Dredd (2012)

[Teivion]

Don't forget Aliens Vs Predator (with the Kill 'tattoo' scene). That was a pretty strong female lead.

[Hawkmumbler]

Don't forget Aliens Vs Predator (with the Kill 'tattoo' scene). That was a pretty strong female lead.

Such a pity that's one of the few things going for it. 

[Jim_Campbell]

Such a pity that's one of the few things going for it. 

Is that not a lift from the comic?

Cheers

Jim

[Stan]

I'm pretty sure it was lifted from a novel at the very least. Though I couldn't say which.

[Goaty]

Is that not a lift from the comic?

Yep, one of my first graphic novels, and still one of my faves

Aliens Vs Predator

[Danbo]

You guys have probably seen this but just in case I'll pop it up anyway,Mark Miller briefly talks about Dredd and it's sequel.
I don't even want to know how far off from 60 million it is 

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=73637

[DaveGYNWA]

Dredd is now on Sky Box Office - I found out as a result of a load of messages last night from a mate to the effect of "oh man, I really wish I'd listened to you and seen this in the cinema"....my response was "yep, so do I"

He's heading out today to get the Blu-Ray.

[Bubba Zebill]

After I read these posts I chased up a pal who's been looking forward to the film...same deal, the film came and went (US) too quick. He then bought it on iTunes. Loved it.

[mogzilla]

they used a bieber song???   yes i know i'm behind but ive been busy...  the fact that high school vampire musical torture porn the movie gets sequel after sequel is depressing as is the endless stream of no budget films on the scifi channel  could they stop making them and fund one good film instead oooh i dunno like dredd2?
 

[Danbo]

I vote this chap directs Dredd 2 when it never gets made.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/2/2/sci-fi-short-film-noon-to-get-feature-film-treatment.html

[Danbo]

If Sir Travis doesn't return.

[PreacherCain]

For me, the reason most people I know who didn't see it in the cinema chose to do so because it was in 3D and they didn't think it'd be worth the extra cash that those tickets cost (or because they just hate 3D). I think they should have released more 2D prints; I know people (and I'm one of them, Dredd being the exception) who actively avoid 3D films if that's the only option presented, and will just wait until it comes out on DVD.

[Muon]

I posted a bit about this in the "welcome" section, but I'm a new member, originally from the UK and now in Japan. Lapsed reader from the 80s 90s who recently subscribed again etc. etc. The movie is out in the cinema here on February 16, and I can't wait. I've resisted watching on the internet or on DVD all this time because of what I read here about it being so much fun to see on the big screen.

Anyway, I just wanted to give something useful back after finding so much useful information by lurking on this forum over the last year or so, not only about the movie, but also about which stories I should catch up on from my years in the (be)wilderness. There seem to be high hopes about the film doing well in Japan, but I have to say that from the evidence I've seen its release here is unlikely to add much to the numbers. Foreign movies don't tend to make a massive amount here unless they're something like Harry Potter, and Dredd will only be shown at 20 cinemas nationwide (out of 3,000 screens).

I got advance tickets for me and my friends at a cinema in Tokyo yesterday and got a free gift of some "Dredd" coasters  The coasters are pretty cheap-looking, like round beer mats with black-and-white photocopied likenesses of Dredd, Anderson and Ma Ma on them. I doubt they had a lot of money to spend on marketing here. I had a quick look at the booklet of advance tickets the woman had and it looked like they'd already sold a fair few - possibly 25 or so. That said, it's highly likely they were all sold to male British expats of "a certain age". I had a few beers with a few Japanese mates and acquaintances later that day and did a quick survey of whether they'd heard anything about the film. None of them had heard of it except for one bloke who's quite a film buff anyway. He said he saw a trailer for it at the cinema the other day. I asked for his opinion about how it looked and he just said something non-commital like, "I was quite surprised to see that there are films about this kind of hero too." Which seems a polite Japanese way of saying he probably won't go and see it.

I guess my conclusion is that I wouldn't expect too much of the Japanese box office. Of course I'll be doing my best and I've already roped in a couple of people to see it with me. If it turns out to be as fun as everyone says it is I might see it more than once, which I haven't done at the cinema since Titanic came out (I was young and stupid back then).

[MR. ELIMINATOR]

Hey so the other day I was searching for pictures of leda headey, and this one popped up (on google) of her naked, now i'm not sure if it was real or whatever, but I thought it was amazing.

So, yeah, Dredd is ace.

[NorthVox]

FINALLY got around to watching it today. Didn't want to see it in cinema as I hate cinemas, thought I could wait til DVD release, then I ended up having to spend my money on silly things like food. Lucky enough a friend let me borrow their copy. Was so good, I watched it twice in a row!