tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34095969165716397892024-03-07T20:47:53.971-08:00Six Shooter Sally's Outlaw Biker Movie ReviewContact: www.sixshootersallysoutlawtales@yahoo.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-5680154004625490272011-01-17T06:40:00.000-08:002011-01-17T06:46:17.883-08:00Son's of AnarchyWe send our heartfelt congratulations out to Katey Sagal for winning the Golden Globe for best actress in a dramatic roll in Son's of Anarchy. We all knew she was doing an amazing job and now everyone knows. Congrats!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-35940199810532014882010-12-02T07:13:00.000-08:002010-12-03T10:09:30.284-08:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, FinaleWell boys and girls this season concluded answering most of our questions plus there appeared to be a happy ending. The writers managed to pull another rabbit out of their hat giving us a nice twist in the end. Leaving us to wonder what next season will bring. Until that time I know Tuesday nights have now gone flat. We all have to give the cast a standing ovation for treating us to some great acting. Our helmets are off to Charlie, Ron, and Katie. They are all givens we expect nothing but the best from them and thankfully they have delivered every time. <br /><br />There were a few standouts throughout the season and Michael Ornstein gets huge praise for his roll as the sick little twisted masturbator we’ve all come to love. He plays the part almost too well. In one of the final scenes where Juice played by Theo Rossi finds out Jax has turned rat the emotion on his face was eerily real and very well done. Tig played oh so well by Kim Coates, our resident sick bastard knocks it out of the park in every episode from the more serious scenes to the moments of levity. Opie played by Ryan Hurst has really stretched since the show first aired making him a real favorite. However the singular standout for me was given to us by Tommy Flanagan who plays Chibs. His raw talent looms large in Jimmy O’s final scene. The hatred and sheer determination expressed by this actor was award winning. I could go on and on but I’ll stop giving you the highlights.<br /><br />Momma Gemma true to her character will do anything to protect her son from agent Stahl who she believes will screw Jax in the end. Call it a mother’s intuition. Gemma turns her self in only to find she has been exonerated of the crime. Of course for fleeing she gets to wear a stylish ankle bracelet for a few months. Gemma knows in her bones this is going to go bad and boy was she right. <br /><br />Remember the Russians have Jimmy O and Jax needs him alive to make the deal with Stahl. Clay and Bobby talk to Otto at the prison asking him to reach out to the one Russian contact on the inside that can make things happen. This is where the people making this show rocked it for me. They brought in the most infamous and very real outlaw biker tossing him into the mix. Sitting across from Otto is none other than Hell’s Angel legend Sonny Barger playing Lenny; SAMCRO’s link to the Russian mob. Loved it!<br /><br />Using the counterfeit dough with a few hundred thousand Jax managed to have the Fed’s add to the pile they head out. It’s clear there is a plan in play but until the end we just don’t know quite what that is. We do know Jax and Tara are OK and that made us all feel better. Opie asked Lila to marry him of course she accepted. Maybe now she’ll burn that stupid ass hat. Gemma is under house arrest and Unser has packed in his life as a cop knowing he hasn’t long to live. He apparently weighed his decisions siding with the Son’s not that it was any real surprise. Stahl is working her own plan to her climb back to the top without so much a shedding a tear over her newly departed love interest. Wow! Ice cold bitch to the max.<br /><br />So here they are at the meet with the Russians the fake cash passes muster and they toss Jimmy O into the clubs black van then ride away. Remember agent Stahl is only a few miles away as part of her deal with Jax. Tara’s car is roadside they stop placing Jimmy into the car with Tara and a prospect and off she goes. As expected here come the Russians who have discovered the deception and the chase is on. Stahl set up a road block letting the club through with the exception of the van holding her reward. The Fed’s presence dissuades the Russians from coming any further. Stahl quickly finds out she has been duped and meets Jax nearby just minutes later. He tells her that she can have Jimmy but first she must sign those papers that reduce the gun charges as well as the clubs jail time. If Jax signs he’s a rat and we all know what happens to rats. However with Stahls insistence ax signs!<br /><br />The next thing we see is Stahl arriving with her minions at the clubhouse. She demands Jimmy O. Everyone but Jax appears amazed that she knew where Jimmy was. He’s instantly taken into custody. Just as Gemma suspected agent Stahl signs the paper reducing their charges in front of everyone. Thus exposes Jax deal in front of the club. Everyone is clearly devastated the words rat and dead somehow seem to go together. The emotions are running high as the club members are loaded into the Federal van. Tara and Lila are left not understanding the total impact where Gemma understands it all to well. Her beloved son is a dead man and worse yet the man she loves more than life will most likely be the one who kills him. It’s a heart wrenching moment.<br /><br />Aw but here comes the twist! In all the confusion we didn’t see hide nor hair of Piney, Opie and Chibs who we now see riding in a big yellow school bus with Piney at the wheel. Meanwhile Unser after cleaning out his things at the office yet still using his Charming police cruiser bleats the siren encouraging agent Stahl and her black suited drones to pull over. The ruse is that he has information of a possible attack coming her way. Stahl reacts sending the second car away with all her agents in it to check things out. Unser my now favorite cop if there can be such a thing; suddenly pulls his six-shooter, pointing it at none other than our favorite love to hate lady Fed. Wow I think I really love this old man. Then to her shock and surprise up rolls a big yellow school bus.<br /><br />Jimmy O is dragged from the car fittingly by Chibs who will get to release his years of hatred on the man that not only disfigured him but stole his family. Jimmy O dies very bloody and Flanagan gives an award winning performance in doing do. Our Opie boy forces agent Stahl back into her sedan while he slides in behind her. As much as Ally Walker has made us all hate her character it shows us what a talented lady she really is. In her final scene before Opie calmly lets the bullets fly she shows us one last time that she is a really good actress. Hell for a millisecond I almost felt sorry for the bitch. Opie too makes the scene more than real summoning all his courage to avenge the death of Donna.<br /><br />Before they flee the scene Chibs make the IRA sign with Jimmy O’s blood on the rear wind shield laying the blame at the feet of the Irish. Lastly the folder with Jax deal inside is removed. In the last bit of the season finale dumb and dumber the two remaining prospects are following behind the van taking the Son’s to jail. The bikes pull along side the van beeping their horns as if to signal something. The Son’s in chains respond by bursting into jovial laughter and that’s when we know that the club knew all along what Jax was doing and the risk they were all taking but for once a SOA plan went off without a hitch.<br /><br />In the final scene the prospects delver a letter Jax wrote one to his mother and one to Tara. Gemma reads hers and only then understood that the club knew all along what Jax was doing. Of course they didn’t tell her because everyone knows Gemma can’t keep a damn secret. Before Tara’s note reached her she finds the letters that Molly placed in Jax bag before he left Ireland. As she begins reading the letter in John Tellers words he makes a startling claim that if he dies it will be at the hands of who else but Gemma and his best friend Clay. Tara is naturally shocked. Maybe we haven’t heard the last from the ever vocal ever dead John Teller after all!<br /><br />Yup you guessed it they slam dunked the ending allowing for a new chapter to unfold in the lives of everything SAMCRO. Maybe they will have a little more fun next season. Maybe they'll go on a run and kick up their heals they haven't done that for a long time. Season Three gets six shots out of six. Until then I will be impatiently waiting for next season...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-29066539416388779862010-11-24T08:29:00.000-08:002010-11-24T09:07:10.852-08:00The Son's of Anarchy, Season three, Episode TwelveWell folks another season has flown by with only the final episode to answer any remaining questions and to leave us with a few new ones. Let’s hope this season’s ending is as powerful as last years. So here is what we know our Charming Son’s arrived safely from Ireland with baby Abel in tow. With that said everything is hardly coming up roses. Let’s see Tara has been kidnapped by Alvarez who is half crazed and filled with vengeance. Not a good place for our girl. Jimmy O is back in the USA protected by the Russian mob that is willing for a price to get him out of the country. Hail is the man behind the real estate takeover that caused Lumpys death and in another backhanded move helped cause the demise of the Charming Police Department. Meanwhile our favorite back stabbing agent has been laying the ground work to throw her lady love under the bus.<br /><br />At the table Clay hands out duties and announces some harsh realities. They are definitely going to jail for some period of time over the gun beef. They understand that is a given. The problem is that leaves the charter and Charming vulnerable. Clay needs bodies to follow his orders knowing he can run their business from inside the can no sweat. They need at least six additional bodies to handle everything locally while they are away. A vote on Kosic switching charters goes nowhere with Tig still the hold out. Clay’s not happy. <br /><br />Later Kosic talks to Tig to see if they can ever get past the roadblock. Tig confesses that he just can’t let it go. The it? The love of a woman or so we thought tugs at our heart strings. Kosic appears to understand but reminds Tig he loved her too. Tig sits on the swing mooning over a photo of what we believe is his one time lady love. You bleed for the guy thinking wow Tig was actually in love once. Yet Kosic somehow screwed it up. Bazinga! We are all played. The photo is of Tig and what else a dog! That’s right man’s best friend a four legged bit of fluff causing all the bad blood we’ve witnessed in past episodes. I laughed my ass off it was so damn funny.<br /><br />Jax checks in with agent Stahl who is pushing for more information about the Irish shot callers than he’s willing to give. He won’t play ball without Tara’s safe return. Gemma is still worried about the deal her son made with the nasty agent and has an idea of her own. Everyone hit the ground running trying to untangle a web that will lead to harmony in Charming and in their own lives. Opie wearing that stupid fucking hat seeks momma Gemma’s advice about love and marriage. He wonders if Lila is the right girl and Gemma assures him that she is. You see yesterday’s slut becomes tomorrows old lady. At least they got that part right.<br /><br />Gemma kidnaps agent Stahl at gun point threatening her. She assures her that she will retract her statement pointing the finger back at Stahl if she fucks with her son. You could almost see the wheels turning. Stahl’s girlfriend saw the whole thing wanting to turn Gemma in but in typical Stahl fashion she talks her way out of it. Man the handwriting is on the wall and later the script doesn’t let me down.<br /><br />Marcus the Mayan king is worried about Salazar spilling his guts to the cops about the nice little heroin trade he and his boys have in play. Clay intended to smooth things out with him telling him they need Salazar alive. Sadly Marcus is not playing he doesn’t care what they need if he finds him first Salazar is a dead man. Bobby picked up Salazar’s aunt who only speaks Spanish leaving him in the dark. Marcus gets her to talk using the persuasion of his Beretta. Following the lead she gave they learn his girlfriend is dead along with the driver of the car Salazar jacked. Salazar with Tara locked in the trunk of the new ride watches Hail waiting for the right moment. <br /><br />Salazar barges into Hails office with Tara bound and scared to death. Now he has two bargaining chips. When all is said and done the not so smart Chicano wants Jax and a getaway van. After listening to Salazar make his big speech about who he’s going to do what to Jax acts. Hail stabs Salazar and the chase is on. The Mayan’s want him dead. Unser needs him alive to prove Hail is dirty but Jax has plans of his own and none of which end with Salazar breathing. Go Jackson!<br /><br />In all the ciaos and confusion of the moment Agent Stahl makes her move. She point blank shoots her lesbian girlfriend in the neck with some little throwaway handgun she just happens to have stashed on her person. Let’s face it the girlfriend can’t stay stupid forever she’s seen and heard too much. What’s a dirty agent to do? Stahl fires some wild shots barking into her radio about some Mayans that shot her partner. The girlfriend dies a little more slowly than Stahl would have liked but in the meantime she wipes the gun clean and tosses it away.<br /><br />Later we listen as agent Stahl makes her statement to internal affairs. She tells them that her partner made a dying confession weaving a web that points the death of Cameron Hayes son onto her partner taking the blame off Gemma. TaDa! Our favorite mother is off the hook. Better yet Jax gets to see the ultrasound of the newest little Teller and he and Tara are set. Sadly Unser is out of a job but is welcomed back into the fold with the Son’s. Hail will now be a shoe in for Mayor unless Tara might have learned a thing or two while she was with Salazar one can only hope.