly more gritty and realistic, feel to it. What little of CGI that was used was done well. A couple of the bad things in the film is that it is somewhat predictable in some areas. They could have taken more time to explain the magic that was being used and the evil force that exists in the film. Also, there was time to show the conflict between good/evil, witchcraft/Christianity, Paganism/Christianity that was passed up. The film has some minor flaws but I think that overall it was executed well. Do not let some of the bad reviews stop you from checking out this film. It is a decent hero flick for a PG13 movie. I give it 3.5 out of 5 stars. Rated PG13 -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ What is it about? Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. He wonders the world hunting down and fighting evil, which is much like several other characters in the fiction universe. It is easy to compare Solomon Kane to Van Helsing but that would be very wrong to do so. Solomon Kane’s character was first published in Weird Tales in 1928. While the Gabriel Van Helsing character did not exist until the Van Helsing movie that was released in 2004. The name Gabriel Van Helsing did not exist in Bram Stroker’s Dracula and was changed from
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[scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU?
SyFy is running an SGU marathon, leading up to the 9 pm EST season finale. Anyone still watching this series? I am really liking it. It has a very obvious BSG influence with the darker tone, morally complex individuals, and lack of abundant standard fight-the-evil-aliens stories. But it's a different show, with its own course, and I'm enjoying it. Good characterrss--some of the best I can't even stand--and dialogue that's a cut above SG-1 and Atlantis standards. In fact, I can't think of any recent series where the latest incarnation differs so much from its predecessors. Typically we have things like CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, which are all more similar than not. The same for Star Trek, though DS9 ventured more afield than most. But SGU is so different from Atlantis and SG1, it almost doesn't seem to belong in the same family. Even when they bring in characters from SG-1--like Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill--the characters are much more serious than they were in the main. Good stuff.
Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU?
I am still watching the show because I need to watch something scifi. The only other choices right now is Dr.Who. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: SyFy is running an SGU marathon, leading up to the 9 pm EST season finale. Anyone still watching this series? I am really liking it. It has a very obvious BSG influence with the darker tone, morally complex individuals, and lack of abundant standard fight-the-evil-aliens stories. But it's a different show, with its own course, and I'm enjoying it. Good characterrss--some of the best I can't even stand--and dialogue that's a cut above SG-1 and Atlantis standards. In fact, I can't think of any recent series where the latest incarnation differs so much from its predecessors. Typically we have things like CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, which are all more similar than not. The same for Star Trek, though DS9 ventured more afield than most. But SGU is so different from Atlantis and SG1, it almost doesn't seem to belong in the same family. Even when they bring in characters from SG-1--like Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill--the characters are much more serious than they were in the main. Good stuff. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch
'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patchhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php *More: * anthony hopkinshttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=anthony%20hopkinsblog_id=1, behind-the-sceneshttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=behind-the-scenesblog_id=1, chris hemsworthhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=chris%20hemsworthblog_id=1, comic http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=comicblog_id=1, kenneth branaghhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=kenneth%20branaghblog_id=1, marvel http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=marvelblog_id=1, movie http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=movieblog_id=1, natalie portmanhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=natalie%20portmanblog_id=1, superherohttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=superheroblog_id=1, thor http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=thorblog_id=1 [image: thor-behind-scenes-et.jpg] Television's shoutiest entertainment news source, *Entertainment Tonight*, has just released a behind-the-scenes video from the set of *Thor*, and you know what that means: quick, feeble glimpses at actual shooting and a whole fuckofalot of some interviewing schmuck that won't shut up about how muscular Chris Hemsworth looks! Here it is: I like how the Asgardian set looks like it's made of gilded tie dye. Check out the video clip here: http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php --
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
Agreed, they just need to tweak the wrting a bit. Like I said, the latter part of it got too stupid and left the reality even the world already crafted. I'd also love to see a return of Undercover Brother. I loved that movie with its satirical points. Eddie Griffin was great in the role. For some reason, though, few blacks loved it as much as I did. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:15:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns I could see a whole series of films tied to black dynamite. Hell, if Dolemite can make them anyone can. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I hear you, but I think he's got talent for all the genres. He's pretty funny, though the humour in Perry's movies is broad, and he's great in Black Dynamite. I'd actually like to see him continue this route, developing his real acting chops. Of course, getting a great action flick in once in a while would be cool too. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:16:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU?
