Just saw the movie: What references did you notice?

[Mardroid]

Speaking of the gun, I noticed Dredd loading a clip into the grip/handle* rather than changing that chunky magazine at the front. I assume that's where the standard rounds are stored, and the chunky one is for the special things? (I'm not suggesting an error there by the way. I understand that's how the gun works - this is just an interesting thing that I noticed.)

[spoiler]Incidentally, I never quite saw the point of the Hot Shot round at the start, except as a cool (well okay, hot literally speaking) effect. He shot straight - wouldn't a standard round have done?

Of course this is mainly based ont he fact that I don't really know what a hot shot round does. Maybe it's a mixture of incendiary and heatseeker, except it homes in on a particular persons heat signature - i.e. Dredd wasn't risking hitting the hostage.[/spoiler]


*The bit you hold.

[COMMANDO FORCES]

I suppose he used that round as any other may have hit bone and ricocheted off towards the hostage.

[judda fett]

there was a 20 seconds to comply line which is from robocop which i took to be a ref to the original robocop using dredd lines.

[A.Cow]

[spoiler]Incidentally, I never quite saw the point of the Hot Shot round at the start, except as a cool (well okay, hot literally speaking) effect. He shot straight - wouldn't a standard round have done?

I'd presumed that the shock effect of the burning will stop the perp from pulling the trigger.  With a standard round he may still've had enough reflex to kill the hostage.

[A.Cow]

Oops -- darn this lack of edit function!

Presuming that plot stuff should be spoiler-tagged like Mardroid's, please could a mod obscure my response?  Many thanks.

[HdE]

there was a 20 seconds to comply line which is from robocop which i took to be a ref to the original robocop using dredd lines.

I took it as a reference to the Dredd movie using Dredd lines.

[judda fett]

there was a 20 seconds to comply line which is from robocop which i took to be a ref to the original robocop using dredd lines.

I took it as a reference to the Dredd movie using Dredd lines.

you have 20 seconds to comply is an ed209 line from robocop, seeing as its well known that robocop used a dredd line from a 2000ad cover id be suprised if that line turning up in dredd was a coincidence.

[shaolin_monkey]

There was another movie poster by the Owen Krysler one, featuring a woman with a bald head. Did anyone get a good look at it, or figure out the reference?

[Eric Plumrose]

Dirty Harry's "Do I feel lucky?" monologue gets riffed by Dredd at some point. Buggered if I can remember where or exactly what he says.

[Brian21]

It was quick but im sure at the beginning during the riot the text said something about a Fergee memorial service.

[Richmond Clements]

- The fact that there were only two hi ex rounds

Was that established in the comic somewhere?

In the Games Workshop RPG, the Hi-Ex round was an 'extra' piece that was placed on top of a standard shell before firing, so when you ran out of standard rounds, you couldn't use Hi-Ex either. Maybe this is the same?

[Psidude]

volt was a big lad! loved all the little reference to the prog great stuff

[atp]

The word DROKK painted on a leather jacket belonging to the perps in the van at the very start.

Spot on I was just watching here's Johnny the other day.

[atp]

I saw the name 'Hicklenton' on a block, and let out an audible 'aw', which my buddy's girlfriend noticed, and I had to later explain.

A nice tribute to a unique artist.

Spot on I was just watching here's Johnny the other day.
Sorry wrong quote post before.

[JPMaybe]

Speaking of the gun, I noticed Dredd loading a clip into the grip/handle* rather than changing that chunky magazine at the front. I assume that's where the standard rounds are stored, and the chunky one is for the special things?

I loved that little detail. A particularly fine example of how much thought and care was put into the film.

Regarding the stun rounds, am I right in thinking they first showed up in (the Wagner scripted?) Judge Dredd:Lawman of the Future?