<br /><br />The Son’s never seem to have a chance for any down time there is so much going on in every episode. We know that Jax has got to deliver Jimmy O to save the club from future legal fallout especially since Stahl kept her end in regard to his mother. The problem lies with the club wanting to turn him over to the Irish well that and Jax turning rat even if he means it in a good way. If the club finds out as the previews allude to then our prince of all things SOA could just as easily be the dead prince and Gemma couldn’t do anything to stop it or could she? I think the writers need to pencil in a run next season. The SOA and their families all deserve a break. Besides it would give the world a peek at how bikers decompress.<br /><br />I can’t say more than I love the twists and turns the ups and downs and the laughs thrown in for good measure. I give this episode five out of six shots. I can’t wait for the finale. No that’s not true once this is over what will I do on Tuesday night which because of The Son’s of Anarchy has become the best night on television.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-28570720592769654092010-11-17T08:10:00.000-08:002010-11-17T08:58:03.774-08:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode ElevenStill in Ireland our boys are told by the slimy priest that baby Abel has been adopted out. With some exchange back and forth our group races off to the nunnery to extract some information. The nuns lie as nuns often do and Jax appears to be resigned to the loss. It seems the priest’s words from his father are still echoing in his head. Ah, but grandma Gemma is having no part of any of that bullshit. Faking a pain she quickly relieves the guard of his pistol then turns the table. Beckoning the nun to hand over another child Gemma angrily points the gun at the crying baby. She demands to know Abel’s whereabouts. The terrified nun not understanding the bluff spills her guts. Mama Gemma saves the day.<br /><br />Now here is where it goes off the rails for me. Although I will admit last nights episode was far improved over last weeks it had one long terrible moment where I thought “oh no the writers have lost their train of thought”. It was the scene where Jax goes to the location given by the nuns to find little Abel. He tracks the unsuspecting adoptive parents who are holding his son in obviously loving arms. He watches as they stroll willy nilly through the mall fawning over one another and baby Abel. OMG! The frigging scene went on and on and on I thought it would never end. There was time to hit the head, have a snack and take a call before it finally ended. Jax stood there taking it all in somber faced deciding his son was better off where he was than with him. Mind you the acting was great. No it wasn’t a teary moment it was an angry moment because I found myself wanting to slap the crap out of the little prince.<br /><br />Fortunately it gets better. In the next scene when he comes back empty handed he asks to speak to his mother alone. He is teary eyed and resigned to the loss. Thankfully if the writers lost sight of the character they had written Jax to be they have not done so where Gemma is concerned. Hearing his words in disbelief she snatches him up slapping his oh so handsome face as any mother should when her grown son has lost his mind. As a last resort to bring her son back to reality she tells him Tara’s secret the one she promised to keep. I told you Gemma would use it to her advantage. Check and mate well played.<br /><br />Jax is reeling from the shocking news that he has another child on the way! Moments later the priest arrives with Karrie Ann and Chibs daughter due to a threat by Jimmy O. When Clay arrives the priest learns that the second twin was tortured and murdered by Jimmy O and company. The priest suddenly realizes it was all a smokescreen which would allow Jimmy to go after baby Abel. During this epiphany he explains that Jimmy needs the baby to assure him safe passage out of the country.<br /><br />The chase is on as Clay, Bobby, Opie and Jax head back to the hotel to find the baby. As expected the baby is gone and the adoptive parents lay dead in their hotel room murdered by Jimmy and his goon. Jax is still wigging out and the scene in the hotel room where he moves the woman’s body placing her nearer to her husband although touching I found not the least believable. It should have been left on the cutting room floor. Later we discover at a meeting with the IRA that Jimmy will receive protection in the US provided by the Russian mob. The IRA are willing to guarantee his safe passage out of Ireland if he gives little Abel back on the condition that the Son’s kill Jimmy O as soon as possible. In return the Son’s will be in the number one spot with the IRA which would be very profitable for the Redwood Originals. It’s agreed call it a done deal. The arrangements are made and just like that Jimmy O hands over the baby in trade for the priest. I didn’t see that coming. Naturally Jax is concerned believing the priest will be killed in the process I just love an outlaw with a heart. Boo frigging Hoo. After all the grief this priest gone wrong has created the church won’t feel a thing.<br /><br />Back home in Charming they have plenty of deep shit to call their very own. Salazar has Tara and her boss. They’ve made the call announcing the Mayan president’s death but need more time to get the money. Agent Stahl jumps back into the mix offering to provide the cash to bait Salazar. Remember Stahl hasn’t talked to Jax lately but is intent on their deal; the one that no one knows about. Also in the dark is her ATF rug munching girlfriend who better wake up before she gets fed to the fishes. <br /><br />On top of it all the Charming city council has unanimously voted to shut down the Charming police department and opt for the county Sheriffs to handle their policing business. It looks like Unser is out of a job. At the clubhouse once again sharing information with the Son’s Unser realizes he was duped. He understands all too well that Hail is at the heart of the matter and shares that with the remaining Son’s. Telling them Hail was part of the group buying up the properties where Lumpys gym was located. He also informs them that poor Lumpy passed last night. Between them they determine that the Mayans had nothing to do with it and that Salazar acted out of revenge or did he? If they can catch him Unser wants to flip him hoping he’ll give up Hail.<br /><br />While Salazar is off waiting to pick up the money Tara comes up with a plan of her own. Breaking the bathroom mirror muffled by a towel she hangs onto a jagged piece of glass. When his girlfriend storms the bathroom gun in hand after finding out the club brought the cops in on the money drop she’s pissed. Tara leaps at her strikes the unsuspecting Latin Chiquita severing an artery in her neck. Tara retrieves the dying woman’s gun when Salazar rolls in. Not wanting his woman to die he agrees to let Tara’s boss go if Tara stays to help his lady love. Naturally he agrees loading the woman into his car along with Tara. In the end Chiquita dies and Salazar wigs out. It looks like he’s about to kill Tara in a fit of rage.<br /><br />The show ends with a phone call from Tigs to Jax telling him about Tara’s kidnapping. The look on his face is priceless then the scene goes dark leaving us trying to figure it all out. Several good things happened but most importantly John Teller’s voice finally went silent in Jackson Tellers head. Hallelujah! It took three seasons to put that to bed. We can only hope that the love letters that Maureen placed in Jax backpack before they left won’t stir all the shit up again.<br /><br />I love it when a good plot comes together as this one did tonight barring the one very long unnecessary scene. I give this episode five shots out of six and can’t wait for next week.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-36954373788608618202010-11-10T08:01:00.000-08:002010-11-10T08:32:01.616-08:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode TenThe predictable answers finally arrived last night putting an end to the Irish rat squad and a forty year friendship. This surprising information leaves the Belfast SOA in turmoil over losing two of their own. While Maureen drowns her sorrows in the whiskey bottle; her daughter is going to resolve her own sadness in Jax arms. Not so fast! Buzzed momma’s to the rescue! Not only do they stop the perverted coupling but they are forced to air Daddy’s dirty laundry. Jax deals with it somewhat better than Trinity but that was no shocker.<br /><br />At a sit down with the morally corrupt priest and his Irish Army cronies the Son’s are informed that they the army will be dealing with Jimmy O’Phelan. The SOA’s services are no longer needed. End of story. However the despicable priest still has Jax son. Now this should be a no brainer hand the kid over and the Redwood Originals go home. The priest wants a private meeting later to resolve the issue with Jax.<br /><br />Meanwhile back home the vengeful Salazar is demanding 250K from the Son’s. In addition he expects them to murder the president of the Mayan’s for him. Remember the only Son’s left in Charming are Piney, Tig and Kozik accompanied by Sleepy and Dopey the remaining prospects. The plan they come up with is to fake Marcus Alvarez death and borrow the money he is rumored to have in his safe. In a stalemate on Alvarez front porch they learn he doesn’t have a dime. However with a baby in arms it’s obvious he’s a family man. This forces him to agree to the rest of their plan. His cooperation is limited to playing possum for a maximum of twenty-four hours and not a minute more. With the clubs treasury broke as usual and no one around them in possession of any personal wealth it looks like Tara and her boss may go the way of the dodo. Will the fact that Clay left these three to think for themselves insure Tara’s early demise along with the newest baby Teller-Morrow? I think not but we’ll have to wait and see.<br /><br />There’s not a whole lot going on in this episode. Its not as jam packed as the episodes usually are. In spite of that when it bounces back to Ireland we find Jax ready to have it out with the hypocritical priest. Sadly this is where the story falls apart for me. The priest explains to Jax his long dead father the infamous John Teller; founder of all things SAMCRO; more than twenty years before made him promise to save his son from the life he was living. Obviously the priest didn’t make a single move in that direction being he’d never had any contact with John Tellers son before now. I guess the priest was referring to his club life and not the adulterous, bastard making, fornicator he apparently was! He sells Jax a bill of goods that he is protecting the child from the life he would surely have with him. With that said and the lines read it continues to fall off the rails for me. You see I don’t care who you are or how fucked up other people may think your life is; your child is your child. Most parents would walk through hell and back bare footed for them hardcore bikers included. No sanctimonious priest would ever be able to persuade you differently. That shit just didn’t work.<br /><br />AH, but we see our boy Jax folding, falling back into his daddy’s bullshit deep inside his head leaving us to wonder if the priests words are resonating too loudly or if he’s had those thoughts him self. After all he’s just stabbed the priest pet goon and threatened a priest to gain access to Abel’s whereabouts. We’re not talking about a choirboy to say the least. I can hear it bouncing around in his head like a Beebe in a boxcar. But I call bullshit on that too! Remember Abel is Gemma’s only grandchild. I can’t wait to see what happens when Jax tells his mother what the priest told him. When she hears the ridiculous ideas the priest has shoved in her sons head look out. I guess then we might even feel a little sorry for the priest if momma Gemma gets a hold of him. His god may give him absolution but not before she snips off his balls with a blunt pair of scissors! <br /><br />This episode didn’t wow me the way the others have. I think the trip to Ireland has made SAMCRO look like a pack of buffoons foiled at every turn. Yea there’s been a shit load of violence but whether they are back home or away they are running around like cartoon characters that never seem to want to step on the wrong toes. If we believe everything we’ve seen thus far whether they come home with Abel or not Gemma will be going to prison for life and the majority of the club will do some kind of time over the previous gun beef. If Jax doesn’t turn O’Phelan over to agent Stahl the SOA world as we know it is all but dead. If Jax punks out and leaves his kid behind based on his daddies flawed philosophies what can I say it all goes to hell so whether or not Tara lives or dies in the scheme of things won’t really matter because they’ve written the show into a corner ending it as badly as the Soprano’s.<br /><br />There are just three more episodes of this season and I can only hope they return to the high quality level of everything that aired prior to last night. I give this three out of six shots because I found this episode to be very disappointing and besides Opie had that stupid hat on again making it worse!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-85904447822090350992010-11-03T12:38:00.000-07:002010-11-03T12:41:47.669-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode NineWe all send a big thank you to Dish Network for paying up so that SOA fans can enjoy the rest of the season. I also would like to send along my personal thank you to the writers and producers of the show for finally and hopefully forever striping Opie of that terrible hat. The man has a nice head of hair. I say let it hang down! <br /><br />As we left off last week our boys are still in Ireland hunting baby Abel. They have discovered that priest Ashby has him squirreled away for safety’s sake. Naturally this isn’t sitting well with the family. The whole thing reeks as in smells bad and I think there’s more to this story. Jax reaches out to our favorite love to hate, gay agent Stahl for info on the revered priest. Unfortunately his hopes are dashed when he learns Ashby has managed to remain squeaky clean all these years. It appears there’s nothing in the win column there. He moves on requesting info on O’Neil the SOA, Belfast rat. O’Neil has made our boys suspicious since Jimmy handed the phone over to him a few episodes back. It seems strange to me that they continue to follow both he and McGee around the Irish countryside like a pack of blind mice. <br /><br />As the Charming pack is separated from the Belfast bunch at a police blockade; everything should have become more suspect. I guess their American street smarts were dulled on the long plane ride over. Falling for that crap once but twice? Surprise! They make it through continuing to follow the weapons delivery to the army. It is there they hope to meet up with Jimmy O where they plan to get to the bottom of things. Jax appears to be the only member trying to keep his eye on the ball. Or in this case the wandering rat O’Neil. Juice and Happy are dispensed to keep an eye on him and fail miserably at the task.