The discussion notes for breakfast on 04/03/2010 (”For God So Loved the World”) are now online. This week we’ll discuss whether you are proud to be a Christian. And if so, will anybody else know it by your actions? Study verses: Mark 8:38.

Ratings Shorttags 1.5
Extremely simple plugin which adds a ratings shorttag ([rating=5]) for inserting book and movie ratings. This is an example of a plugin which does one thing, and does it pretty well. This plugin lets you place a rating (shown in terms of stars) in any post or page.

The rating at the end of this post is an example. Ratings Shorttag lets you change the character — for example from a star (★) to a heart (♥). You can also, change the color of the rating symbol and can change the number of possible rating stars and color/shade of background rating symbols (★★★★★). In my opinion, this is something that could and should be included in the standard WordPress editor. But it’s not. My only suggestion for a huge improvement would be to let the poster change the options on each post. Instead the aforesaid options can only be changed on a system-wide basis.

Author: Joen Asmussen
Plugin Website: http://noscope.com/n/8

My rating (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★

• GENRE: Zombie Horror
• ACTORS: David Chisum, Sarah Laine, Richard Tyson, Erick Avari, Derek Webster, Kristen Kerr, Kevin J. O’Connor, Laura Cayouette, Dale Midkiff



• RATING: NR (but I would guess it would be an “R” or higher if it had been rated)
• PARENTAL NOTE: Not intended for children. Bad language and questionable situations. Violence. Zombie mayhem and gore.
• INTENDED AUDIENCE: This movie is intended for fans of the genre, and may not be appreciated by others.
• GENERAL PLOT: (No spoilers) Zombies get loose on a plane, and things go from bad to worse.
• REVIEW: This is not your typical zombie B-Movie. I don’t know the budget, but this flick has the look and feel of a major motion picture. This movie is basically snakes on a plane–but substitute zombies for snakes. Major zombie mayhem and gore. The acting is OK, but not much is required (say a few words, scream, get bit by a zombie, turn into a zombie, and bite someone else). The zombies look good. Good action. The plot is original, though not much is required in a zombie movie. Sure, you have to ignore some plot devices that cross the line into just plain asinine–exploding devices on board an airplane, and the whole ending of the movie, for example. Still, I’ve seen lots of zombie movies–the good, the bad, and the awful. Flight of the Living Dead is definitely one of the best the genre has to offer
• RECOMMENDATION:[2. If you wonder why zombie themes and horror films have space on a Christian website like K_Line Christian Online, please see my blog post on point] This is a zombie horror movie. Many people will be highly offended by every movie in this genre because of the graphic violence, gore, language and other questionable elements. However, if you are a fan of this genre–this movie is highly recommended!
• RATING (out of 5 stars): ★★★★★