Dredd (2011): What the latest?

[The Legendary Shark]

I am trying to get Karl Urban. I've tried to explain to him, at great length and in exquisite detail, how utterly transported we would be if he could Yap with us one Wednesday night for just ten minutes. The sheer joy, I told him, he could cause from just this briefest of yappages would infect the net - spreading from Yap Shop through 2000ADonline and then out onto the nerdy-gurdy from whence it would be magnified and perhaps even form the basis of peace in the Middle East.

But you know what it's like. It's hard to get your point across when you're shouting through a letterbox.

[JOE SOAP]

I can hear Roger swelling-up all ready.

[The Sherman Kid]

District 9 ,Children of Men and Robocop, two good films and one erhem (well lets leave it at that -far too many robocop lovers on here for me to swat away ).That it is faithful to the comic is good, just don't want too many  futuristic elements of Dredd's world ,which let's face it, often makes it so special, supressed too much to make it a different entity altogether, but we shall see.....

[Beaky Smoochies]

I simply cannot let that one slide- RoboCop is without a doubt one of the best sci-fi/action efforts of the last... well, ever !  What could've been a boilerplate hokey old flick was turned into a masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven (before he went nuts and turned into a raving anti-semite); satirical yet exciting, brutal yet genuinely touching, funny yet thoughtful, it had it all... except for the fact it had dire sequels, 'nuff said!

If Dredd is anywhere near as good, it's gonna be big, not to mention awesome, I'll refer you again to that pic of Olivia Thirlby as Anderson, nothing that cool could disappoint (fingers crossed)...

[MarsHottentot]

District 9 I expected due to locale and crippling poverty and overpopulation.  Children of Men however, did not come to mind.  I love that film, so if the feel has some of that, well that's alright with me!  Love Robocop!

[The Sherman Kid]

All Dredd fans should hate Robocop on principal, let alone after watching it  , as it so blatently ripped off Dredd -I think I remember reading somewhere it's producers admitted ripping off Dredd, so they will alway be on the naughty step with me I'm afraid.

PS Beaky 'boilerplate'???

[JayzusB.Christ]

I didn't like the fact that Robocop ripped off Dredd, but I still thought it was a great Dreddish film. Is that allowed?

[JOE SOAP]

I didn't like the fact that Robocop ripped off Dredd, but I still thought it was a great Dreddish film. Is that allowed?

It's more than allowed Jaysus but Death Race 2000 (1975) -directed by the talented Paul Bartel and very well made for a B-movie- came before 'em all. It's as sharp and satirical as Dredd or RoboCop and supplied the inspiration for Dredd's look in the 70's. I'd say DR2 was a bigger influence on the tone and irreverence of early 2000AD than anything else, the similarities are quite apparent. Not to mention Pat Mills & Kev O'Neill did a sequel comic for Roger Corman in tribute.

[JOE SOAP]

All Dredd fans should hate Robocop on principal, let alone after watching it  , as it so blatently ripped off Dredd -I think I remember reading somewhere it's producers admitted ripping off Dredd, so they will alway be on the naughty step with me I'm afraid.

Stallone ripped-off Dredd too, he just wasn't very good at it. RoboCop is too sharp/good a film to dismiss I'm afraid.

[CYCLOPZ]

All Dredd fans should hate Robocop on principal, let alone after watching it  , as it so blatently ripped off Dredd -I think I remember reading somewhere it's producers admitted ripping off Dredd, so they will alway be on the naughty step with me I'm afraid.

PS Beaky 'boilerplate'???

As a kid I was slightly upset that they ripped off Dredd when I first saw a clip of Robocop, but after watching the film I realised it was such a good rip off that I had to love it.

If this Dredd film is garbage (which I doubt at this point) at least I can console myself in the fact that we still have Robocop.

It looks as though Paul Verhovans film is a big influence on this new Judge Dredd film and that makes me think they're headed down the right path.

I'd say DR2 was a bigger influence on the tone and irreverence of early 2000AD than anything else, the similarities are quite apparent

Yeah, that and Magnum Force.

[JOE SOAP]

Yeah, that and Magnum Force.

Unfortunately Magnum Force is a shit film with a great idea, too much John Milius in it so what chance did it have.

[CYCLOPZ]

Yeah, that and Magnum Force.

Unfortunately Magnum Force is a shit film with a great idea, too much John Milius in it so what chance did it have.

Possibly right, but still without it would Judge Dredd be the same?

[JOE SOAP]

Possibly right, but still without it would Judge Dredd be the same?

It probably would since Dredd's development was quite organic in the early years and certainly the influence of a film like Magnum Force only came through in stories like "The Devil You Know" in the early 90's.

[JayzusB.Christ]

It's as sharp and satirical as Dredd or RoboCop and supplied the inspiration for Dredd's look in the 70's

Who's the guy on the left anyway?

[JOE SOAP]

You mean the dude without a proper helmet?