My(07/02/2021)comment to TheRingOfFire (RE: Trump ) video uploaded to You Tube 06/30/2021
No he is not just a coward. Mr. Trump is that middle school bully who never grew up. He got kicked out of the school where he was feared and followed only to land in a place where his power is reduced, devalued and even ignored.
My comment to Breakfast All Day Podcast (RE: news&discussion) uploaded to YouTube 07/03/2021
My 10 movies that I have watched at least 10 times each (in no particular order): The Fifth Element (1997), Star Wars 4(1977), 5(1980), 6(1983), Rebecca (1940), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), The Addams Family (2019), Moana (2016), Captain Marvel (2019) and Citizen Kane (1941). I am sure there are more, because I have no life, but those 10 popped up first. Oh one more, yes some of the dialogue is clunky, but is a visual stunner; Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017). If you can turn off your frontal lobe, that movie is a plethora of pleasures.
My comment to Breakfast All Day Podcast (RE: review of Tomorrow War) YouTube 07/02/2021
Interesting dichotomy between the critics "above" (Christy, Alonso, Matt) and the critics "below" (comments). The trailer looked somewhat dumb to me, but now I am curious. Since it is "free" on Amazon Prime, I will give it a view.
Just watched it. I know that this movie contained lots of tropes (it could have been titled, "Fathers' Day"), countless "borrowing" from other movies (good party game material), logic flow (forget about it) and climate change allusion @1:45:30. All that being said, this is a decent popcorn movie which needed tighter editing. I was ok with the creature creations. A one-time nickname given to the J.K. Simmons character towards the end of the movie was hysterical. J.K. Simmons' closing lines at the end of the movie while ordinary, out of the mouth of J.K. they were elevated to sardonic humor. I am NOT going to watch this movie again, but I do not wish for time travel to get those 2 hours and 20 minutes of my life back.
My comment to pin'd comment on Observe (RE: Gabbie Hanna) You Tube 07/05/2021
I do not watch her videos, but judging from this video (and knowing she has wide presence on social media), she appears to be comfortable sharing personal details. It might prove valuable (both monetarily and emotionally) if she pushes a little further. Such as "Gabbie Journeys To Health", learning from reputable sources regarding: (1)meditation, (2) physical activity (aerobic exercise, running etc.), (3) studying a specific religion/lifestyle, (4) creativity (painting, learning calligraphy etc.), (5) nutritional plans. Maybe she would end the series more self-aware or maybe there would be no change. Either way, one thing that such a series might provide would be public proof of her wishing to be better without resorting to the usual, ineffective but seemingly omnipresent...You Tube apology video.
My comment to John Campea (RE: Stephen Dorff) uploaded to You Tube 07/06/2021
Came for the news, stayed for the rant.
Seriously, I believe that The Hollywood Reporter has a decent reputation for accuracy in reporting. I can only assume that Mr. Dorff has enough bitcoin to stretch to Mars. That planet may be the closest place to this one at which Mr. Dorff can find employment if he continues to deride people in the film industry. I mean who knows, maybe Bezos or Musk will have him appear in a location documentary. My only hope is that he is required by contract to wear spandex and a cape (mask with oxygen is optional).
My comment to David Pakman (RE: COVID-19) uploaded to You Tube 07/06/2021
It is a puzzling situation. I got both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine not just to keep myself alive, but to prevent me from infecting others. I wore a mask not to protect me, but to protect others. Although a side benefit was that it cut down my pollen sneezing. I have lived in a U.S. state in the New England area most of my life. Perhaps that is why all this is so shocking. I assumed logic would prevail. People no longer need to die from this virus, yet they seem to be more willing to accept death without being vaccinated, then life with being vaccinated.
My comment to Farron Balanced (RE: Arizona Recount...Again) uploaded to You Tube 07/11/2021
The CyberNinjas should turn in their ninja garb, go back to the dojo, prostrate themselves on the floor in front of their sensei and state that they are not worthy. As for the Arizona Republicans requesting ANOTHER audit, perhaps a mental health audit would be more appropriate and useful.
My comment to Dan Murrell (Loki Episode 6 Review) uploaded to You Tube 07/14/2021
I also felt a little let down with the "bridge" function of Loki episode 6. However, I trust Marvel (actually Kevin Feige) for having a vision (pun sort of intended) of this universe. Unfortunately I have the patience of a mayfly. As far as I can determine, Marvel/Disney is hoping Loki season 2 will land January 2022. I think that the new Dr. Strange film (in the Multiverse of Madness) is coming March 2022? Even more horrifically for my binge-afflicted psyche, the next Ant-Man movie (Quantumania) comes out in 2023 per my online search. Stasis chamber anyone?😉
My comment to Dan Murrell (Escape Room 2 Review) uploaded to You Tube 07/16/2021
Good on Dan Murrell for mentioning that Taylor Russell ("Zoey"), Logan Miller ("Ben") and Deborah Ann Wolf ("Amanda") have all been in much better productions. MAYBE make this data a feature regarding all actors who find themselves locked into a less than adequate film? At least no one responsible for this movie tried misdirect the public in the film's theme. Although with a movie heavily concerned with puzzle solving, misdirection might actually be relevant.
