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and not a single creep ass shot or boob shot was shown. Imagine that, you can write a woman's character to be evil (mama) or good and caring (anderson) and not have them show their tits and people will still end up liking them. Maybe thats why the box office didn't do so well tho....not enough tits. Im still hoping we get a sequel now that carl urban is an even more popular household name because of the boys.
The producers actually approached Karl Urban early on and tentatively asked him if he'd be OK doing the entire movie with his helmet on, never showing his face. Urban astounded everyone by adamantly insisting his version of Dredd _never_ remove his helmet at any point. Urban was a huge fan of the comic and for him this was his dream role. For him, the movie and the character were far more important than his own career or ego.
Well I know Urban keep his helmet from the Lord of the rings films. He has to have made sure to keep the dread one as well. (Edit I am a big Tolkien fan so I know about the helmet from LotR. But I am not a big comic book fan so I am only guessing about Dread. But I think it’s a safe bet)
Both Urban and Thirlby (who also made a pitch perfect Anderson and I would have loved to see her later portrayals of Anderson) even made their own pleas to moviegoers to KeepDreddAlive. I myself bought the DVD day one and signed the petitions to try to help make it happen. But, sometimes, it just wasn't meant to be.
This is the kind of fullscale devotion that I also appreciate about Revolver, especially because it addresses an included theme of ego tripping by also leaving the end credits completely blank. Revolver is a must-watch.
Fun fact: Karl Urban once said that he likes to walk around his own house with nothing on but his Dredd helmet and some underwear. Forgot where I read that, though.
One thing people forgot to mention is how perfect the male-female dynamic of the movie is. Not making a woman a useless damsel in distress like the old movies, and not making her the Mary Sue either. Not even making her a copy of Dredd. One is the muscle, the other one is the (psychic) brain. Also, the gun fights were more believable than 90% of action movies. Because they were always tactical, not walking and shooting while 100 people miss them like the rest of the action movies. They had better tech and psychic powers and they used it well.
Nice to see your comment here Efe Bro, as a Turkish guy who respect your work, it was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon your comment totally randomly. In Turkish, vay amk adamıın yorumunu gördüğüm yere bak
O degil de, dikkatimi cekti. Efe Aydal’in ve The Critical Thinker’in “Tremors”, “Starship Troopers” ve bir kac baska film hakkindaki analizleri cok benzerlik gosteriyor.
Another note to your excellent analysis: There's no sexual tension between them. An older male mentor figure who isn't trying to get into the pants of his female charge. It's almost as if they are work colleagues and not guests at the same block party.
Deez Nuts on his chin are even better. No but seriously KU is great in verything he does. It's kind of a whiplash to go from this to the laughable Skurge ("These are Des and Troy. Together, they DESTROY.") to the funny but *quite* fearsome Billy Butcher. Dude has range.
The dialogue, even in its concise delivery, is solid: "The price?" "One million credits." "One million?" "Do you know who Dredd is?" "No." "I DO. ONE MILLION CREDITS."
@@safaricalamari7613 The first time I watched it I thought this is quite a good interpretation of Dredd. Decided to watch it again a few years later just casual while I was doing something else. The something else didn't get done until it was over. It's quite riveting.
It immediately establishes Dredd has a massive reputation without bogging it down with any actual exposition. I also love the "Judge Dredd. THE Judge Dredd." bit when the guy has Dredd on the ground, shot, and is gloating, just to further establish that Mama picked a fight with the wrong judge.
I do love how after the climax, the senior judge asks, “What happened?” Dredd just says, “Drug bust. Perps were uncooperative.” It didn’t need more of a plot because it was just a normal day for Dredd.
Yes yes yes. We need more films like these. It's just like the meme for this movie says: "Dredd gets no sequel but Twilight gets FOUR sequels!?" There is truly no justice in this world.
On the charges of denying Dredd it's sequel, wrongfully marketing it, and for allowing it to go forgotten (except for in the fans' hearts), I sentence you, Hollywood, to serve 1,000 years in the isocubes without parole. Back to back.