If I'm up at 1 am, I'll watch Highlander, which SyFy runs at that time. That was one of my fav shows of the latest several years. Many of the stories were very good. They're currently in the last couple of seasons, when Ritchie was an Immortal, Methos has been introduced, and they (finally!) started brining in some female Immortals who are great fighters in their own right. I just don't get why they consign a great show like that--and X-Files, which follows at 2 am--to the wee hours, while putting out crap like Ghost Hunters, wrestling, and crappy movies in primetime. Oh wait: I do know why. I just don't like it. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:20:56 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU? I am still watching the show because I need to watch something scifi. The only other choices right now is Dr.Who. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: SyFy is running an SGU marathon, leading up to the 9 pm EST season finale. Anyone still watching this series? I am really liking it. It has a very obvious BSG influence with the darker tone, morally complex individuals, and lack of abundant standard fight-the-evil-aliens stories. But it's a different show, with its own course, and I'm enjoying it. Good characterrss--some of the best I can't even stand--and dialogue that's a cut above SG-1 and Atlantis standards. In fact, I can't think of any recent series where the latest incarnation differs so much from its predecessors. Typically we have things like CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, which are all more similar than not. The same for Star Trek, though DS9 ventured more afield than most. But SGU is so different from Atlantis and SG1, it almost doesn't seem to belong in the same family. Even when they bring in characters from SG-1--like Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill--the characters are much more serious than they were in the main. Good stuff. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch
You know, I like Anthony Hopkins well enough, but why is he always being given such roles? The guy's not Scandinavian: can't they find someone with a genuine accent for the role? I had the same problem when they darkened his skin and cast Hopkins as the first Zorro in the movie with Antonio Banderas. Almost ruined the whole thing for me... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:36:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch More: anthony hopkins , behind-the-scenes , chris hemsworth , comic , kenneth branagh , marvel , movie , natalie portman , superhero , thor thor-behind-scenes-et.jpg Television's shoutiest entertainment news source, Entertainment Tonight , has just released a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Thor , and you know what that means: quick, feeble glimpses at actual shooting and a whole fuckofalot of some interviewing schmuck that won't shut up about how muscular Chris Hemsworth looks! Here it is: I like how the Asgardian set looks like it's made of gilded tie dye. Check out the video clip here: http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php --
[scifinoir2] Asking for Movie Suggestions
Any recommendations on which of the big summer movies are worth seeing? Have any of you seen Prince of Persia, Robin Hood, A-Team, Karate Kid, Splice, Killers, Shrek, Get Him to the Greek With the summer blockbuster season here, we're inundated with all the next-big-things at the box office: all the CGI- and action-heavy movies . Typically I start to burn out after a while, as so many of them nowadays seem to be mediocre films based mostly on explosions, fights, and FX. Iron Man 2 was okay, but a bit of a disappointment. I need to watch the money I spend at the cinema, so don't want to plop down my six bucks for something that I can wait for on DVD. And there are some indie films like Mother and Child and Kings of the Evening that I'd rather see, since they actually rely on plots and good acting.
