Is the golden rule dead?

I haven't wrote much in the last few weeks.  My personal life has taken up a lot of my time and focus. However a new article caught my eye and this thought had been bothering me for a while now.

Why is it when you insult a person that is wildly popular you are destroyed but if you say something equally, or in some case less, disgusting about a person that people don't like it is okay?  Shouldn't it be wrong either way?

Here is what made me think about it.  Recently a reporter from the New York Times called the current First Lady a hooker.  From what I can tell it wasn't that he said she dressed like a hooker but that she was a hooker.  This is wrong for several reasons.

1. To say this about ANY woman, unless her profession is to "a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot." (that is the definition of Prostitute which I got from the hooker page on websters.com) is disgusting and wrong.  If it is done in jest it should be clear that it was and not to 3rd parties
2. In an environment already highly charged the last thing that one should do is make these kind of jokes in any kind of public forum
3. Have I mentioned calling a woman a hooker is wrong?

Here is the thing though...as far as I can tell no one cares.  No one cares that this woman, whose only "crime" is she married a man people don't like, was called a horrible name.  However when people made the accusation and observation that First Lady Obama was "Manly" people lost their shit!  

So what is the difference?  The difference is that people don't like First Lady Melania while they loved First Lady Michelle.  However your opinion of a person doesn't change if something is right or wrong.  

Here is what makes it worse.  This unnamed reporter still has a job and basically only got a slap on the wrist.  The Times said in a statement that editors had spoken to the reporter in question about the remark. “The comment was not intended to be public, but it was nonetheless completely inappropriate and should not have occurred,” the statement said.

This comes out around the same time an ESPN reporter was fired for saying gorilla instead of guerilla when talking about one of the Williams Sisters and how they play tennis.  

But then again you have race and gender against you there.  I guess the lesson is that you can insult race or you can insult gender but if you insult both...you are fucked!

Sadly I'm not joking with that comment.  Race seems to be the difference between the two if you take out personal feelings.  I'm not going to step into the quagmire that is race.

My point is that this entire thing has shown that either side of the isle is disgusting and a lot of people need to look in the mirror and ask an important question.  "Would I want to be treated the way I am treating these people." and "Would I want my children to treat people this way".  If you are acting in a way that you'd want to be treated and that you'd want your child to treat people then keep doing what you're doing, saying what you're saying and posting what you're posting.  HOWEVER, if any of that is not true I think this quote from Jim Ross says it all:

"Don't you think, that it's about time in your life, where you look squarely in the mirror, and accepted the personal responsibility for who you are?"

Don't blame Donald Trump or Barack Obama or Bill Clinton.  Don't blame anyone but yourself because it is YOUR choice to behave the way you do.  It isn't because Mommy and Daddy didn't hug you.  It isn't because President Obama gave health care to everyone.  It isn't because Donald Trump tried to ban Muslims.  

Movie Review: Split

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever if it is you have come across this blog.  

I know it has been a while but I'm back, hopefully more regularly now, with a new movie review. This time I'm checking out the recently flick Split.  "Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities, and must try and escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th."  It stars James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy and Haley Lu Richardson.  As of 2/3/17 it has a score of 7.5.  

THE GOOD

The best thing about this flick, and there are quite a few, is James McAvoy.  He was AMAZING! Everything he did in this flick was amazing.  His Portrayal of multiple personalities yet the same person was awesome.  That is not meant to take away from the rest of the cast but McAvoy stood out. I also have to say that the story itself was very well done.  I know that M. Night Shyamalan has had a lot bad films over the years but this is not one of them.  He did not go from some random twist or shock, he just told a good story.

THE BAD

I found the running time slightly long.  The first act seemed to drag but picked up.  I felt like the first half of the flick needed to have some trimming.  That was the biggest issue with the flick.  

THE UGLY

I won't spoil it but the last scene really was bad.  Did not add anything to the flick and actually made me roll my eyes.

Overall I give the flick an 8/10.  If you are looking for a flick in the theaters worthing paying for this flick is worth the money.  

Until next time...remember...The damaged are the more evolved.

Movie Review: Good Neighbor

Good morning, good afternoon or good evening...whenever it is you are reading this.  I am back with a movie review, this time I'm watching the thriller The Good Neighbor.  "A pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor. While keeping his every reaction under surveillance, they see much more than they bargained for." It stars James Caan, Logan Miller, Keir Gilchrist

• So they are going to just mess with this old man across the street?
• This guy is creepy....both of them....messing with an old man!  They both have really bad hair too!
• No ego in the long hair kids family, he got it all!
• How are they going to install all this in old mans house?  Break in?  
• They have been watching him?  Yeah these kids are messed up!
• What is with the weird creepy rap music?
• Long hair kids name is Ethan?  He looks like an Ethan
• The Haunting Project?  WHAT A HORRIBLE NAME!
• Nose Ring chick is right, it is basically scare tactics
• Did the old man rape Ethan?
• Oh its THAT GUY!  He is going to fuck these kids up!  James Caan is not a man to be fucked with kids!
• James Caan even hates the cops!  These kids are screwed!
• Caan didn't move for those 30 seconds?  Weird
• God I want to slap this Ethan kid
• Whats the problem?  The dog just mad a mess!  Yeah...that is James Caan being James Caan
• They are giving this old man flashbacks.  They are evil kids!
• Yeah, he just chopped the fucking door up, experiment over!
• Oh the joys of divorce families
• That wasn't psychotic, it was pissed off, big difference Ethan
• Doesn't the mom hear any of this?  Shouldn't she step in?  Its like superhero stuff when they talk about their identities in public and no one hears.  Looking at you CW shows!
• I smell another flash back coming
• These kids are horrible
• What is in the basement?
• They are going to break his windows?
• So this guy is a wizard, he sleeps with his eyes open
• Ah, its the Ski School/Always Sunny Ski episode party guy
• So the gun is missing, I think it is Sean that kills everyone personally
• A false police report?
• Ah old man putting on his shoes to answer the door
• Oh shit...he is going to kill that dog now kids!  IT IS ALL YOUR FAULT!
• what about the old and Ethans daddy?
• The old man saved his mom from abuse, which of course makes him a bad guy in the kids eye
• Wow he put a hidden camera in his best friends room
• They pushed him to suicide!
• There is a pretty easy route out here if Ethan was thinking straight
• Mindy Sterling just showed up?  What a strange cast
• Why is this movie of all movies making me tear up?