"It's a VIOLENT, action film about a BRUTAL, uncompromising MAN demolishing everything and everyone in his PATH in his single-minded pursuit of JUSTICE" This line is gold, is everything a 2020 man wants, and cannot wish. The drinker says it in a bloody good way
I love how Judge Dredd is already a fully-realized "hero" at the beginning of the movie, so he doesn't need to grow or change. Instead, Anderson is the one who goes on the hero's journey. At the beginning of the movie Dredd sees Anderson isn't ready to be a Judge, and at the end of the movie he sees that she is ready. Judge Dredd isn't a complex character, and he doesn't need to be one, even if he's the star of the show.
One of the names I've heard for this is the flat character arc. The protagonist doesn't change, but instead changes the world and characters around them. The last time I saw it referenced was Paddington Bear. About as different as a movie can get from Dredd, but the same idea.
Dredd himself changed. Remember how uncompromising he was for anderson to pass. "You lose your weapon" She did lose her weapon. . . And Dredd still passed her.
So it's almost like Anderson is the main character but not in the annoying way so many other movies handle female main characters lol this movie just does shit right.
@@markknife1 But, Dredd was ordered to pass the Rookie at the beginning of the movie. He was still just following orders, in the end. Make of it what you will.
1. Dredd is damn near perfect. It’s Die Hard 2.0 2. Karl Urban would’ve been an awesome Bruce Wayne/Batman 3. Anderson actress should’ve gotten way more big roles after Dredd
Dredd explained the plot in his own movie perfectly (and even more concisely than you did): Chief Judge Lady: "What happened here?" Dredd: "Drug bust." Chief Judge Lady: "You look like you've been through it." Dredd: "Perps were...uncooperative." Fucking legend, mate.
The best part is it really sells the tale. DREDD wasn't making a joke. All that brutality. That crime. Slow mo to take over the city. It felt like an world ender. But no. It was just a routine drug bust. This movie is the Predator/Die hard of our time. Every single scene has a deeper cue/meaning.urban grimace. His decision to kill the perps once they took down an 'innocent'. Anderson show us that Dredd had a soft side.... Then the movie showed us that side and how crime had forced him to wear the law as a shield against humanity criminality. Stunning kids instead of killing them. Dredd being impressed by Anderson dispensation of justice. The difference between adrenaline shaking rookie and the more confident, ready Anderson at the end. It's amazing.
I was managing a movie theater when that Stallone version came out. One of my regular customers, who ran a comics shop, said "I don't know why they went with this plot. It would have been good to just follow Dredd around for day doing his job." I was glad to see this version came a lot closer to that.
The plot of Judge Dredd was a mishmash of a few stories, notably ‘The day the law died’ for the framing of Dredd, ‘The return of Rico,’ for Rico’s escape and a bit of the Judge Cal arc introducing Fergee. Plus throwing in the Angel Gang and some other familiar faces. But the execution left a lot to be desired.
I love this movie. Also, the actress who played Dredd's partner in this should have been cast in the live-action _Ghost in the Shell_ instead of Scarlett freaking Johanssen.
Ah, don't mention disappoint movie! Is disappoint! Have DVD for was cheap, but is all plastic movie go from place to place for visuals, no build-up. Filmento have good analysis of movie's mistakes, recommending.
"She's a pass". Anderson respects her commanding officer, makes mistakes, learns from them, and ultimately uses her strengths as a psychic because she's not macho man Randy Savage. When she saves Dredd there's no inappropriate joke belittling him because she knows without Dredd shed already be dead. She knows she's failed due to losing her primary weapon but chooses to finish the mission and earns his respect. Its not rocket science to write believable female characters in action movies, and Anderson is well written and well.acted.
It was also part of Dredd's character development, while he started out as an uncompromising judge, he decided to compromise on the rules he applied. He passed her despite she failing her test and despite she losing her weapon. It was also nice to see that both Dredd and Anderson were suspicious of the 'help' that showed up, it was predictable in a way that Anderson would read her 'savior''s mind and immediately shoot her but at the same time it was so satisfying to see a character to follow logical procedure when faced with these kinds of situations. The movie always made it clear that these two were in danger due to their aggressors, but never their own incompetence.
anderson is a damn fine strong female character. i just fell over it when i was talking with some friends about the so called "strong female characters" these days.. i didnt realize it at the moment, cause it felt natural and believable.