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
I think the problem with Undercover brother is that it wasn't as funny as it should have been with all of that available talent involved. I would love to see another Pooty Tang movie. :) On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Agreed, they just need to tweak the wrting a bit. Like I said, the latter part of it got too stupid and left the reality even the world already crafted. I'd also love to see a return of Undercover Brother. I loved that movie with its satirical points. Eddie Griffin was great in the role. For some reason, though, few blacks loved it as much as I did. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:15:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns I could see a whole series of films tied to black dynamite. Hell, if Dolemite can make them anyone can. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I hear you, but I think he's got talent for all the genres. He's pretty funny, though the humour in Perry's movies is broad, and he's great in Black Dynamite. I'd actually like to see him continue this route, developing his real acting chops. Of course, getting a great action flick in once in a while would be cool too. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:16:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
I thought it was very funny. Another Pootie Tang??! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:37:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns I think the problem with Undercover brother is that it wasn't as funny as it should have been with all of that available talent involved. I would love to see another Pooty Tang movie. :) On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: Agreed, they just need to tweak the wrting a bit. Like I said, the latter part of it got too stupid and left the reality even the world already crafted. I'd also love to see a return of Undercover Brother. I loved that movie with its satirical points. Eddie Griffin was great in the role. For some reason, though, few blacks loved it as much as I did. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:15:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns I could see a whole series of films tied to black dynamite. Hell, if Dolemite can make them anyone can. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I hear you, but I think he's got talent for all the genres. He's pretty funny, though the humour in Perry's movies is broad, and he's great in Black Dynamite. I'd actually like to see him continue this route, developing his real acting chops. Of course, getting a great action flick in once in a while would be cool too. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:16:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch
You have touched on one my biggest pet peeves with hollywood. They always have to use the most well known actors for the role. That doesn't mean that the actor is the best for the part though. The pool is too shallow to keep drawing from but they make us suffer through it anyway. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: You know, I like Anthony Hopkins well enough, but why is he always being given such roles? The guy's not Scandinavian: can't they find someone with a genuine accent for the role? I had the same problem when they darkened his skin and cast Hopkins as the first Zorro in the movie with Antonio Banderas. Almost ruined the whole thing for me... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:36:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patchhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php *More: *anthony hopkinshttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=anthony%20hopkinsblog_id=1, behind-the-sceneshttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=behind-the-scenesblog_id=1, chris hemsworthhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=chris%20hemsworthblog_id=1, comic http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=comicblog_id=1, kenneth branaghhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=kenneth%20branaghblog_id=1, marvel http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=marvelblog_id=1, movie http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=movieblog_id=1, natalie portmanhttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=natalie%20portmanblog_id=1, superherohttp://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=superheroblog_id=1, thor http://www.iwatchstuff.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?tag=thorblog_id=1 [image: thor-behind-scenes-et.jpg] Television's shoutiest entertainment news source, *Entertainment Tonight*, has just released a behind-the-scenes video from the set of *Thor*, and you know what that means: quick, feeble glimpses at actual shooting and a whole fuckofalot of some interviewing schmuck that won't shut up about how muscular Chris Hemsworth looks! Here it is: I like how the Asgardian set looks like it's made of gilded tie dye. Check out the video clip here: http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php -- -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU?
I am glad that syfy is doing this because it forced me to experiment and find movies that I didn't know about like Pinku and Bollywood films. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: If I'm up at 1 am, I'll watch Highlander, which SyFy runs at that time. That was one of my fav shows of the latest several years. Many of the stories were very good. They're currently in the last couple of seasons, when Ritchie was an Immortal, Methos has been introduced, and they (finally!) started brining in some female Immortals who are great fighters in their own right. I just don't get why they consign a great show like that--and X-Files, which follows at 2 am--to the wee hours, while putting out crap like Ghost Hunters, wrestling, and crappy movies in primetime. Oh wait: I do know why. I just don't like it. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:20:56 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU? I am still watching the show because I need to watch something scifi. The only other choices right now is Dr.Who. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: SyFy is running an SGU marathon, leading up to the 9 pm EST season finale. Anyone still watching this series? I am really liking it. It has a very obvious BSG influence with the darker tone, morally complex individuals, and lack of abundant standard fight-the-evil-aliens stories. But it's a different show, with its own course, and I'm enjoying it. Good characterrss--some of the best I can't even stand--and dialogue that's a cut above SG-1 and Atlantis standards. In fact, I can't think of any recent series where the latest incarnation differs so much from its predecessors. Typically we have things like CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, which are all more similar than not. The same for Star Trek, though DS9 ventured more afield than most. But SGU is so different from Atlantis and SG1, it almost doesn't seem to belong in the same family. Even when they bring in characters from SG-1--like Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill--the characters are much more serious than they were in the main. Good stuff. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns
Pootie Tang was stupid and what the main character said was nonsense but you could share the jokes with your friends. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: I thought it was very funny. Another Pootie Tang??! - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:37:24 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns I think the problem with Undercover brother is that it wasn't as funny as it should have been with all of that available talent involved. I would love to see another Pooty Tang movie. :) On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Agreed, they just need to tweak the wrting a bit. Like I said, the latter part of it got too stupid and left the reality even the world already crafted. I'd also love to see a return of Undercover Brother. I loved that movie with its satirical points. Eddie Griffin was great in the role. For some reason, though, few blacks loved it as much as I did. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:15:06 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns I could see a whole series of films tied to black dynamite. Hell, if Dolemite can make them anyone can. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 1:48 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: I hear you, but I think he's got talent for all the genres. He's pretty funny, though the humour in Perry's movies is broad, and he's great in Black Dynamite. I'd actually like to see him continue this route, developing his real acting chops. Of course, getting a great action flick in once in a while would be cool too. - Original Message - From: Daryle Lockhart dar...@darylelockhart.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 10:16:47 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns You know, I've seen all of these films, and I have to say...I want Michael back in action movies. I understand the financial and marketing reasons behind doing these dramatic a comedic roles, but I would appreciate him using his martial arts skills on screen a little more. On Jun 10, 2010, at 7:45 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: You must not have seen Why Did I Get Married Too? or Black Dynamite, both of which starred White, in the last year. The former was typical Tyler Perry fare, with a lot of time devoted to White's comedic role as a husband with a (justifiably) suspicious wife. The later was pitch-perfect in the first half, a great spoof of Blaxploitation films, though it unfortunately got sillier and even less believable in the second half. Still, it coud be the template for a great run of movies if done right, kinda like a black, '70's version of the Police Squad flicks. - Original Message - From: Michelle Lauren miche...@michellelaurenbooks.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 8:53:02 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Mortal Kombat Returns One word: AWESOME. I would definitely pay to watch this in the theater. I haven't seen Michael Jai White in a while. Great to see him again; he is perfect in action movies. Michelle http://twitter.com/MichelleL_Books STARSTRUCK HUNTER (SF/F, IR), Available on Amazon Kindle for PC TEMPTATION EVE (Paranormal, IR), Available at Cobblestone Press Like my books? Review them let others know! Yo -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch
Right. And what's funniest is it gets worse when an unknown is cast in a movie. Because the dude play Thor/Blake isn't a famous actor, they probably freaked out and said we need an 'A-list' star to play Odin. Right. Just make a good movie--and with Branagh directing, the chances are good--and get good actors, famous or not. It reminds me of how Marlon Brando was given the role of Jor-El in the first Superman flick, because the studio wanted name recognition. They had to pay him a huge salary for that time, he only had a few minutes onscreen, and on top of that, he didn't bother to memorize his few lines, so they had to use que cards offscreen. All that, and the movie would have succeeded without him. At least in this case Hopkins is of the same or similar ethnicity. I really felt casting him as a Spaniard in Zorro was insulting and offensive beyond measure. I love Catherine Zeta-Jones, but her cast as a Spanish lady was also silly. This is why I get irritated when people discuss things like the best actor for the next Batman flick, and they cycle through the same old people. It's why I keep rejecting choices like Jolie and Depp. They're great actors, but sometimes I want unknowns or lesser-knowns who have just as much talent, and whose performances are easier to lose myself in, absent the baggage of their celebrity. For example, Heath Ledger was a well known star, but not super-duper, and he *killed* as Joker. Same with Aaron Eckhart as Dent/Two-Face. Not a big name star, but damn good. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:47:00 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch You have touched on one my biggest pet peeves with hollywood. They always have to use the most well known actors for the role. That doesn't mean that the actor is the best for the part though. The pool is too shallow to keep drawing from but they make us suffer through it anyway. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:22 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: You know, I like Anthony Hopkins well enough, but why is he always being given such roles? The guy's not Scandinavian: can't they find someone with a genuine accent for the role? I had the same problem when they darkened his skin and cast Hopkins as the first Zorro in the movie with Antonio Banderas. Almost ruined the whole thing for me... - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:36:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch 'Thor' Set Visit Gives First Look at Anthony Hopkins in a Future Eye Patch More: anthony hopkins , behind-the-scenes , chris hemsworth , comic , kenneth branagh , marvel , movie , natalie portman , superhero , thor thor-behind-scenes-et.jpg Television's shoutiest entertainment news source, Entertainment Tonight , has just released a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Thor , and you know what that means: quick, feeble glimpses at actual shooting and a whole fuckofalot of some interviewing schmuck that won't shut up about how muscular Chris Hemsworth looks! Here it is: I like how the Asgardian set looks like it's made of gilded tie dye. Check out the video clip here: http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2010/06/thor_set_visit_gives_first_loo.php -- -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU?
