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thou shalt not kill... except by josh becker | brian schulz, john michael manfredi, robert rickman | 13131148794 | dvd | barnes & noble®
thou shalt not kill… except was co - written and directed by josh becker (running time), who is most known for his collaborations with director sam raimi. key collaborators on thou shalt not kill… except include co - screenwriter / producer scott spiegel (the intruder) and composer joseph loduca (the evil dead, evil dead ii, army of darkness) .
“and the second is like unto it, thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself .
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“thou shall not kill …except” while catering to the trend of gang - driven cult films from its era also combine this with a unique take on vigilante justice .
including the kinds of bizarre possibilities such as are described in matt richtel, “thou shalt not kill, except in a popular video game at church, ” the new york times, october 7, 2007 .
josh becker is the writer and director of such cult classics as lunatics: a love story, thou shalt not kill... except, running time, if i had a hammer. becker has also directed
13. –“it is not lawful to take one - s own life. no man possesses such power over his own life as to be free to put himself to death. we find that the commandment does not say, ‘thou shalt not kill another, ’ but simply, ‘thou shalt not kill’ ” (“roman catechism, ” “loc. cit. , ” 10) .
thou shalt not kill… except is an extremely low budget film about a group of vietnam vets who after fighting, come home and take on a manson family type cult who are terrorizing their small town. the film is like a 70’s exploitation film, filmed in the late 80s. thou shalt not kill… except is not a great film, but thanks to its numerous ties to the evil dead the film has a cult following and was recently released by the great folks over at synapse in an extras packed dvd + blu - ray combopack .
synapse films presents thou shalt not kill… except. written by: john becker and scott spiegel. directed by: john becker. starring: sam raimi and brian schulz. running time: 83 min. rating: not rated. released: april 10, 2012. available at urltoken .
made on a minuscule budget, it is not hard to find many things that did not go quit right in thou shalt not kill… except. sure the plot is rather bland and if it weren’t for its moments of mayhem and blood soaked carnage. then this film would then have been a total waist of celluloid .
thou shalt not kill… except certainly has a place in the history of film. it’s by no means a great film and doesn’t stand up to other films by this creative crew, but it’s got some great moments and some solid performances for a film of this budget .
mr. kenerly said the idea that halo is inappropriately violent too strictly interpreted the commandment “thou shalt not kill. ” “i’m not walking up to someone with a pistol and shooting them, ” he said. “i’m shooting pixels on a screen. ”
“thou shalt love the lord thy god with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind .
while this will be a definite buy for the hard - core evil dead and bruce campbell collectors, i don’t know how many regular folks who will pick this up. while thou shalt not kill… except is fun and looks and sounds great, its not a terribly good film even in the so bad its good way .
there is a great 30 minute featurette on the making on thou shalt not kill… except with a bunch of great interviews with the cast and crew, except of course campbell and sam rami; which seem to be absent on most of these special editions. those interviewed really give some great insight into the making of the picture, funding it and eventually marketing it .
independent distributors synapse films have revealed that they will release a combo pack edition of director josh becker' s thou shalt not kill... except a. k. a stryker' s war (1985), starring sam raimi, ted raimi, scott spiegel, and brian schulz. the combo pack ...
suicide is prohibited. –there are those who held that although this commandment forbids one to kill another, yet it is lawful to kill oneself. thus, there are the examples of samson (judges, xvi) and cato and certain virgins who threw themselves into the flames, as st. augustine relates in “the city of god. ” [ 11 ] but he also explains this in the words: “he who kills himself, certainly kills a man. ” [ 12 ] if it is not lawful to kill except by the authority of god, then it is not lawful to kill oneself except either upon the authority of god or instructed by the holy ghost, as was the case of samson. therefore, “thou shalt not kill. ” [ 13 ]
in keeping with the evil dead mentality and feel, so prevalent here, thou shalt not kill… except is stylishly shot. director / co - writer becker fills the movie with some very cool shots and snake - like camera movement. the quick and exciting edits also help to give the movie a nice and exciting look and edge .
do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell .
thou shalt not kill… except comes on a 50 gb dual layer bluray. the film is presented in a 1080 progressive anamorphic widescreen. this is brand new 2k transfer that was sourced from the film’s original negative. quality wise it would be difficult to top this transfer which is easily the best this film has ever looked on home video .
