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Deez Nuts on his chin are even better. No but seriously KU is great in verything he does. It's kind of a whiplash to go from this to the laughable Skurge ("These are Des and Troy. Together, they DESTROY.") to the funny but *quite* fearsome Billy Butcher. Dude has range.
and not a single creep ass shot or boob shot was shown. Imagine that, you can write a woman's character to be evil (mama) or good and caring (anderson) and not have them show their tits and people will still end up liking them. Maybe thats why the box office didn't do so well tho....not enough tits. Im still hoping we get a sequel now that carl urban is an even more popular household name because of the boys.
The producers actually approached Karl Urban early on and tentatively asked him if he'd be OK doing the entire movie with his helmet on, never showing his face. Urban astounded everyone by adamantly insisting his version of Dredd _never_ remove his helmet at any point. Urban was a huge fan of the comic and for him this was his dream role. For him, the movie and the character were far more important than his own career or ego.
Well I know Urban keep his helmet from the Lord of the rings films. He has to have made sure to keep the dread one as well. (Edit I am a big Tolkien fan so I know about the helmet from LotR. But I am not a big comic book fan so I am only guessing about Dread. But I think it’s a safe bet)
Both Urban and Thirlby (who also made a pitch perfect Anderson and I would have loved to see her later portrayals of Anderson) even made their own pleas to moviegoers to KeepDreddAlive. I myself bought the DVD day one and signed the petitions to try to help make it happen. But, sometimes, it just wasn't meant to be.
This is the kind of fullscale devotion that I also appreciate about Revolver, especially because it addresses an included theme of ego tripping by also leaving the end credits completely blank. Revolver is a must-watch.
Fun fact: Karl Urban once said that he likes to walk around his own house with nothing on but his Dredd helmet and some underwear. Forgot where I read that, though.
Yes yes yes. We need more films like these. It's just like the meme for this movie says: "Dredd gets no sequel but Twilight gets FOUR sequels!?" There is truly no justice in this world.
On the charges of denying Dredd it's sequel, wrongfully marketing it, and for allowing it to go forgotten (except for in the fans' hearts), I sentence you, Hollywood, to serve 1,000 years in the isocubes without parole. Back to back.
"It's a VIOLENT, action film about a BRUTAL, uncompromising MAN demolishing everything and everyone in his PATH in his single-minded pursuit of JUSTICE" This line is gold, is everything a 2020 man wants, and cannot wish. The drinker says it in a bloody good way
I have heard of this and MR. H has talked at length about it on his channel. But in this current client maybe it's better to dream of what would have been rather than see what the entertainment industry will shit out nowadays.
Yeah he said many times that he would love to play the character of Judge Dredd again so I think that if they do do I show or a movie that he'll be back I did like the original but the latest one with Karl Urban it is badass
The dialogue, even in its concise delivery, is solid: "The price?" "One million credits." "One million?" "Do you know who Dredd is?" "No." "I DO. ONE MILLION CREDITS."
@@safaricalamari7613 The first time I watched it I thought this is quite a good interpretation of Dredd. Decided to watch it again a few years later just casual while I was doing something else. The something else didn't get done until it was over. It's quite riveting.
It immediately establishes Dredd has a massive reputation without bogging it down with any actual exposition. I also love the "Judge Dredd. THE Judge Dredd." bit when the guy has Dredd on the ground, shot, and is gloating, just to further establish that Mama picked a fight with the wrong judge.
Dredd explained the plot in his own movie perfectly (and even more concisely than you did): Chief Judge Lady: "What happened here?" Dredd: "Drug bust." Chief Judge Lady: "You look like you've been through it." Dredd: "Perps were...uncooperative." Fucking legend, mate.
The best part is it really sells the tale. DREDD wasn't making a joke. All that brutality. That crime. Slow mo to take over the city. It felt like an world ender. But no. It was just a routine drug bust. This movie is the Predator/Die hard of our time. Every single scene has a deeper cue/meaning.urban grimace. His decision to kill the perps once they took down an 'innocent'. Anderson show us that Dredd had a soft side.... Then the movie showed us that side and how crime had forced him to wear the law as a shield against humanity criminality. Stunning kids instead of killing them. Dredd being impressed by Anderson dispensation of justice. The difference between adrenaline shaking rookie and the more confident, ready Anderson at the end. It's amazing.
I do love how after the climax, the senior judge asks, “What happened?” Dredd just says, “Drug bust. Perps were uncooperative.” It didn’t need more of a plot because it was just a normal day for Dredd.
I remember seeing a post online talking about it, how for Anderson it's this huge thing that changes how she views the world and herself and forces her to grow and toughen herself. It has a massive impact on the rest of her entire life and for Dredd it's Wednesday.
Yeah that ending which implies we're going to see the two on more adventures...OMG. Films like this don't get sequels but derivative crap gets sequel after sequel, there is no justice...
@@SerMattzio No shit, it hurts to see sometimes. Movies like shark-fuckin-nado get several sequels, or like the new star wars trilogy, they just flung money at it and still managed to make steaming coiled up piles of shit, and then masterpieces like Dredd just get forgotten. Though, as much as I want a sequel, this movie is good enough by itself. People 40 years from now will look at Dredd like some of us look at Blade Runner (damn that's a good movie too) today, as a timeless cult classic and an inspiration of what perfection in cinema looks like.
I’m so happy he never took the helmet off. Most actors are too vain to not let themselves show their face in their leading roles. Really shows just how dedicated to the art he was
Thats why I still maintain he would've made an excellent Batman. All the other actors take off the cowl WAY too much. He could've sold Bruce Wayne too, don't get me wrong, but he wouldn't have been so vain that he needs his face on screen at all times and we could have gotten an awesome Batman movie that keeps him in the suit for most of it.
@@g-mandacomicfan350 Rarely do I come across a comment such a this where I can agree with just about every word. Now THAT is what a batman film should be.
I remember an interview where Karl was talking about doing the part having been told by his agent that his face would be covered the whole movie and therefore didn't want him to do it. Karl's response: "I don't care, I'm playing Dredd."
@@FerDeLance06 Yeah, how often is Batman Bruce in the comics? VERY rarely. I want a BATMAN movie where it is 90% Batman like the comics I love. I don't really care about Bruce and his love interest, I want to see Batman beating the snot out of his villains for 2 hours.
One thing people forgot to mention is how perfect the male-female dynamic of the movie is. Not making a woman a useless damsel in distress like the old movies, and not making her the Mary Sue either. Not even making her a copy of Dredd. One is the muscle, the other one is the (psychic) brain. Also, the gun fights were more believable than 90% of action movies. Because they were always tactical, not walking and shooting while 100 people miss them like the rest of the action movies. They had better tech and psychic powers and they used it well.
Nice to see your comment here Efe Bro, as a Turkish guy who respect your work, it was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon your comment totally randomly. In Turkish, vay amk adamıın yorumunu gördüğüm yere bak
O degil de, dikkatimi cekti. Efe Aydal’in ve The Critical Thinker’in “Tremors”, “Starship Troopers” ve bir kac baska film hakkindaki analizleri cok benzerlik gosteriyor.
Another note to your excellent analysis: There's no sexual tension between them. An older male mentor figure who isn't trying to get into the pants of his female charge. It's almost as if they are work colleagues and not guests at the same block party.
"She's a pass". Anderson respects her commanding officer, makes mistakes, learns from them, and ultimately uses her strengths as a psychic because she's not macho man Randy Savage. When she saves Dredd there's no inappropriate joke belittling him because she knows without Dredd shed already be dead. She knows she's failed due to losing her primary weapon but chooses to finish the mission and earns his respect. Its not rocket science to write believable female characters in action movies, and Anderson is well written and well.acted.
It was also part of Dredd's character development, while he started out as an uncompromising judge, he decided to compromise on the rules he applied. He passed her despite she failing her test and despite she losing her weapon. It was also nice to see that both Dredd and Anderson were suspicious of the 'help' that showed up, it was predictable in a way that Anderson would read her 'savior''s mind and immediately shoot her but at the same time it was so satisfying to see a character to follow logical procedure when faced with these kinds of situations. The movie always made it clear that these two were in danger due to their aggressors, but never their own incompetence.
anderson is a damn fine strong female character. i just fell over it when i was talking with some friends about the so called "strong female characters" these days.. i didnt realize it at the moment, cause it felt natural and believable.
I liked Lena Hedley character as well. The bitch is straight ruthless. She injects some dudes with slomo, skins them alive then chucks them off the 1000th story. Like shit that has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
Which is EXACTLY how Dredd was. Everything was another day at the coalface. Some days were less shitty than others is all. Ma-Ma was mildly more troublesome than the average. At worst.
Dredd is proof that you can make good movies, you can make strong female characters that make sense and that people like, and that you can have a reasonable diverse cast without shoving everyone's face in it. Hollywood *can* do it. They just choose not to. Which makes the shit they pump out all the time even more insulting.
So... there is a nuance in what you said, that I think was missed. Dredd wasn't made by Hollywood, it was made by outsiders. Which, btw, is why it failed at the box office - movie theaters wouldn't show it, reviewers wouldn't review it; because it wasn't from one of the major Hollywood studios that they all have agreements with. So while Dredd proved that making a good (action) movie, with good strong female characters & diversity; it didn't prove that Hollywood could do it - it took a production team and writers/producers outside Hollywood from foreign countries to do it. It can be (easily) done; but seemingly not by Hollywood.
@@hansellius It was a British/ South African production. I can't remember anything in the way of marketing for it sadly, and I'm sure I would have noticed.
1. Dredd is damn near perfect. It’s Die Hard 2.0 2. Karl Urban would’ve been an awesome Bruce Wayne/Batman 3. Anderson actress should’ve gotten way more big roles after Dredd
We don't really know what her psychic abilities even were. Maybe she could sense where everyone was in her vicinity and whether they had hostile intent. That would be pretty damned useful.
@@steveyoung9271 nope. Dredd was amazing. The original had potential. It ALMOST feels like a bad ass Verhoven movie, but rated PG-13. It needed to go over the top with the violence Robocop style.. and it just didn't.
Amazing film, with a criminally underrated soundtrack. "Ma-Ma's Requiem" which plays as she falls to her death in slow motion is incredible. Paul Leonard-Morgan at his finest.
