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I had wanted to see this when it hit theaters last year. But the shitty theater in town didn't get it. So I had to wait on Blu ray to see it.
First off I am so happy this ,unlike that Stallone piece of shit,follows the mythos of the comic. We are dropped right into the story and not force fed a bunch of exposition to explain the world. Which is a nice touch. Karl Urban is amazing as Judge Dredd completely buries himself in the role. Olivia Thrilby is a great Judge Anderson. And Lena Headey is a very convincing villain.
The film is the about Judge Anderson's first day as a Judge. She is sent out with Dredd to be evaluated. They hear about 3 murders in one of Megacity 1's megablocks. 200 levels tall,and filled with thousands of people,this block turns out to be one of the most crime ridden places in the megacity. A gang ran by Mama runs the block and is busy manufacturing a new drug known as Slow-Mo. Anderson and Dredd manage to capture one of the main dealers of Slow-Mo and they are gonna take him back to HQ to question him. Mama's freaks out and puts the block on lock down. So for the next hour or so we get both Judges fighting off most of the residents of the block. This is what an action movie should be. Fuck Expendables and most other action films from the past 5 years. Dredd is a perfect blend of action and dark humor. Once it gets going the action doesn't slow down. There is some neat twists along the way. And all the actors/actresses do a great job.
I like how most of the city,the megablock and other stuff looks very close to how it looks in 2000 AD comics. Sadly this film seems to have been a bomb in the USA. I blame this on two things. First even amongst comic fans Judge Dredd isn't well known. Plus I believe that horrible Stallone Judge Dredd movie from years ago scared off people. I am hoping this does great on home video. If it does we might get a sequel.
I wish I could have seen this in a theater to see it in 3d. But on Blu Ray it looked great. The sound was also well done. Dredd 3d gets a A-.