in the divine law which tells us we must love god and our neighbor, it is commanded that we not only do good but also avoid evil. the greatest evil that can be done to one’s neighbor is to take his life. this is prohibited in the commandment: “thou shalt not kill. ” [ 1 ]
it' s gotten really hard. when i first started out with thou shalt not kill (1983) it was easy. in 2001, when i made my last indie film... it never got an release. so i really don' t know honestly. .
it’s impossible to say that thou shalt not kill… except is a good film. however, if you like low budget films with cheesy acting and some good gore, then this film is right up your alley. this film apparently has a pretty big cult following and i can understand why. but watching it alone without a beer in hand left a little something to be desired .
far from being defensive, church leaders who support halo — despite its “thou shalt kill” credo — celebrate it as a modern and sometimes singularly effective tool. it is crucial, they say, to reach the elusive audience of boys and young men .
they don’t make em’ like this anymore…. . with a special dvd release under the care of synapse films, we get josh becker’s cult driven war film by the name of “ thou shall not kill …except “. the making of” documentary states the films original title “stryker’s war” (1985) was later replaced to make it more marketable to consumers and foreign countries. in any case, this film is “must see” for fans of those great exploitation films from the 70; s while being released in 1985, “thou shall not kill …except” serves up all those great qualities from a era before it’s time .
in aramaic old testament, the word
qtal
means to kill or to slay or to murder. this can be seen in payne smith' s a compendious syriac dictionary, page 501. payne smith points out that it should be
thou shalt not murder
in the same page .
though comparatively few mortals are seriously tempted to kill, many of us are more deeply affected by violations of this law than we realize. peace continues to elude us in a world where killing is often an instrument of political strategy or personal gain. we seem to need a modern smoking sinai from whose heights god might thunder down in power again: “thou shalt not kill! ”
synapse films is proud to present thou shalt not kill… except in an all - new 2k high - definition transfer from the original negative. directed by josh becker, this “must - see” (detroit free press) cult classic features many of the people responsible for the evil dead, including co - writer bruce campbell, writer / producer scott spiegel, composer joseph loduca, and actor ted raimi .
synapse films proudly presents thou shalt not kill… except in an all - new 2k high - definition transfer from the original negative. directed by josh becker, this “must see” (detroit free press) cult classic features many of the creative personnel responsible for the evil dead, including co - writer bruce campbell, writer / producer scott spiegel (intruder), composer joseph loduca, and actor ted raimi .
the lord mentioned this commandment in particular among the others when he said: “you have heard that it was said to them of old: thou shalt not kill... . but i say to you that anyone who is angry with his brother, shall be in danger of the judgment. ” [ 26 ] by this is meant the penalty which the law prescribes: “if any man kill his neighbor on set purpose, and by lying in wait for him; thou shalt take him away from my altar, that he may die. ” [ 27 ]
certainly one who comes to understand this will also understand why “thou shalt not kill” is a major commandment relative to our associations with our fellow beings. killing is the antithesis of the mission that the lord himself announced: “i am come that they might have life … more abundantly” (john 10: 10) .
one should also take care that one does not remain angry over long: “be ye angry, and sin not. ” [ 32 ] and: “let not the sun go down upon your anger. ” [ 33 ] the reason for this is given in the gospel by our lord: “be at agreement with thy adversary betimes whilst thou art in the way with him; lest perhaps the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. amen, i say to thee, thou shalt not go out from hence till thou repay the last farthing. ” [ 34 ]
thou shalt not kill... except is a highly entertaining movie, and a very impressive achievement given the budget it was made for. i first saw the movie rented on vhs in the late' 90s and was blown away by it, i was an instant fan. as soon as anchor bay released it on special edition dvd in 2000, i bought a copy, and when synapse films put out a
that graphic gore present in thou shalt not kill… except earned it an x - rating and features head - shots, blood - spattering squibs, impaling, stabbing, slashing, and most memorable, to me, garden - shears to the eyes. the fx, themselves, range from the poor, as evident most clearly by the rubber, dead rat, to the pretty convincing, which is thankfully most of the other effects .
if you have the chance, run out and buy this one. it has alot of appeal and is a must have to fans of the biker - gang films from yesterday. there is plenty of violence and great low budget effects here to make it a horror film favorite as well. simply “thou shall not kill …except” rocks! !
thou shalt not kill… except or stryker’s war started its life as a 50 - minute 8mm short film starring bruce campbell and sam rami. director josh becker pitched the idea for the short and collaborated on the story with campbell as they were driving back from finishing filming on the evil dead. josh hoped to copy what rami had done with within the woods and use the short to pitch stryker’s war as a full - length 35mm theatrical feature .
