Dredd [3D Blu-ray/Blu-ray + Digital Copy + UltraViolet]

Just a heads up, I'm writing this review as someone who hasn't read the comics or seen the Stallone movie. In fact, all I knew about this franchise beforehand was that the Stallone movie was awful. But as a general movie lover and fan of Karl Urban and Lena Headey, I had hopes that it would at least be fun to watch and have nice visuals.I never expected to be completely blown away.I saw this film in theaters twice, once on opening weekend and again a couple weeks later in 3D. After I saw it the first time, I kept thinking about how good it was and my love for it grew in retrospect until I saw it again. And even the second time, with all my built up appreciation for it, I picked up on more subtleties and loved it more.Plot wise, the movie is great. Nothing out of this world but still engaging and entertaining without falling flat or being cliche. What I love about it is that there aren't too many twists. It's even slightly predictable, which normally I'd think is faulty, but it really works to Dredd's advantage. Because it completely immerses you in the experience. What this movie does extremely well is bring you into Mega City One's atmosphere and lets you experience the suspense.It's a high stakes cat-and-mouse story line with a concise but intriguing backstory, a temperamental villain with a tendency for extreme violence, and completely ridiculous odds against our heroes. What makes it so special is the extreme scale. This is a city that houses 800 million people (that's almost three times the entire population of the US) in a stretch of land from Washington D.C. to New York. This is a manhunt inside Peach Trees, a half-mile high building the size of a city block. This is two people fighting for their lives and for order in a place where people are either trying to kill them, or couldn't care less what happens to them.What really shines in this movie is the characterization. We have Dredd, the title character, who strictly sticks to regulations and will take any measure to make sure his job gets done. Anderson, a psychic Judge hopeful, on a pass or fail test in the field. And Ma-Ma, a psychotic gang leader who wants Dredd and Anderson dead at any cost.What I love about these characters is that they are extremists in an extreme world. They know the stakes, they understand the risks they take, and they have strong convictions about how the world should work. Each of them backs every action they take 150%. No hesitation, no questions.Another thing that makes the characters of Dredd so special is that the female characters are treated no differently than the male characters, which I find to be especially important.There are so many films where female characters exist solely to provide character development for male protagonists, or as romantic interests, or as background stories. But in Dredd, they steal the show. Ma-Ma is the most powerful criminal in Peach Trees, the most dangerous leader of the most dangerous gang. She is the law of her world and she will take no prisoners. Anderson is an up-and-comer, she's not even a Judge, but she gets results Dredd wouldn't be able to obtain. She has no qualms about doing her job and the brutality it entails. And get this: her uniform is stylistically and fundamentally exactly the same as Dredd's. They are equals.I'm actually angry. I'm angry this movie barely made any money, because it's one of the best films I've seen this year. Top Five, easily. And I'm excited to own it because now I can sit down everyone I know, show it to them, and have them love it, too.

This movie is one of the best action movies ever. Oozes cool, and does service to the character. Alex Garland and Karl Urban create an incredible world that leaves you wanting more. Tight film, nothing wasted.

