I think people liked it because it was something NEW compared to usual films. It told us that there is such a thing as GOOD and EVIL. That it's not all splotches of gray. It told us that if you want to live and remain free, you have to be willing to fight and die to preserve your liberty. It was a film everyone could ultimately enjoy. Finally, a film with real heroes. Finally, a film that spoke to the best in us and that which most Americans hold dear: Liberty, country and family. Finally, a film that made us feel good about ourselves. And It personally made me feel good about being an American and made me appreciate our men and women overseas. Not a conservative film. Just a stridently illiberal one. For once in a while, this movie was not how Hollywood sees the world. White Man = Evil. All Others = Victims Now, don’t get me wrong, this isn’t a conservative or pro-Bush film. If it were it would be just another Hollywood polemic. It’s no message film, either. It is first and foremost a highly sylized, very violent battle film. But it appealled to conservatives for the same reason it had close-minded liberals — spoiled by thirty years of getting their way in darkened theatres — grinding their teeth: The film is not liberal. What it is is illiberal, and it’s illiberalism is everywhere. Sparta is a peaceful country ruled by King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) who respects his Queen and holds her opinion in esteem. In comes a Persian messenger who insults women and advises the king that should he agree to pay a tribute to Persia’s king Xerxes they will not invade Sparta and enslave its people. Leonidas’ diplomatic answer is to kick the Persian down a well and go to war. Now, this is not supposed to happen in movies. The black guy isn’t supposed to be the sexist, fascist, imperialist — at least not when there are white guys around to do it for him. And the hero’s not supposed to shun appeaseme– er, diplomacy in favor of war. What makes this all work and not pedantic is that the film wisely eschews politics or any modern day references. Like Spartacus and Ben-Hur, 300 is about bravery, freedom, honor, and country. These are universal themes. But universal themes that will offend liberals because they’re not defended in a PC fashion. Liberals today(not yesterday)believe bravery is being brave enough to kiss despot hiney in the corrupt UN. Liberals today believe freedom is porn in school libraries. Liberals believe honor is leaking national security secrets to the New York Times. Liberals today believe ”country” is about everybodys country but ours, so it’s okay to give mass murderers autographed basketballs and ask them to dance. The men in 300 believe they are good, their families are good, their country is good, and worth dying and fighting for. Now, that is not a conservative value. But it is an illiberal one. It’s impossible not to compare the enemy in 300 to the current Islamofascists. The Persians are ruled by a theocracy; a king, Xerxes, who looks like a Culture Club refugee, fancies himself a god, and demands to be worshipped. The Persian ambition is to conquer those willing to convert, and butcher those who refuse. To convert some, Xerxes promises them paradise — especially a lot of hot women(They looked diseased to me). Maybe not seventy-two. Certainly not virgins. But it’s all pretty familar. Again, this is not conservative. Using reality as a metaphor is not political. Not using reality as a metaphor because it doesn’t conform to PC standards is political. I’ve no doubt critics have calling 300 old-fashioned, and worse. But they’re wrong. After forty years of liberal rule in Hollywood, it is nihilism that’s old-fashioned. It is moral relativism that is tired. It is political correctness, the always-noble people of color, the always-evil white guy, and the metrosexual that is cliched. A film with a clear divide between good and evil is something new. A film that celebrates patriotism, heroism, sacrifice, freedom, and honor is something revolutionary. In 1955, 300 would be old-fashioned. In 2007 it makes a counter-culture statement as strong as Easy Rider in its day. That is why I believe 300 did extremely well at the box office. This is just my opinion. This is also my one hundredth post. YIPPIE!!!