<br /><br />It’s all hands on deck loading the weapons cache into the truck. When suddenly the barn doors are slammed shut by the army brats. Quickly they chain and padlock it before making a clean getaway on Jimmy’s instruction of course. The loaded truck has been secretly armed with explosives. It appears even our dodgy McGee doesn’t appear to know what’s about to happen next. With that said our boys quickly do the math realizing the truck is going to blow. What they don’t know is who is holding the detonator? It wasn’t a stretch or even a surprise that this prick wouldn’t mind blowing up his Irish brothers. When the fiery blast sub side’s although the concussion is still ringing in everyone’s ears the Redwood Originals are thankfully intact. However five of their Irish brothers including Chibs nephew did not fare so well. <br /><br />Back in Belfast our other villain Jimmy O along with his dim witted henchman storm into Maureen Ashby’s house with guns drawn. The priests bodyguard left behind to protect Fiona and the girls is dispensed with quickly with a silenced bullet to the head. In a tricky turn of events well planed and equally well executed. Trinity working downstairs hears the commotion upstairs. She races up the back stairs gun in hand. She fires wildly at the henchman. This allows her quick thinking mom to stab Jimmy O while our girl Gemma retrieves his gun. There is a momentary standoff as the henchman points his gun at Gemma. However she wins the stalemate and Fiona takes position of his gun. <br /><br />It’s easy to see that Gemma is bent on answers and then murder. This man has cost her, her grandson and in her mind he needs to die. Shock registers on her face when Fiona places the gun to her head. Remember Gemma once described her as the one woman that she was afraid of well now we know why. Fiona assures her that her actions are for her own good and just as I began to question her loyalty... She vividly explains to Jimmy O what will happen to him if he comes near her or her daughter ever again. Whether he believes that or not is entirely another matter. Moments later Gemma slugs Fiona who returns the favor quenching Gemma’s anger. Then Fiona quietly explains that Jimmy O has grown so enmeshed in the violence that whoever killed him their entire family would be hunted down and all of them would be wiped out. <br /><br />At the end of another action packed day on the Emerald Isle Chibs has had enough solemnly vowing to kill Jimmy O. The club urges him to take the girls back to Charming but he refuses to remove his daughter from her homeland. We all know Jax can’t allow that to happen. He’s promised to ship him gift wrapped to agent Stahl. The plot just became a bit thicker. At three am we see Jax placing his arm around Trinity’s lovely shoulders. When out of the shadows steps momma Morrow the impact of the scene is not lost on her. It looks like the ladies better let the cat out of the bag before there are any more surprises. <br /><br />Meanwhile back in Charming things aren’t much better. Tig and Piney quickly figure out the Mayan Intel is bogus in light of their chat with the X Nord Lord. Informing Sheriff Unser doesn’t yield them any joy but it does put a bee in his bonnet. Unser learns a bit more after talking to Oswald that some entity is buying up all the property around the gym. After a little digging, Unser gets his hands on the investors list and what do you want to bet that he finds Hail’s name there. Our favorite sheriff might just be feeling a little duped. Maybe the bad guys aren’t the one’s wearing leather after all.<br /><br />Salazar much like the ever ready pain in the ass he has become will not fade away. He cleverly blackmails Hail into telling him where Jax ole lady works. It’s no surprise being the punk that he is Hail gives up Tara’s information. She is on her way to an abortion clinic in Modesto accompanied by her hospital supervisor. Her boss’s car is rear ended by Salazar and his well trained Akita of an old lady. Tara is clearly confused as questions about Jax are thrown out. Her boss is suspected of being an ole lady too. Salazar’s bitch checks for ink and finds some. I nearly fell off the couch. This tight ass biker hating straight laced bitch or so it seemed has a huge freaking back piece. You could have knocked me over with a feather. I never saw that coming. So maybe there is more to her disdain for all things SAMCRO than has yet to be revealed. Interesting!! We must wait until next week as we watch Salazar load the women back into the car speeding away. <br /><br />As before I’m left with a number of questions bouncing around in my head but as is always the case I can’t wait for next week. You got it. This gets five out of six shots. Mostly for making our boys seem a lot more passive than we know they actually are.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-16906308906164402472010-10-28T08:46:00.000-07:002010-10-28T09:32:59.258-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode EightWow this episode was packed with more action than any episode we’ve seen. Our favorite Son’s make it across the pond to the Emerald Isle. Jimmy O has prepared a rousing welcome intended to send them packing. Paying off the local cops the club is rousted on some back road. This only increases Clay and Jax suspicions that there is a snake in the hen house. When all hope is seemingly lost and the cops are about to foil the search for baby Abel; Gemma in true mother hen fashion slams her foot down on the accelerator crashing her vehicle into the cop’s getaway truck. She runs it off the road ultimately saving the day. Jimmy’s Intel had not mentioned Gemma Teller-Morrow. Surprise, surprise!<br /><br />Back home Tara bails Tig out of the local jail where his charges range from speeding to evading police and everything in-between. Unser informs him that his license has been suspended for two years. Without his license and his ability to ride his bike it looks like he will lose his right to vote in meetings. That could lead to his arch foe Kosic becoming a member of the Charming chapter after all. Interestingly we learn that the animosity between Tig and his rival is because of a woman. What you thought it was going to be something else? The only thing that makes a man hold that kind of a grudge is because of the fairer sex, plain and simple. Now we just need a few more details and the mystery will be solved.<br /><br />We also lean that the Son’s are a prolific lot since both Tara and Lila are pregnant yet they plan to keep their men in the dark. Faced with uncertainty about their futures with the men they love they are both facing a tough situation. Lila seems to have cleared the path deciding to end the pregnancy. With Jax in the dark and far away and the memories of him constantly pushing her away may have finally driven Tara to the tipping point. It looks like there might not be another Teller baby after all. <br /><br />With Clay’s promise to take care of the old boxing gym owner fresh in everyone’s mind; the remaining Son’s are forced to pony up. After a warning from Darby who for a minute seems like he’s crawled in bed with Hail. Just to recap Hail and his upstanding and important friends want all the property in that area for some special project regardless of who gets hurt. Don’t you just love the upstanding citizens of Charming? It makes one wonder if Sheriff Unser realizes who the bad guys really are but I digress. Wow! I didn’t see this coming. From the writer’s keyboard to Darby’s heart we all watched as it grew three sizes that day. Not only did his walk down memory lane at the old gym trigger memories of better days. It seems he grew a conscience while he was there which included returning Hails money flatly turning him down. A building like that defiantly should not be torn down it has magical powers if it could crack a nut as tough as Darby.<br /><br />With the threat of Darby’s return Tig orders prospect Peewee to stay the night in the gym to protect the owner who sleeps in the back. Now I hate to say I told you so but I did. When Tig hands over his pistol the kid nearly wet his pants. Later Hail bails Salazar out of the clink picking him second for the enforcer roll. Hail uses their mutual hatred for the Son’s along with the promise of some cash as bait. Late that night Salazar breaks in hefting an AK-47. He tares up the place while prospect Peewee watches from the safety of his hiding place. The old man is waylaid when Salazar swings the AK like a baseball bat knocking the old man out. Salazar shouts something about the Mayan’s hoping the blame will break the peace with the Son’s before running away. Peewee doesn’t stop to help the old man or to call for backup. Oh no. He returns his cutoff and Tigs gun leaving them in plain sight on the hood of the tow truck before riding like a bat out of hell back home to his mommy. His big adventure as an outlaw biker is over. No shit!<br /><br />Meanwhile Chibs and his family are reunited making for a touching moment that won’t last for long. Gemma has now met the woman her first husband cheated with some twenty plus years ago. She also comes face to face with Jax pretty half sister Trinity. The two women agree to keep their dirty little secret buried not wanting to burden their children. Careful ladies they are people not mushrooms. They should not be fed shit and kept in the dark. From the heat pouring off Jax and Trinity it appears this quite possibly could be one very dangerous decision. If these two loving mothers are not careful this could end in an incestuous encounter. Truth or incest? Hm? Ladies you better let the cat out of the bag before you catch these two making one giant mistake.<br /><br />On the journey to take Fiona and her daughter back to the safety of the church the group is fired upon. The car is sprayed with automatic weapon fire. Take note of how Jax protected his half sister covering her with his body. Fortunately there are no causalities. Unlike Opies ugly ass Rasta hat that seems to have finally and permanently departed. Hallelujah to that! The Son’s suspect Jimmy O. but their Irish brothers tell them differently. They learn a faction of the fighting men, fighting for the cause hate Jimmy O. It appears that they were more than likely dogging Fiona hence sending Jimmy O a warning message. The son’s have had a hell of a twenty-four hour period in the land of the leprechaun. In all of this Jimmy O is not having a good day either. He failed to have the Redwood Originals deported and Fiona and her daughter are finally out of his reach. He can longer use them as leverage with the club. I still want to know what the deal is with Chibs and Jimmy boy. It is clear our Irish gangster understand that the Son’s now know he lied about baby Abel. We watch as he angrily flings furniture all over the barroom as he feels the weight of his mistake.<br /> <br />King and Queen of all things Son’s rekindle their romance while Jax kicks the crap out of the suspected rat O’Neil, in a bare knuckles brawl. We didn’t get enough of Jax in action however I believe there is an upcoming rerun of Jax doing more to O’Neil than just bloodying his nose! I see another problem in the clubs future since it is obvious they don’t suspect McGee. Just like leaving Salazar alive in that dirty restroom this could prove to be a costly mistake. I can’t quite figure this McGee character out so far. All we know is that he’s weak and greedy. That doesn’t sound like anyone that would be elected to be a club president.<br /><br />I was recently asked if the priest was a bad guy. Dah! He’s had his cousin killed in the name of the cause. He is the virtual consulary to the Irish resistance. That collar wields a lot of power in those parts. His agenda is simple really. Jimmy O’s grown too greedy and too powerful and in the priests eyes he’s got to go. I don't mean on vacation either unless heaven is a vacation destination. He appeals to Jax as they sit quietly talking inside the church. In his smooth soft spoken demeanor befitting a godly man he tells Jax he must kill Jimmy O. because then and only then can Jax have his son back. It was a not a shocking ending until you realize it was not the end. The next scene shows a young happy couple at the orphanage holding who else but baby Abel! Has the priest sanctioned the adoption of this baby? You tell me is he a bad priest? If the family finds out he might end up a very dead priest.<br /><br />This was a really great episode which required watching a few times because there was so much going on. I give this one six shots out of six and only hope the remaining episodes are equally as good.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-16999617836870849002010-10-21T07:51:00.000-07:002010-10-21T08:09:29.087-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode SevenIf you saw what I saw in this action packed episode you’re dying to know what will happen to the Teller-Morrow clan next. Beyond that it got me thinking about the things we don’t know. The things left unanswered since the very first season. Things like why did Jimmy O. do that to Chibs face? Why is Jimmy O holding Chibs family virtually hostage? More importantly why did the MC allow it? Think about it there’s more. Why was John Teller really get knocked off and by who Gemma or Clay? What drove Teller into the arms of Molly Ashby? I bet that’s an interesting story.