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this inconsistent but interesting genre hybrid was the directing debut of josh becker, a longtime friend and collaborator of fellow michigan - born filmmaker sam raimi. thou shalt not kill... except is likely to interest raimi fans since it shares a lot of the same artistic quirks that defined that director' s early work: outrageous violence, bizarre camera work, and unexpected moments of slapstick humor. raimi also steps in front of the camera in this film to deliver an unforgettably over - the - top performance as the terminally psychotic cult leader. unfortunately, thou shalt not kill... except lacks the kinetic pace and the consistent stylistic invention of raimi' s work. it also suffers from some indifferent casting (brian schulz is too young and fresh - faced to be convincing as the grizzled war veteran hero) and weak dialogue. however, it does benefit from a truly unique rambo meets helter skelter premise. there are also plenty of gritty action scenes for the patient viewer. the battle in the vietnam - set prologue and a brawl between the heroes and a group of surly bikers are pulled off with low - budget gusto. ultimately, thou shalt not kill except is too amateurish and uneven to rate as anything more than a curio, but sam raimi cultists will find it contains enough high points to make it worth a viewing .
an all new high definition 2k digital restoration from the original negative. the original super 8mm short film, stryker’s war, starring bruce campbell. made in michigan: the making of thou shalt not kill…except. two audio commentaries featuring director josh becker, co - writer bruce campbell and star brian schultz. an all new view interview with bruce campbell. deleted scene with optional director’s commentary. alternate title sequence. original theatrical trailer. reversible cover artwork .
attention: requires blu - ray region a compatible playerthou shalt not kill... except [ 2 discs ] [ blu - ray / dvd ] (blu - ray new) label: synapse films inc. format: blu - ray / dvd comboregion: arelease date: 10 apr 2012video format: blu - rayno. of discs: 2upc: 654930313794
* * we are to kill the spirit of evil in that person with love. * *
thou shalt not kill… except was written and directed by josh becker who was childhood friends with the likes of scott spiegel (who produced and co - wrote the film), sam raimi (who acted in the film) and bruce campbell (who helped develop the story and starred in the original super 8 short film). they all used to make 8mm films together in high school. raimi went on to make evil dead, spiegel directed intruder and becker made this .
performance wise, it is hard to fault any of the cast in their respective performances. with the film’s most memorable performance coming from sam raimi (the evil dead, spiderman) in the role of charles manson like cult leader. another enjoyable performance comes from sam’s brother ted, who portrays a psychopath that wears blue jeans, a mask and chains across his chest. ultimately thou shalt not kill… except is a delirious oddity that fans of offbeat cinema are sure to thoroughly enjoy .
thou shalt not kill… except hasn' t been seen by a whole lot of people, but considering some of the people involved that really is quite a surprise to me. co - produced by scott spiegel of intruder fame, he also co - wrote the screenplay based on a story that was, in turn, co - written by bruce campbell. meanwhile, cast as the lead bad guy is a certain sam raimi, while ted raimi pops up in the cast as well .
@ matthewpk: sure, turn the tables, becuase yes they are inferior, but you cannot kill your enemy. you must forgive them and love them .
first the percussive sounds of sniper fire and the thrill of the kill. then the gospel of peace .
