Last year we had that article in Empire, well the latest EMPIRE issue 279 has a 9 page article inside, from page 76-85 and it's quite good.
It starts with this:-
ULTRA-VIOLENT.
UNIQUELY CONCEIVED.
HIT BY CONTROVERSY.
SHOT IN 3D. STALLONE-FREE.
IT'S THE ADAPTION 2000 AD FANS HAVE LONG BEEN WAITING FOR, BUT DREDD IS ALSO THE MOST AMBITIOUS BRITISH INDIE MOVIE EVER MADE
It covers the whole start to finish process!
It has an interview with Lena Headley and she looks gorgeous in the pic used for that boxout.
It mentions the darker Dredd predictions from John Wagner.
Tharg's Top 10 Dredd stories.
So there you go folks, pop out and spend £3.99 or be a law breaker and read it on the shelves!
If anyone finds any more decent articles then post them here, mainly so I can go and buy the mag ;)
Wow, that is different from Empire review of Dredd 3D (which mentions lots of The Raid!)
Great article with some nice pictures!
Well done Empire!
Might have to pick this up.
picked it up at lunch, not had time for a proper read yet but looking good
Just read it,fantastic article.Dredd get a lot of pages.
If this image appears before, sorry but thought I post it as it on my iPad empire;
(http://i.imgur.com/XaQqG.jpg)
As a heads up. The next issue of Sci-Fi Now, due out in August, will have a Dredd feature.
Quote from: Goaty on 27 July, 2012, 12:49:56 AM
If this image appears before, sorry but thought I post it as it on my iPad empire;
(http://i.imgur.com/XaQqG.jpg)
More I see that eagle pad more I love how they've made it a functional but still decorative part of the uniform.
Really nice.
No iPad here though so I guess I'll just have to pick up the good old non interactive version.
QuoteMore I see that eagle pad more I love how they've made it a functional but still decorative part of the uniform.
Really nice.
Totally agree. it just looks so real and authentic but it is still Dredd as we know it. (IMHO)
The more I see it, the more I'm preferring the uniform to the comics one, which is certainly something I'd never have said about the Stallone flick.
@Goaty: Thanks for the 2 Ipad pics.
Yeah, I agree re the shoulder eagle. Now I can see it in more detail I really like it! There's absolutely no doubt these guys are Judges.
(http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2010/4/19/129161956729992540.gif)
Bones doing Dredd
Had a look at the latest Sci-Fi Now in Smiths and they had a 1 & 2/3 page article inside near the front.
I quickly took in the three pics -
1 - Dredd firing as he comes up the stairs.
2 - Dredd & Anderson coming out the block with the city in front.
3 - The Dredd teaser poster
The write up was not very informative but stuff we have known for months and so decided that £4.80 was not leaving my pocket.
I did notice that EMPIRE had only one copy left :thumbsup:
I then moved 2000 AD from the bottom shelf and covered a load of mags higher up at eye height :D
For you, CF.
Sorry it blur as it was preview of Sci-Fi Now latest issue I scanned.
(http://i.imgur.com/W0mgV.jpg)
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 01 August, 2012, 07:56:46 PM
Had a look at the latest Sci-Fi Now in Smiths and they had a 1 & 2/3 page article inside near the front.
I quickly took in the three pics -
1 - Dredd firing as he comes up the stairs.
2 - Dredd & Anderson coming out the block with the city in front.
3 - The Dredd teaser poster
The write up was not very informative but stuff we have known for months and so decided that £4.80 was not leaving my pocket.
I did notice that EMPIRE had only one copy left :thumbsup:
I then moved 2000 AD from the bottom shelf and covered a load of mags higher up at eye height :D
There's also a longer article about what went wrong with the '95 film in the back of the magazine. But as we already know what went wrong thought it best to save the pennies.
Maybe there'll be a longer feature next month just prior to the movie's release.
I think SFX has a feature planned for issue 226.
I didn't get that far, as this short article put me off. I may have a look when I pop down the town another day!
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 01 August, 2012, 09:37:02 PM
I didn't get that far, as this short article put me off. I may have a look when I pop down the town another day!
Worth a skim read if nothing else! ;)
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 01 August, 2012, 07:56:46 PM
I did notice that EMPIRE had only one copy left :thumbsup:
I then moved 2000 AD from the bottom shelf and covered a load of mags higher up at eye height :D
I was flocking through Empire in Smiths and, as usual, I moved a prog up from the dingy bottom shelf to right next to Empire. I also left the Empire propped open on the first double page spread from the Dredd article.