I liked Lena Hedley character as well. The bitch is straight ruthless. She injects some dudes with slomo, skins them alive then chucks them off the 1000th story. Like shit that has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
Anderson is one of the most well-done female characters in probably the past two decades. She hits that balanced sweet spot that modern movies don't even aim for. She's not weak, but not as strong as Dredd or some of the gangers. She doesn't try to rely on physical power she doesn't have, and the movie gives her other ways to impress. Watching her develop from uncertain rookie to actual Judge is fantastic, and the audience can both agree with Dredd giving her a pass by the end and be excited if she got her own movie in the future. The movie also has a unique visual style. It looks like they turned the brightness down but the color saturation up, and the result is everything being kind of dark and dirty but also having strong colors and sharp contrast. It gives the feeling of a color comic brought to life.
I just finished watching this… I haven’t enjoyed a movie this much in a long time. No boring exposition, no ridiculous motivations, no 90 lb women over powering 300 lb men, just great action, great characters and a simple story. We may never get another movie like this! Thanks for the recommendation Drinker! I’m both happy and thoroughly depressed… cheers!
I have heard of this and MR. H has talked at length about it on his channel. But in this current client maybe it's better to dream of what would have been rather than see what the entertainment industry will shit out nowadays.
Yeah he said many times that he would love to play the character of Judge Dredd again so I think that if they do do I show or a movie that he'll be back I did like the original but the latest one with Karl Urban it is badass
Which is EXACTLY how Dredd was. Everything was another day at the coalface. Some days were less shitty than others is all. Ma-Ma was mildly more troublesome than the average. At worst.
What I love about his movie, is how Dredd is completely unfazed by the desperate situation they're in, and the fact they are likely facing certain death, and keeps on with the training program. "You're on assessment, give me your analysis". Brilliant writing.
We don't really know what her psychic abilities even were. Maybe she could sense where everyone was in her vicinity and whether they had hostile intent. That would be pretty damned useful.
What i also liked about the movie was that Dredd wasn’t just a justice robot. He was really upset about Mama destroying/killing an entire floor for getting one judge... So his judgement about Anderson in the end made complete sense.
Urban was brilliant, brutal, driven, perfect. Too many to choose but it's hard to beat his final confrontation with Ma-Ma when he says "This isn't a negotiation" then instantly judges, sentences and executes her albeit in a very unique way. Damn excellent movie. Damn near perfect. More Dredd please.
Dredd is proof that you can make good movies, you can make strong female characters that make sense and that people like, and that you can have a reasonable diverse cast without shoving everyone's face in it. Hollywood *can* do it. They just choose not to. Which makes the shit they pump out all the time even more insulting.
So... there is a nuance in what you said, that I think was missed. Dredd wasn't made by Hollywood, it was made by outsiders. Which, btw, is why it failed at the box office - movie theaters wouldn't show it, reviewers wouldn't review it; because it wasn't from one of the major Hollywood studios that they all have agreements with. So while Dredd proved that making a good (action) movie, with good strong female characters & diversity; it didn't prove that Hollywood could do it - it took a production team and writers/producers outside Hollywood from foreign countries to do it. It can be (easily) done; but seemingly not by Hollywood.
@@hansellius It was a British/ South African production. I can't remember anything in the way of marketing for it sadly, and I'm sure I would have noticed.
The funny thing is, this IS a feminist movie...the female character ends up a total badass. But it's an earned transformation, there's nothing forced about it. So good.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Anderson spares on of Mama's minions and tells Dredd how she read his mind and found out that he was just another one of her victims; and since he was going to fail her anyway she was going to show some mercy..
Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley are the gold standard for earned transformation from normal person to badass who can throw down. I wish more movies understood what it was that made those characters so good (I still get goose bumbs when the elevator doors open and Ripley emerges from the smoke, flame thrower/assault rife in hand).
it's not feminist. under feminism/CRT a woman is presumed lesser and it's required of society to give her a higher station than she would earn through merit. in this case Anderson, and Ma Ma for that matter, compete on a flat playing field and earn their positions through the merits they bring to the competition. in Anderson's case her advantage is her psychic power and in in Ma Ma's case it's her intelligence and cruelty.
