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areyoucontagious posted:Goddamn this movie was so good. After reading the comics (thanks Jedit!) I want a sequel sooo bad! It seriously warms my heart every time someone new discovers both the movie AND the comics for the first time and loves the poo poo out of both. WELCOME TO THE FOLD
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I must be destroying the algorithms for my netflix viewing tastes. Half of everything I watch is Dredd.
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Feb 28, 2014 09:37
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oneof27 posted:I must be destroying the algorithms for my netflix viewing tastes. Half of everything I watch is Dredd. 
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Feb 28, 2014 16:19
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oneof27 posted:I must be destroying the algorithms for my netflix viewing tastes. Half of everything I watch is Dredd. Huh, because of this thread being active all the time I wanted to watch Dredd again, so I bought it. The bluray version is very marginally different from the version I remember on Netflix.
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Mar 1, 2014 21:08
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I just re-watched it today due to this thread. What was the difference? Any commentary?
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Mar 1, 2014 23:41
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Iron Crowned posted:Huh, because of this thread being active all the time I wanted to watch Dredd again, so I bought it. The bluray version is very marginally different from the version I remember on Netflix. I didn't notice any difference between the Netflix version and the blu ray, are you sure?
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Mar 1, 2014 23:56
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marktheando posted:I didn't notice any difference between the Netflix version and the blu ray, are you sure? Isn't the Netflix version cropped to 1.85:1, while the film itself is 2.35:1? Or am I misremembering?
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Mar 2, 2014 00:20
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There were probably issues with that one scene where the blood spills into the aspect ratio bars.
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Mar 2, 2014 00:58
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I just watched this on netflix, having only seen it once before on DVD. It is even better than I remember. I can also confirm that the Netflix cut is cropped a little narrower. I found it interesting that, despite the claim that losing your primary weapon is an automatic fail, Dredd's retention of his weapon did not save him; He ran out of ammo and would have died if Anderson had not come to save him. It feels like a very clear illustration that the law alone, no matter how well enforced, has practical limitations.
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Mar 3, 2014 14:54
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Snak posted:I just watched this on netflix, having only seen it once before on DVD. It is even better than I remember. I can also confirm that the Netflix cut is cropped a little narrower. Something I wondered - why is it that Dredd doesn't grab a backup gun from one of Ma-Ma's goons, like Anderson does after Kay blows up her Lawgiver? Is there some rule stating that a Judge isn't allowed to use any other weapon, and Anderson ignored it since she'd lost the Lawgiver anyway?
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Mar 3, 2014 16:17
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BreakAtmo posted:Something I wondered - why is it that Dredd doesn't grab a backup gun from one of Ma-Ma's goons, like Anderson does after Kay blows up her Lawgiver? Is there some rule stating that a Judge isn't allowed to use any other weapon, and Anderson ignored it since she'd lost the Lawgiver anyway? Dredd is physically incapable of using any weapon that doesn't have "law" in the name  .But more seriously, I'd imagine he didn't think of it because in his mind backup was already on the way and would be able to resupply him instead of trying to kill him as well. They also relied on the inbuilt silencers to be able to move relatively unnoticed through the building for the longest time. Besides, given the ragtag nature of Peachtree's "militia" I'd be surprised if any of those guys had more than one or two backup magazines for their guns, if any.
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Mar 3, 2014 17:02
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Snak posted:I found it interesting that, despite the claim that losing your primary weapon is an automatic fail, Dredd's retention of his weapon did not save him; He ran out of ammo and would have died if Anderson had not come to save him. It feels like a very clear illustration that the law alone, no matter how well enforced, has practical limitations. Perestroika posted:Dredd is physically incapable of using any weapon that doesn't have "law" in the name I think that he is probably obligated to use his issued weapon. It has ID info on the bullets and poo poo.
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Mar 3, 2014 17:13
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I'm trying to remember the name of the group that made their own Dredd soundtrack and other stuff inspired by Dredd music, anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Deakul posted:I'm trying to remember the name of the group that made their own Dredd soundtrack and other stuff inspired by Dredd music, anyone know what I'm talking about?
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Mar 3, 2014 17:18
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Deakul posted:I'm trying to remember the name of the group that made their own Dredd soundtrack and other stuff inspired by Dredd music, anyone know what I'm talking about? http://drokk.bandcamp.com/
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Mar 3, 2014 18:29
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Yeah that's it, thanks guys. Uuunnnf those synths. 
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Mar 3, 2014 19:01
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I'm also going to again shill OGRE, because he's a cool guy and a mate of mine and he does something similar. http://ogresound.bandcamp.com/album/194 Barry Foster fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Mar 3, 2014 |
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Mar 3, 2014 20:21
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Re-watched the film last night. It still holds up. Urban's got a distinctive voice but for most of the film he put on this kind of rasp and by the end, I wasn't really looking at Karl Urban, I was looking at Dredd. It was a really good job. Thrilby did a decent job as Anderson-as-scared-newbie but if the sequel ever happens it'll be interesting to see how she does as a full fledged judge in her own right.
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Mar 3, 2014 20:36
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Dome Horizon sounds eerily close to what we got, so I guess it's the Megacity One sound 
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Barry Foster posted:I'm also going to again shill OGRE, because he's a cool guy and a mate of mine and he does something similar. Oh hell yeah, I was looking for this too! Be still my wallet. 
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Mar 4, 2014 15:15
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Tender Bender posted:
He says it with such resignation too, like he knows he has the high-explosive ammo but wants to save it for something more special. He's just all "...high-ex..." before firing. It was a really nice touch and that got the biggest laugh out of me in the whole movie.
