Dredd - Digital HD [4K UHD]
E**K
Best comicbook movie
Great action, fun story. One possible improvement, Anderson should have delivered the last line.
R**X
Brilliant film and adaptation of the "2000 A.D." (aka Judge Dredd) comics.
The world of MegaCity started in a comic book series called "2000 A.D." in 1979 as a black & white ink outline style. It was a British/Spanish artist's idea to create a new sci-fi comic off the heels of '77's Star Wars craze, because Sci-Fi was not selling well in the comic market. The fan-favorite character in the comic was "Judge Dredd," labeled as the "Judge, Jury, and Executioner" in what the Brits (emphasis on Brits) felt as a "right-wing" Fascist Police State mentality at the time. (Fascism is more of a Left-wing thing, actually...Big Government telling you what to do and how to act, etc) But anyway, some of the uniform and symbols of the Judges and Command Central were big Eagles, which have been symbols of European Fascism thru-out the centuries (Roman, Nazis, and to an extension America.) The stories in 2000 A.D. and Judge Dredd have generally been more about everyday life in MegaCity and the surrounding Cursed Earth areas, rather than just on Judge Dredd, so the stories are pretty much endless. Dredd is just there to clean up the mess. Which leads us to the story portrayed in this 2012 Dredd rebbot film.In Dredd 3D, we have a MegaBlock (a 200-story cubical shaped towering mass of concrete with a open central core for sunlight and ventilation purposes surrounded by businesses and slummy apartments) called 'Peachtrees,' that is being run by the Ma.Ma Clan. A drug clan ran by Lena Heady's character whose drug of choice is Slo-Mo (a drug that slows your brain's perception of time down to 1% of real time.) Their rule is ruthless and involves some very graphic actions of murdering poor folks that get in their way. Well, in a Crime Call to the Judges that involves the murder of 3 Judges in Peachtrees, sends Dredd and his new female Rookie Judge into this MegaBlock to investigate. Well, to make a long story short. The Ma.Ma Clan lock-down the MegaBlock, trapping Dredd and his partner inside, with a bounty on their head. So the rest of the film involves them trying to get out and killing as any bad guys as they need to. Think Die Hard with an all-purpose hi-tech 9mm auto-pistol.But what makes this Dredd so superior to Stallone's '95 outing, is that it adheres to the dark and gritty atmosphere of the comics, along with a bright, but gloomy (and grainy) comic book color palette, akin to the Ray Stevenson "Punisher: Warzone" film. This film actually looks like you're watching a live-action motion comic. And quite frankly, it works brilliantly. The slow-mo parts (4000 fps) also emphasize this comic book feel.Unlike the '95 film, this one absolutely deserves a follow-up....telling an all-new story, as this story wraps up with the death of the villian. I'd love to see them go into the Cursed Earth Saga. That'd be cool as hell. Maybe not in the next film, but perhaps in a 3rd if this iteration goes that far.
V**R
Plenty of action, might be a bit light on plot for some.
I will first of say that I can see how this movie will split viewers opinions right down the middle.Personally I think its a great movie, good action sequences, very nice effects, and while never going deep into actual back story seems to be a fully fleshed out world probably reasonably loyal to the comics that spawned it. (never read them so can't say for certain)I love Karl Urban's Dredd, he's a tough guy in a tough world. He's a total badass and seems to not really care that he is, he's just doing his job its just what he does. The fact he can convey so much with variety of frowns is a little mind blowing. Oliva Thriby is an excellent counter point, took me a while to realize that the story isn't so much about Dredd but about her.The flip side is the story line might be a bit too understated for most causal audiences. This film has all the hallmarks of a major big budget action flick, but it lacks the over the top in your face story line most come with these days. Overall I agree with some of the other reviewers that this has a more dystopian District 9 feel, the story is there but its mostly just to promote the character development. Movies today tend to either spoon feed plots or beat over the head with emotional development. An action movie with a subtle story line is just not done these days, and frankly will likely leave a lot of people lost or dissatisfied they didn't get more answers.I will say that I've seen the original and have friends familiar with the comic so I was able to fill some of the back story as I watched, for all its strengths the story may rely too much on people being familiar with the franchise. Though the rumor was that they had hoped to make this a trilogy (as is the fad these days) so maybe they had planned on fleshing out things in future installments. Sadly due to its box office performance that is not likely to happen.Overall I think it has great potential to be one of those cult movies beloved by fans who then spend many afternoons introducing acquaintances to this film they did know about or see for years to come.
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