Same here. Movie store where I live was selling DVD's 3 for $10 years ago and I grabbed Dredd without a 2nd thought. Can't remember what the other 2 movies were, but this was the only one that mattered! Still watch it at least twice a year.
I remember seeing a post online talking about it, how for Anderson it's this huge thing that changes how she views the world and herself and forces her to grow and toughen herself. It has a massive impact on the rest of her entire life and for Dredd it's Wednesday.
Yeah that ending which implies we're going to see the two on more adventures...OMG. Films like this don't get sequels but derivative crap gets sequel after sequel, there is no justice...
@@SerMattzio No shit, it hurts to see sometimes. Movies like shark-fuckin-nado get several sequels, or like the new star wars trilogy, they just flung money at it and still managed to make steaming coiled up piles of shit, and then masterpieces like Dredd just get forgotten. Though, as much as I want a sequel, this movie is good enough by itself. People 40 years from now will look at Dredd like some of us look at Blade Runner (damn that's a good movie too) today, as a timeless cult classic and an inspiration of what perfection in cinema looks like.
I've always thought that Dredd's reply was "yeah...", like he wasn't psychic but through experience and competence, he already knew what the guy was thinking
I love the ending when Dredd just responds to his boss like this was just another day at the office. Pretty telling how badass he is and how fucked up it is working as judge
Dredd: I'm wondering when you'd remember you left your helmet behind. Anderson: Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities. Dredd: Think a bullet might interfere with them more. eloquent AF :))
That scene is amazing for multiple reasons 1-It explains why she dosent use helmet without making it appear as just "protagonist syndrome" 2-It shows Dredd personality as a "by the books guy" who takes issue even with minor violations 3-It shows that despite his tought attitude Dredd is still human and still able to crack a joke. 4-It provides a refresher for the audience that Anderson isn't a normal person and what her powers are. 5- It reiterates the relationship between Anderson and Dredd, showing how Dredd is in a position of power by how she refers to him. 6-It foreshadows her standing up to him in the end.
I’d love a sequel...but at the same time we all know what would happen: “Dredda is a brave woman girl that’s stunning and brave. And no men ever taught her anything.”....no thanks
The entire cast & crew of Dredd deserve the highest praise! This was so true to the comic book original it requires no further comment, other than to say Urban IS Dredd.
Apart from marketing, Dredd also came out months after the Raid, which has the same premise of elite cops locked in a drug lord's building. Perhaps that also impacted its success.
The Raid having the same plot as Dredd wasn’t a coincidence. While Dredd’s production was held up at one point, the makers of the Raid got hold of the Dredd script before they started filming the Raid. The basic plot of which they then swiped. Worse, they started filming the Raid after Dredd was completed, they got it into the cinemas BEFORE Dredd was released. Which not only stole Dredd’s thunder, but gave people the impression that Dredd’s plot copied that of the Raid’s! So the Raid nicked Dredd’s plot AND got all the critical acclaim.
I’m so happy he never took the helmet off. Most actors are too vain to not let themselves show their face in their leading roles. Really shows just how dedicated to the art he was
Thats why I still maintain he would've made an excellent Batman. All the other actors take off the cowl WAY too much. He could've sold Bruce Wayne too, don't get me wrong, but he wouldn't have been so vain that he needs his face on screen at all times and we could have gotten an awesome Batman movie that keeps him in the suit for most of it.
@@g-mandacomicfan350 Rarely do I come across a comment such a this where I can agree with just about every word. Now THAT is what a batman film should be.
I remember an interview where Karl was talking about doing the part having been told by his agent that his face would be covered the whole movie and therefore didn't want him to do it. Karl's response: "I don't care, I'm playing Dredd."
@@FerDeLance06 Yeah, how often is Batman Bruce in the comics? VERY rarely. I want a BATMAN movie where it is 90% Batman like the comics I love. I don't really care about Bruce and his love interest, I want to see Batman beating the snot out of his villains for 2 hours.
