- Actors: Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, Jürgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow
- Directors: Danny Cannon
- Writers: Carlos Ezquerra, John Wagner, Michael De Luca, Steven E. de Souza, William Wisher Jr.
- Producers: Andrew G. Vajna, Beau Marks
- Format: PAL
- Language German
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000059Z3I
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 46,238 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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 judgement 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
Amazon.co.uk Review
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 judgement 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
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Great price brand new my son was very please with the product, and has been back for more time after time.
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took ages to arrive.when it did it was in good condition but i found that it was a german version.i cannt speak german so was very miffed.i wasnt aware it was in this languege as the discription wasnt very clear
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Short review of this movie, what they got wrong/got right, here goes-
WRONG - The script (no input from John Wagner and Alan Grant, Steven DeSouza mangling it), the casting (Sly Stallone is too big a star to play Dredd, it should have been Michael Ironside, and Michelle Forbes should have played Judge Hershey), the designs (Judge costumes too camp, Lawmaster bikes look puny and ugly and ridiculous, Lawgiver guns no replaceable ammo clips), the length (96 minutes, for a Dredd movie? It should have been more like two hours, considering the material to work with), and the budget ($80 million was way too much for a Dredd film, meaning it had to be diluted to justify that amount of money, it should have been kept to about $35 million at most and shot in Mexico where it's cheaper to film).
RIGHT - Cinematography (looks gorgeous), music (decent score by Alan Silvestri, but Basil Poledouris would have been better), visual effects (mostly impressive, especially the opening flyover through the city), some design work (the Mega-City One skyline and boundary wall, the ABC Warrior Robot, the docking bay guards, Mean Machine Angel), and sets (both interior and exterior sets are generally impressive).
All in all, I couldn't recommend this movie as a representative adaptation of the comic-book, but as a big, brash, noisy, and visually impressive action flick, it's okay, but it could have been so much more, a 'director's cut' would certainly be a welcome addition, but barring that, save your money, and wait for the upcoming new adaptation 'Dredd' to be released into cinemas in September 2012...
WRONG - The script (no input from John Wagner and Alan Grant, Steven DeSouza mangling it), the casting (Sly Stallone is too big a star to play Dredd, it should have been Michael Ironside, and Michelle Forbes should have played Judge Hershey), the designs (Judge costumes too camp, Lawmaster bikes look puny and ugly and ridiculous, Lawgiver guns no replaceable ammo clips), the length (96 minutes, for a Dredd movie? It should have been more like two hours, considering the material to work with), and the budget ($80 million was way too much for a Dredd film, meaning it had to be diluted to justify that amount of money, it should have been kept to about $35 million at most and shot in Mexico where it's cheaper to film).
RIGHT - Cinematography (looks gorgeous), music (decent score by Alan Silvestri, but Basil Poledouris would have been better), visual effects (mostly impressive, especially the opening flyover through the city), some design work (the Mega-City One skyline and boundary wall, the ABC Warrior Robot, the docking bay guards, Mean Machine Angel), and sets (both interior and exterior sets are generally impressive).
All in all, I couldn't recommend this movie as a representative adaptation of the comic-book, but as a big, brash, noisy, and visually impressive action flick, it's okay, but it could have been so much more, a 'director's cut' would certainly be a welcome addition, but barring that, save your money, and wait for the upcoming new adaptation 'Dredd' to be released into cinemas in September 2012...
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