Dredd (Post-release)

[streetjudge79]

I saw that, on the computer screen that showed the Judges locations.. saw that right away. Nice easter egg
Where were you in line? Me and sstcop were maybe 20 people from the front of the line.

 

[antcarb]

yea hade my daughter with me

 

[Shingouki28]

Saw it opening night with my wife (who knew nothing of the character other then what I filled her in on) and we absolutely LOVED it. For me, it absolutely nailed the feel and character of Dredd...I can't recommend this movie enough! We're going to see it again this weekend with a few of our buddies who have just discovered how awesome 2000AD is. I just hope some sequels are greenlit!

 

[Whippet]

Saw it on Friday. Awesome. One of the few films I've seen in 3D that worked properly throughout. Clearly a lot of time has gone into the creation of it and deserves to do well. Lets hope they do a sequel... wonder if the dark judges will make an appearance?:thumbsup

 

[Syrinx]

Can't really fault it in fairness. For a film of it's budget it has achieved so much. In short, agree with the previous posts, Dredd is spot on, and it's brutal -hope the certificate doesnt hurt it too much. As to the Dark Judges..was at a panel at London comic con, and they said it's down to numbers. If it makes 50 mill in the US then sequels, if not then thats it..but the plan is for 2 to be cursed earth based,, and the dark judges in 3. They wanted to start with them, but reconed as they are a twisted version of Judges, you have to establish what Judges are first, before you can riff off them so it's down to the US market - $50 M required, we are counting on you on the 21st ..

 

[Sterlacchini]

The highlight for me is Karl Urban's performance. He has totally committed himself to the part. In the main he is excellent, but on occasions it gave me fanboy shivers remembering iconic Dredd moments and imagery as he brought them to life.

The main thing I liked about the action was that it was very matter-of-fact. Dredd kills criminals in a functional and efficient way, without any unnecessary emotion, or need for a complicated, harrowing back story. You get the impression that Dredd does this everyday, and twice on Fridays. For instance, Dredd doesn't think twice about taking the opportunity to shoot two criminals in the back without warning. It's also very believable, there are no ridiculous feats of strength, or unrealistic accuracy, you get the impression 'anyone', with the correct training could do it. Dredd is just a normal man, he's just a hell of a lot more determined and resilient than the rest of us.

The negatives aspects of Dredd aren't really dwelled upon in this story, but I think they are there. It's more about showing Dredd in a reasonably simple story and getting his and probably more importantly Anderson's characters across.

It's a bit more full on graphic violence than I'm used to in a film, but because it was Dredd it fitted. I'm obviously a pretty big Dredd fan and I loved it.

 

[Solo4114]

This has to be the most universally positive feedback I've seen about ANY film in this forum, bar none.

 

[Yarko]

The movie is THAT enjoyable. My brother thought Dredd was a stupid character and hated him (he only knew Stallone's film). Now he has watched the movie twice and is working on a copy of my Dredd costume for him.

Everybody go and see it so we can have our awesome Dredd trilogy! I don't think we're having another chance like this if this one fails...

 

[Supa troop]

I did say many months back that this movie will gain cult status and be the suprise hit of the year.

I was totally blown away from the moment we see dredd put on his uniform to the final bloody end ............

the 95 version will always have a place in my heart but this Dredd movie is True Dredd, Dredd at its best ...........

 

[CutThumb]

It really does need a box office boost to hit the numbers once it gets Stateside. Its no fault of the film (as you can tell from the feedback!!) but its release here was somewhat stuffed by great weather (of which we've had very,very little this summer)and the first weekend off after everyone went back to work, school or college.As a result people seemed to have decided to have the last (in some cases ONLY) BBQ of the summer and town centres were deathly quiet.So the box office across the UK died a messy death as cinema visits plummeted faster than a criminal off a Peachtrees balcony.
Dredd was still the best performing film (even with an 18 cert) but the volume of reciepts really ,really low. Hopefully the VERY positive word of mouth will help it pull in some more money this weekend, as its again a very weak selection of new releases out there but Avengers is released on DVD Monday and that always seems to weaken cinema takings for some reason.
So Dredds survival in the future REALLY is down to the fans in the US. He needs backup and a healthy supply of box office munition to guarantee his trilogy and I for one definitely want to see what they could do with a bigger budget and a "Cursed Earth" story. I'm also tempted to give it a second viewing and I've only done that once this year. It really was that good.

 

[judgedredd]

damn sounds like i might have to watch it and eat humble pie lol

 

[nicklambo]

Saw it again last night...Just one of the best films ever...Loved every minute of it...Go and see it and take at lead 5 of your friends...Then get them to take 5 of their friends and before you know it we will have our $50m...!!

 

[Colin Droidmilk]

damn sounds like i might have to watch it and eat humble pie lol

I was thinking the same thing, but I'm still heavily put off by the design. Also, not sure if the ultra-violence is a sell to me either. But fair-does - the film's clearly got something to get this far without a single negative word.

 

[Spaceace]

I am off to see it for the 3rd time, I need more Dredd movies so am doing my bit, going to see it at least 5 times lol.

 

[Hovito loincloth]

Very good take on the character. Crappy, crappy, crappy vehicles (minibuses? Seriously?) and why oh why does he not filch extra ammo off the first person he takes out that has the same sidearm as him? (spoilers avoided) And why no ricochet bullets? Could have been a great set piece in a corridor.

 

[BurntKona]

Loved it, everything I wanted from a Dredd movie. Gonna try and take the wife to see it Sunday to show it a bit more support, because I want more!

 

[Spaceace]

Very good take on the character. Crappy, crappy, crappy vehicles (minibuses? Seriously?) and why oh why does he not filch extra ammo off the first person he takes out that has the same sidearm as him? (spoilers avoided) And why no ricochet bullets? Could have been a great set piece in a corridor.

Crappy vehicles like this...

 

[Hovito loincloth]

Crappy vehicles like this...

No. Crappy vehicles like the no-budget, no effort ones in the movie. The minibus that looks like it was on it's last legs 15 years ago - let alone being used in a dystopian future after a nuclear war. Would it have killed them to mock up a fibre-glass front just to make it a bit more futuristic? And Bolland always sucked at drawing hardware and vehicles anyway, give me McMahon or Colin Wilson anytime.

 

[christrom]

Just seen it and I really enjoyed it. I did like the production design of the first film, it was really sci-fi and looked similar to the comics. This one is more district nine with a touch of enter the void, but felt very, very viable and believable. If they do a second it would be great to see more outlandish building design - who knows, this felt like suburbs, so there would surely be more room for the sprawling metropolis. But, the stuff I did see was really well done. You really get a feel for the environment and how uncomfortable it would be to exist there.

but as Dredd, Urban did a great job. If he had a bigger chin he would be 100%, but I'll leave him as 99%. To me the film had the feeling of Robocop - that really unsafe, remorseless tension and complete disregard for life. I'm really hoping they get to expand on this world in the next films.

I will say one thing though: The directors refused to sell out. They made a film with integrity and a very good sense of itself, and for that I really take my hat off. They didn't try to make a film that covers all bases nor imitates others, and in this day and age that is a rare thing.

 

[Colin Droidmilk]

The GF is interested in seeing it if it's not just a violence-fest but if it has the wry, social satire of the classic Dredd ('78 to '85). So far we've heard a lot about extreme violence. How's the satire represented?