"just wondering when you'll realize you forgot your helmet" "it interferes with my psychic abilities sir" "... i think a bullet might interfere with them more" i still die laughing everytime i hear that line. it's perfect.
Extremely late, but finally got to watch Dredd. Wish I watched it when it came out, because it definitely deserved a sequel. Very simple story and plot, yet the action and characters delivered. Dredd was ruthless, Anderson was naive yet capable, and Mama was just insane. Loved it.
My favorite scene of the film that demonstrates it’s simplicity: in the scene where the rogue judges come in, they assess the situation and give their planned report. The medic comes out, explains that that’s NOT what happened. One of the judges asks if he’s willing to testify to that. When the medic replies that he is, another judge shoots him dead. It’s simple, it establishes that these judges are rogue and the “bad guys” without anything else. In any other film you would’ve seen some long, stupid explanation that wasn’t needed.
There is some fantastic dry humour from Dredd: Judge Dredd: Was wondering when you realized you'd forgot your helmet... Cassandra Anderson: ...It interferes with my psychic abilities... Judge Dredd: I think a bullet would interfere with them more.
"Mawmaw isn't the law." "I'm the law." Those words right there get me every time. "Judgment Time." still gives me goosebumps. I loved Stalone's Dredd as a kid, but Urbans Dredd I love even more as an Adult, and I'd love it if a company would pick this up and run with it for a sequel. They don't need to reinvent the wheel, they don't need to repeat this, or add more spectacle. They just need to give us more like this. Maybe its years past, and Dredd, and "new recruit" now a more seasoned judge have to team up for something even bigger. Maybe its just Dredd. but like I said they don't need to add, or subtract just keep it on target.
It's the way he drives his point home after that speech by luring a bunch of her guys into an ambush and setting them on fire that's the cherry on top.
Do some research, they far from gave up on it, Adi Shankar, Karl Urban and others behind the film have worked their asses off to get a sequel made, the film has too many financial backers and fingers in the pie to ever get them to agree. Check out Adi Shankar on RU-vid.
Something to keep in mind, those who own the IP bought and remodelled an old paper print plant and turned it into a film studio space. They are far from done with Dredd. They just can’t film it all in the US. So the guys who made the old game Aliens vs Predator are basically pulling together their own film production company... that’s gonna be a lot of work.
My friend can rarely sit through a whole movie without getting up and moving around or talking but when I put this movie on he was motionless and speechless the whole time! He even wanted to watch it again the next day. Bad ass is what he said.
I believe the reason why Dredd never takes the helmet off was actually because of Carl Urban. Who point blank told the director. "If the helmet comes off. I walk."
@@cheynepearson1960 I mean, they could've teased us by having the helmet be "Des & Troy"d at some point, but then hiding his face until he picks up another from one of the corrupt Judges.
@@steveyoung9271 nope. Dredd was amazing. The original had potential. It ALMOST feels like a bad ass Verhoven movie, but rated PG-13. It needed to go over the top with the violence Robocop style.. and it just didn't.
Amazing film, with a criminally underrated soundtrack. "Ma-Ma's Requiem" which plays as she falls to her death in slow motion is incredible. Paul Leonard-Morgan at his finest.
@@steveyoung9271 No, you're not the only one who thought it was largely forgettable. I have no clue why this ended up on Drinker's recommended list, I think he's too tired of overcomplicated movies like Tenet. Dredd is getting WAY too much sympathy from the comments on this video, if you ask me. That said, what little I've seen of the original makes me think that one's even worse, not better.
@@Cr4cKf0x Yeah, there was some chase scenes in the beginning shot in Johannesburg, and I was like, wow, they actually cleaned up West street. Think most of the internals of the building was done in Cape Town.
Awesome as hell movie. Why can't Hollywood make more movies like this eh? Well that's because this isn't a Hollywood movie, rather a British/South African co-production shot in Johannesburg.
because its not a pg-13 family movie that you will go to see with your kids, or its not a couples romantic movie with some action on the side to keep the guy happy too. Everything has to be maximized in profits thats why we get PG-13 action/drama/comedy types of movies that is suppose to serve everyone and make a billion dollars like fast and furious and avengers. Which is sad, they can have their billion dollar reboot franchises and make GOOD movies too but i guess they just want money.