New Total Film has Dredd on the cover.It's same pic as the Empire non-subscribers cover from last year.
Karl Urban talks to Total Film, in new Total Film mag out tomorrow;
Confirming the film's brutal credentials, Urban offered, "It's not a film for bed-wetters. It's the perfect antidote to a lot of the superhero films that have come out in the last year or two. This is edgy. Really violent. Quite often in the comics there were graphic portrayals of missing limbs and splattered bodies. We don't pull any punches."
(http://cdn.mos.totalfilm.com/images/k/karl-urban-talks-dredd-109773-00-200-75.jpg)
http://www.totalfilm.com/news/karl-urban-talks-dredd (http://www.totalfilm.com/news/karl-urban-talks-dredd)
Quote from: Goaty on 02 August, 2012, 03:25:30 PM
Karl Urban talks to Total Film, in new Total Film mag out tomorrow;
Confirming the film's brutal credentials, Urban offered, "It's not a film for bed-wetters. It's the perfect antidote to a lot of the superhero films that have come out in the last year or two. This is edgy. Really violent. Quite often in the comics there were graphic portrayals of missing limbs and splattered bodies. We don't pull any punches."
Yay! :D
Nice three and a half page article in Total Film, with interviews from Urban, Thirlby and Headey! :thumbsup:
Just about to read it and it starts with an 8 out of 10 on the Excite-O-Meter, which is good :D
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 03 August, 2012, 04:21:50 PM
Just about to read it and it starts with an 8 out of 10 on the Excite-O-Meter, which is good :D
:thumbsup:
There's a Dredd competition in the back!
Pity it's to win the following -
Ultimate Urban Cop Experience.
The winner will be taught techniques used in hostage rescue situations and shown how to use blank firing pistols, as well as assault and rescue tactics. The session ends with a staged vehicle hold-up situation where they will descend on a gang's van or stolen security truck to rescue a hostage unharmed.
Five runners up will each get an Odeon cinema pass.
Cheeky scanning at newsagent.
Total Film;
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Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 03 August, 2012, 07:39:22 PM
There's a Dredd competition in the back!
Pity it's to win the following -
Ultimate Urban Cop Experience.
The winner will be taught techniques used in hostage rescue situations and shown how to use blank firing pistols, as well as assault and rescue tactics. The session ends with a staged vehicle hold-up situation where they will descend on a gang's van or stolen security truck to rescue a hostage unharmed.
Five runners up will each get an Odeon cinema pass.
I'd pay good money just to see you tell them how to do it.
Also in Total Film:
20 Million: The Advance ticket sales (in dollars) For Dredd in the U.S
Not bad! :P
Quote from: Alski on 04 August, 2012, 02:23:53 PM
Also in Total Film:
20 Million: The Advance ticket sales (in dollars) For Dredd in the U.S
Not bad! :P
It's not what you think - nor the journalist - you'd better read this:
http://forums.2000adonline.com/index.php/topic,34200.6735.html
Ah, right. Bad reporting, really.
Dez Skinn has shown the cover for the next issue of Starburst over on facebook. These are a variant cover and the first two are mock ups, as they have dummy text from the previous issue (I recognise that badge from some place on the middle one). This means we need to keep an eye out for the one on the right :D
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t136/commandoforces/Books/DreddStarburst.jpg)
Can anyone confirm if there actually are any Dredd features in the new Starburst issue as my local WHSmith doesn't appear to stock it?
We still have the old issue in at the moment but I may be down the town later to see if the new one is in.
Got my SFX copy today and we have good, good, news..
Dredd is front and centre for the RED ALERT section at the very begining giving a nice 3 page write up, followed by an interview with Karl further in. The best news of all is in their film review section
DREDD GETS A STONKING 4.5 STARS OUT OF 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC :D
Is that a subscribers copy?
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 17 August, 2012, 06:07:33 PM
Is that a subscribers copy?
Dr Who on the front cover.
But Dredd movie poster on back cover!
Quote from: The Sherman Kid on 17 August, 2012, 05:58:59 PM
Got my SFX copy today and we have good, good, news..
Dredd is front and centre for the RED ALERT section at the very begining giving a nice 3 page write up, followed by an interview with Karl further in. The best news of all is in their film review section
DREDD GETS A STONKING 4.5 STARS OUT OF 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FANTASTIC :D
Fab! Scanning it!!
