Observations and inanities by a second-shift assistant supervisor in the Puppy-Grinding division of the Evil Atheist Conspiracy® (our motto: "Sure it's cruel, but think of the jobs!"), your host, Brent Rasmussen.
Underdog, the Movie
"There's no need to fear! Underdog is here!"
Go watch the trailer to the upcoming Underdog movie. Yes, they've made a live action movie about the cartoon dog hero formerly voiced by Wally Cox. No word on Sweet Polly Purebred, but Simon Barsinister is in it.
"A bumbling watchdog gets exposed to a substance that gives him the powers of a superhero. He is adopted by a 12-year-old boy and uses his superpower to protect his love and the citizens of Capitol City from the evil Simon Barsinister."
Jason Lee does the dog's voice. James Belushi and the great short actor Peter Dinklage both play some part in it. It opens August 3rd.
Jeez, Spidey 3, Fantastic Four 2, Shrek 3, Pirates 3, Transformers, The Simpsons ... and now THIS? I'm so glad I lived to see 2007.
At the end of the trailer, a huge sculpted "U" shows on screen, and then the words "One Nation Under Dog" are slashed over it.
It tickles this atheist to see that, but I know the nice Christians will agree it's okay, because the trailer says "The following preview has been approved for all audiences ..."
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Speaking of One Nation Under Dog...
Check out my latest completed painting with the same title:
http://www.poparf.com/bp_nation_under_dog.html
Go with dog!
Nathan Janes
www.PopARF.com
What's this hatred towards Christians?
I read another story about this movie, and the writer of that story as well was in utter glee that Christians might get offended at that "One nation under dog" line. So why is it in a world where offending blacks, gays, women, illegal aliens, Jews, the handicapped and whoever with the shear numbers to file a class-action lawsuit will result in near riots, it's perfectly in vogue and encouraged to mock, ridicule, and insult Christians as if they're your enemy? Christian families, you religious bigots, are by far the biggest market of family films like this. So instead of delighting yourselves at the thought of a significant portion of the largest religion in the this country being insulted, how about showing at least a tenth of the respect you show towards a piece of ice melting 15,000 miles away? By the way, I'm a Christian (surprise, surprise), and I thought that line was just a clever little pun. And no, I will not be blowing up any abortion clinics because I read that.
for your sake I hope
That this isn't as bad as every (or nearly every) other old cartoon to live action movie released recently (Dammit, why did they have to go and ruin Scooby Doo and Inspector Gadget).
BTW You forgot Harry Potter, another title garunteed to smoke some of the more insane ones out of the woodwork. Then there's the new Pokemon games, which have annoyed the religious nuts with their admittedly unrealistic use of the term "evolution" and generally threatening to pull countless kids into hell for some reason (although in this case I use the term "reason" loosely).
Hollyweird's War on Religion?
Old news, I doubt they'll get too excited about it. In any event, if the Underdog movie is not punctuated with a clip or two of Phineas J. Whooppee and his 3D blackboard, it won't be worth it.
"You better start giving me some inner peace before I mop the floor with you." - Homer S.
or
"Pinky, you excel at random." - the Brain