@@steveyoung9271 No, you're not the only one who thought it was largely forgettable. I have no clue why this ended up on Drinker's recommended list, I think he's too tired of overcomplicated movies like Tenet. Dredd is getting WAY too much sympathy from the comments on this video, if you ask me. That said, what little I've seen of the original makes me think that one's even worse, not better.
Awesome as hell movie. Why can't Hollywood make more movies like this eh? Well that's because this isn't a Hollywood movie, rather a British/South African co-production shot in Johannesburg.
because its not a pg-13 family movie that you will go to see with your kids, or its not a couples romantic movie with some action on the side to keep the guy happy too. Everything has to be maximized in profits thats why we get PG-13 action/drama/comedy types of movies that is suppose to serve everyone and make a billion dollars like fast and furious and avengers. Which is sad, they can have their billion dollar reboot franchises and make GOOD movies too but i guess they just want money.
I love how Judge Dredd is already a fully-realized "hero" at the beginning of the movie, so he doesn't need to grow or change. Instead, Anderson is the one who goes on the hero's journey. At the beginning of the movie Dredd sees Anderson isn't ready to be a Judge, and at the end of the movie he sees that she is ready. Judge Dredd isn't a complex character, and he doesn't need to be one, even if he's the star of the show.
One of the names I've heard for this is the flat character arc. The protagonist doesn't change, but instead changes the world and characters around them. The last time I saw it referenced was Paddington Bear. About as different as a movie can get from Dredd, but the same idea.
Dredd himself changed. Remember how uncompromising he was for anderson to pass. "You lose your weapon" She did lose her weapon. . . And Dredd still passed her.
So it's almost like Anderson is the main character but not in the annoying way so many other movies handle female main characters lol this movie just does shit right.
@@markknife1 But, Dredd was ordered to pass the Rookie at the beginning of the movie. He was still just following orders, in the end. Make of it what you will.
"just wondering when you'll realize you forgot your helmet" "it interferes with my psychic abilities sir" "... i think a bullet might interfere with them more" i still die laughing everytime i hear that line. it's perfect.
"There's an elegance to be found in simplicity. And the worst thing that you can do as a storyteller is to over-complicate something that doesn't require it." *_Tenet has left the chat_*
"over-complicate something that doesn't require it." That was my problem with The Raid 2, the sequel to the film that a lot of people accuse Dredd of ripping off(I like both tbh). The first was a straight forward action movie, the sequel was a convoluted Hong Kong-style crime thriller.
@@robwalsh9843 I agree. I know I watched all of The Raid 2 before. I just don't remember any of it or what it was about or any of the action scenes. Basically nothing. Lol
I've always thought that Dredd's reply was "yeah...", like he wasn't psychic but through experience and competence, he already knew what the guy was thinking
I was managing a movie theater when that Stallone version came out. One of my regular customers, who ran a comics shop, said "I don't know why they went with this plot. It would have been good to just follow Dredd around for day doing his job." I was glad to see this version came a lot closer to that.
The plot of Judge Dredd was a mishmash of a few stories, notably ‘The day the law died’ for the framing of Dredd, ‘The return of Rico,’ for Rico’s escape and a bit of the Judge Cal arc introducing Fergee. Plus throwing in the Angel Gang and some other familiar faces. But the execution left a lot to be desired.
I believe the reason why Dredd never takes the helmet off was actually because of Carl Urban. Who point blank told the director. "If the helmet comes off. I walk."
@@cheynepearson1960 I mean, they could've teased us by having the helmet be "Des & Troy"d at some point, but then hiding his face until he picks up another from one of the corrupt Judges.
One of the best comic movie adaptations made. Urban is Dredd and the fact he never took his helmet off tells me they respected the character and lore and it shows in this film. The only bad thing is no sequel was made.
Funny too because Karl hates wearing helmets because he does in a lot of his movies. But he is also a huge fan of the genre and source and didn't mind wearing it here.
Could've respected his character more by portraying him as a ludicrously by-the-books officer. Judge Dredd, if you recall, is half-satire, half-serial. This is a series containing a cyborg special Olympian with an anger management dial on his head, not to mention the undead Judge running around.
Dredd: I'm wondering when you'd remember you left your helmet behind. Anderson: Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities. Dredd: Think a bullet might interfere with them more. eloquent AF :))
That scene is amazing for multiple reasons 1-It explains why she dosent use helmet without making it appear as just "protagonist syndrome" 2-It shows Dredd personality as a "by the books guy" who takes issue even with minor violations 3-It shows that despite his tought attitude Dredd is still human and still able to crack a joke. 4-It provides a refresher for the audience that Anderson isn't a normal person and what her powers are. 5- It reiterates the relationship between Anderson and Dredd, showing how Dredd is in a position of power by how she refers to him. 6-It foreshadows her standing up to him in the end.
I love this movie. Also, the actress who played Dredd's partner in this should have been cast in the live-action _Ghost in the Shell_ instead of Scarlett freaking Johanssen.
Ah, don't mention disappoint movie! Is disappoint! Have DVD for was cheap, but is all plastic movie go from place to place for visuals, no build-up. Filmento have good analysis of movie's mistakes, recommending.
There is some fantastic dry humour from Dredd: Judge Dredd: Was wondering when you realized you'd forgot your helmet... Cassandra Anderson: ...It interferes with my psychic abilities... Judge Dredd: I think a bullet would interfere with them more.
@@Cr4cKf0x Yeah, there was some chase scenes in the beginning shot in Johannesburg, and I was like, wow, they actually cleaned up West street. Think most of the internals of the building was done in Cape Town.
There might have been some foreshadowing or set up for it in Dredd - there were four corrupt Judges who got called to Peach Trees, and there were four Dark Judges. Pure speculation, but fun to think about!
The dude who made this movie has his own TH-cam channel (he made the Bootleg Power Rangers). He said the second movie would've likely been a prequel that would explore Dredd's personal views, showing him to be a literal fascist but not because he's evil, but rather because in his line of work (and how messed up Megacity 1 is) it's almost a necessity if Dredd's to survive. The third movie would be about the Dark Judges. THAT ALL SAID, a mini series called Megacity 1 is being explored, with Karl Urban saying he WILL dawn the helmet again if that happens. Turns out he LOVED being Dredd and actively keeps his ear to the ground in hopes of another go at it, and who can blame him? The rest of the cast and crew said as much of Urban on set: When he put on the helmet, he WAS Dredd.
Anderson is one of the most well-done female characters in probably the past two decades. She hits that balanced sweet spot that modern movies don't even aim for. She's not weak, but not as strong as Dredd or some of the gangers. She doesn't try to rely on physical power she doesn't have, and the movie gives her other ways to impress. Watching her develop from uncertain rookie to actual Judge is fantastic, and the audience can both agree with Dredd giving her a pass by the end and be excited if she got her own movie in the future. The movie also has a unique visual style. It looks like they turned the brightness down but the color saturation up, and the result is everything being kind of dark and dirty but also having strong colors and sharp contrast. It gives the feeling of a color comic brought to life.
-- Taken from Rotten Tomatoes -- ==== *Dredd* : Inhabitants of Peach Trees, this is Judge Dredd. *Ma-Ma* : Let him talk. *Dredd* : In case you people have forgotten, this block operates under the same rules as the rest of the city. Ma-Ma is not the law... I am the law. *Dredd* : Ma-Ma is a common criminal; guilty of murder, guilty of the manufacture and distribution of the narcotic known as Slo-Mo, and as of now under sentence of death. Any who obstruct me in carrying out my duty will be treated as an accessory to her crimes... you have been warned. *Dredd* : And as for you Ma-Ma... judgement time. ====
I just finished watching this… I haven’t enjoyed a movie this much in a long time. No boring exposition, no ridiculous motivations, no 90 lb women over powering 300 lb men, just great action, great characters and a simple story. We may never get another movie like this! Thanks for the recommendation Drinker! I’m both happy and thoroughly depressed… cheers!
Do some research, they far from gave up on it, Adi Shankar, Karl Urban and others behind the film have worked their asses off to get a sequel made, the film has too many financial backers and fingers in the pie to ever get them to agree. Check out Adi Shankar on TH-cam.
Something to keep in mind, those who own the IP bought and remodelled an old paper print plant and turned it into a film studio space. They are far from done with Dredd. They just can’t film it all in the US. So the guys who made the old game Aliens vs Predator are basically pulling together their own film production company... that’s gonna be a lot of work.
I’d love a sequel...but at the same time we all know what would happen: “Dredda is a brave woman girl that’s stunning and brave. And no men ever taught her anything.”....no thanks
One of my favorite scenes in this movie Dredd, Anderson and a Perp in an elevator. Anderson: (Gets a psychic flash) Sir he's thinking about making a move for your gun. Dredd: (without even moving his head) Yeah. Anderson: (Gets another flash as the Perp looks at her confused) He just changed his mind. Dredd: Yeah.
What I love about his movie, is how Dredd is completely unfazed by the desperate situation they're in, and the fact they are likely facing certain death, and keeps on with the training program. "You're on assessment, give me your analysis". Brilliant writing.
I remember watching this out of sheer boredom, not expecting anything and being completely blown away by it. That was probably the best way to experience this movie.
Same. Think I bought it on iTunes never having heard of it (the movie - certainly heard of the comics as I bought some of the first ones as part of the comic 2000AD in the early 80’s) but it was cheap. Loved it. Watched it several times since.
I remember leaving the theater after seeing Dredd and thinking "Huh, that's exactly the movie, the advertisements said it was going to be... Awesome!" straight forward, no stuffed in bs relationships, just stop mama...done xD
I'm still kicking myself for not seeing this in 3-D when it was in the theaters. The storyline and acting were exactly what they needed to be to make this an enjoyable movie, but having that extra visual boost would have been a lot of fun.
There was an authentic relationship, but it wasn't a "romantic subplot", it's a vet/rookie master/student building rapport and having each other's backs. Like Big Boss once put it when it came to his mentor, it's not that he was in love with her, it's much deeper than that. Shit, imagine Dredd being shafted the way The Boss was, and Anderson being the one designated to end him.
Same here. Movie store where I live was selling DVD's 3 for $10 years ago and I grabbed Dredd without a 2nd thought. Can't remember what the other 2 movies were, but this was the only one that mattered! Still watch it at least twice a year.