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Mar 4, 2014 20:28
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KoRMaK posted:I think that he is probably obligated to use his issued weapon. It has ID info on the bullets and poo poo. He does load up on ammo from the bent judges once he has the chance, which seems to imply that the bullets aren't registered to a Judge -the gun certainly is.
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Mar 5, 2014 02:24
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Shifter posted:Lawgivers and the rag-tag collection of weapons used by the gang members look and feel incompatible. Why hoard what you cannot use? Wasn't there some sort of visual demonstration in the Sly movie of how the gun adds a Judge's DNA to each bullet? Haven't watched it since probably the 90s though, so I might be misremembering.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:30
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Krowley posted:Wasn't there some sort of visual demonstration in the Sly movie of how the gun adds a Judge's DNA to each bullet? This is a reboot so the Sly movie never happend. Thank god.
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Mar 5, 2014 03:35
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Krowley posted:Wasn't there some sort of visual demonstration in the Sly movie of how the gun adds a Judge's DNA to each bullet? yeah there was a whole part where they are prosecuting dredd for the killings that rico does, and it reveals the dna coding on the bullets. but Cream_Filling posted:This is a reboot so the Sly movie never happend.
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Mar 5, 2014 04:34
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Baron Bifford posted:I think Robocop was inspired by Dredd. This was admitted to in an interview a while ago. Something about they couldn't get the rights to Dredd then, and RoboCop was born.
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Mar 5, 2014 14:46
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Cream_Filling posted:This is a reboot so the Sly movie never happend. Sure, it's just literally the only specific thing I remember from it.
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Mar 5, 2014 15:18
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Deakul posted:Oh hell yeah, I was looking for this too! Those Ogre and Drokk albums are also on Spotify.
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Mar 9, 2014 11:33
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Go ahead and add me to the "Just saw the movie and thinks it's loving rad". I know it's not fine cinema or cerebral, but holy gently caress this is dark action at its finest. I'm so sad I missed the theatrical release. Now to go out and buy like 5 Blu-rays in hopes they'll make a sequel from home video support.
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Mar 10, 2014 20:42
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Well! The Blu-Ray is $6.99 on Amazon. Go buy it. http://www.amazon.com/Dredd-Blu-ray-Digital-Copy-UltraViolet/dp/B005LAII80/
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Mar 10, 2014 20:55
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Red posted:Well! The Blu-Ray is $6.99 on Amazon. Go buy it. Gonna buy like ten and give them to all my folks for Christmas and even my wife for her birthday despite already having the movie.
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Mar 10, 2014 21:06
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TheHoosier posted:Go ahead and add me to the "Just saw the movie and thinks it's loving rad". I know it's not fine cinema or cerebral, but holy gently caress this is dark action at its finest. I'm so sad I missed the theatrical release. If it's loving rad that means it is fine cinema! But yes buy a few copies on blu ray and then watch it on Netflix.
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Mar 10, 2014 21:07
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Red posted:Well! The Blu-Ray is $6.99 on Amazon. Go buy it. I just did. Why is it so cheap all of a sudden?
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Mar 10, 2014 21:33
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Red posted:Well! The Blu-Ray is $6.99 on Amazon. Go buy it. My lucky day. loving 1-clicked that poo poo. Now to read the comics and wait impatiently for a sequel.
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Drunkboxer posted:I just did. Why is it so cheap all of a sudden? It's been dropping the past couple of months, probably because it has been out for over a year now.
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Mar 10, 2014 22:51
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TheHoosier posted:My lucky day. loving 1-clicked that poo poo. Now to read the comics and wait impatiently for a sequel. Do you need to be directed to the comics thread? There's lots of different Dredd.
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Mar 11, 2014 02:01
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Red posted:Well! The Blu-Ray is $6.99 on Amazon. Go buy it.
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I do wish there was a commentary on it I guess, not that that was enough to stop me from buying it.
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Drunkboxer posted:I do wish there was a commentary on it I guess, not that that was enough to stop me from buying it. The commentary track is an offscreen Dredd, silently glaring at the footage without emotion.
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I really enjoyed this movie when it came out in theatres. Its basically Robocop or Batman meets Die Hard. It's also so refreshing to have a sci fi or super hero movie that is just a 'Day in the Life' plot rather than an origin story or a 'save the world' story. That having been said, there were some problems with how the movie was executed. It never really feels like Dredd is threatened and as a result the stakes in the action scenes are kind of low. The glittery slow motion effects seem like they kind of mask how banal a lot of the action actually is. Every scene pretty much amounts to Dredd walking in and blowing everybody away with his gun. There also wasn't much in the way of a climax. Sure the 'bad judges' show up at the end but they have basically zero characterization and are dispatched quickly. The movie just sort of starts, works to its logical conclusion, and then ends. Dredd barely seems to break a sweat. In a way that almost makes the movie more charming. This really just feels like a regular day for the protagonist, as though this is the kind of thing he does all the time and isn't a big deal to him. That's a nice contrast to every other post-Dark Knight super hero movie. Also the ambiance of the setting - the sense of desolation and desperation, the relentless brutality of Dredd's world and of everyone in it, including the heroes - certainly helps to keep the movie interesting. Still, I wouldn't have minded a bit more tension in the last twenty minutes of the film, if not for Dredd then at least for Anderson. And it would have been nice if the 'boss fight' at the end was someone who had been introduced and built up a bit more early in the film, rather than four underwhelming characters who only show up about ten minutes before they are killed.
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