Dredd - Digital HD [4K UHD]

Just a heads up, I'm writing this review as someone who hasn't read the comics or seen the Stallone movie. In fact, all I knew about this franchise beforehand was that the Stallone movie was awful. But as a general movie lover and fan of Karl Urban and Lena Headey, I had hopes that it would at least be fun to watch and have nice visuals.I never expected to be completely blown away.I saw this film in theaters twice, once on opening weekend and again a couple weeks later in 3D. After I saw it the first time, I kept thinking about how good it was and my love for it grew in retrospect until I saw it again. And even the second time, with all my built up appreciation for it, I picked up on more subtleties and loved it more.Plot wise, the movie is great. Nothing out of this world but still engaging and entertaining without falling flat or being cliche. What I love about it is that there aren't too many twists. It's even slightly predictable, which normally I'd think is faulty, but it really works to Dredd's advantage. Because it completely immerses you in the experience. What this movie does extremely well is bring you into Mega City One's atmosphere and lets you experience the suspense.It's a high stakes cat-and-mouse story line with a concise but intriguing backstory, a temperamental villain with a tendency for extreme violence, and completely ridiculous odds against our heroes. What makes it so special is the extreme scale. This is a city that houses 800 million people (that's almost three times the entire population of the US) in a stretch of land from Washington D.C. to New York. This is a manhunt inside Peach Trees, a half-mile high building the size of a city block. This is two people fighting for their lives and for order in a place where people are either trying to kill them, or couldn't care less what happens to them.What really shines in this movie is the characterization. We have Dredd, the title character, who strictly sticks to regulations and will take any measure to make sure his job gets done. Anderson, a psychic Judge hopeful, on a pass or fail test in the field. And Ma-Ma, a psychotic gang leader who wants Dredd and Anderson dead at any cost.What I love about these characters is that they are extremists in an extreme world. They know the stakes, they understand the risks they take, and they have strong convictions about how the world should work. Each of them backs every action they take 150%. No hesitation, no questions.Another thing that makes the characters of Dredd so special is that the female characters are treated no differently than the male characters, which I find to be especially important.There are so many films where female characters exist solely to provide character development for male protagonists, or as romantic interests, or as background stories. But in Dredd, they steal the show. Ma-Ma is the most powerful criminal in Peach Trees, the most dangerous leader of the most dangerous gang. She is the law of her world and she will take no prisoners. Anderson is an up-and-comer, she's not even a Judge, but she gets results Dredd wouldn't be able to obtain. She has no qualms about doing her job and the brutality it entails. And get this: her uniform is stylistically and fundamentally exactly the same as Dredd's. They are equals.I'm actually angry. I'm angry this movie barely made any money, because it's one of the best films I've seen this year. Top Five, easily. And I'm excited to own it because now I can sit down everyone I know, show it to them, and have them love it, too.

I have to be honest here. I liked the Stallone film, Judge Dredd. It has not much value as a good film, but it sure as hell is entertaining, and sort of a guilty pleasure.Dredd, though, is not a guilty pleasure. It's a pleasure you should be proud of. It's a shame this movie didn't do well in theaters, and that will surely not help Hollywood make more R-rated comic book movies, which is terrible. It just so happen that R-rated movies are not profitable, and it's because the general public has a bad concept of them due to lack of information. Remember this: because this movie failed, we're more likely to see another PG-13 Punisher and the same for Deadpool, if it ever gets greenlit.Anyway, onto the movie. If you've seen the previous adaptation or read the comics, you'll know the basic gist. Otherwise: it's the future and crime is rampant. The justice system has been compressed, and streets are watched by special agents who are there to fulfill the role of police, judge, jury and executioner. These agents are called "Judges". Judge Dredd is one of the best, and one of the most feared by the criminals. Judges ride in motorbikes and use a special gun, which is able to dispense several forms of firepower.That's the one thing this movie has in common with the previous one, otherwise, it's an entirely different plot: there's a new drug being popular on the streets, called "Slo-Mo", which makes people temporarily sense the world at a really slow speed. The creator of this drug, a prostitute-turned-drug-lord named Ma-Ma inadvertedly drags Judge Dredd into her turf, and now she'll do anything to get rid of him.Dredd, though, not only is a formidable opponent, but also carries a wild card: rookie female Judge Anderson, who's being tested by him in order to keep her job, due to her terribly low skills, except for one: powerful psychic abilities.Now, I'm not going to compare this film to the other one, but there are a couple of things to mention. One, this film is slightly more rooted in reality. Second, while the first one changes location all the time, this one is almost completely set inside Ma-Ma's building (Die Hard style).A third, interesting feature is that while Karl Urban has nowhere nearly such an imposing figure as Stallone does, it actually works well for this film. Going back to the Die Hard comparison, it makes Dredd a more relatable character. Dredd should not be a character we like, but he's so well written and portrayed that you can't help but do it. He's not a superpowered individual, or a wealthy man, or even a chosen one with a hidden ability. He's just a regular trained policeman with a powerful belief in the law. And, when put in charge of the situation, he becomes an unrelenting badass.Judge Anderson is an interesting character, who shows some great character progression, and it's not just "the girl", like Judge Hayden was in Stallone's film. She's here to be a character, not to become an object of desire. Ma-Ma, on the other hand, is quite a terrifying villain. You can easily believe she's able to handle all the power at her hand, and understand why everyone is so afraid of her. Both actresses do a terrific job in their roles.The film itself is visually beautiful, particularly in the slow-motion scenes (which, unlike in other films, actually make sense here), though quite gory, so if that somehow displeases you, be warned. The settings are well done, though limiting the setting to the inside of a building doesn't do much to show the futuristic looks of the world. That, though, is not important for this particular story.All in all, this is a great film, one that shouldn't be missed by anyone who enjoys a good comic book story with lots of spectacular action. Unless you're looking for romance, there's probably something for you here, so go get it. Purchase this movie on DVD or Blu Ray, so it makes enough money to warrant a sequel. Because, trust me, you want one.

