IT Movie Review (Slight Spoilers)
Yes I’m late on this but better late than never. A few weeks ago I saw the remake of Stephen King’s novel IT. I can honestly say that this is one of the best horror films that I’ve seen in a very long time.
As most of us know IT tells the story of 7 kids known as the Loser’s Club encountering and eventually combating a mysterious shapeshifting entity called IT also known by its favorite form; Pennywise the Dancing Clown.
Let me start off by saying the the major thing that I enjoyed a lot about this movie are the kids. Their acting was on point and all of them were very likable. The movie took its time to show each of the kids back stories and what fears Pennywise uses to scare them.
One thing that I particularly noticed how they balance the horror and suspense with comedy, when the kids aren’t being terrorized by Pennywise the scenes with them are actually very hilarious. It pretty much shows just how kids act when their parents aren’t around.
Now let’s move on to our main villain, IT otherwise known as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Compared to the 90s miniseries this version of Pennywise is definitely more deranged than its previous 90s counterpart. Bill Skarsgard did an amazing job as Pennywise and was very intimidating.
The only gripes I can saw I can have with this movie are the bullies getting off a little too easy and Ben Hanscom being the historian of the group vs Mike Hanlon
Overall I can say that I definitely got my money’s worth when I saw this movie and I look forward to its sequel in 2019. Hopefully the sequel can carry the same tone as this one. On a scale of 1-10 I give IT a solid 9!
Abandoned Infant Found on Side of Oklahoma Interstate With $5,500 Cash, Birth Certificate
A 1-month-old baby boy found along an Oklahoma City area interstate over the weekend was found with $5,500 cash stuffed in the car seat and a birth certificate, according to police.
A church group found the baby abandoned in a car seat along I-40 in Oklahoma on Saturday, according to KTLA sister station KFOR in Oklahoma City.
The driver of the church group’s van noticed a car seat on the side of the Interstate 40. He initially thought there was a doll inside the car seat, but he noticed two feet kicking inside the car seat and immediately pulled over.
According to Sgt. Gary Knigh, officers also found a Social Security card, cash, and a birth certificate with the baby.
According to KFOR, it was 91 degrees when the baby was found. Police said it’s unlikely the baby was on the side of the road for more than 30 minutes.
The baby was in good health and taken to a local hospital for an evaluation.
The baby’s mother was located through family members and was also being evaluated at a local hospital.
No names were released in the incident.
Authorities say it is too early in the investigation to determine if charges will be filed. According to the police report, the baby has been placed in protective custody.
California boy, 8, killed with hammer trying to protect younger sister from mother’s abusive ex-boyfriend molestation
An 8-year-old boy in California was killed trying to protect his younger sister from their mother’s ex-boyfriend.
Dante Daniels, who had just started the third grade at South Sacramento’s Oakridge Elementary, was brutally beaten with a hammer during the early morning of Sept. 1. He died from his injuries six days later.
A criminal complaint states that 23-year-old Deandre Chaney Jr. was performing a criminal lewd act on Dante’s 7-year-old sister when the little boy stepped in to help, Fox 40 reports.
Chaney, who pleaded no contest last year to a charge of failing to register as a sex offender, was the ex-boyfriend of Dante’s mother, 28-year-old Elizabeth Salone.
“The guy beat my grandson with a hammer,” Monique Brown, the children’s grandmother told Fox 40. “Down to his spine. They couldn’t save his brain.”
The criminal complaint states that Chaney used lighter fluid during the attack, and at point turned the hammer and a knife on Dante’s sister.
“Trying to save his sister from this child molester and that’s why he was beat the worst.” Brown said.
According to an arrest warrant, the children were home alone with Chaney when the attack happened. Salone had asked him to watch her children while she took her brother to work, the Sacramento Bee reports.
When she returned home, she heard one of her children crying. Salone told detectives that she was “struck at least three times” with a hammer from behind as she went to check on her child. Chaney then tied her up and poured lighter fluid on her.
Police said he grabbed her car keys and some other items and left in Salone’s vehicle. Chaney was captured a day after the attack in Nevada hiding in someone’s backyard.
Both Salone and her daughter survived, but Salone’s left eye was damaged during the attack.
“She will probably never see out of her left eye,” Brown said. “My granddaughter will need a lot of help.”
Brown said even after Dante’s death, he’s continuing to help people. A 4-year-old boy in California received Dante’s heart.
Chaney was arraigned on murder, attempted murder and charged with lewd acts with a child under 14.
The family started a GoFundMe as Salone and her daughter recover.
NFL stadium worker quits job after national anthem protest
SOME PEOPLE JUST DON’T GET WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN
“I Disapprove of What You Say, But I Will Defend to the Death Your Right to Say It”
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Several Bills players knelt during the national anthem. Others locked arms.
“I can’t stand and support something where our leader of this country is just acting like a jerk,” LeSean McCoy said in a post-game press conference.
