Dredd (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray) [2017]

Anyone who remembers the first time they bought Judge Dredd to the big screen will know what a train wreck it was. The makers of that film misunderstood what character Dredd was and gave us a film where he takes his helmet off, wisecracks and gets the girl at the end. They didn't capture the grim crime-ridden cesspool that was Mega City One and they gave us comedic relief in the form of Rob Schneider. Thad film was a mash-up of poor action, poor scripting, muddled plot and a complete lack of grit. I don't think it was Sylvester Stallone's fault - he wasn't the right choice for the role.I suspect that a vast number of the people who saw the 90's Dredd may have been put of a new interpretation of the Lawman based on that film. And it's no wonder as the film not only alienated fans of the comic but it also made for a mediocre experience for newcomers.This time we were promised a grittier and more serious take on the material. Dredd would be an uncompromising force waging war on the criminal underbelly of Mega City One. And that's basically what we got. We see Dredd in action pretty much right from the start when a small gang of criminals are driving erratically through traffic whilst under the influence of Slo-Mo - a new drug that lets it users experience a state of euphoria for a few minutes where even the passage of time to have slowed down dramatically for those under the influence. This is the new drug of Mega city One.And so begins what is essentially a day in the life of Mega City One's toughest and most dedicated law man. He is partnered up with a new rookie Judge called Anderson, whom despite having failed her Judges entry exam she is deemed worthy of a final practical assessment due to her strong psychic abilities. As Mega City One is so rife with crime that the Judges cannot respond to every incident they must use their judgement to choose the most serious crime to respond to. Having picked a triple homicide at one of the Mega City Blocks which is run by a crime lord called Ma Ma we get to see the pair in action up against all manner of criminal low lifes who live in the block. After a quick drugs bust on an apartment they find one whom Anderson thinks had a hand in the grisly triple homicide and Dredd decides he needs to be taken in for questioning. It is implied that the questioning process will get answers from him. As they leave the building is placed on complete lockdown, trapping the judges with their suspect inside the block. With no way in or out its a tense fight for survival between the Judges and a small city sized block rife with criminals.Dredd is a very gritty film. The violence levels are almost off the scale (it's comparable to Stallones 2008 Rambo film). The film gives us a visual glimpse of what Slo-Mo users experience leading to one exceptionally graphic gunfight between drug users and the Judges. The films creators have gone a long way to demonstrate how peoples skin and bodies reacts to the impact of gunshots and explosions which may or may not put off a few people. There is also a very high level of implied violence where a vicious act is described and we get a brief bloody flash of it, which makes the film feel even more bloody and violent than it already is. If you're cool with the idea that it's just entertainment and special effects then you'll be okay watching Dredd.The plot of the film is pretty straightforward, with no real surprises or unexpected twists. That suits the film well as it is a character driven story and the main point is that you want to see the Judges in action, not solving some conflicting personal dilemma. Karl Urban gives us the Dredd we should have on-screen. A single minded and dedicated dispenser of justice. There are no shades of grey with Dredd - You're either innocent or guilty and if you're the latter then he's the man to deal with it. He's been doing his job for many years and he's seen it all. We get no character development with Dredd, and nor should we. You can't portray someone who is essentially a single minded hammer of justice as indecisive or prone to whims or compassion. Stallone's take on Dredd started off meaning well but later tried to make him more and more human as the film went on. Karl Urban plays him like Clint Eastwood in one of his early Sergio Leone films, with a gravely, rasping voice to match. And he never takes his helmet off.Judge Anderson is the opposite Dredd's personality. Although she understands the ideal that Dredd personifies in a crime ridden city, she is younger, less experienced and more compassionate. It is through her that we get an introduction to the lives of Judges by being thrown in at the deep end with her. Dredds vast experience gives him an unflinching and emotionless process of decision making when it comes to justice; and no matter how great a character he is I think the film would be less interesting if it just concentrated on him. The character development is wisely focused on the doe eyed Anderson and Olivia Thirlby plays it perfectly.Lena Headey plays the crime lord Ma Ma, an ex-prostitute with a scarred face who has ruthlessly murdered her way to the top of the criminal pile in the block. There is no vanity or Bond Villain genius to this character. Only greed and a similar single minded ruthlessness to Dredds when it comes to decision making. She is where she is because she is always willing to do what's necessary to show who's in charge.Dredd is not a complicated film by any means, but the simplistic plot serves as a perfect vehicle to not only introduce us to the word, but also to give us a quick and effective storyline for plenty of gory action. The gritty, urban setting shows us how far society has fallen with most of the population living in giant slum-like tower blocks. There are too few Judges to deal with the crime and the criminals are more akin to Mexican Cartels than Italian Mafioso, which is why the cold and calculated violent justice that Dredd dispenses never seems to be too far out of place. He is simply the unstoppable and incorruptible force that at times feels absolutely necessary for dealing with the vermin in the city. If you like action films and don't mind plenty of gore then give it a shot - you won't be disappointed. This film is low on one liners, high on adrenaline and doesn't have a dull moment in it. A perfect balance of simple plot and loads of gunfire in the name of entertainment.I've heard talk of this film being very similar to the Indonesian action film The Raid: Redemption. Whilst the plots are remarkably similar, both films feel very different. The Raid has a lot more action and fighting, whilst Dredd is a lot more gorier. It's worth watching the two as they are both fine films but I can't see one being a direct rip off of the other. If you want to make comparisons then another film about someone getting stuck in a building full of criminals is Die Hard, and even that will have it influences in earlier films.