Is this in the shops or is it the subscriber issue?
http://www.starburstmagazine.com/store?page=shop.browse&category_id=3
...we celebrate the return of Judge Dredd to our cinema screens by sitting down with Dredd 3D writer/producer Alex Garland and star Lena Headey; explore the legacy of the lawman with an exclusive interview with his creators, John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, Pat Mills & Alan Grant; a guide to the character's essential comic book arcs, and a Starburst 'Flashback' to 1995 to revisit our infamous chat with Danny Cannon, director of the much derided first big-screen outing! / Also: Interviews with [REC] Genesis writer/director and series creator Paco Plaza; Doctor Who, Torchwood, Primeval and now Cockneys Vs Zombies screenwriter James Moran; War of the Worlds' Jeff Wayne, comic book collective 44FLOOD and Sherlock Holmes novelist Guy Adams / 'The Resident Evil Case Files', our comprehensive two-part look at the successful horror franchise's history / Eyes Without a Face retrospective / Monomania part 7 / Bond at Fifty / + all your favourite columns, news, reviews and much more from the world of sci-fi, horror & fantasy...
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Drokk! you just beat me to it. Mine are ordered :thumbsup:
Are they having a laugh with that cover?
Yes but I had to buy it and the variant :'(
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 17 August, 2012, 06:07:33 PM
Is that a subscribers copy?
Yes -a subscribers copy. Missed the cherry on top - the full page Dredd poster on the back, which looks bloody superb. :thumbsup:
Thank Drokk Dredd wasn't on the front otherwise I'd have to buy it as well ;)
Quote from: radiator on 17 August, 2012, 07:43:12 PM
Are they having a laugh with that cover?
I literally came on the film bit just to blast this. It's the worst cover I've seen for anything in AGES.
Artists a thousand times better are knocking blistingeringly good stuff up of their own volition (http://tomberryartist.deviantart.com/art/Dredd-Movie-Poster-321141937). And not getting paid for it. We live in grim times.
To think it took more effort to fuck this picture up than to just print a press-photo as is.
(http://2000ad.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/starburst.jpg)
That's the '95 Lawgiver. :eh:
Heh, yeah. [spoiler]I confess I rather like the design of the 95 Lawgiver.[/spoiler] Look at the collar and juxtaposition of head and body. Look a bit... well... wonky.
Up til a couple of issues ago i had no idea starburst was still going. While ive only bought the spidey cover issue and this dredd one (i really cant buy a magazine with dr who on the cover, like last month) i have to confess im in love with the 'new' incarnation of the mag. The format and size are gorgeous, the paper is perfect and the design- including ian welch's covers- are brilliant. I cant express how much i like welch's style and his dredd cover, and especially his wanton use of the 95 lawgiver.
Throughout my life there have been, infrequently, magazines that completely win me over- monster monthly, house of hammer/halls of horror, fear, fangoria, new/space voyager, deathray and now i think this new starburst is another. Long may it continue.
SBT
Sorry, SBT; I'll take your word that Welch is a genuine talent, but that cover is Fifty Shades of Pish.
It's really not. And i didnt say he was a genuine talent, i said i liked his work. I dont feel the need to claim that everything i like is of high quality or artistry that only i can see. I just like his covers for starburst- they make me smile and sell the mag to me, saying it's something different from the godawful tripe it used to be before it disappeared off the shelves last time. It looks like something a bit off the wall- and im assuming that's why they use him, rather than crappy publicity photos, a million lines of text and exclamation marks.
SBT
Just had chance to flick through this when i popped into town and that cover dont look no better up close, ill say that.
This is the first Starburst I've picked up in years too, and I agree with SBT about the format (but not the cover). Chock full of other goodies too.
One thing I've noticed from reading various interviews though - That Lena Headey has some potty mouth. :D
That cover is absolutely shit. It boils my blood when talentless hacks who know a bit of basic photoshop can get paid work farting out rubbish like that.
Sorry SBT, I know you automatically take the contrary opinion to the majority but that cover is completely unjustifiable.
It's a total eye-sore.
It's not even illustration, it's just some photos that have been mangled beyond recognition in Photoshop. As a piece of artwork, it's subjectively bad.
QuoteIt looks like something a bit off the wall- and im assuming that's why they use him
I would hazard a guess that it's more likely that they use him because he's very cheap.