My comment to natalielawyerchick (V.S. Karen part 2) uploaded to You Tube (07/14/2021)
I do not care if the "Karen" was off her meds, mentally ill or just felt entitled, the woman who filmed the entire incident did the right thing. Actually anyone no matter their color or sexual identity should film the incident. Justice is a dish best served with a generous portion of undeniable proof. Who knew that the invasive, omnipresent and addictive smart phones would turn out to be our best hope for justice. (and yes I have used several film clichés in my comment😉).
My comment to Legal Eagle/shorts (Dua Lipa photograph) uploaded to You Tube (0716/2021)
I understand for wedding or special occasion photographs, you sign a release. OBJECTION (from a liberal arts with a psych minor grad): However Dua Lipa did not sign a release. Also assuming she does not profit from reposting the image, isn't there a fair use situation applicable here? I understand that it is called THE LAW not THE ETHICS, but anyone in the paparazzi category should not be able to sue for anything...except a conscience.
My comment to David Pakman Show (RE: Anti-vax nurse dies due to COVID) You Tube (07/17/2021)
More on the anti-vaccine nurse https://meaww.com/who-was-olivia-guidry-louisiana-nurse-dies-of-covid-19-after-posting-vaccine-isnt-safe
Per post on her FB page, she may have had pre-existing heart issues, which would make COVID-19 even more deadly. Ironically she dreamed about going to medical school. My thoughts are with her family. However we have to be better at education whether the "student" is 5 or 95. Ignorance appears also to be a pre-existing condition that the virus can use to its advantage.
My comment to CNN/Chris Cillizza (RE: COVID-19 map ) uploaded to You Tube (07/13/2021)
Our country is divided on so many issues, how could COVID-19 vaccine be any different. The bigger question is why the red states have not used the blue states as a beta test. Many of the blue states have less hospitalizations, less deaths and less new cases. So we are left with the question that I cannot wrap my heard around, WHY are they not looking at the evidence and learning? If they distrust the source (anyone who is not Fox News or one of their lesser clones) all they have to do is visit a local hospital...oh wait they also won't wear masks (I am guessing all those seasons of Grey's Anatomy were a waste of their time). We are in a loop that will eventually strangle us all.
It was both disheartening and confounding to hear a woman whose young son got COVID and is still having symptoms say that she will not get the vaccine. For those who are afraid of the vaccine or do not trust the government should know that almost 50% of us in the U.S. have received both doses of vaccine. To the best of my knowledge none of us are magnetic, glow in the dark or have turned fuchsia. One thing that we do have is a truce with COVID-19.
My comment to David Pakman Show (RE: Unvaccinated Deaths) You Tube 07/22/2021
Linda Zuern lived and died in Massachusetts. Massachusetts is one of the top ten U. S. states that is fully vaccinated. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#vaccinations
She must have lived among co-workers, friends and relatives who were vaccinated. Yet she died. Her obituary indicated a woman who wanted to give back and help others. Yet she did not get vaccinated. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2021/07/20/cape-cod-activist-and-public-servant-linda-zuern-dies-covid-19/8012431002/
The time has arrived when those of us who are vaccinated must reconnect with friends and relatives to gently without blame and carefully without mentioning politics, persuade these people to get vaccinated.
My comment to Breakfast All Day (RE: Bezos, etc.) uploaded to You Tube 07/25/2021
While I agree with Bezos, in that the flight would be fun, the optics of a rich guy doing a thing that only a rich guy (or astronaut) can do is never going to change hearts and minds. Well except for all the novice scriptwriters now furiously penning projects where the rich guy gets launched into space by accident and has to have an arc where he succeeds gloriously or maybe get commandeered by Aliens with no sensors in place to avoid self-entitled lifeforms.
My comment to Breakfast All Day (RE: OLD review) uploaded to You Tube 07/25/2021
I have only seen the trailer, but an M. Night Shyamalan film is like that proverbial "...box of chocolates..." only in this case you never know if the box contains actual chocolates or packing peanuts. So I did a bad thing, I checked out a spoiler site. Basically I am not seeing this movie, because...well packing peanuts. I like the actors, but not so much the plot and its resolution with the overabundance of logic-flaws.
My answer to community question of Footless Joe (RE: Does it make you stronger)YouTube 07/26/21
While I would prefer that good always wins over evil, that is not the way our universe appears to work. Trauma is not ennobling, it is just a first line of an equation which only leads to two choices, to survive or to die. When I was very ill, I treated my journey as a long slog through heavy/wet snow. That is not a metaphor as I live in a place in the U.S. that very often is full of that oddly heavy yet pretty stuff. It is a very prosaic analogy, but just like Dory I choose to keep on moving. However I am fine with the 37% (poll results as of this comment) who said yes, we are all headed in the same direction.
My comment to Doctor Mike Hansen (RE: COVID-19 Delta variant) You Tube 07/28/2021
What is all this posturing by Disney? Scarlett Johansson has a contract. All I can think of is that Disney execs want to impress the shareholders on how strenuously they work to keep those billions flowing. Or consider this story, Disney likes stories, regarding the child who bullies someone on the playground. The victim has finally reached her endurance level and hits the bully. Now that bully can tell adults, "she hit me first" without going into details. What we are seeing now is just the CEO version of that unfortunate fable.