This movie is one of the best action movies ever. Oozes cool, and does service to the character. Alex Garland and Karl Urban create an incredible world that leaves you wanting more. Tight film, nothing wasted.

I like Sly. He's done some good work in his years. I don't think he's a good actor per say, but a lot of his films are fun to watch.Judge Dredd, is not one of those films. It's one of the worst, if not the worst, film he's ever made. This is -not- a remake or reboot of that film. It intentionally had nothing to do with it and was made to correct the offense that film was for fans of Judge Dredd, which is a comic book.It get's everything right. The bad one liners, the hyper violent gore, and everything about this film is exactly what it should be. This was made by a fan of the character who knows the source material and did a wonderful job bringing it to life. The absence of the SF cuss "Drokk" is notable, but easily ignored. It doesn't appear in every issue of the comic, so it's not out of place that he doesn't say it in the film. Would have been a nice nod to fans to put it in there though, but this film does enough right that it's easily forgiven.It's perfectly okay to not like the film, but people should understand that the film is exactly what it supposed to be, what it should be, in every way. This is what Judge Dredd is and how he should be portrayed. If you didn't like it, it's not because there's something wrong with the film. It's because you're not a fan of this character, because this movie gets everything right.Judge Dredd is a comic book that was published in the British Anthology series 2000 AD and was first in it's pages in 1977 in the second issue of the anthology. He was written as an even more extreme and futuristic version of Harry Callahan from the Dirty Harry series, and his character was modeled after the leather clad biker on the Deathrace 2000 movie poster. He's essentially the Punisher with a badge and legal authority, and not the nice Thomas Jane version.He's not Sylvester Stallone, was never intended to be, and does not ever take his helmet off. In the original comic even when he's shown at home in his off time he's wearing it. He did remove it in one issue, but the reader never sees his face, and the people in the comic that do are horrified and disgusted, to the point of being violently sick.He's essentially a political satire from the 1970s. An extreme example pointing out the perceived flaws of the British justice system in the period. The comic became popular in the 80s and has been going strong ever since. Dredd is probably the most famous comic British comic book character in the world.This film was made by a fan of that comic with a deep love and understanding of the source. They knew what they were doing, got so many details right, and this is without doubt one of the best comic book adaptions ever made. Sin City is possibly the only film I can think of that does better, and that's because it's word for word and frame for frame the same as the comic. Every panel in Sin City is a frame in the film version.Reviewers that don't like it because it's violent, gory, brutish, and crude are making valid criticisms. If you're not into that sort of thing you're not going to like this film. Avoid it. Though, why someone who doesn't like those things is watching an R rated action film is beyond me. I'm left wondering what they were expecting it to be exactly.However, the hundreds of people who seem to think this is a bad remake of a Sly Stallone film are simply ignorant and should be ignored. This was intentionally made to have nothing to do with that film and was created to make up for everything that movie got wrong for fans of the character. It accomplished that amazingly well.This movie gets five stars from me. It's exactly what a comic book adaption should be. It's extremely true to the source material, and gets the details right. As a fan of the original comic, this film blew me away. It's a better comic adaption than anything put out by Marvel or DC in the last ten years. Not necessarily a better movie and certainly not a more popular one, but as an adaption that isn't word for word and frame for frame the same as the original comic, it's as true to the source as a comic book movie adaption can possible to be.