The most impressive thing is how he was able to convey everything he needed/wanted simply by flexing his mouth (granted the emotion he usually conveyed was anger)
Nowadays the movie would've been like "take as many as you can before you're caught" as completely stupid as that advice would be in a gang ridden world with murderers, r***ists, and other offenders that was some incredibly realistic advice THIS actually took me by surprise no lie this was a good film
A crazy scene is where the guy whose mind she reads imagines all the ways he would rape & torture her so she has to read that...a small but frightening characterization of the criminal, that he instantly uses her powers against her to frighten her.
@@Handstyles what was crazier was when she pulled an Emma Frost and turned his own thoughts against him into a horrible nightmare proving she wasn't a pushover that character was badass and sexy af
What i also liked about the movie was that Dredd wasn’t just a justice robot. He was really upset about Mama destroying/killing an entire floor for getting one judge... So his judgement about Anderson in the end made complete sense.
DREDD is basically the reason movies do suck atm...ONCE they listened to "us" made a small story, dark, violent, 80s style action movie and you PRICKS refused to go see it (unlike me) so it did not make enough money to inspire other to do the same. BE ASHAMED!
Urban was brilliant, brutal, driven, perfect. Too many to choose but it's hard to beat his final confrontation with Ma-Ma when he says "This isn't a negotiation" then instantly judges, sentences and executes her albeit in a very unique way. Damn excellent movie. Damn near perfect. More Dredd please.
Dredd:"Where's your helmet rookie?" Anderson:"I don't wear it, it interferes with my telepathy" Dreed: 🤔"I think a bullet might interfere more" 😎🔥 Bad Ass!
And let's talk about the soundtrack for this movie. Gritty, hard, toothy metal. God I wanted a sequel to this so bad. Spot on review of a badass movie.
No helmet? "It interferes with my abilities." I think a bullet would interfere with them more... Great Vid Mr.Drinker! Check out the 3D version if you can guys.
Lol I haven't seen this in years... But still hold it in high regard. Awesome movie and Karl Urban is just a huge badass in this. If you haven't already watch something the Drinker also recommends... The Boys. Fucking epic series
I love the ending when Dredd just responds to his boss like this was just another day at the office. Pretty telling how badass he is and how fucked up it is working as judge
@Am I Stand by for further information. Should our attempts fail, destruction of the warp's influence may yet be necessary. Go ye in the Emperor's name until the day.
Yup :) Soldier was the shit :) And it final box office is similar to Dreed - both were basically failure for producers (Soldier more so, cause it earned like 5 time less, than it costed) :P But still - Soldier is one of my favourite childhood movies :) And btw - Soldier is probably part of the Alien-Predator universe xD
@@kempyuk9008 I used to work with Scottish women at Compaq DCE in the '90s. The Critical Drinker's description is spot on. Don't they have dentists in Scotland?
Extremely late, but finally got to watch Dredd. Wish I watched it when it came out, because it definitely deserved a sequel. Very simple story and plot, yet the action and characters delivered. Dredd was ruthless, Anderson was naive yet capable, and Mama was just insane. Loved it.
Yea it's kind of like John wick chapter 1, it gives you enough details and trusts you to be smart enough to draw some conclusions but doesn't feel the need to explain concretely everything going on. It just is like here's an hour and a half of entertainment that we really tried hard to make enjoyable to watch not attempt to pontificate on the subtle philosophy if
Dredd: "Are you ready rookie?" Anderson: "yes" Dredd: "you don't look ready.." After going through levels of shït Dredd: Are you ready rookie..... Anderson "......" Dredd: "You look Ready"
Basically Dredd asking that question is not to be answered verbally, it's more of a state of mind and how you look and attitude, versus then giving a verbal answer.
@Peter Bishop except dredd was written before the raid, only the raid went into production first, also it cant be a ripoff of the raid given that the story is from actual block wars stories in the 2000ad comics from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier.
The funny thing is, this IS a feminist movie...the female character ends up a total badass. But it's an earned transformation, there's nothing forced about it. So good.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Anderson spares on of Mama's minions and tells Dredd how she read his mind and found out that he was just another one of her victims; and since he was going to fail her anyway she was going to show some mercy..
Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley are the gold standard for earned transformation from normal person to badass who can throw down. I wish more movies understood what it was that made those characters so good (I still get goose bumbs when the elevator doors open and Ripley emerges from the smoke, flame thrower/assault rife in hand).
it's not feminist. under feminism/CRT a woman is presumed lesser and it's required of society to give her a higher station than she would earn through merit. in this case Anderson, and Ma Ma for that matter, compete on a flat playing field and earn their positions through the merits they bring to the competition. in Anderson's case her advantage is her psychic power and in in Ma Ma's case it's her intelligence and cruelty.
"Mawmaw isn't the law." "I'm the law." Those words right there get me every time. "Judgment Time." still gives me goosebumps. I loved Stalone's Dredd as a kid, but Urbans Dredd I love even more as an Adult, and I'd love it if a company would pick this up and run with it for a sequel. They don't need to reinvent the wheel, they don't need to repeat this, or add more spectacle. They just need to give us more like this. Maybe its years past, and Dredd, and "new recruit" now a more seasoned judge have to team up for something even bigger. Maybe its just Dredd. but like I said they don't need to add, or subtract just keep it on target.
It's the way he drives his point home after that speech by luring a bunch of her guys into an ambush and setting them on fire that's the cherry on top.
Honestly this was a brilliant film, and it couldn't be more fitting for Dredd. Especially love the moment right after Mama shuts down the block, announces over the intercom to all it's inhabitants that until the judges are dead, the block is on lockdown, and sends every member of her gang to kill them, and Dredd tells Anderson to make the call, because she's "still on assessment" , not even slightly phased by the odds they're both now up against
"I was wondering when you'd remember you'd left your helmet behind." "Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities." "Think a bullet might interfere with them more."
@@jerome_morrow Dredd is basically a one-liner producing machine. If you're writing more than one line for any of Dredd's dialog you're doing it wrong.
My favorite scene of the film that demonstrates it’s simplicity: in the scene where the rogue judges come in, they assess the situation and give their planned report. The medic comes out, explains that that’s NOT what happened. One of the judges asks if he’s willing to testify to that. When the medic replies that he is, another judge shoots him dead. It’s simple, it establishes that these judges are rogue and the “bad guys” without anything else. In any other film you would’ve seen some long, stupid explanation that wasn’t needed.
"A refreshingly uncluttered kind of movie." This sentence on it's own pretty much sums up why I love Dredd it's story is simple, streamlined yet well told and the movie is visually engaging. It doesn't need to mess around with sub plots and "subverting expectations" it's got a job to do and it does it well. This was a great review that hit on everything that made this movie awesome and I think it's time I gave it a rewatch.
Having a plot that sprawls out like puke on a tile floor makes a good film great but a bad film incomprehensible. Having a simple plot forces focus onto other things. And Dredd gets so many other things right it works great!
LOVED those lines ... I rewatch this movie once or twice a year. There's a sense of the girl ACHIEVING SOMETHING when he says: *"You LOOK Ready"* . There's a LOT to be said for a Strong Male Character bolstering the spine of a younger willing female trainee-character... horrible they make it a Damn Crime for a guy to lead. The CONFIDENCE BOOST it'd give a girl.... to be trained & experienced from a brute like Dredd.... The same would be true for a "wussy" / or / "Green" new dude who "Manned up" after being trained by Dredd. It works for either sex
@@AutomationDnD You mean learning and gaining experience from a older and wiser mentor. Hollywood says "fuck that she female make her unstoppable for no good reason"
My take is that Mad Max and Dredd are the same universe. If you look at the original Max movie the cops are actually 'Main Force Patrol', which is implied to be a specialist section of the police put together to pass judgement on the increasingly dangerous roads. Then comes the Atomic Wars, MFP become the Oz Judges and match made in geek heaven. Or something :D
For some reason, my brain read that as "Jon Anderson and Judge Dredd", and now I'm picturing Dredd set to Yes's "Roundabout"....and inexplicably, it's not that weird.
I would've loved in a sequel to see anderson with some experience and more training and confidence under her establishing herself as an effective judge and maybe even being able to use her powers to be more effective tactically in combat and maybe have an element of since she can do that it helps avoid collateral and it brings into question how valuable dress really is since while he's damn good at stopping the crime it's usually at the cost of alot of damage. Like don't over complicated it or make it a girl power thing just a story of two people and their continued developement
@@jlogan2228 yup a sequel is well deserved and overdue..but no..were gonna be stuck with rom coms,or ppl that are soooo posh their shit don't stink..let's spend $200 million on the remake of "A fish called wanda"!!!yea,that'll bring in $$ and audiences cause we know what the ppl want🤦...just like the punisher-warzone...it's my fave of all 3 movies..just the fucking gore,action...and a dumbass doing a flip over a building until the rocket from a launcher hits em and he explodes!!!🤣😋I cry my ass off everytime I see that part!!!fucking hilarious!!!🍻🍻🍻
My friend can rarely sit through a whole movie without getting up and moving around or talking but when I put this movie on he was motionless and speechless the whole time! He even wanted to watch it again the next day. Bad ass is what he said.
Urban truly makes this movie. He nails Dredd, and even in the extras he talks about enjoying the comic when he was younger. I have yet to see a film or series I didn’t like him in. Hell, he was the only redeeming feature of the doom movie imo. And he was Eomer in LoTR, missed that the first few times I watched two towers and return of the king.
I’m glad Karl Urban is finally getting some recognition with The Boys. He’s always stood out in any project he was in, even a bit part in lord of the rings.
I've heard so many reviewers call this film a "simple action story", when in fact It has a fair amount of moral introspective concepts: - Anderson's coping with executing a provider parent; - the innocence of the hacker slave/hostage; - Dredd doesn't execute gangster kids; - the corrupt Judge leader denouncement of Mega City 1 as a hopeless meat grinder; And the question that's left hanging in the air: - If Judges are corruptible, what happens when a Judge with psychic powers becomes corrupt?
