Dredd
2012 Directed by Pete Travis
Synopsis
Judgement is coming
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.
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Sunday Morning Review!
I've been reviewing big, classic films on Sundays for a while. My choice this morning wasn't exactly a "classic" but I'm sure its bound to be a certain kind of classic sometime down the road. A cult classic if you will.
I'm of course talking about the ass kickin, blood sprayin, explosive party of stern mandibles that was Dredd. This under the radar hit from last year set fanboys pants aflame like an incendiary round because despite what the trailers made it look like, Dredd turned out to be one of the most honest and satisfying comic book adaptations to ever grace to screen. It's got it's fair share of problems just like any other superhero film…
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D TO THE R TO THE E DOUBLE D
PROTECTING THE FIRST MEGACITY
IT'S SIMILAR IN SET UP TO THE RAID
BUT COMPARATIVELY, DREDD'S GOT THE HIGHER GRADEHE'S BADASS AND HAS A CHARACTER ARC
THE PREMISE IS SIMPLE, WHICH IS REALLY SMART
IT SHOWS OFF WHAT YOU CAME TO SEE
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FUCK. PROPER REVIEW SOON.
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OKAY I HAVE FINISHED RUNNING AROUND THE HOUSE SCREAMING. DREDD IS FUCKING AWESOME, FORGET STALLONE FORGET EVERYTHING AND JUST GO SEE THIS IMMEDIATELY.
Where to even start? The 3D? I was kinda bummed that there was no 2D option for this but the 3D was bearable and in places LOOKED FUCKING COOL. The slo-mo, the soundtrack, JESUS CHRIST EVERYTHING. EVERYYTHING WAS SO BEAUTIFUL. How the fuck they managed to get a dingy film to look so lush and rich with colour is BEYOND ME. The direction is impeccable. There's a bit where some flames are reflected in Dredd's helmet and it was CRAZY COOL and there were little bits like that all through the film.…
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Most bad-ass action film I've seen since...well...The Raid. Similarities will be drawn between the two films for sure, but they remain their own entities in spite of the similar concepts. Where The Raid is more or less an excuse to have fight scene after fight scene (not complaining), Dredd feels like an actual story with its own characters and its own world. Alex Garland's script is tight, and full of great moments. The look of the movie is unique and wonderful. Karl Urban was magnificent in the eponymous role. I loved how the whole story felt more or less like just another day for Dredd. Widespread conflict and global stakes were not necessary. The rookie was very well integrated into the story and provided a much different type of sidekick role than usual for this genre.
In closing, this is the best comic book film of 2012.
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I'll just put this out there.
When is a comic book adaptation successful? Two things. It needs to capture the essence of the hero(s) and it needs to emulate the feel, tone and style of the comic.
This is one of the best comic book adaptations ever made.
One of the first comic books I fervently read were the 2000 AD anthologies. They were filled with exuberant science fiction stories and they produced a personal favourite, Judge Dredd. The grim, dystopian future, with a force of nearly invincible policemen, fighting colourful, over the top villains, appealed to my over-active imagination.
This film has no plot worthy of any mention and what there is is rather predictable. The entire universe we…
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"Top 20 Comic book/Graphic Novel selection"
"I'am the law!"
I seen many comic book movies in the past five years, some outstanding, some good, some decent, some god awful, but. 'Dredd' stands in a unique category, very faithful to the comic source and entertaining as hell!
Karl Urban is such a bad-ass as Dredd, a bad-ass! the whole persona of the character was exactly what I picture in my head every time I read the comics.
The story is simply, but even simple stories if they are executed in an interesting manner and know exactly what they are aiming at, they end up being highly entertaining and a fun to watch.
'Dredd' when under the radar, a tour the force of violence, gore, action and awesome one liners, and in a year of PG-13 comic book films is refreshing to watch a film that is aim to an older audience.
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Here's a greatly underappreciated shoot-em-up featuring appropriately hyperbolic performances, amazing (and sometimes beautiful) action sequences, and even a little to say about the West's continued inching toward totalitarian law. I saw this twice in the theatre and more on video and that insane gatling-gun sequence still stuns me. Forget your preconceptions - this is better than you think. If you like either the first Die-Hard movie or the more recent The Raid, then Dredd should be right in your wheelhouse.
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Chief Judge: So what happened in there?
Judge Dredd: Drug bust.I'm shocked and bewildered at home much I enjoyed this film.
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Lets be honestDredd is filled with problems, from the poor characterization to the weak plot and the fact that there isn't really a single likable character.
But none of that matters because Dredd is fucking awesome.
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"Top 20 Comic book/Graphic Novel selection"
"Mega City One. Convulsing. Choking. Breaking under its own weight. Citizens in fear of the street. The gun. The gang. Only one thing fighting for order in the chaos: the men and women of the Hall of Justice. Juries. Executioners. Judges."
If I look for the words Bad-ass, cool, amazing, fun and entertaining, I guarantee Dredd is the common Synonym.
Dredd is simply top notch entertainment, there is not a dull moment in the film. Dredd is so bad-ass, that "The Most Interesting Man in the World" (The Dos Equis beer man) calls it, his favorite film of all time.
Sometimes a film comes around that hits all the sweet spots, Dredd is that…
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Not too bad, better than the Stallone version which I felt was trying to hard to be a cult favourite. This version wasn't as OTT character wise and the 3D worked better than others I've seen trying to utilize the technology.
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Sunday Morning Review!
I've been reviewing big, classic films on Sundays for a while. My choice this morning wasn't exactly a "classic" but I'm sure its bound to be a certain kind of classic sometime down the road. A cult classic if you will.
I'm of course talking about the ass kickin, blood sprayin, explosive party of stern mandibles that was Dredd. This under the radar hit from last year set fanboys pants aflame like an incendiary round because despite what the trailers made it look like, Dredd turned out to be one of the most honest and satisfying comic book adaptations to ever grace to screen. It's got it's fair share of problems just like any other superhero film…
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Kopfaus Kino in gut
Bin keinn Fan von Kopfaus Kino. Eigentlich ganz und gar nicht. Dredd ist aber irgendwie gutes Kopfaus. Super simple Story, sehr geradliniger Hauptdredd und zurückhaltende, noch nicht all zu abgehärtetete Prüflingsdredd.
Hat aber Spass gemacht und war eigentlich ziemlich gut. Auch ganz nett anzusehen und brutaler als erwartet. Die Slowmotion Effekte dieser Droge nerven aber ein wenig ab und an.
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Like many of us who grew up reading Judge Dredd in the 2000AD weekly comic (sorry "prog"), I was hugely disappointed by the Stallone adaptation. It violated the number one rule, which is that Dredd Does Not Take His Helmet Off. He just doesn't. So, massive respect to Karl Urban, for keeping his ego in check and adhering to this number one rule.
But also respect to the film makers for changing the things that needed to be changed. Frankly the new judges uniform looks totally bad ass, whereas the original in the comic books would have detracted from the tone they were going for in this movie. Also they dropped the silly fake swearing ("drokk!" "stomm!"), and replaced it…
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Trashy action movie