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I just cannot! The source of my frustration is Sora and Kairi's romance. I have read alot of fanfics about these two, and my insides cringe and I get the twitches whenever I do. These people are the sappiest people ever created! They are always hugging and talking sweet. Sora always is like the sensitive guy inBewitched(A funny movie). Always showing his feelings, hugging and saying sweet lines to Kairi that would make Cassanova embarrased. Here's an example. “I don’t mind seeing you cry Kai. Because…I like being there to comfort you.†Sora: “Can I…hold you a bit longer?†Kairi:“Why?†Sora: “Because if I’m not, I’ll be the one crying.†AHHH!!!!!!! I'm all for being there for your woman, and protecting her, and lovin her. But, GODDAMN!
Hello, my fellow Americans and everyone else. I am here to give my TRUE review of KH2. And ways that it could have been better. To start things off, I liked KH2. It most definately was not a bad game. But it was dissapointing in many ways. The story. This is what irked me. Not necesarily the story, but how much they strayed from it in order to make you expirence Disney's side of he game. In most of the worlds, the disney ones were the only ones that I kept asking myself "Why am I here? How is this important to the overall plot?" What's killing Shan-Yu or Oogie Boogie got to do with the Organization? Why is Maleficent back? What is the point of bringing her back? They spend little time on the actual plot and the majority of time is on the fillers that are the Disney Worlds. I get it! It's Disney/FF mixed. Focus more on the plot. Also, the Disney aspect in this game felt more suffocating and annoying than a fusion of two great things. The fusion rating went allitte like this. 85/15(The scale in Disney's favor). It just felt like a Disney commercial with FF characters thrown in so some guy could say "Ohh, look! There's Cloud." Unlike KH, where the Disney aspect actually contributed to the plot in many impressive ways. I was hoping for a more darker storyline, with the darkness of FF to go hand-in-hand with the light of Disney to remind people that things were gonna be alright in the end somehow. But the light here just felt blinding instead of being tempered by darkness. But the worlds were pretty much the movie with Sora, Don, and Goof thrown in. And then we had to RETURN to complete a pointless errand and the world again. It seems that Disney in this game was useful for nothing more than the nostalgia factor and a time filler. It seems they went out of their way to make the game "kid friendly", forgeting that there are teens who do NOT wanna dance with that rebellious and stupid mermaid, or play with a bear of very little brains and his equally brainless friends. Here are some ways it could have been better. 1. If Disney is involved in this game, give it a part in the actual plotline than just an image. Cause it seems that if you take away the Disney fillers, You are left with very little. 2. Give the Disney factor a rest. We get it. Focus on what is relavent. Make the fusion equal. 50% Disney and 50% Final Fantasy. Make it so either side does not feel suffocating. 3. It's not so much the voice actors fault, but more of what they had to work with. Haley Joel Osmont and others can act, but the script is so lame. Some of the best actors on there get stuck with extremely cheesy, cliche, and gay lines. Who devoted soo much time to "friendship is the BEST this EVA!!" WAY too many friendship lines. Give the actors way less cheese and and I'll be able to play the game without muting my TV many times. Seriously "I guess you think you can psyche me out by saying really random stuff" Who writes this crap? This is me finally venting what I thought was wrong with the game. I know it's E-10. But then again, so was Star Wars.