OHHHHH HECK YEAH! I absolutely want to see that happening! Though, if i'm being honest, the first time I watched Dredd, I did think it was just another Action Movie. But, after a second and third viewing, I saw it for what it really was - a well-though out story with believable protags and antags that enchanted and forcibly grabbed your support. I was just so in love with the themes, especially with the fact that they were so subtle, yet at same time, hits you right in the head, making you wonder about the "What if's?" The best part is, that i've already forgotten most of the movie, so I can now rewatch it with almost fresh eyes.
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Thanks to this review I just wishlisted "Dredd" on ebay.
Thank you for doing DREDD!! I loved your analysis!
I have Dredd on DVD and actually had to rebuy it after my first DVD wore out. Fantastic example of a simple fun comic adaptation movie.
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Real talk: Karl Urban is highly underrated as an actor.
Criminally so.
@@RobinMcBeth Judgement Time
Diabolical
Hes killing it on the boys
Karl killed it as "Bones" McCoy. And *Trek* _is_ a bad movie.
Karl Urban's chin is a great actor.
Lol
The Mandalorian helmet is even better.
A worthy successor to Bruce Campbell...
Just like Kurt Russell's beard.
Deez Nuts on his chin are even better.
No but seriously KU is great in verything he does. It's kind of a whiplash to go from this to the laughable Skurge ("These are Des and Troy. Together, they DESTROY.") to the funny but *quite* fearsome Billy Butcher. Dude has range.
Dredd. His boss is a woman. His partner is a woman. His enemy is a woman. Hollywood, please take note on how to write women in your action movies.
It’s always good when you don’t even notice
@@caincotterill5493 indeed, I saw it but did not notice how good and empowered these ladies were in the movie. Well done film!
Cain Cotterill exactly, when the character’s writing doesn’t just revolve around the character’s characteristics (or identity politics linked to them)
and not a single creep ass shot or boob shot was shown. Imagine that, you can write a woman's character to be evil (mama) or good and caring (anderson) and not have them show their tits and people will still end up liking them. Maybe thats why the box office didn't do so well tho....not enough tits. Im still hoping we get a sequel now that carl urban is an even more popular household name because of the boys.
If no one notices or cares, then it the characters were written well . . . and they were.
The producers actually approached Karl Urban early on and tentatively asked him if he'd be OK doing the entire movie with his helmet on, never showing his face.
Urban astounded everyone by adamantly insisting his version of Dredd _never_ remove his helmet at any point. Urban was a huge fan of the comic and for him this was his dream role. For him, the movie and the character were far more important than his own career or ego.
Well I know Urban keep his helmet from the Lord of the rings films.
He has to have made sure to keep the dread one as well.
(Edit I am a big Tolkien fan so I know about the helmet from LotR. But I am not a big comic book fan so I am only guessing about Dread. But I think it’s a safe bet)
Both Urban and Thirlby (who also made a pitch perfect Anderson and I would have loved to see her later portrayals of Anderson) even made their own pleas to moviegoers to KeepDreddAlive. I myself bought the DVD day one and signed the petitions to try to help make it happen.
But, sometimes, it just wasn't meant to be.
Karl is such an underrated actor, whatever he touches turns to gold! The Boys is a good evidence of that
This is the kind of fullscale devotion that I also appreciate about Revolver, especially because it addresses an included theme of ego tripping by also leaving the end credits completely blank. Revolver is a must-watch.
Fun fact: Karl Urban once said that he likes to walk around his own house with nothing on but his Dredd helmet and some underwear. Forgot where I read that, though.
Isn't it funny how a simple, well-made, well-executed action film feels more like avant-garde art cinema in today's world?
This comment deserves 10k, at least.
Yes yes yes. We need more films like these. It's just like the meme for this movie says:
"Dredd gets no sequel but Twilight gets FOUR sequels!?" There is truly no justice in this world.
On the charges of denying Dredd it's sequel, wrongfully marketing it, and for allowing it to go forgotten (except for in the fans' hearts), I sentence you, Hollywood, to serve 1,000 years in the isocubes without parole. Back to back.
"It's a VIOLENT, action film about a BRUTAL, uncompromising MAN
demolishing everything and everyone in his PATH
in his single-minded pursuit of JUSTICE"
This line is gold, is everything a 2020 man wants, and cannot wish.
The drinker says it in a bloody good way
No, not at all
Criminal that we didn't get a sequel to this.
Hey I know you anyway it's a great film
We barely got this movie, due to nobody wanting to license the movie for showings
Make Dredd 2 (Musical)
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Hey Gman, fancy seeing you here! Love ya content, man, keep up the great work!
Just about every Uwe Boll video game movie managed to get a sequel but not Dredd lol.
The people that own the IP are working on a project called "Mega-City One" and Karl is willing to return to the role. So hopefully...
Oh THAT would be sick! Hope it happens. 👍
I have heard of this and MR. H has talked at length about it on his channel. But in this current client maybe it's better to dream of what would have been rather than see what the entertainment industry will shit out nowadays.
Yeah he said many times that he would love to play the character of Judge Dredd again so I think that if they do do I show or a movie that he'll be back I did like the original but the latest one with Karl Urban it is badass
@@MrRjh63 Yeah, that's true... Hollywood, Disney and SO MANY others in the entertainment industry are going woke and shoving politics into movies.
SO MUCH YES!!!
The dialogue, even in its concise delivery, is solid:
"The price?"
"One million credits."
"One million?"
"Do you know who Dredd is?"
"No."
"I DO. ONE MILLION CREDITS."
My fav line and I haven't seen the movie since theaters. "And for you Mama, judgement time".
I remember it like it was yesterday.
@@safaricalamari7613 The first time I watched it I thought this is quite a good interpretation of Dredd. Decided to watch it again a few years later just casual while I was doing something else. The something else didn't get done until it was over. It's quite riveting.
Not remembering this line tells me, I should watch the movie again. I don't remember, how few times I watched it, but apparently too few.
It’s prose
It immediately establishes Dredd has a massive reputation without bogging it down with any actual exposition. I also love the "Judge Dredd. THE Judge Dredd." bit when the guy has Dredd on the ground, shot, and is gloating, just to further establish that Mama picked a fight with the wrong judge.
"It is possible to make no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life."
The difference between you and a loser will show itself when you learn form it or not.
Picard?
I was like waaaaat this quote is from TNG :D I watch the episode yesterday. But fit well in Dredd universe too
solarsailer 41 it’s also Buccaneers football
@@johnforrestboone1 Yes. Season 2 "Peak Performance". It's his pep talk to Data when Data loses a game to Kohlrami.
Dredd explained the plot in his own movie perfectly (and even more concisely than you did):
Chief Judge Lady: "What happened here?"
Dredd: "Drug bust."
Chief Judge Lady: "You look like you've been through it."
Dredd: "Perps were...uncooperative."
Fucking legend, mate.
The best part is it really sells the tale. DREDD wasn't making a joke. All that brutality. That crime. Slow mo to take over the city. It felt like an world ender. But no. It was just a routine drug bust.
This movie is the Predator/Die hard of our time. Every single scene has a deeper cue/meaning.urban grimace. His decision to kill the perps once they took down an 'innocent'. Anderson show us that Dredd had a soft side.... Then the movie showed us that side and how crime had forced him to wear the law as a shield against humanity criminality. Stunning kids instead of killing them. Dredd being impressed by Anderson dispensation of justice. The difference between adrenaline shaking rookie and the more confident, ready Anderson at the end. It's amazing.
@@PainRack Robocop was meant to be a Dredd movie but instead of cancelling it, they made RoboCop. DREDD 2012 is different, it doesn't have satire.
@@விஷ்ணு_கார்த்திக் Interesting. Do you happen to have a source for this, I would really like to check it out. Thanks in advance.
As much as I love your referenced quote, there is a difference between generic concept and functional premise.
Dredd said more in 5 words than Hemingway could say in 6
One of my many favorite things about this movie? This was just a normal day for Dredd. This was just his Tuesday.
Exactly. He isn't trying to save the world from destruction, it's just another day at the office. The next day will probably be similar.
A Raul Julia / M Bison Street Fighter reference / quote. I am surprised noboday has highlighted it yet, but I will, Kudos good sir.
That Mega City humour lands quite well, like the blast doors on the vagrant
@@chriswilkinson7636 It's stated to not even be a particularly noteworthy crime either. As Dredd puts it's, it was just "A drug bust".
@@bulletanarchy6447 ooof!😂 That was damn well put!
I do love how after the climax, the senior judge asks, “What happened?” Dredd just says, “Drug bust. Perps were uncooperative.” It didn’t need more of a plot because it was just a normal day for Dredd.
For Ma-Ma, when Dredd came to Peach Trees it was the most significant (and last) day of her life. For Dredd, it was just Tuesday.
@@fredmachineM.Bison.
Bison rules 😄
Just another Monday for dreed. And a life changing Monday for Anderson
The best part about Dredd is the fact that it feels like everything that happens in the movie is just a regular day in the life of a judge
In the comics, the shit in this movie is MINOR compared to the worst he has faced
'Perps were... uncooperative'
I remember seeing a post online talking about it, how for Anderson it's this huge thing that changes how she views the world and herself and forces her to grow and toughen herself. It has a massive impact on the rest of her entire life and for Dredd it's Wednesday.
Yeah that ending which implies we're going to see the two on more adventures...OMG.
Films like this don't get sequels but derivative crap gets sequel after sequel, there is no justice...
@@SerMattzio No shit, it hurts to see sometimes. Movies like shark-fuckin-nado get several sequels, or like the new star wars trilogy, they just flung money at it and still managed to make steaming coiled up piles of shit, and then masterpieces like Dredd just get forgotten. Though, as much as I want a sequel, this movie is good enough by itself. People 40 years from now will look at Dredd like some of us look at Blade Runner (damn that's a good movie too) today, as a timeless cult classic and an inspiration of what perfection in cinema looks like.
"Do you require backup?"
"No."
The chase scene alone is better than most movies.
yup.......... and THAT ... was merely the opening scene--- what a HOOK
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Agreed.
The innocent guy crossing the street getting splattered is brutal.
In your face from the opening scenes.
I’m so happy he never took the helmet off. Most actors are too vain to not let themselves show their face in their leading roles. Really shows just how dedicated to the art he was
Yeah it was a big plus that he was fine to keep it on all the time, really added to the film.