QuoteThe format and size are gorgeous, the paper is perfect and the design- including ian welch's covers- are brilliant
It really isn't. I'd love to be at your house when some flyers from your local cheapy takeaway pop through the letterbox - "What a wonderful piece of design - such brilliant use of typography and layout - it's really off the wall and different".
I can't imagine Rebellion or the filmmakers are happy with that cover - doesn't exactly portray the film in a good light.
Sorry but that cover is horrible! It's looks like fan-art.
Cheap, yes that'll be it. That'll be why they use him as their regular cover artist- not any editorial respect for his talent. And that'll be why they use him each and every month.
As i say, i really like the new starburst, and their use of his covers is part of that. It's not a style to everyone's taste, but it successfully distances the new iteration of the mag from the nasty old version, and from most other film mags on the shelf.
SBT
When I first saw that cover I wasn't keen at all. But looking at Ian Welch's other Starburst covers I find that I like the stencil/spray paint feel of his work. No way do I think that Dredd image is to the standard of his other covers though.
It's a brave move to use such an artist on all Starburst covers. Makes a change from all the other covers on newsagents shelves so I commend Starburst for that. Why does every magazine cover have to have photos? I guess because they sell but will Starburst have much of a chance against all the samey looking film mags or would it be best for it to carve out a little niche for itself?
More people seem to be complaining about the Ian Welch cover than the variant cover. The latter in my opinion is the stinker but less people in this world seem to be bothered by bland.
(I think Dez Skinn designed the variant cover – note to editors: do not design your own front covers – we saw what happened with the Meg many years ago).
Heck, I will check out this magazine. I am curious.
Wanted to modify that last post of mine. There is enough about that cover that I do like and it has grown on me. Doesn't mean I am nuts over it, there are elements I think should have been done differently but a bold move to use it.
QuoteAs i say, i really like the new starburst, and their use of his covers is part of that. It's not a style to everyone's taste
It's not about
taste - it's about being able to look at something and discern if it's the work of an amateur or a professional. I can
appreciate an accomplished piece of work even if it's in a style I don't like - but this isn't the case here - it's just amateurish plain and simple.
Okay I have now bought SFX and Starburst and here are the contents.
SFX #226 £4.50
There is a small pic of Joe on the cover on the left side near the bottom.
There is a three page article on pages 9-11, which is a chat with Alex Garland. This is mainly pictures and the writing takes up less than one page but we do find out that they thought about filming in Glasgow (I do hope that is true).
On pages 80-81 there is an interview with Karl Urban, again the wriiting takes up less than one page but karlurbaninternational will really enjoy the full page pic on 81. I like the way a billboard in the distance has 'LAW & ORDER' on it.
On page 116 we get the review of the film and it's all good, 4.5 out of 5.
On the rear cover is the latest poster, which looks good all glossy.
Starburst #380 £3.95
This has two covers. The one that only SBT loves and a variant one. We get a decent amount of stuff in here (I will be reading all this later).
He is the Law - A complete history of Judge Dredd 3 pages
Dredd creators speak - Wagner, Ezquerra, Mills & Grant 3 pages
Mega-City Bomb 2 page look back at that other film
Directing Judge Dredd 3 page article from issue 202 with Danny Cannon
Judge Dredd - Lawman of the Future 1 page article about the younger comic
The Dredd Interrogations 5 page article talking to Alex and Lena
Out of the two mags the Starburst one is easily the better one to buy, just not that awful cover one ;)
Really enjoyed the starburst articles if not the cover. The complete history of Dredd does tail off around the mid nineties though iirc (it's not in front of me) and kind of ends, then after judgement day lots of other stuff happens, oh and there was a recent epic called Day of Chaos.
I forgot to mention, there is a review in Starburst on pages 62/63 and it gets an 8 out of 10 rating!
One interesting piece you will all enjoy reading (now that I've read it) is the creators bit on pages 12/13 and it won't take long. Why not pop in your local and read it, it's interesting
Issue 14 of Comic Heroes out today.
Small pic of Dredd on the cover.
6 page article on the movie inside ''Dredd Blooded''. Nice little sidebar in which Garland talks about how the fanbase on this board helped influence the film.
''Free'' 36 page Dredd comic with two stories, Mutie Block by Wagner and Walker and Meat by Williams and Teague.
£7.99 feels better value than usual.
Issue 71 of SciFi Now out next week. Fringe on the cover.