The title says it all. Here are some of my favorite right-wing jokes. I did not write these so kudos to whomever wrote these jokes. These are some of my particular favorites. Anybody who leans right of center on this forum will probably appreciate these(I hope I'm not the only one).Some libs might not. To them I say, I've put up with the liberal smugness of Family Guy, Bush is an idiot jokes, Republicans are greedy jokes, and other liberal sources of humor, so let me have equal time to joke back. THIS is just for fun! POLITICS FOR DUMMIES: FASCISM: You have two cows. State takes both of them and sell you milk. NAZISM: You have two cows. State takes both of them and shoot you. BUREAUCRACY: You have two cows. State takes both of them, kills one and spills the milk down the drain. DEMOCRAT / SOCIALIST (Same thing these days...) You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. You feel guilty for being successful. The government takes one and gives it to someone else. Barbara Streisand sings for you. REPUBLICAN You have two cows. Your neighbor has none. So what? COMMUNIST You have two cows. The government seizes both and provides you with milk. You wait in line for hours to get it. It is expensive and sour. CAPITALISM, AMERICAN STYLE You have two cows. You sell one, buy a bull, and build a herd of cows. FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. You go to lunch and drink wine. Life is good. TALIBAN CORPORATION You have all the cows in Afghanistan, which are two. You don't milk them because you cannot touch any creature's private parts. Then you kill them and claim a US bomb blew them up while they were in the hospital. IRAQI CORPORATION You have two cows. They go into hiding. They send radio tapes of their mooing. Q: What is the difference between a liberal and a puppy? A: A puppy stops whining after it grows up. -------------------------------------- A first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a liberal Democrat. She asks her students to raise their hands if they were liberal Democrats too. Not really knowing what a liberal Democrat was, but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands flew up into the air. There was, however, one exception. A girl named Lucy had not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different. "Because I'm not a liberal Democrat." "Then," asks the teacher, "What are you?" ''Why I'm a proud conservative Republican," boasts the little girl. The teacher, a little perturbed and her face slightly red, asked Lucy why she was a conservative Republican. "Well, I was brought up to trust in myself instead of relying on an intrusive government to care for me and do all of my thinking. My Dad and Mom are conservative Republicans, and I am a conservative Republican too." The teacher, now angry, loudly says, "That's no reason! What if your Mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?" She pauses, and lets out a smile. "Then," Lucy says, "I'd be a liberal Democrat." ----------------------------- Dear Abby, My husband is a liar and a cheat. He has cheated on me from the beginning, and, when I confront him, he denies everything. What's worse, everyone knows that he cheats on me. It is so humiliating. Also, since he lost his job four years ago, he hasn't even looked for a new one. All he does all day is smoke cigars, cruise around, and talk with his buddies while I have to work to pay the bills. Since our daughter went away to college he doesn't even pretend to like me and hints that I may be a lesbian. What should I do? Signed, Clueless ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Clueless, Grow up and dump him. Good grief, woman. You don't need him any more. You're a United States Senator from New York. Act like it! ----------------------------------------- Question: You're walking down a deserted street with your spouse and two small children. Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner and is running at you while screaming obscenities. In your hand is a .357 Magnum and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do? Liberal Answer: Well that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that is inspiring him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me or would he just be content to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for a few days to try to come to a conclusion. Conservative Answer: BANG! Southern Conservative Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click.....(sounds of reloading). BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! click. Daughter: "Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips?" ---------------------------------------- Jesse Jackson got out of the shower and was drying off when he looked in the mirror and noticed he was white from the neck up to the top of his head. In sheer panic and fearing he was turning white and might have to start working for a living, he called his doctor and told him of his problem. The doctor advised him to come to his office immediately. After an examination, the doctor mixed a concoction of brown liquid, gave it to Jesse and told him to drink it all. Jesse did, and replied, "That tasted like bull sh**!" The doctor replied, "It was, Jesse. You were a quart low." (Yeah, I know. Rasict joke, huh? But I liked it. I hate Jesse