“i feel that judgment for sin is not always as cut - and - dried as some of us seem to think. the lord said, ‘thou shalt not kill. ’ does that mean that every person who kills will be condemned, no matter the circumstances? civil law recognizes that there are gradations in this matter—from accidental manslaughter to self - defense to first - degree murder. i feel that the lord also recognizes differences in intent and circumstance. ” 6
the execution of criminals. –some have held that the killing of man is prohibited altogether. they believe that judges in the civil courts are murderers, who condemn men to death according to the laws. against this st. augustine says that god by this commandment does not take away from himself the right to kill. thus, we read: “i will kill and i will make to live. ” [ 5 ] it is, therefore, lawful for a judge to kill according to a mandate from god, since in this god operates, and every law is a command of god: “by me kings reign, and lawgivers decree just things. ” [ 6 ] and again: “for if thou dost that which is evil, fear; for he beareth not the sword in vain. because he is god’s minister. ” [ 7 ] to moses also it was said: “wizards thou shalt not suffer to live. ” [ 8 ] and thus that which is lawful to god is lawful for his ministers when they act by his mandate. it is evident that god who is the author of laws, has every right to inflict death on account of sin. for “the wages of sin is death. ” [ 9 ] neither does his minister sin in inflicting that punishment. the sense, therefore, of “thou shalt not kill” is that one shall not kill by one’s own authority. [ 10 ]
thou shall not kill …except” has met with some delay before its official re - release. in fact there’s quite an interesting story behind it revealing the transfer process and synapse’s dedication to seeing it restored with grain fully in tact. anyone who’s in the editing world knows that it’s no easy task trying to remove the flaws while keeping its film grain as authentic as release. i’m sure movie watchers will appreciate the clean - up restoration .
a homegrown cult movie if there ever was one, thou shalt not kill... except originated in 1980 as a super 8 project starring bruce campbell designed to drum up investor interest, first under the title bloodbath and finally as stryker' s war. by the time it finally became a full - fledged feature (albeit on a sub - shoestring budget), the theatrical market that had driven the evil dead to success was rapidly swerving to home video instead; as a result, despite positive fanzine coverage, thou shalt played only a handful of theaters before shuffling off to vhs - ville alongside other would - be drive - in staples like combat shock. a shame, really, as it' s a whole lot of grubby fun, and the tape really didn' t do it justice at all .
extras for this release include the original theatrical trailer for the film (2 minutes 9 seconds – anamorphic widescreen), alternate ‘sgt. stryker’s war’ title sequence (1 minutes 19 seconds – anamorphic widescreen), deleted ‘puking’ scene with audio commentary with co - screenwriter / director josh becker (45 seconds – anamorphic widescreen), a interview with actor bruce campbell (8 minutes 47 seconds – 4: 3 full frame), the original super 8mm ‘stryker’s war’ short film (48 minutes 16 seconds – 1. 33: 1 full frame), a featurette titled ‘made in michigan: the making of thou shalt not kill… except’ (31 minutes 56 seconds – anamorphic widescreen), two audio commentaries, the first one with josh becker and bruce campbell and the second one with actor brian schultz and moderator michael felsher. there is a wealth of extra content that has been compiled for this release and every aspect of this film production is covered in great detail. with this release stand out extras being the audio commentary with josh becker and the 8mm short film ‘stryker’s war’. overall thou shalt not kill… except gets a exceptional release from synapse films .
elder boyd k. packer of the quorum of the twelve has taught: “except where the wicked crime of incest or rape was involved, or where competent medical authorities certify that the life of the mother is in jeopardy, or that a severely defective fetus cannot survive birth, abortion is clearly a ‘thou shalt not. ’ even in these very exceptional cases, much sober prayer is required to make the right choice” (ensign, nov. 1990, p. 85) .
a thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy. but i came to give life—life that is full and good .
thou shall not kill… except is made by many of the same team who bought us the evil dead, including bruce campbell who came up with some of the story and producer scott speigel, who also produced this and co - wrote it as well. this is clearly a low - budget movie. but, it doesn’t matter because it’s filled with more enthusiasm than movies with ten times the budget. it’s a complete blast, pun intended, from beginning to end .
what raimi and his pals do better than anything is low budget gore. and while thou shalt doesn’t have anything scary in it, the gore in the cult slaughter at the end is pretty fantastic. people get impaled on all sorts of fun things in this film .
thou shalt not kill... except (1985) is an exciting and entertaining action flick. the style of the film and the action has the flavour of hong kong action films of the late 1980' s. the opening scenes reminded me of the vietnam prologue in the exterminator (1980). the four marines behave like the goon squad in william lustig' s vigilante (1981). the final twenty minutes drift into last house on the left territory. sam raimi does a good job at playing the cult leader. it is refreshing in the way it pokes some fun at the vigilante movies .