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Dredd is a 2012 film starring Keith Urban as the legendary dystopian law enforcer Judge Dredd. It is an ultra-violent shoot-em up in Mega City One as Dredd blasts his way through the Ma-Ma gang in just another day in the life of a judge. This film is absolutely no relation to the atrocity that was the Sylvester Stallone Dredd and is all the better for it. Dredd is gritty, it is filled with people dying in horrific manner, and most importantly of all Dredd's morality is fully on display. One of the key reasons Judge Dredd has been so popular for so long is that he is the only mainstream hero with a purity that sits on top of a much darker soul. He is different to the hordes of anti-hero characters in that he is dedicated to right but his version of right asks awkward questions of what it means to be good.Karl Urban is a good rather than great Dredd. His acting is excellent and he puts in a terrific performance in the ruthless pursuit and elimination of law breakers. He does have one weakness though - his jaw. Urban is just too pointy-jawed to be a great Dredd given there is so little of the character's physique on display. In other roles Urban has won scenes with the knowing look in his eyes but while wearing a helmet it just is not possible to pick all that up. Still, this Dredd is true to the origins and Urban plays it well.Dredd spends most of the time with rookie Anderson, a young female psychic. It isn't quite the Anderson fans might remember not least because there is no sign of a Psi-Division but also because Olivia Thirlby looks a bit weird. She is possibly the sex appeal of Dredd but Thirlby is not a natural beauty.Looks aside, the balance of gruff vet Dredd and rookie Anderson is a good introduction to the world of Mega City One. The rookie character allows Dredd to show off his knowledge and skills in a way that also takes the audience through the same journey.The journey Dredd takes us through is in a tower block called Peach Trees. The block has been taken over by the Ma-Ma gang led by Ma-Ma played by Lena Headey. The Ma-Ma gang control much of the distribution of new drug Slo-Mo. Dredd and Anderson head into Peach Trees and have to fight their way through the gang overnight just to survive. The hijacking of a tower block is a criminal act seemingly inspired by the South African location given the dozens of incidences of criminal gangs doing the same thing in parts of that crime stricken country.Ma-Ma is an excellent villain. Lena Headey is so easy to dislike. Ma-Ma is visually unpleasant, she is spiteful and malicious, and she is willing to use extreme violence to get what she wants. The intro to Peach Trees comes from the gang throwing victims from the top floor of the tower block. In itself this act will be familiar to many but the the use of the slo-mo drug is a cruel twist. Slo-mo slows the experience of time down massively meaning the fall would have been experienced in excrutiating duration.The fourth character in the film is Kay played by Wood Harris. Instantly recognisable despite his silly little beard, it is always a joy to see Wood back on screen. Not really stretching himself by playing a gangster, Wood is actually outstanding in Dredd. The power play and flirtation between Kay and Anderson is intense. The imagined sex scenes Kay generates fit in fully with the feel of Dredd, they are intense, brutal, and visually incredible. The smirk on Wood's face when he takes Anderson into psychic locations he relishes is fantastic. The power struggle between Kay and Anderson is probably the most fun part of Dredd.The visuals of Dredd are enhanced greatly by Slo-Mo. Slo-mo itself is an excellent cinematographic trick. The use of extremely fast cameras to capture such small snippets of time and piece them together makes for a really beautiful film experience. The addition of 3-D does need a quality screen but even without it is an impressive set of visuals.Visually the tower block of Peach Trees is good, not great. It looks like a run-down tower block that could exist in any contemporary major city. It is dirty and clearly poor. What Peach Trees certainly is not though is the tower block described in the extras. There is a lot of talk about these blocks being like small towns, large enough so that some of those who live inside need never leave the block. Visually there is no recognition of this scope, it looks like a medium sized contemporary block rather than small town sized. The tiny pharmacy is an explicit example, for this to be a small town it should not be a pharmacy but more like a hospital. No way tens of thousands of people would never leave for medical services beyond that provided by a tiny drug store. The vision described in the Extras is not found on screen.Fortunately for some of the smaller limitations, the action is amazing. Dredd blasts his way through dozens of bad guys in all sorts of shapes and sizes. His weaponry is fantastic, blowing away unsuspecting enemies. The well equipped professional fighter takes on overwhelming numbers of bad guys just to survive. In return some of the bad guys bring their own heat. Ma-Ma uses what looks much like a gatling gun to destroy a quadrant of the building. The various rounds of battle are excellent.The fight sequences are accompanied by the morality of the Mega City One universe. Anderson becomes morally harder as the film goes on, taking up Dredd's perspective including the use of summary execution. The repercussions of being judge and executioner are not visited on the characters but instead are inflicted on the audience. This is perfect for the way Judge Dredd has always asked such questions of its audience. The good guys do things in order to protect the law which have human consequences. On one occasion the slaughter of villains brings a moral interlude with the black & white of law vs chaos interrupted in a way that haunts the remainder of the film.Corruption among law officials rears its head in Dredd. It does so to add another layer of enemy to fight. As Dredd kills his way through impossible odds, those odds are lengthened by the addition of quality to the enemy horde.As a sci-fi shoot-em up, Dredd is best in class. It is in that class though rather than transcending it. Survival shoot-em up is a packed genre but Dredd is right there at or neat the top.There are a few little touches for 2000AD fans to find through the film, some prominent like graffiti by a legendary character from the series, and some a bit more subtle.The DVD Extras are quite good. They include an in-depth look into the cinematography behind Slo-Mo, some good chat about Mega City One and Judge Dredd, a look at some aspects such as the weaponry Dredd uses.Dredd came out almost un-noticed in its cinema run. On disc it should be much more of a success. It is a good shoot-em up and a fair introduction to the world of Judge Dredd. Karl Urban puts in a good show as Dredd backed up by an excellent enemy as he fights his way through a horde of bad guys, literally levelling up through a tower block infested by threats. It is very bloody with graphic violence meted out at times but in its genre it is quality.