<br /><br />Coming into the third season I wonder why Opie is still wearing that stupid hat. What is it like his childhood blanket? I wondered why typically smart men would leave Salazar X-bullshit MC boy alive. The scene in the park men’s room was all too real. Just like the vendetta Salazar will surely want to implement. All these questions ultimately deserve answers that we can only hope will be forth coming.<br /><br />Jax is busy dipping his wick in order to push Tara away not very original but seemingly affective. The club prepares to leave for Ireland finding Opie and Jax with questions of the heart. Later Clay, Jax and Tig go to say their final good-bye to Gemma before she’s driven off to the county clink. Of course her volunteer escort is Sheriff Unser who for the moment seems to have truly separated him self from the MC. Ah, but grandma Gemma has plans of her own. Promising to keep Tara’s secret about the next baby Teller. She enlists Tara's help with her escape plan. The two women pull it off and Tara bids Gemma a heartfelt good-bye. She more than willing lies to the cops. Thanks to her uptight straight ass hospital administrator who returns the slug to the face from seasons past making Tara's story far more believable. She was right of course no one would have believed that she hadn't helped Gemma unless she had knocked her out with a crushing blow.more willingly Tara's payoff was receiving Gemma’s silence. Are you buying that? Gemma keep a secret that she does not believe is secret worthy, who are they kidding there?<br /><br />It appears that under duress the two women are good together and their plan goes off without a hitch startling Clay, Jax and Tig who are shocked to see Gemma exiting the building. With everyone searching for her inside it is Unser that finds her outside drawing his gun in a sheriffy way. I saw a plot twist in the making. Tig too has gun in hand ready to defend his family. Ah but Gemma stole the moment and ended her relationship with the fatherly Sheriff. Walking directly towards him standing in front of him defiantly while his gun pointed at her chest undaunted she asks “what are you going to do shoot me Wayne?” Then without a flinch walks past him getting into the getaway truck. It was a telling moment for both sides everyone suddenly realizing what side they are actually on.<br /><br />With the cops on the way the chase commences and Tig driving the decoy vehicle heads for Modesto while the club with Gemma securely in tow, fly off to Ireland. From what we’ve learned about the Irish MC it is disloyal from the top down. Both Magee the president and O’Neil are on Jimmy’s payroll. They offer up Clay’s travel plans showing us where their loyalty actually lays. Naturally this led me to more questions. Why would the Irish MC jump in the sack with Jimmy O? Why turn their back on their club and their brotherhood? Does Magee know he plays second fiddle to the dead John Teller in Molly’s heart? Does he know that Molly's daughter Trinny is John Tellers daughter and Jax half sister? We saw earlier that Gemma had no idea.<br /><br />This episode left me with more questions than answers. There are certainly many directions in which the plot can twist and turn and like millions of other Americans I will be glued to the next episode waiting for them to be reveled. It’s true the hour goes by much too fast leaving all of us wanting more which says the writing and acting have not faltered. I applaud cast and crew it is interesting television especially in this lack luster season of copycat duplicates. I can’t wait for Tuesday night. I give this five shots out of six mostly because I had to look at that stupid hat if only for a moment!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-88944874908307737732010-10-14T12:56:00.000-07:002010-10-14T13:01:52.491-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode SixFox is still screwing all of the Dish Network customers who have fallen in love with this show. According to the satellite provider Dish they are still in negotiations with Fox trying desperately to get the show back for their angry customers. Shame on all of you! Give us the damn show back. Pay the vig Dish before we all switch over to the other satellite provider! The clocks ticking….<br /><br />Tuesday nights episode was another nail biter with a great twist I certainly didn’t see coming. I’m happy to report that Opy spent the entire episode without that stupid hat on. May the saints be praised! I also must give coo-dos to Alvarez who reminds me of a real Mexican outlaw biker I came across many years ago. From his speech, to his walk and his mannerisms it’s tight! He has nailed this part much like the writers have nailed the difference in styles between Mexican clubs and white motorcycle clubs, in everything from the style of dress, to the style of their bikes. Interestingly enough in the real world those types of clubs allow the other race membership. Hence the saying “If you’re white it’s alright and if you’re brown you can come around”!<br /><br />As Gemma recounts the events that led up to and included her killing Sobel’s daughter I nearly fell off my cushy recliner when she pointed to Agent Stahl’s partner and current bed warmer. Nice twist and yes we can all believe that dear June would throw even her lover under the bus. So now we know how agent Stahl plans to clear her own name along with Gemma’s. You go girl.<br /><br />In true outlaw club fashion the club is broke. The mercenary wouldn’t refund the money and they need cash to get them to Ireland. In this episode we learn their bail hearing finally gets pushed back long enough for them to make the trip. With Oswald’s help they now have the transportation to get them across the pond but alas no cash. Since the Mayans bitch club is riding shotgun on the horse they ship to the Stockton prison Clay understands he can kill a couple of birds with one drugged out spoon.<br /><br />The boys hijack the van filled with the heroin running off the Calaveras. Cleverly Clay returns the dope to the Mayans as a peace offering ending the bloody war. The Calaveras get beat up and run off and Juice gets his cut and his respect back. Now peace will regain in Charming the major point that got lost in the ciaos. The Son’s collect a nice fat envelope full of cash every time one of the Mayans vans passes through Charming unharmed.<br /><br />Jax reluctantly solicits Tara to help the club unload the HIV med’s. In the process of the transaction they are spotted by the remaining Nord Lord who rats them out to Hails politically motivated brother. Hence the clubhouse is raided with Sheriff Unser in tow and not so much as a heads up was heard. Thus telling Clay how low he is on the Sheriffs totem pole. The shock hits Jax hard when he learns what the cops were looking for and suspects the doctor they sold the stuff to gave them up. His fear of Tara getting into trouble comes to roost and in his confusion he ends his relationship with the mother of his unborn child.<br /><br />Written well and played well proving men are simply stupid. When you are loved the way she loves him it isn’t going to end in spite of his attempt to wash his pain away by dipping his pen in some whore’s ink! Yea that will fix it, like I said men are stupid.<br /><br />Happy is now a Redwood Original and lets face it they need some fresh meat. They hang prospect patches on the three blind mice. Dopey, Peewee and Dumbass have no idea what they are in for. This could make for some great laughs in future episodes. I question the choice of actors selected to play the prospects can I get a “amen” here. These boys look more like Dungeons and Dragons players than possible additions to an outlaw motorcycle club. Unless its maybe oh I don’t know the Bad News Bears Biker Club. In Hollywood your telling us you can’t find some young guys that look more like the part they are about to play? Call me I’ll find you a few.<br /><br />Lastly the intrigue and bad blood between our favorite lunatic Tig and the wannabe Tacoma transfer Kozic. There is more than a little bad blood between the two. The reason for this bad blood remains a mystery. Tig tells his brothers he doesn’t trust the man then votes down Kozic’s chance to become the latest member of the Redwood Originals. This results in a good old fashioned bare knuckles brawl between the pair after church. There is nothing like a little brotherly love to clear the air although in this case it may not have dome the trick.<br /><br />Call me crazy but this season just continues to get better and better leaving me on the edge of my seat wondering how the hour could have passed so quickly. It has enough unanswered questions dangling in the breeze to keep a person impatiently waiting for the next installment.<br /><br />Six Shooter Sally gives this episode five shots out of six for the simple reason that the shows three new prospects are pathetic and not at all believable in their rolls which I hope are short lived.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-1242070146738048992010-10-07T07:06:00.000-07:002010-10-07T07:22:22.608-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode FiveSo much for the crow flying straight! This episode was made unavailable by Fox on the Dish Network due to some apparent disagreement punishing the viewers. Lucky for me i was finally able to view it yesterday. Shame on you FOX! <br /><br />The episode opens with Gemma handcuffed to her hospital bed. Remember her heart went on the fritz after hearing the shocking news from Belfast. A parade of people visit her including Sheriff Unser. He recues him self from helping SAMCRO any further based on the towns new found disapproval of the club. There’s no real surprise here since the may lay at Half Sacks wake which left officer hale dead. It appears they are the straws that broke the Charming’s back when it comes to the Son’s. One by one everyone seems to be stepping away from the club.<br /><br />An angry Gemma confronts her family about why they lied about Abel. They in turn tell her they are headed for Canada to find him, showing her the picture taken of Cameron with the baby. Her news rocks to the core them when she informs them where the baby really is. This triggers a series of “what if’s” sending Jax mind reeling. Making them ask the questions again. Why would Jimmy O want to keep baby Abel and why is he lying about what he knows? Clay knows at once that the Belfast MC has turned away from their true loyalties figuring most likely that money played a part and the MC is resting comfortably in Jimmy O's pocket. Now they understand what triggered Momma Gemma's heart arrhythmia. When Clay and Gemma are finally alone they face the reality of some old stones being over turned if Jax goes to Belfast. It appears to be a concern they can do little about.<br /><br />Tara fully of sadness and worry admits that she is pregnant to Gemma in a cold yet teary moment. She confesses too that she was there when baby Abel was taken. Tara makes a trip back to the OR at the administrator’s insistence the woman later revokes Tara's leave of absence much to her surprise. We all know that this will make Jax more than happy. He will feel much better knowing where he can find his girl in all this madness.<br /><br />The Calaveras from Lodi, which loosely translates into the word “skull” in English, rear their ugly heads beating the crap out of Juice and pulling his patch. Losing your patch in the club world is the ultimate no, no. You should die trying to keep it rather than losing it and live. Yet again I must remember this is fiction. In the real world Juice more than likely would have received another beating only this one would be much worse and at the hands of his brothers. However because of this event they learn where the Mayan’s are warehousing their goods. Due to Tig's quick thinking they also learn when and how they are shipping them. This is all good news for the broke MC.<br /><br />All the while the ruthless agent Stahl is in and out of Gemma’s room spreading her poison. The deal she offered Gemma is off the table and out of her newly demoted hands. She is now forced to use her own vehicle since her shiny black ride and goon squad is no longer in her per view. Her life sucks and she wants to take it out on Gemma Teller-Morrow who has everything this cold bitch doesn’t. Later she informs Gemma that in addition to what she’d told her earlier the Fed’s now expect her to rollover on her family. This means she is to rat out the club or they will put pressure on the club to rollover on her. Why this is surprising to everyone I don’t understand. However in my mind Stahl is really not very smart. There is no way in hell that she or the Fed’s will ever divide that family. Silly bitch!<br /><br />Across the pond the nervous Molly remains loyal to SAMCRO. Her Belfast Son delivers the telephone message from Jax. He confirms that the Belfast Son’s knew that Cameron brought Abel but could not find the wee one. She loves him but loves her life more knowing the Army will do her far greater harm and tells him so. With that said she makes the second call to Charming. She confirms that Abel is in Belfast. Her young daughter who both took Jax call and over heard this one begins probing her mother for some answers. In a motherly outburst with a stiff drink in hand she tells her daughter old secrets are about to be reveled. Since we know John Teller was on both sides of the pond it leads me to wonder what he might have left behind. <br /><br />Jax has heard enough, seen enough and done enough then he goes rouge to get some answers. He returns to pay a visit to Jimmy O’s number two Luke. With gun in hand he gets closer to the truth. The fancy spin has Jax turning up at agent Stahl’s front door later that night with a gift. He lays a deal on the table that if accepted would save his son, his Mom and his club. However if she agrees it still makes him a rat. The power hungry, rug muncher is dubious at first then realizing the advantages agrees setting the scene for a trip to Belfast.