Judge Dredd

Starring:Sylvester Stallone, Diane Lane, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, JÃ¼rgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, Joanna Miles, Joan Chen, Balthazar Getty, Maurice RoÃ«ves, Ian Dury, Christopher Adamson, Ewen Bremner, Peter Marinker, Angus MacInnes, Louise Delamere, Phil Smeeton, Steve Toussaint, Bradley Lavelle, Mark Morghan
Director: Danny Cannon
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Product Type: DVD

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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

Description

Big-screen superstar Sylvester Stallone powers this nonstop action hit that's loaded with amazing special effects! In a time when all-powerful and coldly efficient "Judges" act with the supreme authority of both the police force and legal system, Judge Dredd (Stallone) is the most feared law enforcer of them all. But when a former Judge (Armand Assante -- HOFFA) hatches a sinister plot to overthrow the government and eliminate the Judges, Dredd is framed for murder! Get ready for an explosive action-adventure thrill ride as Dredd does whatever it takes to restore justice!

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The Verdict's In.......2007-04-30

Judge Dredd was one of those big budget action films that was aiming high, but ended up bombing and getting ridiculed, and forgotten quite fast. Movies like The Shadow and The Phantom also fell victim to this. I sometimes have a soft spot for these overblown superhero movies that fail miserably. While Judge Dredd isn't great(I could strangle Rob Schneider), it's kinda fun in that cheesy way. You can say what you want about Stallone, but he played the part cold and lifeless coz I'm assuming that's how the character is. I don't know how accurate an adaptation the film is coz my knowledge of Judge Dredd lore is limited to Anthrax's I Am The law song. I will say Armand Assante makes for a pretty cool villain and the robot is rather impressive. It looks like a cross of cgi and animatronics, which is a combo severely lacking in movies. Storywise, it's rather cliche and predictable(tell me you didn't figure out the villain behind the chaos ten minutes into the film), but what comic-action movie isn't? Judge Dredd may go down in history as a bloated failure for Stallone, director Cannon, and movies in general, but it's all the more fun for it.

There was a comic?!.......2007-01-21

In all honest I had NO idea there was a comic book of this when Judge Dredd came out. I was only 10 years old when the movie came out and I still remember it to the day that this movie was just hands down fantastic. To me, this movie was like The Fifth Element of its time and I feel as though the aesthetics to The Fifth Element should pay a huge amount of homage to Judge Dredd (as well as Bladerunner but that's a given). Had I knew about the comic then even as a kid, I would've given some props up to the tribute it made but because I didn't, I still acclaim this as an idea all its own and to this day, I still haven't read a single page of Judge Dredd, and I kind of don't want to because I love the stellar performance that Sly puts in with Joseph Dredd.

The movie, despite being a hardcore 90's action movie has elements I overlooked as a kid and now that I'm much older, I've noticed things I never noticed or rememberred and it felt like a brand new movie to me with the reminiscence of it being so much familiar. It has every little bit of action movie I remember being cool back in the day and all that movies today can barely mark up to; some people may hate it, alot of people may love it, a majority may be null about it, but to me this movie is a classic and one of Sylvester Stallone's BEST performances on the big screen.

'I AM THE LAW!!!"

Rocks!.......2006-08-07

I really enjoyed this movie. Stallone does a good job in his role as Dredd, based on the comic book character. All the acting was good, the plot was great and it combined action and humor well. Very entertaining.

A summer bomb from '95 - SHOULD IT HAVE BEEN??.......2006-05-21

Look, I won't mince words. When compiling my annual list of summer box-office predictions (which I boast a 92% accuracy rate over a 17 year period - HOLLA!), I made a error when I predicted "Judge Dredd" as #9 with a 92 million gross. Oops. It finished with just under 35 million at the box office, even factoring in a 78 million dollar foreign take this was a disappointment for a 90 million dollar budget!

So what happened? The movie is reasonably exciting and well acted. Rob Schneider manages to pretty much steal the whole darn thing with his comic relief - he gets off quite a few funny one-liners. The special effects are fairly thrilling. But when all was said and done, there just weren't any stand-out elements in this movie to make it truly memorable. Too bad Stallone didn't write (or at least co-write) the screenplay, but no surprise because this was during the mid-90s when he wasn't contributing much more than star power to his films (and "power" is used rather loosely at that point in his career).

In the end, this is a good sci-fi action movie and fun for pretty much the whole family (under 8 year olds might be a bit frightened at times). I'm not a parent (and time is running out, sadly), but if I was I wouldn't hesitate to sit them down in front of the tube to watch this movie with a bag of Newman's Own cookies.

Either the Greatest Movie Ever or the Worst.......2006-05-20

On its own, Judge Dredd is really a horrible movie. The acting, the effects, the plot (cyborg cannibals? evil twin? Statue of Liberty?) It's all terrible.

However, if you watch this movie expecting it to be bad, it suddenly becomes the Greatest. Movie. Ever. (Come on! Cyborg Cannibals! Evil twins! Statue of Liberty!) This is a great movie to watch with a group on friends doing a running commentary. (Sort of Mystery Science Theater 3000) How else can you enjoy such great lines as "I AM THE LAW!" and wondering how Diane Lane's career survived such a movie?

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Judge Dredd [Region 2]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Diane Lane , Armand Assante , Rob Schneider , and Jürgen Prochnow
Director: Danny Cannon
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004RYEP

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Play It to Bone & Judge Dredd (2pc)
Starring: Antonio Banderas , Woody Harrelson , Lolita Davidovich , Tom Sizemore , and Lucy Liu
Director: Ron Shelton , and Danny Cannon
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Video
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000067DHC
Release Date: 2002-07-02

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Judge Dredd - English/French DVD- Big-screen superstar Sylvester Stallone powers this nonstop action hit that's loaded with amazing special effects! In a time when all-powerful and coldly efficient "Judges" act with the supreme authority of both the police force and legal system, Judge Dredd (Stallone) is the most feared law enforcer of them all. But when a former Judge (Armand Assante -- HOFFA) hatches a sinister plot to overthrow the government and eliminate the Judges, Dredd is framed for murder! Get ready for an explosive action-adventure thrill ride as Dredd does whatever it takes to restore justice! Play It To The Bone - English/French DVD -Hollywood heavyweights Woody Harrelson and Antonio Banderas bring real comedic punch to this hilarious, action-packed hit! Best buddies and sparring partners, Vince (Harrelson) and Cesar (Banderas) are a pair of worn-out, over-the-hill prizefighters who jump at one last, unexpected chance to work in the big time. They just have to be in Las Vegas now! So before they know what's hit them, they're on the road! But when they step into the ring that night, friendship is replaced by fierce competition as Vince and Cesar tangle in a dramatic fight to the finish -- where only the winner will earn a shot at the title! With sexy Lolita Davidovich (MYSTERY, ALASKA) and sultry Lucy Liu (CHARLIE'S ANGELS) along to liven up the ride, you won't want to miss any of the knockout entertainment that powers this whirlwind comedy adventure!

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Judge Dredd [Region 2]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Diane Lane , Armand Assante , Rob Schneider , and Jürgen Prochnow
Director: Danny Cannon
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004D08T

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Judge Dredd [Region 2]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Diane Lane , Armand Assante , Rob Schneider , and Jürgen Prochnow
Director: Danny Cannon
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000059Z3I

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Judge Dredd [Region 2]
Starring: Sylvester Stallone , Diane Lane , Armand Assante , Rob Schneider , and Jürgen Prochnow
Director: Danny Cannon
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

General | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Genres | DVD | Video

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ASIN: B00004VY7W

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