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In actuality, I do think Judge Dredd was a good movie, because no matter how bad you think it was, you still watch it every time it comes on TV. Don't lie, we know you watch it. Did Stallone break the rules by insisting on showing his face? Yes, yes he did, but we also got Max Von Sydow. The scene where he dons his cloak and mask, ventures out into the bad lands with his book of law and a monstrous gun and embarks on his Long Walk is just awesome.
In this post Dark Knight age, the "gritty" hero movie is a reality in a way it has never really been before. It means there will be trendy late-comers trying to horn in on the action, but for the most part I view it as a huge opportunity for movies to be made as they should have been made. Gritty Judge Dredd is obvious, but it is also right, and now we have a real chance at seeing the movie done properly. #judgedredd
10/26/09
If only all comics adaptations would stay as true to their source material. To put it in perspective, imagine if the people behind the Hellblazer movie had made Judge Dredd. It probably would've been set in, I dunno, Miami instead of Mega-City One and Dredd would've been Chinese. Given that there was no way a studio would've greenlit a Sylvester Stallone flick in which Stallone never reveals his face (same applies to any major star), and no studio would've approved the Dredd budget without a major star, they did alright.
10/26/09
Yeah, Dredd wasn't great, but as you say, not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. As serious and gritty as I want my action movies to be, people need to realize these things are based on comics and are often going to be full of ridiculousness. #judgedredd
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I didn't think Constantine was completely horrible by any means, just giving an example of how much some filmmakers like to ignore/mess with the source material.
10/26/09
So for a film, especially with a big star, it's not feasible or desirable to have Dredd's face hidden. He must take his helmet off sometimes, even in the comics, yet he is just never seen doing so in order to preserve that part of the character. So the only way of doing it properly in the film would be to write it so that Dredd is never in a situation where he would remove his helmet, therefore legitimising the fact that his face is never seen, or come up with a good reason why he wants to hide his face that can be explained simply. Otherwise there's little point to it. #judgedredd
10/26/09
Plus, there really should be no reason for him to take off his helmet - he's the ultimate cop archetype of "never off duty". #judgedredd
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Most of the other thrills would be better off as animated specials I think, as Sinister Dexter live action would be a little too ironic for me.
Though Strontium Dog could be a good 'un actually. Other thrils just seem to ask for so much budget that I think its too unrealistic to expect it these days without a lot of sacrifice of the source material.
(And 2000AD is still going strong btw. They replaced Hershey as Chief Judge! They exiled Dredd to be a cursed earth township sheriff! Dredd has a niece and another two clone brothers! Muties were allowed in the city after Dredd took a stand against an injust law! It's big days in the big meg.) #judgedredd
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Plus Max Von Sydow is awesome. #judgedredd
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Don't know who else could lend just their voice to a leading role. Unless you got with a Hollywood unknown... #judgedredd
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Robo enforced the law the only way a cyborg from the 1980's could - which is by killing off half of Old Detroit's criminal population.
Judge Dredd - favorite future lawman. Robo a close second. #judgedredd
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As a Brit commented said about Terminator: Salivation (I paraphrase): "When you go and see the latest American blockbuster you go and see the latest American blockbuster. If it's great, then great. If it's pants, you weren't expecting Merchant Ivory. #judgedredd
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