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    Written September 24, 2012

    Futuristic butt'kick'n fun ol' school style

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    This is by no means a great movie... possibly not even a good movie. However, it is a fun movie. They didn't make the mistake of putting a ton of back story in. It's an hour and a half long, which is the exact length an action movie should be.

    So, if you're the type that wants an hour of Judge Dredd backstory and a touching tale of how his cold heart melted when he met the right woman... move on, this movie is not for you. If you want to see a guy in a dorky helmet and body armor yell crazy configurations into his gun and then blow sh!t up and set thugs on fire, you will love this movie.

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    Written September 22, 2012

    One of the best Comic Adaptations and best action films this year!

    by ars198614

    This film is a love letter to the comic fans of Judge Dredd and it does so by keeping the character true to his comic roots with no need to give him any B.S humanizing to him. Karl Urban does a wonderful job of bringing Dredd to life by having the hard job of expressing his face with a helmet on and he does it with greatness. The film feels like a love letter to R rated 80's action films ala Robocop where the story is simple but the action is brutal and violent which is a great thing, since not every film needs an overly complicated story this film was simple and sweet. The Slo Mo scenes were well used to the point where it made all the carnage look like art or straight from a comic! If there was a film you need to see this weekend or if you miss old school brutal action films then go see DREDD it will leave you wanting more!

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    Written September 27, 2012

    Judge Dredd: Finally the True Judge stands up!

    by z18wheeler

    Unbelievable! The dark Judge originally from Eagle Comics has truly arrived! Fabulous adaptation from the comic books. Stallone is NOT judge Dredd. You should never ever see his face. Karl Urban was terrific! I hope that they will plan for a sequel. Our society is turning into that movie's background. One day its citizens will be Judged!

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  • So-so
    Written September 26, 2012

    Disappointed

    by dugganstuff

    I'm glad I went to see this movie with an open mind. I loved the original Judge Dredd and this was NOTHING like it.
    I really enjoyed Karl Urban in the role of Dredd, but I really like him.

    The plot itself just wasn't there. It had some much potential at so many different times, it just never reached it.

    *SPOILER* Pretty much a rookie judge and Dredd get trapped in a building where all the gang members are trying to kill them. That's it... there isn't much else to the plot. There is shooting up of the bad guys but even that wasn't out of this world.

    My suggestion would be to wait until it comes out on DVD and rent it, there just wasn't enough there to spend the money on going to the theater.

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    Written September 27, 2012

    Not Dreddful at all!

    by solanochpka4993

    This movie was action packed and just all around Kick-ass, If you ever saw the original Judge Dredd you know that this movie had to be awesome as well. Which it was! If you ever go to see it bring a bro its a bro movie, I brought my gf but shes into this kinda movie and star wars! So if you have an action movie gf take her! All Around 4 out of 5 stars in my opinion

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    Written September 22, 2012

    Great popcorn movie!

    by jlisk

    This movie doesn't mess around. It provides just enough plot and character development to contextualize the dizzying degree of ultraviolence and is a true spectacle of murderous proportions! Visuals were great too! I highly recommend this if you are looking for a no frills popcorn movie.

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    Written September 23, 2012

    Dredd in a new light

    by vail2073

    I've always been a fan of the Judge Dredd Comics and sagas so I was going to see this movie regardless. I was pleasantly surprised that it was much better than I expected. I've seen all the comic based movies to date and have disappointed and how "G" rated they kept the stories. Even the original Judge Dredd was very "G" rated. Not this one! This movie shows exactly what Judge Dredd is, Judge, Jury, and Executioner. There is a good amount of blood and violence and pretty graphic at times. I found that a well match to this story. The acting wasn't bad but it wasn't great. I do feel, like all movies lately, that the story felt a bit rushed. Kinda like they did a bit too much editing to keep the movie within a time limit. Overall, if you are a Judge Dredd fan, you will probably like this movie. If you are looking for an action movie to kill some time with, give it a shot. If you don't like blood or violence then you probably won't like this movie. Give it a shot

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    Written September 22, 2012

    Decent Re-Make

    by Angel5683

    We really enjoyed viewing the movie despite the fact that the plot was pretty predictable. It entertained me for an hour and a half so it did what it was supposed to dol

    My one complaint, the special effects were a little too visceral for my taste. I believe those effects could have been taken out of the movie and it would still be just as enjoyable.

