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Fantastic shots! Hope you had the chance to judge Joffrey while in Westeros. Hate that little shit.

Garlan'ds proposed sequels are reportedly:


Film II: Cursed Eath/Origins story.


Film III: Dark Judges.

That's my drokkin' wishlist right there!

This is getting ridiculous, can expectations get any higher. "a John Carpentry score"?!! Are there any sound bites available anywhere?

You're not thinking about the consequences of that wish. If Stallone issue #'95 had been successful we'd have been subjected to yet more bad Stallone films posing as Dredd simply because their way of doing it would be proven as correct in their minds and we wouldn't be getting the more genuine and authentic Dredd we're getting now, so yes, it's a good thing Stallone issue #'95 was a flop.

You're not getting me Joe. I'm talking about a GOOD Dredd, not merely a financially successful one.

Really? I thought it fell straight into the abyss right from Stallones immortal opening line "I em... the Ler!", a rendition which is mercilessly mocked and lambasted throughout all of internetland - and rightly so.

The thing that I first objected to is his self-satisfied smirk as he gets off the Lawmaster in the very first shot of his face. It's like he says "Hey, it's me! Don't I look awesome in this costume."

There is a god

No there isn't! 

Total Recall 1990
Budget   $60 Million
Box office   $261 Million

Judge Dredd 1995
Budget   $90 million
Box office   $113 million

I'm happy with those figure, you must like Stallone.

You say that like it's a bad thing, there's nothing wrong with Stallone, apart from his barely intelligible voice and his dodgy acting, but regardless, the man has made some pretty good Big Dumb Action Movies. Dredd was not one of them, unfortunately.

Do I? Or are you just interpreting my post in the least favorable light? I merely wished to point out how much I wished those numbers had been switched, that the 95 Dredd had been good.

Some of Arnie's old films are still spectacular, the first Terminator especially. Total Recall however is not one of them.

There is a god

No there isn't! 

Total Recall 1990
Budget   $60 Million
Box office   $261 Million

Judge Dredd 1995
Budget   $90 million
Box office   $113 million

I thought the Arnie version seemed to date overnight.

Exactly what I felt as well, it looked awful just a few years after release, hence my surprise.
Then again, judging by the level of quality of average "remake" films, perhaps I shouldn't be.

I guess I just feel that Dredd deserves an epic level of buzz and budget. Even though the version we're about to get might be just the right recipe.

I was actually mostly surprised that something like a remake Total Recall would get a budget like that. I wonder if this means Robocop will reach those levels as well.

Big budget can be good, or it can be bad. Palette is a decent metaphor. From what I've seen of the Dredd trailer I agree with you, it does look awesome. However, bringing the comicbook version of MC-1 to life in all its glory would require a bigger budget. As would several other Dredd concepts.

Just saw the trailer for the remake of Total Recall. How did that film get a $200M budget??! It looks great, the cityscape especially. I'm not saying it has much bearing on the overall quality but imagine what Dredd could've looked like with a budget like that.

^^ This.

For Dredd 2 I very much like the idea of America - Total War that several posters have already mentioned. I could also imagine The Cursed Earth.

As for another sequel: JUDGE DEATH, JUDGE FIRE, JUDGE FEAR, JUDGE MORTIS. A bit of imagination and good judgment is all it takes and these villains would go down in cinematic history.

Just had a brilliant laugh. Two Mormons came to the door and I had an interesting chat with them for over 10 minutes about God and the world. At the end, to their amazement I invited them in but to watch the trailer 

Spread the word folks, God is now on our side 

Thread win!!

This thread was begging for images.