Yeah, you have to go to other sources when they're putting out crap, eh? I got a new computer recently (got it cheap on Woot). I'm using it to become an expert with Windows 7, VMWare, etc. (gots to keep the IT skills up to get jobs nowadays), but I am also starting to finally watch stuff online too. That's allow me to venture further afield in my entertainment choices. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 7:49:17 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU? I am glad that syfy is doing this because it forced me to experiment and find movies that I didn't know about like Pinku and Bollywood films. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 3:20 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: If I'm up at 1 am, I'll watch Highlander, which SyFy runs at that time. That was one of my fav shows of the latest several years. Many of the stories were very good. They're currently in the last couple of seasons, when Ritchie was an Immortal, Methos has been introduced, and they (finally!) started brining in some female Immortals who are great fighters in their own right. I just don't get why they consign a great show like that--and X-Files, which follows at 2 am--to the wee hours, while putting out crap like Ghost Hunters, wrestling, and crappy movies in primetime. Oh wait: I do know why. I just don't like it. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:20:56 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU? I am still watching the show because I need to watch something scifi. The only other choices right now is Dr.Who. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: SyFy is running an SGU marathon, leading up to the 9 pm EST season finale. Anyone still watching this series? I am really liking it. It has a very obvious BSG influence with the darker tone, morally complex individuals, and lack of abundant standard fight-the-evil-aliens stories. But it's a different show, with its own course, and I'm enjoying it. Good characterrss--some of the best I can't even stand--and dialogue that's a cut above SG-1 and Atlantis standards. In fact, I can't think of any recent series where the latest incarnation differs so much from its predecessors. Typically we have things like CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, which are all more similar than not. The same for Star Trek, though DS9 ventured more afield than most. But SGU is so different from Atlantis and SG1, it almost doesn't seem to belong in the same family. Even when they bring in characters from SG-1--like Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill--the characters are much more serious than they were in the main. Good stuff. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU?
