Judge Dredd

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Matthew D Sly Stallone is the law as the persistent adjudicator Judge Dredd! Director Danny Cannon’s sci-fi action adventure Judge Dredd (1995) is super surprising to me. It’s full of brutal action and outrageous laughter. DREDD is a non-stop action thriller, whereas Judge Dredd wants to explore the ethics of a policeman that is judge, jury, and executioner in a dystopian future. Cannon says he loved the Judge Dredd comics and he was inspired by Ben Hur. You can see it with his massive scope and ambitious adventure. Judge Dredd is an entertaining mixture of Blade Runner, Robocop, Total Recall, Mad Max, and The Fifth Element. Writers Steven E. de Souza and William Wisher do a great job of giving Stallone cool one-liners, funny jokes, and a ruthless personality as he guns down bad guys endlessly. I could feel the heartfelt love for this character from Cannon’s direction and de Souza and Wisher’s script. I’m shocked people do not like this movie more as it’s so exciting and fun. The corruption of the Judge’s high council to how their politics affect the general rioting public. Casting director Jackie Burch cast a wonderful ensemble full of legendary actors and actresses. Sylvester Stallone is ultra cool as the icy hearted Judge Joseph Dredd. Stallone shouts his lines with a commanding boom. He really gives Dredd a personality and heart to show his dedication to the law. Stallone will have you screaming, “I AM THE LAW!” Armand Assante is raving mad as the furious villain Rico. Diane Lane is quite pretty and charming as the clever and righteous Judge Hershey, who likes Judge Dredd. Rob Schneider is pretty funny as the hacker criminal and comedy relief Fergee. It’s weird he worked with Sly Stallone, then another action hero Van Damme in Knock Off. Jürgen Prochnow is fantastic as the corrupt and misguided Judge Griffin, seeking power by any means necessary. Max von Sydow is amazing as the principled and decent man Chief Justice Fargo. Joanna Miles is stern and fierce as Judge McGruder. Joan Chen is gorgeous and compelling as Dr. Ilsa Hayden. She even gets into a cool fight with Diane Lane. Balthazar Getty is solid as the helpful Cadet Nathan Olmeyer. Mitchell Ryan’s ethical reporter Vartis Hammond is interesting in the beginning of Judge Dredd. Scott Wilson’s crazy cannibal Pa Angel is amusing. I was freaked out by Christopher Adamson’s hulking metallic man Mean Machine Angel. Ewen Bremner is hilarious to see as Junior Angel a year before he’s in Trainspotting. James Remar cameos as the Block Warlord. Adrienne Barbeau is actually the pleasant Central Computer voice actress! I loved James Earl Jones’ opening narration. Editors Harry Keramidas and Alex Mackie swiftly cut from scene to scene with a brisk pace that makes 96 minutes feel like 30 to me. Cinematographer Adrian Biddle goes for wild angles and far wide shots of the desert and cityscapes. I liked the close-up shots for all the conversations to get to the more emotional moments. Kevin Day’s lighting is stunning with moody shadows everywhere other than the illuminated faces in key lights. Production designer Nigel Phelps’ ruined Mega-City sets are outstanding. The props and furniture from Peter Young are cool like the giant Lady Justice statue. Special effects from Chris Cunningham are fabulous like the moving automaton and metallic limbs on Mean Machine Angel. The gooey clones look creepy. Joel Hynek’s visual effects for the gun blasts feel powerful. Composer Alan Silvestri’s lively score is enthusiastic and feels inspired by Basil Poledouris’ Robocop score. Emma Porteous’ Judge costumes are awesome. In short, Judge Dredd is a ferocious action movie and ambitious sci-fi adventure. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Audience Member Not Stallone's best, but solid. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Terry H The costumes were ok... ...then he took off his helmet. Hot flaming garbage of a movie. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/24 Full Review Carlos T Filme: Juiz Dredd Elenco: @officialslystallone @armandassante.official @iamrobschneider @dianelane_gallery @dianelaneofficial Max Von Sydow, Jurgen Prochnow @baltgetty Modelo: #ficção #ação #policial Duração: 1h 36m Ano: 1995 Minha opinião: antes deste filme, Stallone fez “O Demolidor” em 1993 com Wesley Snipes e Sandra Burllock, filme com grande sucesso. Creio que ele quis repetir a dose. Um filme que soube dosar um policial frio e calculista com a parte cômica, com Rob Schneider é uma boa química que em poucos filmes Stallone conseguiu como em “Tango & Cash”. Aqui temos a estória em quadrinhos se tornando filme, onde temos Stallone no papel principal de juiz Dredd, que em um futuro, ele tem o papel de policial e juiz e assim diminuir a criminalidade. E em uma rebelião Dredd julga Herman culpado, mesmo não sendo e assim enviado a prisão. Mas Dredd é incrimado de um crime que não cometeu e para não tomar a pena máxima, o chefe da justiça que é seu tutor se sacrifica para a aposentadoria para salvar Dredd. Mesmo Dredd afirmando que é inocente e sente na pele a injustiça que pode ter alguns julgamentos. Mas tudo isso foi armado por Juiz Griffin que desejava o lugar de o chefe. E para isso ele soltou o irão de Dredd que é gêmeo Rico, e assim conseguiu se passar por Dredd, mas ele não sabia de nada, até o momento que ele depois que a nave de prisioneiros foi abatida, Dredd e Herman voltam a cidadela para provar sua inocência. E para isso terá que desmascarar Griffin e Rico. Um filme que para época os efeitos especiais eram limitados, mas neste filme foram bem produzidos. E tendo para ajudar Dredd a juíza Hershey (Lane) e Olmeyer além de Herman. E ao final onde Dredd descobre toda a verdade e tem que vencer Rico. Roteiro e enredo bons. Um filme que fez mais sucesso nas locadoras que nas bilheterias dos cinemas. Vale apena assistir? Sim com certeza. Nota: 8,5 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Jithin K From what I've read Stallone wanted more comedy in it and the director didn't and the director was right. The cheesy one-liners were just atrocious. I've never thought of Stallone as a great actor but I've never thought he's as bad as in this in anything else either. The visuals were really great though. Lots of great visual effects and production design. The action was also pretty good when it isn't being butchered to tone it down to PG-13. The way the movie began, I was sure that they were not gonna be true to the themes they were seemingly exploring because it was more interested in showing Stallone's heroism. But as the movie progressed it seemed to be better than how it started but at the very end, it was right back at the start, nothing's changed. What was the whole point then? Diane Lane deserved better. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 09/24/24 Full Review master g It was great the story needed some more Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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