Jackass) --------------------------------------- TEN COMMANDMENTS The real reason that we can't have the Ten Commandments in a courthouse? You cannot post "Thou Shalt Not Steal," "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery" and "Thou Shall Not Lie" in a building full of lawyers, judges and politicians.... It creates a hostile work environment. ------------------------------------ The Marine and the Insurgent A U.S. Marine squad was marching north of Basra when they came upon an Iraqi terrorist, badly injured and unconscious. On the opposite side of the road was an American Marine in similar but less serious state. The Marine was conscious and alert and as first aid was given to both men, the squad leader asked the injured Marine what had happened. The Marine reported, "I was heavily armed and moving north along the highway here, and coming south was a heavily armed insurgent. We saw each other and both took cover in ditches along the road. I yelled to him that Saddam Hussein is a miserable, lowlife scumbag, and he yelled back that Senator Ted Kennedy is a good-for-nothing, fat, left wing liberal drunk. So I said that Osama Bin Ladin dresses and acts like a frigid, mean spirited woman." "He retaliated by yelling, 'Oh yeah? Well, so does Hillary Clinton!'" "So there we were, standing in the middle of the road shaking hands, when a truck hit us." ------------------------------------------ A Republican and Democrat are walking down the street and come across a homeless man with a sign that says "Please Help". The Republican pulls fifty dollars out of his pocket and gives it to the homeless man. He also gives the man his business card and says "Get something to eat and get yourself cleaned up. Then come and see me and I'll give you a job." The Democrat sees this and thought that was nice. The Democrat wanted to do something for this man also....after all being a Democrat means he likes to help people. So the Democrat reaches into the Republican's pocket, pulls out another fifty dollars and gives it to the homeless man! ------------------------------------ A little boy wanted $100.00 very badly and prayed for weeks, but nothing happened. Then he decided to write God a letter requesting the $100.00. When the postal authorities received the letter to "God, USA", they decided to send it to the President. The President was so amused that he instructed his secretary to send the little boy a $5.00 bill. The President thought this would appear to be a lot of money to the little boy. The little boy was delighted with the $5.00 bill and sat down to write a "Thank-you" note to God, which read: "Dear God: Thank you very much for sending the money. However, I noticed that for some reason you sent it through Washington, DC., and those idiots deducted $95.00 in taxes!" --------------------------------------------- THE LARK PROGRAM (This one is my favorite) A Lady liberal wrote a lot of letters to the White House complaining about the treatment of a captive insurgent (terrorist) being held in Guantanamo Bay. She received back the following reply: The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington , D.C. 20016 Dear Concerned Citizen, Thank you for your recent letter roundly criticizing our treatment of the Taliban and Al Quada detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Our administration takes these matters seriously and your opinion was heard loud and clear here in Washington. You'll be pleased to learn that, thanks to the concerns of citizens like yourself, we are creating a new division of the Terrorist Retraining Program, to be called the "Liberals Accept Responsibility for Killers" program, or LARK for short. In accordance with the guidelines of this new program, we have decided to place one terrorist under your personal care. Your personal detainee has been selected and scheduled for transportation under heavily armed guard to your residence next Monday. Ali Mohammed Ahmed bin Mahmud (you can just call him Ahmed) is to be cared for pursuant to the standards you personally demanded in your letter of complaint. It will likely be necessary for you to hire some assistant caretakers! . We will conduct weekly inspections to ensure that your standards of care for Ahmed are commensurate with those you so strongly recommended in your letter. Although Ahmed is a sociopath and extremely violent, we hope that your sensitivity to what you described as his "attitudinal problem" will help him overcome these character flaws. Perhaps you are correct in describing these problems as mere cultural differences. We understand that you plan to offer counseling and home schooling. Your adopted terrorist is extremely proficient in hand-to-hand combat and can extinguish human life with such simple items as a pencil or nailclippers. We advise that you do not ask him to demonstrate these skills at your next yoga group. He is also expert at making a wide variety of explosive devices from common household products, so you may wish to keep those items locked up, unless (in your opinion) this might offend him. Ahmed will not wish to interact with you or your daughters (except sexually), since he views females as a subhuman form of property. This is a particularly sensitive subject for him and he has been known to show violent tendencies around