I am really liking it, and this whole thing with the Lucian Alliance boarding Destiny is pretty exciting. I must say, Rhona Mitra does the tool-cool-for-school villain role very well. Although, I had to chuckle at how she and all her fellow would-be conquerors are sporting expensive black leather gard--that always makes the bad guys badder in film. But that aside, at least in this way, Mitra has a cool and deadly air that reminds me of Angelina Jolie. And like Jolie--who, after the second Tomb Raider movie, I felt really needed a movie as a spy--I think Mitra would be well served if someone could write a role for her as a spy or assassin. - Original Message - From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 5:20:56 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Still Watching Stargate SGU? I am still watching the show because I need to watch something scifi. The only other choices right now is Dr.Who. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: SyFy is running an SGU marathon, leading up to the 9 pm EST season finale. Anyone still watching this series? I am really liking it. It has a very obvious BSG influence with the darker tone, morally complex individuals, and lack of abundant standard fight-the-evil-aliens stories. But it's a different show, with its own course, and I'm enjoying it. Good characterrss--some of the best I can't even stand--and dialogue that's a cut above SG-1 and Atlantis standards. In fact, I can't think of any recent series where the latest incarnation differs so much from its predecessors. Typically we have things like CSI, Law and Order, NCIS, which are all more similar than not. The same for Star Trek, though DS9 ventured more afield than most. But SGU is so different from Atlantis and SG1, it almost doesn't seem to belong in the same family. Even when they bring in characters from SG-1--like Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill--the characters are much more serious than they were in the main. Good stuff. -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
[scifinoir2] Teen Sailor's Father Defends Her Attempt
Interesting. The father says that people who don't get him letting the girl do this are basically afraid of living life to its fullest. I like the analogy that it's no different than letting teens drive cars. I will say, once you think of the time and money spent on aircraft having to fly thousands of miles, retrieve the boat, etc., it puts it in even better perspective. * [AP News] LOS ANGELES — What were her parents thinking? Many people were asking that question as a 16-year-old girl sat adrift and alone in the frigid southern Indian Ocean, her ship's mast dashed along with her around-the-world sailing effort. Abby Sunderland's ship was rolling in 20- to 30-foot waves as she waited to be rescued by a boat that was expected to arrive early Saturday morning Pacific time. She set off a distress signal Thursday after rough seas disabled her ship and her satellite phone reception. There were 20 hours of tense silence before a search plane launched from Australia's west coast made brief radio contact with Sunderland and found her alive and well Friday morning. The aircraft (crew) spoke to her. They told her help was on the way and she sounds like she's in good health, said Mick Kinley, acting chief of the Australia Maritime Safety Authority, which chartered a commercial jet for the search. She's going to hang in there until a vessel can get to her, Kinley told reporters in Canberra. Many people criticized Sunderland's parents for allowing the high-risk adventure, one of several by young people looking to make the record books. Some veteran sailors said it's all but irresponsible to send a teenager off alone in a small boat, knowing it will be tossed about like a toy for 30 or more hours at a time by the giant waves that rake the Southern Hemisphere's oceans this time of year. In Abby's case she was lucky, said Derrick Fries, a world sailing champion and author of the standard instruction manual Learn to Sail. It's only a matter of time until we end up with a tragedy on our hands. Sunderland's family defends her trek, saying that as a lifelong sailor she was as well prepared for the journey as anyone could be. Her brother successfully circled the globe last year when he was about the same age. CBS News: Was Abby Too Young to Sail? Sailing and life in general is dangerous, her father, Laurence, told The Associated Press. Teenagers drive cars. Does that mean teenagers shouldn't drive a car? I think people who hold that opinion have lost their zeal for life. They're living in a cotton-wool tunnel to make everything safe. The driving analogy didn't impress many parents who lit up Internet message boards with criticism. One, Tammy Davis of Makanda, Ill., said in a subsequent interview there's no comparison between a car breaking down in a city and a person being trapped alone in the ocean. My 21-year-old son runs triathlons for the University of Illinois, Davis said. Would I want him to run triathlons alone? No. Abby Sunderland set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey in her boat, Wild Eyes, on Jan. 23, trying to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo. Her brother, Zac, held the record for a little more than a month last year until Briton Mike Perham completed his own journey. The record changed hands again last month, when 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson completed her own around-the-world sail. Sunderland, whose