SAW IV – HORROR OR HORRIBLE?

Saw IV movie has been a hit since 2004. Saw is one of Hollywood’s most successful horror film franchises. It is opening this Friday, October 26, 2007, perfect timing for Halloween. Nationwide there are so many fans that are going to be lining up to see it. Fans will give blood to see this bloody movie. Lionsgate film studio has launched a blood drive just to promote the film and boost blood donations. Last year, they collected around 23,500 pints of blood through local efforts, this year they are joined nationwide with the American Red Cross and Yahoo. The “Saw” movies are among the bloodies on silver screens but it does promote a good cause, so this horror movie is great and it should be a success.

Saw movies could also be horrible because it is not a good influence on children. After seeing Jigsaw, one of the main characters, abduct people and tortures them with a lot of crazy traps that injury them in such a way that all you see is blood. Children today copycat everything they watch. This movie presents too much horror and killing that it is not good psychologically to watch. They should remove these horrible films from the shelves and replace them with something they can relate to or role model.

Even though I do not like any scary movies, I do think “Saw” films are great to see especially around Halloween. There are so many teenagers and kids that look forward to these horror movies that if the film industry did not put a new one out each year, they would be sad. I also think it is a great thing what Lionsgate is doing with linking a blood drive with the bloody movie because maybe in the future it will influence the teenagers today to do good things in the world, and to look at the bright side of things, not the bad side or horrible side.

California Wildfires: Deliberate or Devastation

California wildfires have been burning out of control since October 21, 2007, near Irvine. There has been around 3800 acres of brush fire that the Orange County Firefighters have been trying to control. What happens is that once there is one spark that is ignited to the next area, then there is no stopping it. This state is under a state of emergency for seven counties. The Santa Ana winds have been making the fire even worse. The winds were clocked at 60 mph and this has helped fuel the fires, which is now up to about 35,000 acres and at least two deaths. This is devastation to California and all of its land and it is also destroying million dollar homes in Malibu.

How did the fires really start? Was it deliberate? Was it from Global Warming? Most people are saying global warming started the fires since everything is so dry and hot. It could be global warming, but in the mean time the FBI have to get involved. The FBI Los Angeles is assisting Orange County fire officials to investigate into the source of some of the fire. There could very well be a possible arsenic case because there are just too many fires that are burning. After one section is put out, another one began; this is so out of control that it is going to be very hard for the firefighters to stop the fires.

My opinion is that whether the fires started deliberately or not, it is still devastation to any State. I do feel it was not deliberate though because I do believe it is global warming that started the fires and this will continue throughout the country if we do not do anything about it. Anyway it is best we keep an optimistic attitude even though California lost many acres and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses. Governor Schwarzenegger said, “We have to do everything we can to protect the people and protect the property.” I feel this is a very good statement and I do hope we could stop the fires from burning anymore.

Torre – Offer of a Life time or an Insult

Joe Torre, the Yankees coach was offered by Steinbrenner, a one year contract with a pay cut to remain as manager of the Major League Baseball club. Torre believes that the fact that somebody is reducing your salary is sending a message that they are not satisfied with what you were doing. He feels highly insulted and will not accept that offer. He was very dissatisfied with the length of the contract, because only offering him one year is a job that would be in jeopardy every year. He could not take that stress, so he refused the offer.

If you think about the offer, it was still a good one. Torre turned down a five million dollar deal, one-year contract. Even though it was les than what he made this season, it is still a lot of money. Torre is getting old and even though he is a good manager, he has been with the Yankees for twelve years and has won four World Series titles.

In a way I feel sorry for Torre because he did devote twelve years to the Yankee organization and they slapped him in the face by offering him only a one year contract. He gave the Yankees his best and it was the best time of his professional life. I would have expressed my disappointment to the league if that was offered to me too. He is a peace with his decision and I am glad he turned it down. Any other league in their right mind will snatch him up. We will just have to wait and see what happens.

David Copperfield: Magician or Misconception?

David Copperfield, one of the greatest illusionist around, has been accused of sexual misconduct. The FBI raided his warehouse for evidence that stemmed from an alleged incident in the Bahamas. A woman in Seattle filed a police report alleging that she was a victim of Copperfield, but never stated what happened to her. According to the Las Vegas Review paper it had something to do with sexual misconduct. Could this be true and how could he make this disappear? Sometimes famous people take advantage of people and think they could get away with anything. Copperfield needs to perform an illusion to get out of this alleged sexual incident.
Copperfield is a very famous illusionist and in today’s society everyone is looking for money. This alleged incident is probably a misconception or mistake. The woman from Seattle just needed money and wanted her name in the paper. Copperfield has been performing since he was 12 years old and is very good at what he does. He travels all over and works in Las Vegas. He does not need to buy sex or affection. He could get anyone he wants and I am sure the truth will come out.
My opinion is that David Copperfield is not guilty and that he is being set up for money. The woman wants fame and fortune and just happened to be at the right place. The truth will come out and hopefully she does not get one dime from the magician. I do not think he would ever do anything like the alleged report stated. He is very good at what he does, and does not need his name in the paper from something that will be a misconception or fallacy.

