TheKaeptain
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This is like the first September that has movies I want to see coming out.
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Gaze into the fist |OT| DREDD 3D
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Keavy_Rain
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As a genuine fan of the original, I'm not sure how I feel about this one.
I kinda don't want to see it because I'm afraid it may ruin the first one for me.
Plus, it looks so much like The Raid...
I kinda don't want to see it because I'm afraid it may ruin the first one for me.
Plus, it looks so much like The Raid...
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
Saw it last night, I really enjoyed it. Great use of 3D. Finally a film that earns a 18's cert (which is rare these days) very faithful adaptation of the comic, in regards to tone, style and violence.
Ruin the first one for you... Wow.
Cerebral Assassin
Member
This is like saying you don't want to eat chocolate because it may ruin the taste of shit.
Dark Judges is great for us, but mainstream audiences might need a little slower onramp. A bit of Anderson exposition in 2, then Dark Judges in 3. And yes they would HAVE to do the scene in the OP because that would then be the greatest scene in movie history - especially if they telegraphed the effect from several prior scenes with "normal" folks gazing into the face of fear.
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ZombieFred
Unconfirmed Member
I saw this on Friday night and thought it was a damn good film, a solid 8/10 for me. The soundtrack for this was godly. I hope this does well for a sequel because this production team and talent has done the world of Dredd with some justice with what they could do for this film.
furrygiblets
Member
Saw it yesterday, thought it was a great interpretation of Dredd!
ConfusedMan09
Neo Member
Wow - 95% @ 43 reviews RT score. I was expecting this to be terrible for some reason.
megamerican
Member
I've been cautiously optimistic about this one for awhile. Hopefully the momentum keeps up. I hate those ones that fall off a cliff right on opening day.
the average score is 7.1, though. sometimes I don't know which one to follow.
Went into town to see it last night - unfortunately, my favourite place wasn't showing it - and was pleasantly surprised. My views in a nutshell:
http://squarescircle.com/2012/09/11/dredd-whats-in-a-grimace/
I bought volume one of the complete case files last night. Looking forward to immersing myself in this lore.
http://squarescircle.com/2012/09/11/dredd-whats-in-a-grimace/
I bought volume one of the complete case files last night. Looking forward to immersing myself in this lore.
Fox Mulder
Member
so is this a badass Raid with guns and 3d?
It's gonna be the 2nd movie I go to this year.
It's gonna be the 2nd movie I go to this year.
Well, it's a less badass version of The Raid, though it's still pretty badass.
Just saw this and really really enjoyed it, some really great 3D slow-mo scenes.
No holds barred extreme violence and all the better for it.
Soundtrack is excellent, its there to complement the violence and its does that perfectly.
Karl Urban is a good Dredd. His facial expression and one-liner delivery is pretty good and Olivia Thirlby is OK as the young & naive new recruit.
Hope this does well on general release in the US cos I would love to see a sequel.
No holds barred extreme violence and all the better for it.
Soundtrack is excellent, its there to complement the violence and its does that perfectly.
Karl Urban is a good Dredd. His facial expression and one-liner delivery is pretty good and Olivia Thirlby is OK as the young & naive new recruit.
Hope this does well on general release in the US cos I would love to see a sequel.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
Yeah, I never expected Urban to be that good. I thought that Stallone had the chin, but Urban's grimace and tone are simply perfect.
"Mama is not the law. I am the law".
"Mama is not the law. I am the law".
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Saw this on Tuesday, it was a ruddy good action romp.
I hope someone greenlights a second film, i'd like to see something from the same team albeit with a bigger budget and larger scope. I think the setting worked for introducing the character, now let him loose in Megacity One.
I hope someone greenlights a second film, i'd like to see something from the same team albeit with a bigger budget and larger scope. I think the setting worked for introducing the character, now let him loose in Megacity One.
Lucky Gonk
Member
It's just a great film. Violent as hell and funny in a way that I wasn't anticipating. It's also lean a fuck - there's zero flab or superfluous exposition to bog it down. It feels like a welcome antidote to some of the portentous and overblown stuff I've seen this year. I expect it'll bomb hard in the states but it really doesn't deserve to.
