Dredd (2012)

[Strontium Claw]

Not defending the Stallone debacle, but John Wagner and Alan Grant were commissioned by Ed Pressman to write a treatment for the movie in late 1991, which they spent six weeks on, only to demand payment upfront for it, which was totally ridiculous, you did not get paid upfront for a mere story outline treatment in 1991/2 unless you're name was Shane Black, Michael Crichton, or Joe Ezsterhas, and Wagner and Grant should have been aware of that fact, and because they wouldn't back down over payment, that treatment didn't go any further in the development process, alas...

Hmmm....

Harlan Ellison - PAY THE WRITER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE

[Michaelvk]

Not defending the Stallone debacle, but John Wagner and Alan Grant were commissioned by Ed Pressman to write a treatment for the movie in late 1991, which they spent six weeks on, only to demand payment upfront for it, which was totally ridiculous, you did not get paid upfront for a mere story outline treatment in 1991/2 unless you're name was Shane Black, Michael Crichton, or Joe Ezsterhas, and Wagner and Grant should have been aware of that fact, and because they wouldn't back down over payment, that treatment didn't go any further in the development process, alas...

Hmmm....

Harlan Ellison - PAY THE WRITER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE

Heh... That's an awesome rant.. But true, and not just limited to writers, which is why these days I've become somewhat of a mercenary. Done one too many jobs for 'contacts' or 'my portfolio' that in fact only ended up furthering other peoples careers leaving me exactly where I was.. Well, frankly, screw that, and good for Wagner and Grant.

[ming]

Not that I generally pay much attention to what I stumble across on the Interweb but I just saw that Dredd's getting a very favourable rating on Rotten Tomatoes, in terms of people saying they want to see it (96% of 1,000-odd so far).

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dredd/

[Michaelvk]

This might actually become a sleeper hit, as someone mentioned earlier..

[Bubba Zebill]

Not defending the Stallone debacle, but John Wagner and Alan Grant were commissioned by Ed Pressman to write a treatment for the movie in late 1991, which they spent six weeks on, only to demand payment upfront for it, which was totally ridiculous, you did not get paid upfront for a mere story outline treatment in 1991/2 unless you're name was Shane Black, Michael Crichton, or Joe Ezsterhas, and Wagner and Grant should have been aware of that fact, and because they wouldn't back down over payment, that treatment didn't go any further in the development process, alas...

Hmmm....

Harlan Ellison - PAY THE WRITER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5IV23g-fE

Heh... That's an awesome rant.. But true, and not just limited to writers, which is why these days I've become somewhat of a mercenary. Done one too many jobs for 'contacts' or 'my portfolio' that in fact only ended up furthering other peoples careers leaving me exactly where I was.. Well, frankly, screw that, and good for Wagner and Grant.

I couldn't agree more. In many cases, not all, when you are told something is a good opportunity...it's really only an opportunity for them to get something for nothing from you. Look for the clip with Elison and Robin Williams...amazing insight into the motivations of L Ron Hubbard.

[MR. ELIMINATOR]

This might actually become a sleeper hit, as someone mentioned earlier..

I think it will be, the trailer has made it look great but I can see how non Judge Dredd fans may not be completely sold, but I think once people see it they will be even more impressed and word of mouth will ensue.

[CYCLOPZ]

Saw this comment posted at Screen Rant

"I have seen a sneak preview of this film and rest assured it is INCREDIBLE. The violence is grisly and absurd, the 'slo-mo' effects are not overused but ARE gorgeous and truly astonishing to see in native 3D (not post-converted). Urban's DREDD is likeable but stoic, and the action set pieces do not disappoint. Forget about trying to figure out how much this movie has in common with Stallone's film (answer: nothing... like comparing Adam West's Batman to Nolan's), or trying to decipher the script's quality from this brief trailer. Just go see it and grin the entire time."

Just thought I'd quote this again since its the closest thing we've seen to an impartial review so far.

[Diminished Responsibility]

I've seen this reference to a 'stoic but likable' DREDD more than once, either the same poster or its a crib sheet response by the studio.

[JOE SOAP]

Sounds about right though.

[Bubba Zebill]

Has anyone noted the similarity between the vases in the misty head room of Prometheus and the first shot of MC1 and the blocks in the mist in the trailer?...Is this why the one block is called Prometheus? Thoughts?

Prometheus
http://www.prometheus-movie.com/news/193
DREDD TRAILER  Pause at 16 seconds...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PifvRiHVSCY&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[ming]

This might actually become a sleeper hit, as someone mentioned earlier..

I think it will be, the trailer has made it look great but I can see how non Judge Dredd fans may not be completely sold, but I think once people see it they will be even more impressed and word of mouth will ensue.

Yeah, I think (hope) word of mouth will persuade a lot of people to give this a go.  At least, from where I'm sitting, the visual effects and native 3D seem to offer something quite interesting, and if they're handled as well as we've been led to believe, it's the kind of thing people will yap about.

[Stan]

I see Die Hard's on E4 tonight. I better brush up seeing as it's a direct rip-off of The Raid/Dredd.

[Stan]

Trolling the Superherohype thread though, the response was a little better than I expected. One person did bring up a point that kind of baffled me.[spoiler] Did they really need to end the trailer with whatsherface being thrown through a window? That just seemed a little odd. Assuming it was her.[/spoiler]

[Stan]

Er...maybe I read the scene wrong.. 


Life's a pane: Dredd is seen throwing himself backwards through a window, with glass shattering around him

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2162731/Judge-Dredd-gets-action-packed-reboot-new-film-trailer-debuts-Karl-Urban-comic-book-hero.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

[wadew1]

hahaha he's not throwing himself out of a window, dailymail.