John Masters, Author at Deep Something

Speed Racer – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 423 Views 1 Comment Cartoon, Wachowski, John Goodman, Susan Sarandon

Born to race cars, Speed Racer is aggressive, instinctive and, most of all, fearless. His only real competition is the memory of the brother he idolized – the legendary Rex Racer, whose death in a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer, the designer of Speed’s thundering Mach 5. Despite liking John Goodman and Susan Sarandon, I really had no interest in seeing this film. We had downloaded it via the Tivo from Amazon Unboxed for Lay’s nephews to watch this weekend when they were over.

Culture Movies Fun Stuff

Paul Blart: Mall Cop – A Movie Review

March 23, 2009 B. John 446 Views 0 Comments Adventure, Kevin James, Steve Carr, Action

A single, suburban dad tries to make ends meet as a security officer at a New Jersey mall. It’s a job he takes very seriously, though no one else does. When Santa’s helpers at the mall stage a coup, shutting down the megaplex and taking hostages (Paul’s daughter and sweetheart among them), Jersey’s most formidable mall cop will have to become a real cop to save the day.

Featured Fun Stuff

Bubbles!

March 18, 2009 B. John 382 Views 0 Comments YouTube, Sea World, Dolphins, Bubbles, bubble rings

My niece loves to play the Bubble Breaker game on my phone. She can be down the hall at her grandmothers house, and as soon as she hears the little start up noise, she comes running going…”bubbles!” I also remember how cool I thought it was when adults could make smoke rings with their pipe or cigarette smoke. Now comes this video from Sea World where some of the dolphins, on their own, have learned to make a bubble ring with their blow holes, and then play with the ring underwater. Watch the video, as it is just beyond words to describe it.

Culture Movies

Lucky Ones, The – A Movie Review

March 9, 2009 B. John 398 Views 0 Comments Neil Burger, Racbel Adams, Michael Pena, Tim Robbins

Forced to grapple with old relationships, broken hopes and a country divided over the war, TK, Cheaver and Colee discover that home is not quite what they remembered, and that the unlikely companionship they’ve found might be what matters the most.

Culture Movies

In The Electric Mist – A Movie Review

March 8, 2009 B. John 382 Views 1 Comment Drama, new orleans, Tommy Lee Jones, David E. Jensen, Bertrand Tavernier

Detective Dave Robicheaux is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie Balboni. But during his investigation Robicheaux is led into a series of surreal encounters with a troop of Confederate soldiers.

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Healthcare: Government Bureaucrats or Insurance Company Executives

March 8, 2009 B. John 446 Views 0 Comments republicans, healthcare, Democrats, Universal Healthcare, Obama, Insurance Companies

Choose your poison. I don’t know the final best answer to the healthcare crisis in this country, but I know it’s a mess, and it has to be fixed. I know one thing that is an absolute certainty. This problem will never be solved until the insurance companies and their influence are removed completely from the process.

Movies Culture

Blindness – A Movie Review

March 8, 2009 B. John 390 Views 1 Comment Drama, Mark Ruffalo, Foreign, Adaptation, Don McKellar, Julianne Moore, Fernando Meirelles

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine.

Culture Movies

Slumdog Millionaire – A Movie Review

March 8, 2009 B. John 318 Views 0 Comments Loveleen Tandan, Drama, Foreign, Adaptation, Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Danny Boyle

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. I know I’ll be taken to the wood shed by some, so let me get this over with right away. I don’t think it was the best picture of the year.

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Lessons That Came At Too Painful A Cost

February 27, 2009 B. John 641 Views 0 Comments Bush, torture, rendition, War crimes, Chenney

The Youtube clip includes a statement from Senator Leahy about his proposal to have a commission look into the possible crimes of the Bush Administration. It continues with a statement by Senator Whitehouse. Whitehouse, as a member of both the Intelligence and Judiciary Committees is in a position to have some idea of what has gone on in regards to our torture and rendition activities. In light of a stern and direct warning that when the details of what Amerikkah did under the Bush Administration comes out, it’s not going to be pretty, I am set back on my heels.

Crime Gay Issues Featured Society

Christian Anti-Defamation League Appropriates the Word Bashing

February 27, 2009 B. John 296 Views 0 Comments Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, Bashing

From the, “it would be funny if it weren’t so sad” category, we have the Christian Anti-Defamation League listing their top 10 examples of Christians being “bashed” in 2008. It includes things like Obama defaming Christianity by claiming to be Christian. Give the video below a watch.

Politics

88 Arab Homes to be Destroyed in Jerusalem

February 25, 2009 B. John 376 Views 0 Comments Israel, Palestine, Palestinian, Demolition, Eviction

Israel has plans to demolish Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem to make way for a tourist site. Activists say it’s a demographic play that amounts to ethnic cleansing.