Dredd coverage has the movie poster on inside front cover, 6 page Dredd article ''Dredd Reckoning'' and 3 page John Wagner interview including the writers five favourite Dredd storylines.
The Dredd movie is reviewed and gets 4 out of 5 stars.
Thjat 'history of Dredd' article in Starbusrt is obviously written by a long-term fan, but from memory rather than meticulous research. It's alot more accurate than a lot of similar articles I've read but there are one or two mistakes - "during the Judge Child Quest Dredd meets long term allies Judges Hershey and McGruder" and "Dredd has his eyes gouged out by a zombie version of himself". Minor quibbles in an otherwise very good collection of Dredd articles.
DREDD 3D gets a shout out in the "Things to do this month" page of the Official Nintendo Magazine. Apparently the staff are all keen to see it.
Featured briefly in todays Metro buy witha pic of Judge Lex not Karl Urban.
Weirdly, Total Film has a different, 3 star review of Dredd in this months issue.
I've messaged them to ask why they didn't print the earlier, Comic Con review in which they gave it 4 stars...
Quote from: chuffsteruk on 27 August, 2012, 11:57:31 AM
Weirdly, Total Film has a different, 3 star review of Dredd in this months issue.
I've messaged them to ask why they didn't print the earlier, Comic Con review in which they gave it 4 stars...
What? It was Empire that gave three stars, and total film with four stars? Different reviewer??
Would be surprised if now Empire give it 4 stars!
Yeah,bit of a bummer,still I've read enough that say it's amazing so sod it... less than two weeks to go
Article about Karl Urban interview in new SFX issue.
I like this; "He's not a superman, he doesn't have superhuman powers, he's got an extraordinary skill set, he can be a dark motherf***er"
http://scifipulse.net/2012/08/urbans-dredd-to-be-more-tightly-wound-than-stallones-popcorn-version/ (http://scifipulse.net/2012/08/urbans-dredd-to-be-more-tightly-wound-than-stallones-popcorn-version/)
This months BIZARRE (193) has Judge Dredd on the cover (looking at a pink rubber clad Bianca Beauchamp) Inside there is a six page feature on Dredds 35 years in 2000AD, with quotes from Pat Mills, Matt Smith & Carlos Ezquerra. There is also an interview with Alex Garland about Dredd and the possibility of a sequel. Later in the issue there is a short but positive review in the 'Hot This Month' section of the mag.
Over on Den of Geek they have large versions of the three images (which have now been removed) from Comic Book Movie.com. With the promise of more from Dredd next week.
Stew.
I haven't read that since I couldn't get it for free through work, looks like I'm buying one tomorrow to read on the train ;)
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 29 August, 2012, 09:29:48 PM
I haven't read that since I couldn't get it for free through work, looks like I'm buying one tomorrow to read on the train ;)
It's still full of smut 'n' gore :D There are no new images in the feature, but I found the interview and article (be they short) interesting.
Stew.
The Times have an interview with Alex Garland, but only readable online if you're a subscriber.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/
Might be in tomorrow's print edition.
Link to freebie magazine Shortlist feature – actually an advertorial. Some very minor spoilers for my liking so I stopped reading some of it but might not bother others. This magazine is very important – massive circulation – I think one of the highest of any mag in the UK.
http://magazine.shortlist.com/1A503c9f2488800012.cde/page/48
There's an interview with John Wagner, and a picture of him with Commando Forces, in the newspaper I work for today. It was, to say the least, something of a shock to see it, especially given that John has kindly mentioned me. Long story.
I'll post a link if there's an online version, but otherwise look out for the Courier and Advertiser in Tayside and Fife. Yes, I got a copy for the Cellar of Junk. Remind me of your address, CF. PM me here or FB or somewhere. ::)
- Trout
Well I say, pm sent Trout and thank you!
Quote from: Trout on 03 September, 2012, 02:55:47 AM
There's an interview with John Wagner, and a picture of him with Commando Forces, in the newspaper I work for today. Yes, I got a copy for the Cellar of Junk. Remind me of your address, CF. PM me here or FB or somewhere. ::)- Trout
You're an enabler.
According to the ecbt2000AD blog, Lena Headley does a Dredd interview in this months Gay Times. I'd LOVE to be a fly on the wall when CF goes to buy that...
I was waiting on you sending your subscribers issue ;)
I agree, this is gonna take some skill reading the article when I pop down the town tomorrow. If there was a Dredd on the cover then I'd buy it in a flash, no problems! My rules are any mag with Dredd on the front is bought and any with a decent page count but with no image on the cover is also bought.