For starters, I am a huge JD fan, which made me excited and also worried about this second attempt at bringing him and his world to the big screen. Dredd stands as a stark example of how clear storytelling and a simple plot can make an extraordinary film. The laughable Stallone film tried to shoe horn in too many concepts from the 30+ year history of the character. Dredd, on the other hand, focused purely on the meat of the character, giving only small glimpses of the sprawling universe he inhabits.Judge Dredd may seem hollow and robotic to new comers, but this is exactly why his character is so beloved. The film makers do a great service to the character, and Karl Urban's performance helps to solidify this. I can only smile when reading irate reviews hammering the lack of character development and robotic acting. The reviewers obviously don't understand. There is a reason why JD never takes his helmet off. He is meant to be faceless. He is the one solid and reliable rock in the sea of crazy that is the far future.The one drawback is that this film is very violent, and if you aren't prepared for it you will be turned off fairly quickly. It also makes great use of slow motion to capture and juxtapose the action from different viewpoints. This gives the action scenes a strange pace, but I felt it to be perfectly suited to the plot. It only felt overdone during a couple of sequences.Speaking of plot, this film has taken some knocks because of a thin plot. I find this funny considering how paper thin most movie plots are when compared to novels and comics. The Hobbit is a movie about a long journey, and is great because of what happens along the way and what obstacles they have to overcome. This movie is essentially a day in the life of Judge Dredd, and is about his journey to stop and apprehend a gang leader. It is great because of what happens along the way and what obstacles he must overcome. A simple, clearly stated plot with great story telling wrapped around it is what you will find in this film if you give it a chance. I did, even with my fear of past failures, and I loved it.I don't like the Ultraviolet service, but this disc also has an iTunes compatible download. If there is a drawback, then it is that all of these are crammed onto a single disc instead of giving us a separate disc for the Blu Ray and the digital download. Also, having no DVD version available in the set was a bit of a downer since I like to loan mine out to friends to get them hooked. The digital download worked fine for me, though, and the BR ran perfectly in my 1st generation PS3.

I always want to make sure that I have a physical copy of the classics and no better way than a 4k UHD copy!

I should start off with that this movie is a great underrated gem that I really wanted to see again. Compared to the Stallone film you might have seen, it's a much more serious and action-packed take on the character that I really enjoyed. Not 100% faithful to the comics but a lot closer and I had a great time revisiting. The 4k print is also a really high quality version to see it in. You have a good chance of having missed this one, it really got slept on, so please check it out if it seems interesting.The digital redeem function of this product *sucked* and I wanted to provide a tutorial for anyone else struggling. Note this only applies if you want your movie on Fandago like I did, if you use Apple Movies I can't help you. You need to make an account for Fandago At Home (formerly Vudu) which is pretty standard, they're the defacto "Own your movies" that movie redemption places use. But you also need an account with a place called Movies Anywhere for some reason? And then go into your account settings in Vudu and link those two accounts. Then you can follow the instructions on the little slip included in your case on how to redeem it. If you try that before linking these two, it will take you to the page to do so but it seems not to work right and will fail, so you need to link them first before it will redeem properlyVery great movie that I was very dissatisfied with the digital redemption step of.

I have to be honest here. I liked the Stallone film, Judge Dredd. It has not much value as a good film, but it sure as hell is entertaining, and sort of a guilty pleasure.Dredd, though, is not a guilty pleasure. It's a pleasure you should be proud of. It's a shame this movie didn't do well in theaters, and that will surely not help Hollywood make more R-rated comic book movies, which is terrible. It just so happen that R-rated movies are not profitable, and it's because the general public has a bad concept of them due to lack of information. Remember this: because this movie failed, we're more likely to see another PG-13 Punisher and the same for Deadpool, if it ever gets greenlit.Anyway, onto the movie. If you've seen the previous adaptation or read the comics, you'll know the basic gist. Otherwise: it's the future and crime is rampant. The justice system has been compressed, and streets are watched by special agents who are there to fulfill the role of police, judge, jury and executioner. These agents are called "Judges". Judge Dredd is one of the best, and one of the most feared by the criminals. Judges ride in motorbikes and use a special gun, which is able to dispense several forms of firepower.That's the one thing this movie has in common with the previous one, otherwise, it's an entirely different plot: there's a new drug being popular on the streets, called "Slo-Mo", which makes people temporarily sense the world at a really slow speed. The creator of this drug, a prostitute-turned-drug-lord named Ma-Ma inadvertedly drags Judge Dredd into her turf, and now she'll do anything to get rid of him.Dredd, though, not only is a formidable opponent, but also carries a wild card: rookie female Judge Anderson, who's being tested by him in order to keep her job, due to her terribly low skills, except for one: powerful psychic abilities.Now, I'm not going to compare this film to the other one, but there are a couple of things to mention. One, this film is slightly more rooted in reality. Second, while the first one changes location all the time, this one is almost completely set inside Ma-Ma's building (Die Hard style).A third, interesting feature is that while Karl Urban has nowhere nearly such an imposing figure as Stallone does, it actually works well for this film. Going back to the Die Hard comparison, it makes Dredd a more relatable character. Dredd should not be a character we like, but he's so well written and portrayed that you can't help but do it. He's not a superpowered individual, or a wealthy man, or even a chosen one with a hidden ability. He's just a regular trained policeman with a powerful belief in the law. And, when put in charge of the situation, he becomes an unrelenting badass.Judge Anderson is an interesting character, who shows some great character progression, and it's not just "the girl", like Judge Hayden was in Stallone's film. She's here to be a character, not to become an object of desire. Ma-Ma, on the other hand, is quite a terrifying villain. You can easily believe she's able to handle all the power at her hand, and understand why everyone is so afraid of her. Both actresses do a terrific job in their roles.The film itself is visually beautiful, particularly in the slow-motion scenes (which, unlike in other films, actually make sense here), though quite gory, so if that somehow displeases you, be warned. The settings are well done, though limiting the setting to the inside of a building doesn't do much to show the futuristic looks of the world. That, though, is not important for this particular story.All in all, this is a great film, one that shouldn't be missed by anyone who enjoys a good comic book story with lots of spectacular action. Unless you're looking for romance, there's probably something for you here, so go get it. Purchase this movie on DVD or Blu Ray, so it makes enough money to warrant a sequel. Because, trust me, you want one.

