I really like this 2012 Dredd starring Karl Urban (Star Trek films) as Judge Dredd. I saw Urban in another film and thought it sub-B grade at best, but as Dredd, oh he nailed it. You never see his full face throughout because his visor hides his eyes. But what he does with his motions and voice are outstanding. At times, he has that almost Robocop walk and movement. It's fantastic.
Dredd gets to train up a rookie and based on his judgment on that day's performance, she either passes or not. The rookie has some special abilities that are helpful thruout the movie. Dredd gets called to a scene at one of the mega-apartment buildings where the bad guy drug overlords rule. It's like Dredd against a 1000 bad guys. No problem.
That's about all you need to know. Dredd has to overcome tremendous adversity to get his man or woman. The partners work well together. The bad guys are really bad bad guys, and the good guys, well, expect some twists.
Excellent directing kept this moving fast n tight. The overall theme is dark, bloody, violent, and loud. There is excellent use of slow motion camera to accentuate things going on, and it works really well.
I never saw the Stallone version of Dredd, but this one with Urban will be hard to beat. Watch this if you want to see a non-stop action movie of good guys against bad guys in a futuristic setting. That's a common theme, but Dredd stands out by having terrific acting and a pretty good plot. Enjoy.
Dredd gets to train up a rookie and based on his judgment on that day's performance, she either passes or not. The rookie has some special abilities that are helpful thruout the movie. Dredd gets called to a scene at one of the mega-apartment buildings where the bad guy drug overlords rule. It's like Dredd against a 1000 bad guys. No problem.
That's about all you need to know. Dredd has to overcome tremendous adversity to get his man or woman. The partners work well together. The bad guys are really bad bad guys, and the good guys, well, expect some twists.
Excellent directing kept this moving fast n tight. The overall theme is dark, bloody, violent, and loud. There is excellent use of slow motion camera to accentuate things going on, and it works really well.
I never saw the Stallone version of Dredd, but this one with Urban will be hard to beat. Watch this if you want to see a non-stop action movie of good guys against bad guys in a futuristic setting. That's a common theme, but Dredd stands out by having terrific acting and a pretty good plot. Enjoy.