Thats why I still maintain he would've made an excellent Batman. All the other actors take off the cowl WAY too much. He could've sold Bruce Wayne too, don't get me wrong, but he wouldn't have been so vain that he needs his face on screen at all times and we could have gotten an awesome Batman movie that keeps him in the suit for most of it.
@@g-mandacomicfan350 Rarely do I come across a comment such a this where I can agree with just about every word. Now THAT is what a batman film should be.
I remember an interview where Karl was talking about doing the part having been told by his agent that his face would be covered the whole movie and therefore didn't want him to do it. Karl's response: "I don't care, I'm playing Dredd."
@@FerDeLance06 Yeah, how often is Batman Bruce in the comics? VERY rarely. I want a BATMAN movie where it is 90% Batman like the comics I love. I don't really care about Bruce and his love interest, I want to see Batman beating the snot out of his villains for 2 hours.
One thing people forgot to mention is how perfect the male-female dynamic of the movie is. Not making a woman a useless damsel in distress like the old movies, and not making her the Mary Sue either. Not even making her a copy of Dredd. One is the muscle, the other one is the (psychic) brain.
Also, the gun fights were more believable than 90% of action movies. Because they were always tactical, not walking and shooting while 100 people miss them like the rest of the action movies. They had better tech and psychic powers and they used it well.
Nice to see your comment here Efe Bro, as a Turkish guy who respect your work, it was a pleasant surprise to stumble upon your comment totally randomly. In Turkish, vay amk adamıın yorumunu gördüğüm yere bak
O degil de, dikkatimi cekti. Efe Aydal’in ve The Critical Thinker’in “Tremors”, “Starship Troopers” ve bir kac baska film hakkindaki analizleri cok benzerlik gosteriyor.
Exactly. I didn't feel like I was getting feminism shoved down my throat.
Another note to your excellent analysis: There's no sexual tension between them. An older male mentor figure who isn't trying to get into the pants of his female charge. It's almost as if they are work colleagues and not guests at the same block party.
Totally agreed and it's why I like her so much. Same with Dr Elizabeth Shaw in prometheus.
"She's a pass". Anderson respects her commanding officer, makes mistakes, learns from them, and ultimately uses her strengths as a psychic because she's not macho man Randy Savage. When she saves Dredd there's no inappropriate joke belittling him because she knows without Dredd shed already be dead. She knows she's failed due to losing her primary weapon but chooses to finish the mission and earns his respect. Its not rocket science to write believable female characters in action movies, and Anderson is well written and well.acted.
It was also part of Dredd's character development, while he started out as an uncompromising judge, he decided to compromise on the rules he applied. He passed her despite she failing her test and despite she losing her weapon. It was also nice to see that both Dredd and Anderson were suspicious of the 'help' that showed up, it was predictable in a way that Anderson would read her 'savior''s mind and immediately shoot her but at the same time it was so satisfying to see a character to follow logical procedure when faced with these kinds of situations. The movie always made it clear that these two were in danger due to their aggressors, but never their own incompetence.
Damn right !
Lol I liked for the South Park reference
anderson is a damn fine strong female character. i just fell over it when i was talking with some friends about the so called "strong female characters" these days..
i didnt realize it at the moment, cause it felt natural and believable.
I liked Lena Hedley character as well. The bitch is straight ruthless. She injects some dudes with slomo, skins them alive then chucks them off the 1000th story. Like shit that has got to be one of the worst ways to go.
Chief: "What happened in there?"
Dredd: "Drug bust."
The entire film was just another day at the office for Dredd! Absolutely badass.
"You look like you've been through it."
"Perps were... uncooperative."
iyou really get the feeling that every day is like this
@@dillpicks6466 For Judge Joe Dredd, it is!
Which is EXACTLY how Dredd was. Everything was another day at the coalface. Some days were less shitty than others is all. Ma-Ma was mildly more troublesome than the average. At worst.
@@iandavid7730 given what Dredd deals on a near daily basis, the stuff in this movie isn't even CLOSE to the worst he has ever experienced...
Dredd is proof that you can make good movies, you can make strong female characters that make sense and that people like, and that you can have a reasonable diverse cast without shoving everyone's face in it.
Hollywood *can* do it. They just choose not to. Which makes the shit they pump out all the time even more insulting.
And that Strong women are not just strong men with a sex change. Strong women are different.
You can write good female characters as long as you don't hold an immature grudge against men
So... there is a nuance in what you said, that I think was missed. Dredd wasn't made by Hollywood, it was made by outsiders. Which, btw, is why it failed at the box office - movie theaters wouldn't show it, reviewers wouldn't review it; because it wasn't from one of the major Hollywood studios that they all have agreements with. So while Dredd proved that making a good (action) movie, with good strong female characters & diversity; it didn't prove that Hollywood could do it - it took a production team and writers/producers outside Hollywood from foreign countries to do it. It can be (easily) done; but seemingly not by Hollywood.
@@lamelama22 I didn't know it was done by outsiders. That only makes me hate Hollywood even more.
@@hansellius It was a British/ South African production. I can't remember anything in the way of marketing for it sadly, and I'm sure I would have noticed.
1. Dredd is damn near perfect. It’s Die Hard 2.0
2. Karl Urban would’ve been an awesome Bruce Wayne/Batman
3. Anderson actress should’ve gotten way more big roles after Dredd
This film and Die Hard are honestly the best action films of all time.
Karl Urban would be one badass Batman. That is true.
not to talk of Lena Lena Headey's Mama.. top performance
@@GingerZombie29 And also a damn good Bruce Wayne, which Robert Pattinson e.g. Not at all can.
Totally agree with #2. Probably even better than Keaton. Definitely better than that pretty boy Twilight dbag
Rookie: Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities.
Dredd: Think a bullet might interfere with them more.
But does he order her? No. He just gives advice and lets her make the decision. It's fething great!
@@Sorain1 Or quietly hoping someone else relieves the burden from him having to babysit all day. Probably knowing he'll get another trainee next week.
Helmets are not to stop bullets but shrapnel
We don't really know what her psychic abilities even were. Maybe she could sense where everyone was in her vicinity and whether they had hostile intent. That would be pretty damned useful.
Now you look ready
This movie is so criminally underrated, Dredd should show up and judge people for not seeing it.
@@steveyoung9271 nope. Dredd was amazing. The original had potential. It ALMOST feels like a bad ass Verhoven movie, but rated PG-13. It needed to go over the top with the violence Robocop style.. and it just didn't.
Amazing film, with a criminally underrated soundtrack.
"Ma-Ma's Requiem" which plays as she falls to her death in slow motion is incredible.
Paul Leonard-Morgan at his finest.
@@steveyoung9271 No, you're not the only one who thought it was largely forgettable. I have no clue why this ended up on Drinker's recommended list, I think he's too tired of overcomplicated movies like Tenet. Dredd is getting WAY too much sympathy from the comments on this video, if you ask me. That said, what little I've seen of the original makes me think that one's even worse, not better.
It should be a requirement to watch this movie while everyone is in ISO
One of my favorite movie soundtracks. I had to buy it!
Awesome as hell movie. Why can't Hollywood make more movies like this eh? Well that's because this isn't a Hollywood movie, rather a British/South African co-production shot in Johannesburg.
I love how its ran by pedophile communists but he decides its the two groups that its not...
because its not a pg-13 family movie that you will go to see with your kids, or its not a couples romantic movie with some action on the side to keep the guy happy too. Everything has to be maximized in profits thats why we get PG-13 action/drama/comedy types of movies that is suppose to serve everyone and make a billion dollars like fast and furious and avengers. Which is sad, they can have their billion dollar reboot franchises and make GOOD movies too but i guess they just want money.
With a Kiwi as Dredd!
Driven across that bridge where the chase is shot more times than I can count.
@@m4nt1c0r3s funny, I was like 12 or 13 when I watched Dredd. I remember enjoying it a lot on theatres.
I love how Judge Dredd is already a fully-realized "hero" at the beginning of the movie, so he doesn't need to grow or change. Instead, Anderson is the one who goes on the hero's journey. At the beginning of the movie Dredd sees Anderson isn't ready to be a Judge, and at the end of the movie he sees that she is ready.
Judge Dredd isn't a complex character, and he doesn't need to be one, even if he's the star of the show.
One of the names I've heard for this is the flat character arc. The protagonist doesn't change, but instead changes the world and characters around them. The last time I saw it referenced was Paddington Bear. About as different as a movie can get from Dredd, but the same idea.
Dredd himself changed.
Remember how uncompromising he was for anderson to pass.
"You lose your weapon"
She did lose her weapon. . . And Dredd still passed her.
So it's almost like Anderson is the main character but not in the annoying way so many other movies handle female main characters lol this movie just does shit right.
@@markknife1
But, Dredd was ordered to pass the Rookie at the beginning of the movie.
He was still just following orders, in the end.
Make of it what you will.
@@SparkY0 can't deny that.
"just wondering when you'll realize you forgot your helmet"
"it interferes with my psychic abilities sir"
"... i think a bullet might interfere with them more"
i still die laughing everytime i hear that line. it's perfect.
"There's an elegance to be found in simplicity. And the worst thing that you can do as a storyteller is to over-complicate something that doesn't require it."
*_Tenet has left the chat_*
Add Dunkirk to that quote. A simple straightforward war film ended up as a pretentious nolan arthouse film, with a terrible depiction of the setting.
If ya can't dazzle em with brilliance, baffle em with bullshit.
@@Rohv Still better than Tenet
"over-complicate something that doesn't require it."
That was my problem with The Raid 2, the sequel to the film that a lot of people accuse Dredd of ripping off(I like both tbh). The first was a straight forward action movie, the sequel was a convoluted Hong Kong-style crime thriller.
@@robwalsh9843 I agree. I know I watched all of The Raid 2 before. I just don't remember any of it or what it was about or any of the action scenes. Basically nothing. Lol
"Hes thinking about going for your gun..."
Yeah?
"He changed his mind"
"Yep"
Great scene.
I've always thought that Dredd's reply was "yeah...", like he wasn't psychic but through experience and competence, he already knew what the guy was thinking
Absolutely fantastic little scene. Love it.
Yep, Dredd didn’t need Anderson’s psychic powers to know that!