and thou shalt not kill… except is nothing if not entertaining. brian schulz stars as a wounded soldier who returns to the states, where he spends his days drinking with his buddies and trying to build a life with his girlfriend cheryl hausen. then hausen gets kidnapped by a band of local weirdoes, led by a stringy - haired self - proclaimed messiah played by raimi. (sam’s brother ted plays one of the leader’s creepy, masked henchmen .) across the board, the performances are either self - consciously stiff or over - the - top, and the minimal plot is mainly an excuse for plenty of scenes of shooting and stabbing, dressed up with colorful vulgarities cribbed from stephen king novels. yet thou shalt not kill is never dull, and as raimi did on his early films, becker shows a real why - the - hell - not spirit as he inserts a dog pov shot for no real reason, or has a background character idly spear a rat with bayonet, or provides a “squish” sound effect when raimi squeezes hausen’s breasts with his bloodied hands. this movie is gleefully trashy and abandons all bounds of good taste, following the spirit of its trailer, which insists, “there are times when the laws of god and man must be put aside. ”
among the treasures kept in the sacred ark of the covenant during the time of ancient israel were the two stone tablets on which were written the ten commandments. the first four of those deal with our relationship with god, and the fifth with our relationship to our parents. it was traditionally thought that the sixth commandment, “thou shalt not kill” (ex. 20: 13), headed the list on the second tablet—a list addressing the lord’s concerns for our relationships with our fellow beings .
further, many of the major moral issues of our day are related to the sixth commandment in one way or another when we take into account the postscript the lord added to it in modern revelation: “thou shalt not … kill, nor do anything like unto it” (d & c 59: 6; emphasis added). today’s news headlines and broadcasts are full of issues “like unto it”: suicide, abortion, 3 mercy killing, toxic pollution, knowing transmittal of aids, and more .
josh becker made his first super 8 short when he was just thirteen years old. on his way through high school, he would meet other kids who were shooting super 8 shorts as well, fellow teenage directors named scott spiegel and sam raimi, a guy named bruce campbell who could act pretty well. this bunch churned out short after short over the years. becker' s interest in film eventually led him to move out to hollywood when he was one month shy of his 18th birthday in the summer of 1976. he was still living there in july of' 79 when he came up with the premise for thou shalt not kill... except .
killing of animals is lawful. –in connection with this commandment there are three errors. some have said that it is not permitted to kill even brute animals. but this is false, because it is not a sin to use that which is subordinate to the power of man. it is in the natural order that plants be the nourishment of animals, certain animals nourish others, and all for the nourishment of man: “even the green herbs have i delivered them all to you. ” [ 2 ] the philosopher says that hunting is like a just war. [ 3 ] and st. paul says: “whatsoever is sold in the shambles eat; asking no questions for conscience’ sake. ” [ 4 ] therefore, the sense of the commandment is: “thou shalt not kill men. ”
that would be taking the matter into our own hands and not trusting god .
a very energetic time, thou shalt not kill… except has a minor cult following and recently came out on a blu - ray / dvd combo courtesy of synapse films. if you have never seen it, now is the perfect time to do so! while, the movie itself looks very grainy at times, the disc does come with some really cool extra features. and, since it’s a combo of both disc formats there is no excuse not to see it. worshiped in some circles, it’s great to see this wild, over - the - top but of cinema get such a nice release. besides, where else are you going see the director of a major film series like the first spider - man trilogy play a manson - type looney ?
jesus answered, “‘ you must not murder anyone, you must not commit adultery, you must not steal, you must not tell lies about others, 19 you must respect your father and mother, ’ [ e ] and ‘love your neighbor [ f ] the same as you love yourself. ’ [ g ] ”
@ ignatiustheophorus: your losing your case here, yes obviously you can try to leave the room. when was trying to leave the room a question? but back to the original question - you cannot kill your enemy .
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god and jesus are telling us not to take life in any context or situation .
not only is it a fun action - thriller in its own right, but it' s also an interesting movie for fans of the evil dead to check out, given how the productions are sort of tied together. the film even got its title from the same man who renamed the book of the dead to the evil dead, sales agent irvin shapiro. shapiro did not like the title stryker' s war, it sounded to him like it was about characters who were having union troubles, and becker' s suggested fix of calling it sgt. stryker' s war didn' t impress him. he came up with thou shalt not kill... except because the bible has been translated into every language, so to use one of the ten commandments in the title would ensure that it was something that everyone would understand, no matter what language was on the marquee or cover art .