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-69734214126359133132010-09-30T07:03:00.000-07:002010-09-30T07:11:50.189-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode FourOnce again I find the episode flying by as tempers flare and secrets spill out into the light. Again I’m happy to report that Opy has that stupid hat off a small detail yet it made me very happy. Our girl Gemma’s heart breaks and aches for her father who is vanishing before her very eyes suffering from late stage Alzheimer’s disease. The moment is poignant reminding us no matter who you are in the spectrum of life, tragedy happens. Beyond that I can only assume that the writers lost their minds for a moment when they wrote into the script that Gemma would call agent Stahl to turn herself in. Remember this is the Gemma that offed the caregiver and Sobel’s daughter. Other than Unser it is a real stretch to think that a woman like Gemma would ever make that decision. I call foul here.<br /><br />With the info last received concerning little Abel Opy sells the panhead offering to pay for the mercenary tracker needed to find the wee one in Canada. It looks like Jax gut doesn’t trust the Irish and you get the sense he knows Jimmy O. is a liar. However he gives in to a certain logic which we believe is going to lead him on more of a wild goose chase. We also learn that the Son’s in Ireland can be bought and paid for even against one of their own. Dear Cherry reappears drowning her grief poised on the crotch of this traitor of an Irish SON. Our little crow eater however is not a dumb girl. When she innocently stumbles onto the cash hidden in this SAMCRO member’s vest it appears to make her more than a little suspicious. For me Cherry is the wild card in the mix here. Her loyalty is all about the club and this could play out in a lot of different ways.<br /><br />Aw the Irish and the Catholic Church are rightfully taking a hit in this episode. Molly’s brother the priest defiantly has an agenda. We quickly learn he cares for nothing and no one but the cause feeling many involved may have strayed off course. It becomes painfully obvious that long ago he shamed his collar and his arrangement with his god trading it for his own sense of the greater good. Now poor baby Abel hangs in the balance as we see he’s been whisked off to what looks like a black market baby clearing house. Now the wayward priest wants Molly to call Gemma to tip her off as to the babies’ whereabouts. He apparently knows of her failed attempt all of this giving us pause. I can’t help but wonder does the naughty priest want to give the baby back? Is he holding Abel hostage in order to have SAMCRO take out the gangster Jimmy O in the name of the cause of course? Or is there yet another plot twist coming our way?<br /><br />The crew passes off the guns at the Oregon border as planned while Clay and Jax go to retrieve Gemma. Happy, Bobby and Piney head out to locate an old friend and prescription drug dealer needed to help with mounting drug costs. Upon arrival they find a group of “pecker woods” trying to rip her off. In a scene right out of the gang that couldn’t shoot straight a gun battle ensues at very close range. No one hits anyone as they shoot the hell out of the little house. It was comical and magically there are no causalities. Just like LAPD the Son’s call for backup bringing the Oregon chapter and Clay on scene with Tigs and Jax in tow. Clearly surrounded the pecker heads give up. Piney gets his needed meds and a suggestive kiss from the lady drug dealer to an orchestra of cat calls from his brothers. Bobby gets the much needed inhalers for his son and Happy gets the pain meds he needs to ease the pain for his dying Mom. The pecker woods learn the unity of SAMCRO and head for higher ground.<br /><br />Meanwhile Gemma on the lam once again running leaving our frustrated wannabe ole lady Tara in the lurch. Quickly they realize that Gemma is headed back to where else but Charming to see her Grandson one last time. The club races back in hot pursuit. Gemma fly's threw Jax house not finding baby Abel anywhere. She then heads for the clubhouse where once again she finds no bay and no answers. Just as she’s ready to bolt once more her cellphone rings. It is only then that she learns of her grandson’s whereabouts. The club pulls into the lot only to witness Gemma’s collapse from the shock, grief and the loss. End episode.<br /><br />Yes I still wanted more. No they didn’t fix Clay’s top rocker. Yes I liked the episode but… Gemma turning her self in I think not. Unless it was meant to save someone in her family I call bullshit. Also since our boys can’t hit shit. I think a firearms training course is in order. If you can’t hit your target then a gun is not much better than a rock. I give this episode four out of five shots.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-29493156979979936552010-09-22T08:14:00.000-07:002010-09-22T11:38:12.102-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode ThreeLast night’s episode much like the previous episodes flew by far too quickly leaving me begging for more. This is do to the fine acting and shows off the many talents of these dedicated writers. Unlike several season openers that began this week. After five minutes I was bored and changed the channel. As for my peeves which are becoming less and less I note only one. Clay Morrow’s top rocker is too low. There’s too large a gap from the top of his vest to the rocker. It looks funny please fix it! I was happy to see Opies face with that ridiculous Rastafarian cap off his handsome head. Now if he can only keep the damn thing off.<br /><br />While the MC is trying to track down leads concerning Abel’s whereabouts they must contend with protecting Charming form the Mayan heroin traffickers. Calling in and on everyone. They are collecting Intel from the black MC, while buying guns from the Asians, as they simultaneously run down any and all information on Abel. Meanwhile they learn their bail may be revoked just before they plan to leave for Canada. It’s a damn mess no doubt.<br /><br />However the real focus of this episode is "girls to the rescue". First Tara heads north coming to Gemma and Tigs rescue. Gemma has the Guatemalan caregiver tied up in the basement while Doc Tara tends to Tigs minor gunshot wound. All goes well til dear old Dad goes off the rails and missing. Tara’s kindness nearly gets her killed. Misguidedly and without Momma Gemmas permission I might add, she releases one of the caregiver’s hands to allow the blood to flow to return. Naturally the ungrateful bitch cracks her over the head with an oxygen bottle knocking Tara unconscious while she frees her self.<br /><br />Out in the lovely garden Gemma and her Dad have a lucid and touching reunion when he finally returns home. However peace does not reign for long. Armed with a knife the angry “Guat” threatens Gemma’s life holding it to her throat demanding the car keys. “DA-Ta-Da”. Tara to the rescue! She rushes in cracking the woman with a large figurine allowing Gemma to get the upper hand. During the ensuing struggle for the knife the woman accidentally stabs herself and dies right there on Daddy’s floor. Tig enters the scene with the best line of the night. Looking at the dead woman and the girls faces he says something like “I can’t leave you girls alone for a moment”. It’s comical.<br /><br />In the panic that follows it is decided to hire “A Cleaner” to dispose of the body. You gotta love this. The part is played by none other than the famous author of eeriness Stephen King. Who would have thought! While Gemma, Tara and Tig wait patiently for the disposal to be complete across the pond we learn a few more details. <br /><br />Next its Opies squeeze Lila who comes to the clubs aid financially. She brings in her porn star friends to do a little slap and tickle with the Chinese. This is in order to get up the money they need to purchase the MP-5’s that the black MC needs to divert the heroin mules. It’s a great scene causing the jealous Opie to lose his mind when he witnesses first hand his ladies lips wrapped around someone else's egg roll. A good old fashioned fist fight breaks out resulting in Clay to offer up a piece of SAMCRO’s business in order to get the pissed off Asian to play ball.<br /><br />The third and maybe the most telling scenes of last nights show has the two women across the pond trying to help the MC. Sweet Butt or Cherry, Half Sacks wannabe ole lady was shipped to Ireland by the club last season. She reappears working for, get this, the old squeeze of the now dead John Teller founder of the Son’s on both sides of the water. We knew from the previous episodes that the blond woman named Molly Teller’s X squeeze is the baby steeling Cameron’s cousin. After all he’d given her baby Abel to care for. We also knew that she is heavily involved with the murdering priest who seems to spend a lot of time in her kitchen.<br /><br />We now learn that her Cousin Cameron’s body was left by the train depot with the sign of the cross carved into his forehead. What a nice touch. It must have heavy symbolism in the IRA movement over there but was lost on me. Anyway we also learn that the priest is going to take the baby to some family elsewhere in Ireland. None of which is making Molly very happy, not her dead cousin, and especially the baby not being returned. From the look on her face she’s not happy with any of it. Later she presses Cherry who is working for her now to get her Gemmas telephone number on the sly. This forces Cherry to call the now departed half Sack sadly learning of his fate and her loss. However Cherry is a true crow eater not to mention a real trouper and comes through. Sadly Grandma Gemma is on the run and her cellphone is not in her position.<br /><br />This also gives us our first view of the Irish Son’s of Anarchy. When they find out about Cameron’s death they quickly forward the gruesome photo to the Redwood Originals. That one snapshot lets the MC know that their gun connection in the US the devious Jimmy O is a lying sack of shit. It leaves the MC to wondering why and what’s next? They pack up the Irish guns headed for the Oregon border and Gemma.<br /><br />Yea, you guessed it this gets another six out of six shots. you're right I’m hooked!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-64453538645514390452010-09-15T08:45:00.000-07:002010-09-15T09:30:45.831-07:00Sons of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode Two<br />Once again last night’s episode flew by making it hard to believe we got our full forty minutes but no matter. What we did get were some all too necessary answers about the drive by shooting. We now know that Deputy Hale didn’t make it. Not that it came as a real surprise. Especially after witnessing the van so graphically drive over him with both the front and rear wheels. The vivid footage made that pretty clear. Now we know that Chief Unser will be staying to the delight of the Sons.<br /><br />Deputy Hale’s brother always smelled bad and last night he turned up the stench. We will need to keep an eye on this one he’s no friend to the Sons. Gemma’s reunion is both bitter sweet yet brings us some well needed levity. Tig being nothing more than the sexual deviant that he is can’t help but “Bonk” the Guatemalan caregiver working in her fathers home. Let me interject that there are behinds that you want to see naked, such as Jax or Opie, maybe eve Juice. However Tigs naked white ass not so much! Sadly or hysterically dear ole Dad’s dementia gets in the way of Tigs loud and raucous love making. Dad’s mind wanders yet his hearing is fine. The dementia leads him to believe it is his dead wife Rose Gemma’s departed mommy dearest under the stranger and not the Guatemalan. He gets his trusty old rifle and shoots Tig in the back spoiling his big finish! <br /><br />Later we learn that the hired caregiver is onto Gemma discovering there is a twenty-five thousand dollar reward for her capture. Naturally this most assuredly illegal alien wants to cash in. I burst out laughing thinking to myself that the poor thing has no idea who she’s messing with. Silly girl!<br /><br />Under the circumstances Unser is able to release Jax allowing the search for baby Abel to resume. You gotta love Chucky the now fingerless, x-masturbating bean counter who has now firmly attached himself to SAMCRO. He runs screaming threw the hospital wards allowing the Redwood Originals to question the captured gunman. Naturally he’s hospitalized after Jax repeatedly smashed his face into the asphalt. They check his tattoos but come up empty until Jax pulls out his bottom lip. Looking inside he finds the well hidden ink he’s looking for. This discovery tells them most of what they need to know but not all.<br /><br />Next the crew enters the home of the President of a wannabe tough guy motorcycle club who’ve apparently aligned themselves with the Mayans. The Sons suspect that this is a patch over and the drive by was a down payment on their new Mayan chapter. It isn’t until they bury the guy up to his neck in a very deep hole. Then ride their motorcycles at his protruding head which finally loosens his tongue. He tells them the Mayans need to move their “horse” threw Charming from Lodi in order to get it inside the prison. This comes as a genuine surprise to the Sons who hadn’t realized that in spite of Sobel leaving the country that the deal was still on the table. This could be a very costly mistake.<br /><br />As I said before funerals in the motorcycle world are sacred. All clubs rivals or otherwise stand clear of retaliation at all such events. They do this out of respect for the dead and more importantly for the protection of their families and loved ones who may be attending the funeral. I’ve been around a long time and I have never seen retaliation metered out at a wake. That is the difference between reality and fiction albeit a nice twist in the plot however in the real world all hell would break loose!