Now, one might ask why not just send someone to kill Kay, and the only answer is: there wouldn’t be a movie if they did that… So, going overboard as drugged-out, crazy ass crime bosses do, she locks down the facility and instructs that they will only open back up once the two judges have been take out. Once inside, they infiltrate a room housing a primary suspect named Kay (WOOD HARRIS) which is no good for Ma-Ma who knows once taken for interrogation, he’ll spill the beans on her entire operation. Their first crime scene is a triple homicide committed by crime boss, and drug manufacturer, Ma-Ma (LENA HEADEY). The biggest and baddest of them is Judge Dredd (KARL URBAN) who, when the movie begins, chases down three wanted criminals who are high on a new drug called “Slo-Mo”.Īfter apprehending them, and administrating sentence on each, he returns to headquarters where his commander wants him to take new recruit Anderson (OLIVIA THIRLBY) out on the streets to evaluate her as she’s a strong telepathic but scored just below on aptitude tests. The only thing keeping society from killing each other are Judges who dispense on scene justice. At the center is what was once New York City, now a megalopolis, as thousands live in slums and high-rise sh*tholes with their own little infrastructure and hierarchy within. The story opens in post-apocalyptic America, an irradiated wasteland where the population has been relegated to the Northeast. Now 17 years later, Lionsgate has decided to reboot or retry at the series with Dredd, a dark action-er that, from a novice’s point of view (and from my reading, fans as well), finally gets it right.

With 30+ years of history, the Judge Dredd character debuted in the comic “2000 A.D.”, unfortunately in popular media he’s mostly only known for the 1995 sci-fi action-thriller Judge Dredd starring Mr. Theatrical Release Date: September 21, 2012įeatures: Featurettes, Digital Copy, UltraVioletĪudio: English (DTS-HD MA 7.1/11.1 Neo: X), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 2.0)

Writer(s): John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra (comic book) Alex Garland (screenplay)Ĭast: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Lena Headey The Movie | Special Features | Video Quality | Audio Quality | Overall The action is incredible, the visual effect top notch and Karl Urban, given very little to work with, is effective in the title role. Dredd is an amazing sci-fi action/thriller that seems to finally get the character right.

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