Warhorse One – Watch It or Skip It?

A Navy Seal behind enemy lines on a mission of valor, facing pretty extreme opposition. Will he succeed? Does good triumph over evil? Will I stay awake??

Hello, I’m Ben and I recently watched a movie called Warhorse One (not to be confused with Warhorse, which is a great movie about a horse). Speaking of “to be”… Warhorse One is free on Tubi at the time of this post so, along with my brother-in-law, I watched it. There are about 7 other things I wish I’d done instead. 😵‍💫

What’s it called when you watch a movie trailer, check out the reviews of said movie and they were mostly positive, then watch that movie, and, once it’s over, realize it was pretty bad and probably a gigantic waste of time? That’s what has happened to me and I don’t know if I’ll ever believe another review about any movie. It’s 2 hours I’ll never get back and yes, the movie is actually over 2 hours long. It was so very boring but the worst part was that we couldn’t figure out how to skip ahead!

I don’t want to be completely negative here, though. So I’ll pick out a few positive things from the film. 1) The star actor– Johnny Strong– did a fine job. Actually most, if not all, of the cast did a fine job. 2) The last 20 to 25 minutes were passable, not nearly as boring as the first hour and a half. I liked the score, the soundtrack. But in that regard, the sound mix was atrocious. Half the time we couldn’t understand what the characters were saying because the background music was drowning it all out… too loud at critical times when we should’ve been hearing dialogue.

If you’re on the fence about watching this movie, don’t torture yourself. You deserve to be happy so save yourself 2 hours and don’t watch it. You can thank me in the comments.

-Out of the Wilderness

I need your vote!

Awhile back I mentioned the photos I’d submitted for a Florida State Parks photo contest. You can click here for that post (or see the pics below). There are a few categories so maybe some of my photos are being considered by the judges. Fingers crossed, but there are some GREAT photos from other photographers so I’m not holding my breath. This is where you come in… I need your vote! There’s a “fan favorite” award for each category (birds, night sky, adventure, etc) and I would be so grateful if you’d check out the photos below and vote for one. Or come back each day to submit another vote, it’s not like you have anything else to do, right!??? 🤪

The prize I want the most is a Florida State Park inflatable paddle board, which is included for fan favorite winners. Here are the photos I submitted… if you like any of them, please vote!!

Sunset Surfer

Waving Hello

Hang On

Running with the Birds

A Leg to Stand On

Light Waves

Grazing

Even if you can’t or don’t have time to vote, you’re cool. Hope you have a great week!

-Out of the Wilderness

American Idol – Another Season, Another Sob Story

Hello and welcome to my American Idol rant! The show’s new season is set to air next weekend so you know what that means: Sob stories galore… I sound jaded, don’t I? Forgive me, I’m still upset Julia Davo’s audition was hijacked. One of the biggest mistakes of last season.

In the weeks following Julia’s departure, she expressed interest in auditioning again so maybe this season she’ll get her rightful spot back! And she has some ammo, a sob story (ie. her relationship with Alyssa- the contestant who claimed to be a friend but put herself above the friendship). Everyone knows a tragic backstory is enough to win over the judges (especially since Simon isn’t there 😭). The addition of the very talented Carrie Underwood, while she’s bound to offer great advice, won’t fill the void created when Simon Cowell left. Someone’s gotta tell contestants their performances are abysmal! Who’s it gonna be?

This next season is about to begin and here we go again with the sob stories. The show recently uploaded a sneak peak; Why don’t they just say this guy’s story is what got him to the next round? His voice is OK, nothing super original but because of the set up, he’s going to get 3 “yes” votes.

He’s kind of like a mix of Jason Isbell and Oliver Anthony, so OK I might be underplaying his voice but aside from his performance, it’s the way he’s presented that irks me. Maybe don’t appeal to the audience’s (and judges’) emotions so we can all make our decisions with a clear mind and settled heart!

Of course, I’ll be watching because it’s a fun show. I just hope the judges are willing to be brutally honest with the contestants who have no reason to be there at all. And for Heaven’s sake, if Julia returns… give her a ticket to Hollywood mmmmk?

-Out of the Wilderness

Why are they doing this to trucks?

Have you seen one of the more recent trends with pick-up truck owners? I hope it’s not your teenage kid doing this. If it is, just take a deep breath. Curl up in fetal position. Then let yourself weep. But thank goodness it’s not your son, it’s neighbor’s boy making a fool of himself. The first generation of boys who have mommy issues AND daddy issues. That’s why they did this to their truck…

Guess where I saw this hideous pick-up…. yep, Target. I’m sure my generation did some dumb things but I’m *so* glad I’m not 18 in 2025. This fella (and anyone who dares to try the squatted truck thing) is an embarrassment to his family, his town, his country. Just imagine aliens coming to earth and this is the first thing they see. Or guys out there picking up women for a date in this? 👀 Well, that’s factually untrue. I know gay guys who are less gay than these squatted truck guys. The video below pretty much nails it in less than a minute.

-Out of the Wilderness