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    Written September 27, 2012

    A great action movie

    by TerpsFan72

    Not a big fan of the 90's Judge Dredd movie with Sly Stalone, but was blow away by how good this one was. Bare bones action film, with an outstanding performance from Karl Urban. I loved the old Eagle Comics series in the 80's and this movie NAILS IT! So sad it hasn't done better, because we deserve a sequel to this movie. Hopefully it will do well overseas and find a second life here in states in dvd/blu ray market...fingers crossed.

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    Written October 6, 2012

    Plotless

    by sazeeroadster

    and totally no storyline. Not even close to up to par with the original Judge Dredd which was played well by Stallone. Just explosions and shoot ?em ups and action. So if you don?t mind no story line but like a lot of mindless action this is the one for you.

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    Written September 23, 2012

    Expected

    by R3ddm1st

    Movie is worth seeing, but you should know what to expect. It is an action shoot em up movie with very very cool special effects, I saw it in 2D but it is obvious it was filmed for 3d. Slow motion scenes are awesome.

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    Written October 7, 2012

    Remake? What remake? ... Forget the old one all together!

    by Santiago - MAKiiNA

    I was particularly mad leaving this film. Not at it. But at myself. I had already conceded on the fact that I wouldn't be needing to see this in 3D. But don't make the same mistake I did. Go watch this one with the funny glasses. This is one of those that doesn't exploit 3D for the sake of the thing. I can see how it would actually work well. The visuals are undeniably cool. And it's obvious much preparation went in its delivery.
    I am sadly old enough to compare this one to the original one with Arnold. And it is by far a better narrative piece. Sure, back then it was the bells and whistles of the scifi angle, the Sharon Stone, and the Arnold bit. So we were all pretty well distracted. But now that time has passed... Screw that one. This one has testicles.

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    Written September 27, 2012

    Dredd 3D

    by bdory

    I loved it!!!! It was wonderful. I think they did a great job with the story. No cheesy body armor like the 1st. The action, special effects, & even the 3D was very well done. Yes it does rate the rated R but how they shot it kept the gore from being so shocking. And what can I say about Karl Urban. Such a hotty while playing a bad***!!!!!!

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  • So-so
    Written September 23, 2012

    Somewhat good, somewhat bad...

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    Ok. Here's what most people seem to be missing. This movie was clearly designed for the male audience. Yep. If you're a girl - you won't love this one. It's all blood, gore, and more blood and gore. It's nothing like the raid so ignore those guys. Basically, you've got criminals, very blood thirsty ones, and he's going in to judge and boy does he ever. I didn't mind the movie in that it stayed true to the Judge Dredd personality. But, I really missed seeing the actors face and it's never, ever seen in any moment of the film. The whole movie is pretty much a shoot em up with tons of big guns, gore, and weapons. The slow mo was interesting the first time around, but then it was repeated and repeated and repeated....which got boring pretty darn quickly. I give it a so-so rating as it needed a bit more emotion. They got the action part right but needed a better actress to complement Dredd. She was as flat as Kristen Stewart. Sad...but true. I didn't mind the set as that was well done.

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    Written October 20, 2012

    Seriously . . .

    by jadedattitude

    Go see this movie in the theater before it's gone. ALL the reviews I read about this film were confirmed. Robocop violence and gore, decent acting, not bad story line. It's is by no means corny in anyway, this movie was done so much like the comic book it would make any Punisher fan go mad with envy that their movies didn't turn out as good. This movie is going to BOMB badly at the box office, so go see it if you like action films.

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rickgasko Just watched Dredd. It is nothing like the Sly film. Quite good, but VERY bloody. Bones plays Dredd, but you never see his face.

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ColinOrJames is Dredd a good movie? i just watched Judge Dredd and found it pretty meh, but i'll give the reboot a chance.

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love_cinema Speaking of Dredd, I thought it was solid. The gritty dystopian look was great and music was badass. Also loved Headey as a villain.

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michaelhudec Watching Judge Dredd makes me infinitely more appreciative of Dredd (which I already loved).

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