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That time we robbed every Wells Fargo west of the Mississippi, stashed all the gold securely in a Swiss bank #regram #goldrush #outlaws #bankrobber #leatherandboots #bootedmen #leathermusclebear #leatherbiker https://www.instagram.com/p/CQczSDwN4G6/?utm_medium=tumblr
Perennial hoodlums, Red-winged Blackbirds have finally broken the Law of Gravity. While it is easy enough to simply grip tightly to their perches from now on in order to prevent slowly drifting away, this remains quite an inconvenience for daily flight as these playful scamps need a crash course in orbital mechanics in order to navigate. Above, a Red-winged Blackbird crawls down a Cattail in order to reach water.
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"erm actually America shouldnt get involved in other wars"
no, really we should for the main fact that if the fascists win, they'll eventually come for America.
because America is the arms dealer, and has been for a damned long time. we are a military superpower. of course fascists want that kind of power in their hands, so eventually they will attack America. or even worse, try to manipulate us into doing their bidding.
so yeah, in my opinion, America probably should get involved.
I don't know why, but when I saw the expression on Alfred's face, I remembered that phrase.
RYAN CORR WATCHLIST ◆ OUTLAWS
MOVIE: Outlaws (also known as 1%) DIRECTOR: Stephen McCallum WRITTEN BY: Matt Nable STARRING: Ryan Corr (Paddo/Mark), Abbey Lee (Katrina), Matt Nable (Knuck), Josh McConville (Skink/Adam), Simone Kessell (Hayley) PREMISE: "Set within the primal underworld of outlaw motorcycle club gangs, the film follows the heir to the throne of a motorcycle club, who has to save his brother's life by betraying his president." (wikipedia) RATING: 5/10 WATCHED ON: Amazon Prime
SPOILERS BELOW FOR THE ENTIRE FILM
Okay so this is the first thing I watched starring Ryan after discovering him and becoming a crazy lil fangirl for him in House of the Dragon. As someone who watched every episode of Sons of Anarchy, repeatedly, I was excited to see Ryan as this scruffy biker. And he makes a deliciously attractive biker. And that's about the only good part of the film.
The premise of the movie (which I couldn't find on wikipedia or IMDB in any more depth than the one sentence above) follows Paddo as he tries to find a way to save his brother's life. The movie starts with Paddo, his brother Skink, and his girlfriend Katrina being dragged out of their home by members of the Devils MC. It turns out Skink and another member of the Copperheads MC stole some heroin from the Devils and need to settle the debt. The other Copperhead is killed by the leader of the Devils, Sugar, and Paddo is told that either they work out a deal between the clubs or Adam's a dead man. The idea is that Paddo will convince his president to launder the club's money through businesses run by the Devils for a 30% cut. But when Paddo isn't able to convince Knuck, his president, to take the deal with the Devils, he's left trying to find a way to save them all.
The part of the film that I enjoyed the most (outside of just looking at Ryan in all the scruffy biker glory) was the relationship between Paddo and Skink and how obvious it is the two of them would do anything for each other. It's explained early in the movie that their father was abusive and in the end, Paddo killed him to save his brother and that seems to be what he's been doing ever since. It's never made clear what exactly Skink's problems are - he seems to use drugs but there's hints that he may have some kind of mental illness or learning disability. He's called simple by several characters throughout the film and repeatedly makes bad choices that leave Paddo having to clean up the mess. All of the issues throughout the film stem from Paddo's desire to protect his brother. When Skink is threatened by Sugar, Paddo makes a point of saying if they kill Skink, they'll have to kill him too. When Knuck throws Skink out of the club, Paddo doesn't hesitate to leave with his brother.
It's summed up best by a line that Katrina says: "And I know you'll do whatever it takes to look after us, that's why I love you so much. That's why those men love you, that's why Knuck is so fucking threatened." Paddo is a protector, through and through.
The rest of the story is not as great unfortunately. There's little to no development for a lot of the characters. Knuck, the president of the Copperheads, is shown as a violent, brutal man. Fresh out of three years in prison (we don't know what for), he seems paranoid about his power as leader of the club and his girlfriend Hayley seems to help feed that paranoia by reminding him that he should be the one with all the power. He's shown making choices solely for keeping all of the power in his hands and no other reason. It's what keeps him from dealing with the Devils, it's what helps widen the divide between him and Paddo, and in the end it leads to a lot of death and destruction.