women who fail to comply with the new dress code that he will recommend as more appropriate attire. I'm sure you will come to enjoy the anonymity offered by the burka over time. Just remember that it is all part of "respecting his culture and his religious beliefs" -- wasn't that how you put it? Thanks again for your letter. We truly appreciate it when folks like you keep us informed of the proper way to do our job. You take good care of Ahmed - and remember, we'll be watching. Good luck! ------------------------------------------ A Republican in a wheelchair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus sitting over there?" The waitress nodded "yes," so the Republican requested that she give Jesus a cup of coffee on him. The next patron to come in was an Libertarian with a hunched back. He shuffled over to a booth, painfully sat down, and asked the waitress for a cup of hot tea. He also glanced across the restaurant and asked, "Is that Jesus over there?" The waitress nodded, so the Libertarian asked her to give Jesus a cup of hot tea, "My treat." The third patron to come into the restaurant was a Democrat on crutches. He hobbled over to a booth, sat down and hollered, "Hey there, honey! How's about gettin' me a cold glass of Miller Light!" He, too, looked across the restaurant and asked, "Is that God's boy over there?" The waitress once more nodded, so the Democrat directed her to give Jesus a cold glass of beer. "On my bill," he said As Jesus got up to leave, he passed by the Republican, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Republican felt the strength come back into his legs, got up, and danced a jig out the door. Jesus also passed by the Libertarian, touched him and said, "For your kindness, you are healed." The Libertarian felt his back straightening up, and he raised his hands, praised the Lord and did a series of back flips out the door. Then Jesus walked towards the Democrat. The Democrat jumped up and yelled, "Don't touch me. Im collecting disability!" ----------------------------------- When Osama bin Laden died, George Washington met him at the Pearly Gates. He slapped him across the face and yelled, "How dare you try to destroy the nation I helped conceive!" Patrick Henry approached, punched him in the nose and shouted, "You wanted to end our liberties but you failed!" James Madison followed, kicked him in the groin and said, "This is why I allowed our government to provide for the common defense!" Thomas Jefferson was next; he beat Osama with a long cane and snarled, "It was evil men like you who inspired me to write the Declaration of Independence." The beatings and thrashings continued as James Monroe and 67 other early Americans unleashed their anger on the terrorist leader. As Osama lay bleeding and in pain, an Angel appeared. Bin Laden whined through blood and broken teeth and said, "This is not what you promised me." *The Angel replied, "I told you there would be 72 Virginians waiting for you in Heaven. What did you think I said?"
The title says it all. What is the lamest line that our resident pussy Sora has said in the entirety of the KH story. For me, Sora's responses to everybody calling him Roxas. Haley's whiney voice made it worse.
I am sick and tired of the way Rednecks are treated and portrayed on TV. I'm tired of snobby smartass know-it-alls who dismiss all Rednecks as inbred racist moron hicks because they ain't as "sophisticated" as Northerners. The reason I feel this way is because I have lived in the South(Lumberton, NC) for the majority of my life. Most rednecks I have met during my time down there are some of the most hospitable and kindest folks you will meet. And I have been pissed off so much at their portrayal in the MSM that I just have to say this. Now, it's not that I cannot take Redneck jokes. I love Blue Collar Comedy. But it gets really bad when it starts becoming just plain mean spirited hatred. But, amid the insults and hateful ridicule, lies the true reason I love Southerners. THEY DON'T CARE!!! They don't give a flying **** that people "hate" them. They can take it all and shove it right off. They can laugh at themselves. I just want to give us Southern Rednecks a chance...to shove it right back. I don't wear the Redneck title as an insult, but as a badge of honor. All Southerners of KH VIDS, UNITE AND CONQUER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How does Kairi have Namine as a Nobody when she did nothing to gain it? To get a nobody, One with a strong heart has to lose it and become a heartless. Kairi was just a lifeless shell. She never turned into one of those shadows or whatever. How Sora got Roxas was easy. He became a heartless. And it was easy to see how Roxas was created. But Kairi, you have to dig and dig to find plausible to explain it and even then it doesn't make sense. I just think that they couldn't think of a way to get rid of Namine or put her into the game without making her related to Kairi. So they decided to make her a Nobody and make her Kairi's. I just call it laziness.
Is it just me, or is it a serious offense to forget somebody in KH? I could tell anybody in that game that I forgot who they were and that would be a crime to them worse than telling them I killed your parents and humped your dead grandma's corpse. What do you think?