I should start off with that this movie is a great underrated gem that I really wanted to see again. Compared to the Stallone film you might have seen, it's a much more serious and action-packed take on the character that I really enjoyed. Not 100% faithful to the comics but a lot closer and I had a great time revisiting. The 4k print is also a really high quality version to see it in. You have a good chance of having missed this one, it really got slept on, so please check it out if it seems interesting.The digital redeem function of this product *sucked* and I wanted to provide a tutorial for anyone else struggling. Note this only applies if you want your movie on Fandago like I did, if you use Apple Movies I can't help you. You need to make an account for Fandago At Home (formerly Vudu) which is pretty standard, they're the defacto "Own your movies" that movie redemption places use. But you also need an account with a place called Movies Anywhere for some reason? And then go into your account settings in Vudu and link those two accounts. Then you can follow the instructions on the little slip included in your case on how to redeem it. If you try that before linking these two, it will take you to the page to do so but it seems not to work right and will fail, so you need to link them first before it will redeem properlyVery great movie that I was very dissatisfied with the digital redemption step of.

For starters, I am a huge JD fan, which made me excited and also worried about this second attempt at bringing him and his world to the big screen. Dredd stands as a stark example of how clear storytelling and a simple plot can make an extraordinary film. The laughable Stallone film tried to shoe horn in too many concepts from the 30+ year history of the character. Dredd, on the other hand, focused purely on the meat of the character, giving only small glimpses of the sprawling universe he inhabits.Judge Dredd may seem hollow and robotic to new comers, but this is exactly why his character is so beloved. The film makers do a great service to the character, and Karl Urban's performance helps to solidify this. I can only smile when reading irate reviews hammering the lack of character development and robotic acting. The reviewers obviously don't understand. There is a reason why JD never takes his helmet off. He is meant to be faceless. He is the one solid and reliable rock in the sea of crazy that is the far future.The one drawback is that this film is very violent, and if you aren't prepared for it you will be turned off fairly quickly. It also makes great use of slow motion to capture and juxtapose the action from different viewpoints. This gives the action scenes a strange pace, but I felt it to be perfectly suited to the plot. It only felt overdone during a couple of sequences.Speaking of plot, this film has taken some knocks because of a thin plot. I find this funny considering how paper thin most movie plots are when compared to novels and comics. The Hobbit is a movie about a long journey, and is great because of what happens along the way and what obstacles they have to overcome. This movie is essentially a day in the life of Judge Dredd, and is about his journey to stop and apprehend a gang leader. It is great because of what happens along the way and what obstacles he must overcome. A simple, clearly stated plot with great story telling wrapped around it is what you will find in this film if you give it a chance. I did, even with my fear of past failures, and I loved it.I don't like the Ultraviolet service, but this disc also has an iTunes compatible download. If there is a drawback, then it is that all of these are crammed onto a single disc instead of giving us a separate disc for the Blu Ray and the digital download. Also, having no DVD version available in the set was a bit of a downer since I like to loan mine out to friends to get them hooked. The digital download worked fine for me, though, and the BR ran perfectly in my 1st generation PS3.

