DREDD reviews. (SPOILERS!)

[Mudcrab]

Imagine the self-flagellation and needing to see it again to make sure...


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/12mv110.htm

Down with this sort of thing! 

[hazy efc]

Imagine the self-flagellation and needing to see it again to make sure...


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/movies/12mv110.htm

Down with this sort of thing! 

Its a review like that which piss`s me off man i mean there`s no need to dread going to see dredd ahhh see what you done there clever reviewer, if your a teenager who happens to like violent video games, so for anyone who hasnt been lucky enough to see this fantastic movie and who isnt A a teenager and B a fan of violent video games you should acording to the reviewer dread going to see dredd haha ,I myself am not a teenager and dont mind violent video games and i dredded not seeing it 

[SuperSurfer]

My girlfriend thought Dredd (the man himself as well as the film) was amazing. Every time he did something especially tough/nasty/badass she would grab my arm and say how cool he was. After the film she was quoting her favourite lines in her best Dredd growl.

Perhaps, after all, that is the best thing about this film for me - that after so many years of being together, it allowed my girlfriend to finally understand why I love this character and share that with me.

Yeah, great when the other half gets what one has been so into for all those years. She was beaming at the end of the film.

Afterwards, standing outside VUE at N1 shopping centre in Islington. Me: "Shall we go to Wagamamas? Are you ready? You look ready." Stupid I know.

[Jim_Campbell]

Down with this sort of thing!

Careful now!

[mygrimmbrother]

Down with this sort of thing!

Careful now!

D'ye see the lot do ye father?

[Keef Monkey]

5th viewing last night 

This time with 5 work colleagues, none of them Dredd fans, all of them very, very impressed and enthusiastic about it afterwards. It was in a small screen in the Vue in Edinburgh, probably only holds about 50 folks, there were about 30 there so atmosphere was good.

I think this will be my last time seeing it as moneywise I need to bow out at some point and 5 is a nice round number.

Glad I did it at Vue though, because despite it being a small screen the picture, sound and 3D was of a much better quality than in the 4 Cineworld screenings I went to. Genuine additional depth, it looked incredible. It's a real shame to think that in a lot of cases I've walked out of a movie and declared the 3D in it to be dreadful, when in actual fact Cineworld just don't seem to have things set up right. I'm tempted to write a letter of complaint to let them know that something is really not right with their system.

I'm still not a full 3D convert, I certainly don't think all films should use it, but on the very rare occasions I've seen it done right I've always been glad of the opportunity to see it in the format.

[Fisticuffs]

5?! Suddenly my 4 seems a bit pathetic. Hmm, sure I can scrape together a tenner for a ticket tonight... 

[junox]

been 6 times now thats my last till the dvd comes out  (hopefully)
edinburgh vue omni centre  last night  21:00 about 25 people there

loved the  movie but i want more of dredd
only bad point was the hot dogs at the cinema the buns were not fresh

bad points
not enough dredd on motorbike, helmet need's resize  story lacked about 3/4 in ,not enough  proper citizens, robots, hover cars
good points
really liked  dredd uniform and new  lawmaster, some nice dry Witt,   SLOMO effect, music rocked

you really need to get an edit button on this forum ...... please mods

[Keef Monkey]

One thing I only just twigged to last night is the final shot of Anderson, I assume that's the one Wagner asked to be inserted?

I'd completely forgotten about that on my other views, but remember reading that in Garland's original cut the last we see of Anderson is her storming off, and Wagner wasn't happy with that being the way she's left, so they supposedly had to digitally insert another shot of Anderson from earlier in the movie.

It just struck me last night that the shot in question must be, as Dredd is reprising his monologue, the one where you see Anderson from behind, helmet in hand, about to head out on another patrol. I love the effort they went to with that, apparently just on Wagner's input. That kind of respect for the source is fantastic.

Such an amazing shot too, I think on previous viewings I was too excited by the overall effect to really get those details, but last night that shot gave me goosebumps. Oh god, I think I'm going to go again.

[Richmond Clements]

One thing I only just twigged to last night is the final shot of Anderson, I assume that's the one Wagner asked to be inserted?

I'd completely forgotten about that on my other views, but remember reading that in Garland's original cut the last we see of Anderson is her storming off, and Wagner wasn't happy with that being the way she's left, so they supposedly had to digitally insert another shot of Anderson from earlier in the movie.

It just struck me last night that the shot in question must be, as Dredd is reprising his monologue, the one where you see Anderson from behind, helmet in hand, about to head out on another patrol. I love the effort they went to with that, apparently just on Wagner's input. That kind of respect for the source is fantastic.

Such an amazing shot too, I think on previous viewings I was too excited by the overall effect to really get those details, but last night that shot gave me goosebumps. Oh god, I think I'm going to go again.

Yeah, loved that scene.

On my last viewing I noticed Anderson and Kay both looking at the 'Muties Out' painted on the wall at one point.

[Buddy]

Seen it last night and thought it was enjoyable enough with only a few gripes about it.

When Dredd is hiding behind the wall in the slo mo factory and Lex commands his lawgiver to go armour piercing and starts shooting THROUGH the wall Dredd is standing behind.... and he just stands there as the bullets get closer and closer... would it not have been an idea to get outta the way?
Effectively in this scene Dredd was beat, Lex had him pinned and it was only Andersons intervention that saved him. I just thought Dredd was too easily defeated to get to the point where he needed Anderson to step in. I understand for cinematic reasons why it happened, but it just didn't seem very Dredd like.

Also in the scene when he starts beatin up on the perp they have in tow... he seems to kinda loose it a bit, lets his anger get the better of him which is something I thought Dredd would always keep in check and not let emotions cloud his judgement.

Some of the dialogue was a bit clunky and there were a couple of planks in there instead of actors. But only minor roles.

Very much liked the look of the film, and the score was fantastic, the bike was great (loved the crowd control mode. It had a feeling of 70's/80's Carpenter films.. Escape From New York, Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing etc... all great films.

All in all a good effort and I hope it makes enough to get a follow up.

When's teh DVD out??

[strontium71]

Escape From New York, Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing etc... all fucking excellent films.

FTFY

[Buddy]

Escape From New York, Assault on Precinct 13, The Thing etc... all fucking excellent films.

FTFY

Cheers!

One other matter, did anyone notice a few darker scenes appeared very grainy in image quality??

There were a few scenes, one had Dredd stalking the corridors of the block (maybe about 3/4 through runnning time), camera angle would change, image quality dropped, camera angle changed... image quality back to norm...

Anyone??

[shaolin_monkey]

One other matter, did anyone notice a few darker scenes appeared very grainy in image quality??

There were a few scenes, one had Dredd stalking the corridors of the block (maybe about 3/4 through runnning time), camera angle would change, image quality dropped, camera angle changed... image quality back to norm...

Anyone??

Yeah, in particular around the scene just before choking Chan, where he takes out two random perps.

[Buddy]

One other matter, did anyone notice a few darker scenes appeared very grainy in image quality??

There were a few scenes, one had Dredd stalking the corridors of the block (maybe about 3/4 through runnning time), camera angle would change, image quality dropped, camera angle changed... image quality back to norm...

Anyone??

Yeah, in particular around the scene just before choking Chan, where he takes out two random perps.

Right.. wasn't just me then.... anyone any ideas as to the cause of this?

It looked like a few scenes were added but not properly 'cleaned up'.