father is a shipwright and has a yacht management company, ran into equipment problems and had to stop for repairs soon after beginning her journey. She gave up the goal of setting the record in April, but continued, hoping to complete the journey. Laurence Sunderland said Friday that he gave her the option of bowing out at that point in her trek. I said, 'This isn't about media. It's about a passion and a love for the sport of sailing,' he said. Her words to me was, 'Dad, I know what I'm capable of. I know what this vessel is capable of and I'd like to continue. In the Indian Ocean, Sunderland had made several broken calls to her family in Thousand Oaks, reporting her yacht was being tossed by 30-foot (9-meter) waves — as tall as a 3-story building. An hour after her last call ended Thursday, her emergency beacons began signaling. She was contacted by rescuers in a chartered Qantas Airbus A330 jet that made a 4,700-mile (7,600-kilometer) round trip from Perth to Sunderland's boat, which is near the limit of its range. They spotted Sunderland on the back deck of her boat. Its mast had been broken, knocking out satellite communications. Its sail was dragging in the water but Sunderland appeared to be in good shape. Kinley said the keel was intact, the yacht was not taking on water and Sunderland was equipped for the conditions. She told searchers Friday that she was doing fine with a space heater and at least two weeks' worth of food, family
Re: [scifinoir2] Teen Sailor's Father Defends Her Attempt
Gotta say, she sounds like an exceptional and remarkable young lady. I wonder what she'll grow up to become and I'm very glad for her sake that she has a supportive family. That took a lot of courage on BOTH sides to let her do that. I'm an only child raised by two Jewish moms, my mom and my dad. I was lucky I was even able to go away to college at 16. XD ~ Where love and magic meet ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 11:37 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Interesting. The father says that people who don't get him letting the girl do this are basically afraid of living life to its fullest. I like the analogy that it's no different than letting teens drive cars. I will say, once you think of the time and money spent on aircraft having to fly thousands of miles, retrieve the boat, etc., it puts it in even better perspective. * [AP News] LOS ANGELES — What were her parents thinking? Many people were asking that question as a 16-year-old girl sat adrift and alone in the frigid southern Indian Ocean, her ship's mast dashed along with her around-the-world sailing effort. Abby Sunderland's ship was rolling in 20- to 30-foot waves as she waited to be rescued by a boat that was expected to arrive early Saturday morning Pacific time. She set off a distress signal Thursday after rough seas disabled her ship and her satellite phone reception. There were 20 hours of tense silence before a search plane launched from Australia's west coast made brief radio contact with Sunderland and found her alive and well Friday morning. The aircraft (crew) spoke to her. They told her help was on the way and she sounds like she's in good health, said Mick Kinley, acting chief of the Australia Maritime Safety Authority, which chartered a commercial jet for the search. She's going to hang in there until a vessel can get to her, Kinley told reporters in Canberra. Many people criticized Sunderland's parents for allowing the high-risk adventure, one of several by young people looking to make the record books. Some veteran sailors said it's all but irresponsible to send a teenager off alone in a small boat, knowing it will be tossed about like a toy for 30 or more hours at a time by the giant waves that rake the Southern Hemisphere's oceans this time of year. In Abby's case she was lucky, said Derrick Fries, a world sailing champion and author of the standard instruction manual Learn to Sail. It's only a matter of time until we end up with a tragedy on our hands. Sunderland's family defends her trek, saying that as a lifelong sailor she was as well prepared for the journey as anyone could be. Her brother successfully circled the globe last year when he was about the same age. CBS News: Was Abby Too Young to Sail?Sailing and life in general is dangerous, her father, Laurence, told The Associated Press. Teenagers drive cars. Does that mean teenagers shouldn't drive a car? I think people who hold that opinion have lost their zeal for life. They're living in a cotton-wool tunnel to make everything safe. The driving analogy didn't impress many parents who lit up Internet message boards with criticism. One, Tammy Davis of Makanda, Ill., said in a subsequent interview there's no comparison between a car breaking down in a city and a person being trapped alone in the ocean. My 21-year-old son runs triathlons for the University of Illinois, Davis said. Would I want him to run triathlons alone? No. Abby Sunderland set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey in her boat, Wild Eyes, on Jan. 23, trying to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo. Her brother, Zac, held the record for a little more than a month last year until Briton Mike Perham completed his own journey. The record changed hands again last month, when 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson completed her own around-the-world sail. Sunderland, whose father is a shipwright and has a yacht management company, ran into equipment problems and had to stop for repairs soon after beginning her journey. She gave up the goal of setting the record in April, but continued, hoping to complete the journey. Laurence Sunderland said Friday that he gave her the option of bowing out at that point in her trek. I said, 'This isn't about media. It's about a passion and a love for the sport of sailing,' he said. Her words to me was, 'Dad, I know what I'm capable of. I know what this vessel is capable of and I'd like to continue. In the Indian Ocean, Sunderland had made several broken calls to her family in Thousand Oaks,