Then there's Katrina, Paddo's girlfriend and one of the women who seems to keep things running at the clubhouse. She spends most of the movie insisting that her and Paddo deserve to keep everything they've built while Knuck was in prison and that Paddo should have the power in the club. It's made clear repeatedly that that's not what he really wants. In the end, all he wants is to keep the people he loves safe. And when he wants them all to just leave this life behind and start over somewhere else where they could be safe, she manipulates Skink into trying to kill Knuck, a choice that leads to both brothers dying in the end. While I do think she actually loved Paddo, I think she was more concerned with the power of heading the club and left her alone at the end of the movie.
TRIGGER WARNING - SEXUAL ASSAULT
Another part of the film that was hard to sit through was the sexual violence. Sexual content wasn't surprising for a movie like this. I was honestly expecting more scenes than what we got but what we did unfortunately get were multiple scenes of Knuck sexually assaulting multiple men both while in prison and once he gets out. If you're wanting to avoid those scenes, here's what the time stamps are and what all happens.
11:40-12:00, can only see Knuck's face and shoulders through a small window, and can hear grunting and talk
17:57-18:45, actual assault only lasts five to ten seconds before Knuck finishes, can see both men's faces and upper halves but that's it, Knuck threatens to murder the guy if he says anything about this
47:31-48:35, Knuck gets rough with David the prospect and shoves him up against the wall and rapes him. Close up on David's bloody and beaten face. After the scene David is seen coming out of the office looking rough and shaky.
All in all, the movie was not one I particularly loved and probably won't ever watch again. Ryan's performance was fantastic, lots of raw emotion in the scenes he shared with Josh McConville, and I'd love to see him in a similar role again. Just maybe with a better script. And having to watch him die onscreen once more was heartbreaking. So if anyone decides to go watch it after falling for him as Harwin Strong, tread carefully and be prepared for another sad ending.
RYAN CORR'S FILMOGRAPHY
"And I know you'll do whatever it takes to look after us, that's why I love you so much. That's why those men love you, that's why Knuck is so fucking threatened. You are not the sort of man that walks away from anything."
Mine and a friend's DC second gen OCs.
Aya Todd and Colin Grayson, the cousins that may seem to not get along at any given time but always end up working well together.
Under The Mask - by ME
Kaa Strikes Again - by ME
R E D D A W N
The Red Phantom carried a cannon on his hip that spoke like a storm
Wherever he went black clouds followed, disaster and death
And today, a saccharine specter rides
In my town, at noon, with no clouds in sight
All we hear is thunder
Water still as glass
Snow cloaks the landscape into solemn silence, quiet
The Woman in Black cradles her dying daughter, a fragile thing broken and battered, red against white, tiny hand half into still water
Heartbeat slows, beat by beat by beat, freezing into place like the trees and mountains in glacier grasp
No cries, no last words
Only fear in rapidly darkening eyes
Black blood beneath cracked boots, worn as canyons carved by master erosion
Churn, crack, split, burn
Machines churn, lumbering titans of iron and steel, fire down their flanks
Men on knees, praying to God in Heaven and God in Oil
Far away watches the Red Phantom, dark tears down a gaunt face
He rides on and down, and feeds his Cannon with blood
The Red Phantom stood, and around him lightning flashed, rain like a new deluge
Cannon pointed, hungry metal ravenous
The Woman in Black smiled her last smile, and blood mixed with western waters down her body in final baptism
Crack
Crack
Crack
Crucified, sacrificed to cruel winds that howled and scratched and stole, never giving, always taking
Men from bygone era hung in the shadow of the canyon, ropes that held by nature of the spite of the Law
Sun the color of justice, bright as molten metal, threw hot lines down broken crags, harsh stones
The Man in Red stalked the land, made from Man into God, and God into Legend
Last of his kind
Angry to the Finality
Here's a sketch I did at work of everyone's favorite Outlaws