we bask like lizards in the sun, then huddle like sparrows when it rains. like blowfish, we enlarge our persona in order to trump and engorge a previous impression. if wolfish, we’ll dress in sheep’s clothing. we say we love nature but we’ll cash out as soon as a sales opportunity for the patch of earth we own should arise. “thou shalt not kill, ” we insist—if not in uniform. slavery, then jim crow for a century, were routine for us—and ethnic bigotries of the sort that caused my father to disinherit me when i wouldn’t promise him on his deathbed that his house could never be sold to a jew .
yes, let' s not go there. keep an eye on him, pry .
are you kidding? i tell them the first day of class not to copy essays off the internet because they will get caught. i tell them google is not their friend .
as followers in christ, we do not belong to any country, we belong to our lord. we are told to obey them but not if it contradicts the word of god .
if they break into our house we are suppose to give them everything they want, we are not suppose to be of this world. in addition fight in war is not the same .
this doesn' t mean that if they will continue to be a danger to others that they can' t be locked up but to kill is the enemy winning .
from what i saw tonight, this group is not bright enough to come up with a conspiracy .
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like any library, christianity stack exchange offers great information, but does not offer personalized advice, and does not take the place of seeking such advice from your pastor, priest, or other trustworthy counselor .
with that said, why would we think we need to kill any one in any context, innocent, non - innocent, enemy, friend, slay in war, etc .
other meanings of “to kill. ”–it ought to be known that to kill a man may happen in several ways. firstly, by one’s own hand: “your hands are full of blood. ” [ 14 ] this is not only against charity, which tells us to love our neighbor as ourself: “no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. ” [ 15 ] but also it is against nature, for “every beast loveth its like. ” [ 16 ] and so it is said: “he that striketh a man with a will to kill him, shall be put to death. ” [ 17 ] he who does this is more cruel than the wolf, of which aristotle says that one wolf will not eat of the flesh of another wolf. [ 18 ]
( are you allowed to suggest they compare the prices they paid for it? probably not... )
thou shalt not kill... except
is a rambo - style revenge yarn with a little charlie manson thrown in for good measure. sargeant stryker, a' nam vet, and his patrol, are harassed back in america by a cult headed by hippy - looking sam raimi, the future director of
spiderman
. they hatch a plot to take bloody revenge on the cult members and gore follows. unfortunately, since this film is captained by josh becker, the director of the awful
if i had a hammer
, the passable
running time
, and the execrable
lunatics - a love story
, the execution is flawed. the acting is deliberately over the top and inconsistent, and the special effects are cheesy, but the main problem with
.. except
is its uneven tone and pacing. though a tale of vengeance, it has long, boring passages of puerile, pretentious dialog and the action sequences are unconvincing. it' s like becker decided he didn' t want to be associated with an exploitation film, so he tried turning the rig around during shooting. the result is a very questionable
cult
film .
moses gave you the law, right? but you don’t obey that law. if you do, then why are you trying to kill me? ” - jesus - john 7: 18
the old testament commands to fight wicked nations, but that does not apply in the new testament. for example ,
and said, ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of; or do not consider that this is not the true spirit of zeal, but of anger and revenge; and is not agreeable to the spirit of the meek and humble followers of christ, or to the spirit of god, and those gifts of his bestowed on them, nor to the spirit of the gospel dispensation: so good men, for want of attention, may not know sometimes from what spirit they act; taking that for a good one, which is a very bad one; being covered with specious pretenses of love and zeal, and the examples of former saints; not observing the difference of persons; times, and things .
ew. i hope he' s not dangerous. he doesn' t look dangerous, but then they never do .
i' m not complaining, though - - promise! just trying to be descriptive. i' d say overall that
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pry good luck with your purge. i am weary of dealing with plagiarizing masters students who seem to think that plagiarism is a minor crime rather than a big deal (and the current student was in a cohort that had the' thou shalt not plagiarize' talk at least three times to my certain knowledge during her time with us as well as a strong warning from the professor supervising her thesis). as far as i am concerned the message should that plagiarism in unacceptable in any education setting should be drummed home at the earliest opportunity. even my 11 - year old nephew knows you shouldn' t copy !
note this question is not aimed at pacifist denominations, but at those who do support war (at least in some situations) .
also, as a quiet loner myself, realize that not all of us are wacko. some of us are simply shy or insecure .
i know. if they were at vmi, they' d get drummed out - - but hey, we' re not at vmi .