I was managing a movie theater when that Stallone version came out. One of my regular customers, who ran a comics shop, said "I don't know why they went with this plot. It would have been good to just follow Dredd around for day doing his job."
I was glad to see this version came a lot closer to that.
Stallone version failed the second he took his helmet off. The complicated plot & comic sidekick also scuppered it.
"one of my regular customers" and your name is "sp** dump". I have dirty mind, must chastise.
@@Grasslander :) Just to be clear, we're not talking pork by-products. If you must chastise, record and post a link to the video. Thanks.
Could Judge Dredd be a reality? And are there similarities between Dredd and Blade Runner/Blade Runner 2049?
The plot of Judge Dredd was a mishmash of a few stories, notably ‘The day the law died’ for the framing of Dredd, ‘The return of Rico,’ for Rico’s escape and a bit of the Judge Cal arc introducing Fergee. Plus throwing in the Angel Gang and some other familiar faces.
But the execution left a lot to be desired.
I believe the reason why Dredd never takes the helmet off was actually because of Carl Urban. Who point blank told the director. "If the helmet comes off. I walk."
Wow. Was that simple bcz he didn’t want his face shown or he was staying true to the comics 💭
@@ElisPROducts apparently he loves the comics and didn’t like Sly’s movie so he demanded a few things to keep it true
Source?
@@ItsMinoAgain Word of God, I believe.
@@cheynepearson1960 I mean, they could've teased us by having the helmet be "Des & Troy"d at some point, but then hiding his face until he picks up another from one of the corrupt Judges.
One of the best comic movie adaptations made. Urban is Dredd and the fact he never took his helmet off tells me they respected the character
and lore and it shows in this film. The only bad thing is no sequel was made.
Agreed.
Judge Dredd: This isn't a negotiation.
Karl Urban is a legend. If he is in something it is usually a sign that I will enjoy it.
Funny too because Karl hates wearing helmets because he does in a lot of his movies. But he is also a huge fan of the genre and source and didn't mind wearing it here.
Could've respected his character more by portraying him as a ludicrously by-the-books officer.
Judge Dredd, if you recall, is half-satire, half-serial. This is a series containing a cyborg special Olympian with an anger management dial on his head, not to mention the undead Judge running around.
Dredd: I'm wondering when you'd remember you left your helmet behind.
Anderson: Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities.
Dredd: Think a bullet might interfere with them more.
eloquent AF :))
That scene is amazing for multiple reasons
1-It explains why she dosent use helmet without making it appear as just "protagonist syndrome"
2-It shows Dredd personality as a "by the books guy" who takes issue even with minor violations
3-It shows that despite his tought attitude Dredd is still human and still able to crack a joke.
4-It provides a refresher for the audience that Anderson isn't a normal person and what her powers are.
5- It reiterates the relationship between Anderson and Dredd, showing how Dredd is in a position of power by how she refers to him.
6-It foreshadows her standing up to him in the end.
She could have countered: _Psychic abilities can help dodge bullets._
Basically: *Mage robe has more int.*
I love this movie. Also, the actress who played Dredd's partner in this should have been cast in the live-action _Ghost in the Shell_ instead of Scarlett freaking Johanssen.
That would have been an interesting change. For the better.
Ah, don't mention disappoint movie! Is disappoint! Have DVD for was cheap, but is all plastic movie go from place to place for visuals, no build-up. Filmento have good analysis of movie's mistakes, recommending.
@@Grasslander bruh, did you put your intelligence at 1 or something?
I'd like that
id forgotten Ghost in the shell with scarjo even existed until this comment, now im reminded and also sad.
There is some fantastic dry humour from Dredd:
Judge Dredd: Was wondering when you realized you'd forgot your helmet...
Cassandra Anderson: ...It interferes with my psychic abilities...
Judge Dredd: I think a bullet would interfere with them more.
That is the kind of retort Dredd would make! Stallone's version was nothing like Dredd.
"He´s thinking of taking your gun"
"Yep".
"He´s just changed his mind".
"Yep".
I love this Dredd.
The drinker said “dystopian future” like it doesn’t look like modern day LA
There's nowhere near enough human shite on the streets of Megacity One for it to be like LA.
@@hansellius that's because in megacity one you die when you shit in the streets. In LA they call it art
To be fair, Dredd seems happier.
@@Cr4cKf0x Yeah, there was some chase scenes in the beginning shot in Johannesburg, and I was like, wow, they actually cleaned up West street. Think most of the internals of the building was done in Cape Town.
😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Apparently the sequels wanted to eventually bring in Judge Death and the other Dark Judges. That would have been fucking lit.
There might have been some foreshadowing or set up for it in Dredd - there were four corrupt Judges who got called to Peach Trees, and there were four Dark Judges. Pure speculation, but fun to think about!
I still pray this materialises one day
I mean Karl urban said himself he wants a sequel so there’s a shred of hope
The dude who made this movie has his own TH-cam channel (he made the Bootleg Power Rangers). He said the second movie would've likely been a prequel that would explore Dredd's personal views, showing him to be a literal fascist but not because he's evil, but rather because in his line of work (and how messed up Megacity 1 is) it's almost a necessity if Dredd's to survive. The third movie would be about the Dark Judges. THAT ALL SAID, a mini series called Megacity 1 is being explored, with Karl Urban saying he WILL dawn the helmet again if that happens. Turns out he LOVED being Dredd and actively keeps his ear to the ground in hopes of another go at it, and who can blame him? The rest of the cast and crew said as much of Urban on set: When he put on the helmet, he WAS Dredd.
Agreed cause Anderson played a pivotal role in defeating them.
Anderson is one of the most well-done female characters in probably the past two decades. She hits that balanced sweet spot that modern movies don't even aim for. She's not weak, but not as strong as Dredd or some of the gangers. She doesn't try to rely on physical power she doesn't have, and the movie gives her other ways to impress. Watching her develop from uncertain rookie to actual Judge is fantastic, and the audience can both agree with Dredd giving her a pass by the end and be excited if she got her own movie in the future.
The movie also has a unique visual style. It looks like they turned the brightness down but the color saturation up, and the result is everything being kind of dark and dirty but also having strong colors and sharp contrast. It gives the feeling of a color comic brought to life.
Carl Urban's chin alone has more testosterone than most of Hollywood today.
Edit: Wow, the likes. Appreciate it all!
With all of the garbage that Hollywood throws money at, it's infuriating that this movie didn't get a sequel.
Preach!
Damn straight
It is the law, after all
@Emiscary1 You know MAYBE, just MAYBE, people casually bringing up their disdain for trans people is kind of part of the problem. JUSTATHOUGHT
Anyone that dident like this movie deserves ten years in the cubes.
banished to the cursed Earth.
Na fuck that, Summary execution 👍
''didn't''
@@netrolancer1061 You most have alot of friends.
When Dredd hacks into the building's PA to remind everyone that HE IS THE LAW, man, goosebumps
This place needs a judge. Well, now it's got one.
That's when I get goosebumps. _Dang._
@@Selrisitai you know how often we get a Judge up in Peach trees?
-Well, you got one now.
@@puffd4nny Haven't seen it in a while. It's awesome.
-- Taken from Rotten Tomatoes --
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*Dredd* : Inhabitants of Peach Trees, this is Judge Dredd.
*Ma-Ma* : Let him talk.
*Dredd* : In case you people have forgotten, this block operates under the same rules as the rest of the city. Ma-Ma is not the law... I am the law.
*Dredd* : Ma-Ma is a common criminal; guilty of murder, guilty of the manufacture and distribution of the narcotic known as Slo-Mo, and as of now under sentence of death. Any who obstruct me in carrying out my duty will be treated as an accessory to her crimes... you have been warned.
*Dredd* : And as for you Ma-Ma... judgement time.
====
Karl Urban was the perfect choice for Dredd.
I just finished watching this… I haven’t enjoyed a movie this much in a long time. No boring exposition, no ridiculous motivations, no 90 lb women over powering 300 lb men, just great action, great characters and a simple story. We may never get another movie like this! Thanks for the recommendation Drinker! I’m both happy and thoroughly depressed… cheers!
Gotta equate the emotional equation. Don't worry, it's ok to be bi polar on this lol
Tbh I would've liked some exposition. Exposition is like lore in video games and I love it
@@HugoStiglitz88 Wasn't really required for this movie though. The words and action give you the context you need.
The advantage of shooting the movie in Johannesburg is that they didn't need to edit the colour palette/atmosphere.
And didn't have to get a permit for scenes with shooting big guns! :)
@@ForeverMrZaphaell It also shows with how many R5 rifles are in the movie.
they actually had to digitally remove some of the crime to make it more realistic
Haha, I used to ride along that highway every day. It's the M1 North.
Lol!🤣
Urban has gone on record as totally willing to return as Dredd.
They just gave up on it.
Wankers.
Do some research, they far from gave up on it, Adi Shankar, Karl Urban and others behind the film have worked their asses off to get a sequel made, the film has too many financial backers and fingers in the pie to ever get them to agree. Check out Adi Shankar on TH-cam.
@@scottneil1187 Andi Shanker has nothing to do with Judge Dredd any more. This has been stated by Rebellion themselves.
Something to keep in mind, those who own the IP bought and remodelled an old paper print plant and turned it into a film studio space. They are far from done with Dredd. They just can’t film it all in the US. So the guys who made the old game Aliens vs Predator are basically pulling together their own film production company... that’s gonna be a lot of work.
Urban was truly awesome in it- they GOTTA do a movie b4 he's too old
...while URBAN still cares to do it
Mega-City 1 is in the pipeline thanks to this movie
I’d love a sequel...but at the same time we all know what would happen:
“Dredda is a brave woman girl that’s stunning and brave. And no men ever taught her anything.”....no thanks
Also her gun would have a very obedient wimpy voice acknowledging every command. "yes queen, slay"
Anderson alone makes their skin boil; "Nooo! Not a woman that actually has to struggle for her place! Perfection comes with a vagina!"
Every bad guy is a straight white male while every good guy leader is either a woman or person of color
Probably yeah
They are doing a tv series sequel, Karl urban will be there. So we just have to wait and see.
One of the best action movies of the previous decade. Criminally underappreciated, send the Judges.