Going in I figured the reliance on contemporary vehicles and weapons would hurt the film, but coming out I thought it worked in its favour. Mega City One really felt like a city in decline in a world where humanity's best days have already passed. The reliance on old technology seemed indicative of a society that's having to scavenge and make do with ever diminishing resources, and the city's increasing reliance on 200 storey veritical slums to house its population felt like an extension of that. I don't want to overstate it but it felt like a reasonably plausible (and very depressing) vision of the future. The mix of ground level Jo-burg and high rise Mega City One worked better than it had any right to. I really can't wait to see it again.
Going in I figured the reliance on contemporary vehicles and weapons would hurt the film, but coming out I thought it worked in its favour. Mega City One really felt like a city in decline in a world where humanity's best days have already passed. The reliance on old technology seemed indicative of a society that's having to scavenge and make do with ever diminishing resources, and the city's increasing reliance on 200 storey veritical slums to house its population felt like an extension of that. I don't want to overstate it but it felt like a reasonably plausible (and very depressing) vision of the future. The mix of ground level Jo-burg and high rise Mega City One worked better than it had any right to. I really can't wait to see it again.
Prof. Bathtub
Member
Caught a US pre-screening with a friend. I'd say this movie is the best possible version of itself. Not for everyone, but if you're hankering for the simple pleasures of balls-to-the-wall-ery, definitely check it out. Urban's tone and lower-face-acting were exquisite.
EdibleExplosives
Member
I saw this a couple of days ago, I'm not really that big a fan of action movies but I thought it was pretty good. It surprised me how empty the cinema was though, although it was around lunch time on a weekday.
not a remake of the stallone film, its based on the comics, it has NOTHING much in common with stallones one
as for a copy of the raid!
the raid STOLE its plot from dredd!! how? cos the dredd script was leaked online in 2010 if anyone here read it , so the raid COPIED the leaked script from dredd! but altered a few things obviously and they rushed it out first
Pai Pai Master
Banned
Man, I'm so excited for this. Gonna get drunk with my buddy and go see this as soon as it's out here.
Criminal Upper
Banned
Man, this thing is just KILLING it on RT.
Can't wait.
Can't wait.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
I'd just like to remind my fellow gaffers that this is a low budget film with a very small focus. Don't go in expecting anything particularly flashy.
Keep that in mind and you won't be disappointed.
Keep that in mind and you won't be disappointed.
quickwhips
Member
This movie is really good. I saw it in philly a week before it came out. I will be going to watch it again soon. I enjoyed that he didn't take off his helmet. I felt they tried keep it about the character vs about the person playing him.
broadwayrock
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Shorty11857
Member
Just saw this film with some friends, was pretty great. It was refreshing to see a 90 minute film that just felt very focused with no filler, I know that probably came from the low budget but it worked out really well
Cosmic Schwung
Member
Everything looks a little more contemporary than the comics, but other than that it feels pretty faithful including some seriously cheesy lines from Dredd. Obviously if you can't stand the glasses then don't bother with it but I have to say this is the first time since Avatar that I saw a film where I thought the 3D was worthwhile.
Yes. I'd say this is probably the most authentic comic adaptation so far. It's as Dredd as we're ever going to get.
Funky Papa
FUNK-Y-PPA-4
It's an excellent version of Dredd, although the budget prevents it from being totally accurate. They didn't have money to create tons of futuristic props, so they reused old, trashed real world vehicles and mixed them with fictional ones. It kinda works, as it creates a world with serious scarcity problems and in need of reusing old hardware just to keep going. Most of the weapons are also "old" (you can tell they have reused South African Vektor rifles with tactical rails and shit) but again, it's not something distracting.
Ayup. I can't even imagine how they could make a better Dredd without setting the budget on fire. It really is extremely close to the original material, wardrobe and props notwithstanding.
Jeff Albertson
Member
I went today, I'm not a comic book fan nor really remember much of the last film but I loved this, pretty perfect popcorn flick.
The story is simple but that works it doesn't try to be over clever, the effects are good and there is a good amount of tension and violence.
I thought at first they may overdo the slow mo effects but it was used just right as well, also the villain is a believable scary bad ass.
I couldnt help thinking that it would make a good game though (kinect support and all
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The story is simple but that works it doesn't try to be over clever, the effects are good and there is a good amount of tension and violence.
I thought at first they may overdo the slow mo effects but it was used just right as well, also the villain is a believable scary bad ass.
I couldnt help thinking that it would make a good game though (kinect support and all
)I think a pleasant surprise is much more likely. That said, Dredd's lore can get pretty wacky and wonderful, so I would like to see a bigger, badder sequel.
Oh, and if you like Dredd, you'll love this:
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