Militia (2000)

The Nike-Hercules missile site used to try to launch the anthrax missiles is an actual former Army (NORAD) air defense site. I served at two of these sites (which actually surrounded all the major US cities at one time). The movie site is an accurate restoration of how they worked. I was a Target Tracking Radar operator, and worked inside of what was basically a semi trailer except it was crammed with electronics and radar screens, all illuminated with red lighting. Our missiles were launched from above ground, after being elevated from underground bays.Information out these sites is scarce, hence my desire to pick up a copy.BTW, the comments by the Colonel that other (third world) nations are still using Hercs for surface to air defense is probably true.

I loved this great action film. All the cast worked well together. It was great to see Dean Cain in this action movie. I wonder if he did his own stunts, i would love to know. Frederic Forrest (who incidently appeared with Dean in "The Stone Boy") and Stacy Keach were also very good. Jennifer Beals gave a satisfactory performance. But i have to state that i am a complete Dean Cain fan. His performance was very good. He gets better every film he does. I think he is slowly getting rid of his 'Superman' image and this will certainly go a long way to break that mould. I personally cannot see why this film did not have a wider release as it is a film that i would (and have watched) more than once and yet is has only been released on video here in Britian thus depriving a wider audience of seeing Dean Cain's many talents not to mention the fact that he is a most outstandlingly handsome and sexy man. All in all i rate this film with 4 stars.

I just happen to catch this the other night on either The Movie Channel or Home Box Office, I'm not sure which. Anyhow, it was a great action / suspense movie that's for sure. I've always been a Dean Cain Fan, don't worry ladies I'm not out to steal him; I respect him as an actor and a gentleman and yes, he is a rather handsome one at that. Back to the movie, The story follows our man Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Agent Carter out to stop a plot to destroy the president (where'd they come up with that story? :) ), a little predictable but it had a rather believable and modern twist to it.Overall 3.5 out of 5

Man, it kills me to see the direct-to-video fare that Jennifer Beals has been starring in recently. This predictable grade-C flick is passable only because it rarely takes itself too seriously. Jim Wynorski is the master of camp mediocrity, and so we see Fredric Forrest spoof his "terrorist looney-toon" persona that was hysterical but chilling in Falling Down, and Stacy Keach and Dean Cain try their hardest to not let us know they'd rather be anywhere else than on the set of this movie. That brings us to Jennifer. Why, oh why, is this gorgeous actress with passable chops whiling away her time in trifle like this and Turbulence 2 (or was it 3?).Anyway, I watched it all the way through and if you ask me next week about "Militia" I promise you I won't remember ever having seen it. In the meantime, Corkymeter rates Militia 2 (out of 5) stars. (Yes, it rates higher than "Woo" because it knows it's piffle). Jennifer, Jennifer, Jennifer...