<br /><br />We are left with the crew facing serious options suggesting war is not only bloody but costly and with little Abel still missing their focus is elsewhere. They hope to use the wannabe as leverage however for now we will have to wait and see. Meanwhile Clay sits down with the Irish assuring him of the facts which are that the ATF bitch shot Cameron’s son not Gemma. Jimmy O. believes SAMCRO but appears to have some other agenda when he lies to the club assuring them that Cameron never made it out of the country. We are left to wonder what that snake is up to. Ah the characters we love to hate and this part is well played by Titus Welliver. Why doesn’t he tell the club where the baby is mending the fences allowing them all to move on with their business? Why, why, why now we must wait for next week when we hope they fill in the blanks. <br /><br />Across the pond we see little Abel is being well cared for. However we get a glimpse of the churches deep involvement in the Irish revolution that has ground on for more than one lifetime. It is promptly decided that Cameron acted foolishly when he heard about his son’s murder. The dilemma being that SAMCRO wants his head on a pike and the Fed’s want him too. So of course the only humane thing to do is for his own people to take him out. The Irish complete this act with a tidy garroting right there in the church pews. Ah religion and their murderous acts of contrition. <br /><br />Bobby’s x-wife and the mother of his children, Precious, are bought on board. When the skills of her bounty hunting Guido boyfriend are needed. The hot headed redhead angry at her X for being behind on his child support loses her temper and clocks Bobby squarely in the face. The scene was great and sadly too true. Bobby is portrayed realistically. Like many outlaws or any real man for that matter, hitting a woman isn’t in the cards, no matter what she might do. Her Guido boyfriend agrees to help the club if the club will provide a little muscle on a bounty he’s working. All agree and the chase begins ending with the bounty being struck by a hybrid car which ends the chase. Later Guido provides the club with a photo of Cameron taken at a train station in Canada.<br /><br />We don’t know if they club now doubts the word of Jimmy O, Chibs long time rival or what exactly. We do know that Tara has grown a pair and a mind of her own. Against Jax wishes and warning about aiding and abetting Tara dances to her own drummer. We are left with her on her way to help momma Gemma and Tig who currently has a bullet lodged in his back. Go Tara…<br /><br />As with the previous seasons which are as addictive as popcorn this one hit the ground running and hasn’t stopped. I haven’t looked this forward to a television series since the Soprano’s went off the air. We rushed threw dinner with friends in order not to miss the show. Everyone involved gets all six shots. That’s right I’m a fan!<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-37057593143896419062010-09-08T08:06:00.000-07:002010-09-15T09:06:07.357-07:00Son's of Anarchy, Season Three, Episode OneHold onto your helmets because it looks like we are in for one hell of a ride this season. Season two left off with Jackson’s son Abel being kidnapped by the Gun running Irishman. He of course was sadly misled by the black hearted Agent Stahl into believing that Gemma Teller-Morrow had killed his beloved son. It starts off clearing up the details from last season. Jaxs has naturally fallen apart as anyone wound under such horrific circumstances. He’s shutting down and pushing away those that are the closest to him. <br /><br />I’m happy to say that the lovely Tara grows up under the harsh realities of Half Sac’s death, the kidnapping of Abel and the framing of Gemma. The long and the short of it is that Tara grows a set and a large set at that; not only hanging onto her man but letting Agent Stahl know not to mess with her! You go girl.<br /><br />As I said Gemma's on the run or the lam, forced there by the queen with a capital “C” Agent Stahl. The part is played to the hilt by Ally Walker. The writers have done this character proud and the actress knocks it out of the park! With that aside Gemma is now wanted in five states for the murders of the Irishman’s son and the daughter of the notorious Sobel. Along with the supposed attempt on the repugnant agent Stahl's life. <br /><br />Far from home and at first in the dark about all the events that have taken place in her absence Gemma is sad. I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the comic relief thrown in as Gemma tries to hot wire a suburban finding she must find her cheaters first. If you’re over forty-five you’ll get a kick out of that one.Once she found out about Abel nothing and no one will be able to stop her. Gemma is in the protective hands of the ever loyal Tig. He tries desperately to stop her from heading back to her family. The truth is obvious Tig would rather wrestle with an alligator with his bare hands then go up against the iron will of Gemma. Yup the writers did her character proud. We all know nothing would ever keep Gemma Morrow-Teller from the people she loves! Not even the overzealous suburban owner whom she summarily stabs nearly in his junk. Oh well a girls got to do what a girls got to do!<br /><br />Meanwhile the SOA crew is on the look out for leads as to the possible whereabouts of baby Abel. Everyone’s looking the cops, the 9rs and SAMCRO. There’s a great bike on car chase with a little gun play thrown in for good measure. The guys doing the actual riding after the car they are pursuing smashes into another car showed off the riders exceptional riding skills. The angle in which it was shot made it look exceptionally real. The only exception I take with any of this is that these boys continue to ride with their helmets unbuckled. Most of us that ride know all too well that if you don’t clip your novelty helmet it will land in the street moments after you hit any actual speed. Buckle up boys if we gotta then so do you!<br /><br />Jax is despondent and Papa Clay is worried their search has turned up nothing. Meanwhile Pineys character is busy with funeral arrangements for the now departed Eddie or Kippy or Kip; the soldier and war hero and beloved SAMCRO Prospect, Half Sac. While watching this scene I noticed something I had previously overlooked. Piney the dinosaur club member and original Redwood Original is holding tightly to his past not succumbing to the new wave of black leather vests that everyone wears today. In the old days cutoffs were exactly that. They were Levi jackets with the sleeves and collars removed hence the term cutoff now abbreviated to cut. Good on whoever has been around long enough to remember that!<br /><br />As the episode unfolds you meet Gemma’s estranged preacher father who suffers from dementia but thankfully remembers his long lost daughter. I don’t know where this will lead but Hal Holbrook is a stellar choice and I expect we will see more of this old man as the series unfolds.<br /><br />As Half Sac is laid to rest and Clay calls bullshit on Jax wallowing in self pity unable to see past his grief. Clay Morrow the President, step-father and grandfather to the missing Abel throws down the gauntlet hoping desperately that Jax will pick it up. Funerals especially in the biker world are off limits to any and all bullshit, rivalry or retaliation. Over history rival clubs stand clear at club funerals staunchly demanding the same respect should they lose one of their own. It is one rule I have never heard has ever been broken. My hunch is that leaves the Mayan’s out out of the loop.<br /><br />The twist of all great twists takes place at the very end. Then it jumps up and slugs you in the face with another. Holy crap did I just see that? I didn’t see the second one coming. Officer Hail, soon to be the new Chief of the Charming PD, is violently mowed down by the same van that unleashed a hail of bullets into the grieving crowd. The action was superb as people dove for cover not knowing where to hide or what to do. Innocent people were hit in the may lay. Unser empties his gun into the van yielding a live perpetrator who is being held at gunpoint by the armed police officers. <br /><br />Both in the written script and the talent of the actors amongst this backdrop of ciaos you bare witness as Jax bends down picking up that gauntlet. His rage and pain collide in an explosion as he tosses the officers out of his way grabbing hold of his hooded nemesis. Jax smashes the man’s face into the asphalt repeatedly. As proud papa Clay played brilliantly by Ron Perlman watches from the sidelines before intervening.<br /><br />Everyone involved with this deserves a pat on the back for making Tuesday the best night on television. It keeps you invested wanting more. I give this episode what else but six shots out of six. It’s just that good. Stay tuned until next week.<br />All the best,<br />SS SalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-1453756317331338922010-09-06T09:19:00.000-07:002010-09-06T12:17:04.293-07:00Son's of Anarchy Season OneWhat can I say but how nice it was to turn on the television and see bikers played in a more truthful manner. To see the personal side of the outlaw biker versus the headlines which are never favorable nor accurate, never telling the entire story. I have to admit “they” meaning all the people involved in making this series did a really great job. Whoever their "technical adviser" is (aka the patch holder who is trying to keep it authentic) he gets coo doos for the job which I expect is much harder than the rest of us might imagine.<br /><br />Once again I’ve got to hand it to the writers and designers of this series. The name alone sounds authentic; Son’s of Anarchy. The center patch reaper makes a statement which is the ultimate goal of a good design. Unlike many movies I’ve suffered threw they managed to get the rockers right. I especially love the California bottom rocker which is a known bone of contention in the outlaw world in Callie. They also managed to get the officers patches to look authentic adding the “Redwood Originals” patch denoting the mother chapter. Better yet is the “SAMCRO” patch which managed to confuse a lot of people when the show first aired. It was more than clever.<br /><br />The cast from top to bottom is stellar. I take my helmet off to the English born actor Charlie Hunnam, playing Jaxs or Jackson Teller, Vice President and heir apparent to all things SAMCRO. In watching his mannerisms and body language I can only guess that he spent some quality time in the company of some actual American patch holders in order to nail this character the way he has. His walk or strut reminds me of countless patch holders I have known over the years. From his hand gestures to his facial expressions they are spot on. It is amazing how really believable he actually is.<br /><br />No television show is perfect in its authenticity but this one does a good job. Remember I’m looking for the mistakes. For instance it’s hard not to love Opies character as well as the guy who plays him Ryan Hurst. However that Rastafarian hat has got to go. Over the years I have seen patch holders of various stripes wear beanies or a knit cap pulled low to keep their head and ears warm but nothing like this thing. In the summer months he’s sporting this Rasta cap. I call foul and say no fucking way. Believe me some brother would have ripped that thing off his head and properly disposed of it. Enough said!<br /><br />I like Dyna-Glides what’s not to like and it’s true that for many it is their bike of choice. However threw all the years other than SAMCRO I have never seen an entire club riding the same type or style of motorcycle. I know the producers probably paid Harley a lot of money but they should have spent a bit more and mixed it up a bit. At least ole Piney is riding a trike which at his special age makes a bit more sense and Bobby rides the Fat-boy. In the real world most guys Perlman's age would be riding a bagger. Just check out any red and white event and you will see the senior brothers and I say this with the utmost respect; have for the most part turned in their hard tails and Softails alike for the Cadillac comforts of a bagger. Come on guys mix it up a bit. Throw in a custom or two to help keep things real!<br /><br />I love the roll Katy Sagal plays as Gemma Teller-Morrow. She is the earth mother to her prosperous band of bikers. I think they have nailed the heart of her character very well not making her too tough nor too sweet. You can bet that in many clubs there is usually at least one woman that is like her. She has earned the love and respect of the members. When times are tough they will more than not confide in her. She is most often the Presidents wife or long time spouse. Although sometimes she may be on the outside but has become a trusted friend and confidant. She is always there when a member may need his ego massaged or the weight of his conscience or heart lightened. Her character further proves what most members know yet hate to admit which is "What happens at the clubhouse stays at the clubhouse" just until members get home and pillow talk!<br /><br />Clubs like society as a whole are political entities. In the clubs that are successful democracy as in life rules. I’ve heard it said that some clubs are so democratic that its hell to get anything accomplished. This series captures a and money can be the ultimate aphrodisiac. Although it’s true that respect goes a long way it is also true that change is inevitable. The writers are nailing this aspect of club life albeit by using the old father son adage. It is well written woven in and out of the story line and played even better by excellent actors.<br /><br />One of my very favorite parts of the story line is that the town of Charming is a drug free zone. For once the world is allowed to understand that not all bikers do drugs. “Shocking, I know”! Not really; in any society there are those that do and those that don’t. Many times those that do, don’t for long. The smart ones soon realize the negative affect on themselves and everyone around them. So I enjoy the club being portrayed as meth free it’s such a departure from what the mass media tries to stuff down the public’s throat.<br /><br />This club is all about taking care of business, something mentioned often in the show. Sadly according to the program “Gangland” which in my opinion, is nothing more than more cop propaganda. If you listen to them “taking care of business” means killing people innocent or otherwise. It’s interesting that in the series their business just happens to be running guns. Not a real stretch I might imagine. The gunfight in one of the early episode's is startling yes but also on the mark. Except for the part where not a single Mayan was hit in the hail of bullets administered by SAMCRO. Practice, practice, practice and you too may be able to out shoot the LAPD. Another plus for me is that the writers actually use the names of the guns correctly, such as M-4’s, Glocks and AKs. This is unlike every news reporter that describes every gun they show on the American television an assault rifle; even when it’s a Winchester 30/30 hunting rifle. I say good job guessing that maybe one of the writes belongs to the NRA.