How many pages will this article have :-\
Quote from: Trout on 03 September, 2012, 02:55:47 AM
There's an interview with John Wagner, and a picture of him with Commando Forces, in the newspaper I work for today. It was, to say the least, something of a shock to see it, especially given that John has kindly mentioned me. Long story.
I'll post a link if there's an online version, but otherwise look out for the Courier and Advertiser in Tayside and Fife. Yes, I got a copy for the Cellar of Junk. Remind me of your address, CF. PM me here or FB or somewhere. ::)
- Trout
As promised:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/article/24712/dredd-3d-fans-owe-a-debt-to-the-wormit-thrill-shed.html (http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/article/24712/dredd-3d-fans-owe-a-debt-to-the-wormit-thrill-shed.html)
The Daily Mash.
http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/arts-entertainment/men-torn-between-anna-karenina-and-dredd-3d-2012090540007
The Star http://www.dailystar.co.uk/posts/view/270864/Dredd-gore-fest-scary-for-star-Karl-Urban/
http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/2713383/karl-urban-dredd-photo-call-mens-health-uk-feature-05/ (http://www.justjared.com/photo-gallery/2713383/karl-urban-dredd-photo-call-mens-health-uk-feature-05/)
Another one for Commando Forces...
I might as well post these pieces here ;)
Both pictures are by Steve Green of Judge Minty fame!
The Courier
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Daily Record
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This months Fantasy Artist #38
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Cheers for that, I shall buy it tomorrow :D
SciFiNow #76 £4.80
This (as mentioned elsewhere) has a 4 page article covering the DVD/Bluray release and it's on pages 74/77.
It gives the film a 4* rating and the extras seem to get the same 4*, which is because they seem to be reviewing the American version. This is obvious because they list the extras at the start. Apart from that tiny glitch, this is an excellent piece. A decent write up of the film with some extra bits to help us lot out.
Are you ready? You look ready
The film is full of little throwaway mentions to delight the fans.
It then has 8 pictures and tells you the reasons. The pictures are of Peach Trees, Sternhammer, Minty, Elysium, Block Party, Hotties, Judge Death and Fergee.
Another piece is called Gaze into the fist of Dredd and this is about references from the comic in the film and then it lists 9. Now I would list them but it would spoil the fun when you buy your copy or read it on the shelves. I recommend buying it, as it's extremely positive and fun piece and I don't want to see Smiths go under ;)
Complimentary write up in today's weekly TV guide from right wing, fascist bully boys, the Daily Mail where they give Dredd a very respectably four out of five stars, ahead of it's Sky premier.
Also features a small fact fluff piece on the great Karl Urban.
Quote from: dweezil2 on 13 July, 2013, 08:20:18 PM
Complimentary write up in today's weekly TV guide from right wing, fascist bully boys, the Daily Mail where they give Dredd a very respectably four out of five stars, ahead of it's Sky premier.
Also features a small fact fluff piece on the great Karl Urban.
Yep was to post about that. That's good but sadly the review in 20 words was about Stallone's Dredd than British comic 2000AD! :(
Quote from: Goaty on 13 July, 2013, 08:37:16 PM
Quote from: dweezil2 on 13 July, 2013, 08:20:18 PM
Complimentary write up in today's weekly TV guide from right wing, fascist bully boys, the Daily Mail where they give Dredd a very respectably four out of five stars, ahead of it's Sky premier.
Also features a small fact fluff piece on the great Karl Urban.
Yep was to post about that. That's good but sadly the review in 20 words was about Stallone's Dredd than British comic 2000AD! :(
At least they said Dredd was better than the Stallone flick! Could of been worse.
And 2000AD does get a mention. There's a couple of info boxes regarding the Sky premier on Friday Goaty! :)
http://skymovies.sky.com/dredd/review
Link to a fairly even handed review. Comparisons with 'The Raid' inevitably creep in but they say DREDD is definitely worth a view.
RadioTimes has a short 4 star review for Dredd's Sky Premiere outing, calling it an "explosive comic book adaptation..." and stating that "It's a more faithful take on the character..." There is also a little pic of Dredd and Anderson. RT online has a much bigger picture and a longer, very positive review.
http://www.radiotimes.com/film/ncxx2/dredd (http://www.radiotimes.com/film/ncxx2/dredd)
Stew.
Nice article, though they couldnt resist mentioning the Raid, ;)
Move on Radio Times, move on!