O.k. I am a huge fan of the comics. I never got into the safe, coffee table marvel comic story lines and always felt Dredd to have more of an edge with its drug addicts, terrorists, mutants and serial killers that filled the story lines of the best British comic that ever graced the magazine shelf at the store. For years i looked forward to the movie...then Stallone did one that was NOT anything to do with the comic OR character.......and that was that!...until now!The Good-Its shot in a dirty, grimy way (as Mega City One should be) some people are complaining about this but i understand this was done to make the 'Slow Mo' scenes much more clear and sharp which moves me onto my next point. The Slow Mo scenes were absolutely beautiful, they were shot in extreme slow motion with a track that sounded like Loscil's 'Argonaut'. The effect was a tiny glimpse into the mind of a poor drug taker seeing a snatched moment of perfection in an otherwise ugly world...i remember the scene with Ma Ma in the bath and the droplets of water looked like a a shower of diamonds floating in the air. Cinematically combining these moments with the grey, grim futuristic settings with only flashes of sickly and nuclear yellows to draw the eye i was impressed.Its Good Vs Evil in a strictly darwinian sense. The justice is doled out in a totally impartial way...many people have said this is pure fascism but these people obviously do not know the story behind the judges...retirement for them is called 'the long walk' and means leaving Mega City One to wander the cursed earth and try to bring justice to the mutant wastelands. The Judges are selfless upholders of the law who reap no reward other than seeing a perp get what they deserve.Dredd the man was a job well done by Mr Urban, admittedly its not the hardest role to act but it requires a little subtlety in his growls that Dredd fans like myself saw and appreciated. Anderson was as fragile and uncertain as any rookie would be on the job (i loved her mental battles with the gang member 'Kay') MaMa was probably the most evil (and skanky) looking female criminal i have seen on the screen in a long time! i really felt for the tech guy who was terrified of her!Yes there was no glorious end-of-level shoot-out with the boss...MaMa was just another perp to Dredd and he summed up the understatement when the Chief Judge asked him at the end what happened here (After the night long battle in the block with dozens of enemies dead) and he simply replied '...Drug bust'The Bad-These are just little gripes of my own as a huge fan...I would have loved to have seen more of Mega City One and its huge range of interesting sub-cultures. The city looked a little sparse and it should have been a little more like bladerunner complete with hover pods flying about. It did not feel as futuristic as the comic.The marketing and the 'Crappy Stallone Dredd Drag Factor'...basically killed this film at the box office as everyone thought "oh they have re-made that crappy movie?" and thus it did not make it its targets for a sequel deal however....Its wonderful to see this has become an instant cult classic and the Blu Ray & DVD sales and fan interest will probably put the baddest Lawman in the planet up where he belongs on the big screen with a multi-movie franchise!Summary-Loved it!I cannot wait for the sequel!!!...then i can start getting excited for Dredd 3!!!!

I'll admit I've never read the Judge Dredd comics, though I did see the Stallone movie. I enjoyed both, but I prefer Dredd--a much grittier, more violent story.Mega-City One is a sprawling metropolis that stretches from what was New York to Baltimore. Mixed in with the buildings and 'high-rises' that might be seen in any contemporary cities are the mega-structures that dwarf the buildings around them; small cities in themselves. The technology is 'near future' rather than distant, and the cities are all concrete and motor oil; much harsher than the sleek, futuristic scape in the Stallone movie and more appropriate for the postapocolyptic theme, I think. Mega-City One, and the Peach-Tree mega-structure that is the setting for the bulk of the movie, have a realistic atmosphere that sets the tone for story.The story itself follows Judge Dredd and rookie Judge Anderson, who is being assessed by Dredd in a sink-or-swim manner. When they decide to investigate a triple murder at Peach Tree, they inadvertently find themselves at war with drug queenpin 'Mama'. In a move rimiscent of "Die Hard", they are locked into the Peach Tree complex along with Mama, the bulk of her (very violent) gang, and the thousands of innocent civilians who live in the massive mega-structure.The cinematography was masterful; it reminded me of older classics like Blade Runner. As neat as CGI can be, so many movies over-use it these days. Dredd doesn't. The fighting is realistic and the world is harsh. This is NOT a movie for kids; it is brutal and graphic. But mixed in with the brutality are breathtaking slow-motion scenes. The drug Mama sells is 'Slow-mo' and it does exactly what it sounds like--makes everything seem slow. Unlike so many movies that introduce slow-motion scences to highlight the dance-fighting and action sequences, Dredd utilizes slow motion to give the viewer a sense of the drug. These scenes highlight the beauty in the mundane--water or glass or even blood, sparkling in the air, for example. The moments of beauty contrast sharply with the world of Dredd, which is ugly.The acting is well done, too. I admit, I decided to watch the movie because I'm a big Karl Urban fan. His Dredd is gruff and enigmatic; there are fleeting moments of humor, but he remains poker-faced behind his helmet (although I was disapointed that we didn't get to see his baby-blues). Lena Headey, who plays Mama, is a chilling villain; the picture of ruined beauty turned to psychopathy. And Olivia Thirlby manages to bring a bit of innocence to her role as the idealistic and inexperienced Anderson while still being strong.Overall, Dredd is a great movie I highly recommend.