I have been a Judge Dredd fan for a long time now and this movie does the character justice. The film has captured the dangerous and crazy look and feel of the comics in so many ways from the characters that it portrays such as the Mama clan, to the giant Mega City block towers, right down to the Judges uniforms, guns etc. They tweaked some things here and there, especially with the Lawmaster bikes that the Judges ride on, but that is understandable. And the story, while maybe not the most involving plot that you have ever seen, was still decent enough for what it does, which is to show you an average day on the streets of Mega City 1 for a Judge.The movie also introduces a well-known and favorite character of mine from the comic books, Judge Anderson, the psychic sidekick who over the years has helped Judge Dredd to solve many tough cases within the city. In this movie we see her on her very first day of duty as she is being trained by Judge Dredd to see if she has what it takes to become a Judge. She does.This movie was so action-packed and riveting that it literally had me on the edge of my seat the first time that I viewed it at the theater. It really made you feel what life would be like to live in such a dystopic society. Something that I would not enjoy very much I'll tell you that. This is a bleak, dreary, and oppressive world where life is tough and unemployment and the crime rate is through the roof. The Judges can only do so much to try and keep law and order in this huge overcrowded city. And Judge Dredd is the best of them.I am glad to see that this movie is making waves on the home video circuit because it tanked pretty badly at the box office. I hope that it's success continues to grow and that maybe if we are lucky we can get a sequel to it made in the not-too-distant future. There are many more interesting characters from the comics just waiting to make an appearance on the big screen, some that would make for very interesting villains in a future release. I am referring of course to the well-known Dark Judges, Mortis, Fire, Fear, and Death. These ghastly supernatural beings from another dimension are just dying to be seen on the big screen.

A great movie but my disc was defective. :(

Goedkoop voor 4k en blu ray

Awesome flick and a great 4K transfer!Region unlocked, so it plays on any 4K player worldwide to boot!

Tras la fallida juez Dredd de Stallones, esta versión es muy más fiel al original. Por lo que al igual que el material original (el comic) este Dredd es una mamarrachada muy divertida, gamberra y sangrienta. La peli ni engaña ni intenta engañar a nadie. El guión es sencillo, pero muy entretenido. Tiene su punto de originalidad en el sentido de la fortaleza inexpugnable que quedan encerrados los protagonistas, y aunque algunos la asemejan a The Raid, en realidad el guión de Dredd hacía 3 años que estaba escrito cuando salió The raid, y no fue si no por culpa de los tiempos de Pre-producción que saliera Dredd antes, por lo que no podemos decir quien copió a quien o si fue producto de la casualidad.El 3D es extremadamente bueno, uno de los mejores 3D que puedas ver. De hecho el director a sabiendas de ello, pensó cada una de las escenas para potenciarlo y sacar el máximo provecho, en especial en las escenas a camara lenta.La peli suele estar por menos de 10€ (a mi me costó 8) por lo que a ese precio es una muy muy buena opción de compra para pasar una tarde muy buena.