"Daddy's Home," - Dredd's ancient ancestor, Billy Butcher
Urban NAILS Dredd's voice as I always imagined it in the comix. "MA-MA's not the law.........I'm the law."
One of my favorite scenes in this movie Dredd, Anderson and a Perp in an elevator.
Anderson: (Gets a psychic flash) Sir he's thinking about making a move for your gun.
Dredd: (without even moving his head) Yeah.
Anderson: (Gets another flash as the Perp looks at her confused) He just changed his mind.
Dredd: Yeah.
What I love about his movie, is how Dredd is completely unfazed by the desperate situation they're in, and the fact they are likely facing certain death, and keeps on with the training program. "You're on assessment, give me your analysis". Brilliant writing.
I remember watching this out of sheer boredom, not expecting anything and being completely blown away by it.
That was probably the best way to experience this movie.
Same. Think I bought it on iTunes never having heard of it (the movie - certainly heard of the comics as I bought some of the first ones as part of the comic 2000AD in the early 80’s) but it was cheap. Loved it. Watched it several times since.
Same!
Same here. Remakes are usually shit so I went into thinking the same thing and oh man I was blown away!
Same here dude. I think it was free on something and I couldn't believe how good it was
Same here. I found it on amazon prime and watched it cuz I had nothing else to do. I did not regret it at all
I remember leaving the theater after seeing Dredd and thinking "Huh, that's exactly the movie, the advertisements said it was going to be... Awesome!" straight forward, no stuffed in bs relationships, just stop mama...done xD
I'm still kicking myself for not seeing this in 3-D when it was in the theaters. The storyline and acting were exactly what they needed to be to make this an enjoyable movie, but having that extra visual boost would have been a lot of fun.
There was an authentic relationship, but it wasn't a "romantic subplot", it's a vet/rookie master/student building rapport and having each other's backs. Like Big Boss once put it when it came to his mentor, it's not that he was in love with her, it's much deeper than that.
Shit, imagine Dredd being shafted the way The Boss was, and Anderson being the one designated to end him.
Ma-ma was one of the precious few, truly terrifying villains in modern cinema. Headey deserved a lot more recognition for that role than she got.
Yup. Also very glad the director was smart enough not to make her glamorous or sexy, or some kind of ex-special-forces martial arts expert.
John Davis aye just a psychopath
I still can't believe that this movie wasn't more successful. It actually had decent reviews from critics and positive audience reactions.
Heady was pretty great in Sarah Connor Chronicles, too, let’s not forget.
Dredd is an unexpected masterpiece. Must have rewatched it 30 times.
Same here. Movie store where I live was selling DVD's 3 for $10 years ago and I grabbed Dredd without a 2nd thought.
Can't remember what the other 2 movies were, but this was the only one that mattered! Still watch it at least twice a year.
Agreed 💯
"But Dredds just like nah it'll be fine"
Goddamn it this never gets old.
Lena headey acts more in this than the entire game of thrones.
She was fucking great in this movie
She was also a better queen in 300
The pitch probably went like this. “It’s Die Hard, but with Dredd”.
The most impressive thing is how he was able to convey everything he needed/wanted simply by flexing his mouth (granted the emotion he usually conveyed was anger)
Na, it'll be better.
Reminds me more of a western.
I do have to disagree it not “die hard” but “kill harder” ;)
Isn’t it more similar to the raid
“You ready?”
“Yeah.”
“…you look ready.”
Perfectly executed character development.
Absolutely my favorite line from the movie (out of several great ones).
This film is criminally underrated. I want my sequel, dammit.
Be careful what we wish for folks.
Rember what year we live in 😭😭😭
"Sink or swim, chuck her in the deep end."
"...it's all a deep end."
“If I don’t come back & you get cornered, you might not want to be taken back alive.” Great fatherhood advice from Dredd to Anderson
Especially if it's somewhere like Megacity 1.
"It's about family..." 😲
Nowadays the movie would've been like "take as many as you can before you're caught" as completely stupid as that advice would be in a gang ridden world with murderers, r***ists, and other offenders that was some incredibly realistic advice THIS actually took me by surprise no lie this was a good film
A crazy scene is where the guy whose mind she reads imagines all the ways he would rape & torture her so she has to read that...a small but frightening characterization of the criminal, that he instantly uses her powers against her to frighten her.
@@Handstyles what was crazier was when she pulled an Emma Frost and turned his own thoughts against him into a horrible nightmare proving she wasn't a pushover that character was badass and sexy af
What i also liked about the movie was that Dredd wasn’t just a justice robot. He was really upset about Mama destroying/killing an entire floor for getting one judge...
So his judgement about Anderson in the end made complete sense.
"Drug bust...perps were uncooperative."
I think this is my favourite line from the movie:D
@@Hypersonik yeah, gravelly, deadpan delivery. Badass.
We need more movies like Dredd today, take note Hollywood.
I`m sure Hollywood did not take notes. Listen only to themselves
@@milosmevzelj5205 Pretty much.
DREDD is basically the reason movies do suck atm...ONCE they listened to "us" made a small story, dark, violent, 80s style action movie and you PRICKS refused to go see it (unlike me) so it did not make enough money to inspire other to do the same.
BE ASHAMED!
Hollywood is busy covering up for all their fellow pedos.
Amen.
Urban was brilliant, brutal, driven, perfect. Too many to choose but it's hard to beat his final confrontation with Ma-Ma when he says "This isn't a negotiation" then instantly judges, sentences and executes her albeit in a very unique way. Damn excellent movie. Damn near perfect. More Dredd please.
Dredd:"Where's your helmet rookie?"
Anderson:"I don't wear it, it interferes with my telepathy"
Dreed: 🤔"I think a bullet might interfere more" 😎🔥 Bad Ass!
Always laugh in that one! xD
Lmao
And let's talk about the soundtrack for this movie. Gritty, hard, toothy metal. God I wanted a sequel to this so bad. Spot on review of a badass movie.
If it has a metal soundtrack I'm sold already! Must go watch now.
The slo mo music was epic.
I love this movie. Karl Urban was a fantastic Judge Dredd
One of my favorites. Top tier Comic Book adaptation and one of the most underrated movies of all time. Classic.
No helmet? "It interferes with my abilities." I think a bullet would interfere with them more...
Great Vid Mr.Drinker! Check out the 3D version if you can guys.
That was my favourite line in the film! Karl Urban and Olivia Thrilby really played well off each other.
So many good artist and writers came from 2000AD, such an underrated company.
Aye, they did indeed.
I still buy the progs to this day. Started way back at prog 738.
What would you recommend for someone unfamiliar with 2000AD?
They were timeless stories, each week were incredible journeys and story lines
Lobster random and missionary man
@Hobarth McShane thanks, just ordered it. It's only 13.79€ in Germany so I guess I can't go wrong.
"What's the price of a judge these days?"
"One million."
"One million? How far we've fallen."
Lol I haven't seen this in years... But still hold it in high regard. Awesome movie and Karl Urban is just a huge badass in this. If you haven't already watch something the Drinker also recommends... The Boys. Fucking epic series
"Split 4 ways"
Dredd: "Now 3"
@@zerohunterx5 Homelander is not the law. I AM THE LAW.
It’s as if John Wagner wrote the script?
@@zerohunterx5 Neither have i but i remember that scene vividly.
I love the ending when Dredd just responds to his boss like this was just another day at the office. Pretty telling how badass he is and how fucked up it is working as judge
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only.... Dredd.
@Am I Where heresy rests, in the Emperor's name I shall snuff it for His glory and the glory of Holy Terra.
@Am I Stand by for further information. Should our attempts fail, destruction of the warp's influence may yet be necessary. Go ye in the Emperor's name until the day.
@Am I THE EMPEROR LIGHTS MY TORCH!!
There's probably a dredd like guy working as an enforcer in a hive world somewhere.
@Am I Eisenhorn is in development
The Drinker quotes "Soldier"
"Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well."
Yup :)
Soldier was the shit :)
And it final box office is similar to Dreed - both were basically failure for producers (Soldier more so, cause it earned like 5 time less, than it costed) :P
But still - Soldier is one of my favourite childhood movies :)
And btw - Soldier is probably part of the Alien-Predator universe xD
when did he quote it? I missed it.
Yes!!
Yeah I just had to double check. Soldier is legit.
"She looks like she's from the east end of Glasgow, except she's better dressed." 🤣
And less drugs
@@kempyuk9008 I used to work with Scottish women at Compaq DCE in the '90s.
The Critical Drinker's description is spot on.
Don't they have dentists in Scotland?
...and not gotten drunk from Tesco's fizzy box wine.
@@remc0s Dentists have to be paid for where other healthcare is free. Also they have Irn bru....
My girlfriends from the east end of glasgow and she has lovely teeth, all 3 of them
Extremely late, but finally got to watch Dredd. Wish I watched it when it came out, because it definitely deserved a sequel. Very simple story and plot, yet the action and characters delivered. Dredd was ruthless, Anderson was naive yet capable, and Mama was just insane. Loved it.
The hammer and the nail analogy fits perfectly with Dredd. Sometimes a simple plot is best
with few moving parts, fewer chances to F it up
Yea it's kind of like John wick chapter 1, it gives you enough details and trusts you to be smart enough to draw some conclusions but doesn't feel the need to explain concretely everything going on. It just is like here's an hour and a half of entertainment that we really tried hard to make enjoyable to watch not attempt to pontificate on the subtle philosophy if
Dredd: "Are you ready rookie?"
Anderson: "yes"
Dredd: "you don't look ready.."
After going through levels of shït
Dredd: Are you ready rookie.....
Anderson "......"
Dredd: "You look Ready"
@Peter Bishop Sorry, Ace -- Dredd began production in August 2010, with filming starting in November, a year before The Raid appeared.
@Peter Bishop Yeah, because The Raid is the only castle assault movie ever made. /s
READY, STEADY, DREDDY!
Basically Dredd asking that question is not to be answered verbally, it's more of a state of mind and how you look and attitude, versus then giving a verbal answer.
@Peter Bishop except dredd was written before the raid, only the raid went into production first, also it cant be a ripoff of the raid given that the story is from actual block wars stories in the 2000ad comics from waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier.
The funny thing is, this IS a feminist movie...the female character ends up a total badass. But it's an earned transformation, there's nothing forced about it. So good.