When I watched the Sly Stallone travesty that was Judge Dredd, it made me almost embarrassed to remember buying the first ever 2000AD with its frisbee (wish I still had that in pristine condition now!). It was an appalling Hollywood shambles and I struggled to watch past the "double whammy" scene. Taking his helmet off just made me realise how little they cared about the legacy surrounding the longest running comic strip of all time.I - to my shame - was unaware that there was a new film version of it until, less than a week ago, Amazon popped up with a "suggestion" that I might like this when it was released. Damned right I would! Some serious Googleing later and I was saddened to hear it had done so poorly in the box office, but cheered by how true to its roots it appeared to be. I loved the fact that it was dark, gritty and violent...just like the comic. So I ordered it. I've got to do my bit for the hopes of a sequel. I just hope they advertise it better if they do, because its a tragedy that this was not better known about.Anyway, it arrived today as promised and I put it straight into the blu ray. I've got a 46" Samsung (one of the latest greatest versions) and a matching 3D blu ray player and I can happily say its awesome. Clarity is as you would expect with Blu Ray (that "I seem to have wandered into the shoot" feel you get from it being too "real"), but the gritty darkness makes it feel more real than the usual blu rays. A bit like Chronicles of Riddick. I checked the "extras" and they consist of some interviews (1/2 an hour worth) and some videos discussing various aspects of the film. None of them are particularly incredible, but then I dont normally look twice at things like this, but did on this film as I'm such a fanboy. Oh and there is no DVD version or digital download in this pack.On to the film and I wont go into the plot much at all as I dont want to ruin it. For budgetary reasons, its location is predominantly in a "block" which is like a city within a city, with limited outside action. The "sci fi" gizmo's and the "futuristic" gadgets are in short supply. Dont expect to see hover cars and the huge weirdness that is Mega City One. You get a taste but little more. The low budget however makes them concentrate on the plot and the characters...and the violence. I can quite comfortably say that Karl has nailed Dredd. I was worried before as he never said he was a fan or even knew who Dredd was in the interviews, but he got him in the film.This film is what I had hoped that the Sly travesty would have been. Yes its low budget. Yes its violent. Yes its imperfect. But, by grud is it ever Dredd! I felt like the kid from all those years ago (I had progs 1 - 387 before my mother made me throw them away :( ), as I watched this. This is the "real" Jo Dredd. I really hope the dvd and blu ray sales rocket and make this the sleeper hit that it so deserves to be.Yes, I'm an utter fan boy, but I'm also a critic. Judge Dredd was rubbish (sadly), Dredd was not. Brutal, darkly humerous and with some stunning 3D, slo mo scenes, I'm off to watch it again straight away. To me, its that good. Judge Anderson was ace too. Just how I recall her...though I remember her as hotter (no offense, I was a pre-pubescent teen!). The perps are the sort of doomed scum bags I used to read about all those decades ago. Full of bluster and armed to the teeth but you just "know" they are toast. Karl is Old Stoney Face. He is the Law and I hope not for the last time, because with more cash and - for instance - the Dark Judges or The Cursed Earth, this could run and run.If you're a fan, buy it. If you're not, but love gritty, violent, darkly humerous "realistic" sci-fi, which dares to stick to its guns and ignore the demands of Hollywood, then see it...not once, but several times.Update: I've watched it 2 1/2 times now. I would say that - as mentioned above - the HD picture does look a bit grainy in some darkened places and the 3D was certainly muted. This helped it in my opinion, though I can see how it might annoy others. To my mind, HD tends to make movies look fake. I found the grainy feel worked well and made it look rougher and more edgy. I did wish the 3D worked better at times, but I assumed this was budget. Another negative was the "extras". They were little more than you can see on Youtube, which is a shame. But I guess again you get what you pay for and after it doing so poorly in cinemas, they must have just thrown this out and hoped.Hopefully there will be a second film in the future, because this just wasn't long enough.

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Awesome flick and a great 4K transfer!Region unlocked, so it plays on any 4K player worldwide to boot!

Tras la fallida juez Dredd de Stallones, esta versión es muy más fiel al original. Por lo que al igual que el material original (el comic) este Dredd es una mamarrachada muy divertida, gamberra y sangrienta. La peli ni engaña ni intenta engañar a nadie. El guión es sencillo, pero muy entretenido. Tiene su punto de originalidad en el sentido de la fortaleza inexpugnable que quedan encerrados los protagonistas, y aunque algunos la asemejan a The Raid, en realidad el guión de Dredd hacía 3 años que estaba escrito cuando salió The raid, y no fue si no por culpa de los tiempos de Pre-producción que saliera Dredd antes, por lo que no podemos decir quien copió a quien o si fue producto de la casualidad.El 3D es extremadamente bueno, uno de los mejores 3D que puedas ver. De hecho el director a sabiendas de ello, pensó cada una de las escenas para potenciarlo y sacar el máximo provecho, en especial en las escenas a camara lenta.La peli suele estar por menos de 10€ (a mi me costó 8) por lo que a ese precio es una muy muy buena opción de compra para pasar una tarde muy buena.

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