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Terry MacNeil

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I am an Anarchist,  an Anti-Authoritarian Socialist, a Lumpenproletarian,  a Feminist Pervert,  a Virgin Wizard, a disenchanted Economic Hit Man,  and a false Syphilitic Christ!  He/Him  #AnarchoCommunism #ResistCapitalism My website: terrymacneil.com

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Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 10d

As an anarchist (who is anti-state, anti-capitalist, anti-racist, pro-treaties, a settler, a LGBTQIA+ ally, and a white cisgendered heterosexual male feminist) I’m usually conscious of my many privileges.
Don’t be a #Reactool (“Reactionary Tool”).
The left needs more far-left trolls! Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 9h

A note I wrote about the GREAT movie #ObserveAndReport, sexual consent, and vicious comedies! Enjoy! Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 13h

It’s been a LONG time since I heard this song - I forgot how FUCKING AWESOME it is. Re-heard it today, while re-watching the GREAT movie #ObserveAndReport. I shall address the film’s controversy in a future note!
#TheYardbirds #OverUnderSidewaysDown Ⓐ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0J9x...

Over Under Sideways Down (The Stereo Album)

YouTube video by The Yardbirds - Topic

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Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 22h

More final thoughts on the #StarshipTroopers movie franchise - I BETTER NOT hear this oft repeated (“inspiring”) line EVER AGAIN: “Come on, you apes! You wanna live forever?” I’d rather go to the zoo and get an ape to throw ape shit at my face. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 22h

Also, every #StarshipTroopers sequel - should’ve been animated (as parts 4 and 5 were). Parts 2 and 3 were visually unimpressive (both being live-action movies with small budgets). As for #StarWars? I must say, live-action lightsaber battles are less impressive than the animated ones I’ve seen. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 22h

Final thoughts on the #StarshipTroopers movie franchise? Well, satirizing fascism is what this series is known for (which is something NONE of the movies in the series does to a satisfying degree - if at all). So the series has an undeserved reputation - as far as “skewering” fascism is concerned. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 22h

Saw #StarshipTroopersTraitorOfMars - another R-rated animated #StarshipTroopers sequel. This one has more humour than the previous film - and SOME satire! This predictable/mediocre action movie sees incompetent troops become super efficient before the credits roll. I’ve never seen that before! Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 22h

Saw #StarshipTroopersInvasion. A few things this animated movie gets right - R-rated violence/gore, some nice female nudity, and NO male nudity. What does the movie get wrong? Well, its LACK OF HUMOUR (particularly its LACK OF SATIRE). It’s just a typically mediocre, by the numbers action film. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 22h

Saw a trailer for the film #SniperUltimateKill. Curious, I checked #Wikipedia to see how many #Sniper movies there are. Turns out there are ELEVEN in the series. And the eleventh was released this year - which means there are probably MORE direct-to-DVD sequels on the way. Thanks, I’ll pass. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 1d

Got the mail - then cleaned out the litter boxes and the garbage bin I vomited in last night. What can I say? Sometimes my tolerance for alcohol turns out to be lower than I expected. Last night was one such case. But rest my words - THERE WILL BE NO PUKING TONIGHT. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 1d

Had a fun night of drinking - now I must get the mail by WALKING to my public mail box. So if I get run over and killed by a car or eighteen-wheeler - you will know it’s my own fault (even though I currently feel sober). Enjoy your day! Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 2d

#TheDailyMail (the guys who specialize in reporting “celebrity gossip”) did a story on #WestMabouBeach? And #KateBeaton is the article’s focus! Well, Kate has a power the vast majority of Capers don’t - celebrity status. Thankfully, she uses her power for good! Ⓐ
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Fury over plans to turn gorgeous coastline into expensive golf club

West Mabou Beach Provincial Park on Cape Breton island offers 2.8 square kilometers of sand dunes and golden beaches, surrounded by stunning hiking trails.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 3d

Final thoughts on the film #FightForYourLife? Who the hell was #DickPunch? Also, I hear there was a theatrical trailer aimed at white audiences, and another aimed at black audiences. Which begs the question - what on Earth was the white trailer like? Was it in horribly bad taste? Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 3d

One of the more curious aspects of the film #FightForYourLife - is that the psychopaths consume a shitload of hard liquor, without any worry about their senses/reflexes (even though they are on the run from the cops and holding MANY hostages). Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 3d

In the film #FightForYourLife, after we see a male child bludgeoned to death - it immediately cuts to his policeman father, as one other cop (while examining a photo of the child) hilariously asks: “Is this your boy?” “Not anymore” is the answer we’re looking for. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 3d

The main thing to keep in mind about the movie #FightForYourLife, is that THE ANTAGONIST is a white male racist psychopath delivering almost non-stop racial epithets - and he’s the guy the film does NOT want you to cheer on. By movie psychopath standards, he’s NOT someone to root for. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 3d

Early in the film #FightForYourLife, we see a psychopath aiming his gun at an infant - and implying he’ll kill it next. He pulls the trigger - but OF COURSE the gun is unloaded (and he knew it). Such a disappointment - my hat would be off to the film if he offed the infant. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 3d

Saw #FightForYourLife - a movie I’ve been meaning to see for… eons. It’s about a multiracial band of psychopaths on the run, who terrorize a black family. And we all know the meek (black) pacifist preacher will be forced to go into self-defence kill mode before the end of the film… Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 6d

One thing I’ll say about the actor #TomHardy - #Legend is another of his films where he appears to be able to throw punches incredibly fast, and incredibly hard. Not sure if the film was sped up when he’d be throwing those bombs - but I sure as fuck wouldn’t want to be hit by that guy. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 6d

In the film about the #KrayTwins titled #Legend, there’s umpteen million important characters - so I found it impossible to keep track of who was who. It’s a case of a film trying to cram in too many details into too little time - this movie would’ve been better off expanded into a miniseries. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 6d

Saw #Legend, another movie about the real-life #KrayTwins. And man, what a boring movie. My biggest problem with the film, is that it completely skips over their formative years (what made them into gangsters is way more interesting than when they were rulers of the #London underworld). *Yawn* Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 9d

In closing, I used to love the film #TheKrays. And I still think it’s really good! But I love it no more. I hate to say it - but the film is more boring than it should’ve been. If the film had been more focused on other aspects of the gangster twins’ lives - there’d never be a dull moment. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 9d

The film #TheKrays spends a lot of its time focused on the gangster twins’ family lives - and pays almost no attention to what made them into gangsters. And the twin that in real-life was unstable, homosexual, schizophrenic, and a psychopath - in the film isn’t schizophrenic, and is quite stable. Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 9d

Re-watched #TheKrays - and I think this is the first time I saw it uncut. I first saw it about thirty years ago, when one of my uncles sent us a VHS recording of it (that originally aired on #PBS, so the film’s brief violence/gore was cut). Though I know #Showcase (later) showed it uncut... Ⓐ

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 9d

Going through #StanRogers’ discography - this is my favourite song of his (so far). The lyrics are really ugly, but the song is overall AWESOME. #OhNoNotI Ⓐ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VQa...

Oh No, Not I

YouTube video by Stan Rogers - Topic

www.youtube.com

Terry MacNeil @contraryterry.bsky.social · 9d

A note I recently rewrote - about depression, sensitivity, and #CelticColours! (I rewrote it because in retrospect - I felt some parts of the original note needed clarification). Ⓐ