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Excellent film. Carl Urban is by far the best Dredd. Knocks Stallone's slapstick dredd for 6.Credible Megacity One, Megablock setting. Believable perps, MaMa was genuinely great villain.The tension doesn't stop and sets the backstory for both Dredd and Judge Anderson brilliant. Id definitely want to see sequel.No childish save the earth nonsense, Just day in the life of a Megacity Judge.2000AD fans would be proud.

This is a review of the Blu Ray viewed in 2D.As a fan of the 2000AD comic and a film fan, I can very happily say that I think this is a brilliant film and a fantastic adaptation. I was disappointed with the Danny Canon film starring Sylvester Stallone back in 1995, it was an enjoyable enough science fiction action film, but it felt like Judge Dredd in name only. Thankfully, Pete Travis and his team have done a tremendous job with DREDD. Karl Urban stars as the grim faced lawman of the future and completely understands the character, his performance as Judge Dredd is absolutely spot on. He is hard, resolute, no nonsense, almost inhuman in his pursuit of upholding the law. The iconic helmet is a constant visual reminder of this and it stays on throughout, just as it should. The supporting actors also all do well in their respective roles with Lena Headey being particularly effective as the chilling and brutal crime lord Ma-Ma. Olivia Thirlby is also very good as the psychic Judge Anderson, giving the film its most likably human character and a good contrast to the machinelike Dredd. The tightly written story is also a perfect introduction to the world that they inhabit. Like many of the short Judge Dredd stories featured in 2000AD, it simply shows a day in the life of a Judge. It is a lean and focused story that is also gritty, raw and unflinching in its violence and language (it is rated 18 for good reason). Every scene feels real and important to the narrative and there is no better example of this than the way that Dredd handles Ma-Ma and the problem she poses at the end, he is remorseless, clever and justified. Much has been said of the small budget the film had and I believe that this actually helped the story by keeping it character centric whilst at the same time hinting at the bigger world hopefully to be revealed in future films.I must also mention the soundtrack. The industrial rock serves the film very well, adding excitement to the action scenes and tension to the quieter moments without being over bearing or repetitive.I found the quality of the Blu Ray to be very good. I did notice grain during some of the scenes, but this did not distract me from the film in any way and I believe that these scenes were intentionally shot this way and were not a result of the transfer.If there is any justice in the film industry, this film will get the sequels it deserves. What we have here is the tip of the iceberg and should be seen as an introduction to some truly epic stories to come.I would definitely recommend this film on DVD or Blu Ray.Rating: 5 stars.

This is one of my all-time favourite movies as well as comic book movie, and it makes me sad that the film made so little at the box office when it first came out, and so wasn't getting a sequel. (which later managed to more than break even with blu-ray sales that skyrocketed this film into, what they call a cult favourite ) it's like, this generations robocop (the original) and lethal weapon mixed with sci-fi and their own version of 'mutants'. I've told everyone I know to check this film out and as of now I have yet to hear someone say they didn't love it (not like....LOVE)The film is based on the original comics of Judge Dredd, set in a futuristic america that has become a wasteland over run by drugs and crime, where police officers are now judges, no court trails, just 3 options for said suspect to adhere to or choose and are able to execute under certain acts. Judge, Jury and Executioner. Judge Dredd is the best there is, and now he has to take a rookie ( Anderson, who also has psychic powers) out for training to pass a test to become a judge, which lead them both into coming into contact with Ma Ma (played by the outstanding Lena Headey from Game of Thrones), and her gang who is the 'villain' of the piece, after soughting out a homicide. Ma Ma is responsible for distributing out a slo-mo drug, which slows down time for the user x300, and this is where the film really elevates itself into a stunning piece, the effects in this film are incredible with almost 45 minutes of the film shot in a high speed camera (ie. Slow-motion), all the drug shots alone are worth drooling over and the cinematography is absolutely stunning. ( done by the incredible Anthony Mantle!) Karl Urban rocks it as Dredd, and God bless the filmmakers for keeping his helmet on! Olivia Thirlby shows great chemistry with Urban and plays Anderson fantastically, but for me the scene stealer was Lena Headey as Ma Ma from the moment you first see her, her presence is always there even when shes not on screen, and the film shows exactly why everyone in Peachtrees is terrified of her, and Lena plays evil so damn well.The great thing is this film doesn't rely on dialougue, you could watch the film on mute and you'd still know everything that's going on, no exposition with characters explaining unnecessary things, and showing never telling makes this film not only awesome, but an extremely well put together film too. Definately recommended, if you havn't watched it yet this movie is a must-see and hopefully one day it will get a sequel!