CMT - Magnum Force

The power of emotion can't be overstated. With that in mind, we must take extra care to check our emotions to the best of our abilities. Irrationality is a dangerous state to succumb to; it's infectious and it's incurable, but it is, ultimately voluntary. If we allow fear to justify the continuing of unsafe practices, we have no one else to blame but ourselves.

Classic Movie Trailers: Magnum Force - (1973)

Paranoia is an effective tool. If you can recognize it and give voice to it, you can convince people to use it as an excuse to disregard reason and common sense. Others will simply take up the flag and repeat the mantra, over and over again for personal gain. That gain may be political, or it may just be the ability to hold on to a weapon, that shouldn't be in a civil society.

It's not for "protection" and it's not for hunting; it's cool and it's theirs and they'd resent not having it. Why should a mass murderer, or three, ruin the fun for decent, law-abiding gun owners? Why should they give an inch, when reformists obviously want to take a mile? Well, the answer to those questions is our payments in lives, a consequence you may ignore, until one of your loved ones is murdered.

How many people actually believe, that one day a group of crooked cops will drive up to kill them? How many envision a race war, or a coming apocalypse? How many live in fear of descending black helicopters? Well, I'd bet the farm on that number being a very small one.

The rest of them are just being unreasonable.

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CMT - Blade

I’ve heard it said, that the best way to live life is by focusing on the present moment. Little thought should be given to the future and though we’re dependent on the past, to teach us our lessons, we should never spend time dwelling on it. Well, if I was at all capable of doing that, I’d probably agree. It looks good on paper though, doesn’t it?

Classic Movie Trailers: Blade (1998)

Before he could walk, before he even spoke his first words, Blade was victimized. He was changed in such a way, that he is necessarily apart from his fellow human beings. As a result he hates himself, but he survives because he directs his anger towards the cause of his torment. That malefactor and the demons of his past are actually demons, and the monsters of his dreams are real. So Blade straps on his weapons in heroic fashion and he fights, in order to slay them.

The rest of us don’t have that luxury. Since we live in a civil society, we have to combat the past in a different way. We’re armed with the knowledge that time heals all wounds, provided that we survive the wrongs committed against us. In order to live to see better times, we lock our skeletons in the closet, turn away and ignore the sounds of them scratching at the door.

It takes a strong will, to get out of bed and continue with daily life, when the horrors of yesterday are still fresh in the mind. Doing so is admirable however, and it is immeasurably more heroic, than running the past through with a sword. 


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CMT - Return Of Swamp Thing

You know, it never fails. Whenever you’re up late, there never seems to be anything good on TV. You don’t get to see 'The Dark Knight Rises” at 2:00 am and there’s no “Casino Royale” at that time of night either. All you can find is some B-films and some bad horror movies and if that’s the case, you could do a lot worse than this.

Classic Movie Trailers: “The Return Of Swamp Thing” (1989)

This movie isn't pretentious. In fact, it’s intentionally lighthearted. I’m sure that the director, Jim Wynorski, knew that he didn’t have a blockbuster on his hands. There’s some really bad acting in here, a few cheesy and dated special effects and the dialogue isn’t brilliant.

But, you know what? The dialogue is funny. The effects are funny. The bad acting is really funny and the movie takes full advantage of that.

Now don’t get me wrong, the movie has some good performances. Sara Douglas (Superman II's “Ursa”) does well. Louis Jordan and the kids do a good job and there's Heather Locklear, who is charming in spite of her dialogue. She knew full well that she wasn't in “Gone With The Wind” and she just shrugged, laughed and had a good time with it and that's what this movie is, a good time.

So if you're up at 2 am. and you're flicking through the channels like you've got ADHD, I doubt you'll turn away from this. It’s just weird enough, just silly enough, just funny enough, to be really entertaining and as tired as you are at that time, you won’t fall asleep.

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CMT - The Woman In Green

What traits does a character need, in order to stand the test of time? What separates James Bond and Batman and Robin Hood from the rest? Well, I believe that great characters should be identifiable, and that they should be at a level that we desire to reach. That level can be mental, physical or moral; it can be embodied in the amount of wealth obtained, or in the wealth of social interactions that they achieve. We look up to great characters and we aspire to be like them, even though they never existed.

Classic Movie Trailers: “The Woman in Green” (1945)

Though I've known about the Sherlock Holmes character since childhood, my enthusiasm and fascination with him started just a few years ago. I sometimes prefer to listen to stories as opposed to reading them, and it was this fact that led me to some old radio serials, which starred Basil Rathbone, as the detective. Sherlock's powers of observation, are some of the most notable things about the character, but what impressed me the most personally, was his focus.

Holmes can look at your shoes, your clothes, your complexion and the way that you walk, and from that information he can tell a great deal about you. That outstanding talent has a meaningful purpose however, and it isn't to impress onlookers at cocktail parties. Small details and the facts that can be deduced from them, are invaluable tools in solving crimes. Sherlock Holmes is dedicated to solving crimes and he became a true master of his craft.

That's not to say that he holds no other interests. Holmes is an accomplished actor and while that fact can help him in his investigations, his deftness with the violin and his love of music can not. Still, his focus on his profession is a shining example, of what each of us are capable of. Basil Rathbone had that focus and while watching him in this picture, I'm hard pressed to tell of another performer, that embodied Holmes so completely.

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