The constant references to the Raid annoy me more and more as time goes on, especially now I've seen the film. One, aside from having vaguely similar bare bones to their stories. For both films, the "trapped in a building" thing is just a canvas on which they paint two entirely different pictures. It's just as ridiculous as claiming that Looper stole the idea of time travel from Back to the Future. And that's even before you realize that Dredd was made BEFORE the Raid. Two, I just don't get these critics who claim that The Raid is somehow "better" than Dredd. It has more spectacular hand-to-hand fighting scenes, I'll give them that - even though the Raid is a martial arts film and those scenes are pretty much its central premise. But Dredd is has far more interesting characters and is far more visually stunning, atmospheric and emotionally affecting and gives much more of a sense that the film is set in a fascinating world ripe for exploration. To me, comparing the two and claiming the Raid is somehow superior is just a lazy cop-out by critics who've convinced themselves that foreign-language films are always more worthy than "Hollywood" films - even though Dredd is an independent made out of the Hollywood system on a limited budget and therefore just as worthy of praise and support as any other non-Hollywood effort.
The most absurd comparisons between the two films I've read was that certain critics seemed to have not only thought The Raid was the better of the two (matter of opinion so I'll give them that) but for some mad reason, they've stated that The Raid somehow looked a more polished production whereas Dredd looked cheaper. They can have their opinion of which is better, but that one just baffles me.
However good The Raid may be, it is still lacking something to give it that extra wow factor. And that certain something is Judge Dredd.
Quote from: Rusty on 25 July, 2013, 12:14:53 AM
The most absurd comparisons between the two films I've read was that certain critics seemed to have not only thought The Raid was the better of the two (matter of opinion so I'll give them that) but for some mad reason, they've stated that The Raid somehow looked a more polished production whereas Dredd looked cheaper. They can have their opinion of which is better, but that one just baffles me.
Yeah, just looking back at my post from the other day it seems like I'm railing on critics purely for disagreeing with me (not to mention the numerous typos and grammatical errors - but to be fair on me I was writing on my iPhone during my lunch hour at work).
The kind of thing you mentioned is what annoys me. I really liked the Raid, but reading some of the more highbrow critics gush about it and then sneer at Dredd in the same sentence makes me unsure of whether to laugh or cry (maybe both would be better). For one thing, it's almost as if they've never seen a martial arts film and they're so surprised that films actually exist where people beat the crap out of each other in really inventive ways and do spectacular stunts while doing it. I guess when I was devouring those kinds of movies in my early teens they were all nodding thoughtfully in front of Truffaut films in darkened rooms.
I don't mean to pick on any particular critics, but this review of the Raid in the Guardian is full of examples of what I'm talking about:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2012/may/17/the-raid-review
One of my favourite bits: "Occasionally, prior to killing or dismembering someone, a combatant will run up a wall and flip over backwards, surreally like Donald O'Connor." :lol:
Like it's some kind of breathtaking innovation and like
every single martial arts movie
ever made hasn't had at least a few scenes of people running up walls and doing backflips. And I love how the only thing he can think of comparing it to is a critically acclaimed musical from the golden age of Hollywood (I looked up Donald O'Connor and found that he's one of the leads in Singin' in the Rain).
Here's another favourite: "The building itself appears to exist in a sort of expressionist-realist universe: the exterior looks like a digital creation, and the interiors, with their endless shabby corridors, are like a bad dream." :P
Right. Yeah, I'm sure Gareth Evans said to the set designers and effects supervisors that everything had to look like it "exists in a sort of expressionist-realist universe." I'm
sure it wasn't more like: "make me a shabby building that looks like criminals live in it."
It galls me that people can waffle so pretentiously about the Raid and read so much into it yet somehow ignore all of the thought and artistry that clearly went into Dredd. While great fun, the Raid is clearly not the most visually striking or artistic film out there, and to be fair on the makers, that clearly wasn't on their minds anyway. In contrast, the makers of Dredd obviously worked their butts off on a shoestring budget to bring viewers a whole new visual experience, particularly in the beautifully captured slow-mo sequences. And then there's Judge Dredd, and all the characterization of Anderson and Ma-ma, and the great music, and the vivid world-building, and, and...
Agree with everything you wrote there. Growing up watching, Jackie Chan's earlier films, The Raid seemed to leave a lesser impression on me than what it did on a lot of these critics. By the end of the film, I was feeling somewhat jaded by the lack of progression in the story, and fatigued by the overly long fighting sequences. Yes, they were well done, but there's only so many ways you can stab a person or punch someone in the face before it get's boring.