Pamela Anderson – Wedding Bliss or Another Misfortune?

Pamela Anderson got married for the third time to Rick Salomon, Paris Hilton’ ex-boyfriend. Is this going to finally be wedding bliss for the blonde bombshell? She jumped into another marriage after only dating him a couple of months. Hopefully third time is a charm and she settles down with one guy instead of going back and forth with her last two loser husbands, Tommy Lee and Kid Rock. The press is saying she had to get married because she is pregnant, but Pamela denies this. She only says that she is extremely happy and this is it for her.

The press is probably right and her wedding bliss is really a misfortune, because she is pregnant and this is why they rushed into marriage. Pamela begged Rick not to say anything, but it got out to the press anyway, so she just confirmed it. In Touch Weekly that she is two months pregnant. Pamela seems to be known for her legendary poor judgment, but hopefully this quickie marriage will last forever. Pamela says it is fate and she is happy that she is pregnant because she is not getting any younger.

I think she is crazy for getting married again. Her marriages never last long and she should just live with them. Her two children she has now, probably are so confused and they do not know who their mother is with half the time. Anderson likes to be in the limelight and I feel she just does this for attention. Will she ever be happy? I do not think so, she will always be known as a sex symbol with a reputation that will never make her look good. She should start being a mother and stop the craziness.

Shooting Spree or Suicide Mission?

On October 10, 2007, a 14-year old student from Cleveland, Ohio opened fired at his high school, wounding four people before killing himself. He got suspended the day before and stated that he got something for them and he would be back. He was suspended for fighting with another student and warned his classmates that he would attack. Of course, they did not take him seriously, but they should have. Asa H. Coon has been suspended before and is known for fighting and cursing at students and teachers. How did a gun get passed security and metal detectors? Was he planning on going on a shooting spree? The police found two revolvers and a duffel bag stocked with ammunition and knifes. There was no suicide note found.


Coon suffers from mental illness and has tried to commit suicide before. So was this shooting spree a mission to succeed with committing suicide. He was crying out for help for many years and needed attention and the only way he felt he was getting it was by fighting with everyone. He was known for bickering and cursing at teachers and students. Besides having mental problems, he also spent time in juvenile facilities and threatened to commit suicide. This was an easy way for him to commit suicide. After shooting four people, he probably did not think twice about killing himself. He was that sick.


My opinion is that some teachers new he had problems but they did not seek to help him so this is why there are so many problems in the world today. Why was he not in counseling or seeing a psychologist? He obviously had a lot of anger in him by fighting and cursing at people, so I feel this was definitely a cry for help and he was going to commit suicide one of these days anyway. He did not have a good family life. It is a shame that our children in today’s society have to fear even going to school. School is supposed to be a place where you are protected and feel safe, in the last couple of years that has changed. Hopefully one day we could get back to normal and not have to look over our shoulders every time we walk down a school hallway.

Isaih Thomas: Guilty or Innocent of Sexual Harassment?

Isaih Thomas, coach of the New York Knicks was found guilty of sexually harassing a former team executive Anucha Browne Sanders. She was awarded $11.6 million in damages, but did not have Thomas pay any punitive damages. Was Thomas guilty or not? He probably was guilty and harassed many other people in the organization but never got caught. He should be fired for his actions.

On the other hand, if Thomas is innocent, then it is a shame that Sanders is awarded all this money for all the incorrect reasons. He pleads that he is innocent and he tells the media that the jury’s decision was incorrect and plans to appeal the verdict. He will fight this to the end and will continue to focus his career on the New York Knicks. He says the truth will come out and he never sexually harassed Sanders, he is innocent.

In my opinion, Isaih Thomas is probably telling the truth, because I do not feel he would jeopardize his coaching job. Also Sanders has claimed sexually harassment in another organization before this time. I feel she has some mental issues and needs to be in the limelight. She does not deserve the pay out of $11.6 million. She should does not want to work and that is the bottom line.

Spears: Normal or Insanity?

Britney Spears has lost custody of her two boys because she has not been following the judge’s orders. Spears is trying to stay on top of the issue and behave normally, but the media is getting in her way. She will have monitored visitation rights every other day. Britney is following the judge’s order now and is behaving like a responsible person and a good mother. She went to Los Angeles Motor Vehicle to apply for a driver’s license and was issued a temporary one. The court is just trying to give Britney a wake up call and hopefully this will and she will get her two children back.

On the other hand, Britney is definitely acting crazy and she needs to get her act together or she will lose her children forever. Britney has been in the news almost everyday because her life is so chaotic. She was seen a Starbucks, at night clubs and many of times with issues of not the proper care of her children in their car seats. Britney needed the court system to give her a wake up call because she is not acting like a loving mother. Maybe she has post-partum depression, but whatever it is, she better change her crazy ways.

In my opinion, Federline should keep his children for now, until Britney goes for parenting classes. She is acting very immature and she seems like she is on the verge of a breakdown. If she starts acting like a good mother and maybe shows the court and the world that she could change and stop going out and partying and doing drugs, then and only then would I agree that she should get her children back, but not until that happens. I do hope she changes for her kids’ sake, because I am sure they rather be with their mother and they will miss her very much, which is sad for the children.