As of 1/11/2017 it has a 6.3 over on IMDB and I think it is a little better than this.  I say it is a 7/10. The acting is well done minus a few moments from the youngsters.  However it wasn't enough to make the dislike the flick.

I can't complain too much about the flick to be completely honest.  I felt it was drug out just a bit and a few unneeded scenes but you can say that about just about any flick.

I think anyone will enjoy this flick so I suggest going out and watching it!

Bottom 100 review: #94 I Accues my Parents

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this entry.  I'm back with another Bottom 100 movie review.  This time it is the 1944 flick I Accuse my Parents.   "Young man goes to work for gangsters to impress his nightclub-singer girlfriend."  As of 12/31/16 this has a rating of 2.4 on IMDB.  It stars Robert Lowell, Mary Beth Hughes and John Miljan.  Lets go find out why a flick about a guy working for the mob has the this title!  I'm going to try something different and put a time stamp down for when I think of my always brilliant witty comments and where to find the flick if you can.  This flick is currently on Amazon Prime boys and girl.  So power up our lord of shopping and get ready to accuse our parents!

• 00:00:00      Running time of this if flick is One hour and seven minutes, nice!
• 00:00:00      Ugg black and white sucks unless it is the Stooges!
• 00:00:38      There is something nice about old movies musical scores isn't there
• 00:02:16      Ah there we go, it is one of the first lines
• 00:03:32      Wow he looks the same in school as he does now!
• 00:04:29      Is this one of those dangers of drink flicks? 
• 00:04:58      Wait...10 bucks was a lot of money back then wasn't it?  Hell it is now if you ask me!
• 00:06:30      Wow...this family is quite the family unit!
• 00:08:40      I agree with the dad, that hat is pretty funny!
• 00:10:12      Of course she showed up drunk
• 00:11:16      That boss guy seems very interested in Jimmy being a "Good boy" if you get my drift!
• 00:12:20      Are you interested in shoes?  No I came to the shoe store to get some burger for dinner you dumb bunny!
• 00:14:00      Yeah that manager is creepy!  Also how old is Jimmy?  High school was 30's back in the day?
• 00:16:12      Sure does talk about his mom and dad a lot!
• 00:21:50      What lip-syncing?  
• 00:23:30      Why did the chef come out?  Just to smile?  Is he part of the number?  The 40's were so confusing!
• 00:25:10      Was that lady wearing a fez?  OH MY GOD IT WAS #11!
• 00:28:16      Wait....did they suddenly change locations?
• 00:43:00      Sorry there hasn't be much to say.  Just basic old school 40's movie mobster stuff
• 00:51:00      Those are the most unlikely cops I've seen even for the 40's.  Pretty shade characters indeed
• 00:58:00      Should be more people like this cook in the world, we'd be a better world actually
• 01:00:00      This Jimmy kid just attracts the weird "bosses".  I take back what I said about the cook.  He is as creepy as the shoe store owner!
• 01:05:30      Well this isn't a bad movie at all; just old
• 01:07:30      Uggg, it is about being a neglectful parent!

This does NOT belong in the bottom 100.  Is it a good film?  Not by todays standards but you can say the same thing about a lot of "classics".  This is not a classic by any stretch of the imagination but it isn't bad.  I give it a 5/10.  It was an okay film but boring by our standards.  The acting was very 40's and 50's and not any action because of the time.

The story is not a bad one actually.  The idea of a guy giving his story in court to defend himself.  I actually wouldn't mind seeing a remake of this film with decent actors and a some decent action and you have a slightly better flick.  

I wouldn't recommend going out and watching this flick but there are worst ways to kill 70 minutes especially if you're stuck at work!

Movie Review: Atari: Game Over

Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...whenever it is you have found this blog.  I'm back with yet another movie review.  This time I'm checking out the documentary Atari:  Game over.  As of 12/28/16 it has a 6.7.  "A crew digs up all of the old Atari 2600 game cartridges of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that were tossed into a landfill in the 1980s."

I might have done this review before, but I don't think I finished the flick the last time I started watching it.  The idea of this flick is that the Atari game ET was the worst game in history.  So bad that Atari buried ONE MILLION games in the desert in New Mexico.  However the flick goes more in depth into Atari itself.  You also hear from a few famous people who showed up at the dig and the developer himself.

This flick does not sound like it would very exciting but it is interesting.  The story behind the meteoric rise of Atari and then their equally brilliant fall is quite interesting.  They only scrap the surface of this but what they do talk about is very interesting.

I also find the attitude of the developor of the game, Howard Scott Warshaw, to be interesting.  It is a mix of I can do anything and what have I done.  You can tell that at one point he thought he was the smartest man alive.  Smug isn't quite a strong enough word for how he came off.  

There isn't a lot to say about this flick.  It is the basic one sided story about the dig for these games with some history sprinkled in.  At a short running time I feel that they could have added some more of the Atari history.  

Overall a decent flick but not quite everything I wanted.  I still give it a 7/10 for the fact that it did resolve an old urban legend.  With a running time of around 70 minutes there are worse things to waste your time on!