LOVED those lines ... I rewatch this movie once or twice a year. There's a sense of the girl ACHIEVING SOMETHING when he says: *"You LOOK Ready"* . There's a LOT to be said for a Strong Male Character bolstering the spine of a younger willing female trainee-character... horrible they make it a Damn Crime for a guy to lead. The CONFIDENCE BOOST it'd give a girl.... to be trained & experienced from a brute like Dredd.... The same would be true for a "wussy" / or / "Green" new dude who "Manned up" after being trained by Dredd. It works for either sex
@@AutomationDnD You mean learning and gaining experience from a older and wiser mentor. Hollywood says "fuck that she female make her unstoppable for no good reason"
One of the best comic movie adaptations made. Urban is Dredd and the fact he never took his helmet off tells me they respected the character and lore and it shows in this film. The only bad thing is no sequel was made.
Funny too because Karl hates wearing helmets because he does in a lot of his movies. But he is also a huge fan of the genre and source and didn't mind wearing it here.
Could've respected his character more by portraying him as a ludicrously by-the-books officer. Judge Dredd, if you recall, is half-satire, half-serial. This is a series containing a cyborg special Olympian with an anger management dial on his head, not to mention the undead Judge running around.
I used to have a routine of going to the theater solo on Monday nights, where I would usually take a chance on what seemed like guilty pleasure movies. I never had high expectations of these movies I would go see, but every now and then, I would pleasantly surprised. On one Monday in September of 2012, which happened to be my birthday that year, I took a chance on Dredd 3D (as it was titled when it was released). Ho-lee shit was I blown away! When that first slo-mo scene appeared on screen in 3D (directed by fellow RU-vidr, Gav, from the Slo-Mo Guys), I knew this was going to be more than just a shitty guilty pleasure. It was above and beyond good. The performances. The visuals. The score (that music that plays as MaMa slowly falls to her death at the end…fucking hell). This movie is special, like Blade Runner meets Robocop.
Dredd:"Where's your helmet rookie?" Anderson:"I don't wear it, it interferes with my telepathy" Dreed: 🤔"I think a bullet might interfere more" 😎🔥 Bad Ass!
I avoided this when it came out because of how crappy the "other" movie was but gave it a chance recently and was surprised at how good it was. Man, I had to sub to this channel because I just keep finding review after review here that I 100% agree to. Now I can browse for movies I'll like and he's already screened them for "the message" and low quality.
After watching this year-old recommendation i decided to give it a shot - and indeed it was a good idea - i liked Dredd very much. And i really like how they approached the scene with rouge judge vs Anderson : building uncertainty and suspension. I thought "yeah - Dredd will be fine, but Anderson is fucked..." and then she bagged a couple of them like a pro
There might have been some foreshadowing or set up for it in Dredd - there were four corrupt Judges who got called to Peach Trees, and there were four Dark Judges. Pure speculation, but fun to think about!
The dude who made this movie has his own RU-vid channel (he made the Bootleg Power Rangers). He said the second movie would've likely been a prequel that would explore Dredd's personal views, showing him to be a literal fascist but not because he's evil, but rather because in his line of work (and how messed up Megacity 1 is) it's almost a necessity if Dredd's to survive. The third movie would be about the Dark Judges. THAT ALL SAID, a mini series called Megacity 1 is being explored, with Karl Urban saying he WILL dawn the helmet again if that happens. Turns out he LOVED being Dredd and actively keeps his ear to the ground in hopes of another go at it, and who can blame him? The rest of the cast and crew said as much of Urban on set: When he put on the helmet, he WAS Dredd.
"There's an elegance to be found in simplicity. And the worst thing that you can do as a storyteller is to over-complicate something that doesn't require it." *_Tenet has left the chat_*
"over-complicate something that doesn't require it." That was my problem with The Raid 2, the sequel to the film that a lot of people accuse Dredd of ripping off(I like both tbh). The first was a straight forward action movie, the sequel was a convoluted Hong Kong-style crime thriller.