<br /><br />Who doesn’t love a cop on the take. This soft hearted albeit greedy local Sheriff is played to the hilt by Dayton Callie. I don’t care who you are this is one cop even I like. He wants his town drug free and crime free. He’s made a deal with the devil to do so. I say devil meaning SAMCRO in this case. Maybe more cops should mimic the fantasy who knows maybe the streets could be cleaned up in a neighborhood near you. <br /><br />In the very first episode Tig is razzed at the table, when he can’t pay his dues. Someone mentions he’s spent all his money on little Ti boys. Funny yes, it’s funny but still an odd thing to say. Every outlaw biker I have ever known would be insulted by that crack. Man on man lovin is the ultimate no, no. Well that is unless you’re in prison. On the inside all bets are off. Anything that happens inside those gray walls doesn’t count. On the outside a remark like that even in good fun could be considered disrespectful and may cause a fight between brothers. However the more you watch the more you realize what a sick freak that character actually is. his oddities often creeping out the president. Who I remember asks calmly "What did your mommy do to you?"<br /><br />I also love the squeamish, vegetarian, boxing, one balled prospect they nicknamed Half Sack. He is lovable and loyal hard working albeit not the sharpest knife in the drawer. The kid playing the part does a great job and he lightens the scenes with his continuing screw up’s. There’s simply nothing not to like when this character is a part of the scene. My favorite is his surveillance on the mini bike my sides hurt from laughing so hard.<br /><br />My one ongoing confusion is how many members are in the Charming chapter? I count eight, Clay, Jaxs, Bobby, Tig, Chibs, Juice, Piney and sometimes Happy who is actually part of the Tacoma chapter at least I think that's what they said. it all gets a little murky for me about that. If you count Opie who comes back after his stint at earning straight and Half Sac I come out with nine and a half. Yet when they ride out in mass there appears to be a lot more than ten guys. So which is it are they a chapter of say ten members or are they a chapter of say twenty? If it is supposed to be the larger number then I want to know why only the inner circle members are at the table and not the entire club. In most clubs everyone is at the table for meetings that’s what keeps it running like a democracy and not a dictatorship. I hope at some point they clear that murky mess up. If they are the “Redwood Originals” then you would think the chapter would be of a more substantial size not the few we see.<br /><br />The entire first season had me on the edge of my solo seat wanting more and more looking forward to it's airing. I haven't looked forward to anything that much since the Soprano's. Keeping it real is the key to the success which includes an ugly truth or two. One such truth was the opening of the "Fire or Knife Tattoo Removal Shop". The scene was gruesome but dialed in over the years I've seen that handy work and their faces were appropriately sickened.<br /><br />I'm really behind posting this but it couldn't be helped. Season three is about to start and I can't wait. I should have season two's review up shortly. If you haven't yet seen this do whatever it takes to get a copy. If you ride or have ever been around the life you will love this series.<br /><br />I give this six shots out of six! Also would be happy to teach the boys how to hit the target moving or otherwise when firing a weapon. This series hits the bulls-eye!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-73103347461784527382010-06-08T14:01:00.000-07:002010-06-08T14:15:58.508-07:00The Wild One, 1953This was a big time movie in its day. A Stanly Kramer film none the less starring Marlon Brando as Johnny. Johnny is the leader of a large outlaw motorcycle club. They actually use the term “outlaw club” more than once in the film. I couldn't help but wonder if that is where that term was born. On the back of the club member’s leather jackets is a skull with crossed pistons; sound familiar? I wonder where they got that idea. On the top rocker are the letters B R M C. I couldn't help but wonder what that stood for. As the film progressed I believe I got my answer. <br /><br />Later in the film a very young, Lee Marvin playing the part of Gypsy, Johnny’s rival. He blames Johnny for splitting up the club called the Beetles. Then in another scene one of the females who’s trying to win Johnny’s attention reminds him of the time she scrambled with the Rebel’s. Since she makes it plain that they were together you can surmise that the letters on their jackets stand for Beetle Rebel’s Motorcycle Club. OK the name is less than cool but that is about the only thing that isn’t.<br /><br />One of the things I loved was that unlike many biker flicks this one was totally true to the time period. The guys were all short haired, wearing dungarees with the cuffs rolled up and their leather jackets. No one ever looked cooler in a biker flick than Marlon Brando in this one. Everything from the sullen look on his handsome face to the way cool shades to the totally hip lingo. I loved the terms they used like; square, daddy-o, jive and scramble. You can imagine a generation just freaking society out with terms like that rolling off their tongues. Setting them apart further beyond the motorcycles and leather jackets were the wild hats of all shapes and sizes. If you look close you’ll see everything from a French artist style barrette to a navy style beanie to a Daniel Boone style skunk skinned cap. Wild hats were common place back in the day. It's just another way of setting themselves apart from the likes of Joe citizen.<br /><br />The film is about an outlaw club that takes over a small one cop town. The boys start out behaving well enough. They even managed to maintain, after an old man runs one of them over with his car, breaking the ankle of a member called Crazy. Naturally things go from bad to worse. The town is in havoc and a handful of towns people try to take the law into their own hands. Along the way Johnny becomes smitten with the girl next door type from the Breakers diner. Sadly that too goes the way of the dodo. In the end Johnny gets pinched by the Sheriff and his troopers who are called in from another town. In all the ciaos an old man is accidentally killed. Naturally poor leader of the pack Johnny is blamed. I won’t say anymore you get the drift.<br /><br />I will say that this film unlike most that I have had the displeasure of watching is really very good. The acting is a bit 1950’s cheesy but Brando oozes enough cool to combat even that. It’s like a snapshot back in time. It doesn’t show the outlaws as anything more than a bunch of disenfranchised people looking for a good time while conforming to their own rules. Thankfully it does not display them as any kind of crazy whacked out lunatics as most of these films do. I have zero problem recommending this film. It gets six out of six shots and that’s no jive daddy-o!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-19938568997217277612010-04-26T08:39:00.000-07:002010-04-26T08:47:05.546-07:00Angles, Hard As They Come, 1971I really need to stay away from that discount movie bin at Wal-Mart. In this flick there are two outlaw clubs, “The Angles” and “The Dragons”. The plot if that’s what the writers dared to call it, roughly begins with a drug deal gone wrong. The Angles agree to meet up later at another location and set out on a road trip where they encounter a few members of “The Dragons”. The Dragons invite them to hang out and party at this hippie commune they have taken over, holding the hippies more or less hostage. That’s where you’ll see the teenage Gary Busey, who plays hippie Henry. So far so good!<br /><br />To its credit the movie sported two panheads and a panhead trike along with some Norton’s and Triumphs. The bikes looked great with their mile high sissy bars and staggeringly high fishtail pipes. All of that rang true for the early seventies. Of course that too heads for the toilet bowl as they ride these fully chopped bikes with their front ends extended from here to hell and back; all over the desert as if they were dirt bikes. They participate in everything from dirt races with the sounds of tires squealing on asphalt; was the sound guy high? I digress, the riding scenes would make any real rider crazy but that is only the half of this stinker.<br /><br />The president of the Dragons is a dwarf like madman called General played to the hilt by Charles Dierkop. He reminded me of some crazy eyed, Manson-esque character. He and his henchmen are interrupted while trying to pull “a train” on one of the innocent hippie girls. They are rudely interrupted by the Angles. Long John rushes in, played by a very young Scott Glenn who comes to save the day. Go Angles! During the insuring fight in the darkness, the girl is stabbed and killed. The Angles are summarily beat up and captured by the Dragons and blamed for her death. As if this film wasn’t already so far fetched no one with any common sense would believe it could circle the bowl any further but they would be wrong.<br /><br />The captured Angles are then dragged behind the Dragons motorcycles as part of their punishment. Then they play a cruel game out in the desert where the bound Angles must run for their lives trying to avoid the racing choppers as chains are being wheeled at them. Oh, I dare not forget to mention that the “black” Angel manages to escape on one of the Dragons bikes riding across the sand dunes. Yes, I said sand dunes, there are no sand dunes in the Mohave Desert! Where the hell are they in the Saudi Arabia? Of course we all know fully extended choppers run especially well in the sand! Just kill me now. The entire scene is so stupid and ridiculous it made me want to kick the writer’s ass. As it swirled further down the bowl; a kangaroo court is set up where the Angles are tried and sentenced to death. <br /><br />There is no suspense, unless you call waiting for the movie to be over suspense. There is no drama and no plot worth a crap, topped off with some bad acting all made into one especially awful biker flick. If I must pull my gun for this one it will be to shoot everyone responsible for making this piece of shit. It gets zero shots out of six and that’s being very generous!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-23521411768515027362010-04-22T09:03:00.000-07:002010-04-22T09:27:04.058-07:00Iron Horsemen, 1994Wow! All I can say is glad this was billed as an action comedy because comic it was; I didn’t say funny. This is an Italian/Finland made film and I suspect many of the actor’s lines were dubbed. This skewed view of biker life in the 1960's is so outlandishly ridiculous there are almost no words to describe it.<br /><br />The movie is about a one percent outlaw club called “The Cannibals”. The joke is they really eat people. Ha ha that's so funny; Yea right. They are pursuing a member called “Bad Trip” for breaking one of the clubs many rules. It goes on and on with no actual background sounds seriously none at all. That in it's self is too strange but it gets stranger. The lead played by Dominic Gould has one weird encounter after another while he's on the run. First with a drugged out hippie dippy brother moving on to an AK-47 carrying, female bank robber, finishing off with some greasers and punks who kick his sorry ass. Now there's one hell of a storyline for you.<br /><br />With club members sporting nicknames like Bad Trip, Zipper, Candy, Seeker and Darling it made you wonder if the writer had ever actually met a real three piece patch wearing biker.The acting if that's what you call what these folks did in the film sucked with a capital "S". The clothes were however as whacked out as the movie. One of the club members wore a striped prison outfit covered by some raggedy poncho that his patch was sewn onto. Yea like you see that everyday. <br /><br />There is virtually nothing good I can say about this film with the exception that the bikes were actually Harley’s and were authentic to the era, circa 1967. Also the patches were done better than most. They were three piece and true to the times were on denim cutoffs rather than sewn onto leather vests which are popular today. <br /><br />This was painful to watch so spare your self. It's what I get for buying a movie that sold for a buck! I give this one shot out of six only because they actually used Harley’s.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-20327112859670936462010-04-07T06:46:00.000-07:002010-04-07T07:07:12.076-07:00Quadrophenia 1979I found that other than the fact that scooters have two wheels this is far from a biker film. What it is, is a sad sack predictable mess. I had to get past my American discomfort to full frontal male nudity which appeared to be there for no apparent reason. I then moved on trying desperately to get past my revulsion and out right disdain for scooters. Did I mention they are adorned with sissy bars and two sets of mirrors? Are you kidding me? No one including this kid playing the lead, looks cool on a scooter! <br /><br />Did I forget to mention that this film is British? It is set in and around London during the mid nineteen sixties (1965) when it was “The Mod’s” versus “The Rockers”. Anyone wearing leather like an actual biker was lumped albeit unwillingly into the Rocker group. “Rockers and Mod’s and Bears, Oh My!”