Directed by:
Danny CannonCinematography:
Adrian BiddleComposer:
Alan SilvestriCast:
Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, Jürgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, Joanna Miles, Joan Chen, Balthazar Getty, Maurice Roëves (more)VOD (1)
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Judge Dredd is a legendary futuristic lawman renowned for his iron-fisted procedures. When Dredd is framed for murder by his enigmatic arch-rival, the entire planet finds itself on a deadly collision course which only the fearless judge can alter. Engineering a dramatic escape from the shuttle carrying him to his space imprisonment, Dredd sets out on a dangerous mission to stop the perpetrator from taking control and in the process discovers a startling secret about his own origins. (official distributor synopsis)
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Despite all of the stupidity that radiates from Judge Dredd, I can’t be angry at it. Stallone’s ridiculous protagonist alone lightens up the film enough that you have to take it with a bit of detached humor. And with that detached humor, Judge Dredd is a bombastic sci-fi action flick with unique sets, good casting and perfect music by Alan Silvestri.
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Solid production design, impressive and imaginative sets, and Sly as Dredd is alright. But the overall impression is dull, I was quite bored. What was definitely a mistake is the presence of Rob Schneider. Unfortunately, the film adaptation falls far short of its original comic-book version.
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Wow, compared to this figment of a sick screenwriting mind, even Barb Wire is a sensational B-movie spectacle. The Total Recall remake is suspiciously unpleasantly reminiscent of Judge Dredd. The special effects are admirable, but the plot, or rather the "plot", is horrible. One stupid thing after another, the atmosphere is a rip-off of Blade Runner, the action scenes are taken from Star Wars (the hovercraft chase), The Terminator, Robocop and others. On top of that, the naive story is enriched by a kind of moral dilemma of the main character, which we should believe and take seriously. Bah! It's a shame, because Sylvester Stallone is (was) as good a fit for Dredd as anyone. A star and a half.__P.S. Rob Schneider is an idiot. But that's not news.
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So at last I got round to watching Judge Dredd. And I must say that it’s a gem. It really isn’t every day that you can see something like that. The plastic costume and Sly’s angular skull with that droopy lip protruding from the helmet. Sylvester Stallone as Joseph Dredd is just the coolest guy on Earth. Non-stop wisecracks. He shoots first, asks questions later. He serves the law loyally. He’s principled... Superb. The story more or less makes sense, and in terms of special effects, this movie is unique. The actors meet all possible expectations and the director made this blindfolded. Despite all of the absurdity, it’s great fun. The epitome of a Guilty Pleasure. Four is maybe too many stars, but I am still reeling in shock from what I just saw. ;-)
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Judge Dredd is just as bad as people say it is. Karl Urban understood where the character's strength was, but Sly Stallone did not. He just forced his face to be seen. There was no other way to do it, and I understand that to some extent. On the other hand, it destroys the entire mythos of Dredd, who is simply a guy seeking justice. In this rendition, however, it's neither gritty enough nor ultimately interesting enough.
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