Jackie Chan certainly knows this, and that is why when you watch his early films, they are full of incredible stunts and inventive uses of the surroundings to make every fight scene entertaining and fresh. The Raid never had this. It was more brutal than Chan's films, yes; but then again, compared to Dredd in that department, it looked like Disney.
Anyway, it's not my intention to rip the film to shreds. I enjoyed The Raid, certainly. It puts most of Hollywood's big budget action shitfests to shame. But that is one of the reasons why, or at least I think where, critics get their wires crossed. They assumed Dredd was a Hollywood remake of a piss poor flop that was so close to The Raid's bare bones premise that they thought it was just the usual rip-off of a hip and cool foreign action film, and we all know that well made foreign non-English speaking films are trendy. If you haven't watched them, you deserve to burn for being a philistine. I think Dredd was simply a victim of this. If Lionsgate had have marketed it properly like they should have by advertising it as a film made by the same people as District 9 and 28 Days Later prior to release, then maybe critics would have had a different mentality going into watching it.
Quote from: Rusty on 25 July, 2013, 03:53:30 PM
But that is one of the reasons why, or at least I think where, critics get their wires crossed. They assumed Dredd was a Hollywood remake of a piss poor flop that was so close to The Raid's bare bones premise that they thought it was just the usual rip-off of a hip and cool foreign action film, and we all know that well made foreign non-English speaking films are trendy.
Yeah, in some ways the makers of Dredd were almost too successful in making a slick product that rivals what Hollywood has to offer on a fraction of the budget. I wouldn't have it any other way of course. They could have maybe marketed its indie credentials more I guess but that's easy to say in hindsight.
Anyway, sorry for derailing this thread with my critics rant. A quick look at Rotten Tomatoes tells me that most critics agree with me that Dredd is awesome anyway :)
Interview with Karl Urban in the latest SFX magazine where he mainly talks about his forthcoming role in J.J Abrams soon to be released series, Almost Human, but also when asked about a possible Dredd sequel, states that a sequel is being actively pursued due to high Blu-ray and DVD sales.
Nothing really new, but nice to hear that Urban is still flying the Dredd sequel flag.
Mr Urban, Grud bless you! :thumbsup:
Cos our Karl is the top man!
An interview in the latest Sci-Fi Now magazine (the one with Robocop on the front) with Dredd's executive producer Adi Shankar, where he talks of adapting comic books into movies, The Dredd short (about 33% finished), Dredd's cult movie status and impressive Blu-ray and DVD sales and the challenge of a potential Dredd sequel living up to the high standards of the first.
And you tell me this now, when I've just got back in from the town ::) :lol:
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 15 January, 2014, 04:00:23 PM
And you tell me this now, when I've just got back in from the town ::) :lol:
;)
According to a Facebook post , the new SFX RoboCop special has a double page spread on Judge Dredd and RoboCop , with art by Dylan Teague.
I won't post the whole image as it defeats the object of buying the mag , but here's Dredd...
(http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af68/strontium71/robo.jpg)
I shall peruse the shelves soon and decide if that is worth my money.
Your a hard task master, Mr. CF. :lol:
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 21 January, 2014, 09:58:40 PM
I shall peruse the shelves soon and decide if that is worth my money.
See, if people actually bothered to buy the magazine, there'd be more chance of a sequel to the article.
It's a good job I bought the mag then and another one that has a snippet of Dredd inside. Never doubt the call of the Cellar.
By the way the SFX Special has a 4 page comparison between the two ;)
Good boy! So anything interesting in it...?
The SFX article is written by someone called Michael Molcher and it comes in two parts. The first tells the history of how Dredd and Robocop came to the silver screen. A few little nuggets in there, as the story unfolds.
The second part is a comparison between Joe and Alex and their worlds and equipment. They compare the following:- The men - The helmet - The boots - The weapons - The transport - The catchphrases - The criminals - The duties - The law & The cities.
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 22 January, 2014, 02:22:03 PM
It's a good job I bought the mag then and another one that has a snippet of Dredd inside. Never doubt the call of the Cellar.
Well done.
In the latest Home Cinema Choice magazine's article titled, The 101 Blu-rays you must own, Dredd ranks rather impressively at 58!
With particular praise going to its stunning 3D visuals.