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Judge. Jury. Executioner. Those are the words that define the job of a Judge from the Hall of
Justice in the screwed up future metropolis of Mega-City One. Enter Judge Dredd (Karl Urban).
Famed and feared for his relentless pursuit of justice, Dredd is tasked with evaluating rookie Judge
Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) through her. Anderson though, isn't any ordinary Judge.
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‘Dredd’ has an incredible visual style. Shot in 3D using high speed digital cameras, the film often
delves into a rather breath-taking mix of multi-dimensional blood splattering violence and slow
motion when the drugs are involved... lending the movie a very distinct and unique visual look.
Yes, if you took that last statement in, you'd realize that ‘Dredd’ is in fact, a pretty violent movie.
Violent in a cartoony stylized way, not in a graphic machete cutting arms off manner... but definitely
deserving of a hard R rating.
Depending on your tolerance for graphic violence, it may or may not bother on mindless violence.
With all that being said, the violence does drive home the point that Mega-City One is a crime-
riddled society within a post-apocalyptic world. The only significant weakness of ‘Dredd’ would be
its lack of a major action set piece in the film... but it more than makes up for it with its constant
barrage of shoot outs and explosions throughout Dredd and Anderson's ascent to the 200th storey.
Volume sure makes a difference here.
All the bells and whistles where the film's special effects and technologies are all good, but
perhaps where ‘Dredd’ truly excels is where the previous film completely failed. Older and slightly
more grizzled movie goers will no doubt remember the 1995 movie, ‘Judge Dredd’ where Sylvester
Stallone committed the cardinal sin of being seen without Dredd's helmet. And while it may seem
like only a surface mistake, the problems with Sly's portrayal run much deeper than that.
Stallone's Dredd was portrayed as almost too heroic. In ‘Dredd’, fans finally get the faithful
portrayal of Judge Dredd they've been waiting for all along. Besides not ever being seen without
his helmet on, Karl Urban's performance correctly captures the essence of the character. Dredd
isn't a hero. Instead, he's just a man doing his part in an insane world where laws are broken by
the minute. To enforce the law, he draws a clear line between the black and the white.
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Urban emotes with just his chin visible
If you thought Tom Hardy's performance as Bane earlier this year was pretty impressive for a guy
in a mask, Urban emotes with just his chin visible. The result is a mix of scowls, grunts, deadpan
one liners and self-satirizing humour with one constant – it's incredibly badass all throughout the
entirety of the film. Dredd is almost like an “anti-character” - he doesn't change much at all, Judge
Anderson serves as the emotional centre of the film and as a great counterpoint towards Dredd.
Unlike Dredd, Anderson operates in the grey area. She hesitates to enforce the law, as being
psychic lets her know the other side of the story. It's a stark contrast between the two, and it works
very well as Dredd's blunt humour and Anderson's vulnerability mesh together very well on screen.
In an era filled with comic book movie adaptations, ‘Dredd’ is a refreshing breath of air. Violent and
gritty, this film has shown that it's entirely possible to make a good comic book movie with a “R”
rating and that alone is a triumph in faithfulness in itself. Armed with a sombre and mature tone,
‘Dredd’ will transport you to a future (which looks very good) where crime doesn't lend itself to a
good negotiating position.
‘Dredd’ opens in theatres 20 September 2012
Dexian or just Dex if you have an inability to pronounce Chinese names, is a fervent film lover
who's known to read up on the most inane pieces of cinema trivia just so he has something to talk
about when he's drunk. When he's not watching something, he can be found reading other useless
Wikipedia articles on things like Nebulaphobia.
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THIS movie is just a once in a life time MOVIE.if you have not watched it yet, or if it's not yet
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