Bring on the sugar

Here's the newest view of Arthur's Seat, from Sugarhouse Close, a rather plush new student development off the Royal Mile.

When I was a student we stayed in old RAF h-blocks in a field. Bah.

Went to Dredd 3D tonight. Utter pish. A bad guy says: 'Mega City One is like a giant meat grinder, people go in one end and meat comes out the other end.' It's a shame a decent script doesn't emerge. The film lacks any of the humour that made the original comics so great; there's no satire, the gag lines are leaden and the continual effing is no substitute for the ever-charming 'Drokk'.

The sentence delivered by our hero at the end simply reenacts an earlier scene and there's no explanation as to why villainous Lena Headey has everyone in her thrall. As for the 'future' city, it may as well be LA today for how mundane everything looks. The score is cliched video game metal, Dredd's magnificently ornate uniform is dulled down, the 3D is a waste of our time and money (obviously!) ...

I've never seen the Stallone film, but if it is indeed a lot dafter than this boring excuse for a sci-fi thriller, count me in. As a mate said, if we were 14-year-old boys we'd be (CENSORED) at the continual scenes of gore. The whole thing is just rank.

I did like Karl Urban's helmet, though.

Thanks for the comments on my 730th Blip yesterday. I don't think I made the Notifications page, but never mind!