One of my favorite parts of the movie was when Anderson spares on of Mama's minions and tells Dredd how she read his mind and found out that he was just another one of her victims; and since he was going to fail her anyway she was going to show some mercy..
I really like Anderson because it feels like she is written like an actual person
@@KhaaahM It's so well balanced since Anderson is the audience reality stand-in while Dredd is the fantasy. You can have your cake and eat it too!
Sarah Connor and Ellen Ripley are the gold standard for earned transformation from normal person to badass who can throw down. I wish more movies understood what it was that made those characters so good (I still get goose bumbs when the elevator doors open and Ripley emerges from the smoke, flame thrower/assault rife in hand).
it's not feminist. under feminism/CRT a woman is presumed lesser and it's required of society to give her a higher station than she would earn through merit. in this case Anderson, and Ma Ma for that matter, compete on a flat playing field and earn their positions through the merits they bring to the competition. in Anderson's case her advantage is her psychic power and in in Ma Ma's case it's her intelligence and cruelty.
"Mawmaw isn't the law."
"I'm the law."
Those words right there get me every time.
"Judgment Time."
still gives me goosebumps. I loved Stalone's Dredd as a kid, but Urbans Dredd I love even more as an Adult, and I'd love it if a company would pick this up and run with it for a sequel. They don't need to reinvent the wheel, they don't need to repeat this, or add more spectacle. They just need to give us more like this. Maybe its years past, and Dredd, and "new recruit" now a more seasoned judge have to team up for something even bigger. Maybe its just Dredd. but like I said they don't need to add, or subtract just keep it on target.
@@grimsquad273 exactly.
It's the way he drives his point home after that speech by luring a bunch of her guys into an ambush and setting them on fire that's the cherry on top.
I don't "Go" to movies much anymore, but I'd pay good money to see that!
Honestly this was a brilliant film, and it couldn't be more fitting for Dredd. Especially love the moment right after Mama shuts down the block, announces over the intercom to all it's inhabitants that until the judges are dead, the block is on lockdown, and sends every member of her gang to kill them, and Dredd tells Anderson to make the call, because she's "still on assessment" , not even slightly phased by the odds they're both now up against
"I was wondering when you'd remember you'd left your helmet behind."
"Sir, a helmet can interfere with my psychic abilities."
"Think a bullet might interfere with them more."
Elenna Pointer hahahaha amazing line, damn I love this movie!
Elenna Pointer - My favourite of Dredd’s one-liner’s; and he had a good number! 😄
@@jerome_morrow Dredd is basically a one-liner producing machine. If you're writing more than one line for any of Dredd's dialog you're doing it wrong.
Dread is one of my favourite films, and it’s criminal how underrated this movie is.
Agree
Very underrated movie. I was blown away when I saw it in theatres. “And as for you mama, judgement time!”
My favorite scene of the film that demonstrates it’s simplicity: in the scene where the rogue judges come in, they assess the situation and give their planned report.
The medic comes out, explains that that’s NOT what happened. One of the judges asks if he’s willing to testify to that. When the medic replies that he is, another judge shoots him dead.
It’s simple, it establishes that these judges are rogue and the “bad guys” without anything else.
In any other film you would’ve seen some long, stupid explanation that wasn’t needed.
"A refreshingly uncluttered kind of movie."
This sentence on it's own pretty much sums up why I love Dredd it's story is simple, streamlined yet well told and the movie is visually engaging. It doesn't need to mess around with sub plots and "subverting expectations" it's got a job to do and it does it well.
This was a great review that hit on everything that made this movie awesome and I think it's time I gave it a rewatch.
Having a plot that sprawls out like puke on a tile floor makes a good film great but a bad film incomprehensible.
Having a simple plot forces focus onto other things. And Dredd gets so many other things right it works great!
Start of movie: "You ready?" "Y-yeah..." "You don't look ready."
End of movie: "You ready?" *locks and loads* "...Yeah." "You look ready."
Start of movie: "Rookie. Your assessment begins now."
End of movie: "Anderson.
Your assessment ends now."
Dredd: "Drug bust."
Chief Judge: "Look like you've been through it."
Dredd: "Perps were uncooperative."
LOVED those lines ... I rewatch this movie once or twice a year. There's a sense of the girl ACHIEVING SOMETHING when he says: *"You LOOK Ready"* . There's a LOT to be said for a Strong Male Character bolstering the spine of a younger willing female trainee-character... horrible they make it a Damn Crime for a guy to lead. The CONFIDENCE BOOST it'd give a girl.... to be trained & experienced from a brute like Dredd.... The same would be true for a "wussy" / or / "Green" new dude who "Manned up" after being trained by Dredd. It works for either sex
@@AutomationDnD You mean learning and gaining experience from a older and wiser mentor. Hollywood says "fuck that she female make her unstoppable for no good reason"
Yeah, Anderson got more character development within a few lines than all the SW Episodes 7-9 characters combined within 3 movies.
Dredd is one of the few movies in the last 20 years I give a shit about.
When he walks out of the smoke and throws that guy over the balcony made me say fucking hell out loud. Needs a sequel
I just realized the setting for Dredd is just Austrailia pushed to 11. Large uninhabitable wastelands where people crowd into cities.
My take is that Mad Max and Dredd are the same universe. If you look at the original Max movie the cops are actually 'Main Force Patrol', which is implied to be a specialist section of the police put together to pass judgement on the increasingly dangerous roads. Then comes the Atomic Wars, MFP become the Oz Judges and match made in geek heaven.
Or something :D
Dredd does come to Australia to capture Chopper in the story Oz.
I don't mean Chopper Reid either ! :)
Logan Hayse the city's the only habitable bits the rest is a desert shithole full of mutant scum
The Rescuers: Dredd Undah
I think that's why we like 2000AD so much down here. I've been a reader since 1989, haven't missed an issue.
I love this movie, it's a shame, shame, shame that more people didn't get it!
I really wanted to see Judge Anderson and Judge Dredd cleaning up the streets of Mega-City One again but I fear I never will.
For some reason, my brain read that as "Jon Anderson and Judge Dredd", and now I'm picturing Dredd set to Yes's "Roundabout"....and inexplicably, it's not that weird.
Hahaha nice...the Southside of Mega City..or...they could just use 'City of Love' from 90125..did I go too far🤷
I would've loved in a sequel to see anderson with some experience and more training and confidence under her establishing herself as an effective judge and maybe even being able to use her powers to be more effective tactically in combat and maybe have an element of since she can do that it helps avoid collateral and it brings into question how valuable dress really is since while he's damn good at stopping the crime it's usually at the cost of alot of damage.
Like don't over complicated it or make it a girl power thing just a story of two people and their continued developement
@@jlogan2228 yup a sequel is well deserved and overdue..but no..were gonna be stuck with rom coms,or ppl that are soooo posh their shit don't stink..let's spend $200 million on the remake of "A fish called wanda"!!!yea,that'll bring in $$ and audiences cause we know what the ppl want🤦...just like the punisher-warzone...it's my fave of all 3 movies..just the fucking gore,action...and a dumbass doing a flip over a building until the rocket from a launcher hits em and he explodes!!!🤣😋I cry my ass off everytime I see that part!!!fucking hilarious!!!🍻🍻🍻
Steve 0 dude, you made my week 🤣🤣🤣🤣
My friend can rarely sit through a whole movie without getting up and moving around or talking but when I put this movie on he was motionless and speechless the whole time! He even wanted to watch it again the next day. Bad ass is what he said.
Urban truly makes this movie. He nails Dredd, and even in the extras he talks about enjoying the comic when he was younger. I have yet to see a film or series I didn’t like him in. Hell, he was the only redeeming feature of the doom movie imo. And he was Eomer in LoTR, missed that the first few times I watched two towers and return of the king.
holy mother Eomer you're right! I never noticed :O
Watch a 2007 movie titled 'Pathfinder'. It isn't a good movie, but Urban is awesome.
Yes, that'll be a thing called "acting". He also plays four (count them, four) guest starring roles in Xena, each one distinct.
@@BoatmurderedGaming wouldn't call it a bad movie.
@@ApriliaRSV4F By today's standards, it's a masterpiece. Also, I wish I could afford a new, Aprilia RSV4.
Crime: no sequel was made.
Judgment: make sequel.
Add jury's verdict too.
@@hereticsign Jury, have you reached your verdict?
Zack Black Mine has always been a “YES”.
The sentence fot that is death xD
Nooooooo, a modern one will wreck it.
I swear Karl Urban is one of the most underrated actors of his time.
It deserved to do so much better than it did, everything about the production was aimed in the right direction and Urban was fantastic!
"Yeah... I heard you, hotshot."
"What??"
"I said... Hotshot."
LoL .............. FILLED with great lines / humorous, TOXIC, gratuitous violence
Well Done
I’m glad Karl Urban is finally getting some recognition with The Boys. He’s always stood out in any project he was in, even a bit part in lord of the rings.
Definitely one of my favorite actor, he kills it in everything I've seen him in.
I know right he was like the only good part of the doom movie😂
I don't think thats acting. I think thats who he really is...like Tom Cruise in Collateral.
What did he do in LOTR?
He made a terrific Cupid in Xena ;)
I've heard so many reviewers call this film a "simple action story", when in fact It has a fair amount of moral introspective concepts:
- Anderson's coping with executing a provider parent;
- the innocence of the hacker slave/hostage;
- Dredd doesn't execute gangster kids;
- the corrupt Judge leader denouncement of Mega City 1 as a hopeless meat grinder;
And the question that's left hanging in the air:
- If Judges are corruptible, what happens when a Judge with psychic powers becomes corrupt?
OHHHHH HECK YEAH! I absolutely want to see that happening! Though, if i'm being honest, the first time I watched Dredd, I did think it was just another Action Movie. But, after a second and third viewing, I saw it for what it really was - a well-though out story with believable protags and antags that enchanted and forcibly grabbed your support. I was just so in love with the themes, especially with the fact that they were so subtle, yet at same time, hits you right in the head, making you wonder about the "What if's?" The best part is, that i've already forgotten most of the movie, so I can now rewatch it with almost fresh eyes.
That was the biggest day of the lives of the enemies.
For Dredd, it was just an assessment for a rookie on Wednesday.