Gran película es muy buena, vale mucho la pena y en buena oferta, aclaro la película cuenta con material extra y doblaje y subtitulos al español.

Given the maligned reputation of Sylvester Stallone film Judg Dredd back in the 1995. It's no surprise that this film had no chance of success at the box office. That is the tragedy of this because the film is amazing. It took a basic plot and found a way to make it work perfectly by cranking the violence to an 11. The performance by everyone including Karl Urban as Dredd was amazing. Dredd that I know of in the graphic novel never takes off his helmet. Sylvester Stallone in the 95 film claimed he wanted to humanize the character by showing his face. I call B.S I think ego was involved here and he didn't like the idea of his face being covered the whole time. Karl Urban the true professional he is knew the character he knew that Dredd is the faceless symbol of the law. By leaving the mask on he's the boogeyman the criminals fear because they don't have a face to look at and his feats make him look mythological. The violence here is definitely not something certain younger audience should see so be warned. It definitely got popular a few years later after it's release back in 2012. But the studio definitely dropped the ball not taking advantage that the film was more successful in its physical release than theatrical. A sequel would've become successful and I believe it still would. Check this film out you'll be pleasantly surprised.

3d gut gemacht film ist super

Goedkoop voor 4k en blu ray

por lo que vale esta muy bien pero la original en 3d se ve mejor en escenas de accion