10. killing in a just war and killing by accident are among the other exceptions to this commandment. the soldier is guiltless who in a just war takes the life of an enemy, provided that he is not actuated by motives of ambition or cruelty, but by a pure desire to serve the interests of his country... . again, death caused, not by intent or design, but by accident, is not
why we should not get angry easily. –the second reason why we should not be easily provoked to anger is because every man loves liberty and hates restraint. but he who is filled with anger is not master of himself: “who can bear the violence of one provoked? ” [ 30 ] and again: “a stone is heavy, and sand weighty, but the anger of a fool is heavier than both. ” [ 31 ]
there are some students who are just set on cheating. they don' t want to do the work, and they are willing to cheat. there is nothing really to do except to try to set the bar higher to make it more difficult to cheat and more painful to be caught cheating .
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i' d rather give a student an f for not handing in a paper than give that student an f for handing in a plagiarized paper .
i' m actually not bad ass at all. i' m actually very nice to students, and i think maybe that made them feel worse .
this film has sam raimi as a charles manson - like figure with a big gang taking on a vietnam veteran and his gang in bruce campbell' s backyard. tons of blood, death, and some nice gore happens. what more do you need to know? i really have nothing else to say that could make you see this. you' ve already made up your mind. this film is filled with tons of hilarious segments, including some army men doing kung - fu. the last 30 minutes or so of this film is just violent scene after violent scene, and here' s the thing: it never gets old. i' ve seen so many films where the action gets pretty old after a while. after 500 explosions or so, i usually get tired. in fact, war films are probably the most notorious for this, featuring way too many deaths and action scenes and not enough compelling moments. but this film is actually entertaining in so many ways that i can' t not recommend it. it' s another film you' ll want all your friends to watch. just a straight - up good time. even though it' s listed on imdb as
stryker' s war
, my copy is indeed known as
... thou shalt not kill, except
which is probably the best movie title in history. get this today. also, check out
intruder
which also has sam and ted and bruce. man, they used to all be doing such interesting, awesome things. now... spider - man? come on .
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desmond (played by andrew garfield), a seventh - day adventist from virginia, enlisted for service, but as a medic. he not only refused to fight (due to his literal interpretation of the commandment “thou shalt not kill”) but refused to even touch a rifle. labelled a conscientious objector, he preferred to call himself a “conscientious coöperator” because, as an enlistee, he was devoted to serving the u. s. war effort, albeit by saving lives rather than taking them. desmond (which we’ll call him to distinguish the character from the historical figure) is derided and punished by his sergeant (vince vaughn); mocked, brutalized, and ostracized by the other members of his company; and even subjected to a court - martial. but he also displays exceptional bravery in the scenes of war—lengthy and horrifically bloody, bullet - riddled and fiery, scream - wracked and explosion - shuddered—that are the very essence of gibson’s film. confronting enemy fire atop a plateau accessible only by climbing a sheer rock face, he searches for wounded survivors and lowers them, single - handedly, by means of ropes and knots of his own devising, to an army base below .
a veteran of the first world war who lives in harrowed, alcohol - benumbed grief, tom lost his three best friends in that war and spends much of his time talking to their graves. he cruelly and casually beats desmond and his brother hal with a belt; he also hits bertha (rachel griffiths), his wife and their mother. the movie offers two determining events from desmond’s childhood. (he’s played, during that period, by darcy bryce .) in the first, desmond nearly kills hal with a brick during a play - fight; seized by remorse, he stares fixedly at a poster in the family home that illustrates the ten commandments, and obsesses about the sixth, “thou shalt not kill. ” but the decisive primal scene, which crops up piecemeal throughout the film, involves young desmond protecting his mother from tom by pulling a gun on his father; though he doesn’t pull the trigger, he is definitively horrified by the possibility of causing death and, from that moment on, abjures the use of firearms .
i make special note of sam raimi, but in fact, everyone in this film did a good job with their characters. the good guys were likeable, the bad guys were vile, and the whole thing totally worked as a
go kill their asses
revenge story .
not flamed, but i had an eastern european boyfriend for awhile who swore up and down that plagiarizing like that in his home country wasn' t considered cheating .
