atomicscissors

They show exploitation...however how the character in each movie perseveres against this white oppression is the punchline.

So why does the comparison to "Machete" irritate you?

I always found exploitation films in general to be degrading. Take blaxploitation films for example: blacks in those films were either drug dealers, gangsters, or pimps.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WnHHjVPwMk&feature=player_embedded

hahaha

This makes me happy.

I know what you mean, but they weren't funny or over the top like the black exploitation films.

You obviously haven't watched enough of them.

I do think racism is still a problem in our society, its beaten to death every day over the news or wherever else. I don't need another movie about it.

Sorry, but I think this is a horrible attitude to have.

Machete, was not horrible, just the comparison irritates me.

I still don't understand why. The comparison is apt.

There is no such thing as a mexican exploitation film, and you can't parody a non-existant film.

There's hundreds of them; they're just all in Spanish.

Black Dynamite was a parody/tribute to black cinema in the early 70's.. You can't just swap out the ERA and the RACE and say its the same movie. Following your line of logic, we could say Cheech and Chong, is just the Mexican "Roots."

"Black Dynamite" and "Machete" are parodies of exploitation films, so I think one couldn't be faulted for coming to the conclusion that they are essentially the same type of movie.

I think the only way to do a successful movie series is to make them all back to back to back.

While, I dont' think it's the only way, it does help immensely.

Gotta agree with you there. Hip-hop used to be a conduit to tell the story of urban youth fighting the tyrannical force of oppression that is the LAPD... now it's just stupid - "hey i'm king of teh club y'all!" verbal diarrhea.

Surely you're not lumping Skee-lo's "I Wish" in with the likes of 50 Cent, T-Pain, and Lil Wayne? If you are, then I must be misinterpreting the lyrics in some way.

Time for some real music.

Gud juan, bro.

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'90s classic, bro.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ehYJPMnqY

I wish...

Bah... the way the women in Shadow Chronicles dress, they probably pay for everything with big wads of glitter-covered $1 bills that smell like coconut oil, sweat, and shame.

I believe it's called Eau de Ho.

even with Nukes and noob toobers, MW2 is still better than black ops.

Agreed.

I stopped playing Black Ops after a while, because it just wasn't as fun as MW2. I often wish that they would just release the Black Ops maps as DLC for MW2.

Cringe in a John Carpenter-frightened kind of a way, or a cringe as in I can't believe I'm watching Dead or Alive the movie kind of cringe?

Worse than a John Carpenter kind-of-way.

As in, "Wait. What's she going to do with that needle? No. No way. No...AAAAAAGGGHHHH!!! Oh my, God! I can't believe she just did that!!!"

You want to cringe? Watch "The Audition".

http://www.macross2.net/temp/LetThemEatCheeseCake.jpg

This is relevant to my interests.

The end is nigh!

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-01/07/russians-penetrate-lake-vostok

Finally able to catch "My Conquest Is The Sea of Stars" last night.

I've never seen LOGH up until now, and found it a nice primer to the universe and characters. I did find Yang and Reinhardt a little too perfect. They're both tactical geniuses, handsome, and admired by their crew. They don't seem to have any flaws whatsoever. Of course this is probably because it'd be a little difficult for the writers to develop the characters within this hour-long movie.

I really liked the rapport between the two gunners (I can't recall if their names are ever given). I thought nothing could be more true, when the veteran told the rookie to go back to sleep because it was better to die that way.

I'm curious to know more about this "holy war" that the Secretary of Defense spoke about at the end of the movie. I find it odd that such language was used by him, since most democracies don't fight religious wars (or at the very least, don't overtly claim to fight them).

Well those are some of my thoughts. So, "Overture to a New War" is next, right?

GOD DAMMIT NOW IT'S STUCK IN MY HEAD FOREVER!!!

Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!

"I'll take 'The Rapists' for $200."

I love angles, just not boxes. I prefer triangles

Triangles are cool, but pentagrams are cooler. \m/

I spent part of the day browsing online for used Dodge Ram vans. Been in the market for something with cargo space and people-mover abilities. Would be nice to have something different than the ubiquitous SUV.

I like curves, but I also like right angles.

Different strokes for different folks.

There's going to be a part 2?

ಠ_ಠ

Fear of turning the vehicle over.

Accidents will happen, whether out on the street or out on the track.

You should never let fear dictate what, or what you don't, do.

The thing going through my head is why race a van?

Customizing it sure i can understand but racing is something else.

The spirit of competition, perhaps?

If it's got wheels and an engine, race it. Why not?