It was a show of solidarity for members of the NFL who believe President Trump’s remarks Friday evening toward players were divisive, but there were plenty of people –fans, players, politicians–arguing both sides.
Stadium worker Erich Nikischer quit his job at New Era Field after almost 30 years.
“I waited until the National Anthem ended, I took off my shirt, threw my Bills hat on the ground, walked out,” Nikischer said in a sit-down interview with Channel 2 at his West Seneca home.
Nikischer says he has no problem with players protesting before the National Anthem. It’s when the kneeling continued into the song that strong feelings took over…..
READ MORE: http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/man-quits-stadium-job-after-bills-protest/478371673
Stephen A. Smith Points Out NFL’s Paid Patriotism Problem
Original article Sep 14 2016
Late last month, as the country was only just becoming consumed by Colin Kaepernick, Tom E. Curran of Comcast Sportsnet New England reported that, actually, NFL players did not typically stand for the national anthem until 2009. Somehow this escaped many of us until, uh, Stephen A. Smith highlighted it this morning on First Take.
Responding to a tip from one of his “boys,” Smith brought up the fact that until 2009—eight years and a new Presidential administration after 9/11—players weren’t on the field for the national anthem and instead generally remained in the locker room. According to Smith’s boy (and the researcher at ESPN who checked it), the switch happened “because it was seen as a marketing…….
Read More: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/yp89dj/stephen-a-smith-points-out-nfls-paid-patriotism-problem
President Donald Trump just might’ve helped Colin Kaepernick get back in the NFL
It’s all about the money
President Donald Trump just might’ve helped Colin Kaepernick get back in the NFL. Trump spoke to a Huntsville, Ala., crowd on Friday night and did what he’s done best since taking office: continue to rip the fabric of America down the racial seam.
During his rambling, empathetically racist rant, Trump exclaimed:
“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out. He’s fired. He’s fired!,’” Trump said. “The crowd of supporters erupted in cheers. The president was referring to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who, last year led a non-violent, silent protest against the killings of unarmed African……
READ MORE: http://www.theroot.com/trumps-hate-filled-rant-against-black-protest-may-have-1818688827
University President Hosts ‘Black Meals’ W/ Cotton Stalk Centerpieces
I just don’t understand how this old white man couldn’t understand how this cotton stalk centerpiece was offensive to black people. SMDH This old white man is playing stupid. The fact the black guests stayed to eat makes me go Hmmmmm? If it was me I’d taken pics and video and left.
According to The Tennessean, the display put on by Lipscomb University President Randy Lowry has been slammed as offensive by students. To make matters even worse, in my opinion, this dinner was all about meeting and greeting students to chat more about their experiences at the majority-white school
Some of those students who attended, of course, were not impressed by the display. One student posted a picture to Instagram showing the centerpieces, adding in her caption that
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READ MORE: http://www.theroot.com/tenn-university-president-hosted-dinner-for-african-am-1818504176
Colin Kaepernick’s NFL Jersey Is Still Doing Well Even Though He Doesn’t Have An NFL Home
Colin Kaepernick still doesn’t have an NFL home, but that hasn’t ended his popularity as a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback. For a few months this year, he was leading the 49ers in jersey sales.
According to ESPN’s Darren Rovell, the free agent quarterback—a status that means he’s still available if the New York Jets or the Cleveland Browns admit that they need an upgrade at that position—led the 49ers in merchandise sales from March through May. I guess it doesn’t matter that Kaepernick is no longer with the team; his impact was felt over the five seasons he starred at quarterback.
Inmates broke out of jail to burglarize a Dollar General, then snuck back in to sell what they stole
A group of Mississippi inmates busted out of jail this week, burglarized a bargain store — and then broke back in and returned to their cells, according to a report.
The jailbirds, identified as Levontaye Ellington, Travis Baker, Maurice Robertson and Jacquiez Williams broke out of the Holmes-Humphreys County Correctional Facility in Lexington Tuesdayby hopping a fence, Mississippi News Now reported.
Once in the clear, the men walked less than a mile to a Dollar General chain store after closing and swiped anything they could grab.
“They stole cigarettes, cigarette lighters, phones and just items they felt they could sell in jail,” Lexington Police Chief Robert Kirklin said according to the report.
But rather than extend their newfound freedom, the foursome inexplicably snuck back into the jail, undetected, baffling police.
“You’re already in jail, but you want to break out and break back in?” the chief said. “That is just something. I heard it all.”
The inmates denied their involvement in the scheme, even though they were caught on store surveillance footage, according to the report.
“Just looking at the type of clothing they had on and just one of the bags they had put some of the merchandise in,” police were able to pin the inmates to the crime, Kirklin said.
The inmates were charged with commercial burglary.
via: http://nypost.com/2017/09/21/inmates-sneak-back-into-jail-after-breaking-out/