Modern Ten Commandments Movie Trailer

This takes clips from the classic Ten Commandments movie and recompiles it as a modern movie trailer. Have you ever noticed it sounds like one voice over artist does all the movie trailers these days? Fair warning – there is one swear word at the end of the trailer.

Greek Spartan 300 – Spread of Democracy

The movie “300” is about the 300 Spartans who made a last stand against the Persians in Greece. It is speculated that this series of battles layed the groundwork for the spread of democracy and the bedrock of philosophy in Western history. This clip is an excerpt from a documentary on the Spartan 300 and talks about the spread of democracy.

Richard Dawkins – Ted Haggard Conversation Video

A lot of talk about Richard Dawkins in churches lately. Here’s a video where I don’t think he comes across exactly in the same way he meant to.

I have seen other Dawkins videos where he has been very well spoken and to the point. Why so much hatred toward him? My best guess is it’s not just the content of his outspoken atheism, but presentations like this that appear to be very slanted.

I don’t care for this particular video because the conversations are heavily edited and it is very biased by Dawkins without a lot of factual content.

So far, the best Dawkins video I have seen is his question and answer session with students of Falwell’s Liberty University. The session was after a lecture at a Women’s college in Lynchburg, VA.

Check it out. Read both sides on Dawkins and make your conclusions.

I would say that if we are afraid to use our minds in free thinking, or afraid to read information that counters what we believe – then that may in itself be a problem.

Rock N Roll Hall of Fame Accepting Rap Artists

grandmaster-flash.jpgGrandmaster Flash is part of the first hip hop rap group inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. Officially “The Furious Five” is the first group inducted.

Many speculate this may be the end of inducting 70’s punk rock icons, and the ushering in of the hip hop era in rock music.

When Grandmaster Flash was asked about other artists he thought were deserving to be inducted, he said: “Afrika Bambaataa. Run-DMC. KRS-One,” he says, barely pausing for a breath. “Big Daddy Kane. LL Cool J. Eric B and Rakim. Tribe Called Quest. The list goes on and on.”

Flash left himself out, with good reason: The DJ and partners the Furious Five enter the Hall on Monday as its initial rap inductees. The Bronx hip-hop pioneers are part of an otherwise traditional class: R.E.M., Van Halen and a pair of fellow New York City performers, Patti Smith and the Ronettes.

*UPDATE 03/08/07 – Just received a comment that hip hop should NOT be allowed in the RRHOF – So I’ve opened up a discussion thread on that subject here: Rap Dogs RRHOF Discussion Thread.

Fred Thompson Considers Presidential Bid

fred-thompson.jpgRegarding a presidential bid in the 2008 race, Fred Thompson said yesterday: “I’m giving some thought to it, going to leave the door open” and decide in the coming months. “It’s not really a reflection on the current field at all,” he said.

Obama, Hillary Clinton, Thompson all lining up to run for president. We might actually have a fun presidential race for a change. They laughed at Ronald Reagan when he ran. But in retrospect everything I’ve read about Reagan’s presidency is pretty favorable.

We currently have a life-long politician in office. I’m not one to know much about politics, but it’s fair to say many things are going less-than-perfect on Capitol Hill these days. You can say what you like about Schwarzenegger and Reagan, but can you say it wasn’t fun?

Fred Thompson’s movies are way cool. He’s usually on the “good” side. Same qualities Arnold Schwarzenegger has. Fred Thompson is a much better actor. I think better actors should be able to be President instead of just governor. Oh, you say Arnold wasn’t born in the US so he can’t be president? That’s just a technicality, the real reason is his acting.

Forget about his political views and work, that’s boring. Let’s get to the good stuff. Here’s the movies he has been in.

* Marie (1985)
* No Way Out (1987)
* Feds (1988)
* Fat Man and Little Boy (1989)
* The Hunt for Red October (1990)
* Days of Thunder (1990)
* Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
* Flight of the Intruder (1991) (uncredited)
* Class Action (1991)
* Necessary Roughness (1991)
* Curly Sue (1991)
* Cape Fear (1991)
* Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
* Thunderheart (1992)
* White Sands (1992) (uncredited)
* Born Yesterday (1993)
* In the Line of Fire (1993)
* Barbarians at the Gate (1993)
* Baby’s Day Out (1994)
* Celsius 41.11 (2004)
* Racing Stripes (2005, voice)
* Last Best Chance (2005)
* Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)

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Cape Fear, Die Hard II. C’mon people, this is our man! I’d like to see a three way presidency with Fred Thompson, Obama and Hillary Clinton. And instead of boring presidential debates next year, I think they should review film clips.

Yes, this post is tongue-in-cheek and superficial. Not superficial because it mentions actors; superficial because it mentions politics.

Captain Hook Joke

Here’s my new favorite Captain Hook joke. Now you know that us Scandihoovians tell a lot of jokes. However, we make no claim that any of them are actually funny…..

A pirate walked into a bar and the bartender said, “Hey, I haven’t seen you in a while. What happened? You look terrible.
“What do you mean?” said the pirate, “I feel fine.”
Bartender: “What about the wooden leg? You didn’t have that before.”
Pirate: “Well, we were in a battle and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I’m fine now.”
Bartender: “Well, okay, but what about that hook? What happened to your hand?”
Pirate: “We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook. I’m fine, really.”
Bartender: “What about that eye patch?”
Pirate: “Oh, one day we were at sea and a flock of birds flew over. I looked up and one of them did a dump and it hit me in my eye.”
“You’re kidding,” said the bartender, “you couldn’t lose an eye just from bird droppings.”
Pirate: “It was my first day with the hook.”Â