Nate Jangotat
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Great film, have been hooked since watching it. Wish it did better at the box office as this style of Dredd for me was was perfect and would love to see more films... 
Dredd (Post-release)
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cayman shen
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Watched it last night...had a few small quibbles but generally I really liked it. Urban's mouth...lol. Obviously a vast improvement on the Stallone abomination.
Hovito loincloth
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Can't help noticing that despite plenty of glowing reviews, and good sales hopefully,many reviewers on Amazon compare it to the "original" Judge Dredd movie.
For grud's sake it's like comparing " The Dark Knight rises" to the "original" 1966 Adam West Batman movie.
" Turgid, overlong snooze fest, Heath ledger nowhere near as fun as Cesar Romero. One star...."
If only it had someone with half a brain in the marketing department.
For grud's sake it's like comparing " The Dark Knight rises" to the "original" 1966 Adam West Batman movie.
" Turgid, overlong snooze fest, Heath ledger nowhere near as fun as Cesar Romero. One star...."
If only it had someone with half a brain in the marketing department.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
That's because some believe the Stallone movie was the original piece - they don't know of the comics.
Hovito loincloth
Well-Known Member
If only it had someone with half a brain in the marketing department....
I think I said that already:lol
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Well... go to Amazon and make a review. Then at least someone who knows more has contributed into spreading the truth. .)
cayman shen
Master Member
How the hell can someone not have heard of Judge Dredd? Didn't they listen to Anthrax in the 80s?! lol
Hey guys,
In case you didn't know, Dredd has not only topped the DVD & Blu-Ray charts on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and iTunes but has official confirmation here: Dredd Rocks!
And did you guys know that Robocop started out as a Dredd project? Things tailed off and it was morphed into Robocop (surely you've seen Rob Bottin's life size casts of Robo with Dredd's head?) hence Robo's similarities to Dredd.
In fact, it was their pinching of Dredd's "your move, creep!" that led to the return favour in Dredd when he shouts "you have twenty seconds to comply".
In case you didn't know, Dredd has not only topped the DVD & Blu-Ray charts on Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com and iTunes but has official confirmation here: Dredd Rocks!
And did you guys know that Robocop started out as a Dredd project? Things tailed off and it was morphed into Robocop (surely you've seen Rob Bottin's life size casts of Robo with Dredd's head?) hence Robo's similarities to Dredd.
In fact, it was their pinching of Dredd's "your move, creep!" that led to the return favour in Dredd when he shouts "you have twenty seconds to comply".
Jedi2016
Sr Member
Now there's something I didn't know. I recognized the line when Dredd said it, but I didn't realize the reason.
oblagon
Sr Member
According to the making of Robocop and making of Dredd(95); 2000ad couldn't reach an agreement with the studio over the rights so the Dredd movie was scrapped (turned into Robocop) and later revived.
They also used the Dredd line: Come quietly or there will be trouble.
By the way, IGN just posted an article mentioning Dredd is doing really well in home sales. They don't quite say it's good enough for a sequel to get made but I'm crossing my fingers and I like it when they say "this may not be the last we see of Karl Urban's Judge."
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Only 6 days to go... but it's way too long... WAAAAAAH. :cry
So I don't know if this is good news or bad news. Wired's Geek Dad has an article both praising Dredd's recent success in the home market and is also scared of the fact many items will be auctioned off which he interprets as no chance of a sequel.
What's everyone's thoughts?
What's everyone's thoughts?
Noeland
Master Member
It's interesting that Judge Lex was mentioned earlier. The first time I saw the film I thought the same thing. "This guy would have been a perfect Dredd!"
Then I realized as I watched it at home, it's because I know what Karl Urban looks like. Everybody knows what he looks like. Nobody knows what the guy who played Judge Lex looks like, and you're not supposed to know Dredd's face.
Then I realized as I watched it at home, it's because I know what Karl Urban looks like. Everybody knows what he looks like. Nobody knows what the guy who played Judge Lex looks like, and you're not supposed to know Dredd's face.
Quake II
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From what I've read, the props they are auctioning off are only a fraction of those that were used for the movie. They built 4 Lawmasters and are auctioning off only 2. There are no weapons being auctioned off and out of two dozen helmets + uniforms used in the film they are offering only a few. Besides, if a sequel is ever greenlit the production company still has all the original reference material used to create the costumes and vehicles.
If we've never seen Dredd's face in the actual comic, and Karl's Dredd is supposed to be that Dredd, who is to say what his face looks like underneath that helmet?
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
He was talking about viewers knowing the actor's face, not the character.
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