Or do alot of japanese anime and manga characters not look japanese? My Dad has been saying this about anime for a while and now that I look closely, I think he's right. Except for the language and names, they all look...caucassian. :blink:
Isn't it weird that we get all mad if someone makes fun of gays or criticizes the gay lifestyle, but yet, we use the world "gay" to express our disgust with something. Very hypocritical and gay if you ask me.
Ok. First off, this is for FANS of the manga/anime series. In simpler terms...IF YOU HATE DBZ OR ARE NOT A FAN OF IT, GET THE **** OUT OF THIS THREAD AND DON'T INSULT THE FANS OR THE SERIES!!! There. Anyway, DBZ fans unite!!
What are your opinions about me based around my posts on this board? :sleep:
Where all the Goten FANS!!!! Goten's the man!!! DBZ Goten! Not GT. I refuse to watch GT! Chibi Trunks fans are welcome!!
I'm tired of people saying how hard Demyx is in KH2. I started the fight with him, expecting a fight that I would get pretty banged up in. THE MAN IS EASY TO BEAT!!!! Just abuse Goofy's Knocksmash limit when you can and be quick and don't **** around when he uses his Mizu Bunshins(Water Clones). The time limit is the only thing that got me in the first go at him. The second time, he was easy simple. Xaldin was ****ing hard. My bro was playing on hard mode against him and took about eight to nine tries to kill him. Xigbar was tough. The ***** wouldn't stay frickin still so I could slash him. Hell, BARBOSSA was harder than Demyx. But these cool bosses get no love and Demyx does because he's a bishounen. I hate fangirls. I really, really do.
I have alot of thoughts and issues with alot of things in life. I just thought I'd let some of my thoughts out on here. You can think on them or comment if you wish. Romance and Marriage based on love and feelings: The reason I hate this is because there is no commitment. Alot of People believe that if you don't feel that you love someone, then you should not be with them. That is why there is so much contempt for arranged marriage in fics. Ok, sure. So, lets say that you "love" and marry a guy or girl based on the fact that your feelings tell you that you love him or her. Ok, first years of marriage, it's all lovey-dovey. But what about when all the lovey dovey crap goes away, and the lady is just kicking you in the nuts because you ain't ****. Then you two say "I don't love her anymore." "The feeling of romance I had for her at first is gone and now she's always kicking me in the nuts(not literally)." "So, lets get a divorce" "We don't love each other anymore, so what is the point of staying together anymore?" There is a point to staying with her. You promised to love her and to take care of her. You stood in front of God and the State of Wherever, swearing to love and care for her. For better or worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer. TILL DEATH DO YOU PART! It seems those words don't mean anything to anyone anymore. Because of romances based on feelings. That is why I am not really against arranged marriage. Because in those marriages, usually it is stressed that commitment and taking care of your wife and future children comes first before your "feelings of love". I'm not saying that arranged marriage is always right, I know that it can go both ways. There are arranged marriages that are just total hell, and there are marriages who started out with infactuation and got stronger over time. But, arranged or not, you cannot be in a marriage and think that love is what is gonna keep it afloat. PERIOD. A marriage should be ALWAYS based on commitment to your spouse no matter what feelings you two may have for each other and a commitment to do what's right. No matter what. Even if the wrong way seems easier. That is a real pet peeve for me. People who can't seperate how they "feel" from what is right
Here is a KH fanfic I have written. I think it sucks, But check it out. http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3592342/1/
I didn't create these. A guy usernamed tony8000 made them. One of them is incomplete though. Here they are. http://youtube.com/watch?v=H2h1VWufIWM http://youtube.com/watch?v=FZf25Sjg8sA Enjoy.
Anybody think he would have done a better Sora voice than Haley? I loved his work as Yusuke on YYH
Is the keyblade a blunt, bashing weapon or a flat, sharp, slicing weapon. I hope a slicer.
