Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, Jürgen Prochnow Directed By: Danny Cannon Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Letterbox Region Code: 1 Release Date: August 19, 1998 Running Time: 96 minutes Theatrical Release Date: June 30, 1995
Product Description: In a future world where Judges hold the authority of police and the legal system, a former judge plots an overthrow of the government and battles against Dredd (Stallone) in his efforts. Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure Rating: R Release Date: 3-SEP-2002 Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com: Judge Dredd is one of those movies that doesn't have a brain of its own, so it can only rip off a lot of ingredients from other, better movies. It's a mishmash of Blade Runner, Total Recall, and The Road Warrior, with a dash of Star Wars tossed in for good measure. As if that weren't enough, it's got Sylvester Stallone, who seems to be the only one in the movie who's in on the game and knows it's all a sci-fi scam. Like The Fifth Element a few years later, Judge Dredd depicts a futuristic megalopolis packed with crowded vertical overgrowth and rampant commerce, where anarchy reigns supreme. Violent "block wars" are fought by lawless citizens with machine guns, and Judge Dredd (Stallone) is one of the city's heavily armed policemen, given free rein to judge and execute the perpetrators of violence. But Dredd himself is subjected to judgment and swift justice when his own gun is identified in the murder of a prominent TV reporter, forcing him to do whatever he can to clear his name. Diane Lane plays his partner in crime-fighting and romance, and Rob Schneider provides juvenile comic relief as Dredd's streetwise sidekick. Impressive special effects are on vivid display, and the movie's fun for what it's worth. Lower your expectations and you just might enjoy it. --Jeff Shannon
jugde dredd this is a real great movie, which was very good. i recommend this movie for the entire family from ages 6 to adult. real good movie to watch with the family and friends. i rate this movie 5-stars. enjoy this movie with action after action. bluewildcat1968........................
Seriously... Worst. Movie. Ever. Everything about this movie was terrible. I am one who was familiar with the Dredd comics and could therefore appreciate the setting/costume/design/etc.
That all said... there is no justification for this film. Everything was terrible. Stallone - terrible. Schneider - terrible. Special effects - terrible. Plot twists - terrible (that moronic band of cannibals? Jesus.). That stupid robot - terrible.
In all honesty, this could be the worst movie I have ever seen. And I really dig sci-fi.
Not a bad film, quite entertaining! I remember seeing this in 1995, & liked it, but like one reviewer pointed out, the press & critics ripped it apart, I had not seen it again since & caught it a while back again & really got into it again & had a hard time trying to figure out how this one could do so poorly in 1995 & "The Fifth Element" with Bruce Willis two years later in 1997 could do so well, both films are almost identical in terms of visuals & a futuristic society, only the storylines differ, my only guess is the critics had a bone to pick with Stallone, his Dredd is exactly like the comic book character, Stallone did his homework on this, this one went head to head with "Batman Foever" & opened the same day as "Apollo 13", maybe the timing was bad, who knows, In this, Stallone is Judge Dredd who in the future judges those who commit crimes in a society run amok, Diane Lane (Murder at 1600) lends support as his partner, when Dredd is wrongly accused of murder, he sets out to clear his name with Rob Scheider in tow who is fun to watch, he was clearly having a good time in this no doubt & adds comic relief, Max Von Sydow was cast perfectly as Dredd's mentor & Armand Assante chews up the scenery as Dredd's nemesis, former partner, all in all a fun movie, much like Bruce Willis' film, & impressive, but I have to say it does rip other Sci-Fi films, most notably "Blade Runner" & has shades of "Star Wars", "Road Warrior", "Terminator", & "Batman", but so did "The Fifth Element", but hey, that is what I like about.
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Judge Dredd stars Sylvester Stallone and Armand Assante in a futuristic movie about a lawman who presides over an overpopulated and violent metropolis .The Judges are the Judges Jury and executioners all-in-one. "Eat recycled food. It is good for you" is a common theme. It is good for the environment"
Recommended for fans of Sylvester Stallone and Armand Assante.
Gunner, May, 2008
Only Stallone can say - I am the LAW! Science fiction is such a wonderful medium in that it affords the creative community to test our concepts that would be impossible to explore in real life.
Judge Dredd is precisely that. A future post-apocalypic Earth (The Cursed Earth) where humanity lives in megacities and where society in order to keep order has established a Police Force with a Judges Power (Police, Judge, Jury, Executioner rolled up into one person - The Judge). These Judges have the power to chase criminals and dispense "Justice" on the spot. A Judge witnesses you jaywalking and he can, on the spot, Judge you guilty and impose a fine. In our society, such a concept is ridiculous and would never work but...suspend disbelief and take a look at what qualities a Judge would have to possess from an Ethics and Justice Perspective. Sometimes these concepts start out in Comics and Judge Dredd is no exception -- Judge Dredd is an award winning and very long running Britsh Comic. I've never read it though fyi.
The Movie is about one Judge -- the baddest and most feared/respected of them all (Judge Joseph Dredd). The movie adaptation follows the formula for many action movies of this time. Rob Schneider plays comic relif (small time thief who happens to be in the wrong time) throughout the movie. Diane Lane is the young new Judgette (sp?) and love interest of Stallone (no romance in the movie though just a bit of URST). Diane is as always lovely and such a wonderful acress. Stallone plays the cold idealistic Ethical Super Judge Dredd. Armand Assante plays a wonderful villain with a very cool bad Robot bodyguard. Max von Sydow and Jürgen Prochnow also play some wonderful supporting characters who deliver some wonderful performances. The acting is first rate and I can say that only Stallone could have played this role -- almost as if it was written for him.
I won't give away much of the plot - suffice it to say that Judge Dredd is accused of a crime he didn't commit, gets shipped off to jail and the bad guys almost take over. As Stallone, Schneider, Lane, and Max von Sydow work to fix things and come back from the edge of oblivion there's plenty of action, humor, big guns, big guns, shooting, big guns etc. Stallone saves the day and kisses the girl.
Genre: SciFi Type: Action Category: A (this is not a B movie) Budget: Summer Blockbuster ($90million) Actors: First Rate Acting: Very Good Special Effects: First Rate (for the time -- still good today) How'd it do: Half Belly Flop ($100million worldwide)
This was a big budget film which received poor reviews. It was very formulaic and probably the critics were tired of the same formula being used....Big Tough Hero + Comic Relief Funnyman + Gorgeous Girl + Super Bad Guy + Super Tough Odds + Science Fiction Setting = Super Summer Bockbuster.
In fairness, the movie is a bit dated but if you enjoy this genre and want a fun movie to watch on a Sunday Afternoon in the SciFi action category - this is a good candidate. Its not a thinking person's movie (unless your roomate happens to be a philosophy PHD candidate in which case you'll go down having the classic Socrates and Thrasymacus debate for the rest of the afternoon). More of a hang your brain at the door and have some fun kindof movie. The underlying concept though is extremely intelligent. I really enjoyed this movie but definitely its an acquired taste - I hope the review helps make a decision.
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