I WANT THIS BLU-RAY SO MUCH!!!!Sorry to sound like such a fan boy, but I saw this film 8 times in the cinema, including one very special preview screening where I got to meet Karl Urban, and the original creators of Judge Dredd, Wagner and Ezquerra. I have now bought a 3D TV in readiness for the delivery of this Blu-Ray.Ok, let's put the fan-boy excitement aside for a moment. What has this film got to offer those not familiar with the character of Judge Dredd?The plot of the film is straightforward - set in a future run by a paramilitary police force, two members, a hardened street Judge and a rookie, become trapped in a massive housing block by a ruthless drug lord. They have to use all their wits, training, and luck to survive the day.This simple premise allows for a fantastic character study. Karl Urban plays Judge Dredd, a ruthless, relentless dispenser of justice. The counterbalance to his no-nonsense, kill 'em all demeanour is Judge Anderson. She has failed her academy test, but due to certain abilities useful to the judiciary, she is given a second chance, and placed with Dredd to sit her final test. You see her start green around the gills, and gradually becomes battle hardened throughout the film. She also chips away at Dredd's stony visage, and even though the subsequent shift in his focus is glacial, it's there. It's a good balance, and where the film really succeeds. Also, for any feminists out there, this film passes the Bechdel Test (google it).The simple premise also allows for a fantastic 18 certificate film, harking back to the good old days of Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers, where excellent storytelling was wrapped up in some seriously bloody visuals. While not neccesarily as OTT as those films, there's no denying Dredd is a violent film. However, in these days of 15 certificate nonsense, where filmakers are desperate to get their output watched by as many as possible, thus diluting any really adult content, it's great to see a return to form - those daring enough to go for a strictly 18+, grown up audience. And it works! The violence is combined with artistry, satire and a very black humour.The 3D element, while it may not be for everyone, is used very well. Certain slow motion sequences, while tied to a very bloody story, are beautiful to watch, and the filmakers have thought very hard about the use of this medium. Does it push the boundaries? Possibly not, but there's no denying a talent for making the most of depth, and finding beauty in the mundane. Definite plus points from me, an advocate of 3D as a veritable visual feast. Dredd 3D was very satisfying in this regard.The film soundtrack is absolutely superb too, a twisted industrial soundscape of beating rhythms and tortured chords. I have had a lot of fun reliving the film purely by listening to such an evocative score. Combined with the sound effects - crunching glass, stomping boots, explosions, gunfire etc etc etc, fans of good audio in cinema will not be disappointed. Dredd's visual feast is accentuated by the aural.Ok, sorry, I have to turn the fan-boy bit back on now:OH MY GOD, KARL URBAN TOTALLY NAILS DREDD!!!Never taking the helmet off (as any 2000AD fan knows, that's how it should be) Urban acts with his body posture and what you can see of his mouth and chin. Such expression, even if it is mostly an angry snarl, contempt, or Dirty Harry style sneers. His voice is gravelly yet authoritarian, and you don't doubt this man is totally in control of his environment. This is Judge Dredd!To summarise, this is a great film for anyone who enjoyed the 80's sci-fi flicks of yesteryear, or pretty much anything by John Carpenter. It's also great for anyone who loves strong female lead characters. If you like your action futuristic, bloody and (dare I say it) intelligent, this is the film for you.And finally, if you have ever read 2000AD or any Judge Dredd comic strip BUY THIS BLU-RAY IMMEDIATELY!!!

Normally German and Italian UHD disks pick up your region when playing disks and display the menu in English. Not the case on this disk. All in German. But I guess it's very cheap.