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It probably cost about $100k to rescue her. On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 8:37 PM, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.netwrote: Interesting. The father says that people who don't get him letting the girl do this are basically afraid of living life to its fullest. I like the analogy that it's no different than letting teens drive cars. I will say, once you think of the time and money spent on aircraft having to fly thousands of miles, retrieve the boat, etc., it puts it in even better perspective. * [AP News] LOS ANGELES — What were her parents thinking? Many people were asking that question as a 16-year-old girl sat adrift and alone in the frigid southern Indian Ocean, her ship's mast dashed along with her around-the-world sailing effort. Abby Sunderland's ship was rolling in 20- to 30-foot waves as she waited to be rescued by a boat that was expected to arrive early Saturday morning Pacific time. She set off a distress signal Thursday after rough seas disabled her ship and her satellite phone reception. There were 20 hours of tense silence before a search plane launched from Australia's west coast made brief radio contact with Sunderland and found her alive and well Friday morning. The aircraft (crew) spoke to her. They told her help was on the way and she sounds like she's in good health, said Mick Kinley, acting chief of the Australia Maritime Safety Authority, which chartered a commercial jet for the search. She's going to hang in there until a vessel can get to her, Kinley told reporters in Canberra. Many people criticized Sunderland's parents for allowing the high-risk adventure, one of several by young people looking to make the record books. Some veteran sailors said it's all but irresponsible to send a teenager off alone in a small boat, knowing it will be tossed about like a toy for 30 or more hours at a time by the giant waves that rake the Southern Hemisphere's oceans this time of year. In Abby's case she was lucky, said Derrick Fries, a world sailing champion and author of the standard instruction manual Learn to Sail. It's only a matter of time until we end up with a tragedy on our hands. Sunderland's family defends her trek, saying that as a lifelong sailor she was as well prepared for the journey as anyone could be. Her brother successfully circled the globe last year when he was about the same age. CBS News: Was Abby Too Young to Sail?Sailing and life in general is dangerous, her father, Laurence, told The Associated Press. Teenagers drive cars. Does that mean teenagers shouldn't drive a car? I think people who hold that opinion have lost their zeal for life. They're living in a cotton-wool tunnel to make everything safe. The driving analogy didn't impress many parents who lit up Internet message boards with criticism. One, Tammy Davis of Makanda, Ill., said in a subsequent interview there's no comparison between a car breaking down in a city and a person being trapped alone in the ocean. My 21-year-old son runs triathlons for the University of Illinois, Davis said. Would I want him to run triathlons alone? No. Abby Sunderland set sail from Los Angeles County's Marina del Rey in her boat, Wild Eyes, on Jan. 23, trying to become the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo. Her brother, Zac, held the record for a little more than a month last year until Briton Mike Perham completed his own journey. The record changed hands again last month, when 16-year-old Australian Jessica Watson completed her own around-the-world sail. Sunderland, whose father is a shipwright and has a yacht management company, ran into equipment problems and had to stop for repairs soon after beginning her journey. She gave up the goal of setting the record in April, but continued, hoping to complete the journey. Laurence Sunderland said Friday that he gave her the option of bowing out at that point in her trek. I said, 'This isn't about media. It's about a passion and a love for the sport of sailing,' he said. Her words to me was, 'Dad, I know what I'm capable of. I know what this vessel is capable of and I'd like to continue. In the Indian Ocean, Sunderland had made several broken calls to her family in Thousand Oaks, reporting her yacht was being tossed by 30-foot (9-meter) waves — as tall as a 3-story building. An hour after her last call ended Thursday, her emergency beacons began signaling. She was contacted by rescuers in a chartered Qantas Airbus A330 jet that made a 4,700-mile (7,600-kilometer) round trip from Perth to Sunderland's boat, which is near the limit of its range. They spotted Sunderland on the back deck of her boat. Its mast had been broken, knocking out satellite communications. Its sail was dragging in the water but Sunderland appeared to be in good shape. Kinley said the keel was intact, the yacht was not taking on water and Sunderland was equipped for the
