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2.5/4
Still a fun watch!
MovieAddict - wrote on 03/03/2013
The story is set in the futuristic 'Mega-City' , a hugely expanded New York City where local law enforcement have the right to 'judge' in the field rather than let the perpetrator run free until a lazy jury finds them innocent. Judge Dredd (Sly Stallone) is the best and most feared of these judge until he is wrongly accused of murder. He is sent to prison for life, but manages to get free. He then faces the challenge to prove that he is innocent, with the help of Judge Hershey (Diane Lane), an extremely good Judge and Lawyer, Rob Schneider, a funny computer hacker who was convicted by Dredd and the support of Chief Justice Fargo (Max Von Sydow). He has to fight against one of the more evil criminal minds in his time, Rico (Armand Assante), and an army of cloned judges. The special …
Rating of
2/4
"Judge Dredd" by Yojimbo
Yojimbo - wrote on 04/02/2012
Judge Dredd is based on the character featured in British comic book 2000AD (how futuristic!) about a fascistic lawman who exercises his status as judge, jury and executioner in a bustling, overpopulated future city. This character was actually crying out for the big screen treatment, and it comes SO CLOSE to working. The action sequences are thrilling, production design fantastic (particularly the depiction of the Judges, Hammerstein and Mean Angel which are all spot on) and Stallone's physical presence suits the part down to the ground. But as is always the way with Hollywood blockbusters, it's the script that lets us down. It begins really well, but soon descends into nonsense as a helmetless Sly gets in touch with his feminine side in the company of an unbelievably irritating and …