<br /><br />It has been said that this film was loosely based on “The Who’s” rock opera of the same name. The film chronicles the life of Jimmy a young, love struck, loser, played brilliantly by Phil Daniels. He tries so hard to fit in by popping pills, drinking to excess and dancing “the Go-Go” while singing along to every early sixty rock and roll hit word for word. The clothes are a trip I must say The Mod’s were a well dressed bunch. Worse yet this kid loves a girl who has no real interest in him. He is disappointed at every turn. His parent’s lives bore him and he constantly disappoints them. His father takes time to note that Jimmy reminds him of a long dead oddball Uncle who offed him self. Talk about planting a seed! <br /><br />Later the Mod’s clash with the Rockers in a beach town one wild weekend. The scene turns ugly, fights break out and the police are called in. Our boy is slapped with a large fine. The upshot is that he manages to shag his lady love after leaving the may lay. Later as if things weren't going badly enough his Mum kicks him out and he learns his old rocker friend Dave, has won the heart of his girl. Boo Woo! The only part of this film I bought was the fact that the real biker got the girl.<br /><br />Now just because I had to sit threw this pile, doesn’t mean you need to. Spare your self unless you are a scooter freak and love all things depressing otherwise this isn’t worth watching.<br /><br />Don’t make me fire my gun; this film just isn’t worth it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-38800881016288251722010-04-06T13:40:00.000-07:002010-04-06T17:59:33.272-07:00Then Came Bronson 1969This film is set in the nineteen-sixties. The lead roll is played very well by Michael Parks. Who plays a young reporter who becomes disillusioned after his old friend’s suicide. His friend is played momentarily by Martin Sheen. Who leaves his beloved Harley Davidson Sportster to Bronson. Couple that with another ass chewing from his editor and Bronson quits. Then hits the road. <br /><br />The movie catalogs his solitary adventure; which isn’t solitary for long. Add runaway bride played by Bonnie Bedelia. Together they travel willy-nilly stopping along the way for not so deep dialog. During the course of the film there is one woeful tune that plays too often for my taste. Bronson is played off as a quiet but deep lone wolf trying to get a true handle on life. I guess like a lot of people in that time zone they were looking for answers while blaming the establishment.<br /><br />It is watchable albeit slow moving and it is an interesting peek into the past. As for riding scenes most are meandering and nothing very special. That is with the exception of one crazy scene where he rides the Harley onto the sand. He rides along the beach threw the salt water, then rides her in circles like a dirt bike, jumping it until he crashes into a heap. Of course even that did not release all his pent up frustration which requires him to strip down plunging into the cold ocean. Naturally that scene made me laugh like hell. I’ve seen a lot of drunk or pissed off people do a lot of stupid things with their bikes and that was right up there. <br /><br />For a really edgy pissed off guy he only socks one person during the entire movie. So ask yourself how mad could he actually be? They spun a television show off from this movie but it didn’t last too long I think from 1969 to 1970.<br /><br />I give this three out of six shots!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-75150511269851242682010-03-29T11:03:00.000-07:002010-03-29T11:05:19.963-07:00Psychomania 1973This is a British film made in 1973 and released in the US in 1974. Now remember this was in the heyday of trashy outlaw biker flicks. The film stars Nicky Henson and Mary Larkin in the lead as Tom and Abby. Tom is the leader of a small town biker gang named “The Living Dead”. Their leather jackets come complete with skull and crossbones above their club name. Remember this is English so this bad ass club that is known for bad behavior and terrorizing the local community; are riding Norton’s. They are also wearing crazy helmets with skull like visors. Aren’t you scared now?<br /><br />My favorite part is this is a boy girl club because as we all know outlaw biker clubs are loaded with female members! Are you kidding me? The clubs leader has a death wish and makes a pact with the devil for eternal life for him and his followers. All they are required to do is believe that they will come back and of course kill them selves. This is accomplished in a variety of comical ways. Everything from jumping off a freeway bridge into oncoming traffic, to draping themselves with chains and drowning themselves in their underpants. Once they are all dead they can wreak havoc for all eternity on the establishment that shunned them in life.<br /><br />With club members sporting nicknames like “Hatchet, Chopped Meat, Gash and Hinky” no wonder the poor bastards wanted to die. This is one over the top stupider than stupid plots but strangely it has some great moments. The clothes and hair styles are accurate for the times and who doesn’t love a great Norton motorcycle? Better yet are the riding scenes remember this isn’t computer generated someone actually did the stunts. My hat is off to whoever actually rode the bikes in some of the chase scenes. It was terrific and made you hold your breath. Beyond that it’s a watchable lark. No real substance and no great acting but some great old bikes and a few folks who could ride like hell.<br /><br />I give this three shots because of the great riding scenes!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-20523885923459110492010-03-02T07:06:00.000-08:002010-03-02T07:11:24.682-08:00CC and Company (1970)This is not an epic film by a long stretch, although there are a few truths and a few laughs, mostly about the clothes and lame lines. Joe Namath true life football player, turned really bad actor, starred and sucked in the lead as ace bike mechanic CC Rider. Ann-Margret never hard on the eyes did the best with the script and the wacky wardrobe changes she had to work with.<br /><br />The highlight was the motocross scene’s which by themselves make this worth the look. The outlaw club called “The Heads”; actually ride Harley’s and wear three piece patches. I can only assume that the club’s name is in reference to drugs, because back in those days everyone including your Grandma was smoking something. Hence the term “Cool Head”. It was a trip checking out the old school bike styles including the tricked out ole meter maid 45 trike. <br /><br />Namath joins up with the “gang” a term the movie drives home again and again. These wanderlust vagabonds travel freely whenever and where ever they please. Along the way as funds run low they pimp out their women out for money. We all know that is the outlaw code because socially relevant movies like this and the history channel tell us so! Blah, blah, blah....<br /><br />William Smith played “Moon” the leader of “The Heads” and resident badass. He played the part believably and at times when he’s on screen you can forget how fake and bad the rest of the film really is. CC turns on the club choosing a different life style and bad blood ensues. I’ll keep the rest a secret not wanting to spoil the good biker triumphs over bad biker ending for you.<br /><br />I’ve seen worse as I said but if you take it for what it was intended to be. A lighthearted romp with the biker edge; then you’ll be fine and your stomach contents will stay where you put it. There is one more treat in this movie, an actress named Teda Bracci who played a character called “Pig” overall she stole the show. In the few scenes she was actually in, she’s the stand out. She was very, very funny. They should have given her a bigger part it certainly would have helped.<br /><br />My last addition is to point out that unlike most biker films were the background and title songs all make you want to run screaming from the room this actually has period music that was hip in it’s day and not hard on the ears now either.<br /><br />I give this two shots out of six!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-81098990076818735922010-02-18T07:16:00.000-08:002010-02-18T07:51:31.707-08:00She Devil's on Wheels (1968)Where do I start with this masterpiece? Let’s see first I noticed the club was called “The Maneater’s” so why the film was called “She Devils on Wheels” I’ll never know. Their vests or patches come in multiple colors with a cartoon like cat that sports large cartoon like fangs. Whew scary! Not one single female actress and I use that term loosely went anywhere in Hollywood after making this flick. That’s not surprising since I’ve seen kindergarten plays with more powerful and realistic acting.<br /><br />This movie is about an all female biker gang that races weekly trying to win the chance for first pick from the stud line. You see these rough and ready biker chicks regularly abuse men for sex. They parade them in the “Stud line” as they referred to it in the film. Then each female member would choose a man, have sex with him and that was it. You find out later in the movie that the club bi-laws don’t allow for any emotion and we all know women are oh so capable of that. The farce drones on with the women beating up men and terrorizing the locals in town; even stealing the ice cream cone from a child. How edgy was that? Its ridiculousness continues with a man dragged behind a bike as a means of punishment. They are at war with the local male car club why no one knows. Later they throw in some frightening barroom intimidation along with some wild and crazy limericks that pop up too many ties for my taste.<br /><br />The women rang in age, shape and size with continuous wardrobe changes. The styles from the hair to the clothing scream the nineteen sixties but this movie could even give that a bad name. When I found the film I thought "hey maybe this might be fun or funny" but it was neither. What it was, was lame and boring and as stupid as it could possible be making everyone look like complete idiots.<br /><br />The film did have bikes two Harley’s, several English bikes with some Honda’s thrown in for good measure. That and the riding scenes which were lame as well were the only part’s of this flick that made it biker anything. I won’t give away the unhappy ending with the particularly awful special effects in case any of you are so hard up for something to do that you actually watch this dog. <br /><br />I give this one shot out of six to put it out of its misery!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-31609047543596477762010-02-18T07:15:00.000-08:002010-02-18T07:16:25.796-08:00The Leather Boy's (1964)This film is English, filmed in black and white in and around the South London. It is filled with a wonderful assortment of old school small English bikes; Norton’s, Triumph’s and BSA’s. Compared to today’s films it is a bit slow moving and at times I felt as if I were watching someone’s home video. What you are actually watching is a snap shot of English life in the nineteen sixties. You had to love the huge bouffant hair styles that never became a mess after a long ride on the bikes. Those English girls never got helmet head! It must have been due to all the hairspray they used back then. The clothes although slightly different from the US styles did hold true and were fun to see.<br /><br />The English slang and style of speech might throw you off a bit but hang in there it’s worth the look. The boys were all decked out in black leather some sporting names on the backs of their jackets. However that’s where it stopped being the type of film I had expected. The script speaks to the fact that these working class bike riding teens and twenty something’s were outsiders, different from their parents and the generations before them.<br /><br />The film follows Reggie and Dot and their romance and marriage and over all life together. I found that the film also touched onto a surprisingly taboo subject: homosexuality. It is slight and subtle but it’s there and for a film of its day rather shocking. There are race scenes and love scenes and all around it’s a palatable ride but remember it is nothing like an American biker movie. However if you want to see how the biker culture grew across the pond then this is an interesting depiction.<br /><br />I give this one four out of six shots!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3409596916571639789.post-33031124001921851102010-02-14T12:54:00.000-08:002010-02-14T12:55:58.419-08:00Bronx Warrior Two (1983)Caution watching this movie could waste precious moments of your life which could be better spent having a root canal. This was no treat but it was the very, very, very bad sequel to the Bronx Warriors. This was another not fine example of the spaghetti biker flick gone very, very wrong. Still playing the lead roll as “Trash” was the still very young and not very talented Marco De Gregorio. Thankfully in this one he did get a slight wardrobe change from the first film. In this flick he opts for a tank top sporting a frightening skull and a bomber style leather jacket. Are you feeling the biker vibe yet? This is not a biker film one cafe style Honda with a skull attached above the headlight does not make it a biker film. That was the only bike and there are very few scenes where it’s being ridden. <br /><br />This movie is truly a terrible mix and match cross between Mad Max and Escape from New York on crack and some really cheap ass wine. Remember people got paid to make this turkey. Throw in the mostly Italian actors forcing the audience to believe that everyone in the Bronx has an Italian accent. Top all the really bad acting off with the lamest script ever written and you have the Bronx Warriors Two. <br /><br />In the film the bad guys known as the extermination annihilation squad. They set about their mission while wearing metallic silver spaceman like suites, with full face motorcycle helmets all while carrying flame throwers as they search the Bronx to exterminate the gangs hiding in the ashes of the burrow. The real bad guys were the people responsible for this bag of shit they should be hunted down by their own squad.<br /><br />As I say again and this bears repeating, this is not a motorcycle movie. It is not worth the time or money to watch it. It is not sad or funny nor is prolific in any way; it says nothing and has less substance than toilet paper. <br /><br />This gets zero shots; in fact if the film reel was on fire I wouldn’t piss on it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0