being a big fan of the evil dead, i got my hopes up for this low budget affair as it features credits for a lot of the evil dead gang, and said film shows that they are all talented individuals. i respect this film on one front because it can' t have cost much to make; but on the other hand, it' s not all that good. the story revolves around the common theme, seen in films such as rolling thunder, of a vietnam veteran getting revenge. this one does it in a bit more of a weird way, however, as the antagonist here is the leader of a satanic cult, and he' s played by sam raimi! it' s safe to say that raimi is a far better director than actor, and even though his performance here is rubbish; it' s good because it' s full of camp, and the fact that we get to see the evil dead director camping it up is the one of the film' s biggest selling points. the main reason i wasn' t overly impressed with thou shalt not kill... except was because it' s really uneven; certain parts of the film are interesting and entertaining, but there are huge gaps where nothing much happens. good is made of it by the ending, however, which features some nice gory scenes and high camp from most of the people involved. overall, this is worth seeing for die hard fans of the evil dead (like me), but i wouldn' t recommend going into it with your expectations raised too high .
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although i saw this film under the title
thou shalt not kill except... ,
i feel that it would be just as effective under any name. the film is divided into two segments, the first taking place in vietnam and the second back in the us. the gripping battle sequences of the opening section might lead you to believe that this is just a below - average combat picture. but it' s when stryker returns to the us that the film really takes off. he returns from the front a changed man, walking with a limp as he rekindles old friendships (and just maybe a love affair !). but stryker' s world is shattered all over again when his gal pal gets kidnapped by a murderous gang of drug - addled cretins led by sam raimi. the stage is set for stryker ro reunite his old' nam unit and go on one last mission - - to wipe out the evil cult leader. the film is exceptionally well - written and nicely shot - - you' ll believe they' re actually in vietnam! and the performances are first - rate, especially by the actors playing love machine and chainman. this is great stuff for fans of the genre, and has become a cult hit in its own right in certain areas. stryker' s troubling return to' normalcy' closely parallels the experience of many vietnam vets whose lives were torn apart by guys just like chainman. well worth checking out, if you can find a copy.
thou shalt not kill ... except , also known as stryker 's war , is a 1985 american action horror film directed by josh becker and starring robert rickman , john manfredi , tim quill , cheryl hausen , perry mallette and sam raimi . it was written by becker and scott spiegel from a story by becker , actor bruce campbell , and sheldon lettich . the cast of the film consists largely of unknowns , because most of the smaller roles are filled by becker 's friends and relatives . some , however , have been featured in other films , largely those produced by renaissance pictures or otherwise involving sam raimi , bruce campbell or josh becker . the film held its premiere in warren , michigan on october 13 , 1985 , and was later released to video in west germany and japan on 21 may , 1987 , followed by canada on march 31 , 1999 . the low budget film is fairly obscure , but maintains a small following as an underground cult classic . 
thou shalt not kill... except, also known as stryker's war, is a 1985 american action horror film directed by josh becker and starring robert rickman, john manfredi, tim quill, cheryl hausen, perry mallette and sam raimi. it was written by becker and scott spiegel from a story by becker, actor bruce campbell, and sheldon lettich. the cast of the film consists largely of unknowns, because most of the smaller roles are filled by becker's friends and relatives. some, however, have been featured in other films, largely those produced by renaissance pictures or otherwise involving sam raimi, bruce campbell or josh becker. the film held its premiere in warren, michigan on october 13, 1985, and was later released to video in west germany and japan on 21 may, 1987, followed by canada on march 31, 1999. the low budget film is fairly obscure, but maintains a small following as an underground cult classic.
thou shalt not kill... except, also known as stryker's war, is a 1985 american action horror film directed by josh becker and starring robert rickman, john manfredi, tim quill, cheryl hausen, perry mallette and sam raimi. it was written by becker and scott spiegel from a story by becker, actor bruce campbell, and sheldon lettich. the cast of the film consists largely of unknowns, because most of the smaller roles are filled by becker's friends and relatives. some, however, have been featured in other films, largely those produced by renaissance pictures or otherwise involving sam raimi, bruce campbell or josh becker. the film held its premiere in warren, michigan on october 13, 1985, and was later released to video in west germany and japan on 21 may, 1987, followed by canada on march 31, 1999. the low budget film is fairly obscure, but maintains a small following as an underground cult classic.