From the Halls of Montezuma and a couple movie reviews

I just finished a group of about 20 modern marines in desert MARPAT.  These are 20mm from Elhiem

And, with that, I now have a platoon of Devil Dogs

If I never seen a desert Devil Dog again, it will be too soon!!!!

Unrelated, I watched a couple decent movies yesterday finally.

First up, Battlestar Galactica Blood and Chrome

This is a series of 10 SciFi channel webisodes, and it details a young (just out of the academy) Bill Adama.  Pretty good stuff, and it reminds me of the original (new series) BSG movie.  A couple cheesy, campy parts, but I think that is ok for BSG.

The dude that plays Adama does a really good job I think.  Learn where he gets his callsign 'Husker'!  A really nice space battle scene happens about midway through.  The negative, without giving it away - there are several really obvious plot points (that are supposed to be surprises), mainly because the original BSG 'has been there before'.  Also, several copied (almost EXACTLY) scenes from Star Wars.

 I give it 3 out of 5 Raptors Claws!

Next up is Dredd.


Ive been wanting to see this one for a while now, and just now got around to it.  Admittedly, I was concerned about this one being like Sly Stallone's version (with Rob Schnieder as the sidekick.  Really????)

No worries!  This one is hard core and gritty, and really captures the feel of Mega City 1.  Not for the feint of heart, this one is extremely violent (which I loved!!!), and must have at least a couple hundred kills in it.  Skinning, incineration, and being tossed out of a 200 story building are just a few of the ways to go!

I thought Karl Urban made an awesome Dredd.  I probably would have liked to see a few more snappy one liners, but in a way, I guess Dredd is supposed to be serious.

I give this one 4 out of 5 Raptors Claws....but dont watch if you are the squeamish type!!!