Dredd (2012)

[radiator]

At the end of the day, observations of broad, coincidental similarities to other films won't harm the box office (does anyone still call Armageddon a 'rip-off' of Deep Impact - ditto A Bug's Life/Antz) and it's not worth getting your knickers in a twist over.

[The Sherman Kid]

I don't think comparisons to the Raid will hurt Dredd .Most people seemed to love the Raid (not seen it myself) so ,in my view, will be more keen to see something they perceive as similar. A lot of people who watched Deep Impact also saw Armageddon.

[Goaty]

they all will see it in September, cos it will be film of the month!

[DrRocka]

All I know is, I've been having a fab time laughing at trolls over at IMDB, an obvious tool should be paraded before others with a large sign advertising the fact.
This film looks good, simple as, maybe not to all fans taste but it looks like a fine film. Obvious trolls should be laughed at for the turds they are.
That is all.

[ming]

Is that big yellow robot face painted on the ramp (extreme right) meant to be Hammerstein?

Nah, looks like it's just a spraycan with a face.

However, I am really hoping for some Chopper / Phantom tags popping up somewhere... Given the lovely touches and nods to creators / fans seen in just the two minute trailer, I guess that there will be 1,001 tiny details included in the film itself.

I can't wait to watch it in Slo Mo!

[Bubba Zebill]

I wasn't gonna post again until the film hits, but I just got something I thought might interest you all and shows how long some of us have been wondering about the possibilities of a film being made. In 1985/6 I was
a graphic design guppy up in Aberdeen and my boss (more or less) was Brian Taylor. Yesterday I reminded him of a conversation we had about DREDD and that I recalled he'd suggested they could give an actor a prosthetic chin. Today they could do it seamlessly, like the prosthetics of HITCHCOCK or Meryl Streep in the Thatcher film. Anyway Brian finally concluded our conversation by sending this link today. It's just for kicks and not an example of Brian's wizardry...you can see that at Candykiller and Rustboy below. But what a long conversation that was, jings!
...and it's definitely not a criticism of the direction either, both of us were delighted with the quality of the trailer....Just thought I'd share it guys and gals.
Dredd Chin
http://www.candykiller.com/extras/dredd.jpg

Candykiller
http://www.candykiller.com/
Rustboy
http://www.rustboy.com/

[CYCLOPZ]

Dismissing your critics as morons/liars/sheep isn't a good way of proving your point of view. In fact it just makes you look like an irrational fan who refuses to see any argument but their own as valid.

I agree with this as a general principle, but this:

The Raid got good buzz, and was a bit of a sleeper hit in the sort of circles that are going to be watching Dredd in cinemas. I would NOT be dismissing their observations just because it annoys you.

misses the point in that the 'observation' that "Dredd is a ripoff of The Raid" is at best facile (it has coincidental similarities. so what?) and at worst  ::)malicious (it's clearly not plagarism). Try and make them see the error of their ways, sure, but lets not pretend they're offering some kind of profound critical insight.

And I ESPECIALLY would not assume they are excited about this Trailer as most of us are and are just hidding their excited me due to some kind of herd mentality.

That's a completely mental assumption with no basis on anything real.

Tend to agree with you there.

I did not dismiss anyone's comments, most of the negativity comes from lack of awareness, just pointing out the thought processes of a good section of commenters on sites such as aicn. But to say that there is not some element of herd mentality is wrong in my opinion. Sense of humour is sometimes hard  to come across in a post but,  my previous comment was in fact SATIRE.

[JOE SOAP]

I did not dismiss anyone's comments, most of the negativity comes from lack of awareness, just pointing out the thought processes of a good section of commenters on sites such as aicn. But to say that there is not some element of herd mentality is wrong in my opinion. Sense of humour is sometimes hard  to come across in a post but,  my previous comment was in fact SATIRE.

AICN is almost engineered for this stuff to happen; even the structure of the comment threads make it hard to communicate anything other than reflex reactions.

[blackmocco]

Just discovered the company a floor up from Family Guy is doing all the US advertising materials for Dredd...! Haha! My buddy went up and saw a pile of Dredd posters and just gasped "Uh... what's this now?" I foresee some Dredd posters in my future...

[MR. ELIMINATOR]

He should of stolen one!

[Misanthrope]

I wasn't gonna post again until the film hits, but I just got something I thought might interest you all and shows how long some of us have been wondering about the possibilities of a film being made. In 1985/6 I was
a graphic design guppy up in Aberdeen and my boss (more or less) was Brian Taylor. Yesterday I reminded him of a conversation we had about DREDD and that I recalled he'd suggested they could give an actor a prosthetic chin. Today they could do it seamlessly, like the prosthetics of HITCHCOCK or Meryl Streep in the Thatcher film. Anyway Brian finally concluded our conversation by sending this link today. It's just for kicks and not an example of Brian's wizardry...you can see that at Candykiller and Rustboy below. But what a long conversation that was, jings!
...and it's definitely not a criticism of the direction either, both of us were delighted with the quality of the trailer....Just thought I'd share it guys and gals.
Dredd Chin
http://www.candykiller.com/extras/dredd.jpg

Candykiller
http://www.candykiller.com/
Rustboy
http://www.rustboy.com/

Is Brian's real name Scott?

[Michaelvk]

I must say that the enlarged chin looks a bit down syndromey on Karl..

[Glenn Broadway]

...and it's definitely not a criticism of the direction either, both of us were delighted with the quality of the trailer....Just thought I'd share it guys and gals.
Dredd Chin
http://www.candykiller.com/extras/dredd.jpg

I haven't seen that image before... Where's it from? I only ask because I just mentioned (in the trailer thread) how in one shot his shoulder pad is very gold. It is here, also.

[Noisybast]

AICN is almost engineered for this stuff to happen; even the structure of the comment threads make it hard to communicate anything other than reflex reactions.

Yeah, I read through the AICN talkback, too. After the first half dozen or so posts I was annoyed and resolved to reply to some their idiotic, wrong-headed statements. By the time I reached the end, I thought "What's the point?". There were just too many nonsensical just plain stupid comments that I didn't know where to begin.

And don't get me started on "coolfan123"...

[James Stacey]

I foresee some Dredd posters in my future...

Might make up for the lack of preview screening