@@robwalsh9843 I agree. I know I watched all of The Raid 2 before. I just don't remember any of it or what it was about or any of the action scenes. Basically nothing. Lol
I went to the movies lucklily to see this, and in 3D and the slow motion, and colour saturation of SloMo was shockingly memorizing, and stunning to watch in 3D. And was utterly enthralled with just a great action movie. I was shocked later on it didnt get the praise it truly did. Ive watched this movie dozens of times now.
Out for my birthday in 2012, had an awful Chinese meal in Manchester's' Chinatown, decided to go see Dredd afterwards to make up for it - made my night, and I still remember it nine years later - how many birthdays are that memorable?
@@kempyuk9008 I used to work with Scottish women at Compaq DCE in the '90s. The Critical Drinker's description is spot on. Don't they have dentists in Scotland?
To this day, I'm still mad we never got a sequel. This movie was sooo awesome, and Karl Urban had a blast with it and very much was down for a second one.
-- Taken from Rotten Tomatoes -- ==== *Dredd* : Inhabitants of Peach Trees, this is Judge Dredd. *Ma-Ma* : Let him talk. *Dredd* : In case you people have forgotten, this block operates under the same rules as the rest of the city. Ma-Ma is not the law... I am the law. *Dredd* : Ma-Ma is a common criminal; guilty of murder, guilty of the manufacture and distribution of the narcotic known as Slo-Mo, and as of now under sentence of death. Any who obstruct me in carrying out my duty will be treated as an accessory to her crimes... you have been warned. *Dredd* : And as for you Ma-Ma... judgement time. ====
One of my favorite scenes in this movie Dredd, Anderson and a Perp in an elevator. Anderson: (Gets a psychic flash) Sir he's thinking about making a move for your gun. Dredd: (without even moving his head) Yeah. Anderson: (Gets another flash as the Perp looks at her confused) He just changed his mind. Dredd: Yeah.
It’s my favorite movie. Every time I see my father we watch this one together. We quote it the whole time and just love this movie. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t do too well in the box office, to me it is nearly a perfect movie but it is hard to talk objectively about this one with all the nostalgia.
I remember watching this out of sheer boredom, not expecting anything and being completely blown away by it. That was probably the best way to experience this movie.
Same. Think I bought it on iTunes never having heard of it (the movie - certainly heard of the comics as I bought some of the first ones as part of the comic 2000AD in the early 80’s) but it was cheap. Loved it. Watched it several times since.
I remember leaving the theater after seeing Dredd and thinking "Huh, that's exactly the movie, the advertisements said it was going to be... Awesome!" straight forward, no stuffed in bs relationships, just stop mama...done xD
I'm still kicking myself for not seeing this in 3-D when it was in the theaters. The storyline and acting were exactly what they needed to be to make this an enjoyable movie, but having that extra visual boost would have been a lot of fun.
There was an authentic relationship, but it wasn't a "romantic subplot", it's a vet/rookie master/student building rapport and having each other's backs. Like Big Boss once put it when it came to his mentor, it's not that he was in love with her, it's much deeper than that. Shit, imagine Dredd being shafted the way The Boss was, and Anderson being the one designated to end him.
That's the thing isn't it, Anderson is a dynamic character, she starts out as a nervous rookie and ends as a Judge, capable of laying the smackdown when necessary, but without losing her sense of compassion and mercy. Dredd meanwhile is a static character, because ultimately; this is just another day in the office to him, nothing about this day is going to change Dredd's life, save for the fact that he respects Anderson at the end and even that is more a side effect of HER character journey. As he put it, when they did the first raid, she did not look ready, but when it was time for the final push on Ma Ma, she looked ready.
This is a criminally underrated movie. One of the best action movies ever. I wish it was a trilogy, each movie a mission for Dredd, just another day at work, and with the same characteristics as this one.
The most impressive thing is how he was able to convey everything he needed/wanted simply by flexing his mouth (granted the emotion he usually conveyed was anger)
This is such a good example of how to do an action movie right. Simple to understand characters with easy to define motives. A clear objective laid out that our heroes have to struggle and fight to get towards. Fantastic action set pieces with competent stunt men, and good special effects and cinematography. Lastly a satisfying ending where the heroes win and the bad guys lose. Bonus points if it is done in a poetic or over the top manner.
