Dredd Sequel May Still Happen

[CriticalMiss]

I was suprised by how not terrible Dredd was. Then again I was expecting it to be like the first film so I didn't watch it in the cinema (plus 3D? No thanks) but rented the DVD intending to make fun of it and actually enjoyed it somewhat. I'd watch a sequel as long as it had a bit more variety in setting, hours of grey samey corridors was kind of dull. Although from the looks of the megacity it will be limited to mostly grey, mostly concrete and mostly dull.

 

[bLAZay00]

My buddies and I saw this as a guys night out thing. Best 8 bucks spent since Rambo 4.

 

[Mycroft Holmes]

Oh my god it's Queen Cersei.

 

[karloss01]

It seems i'm the only one who wanted to see it in 3D, this completely snuck by me when it hit cinemas but i got the DVD and it was one of the best films i had seen in a while. the 3D tech they made for this film (the biggest cost of its production) was to make it look like a moving comic and i really wished i saw it in 3D.

 

[Andy of Comix Inc]

But fuck the 3D. Dredd was particularly bad as so few 2D showings were made available. Thanks Lionsgate.

I think the highest praise I can give Dredd 3D is that it was the film Avatar should have been. Well, that wasn't my praise, but I was told this afterwards and it makes a lot of sense.

A tight, no-nonsense plot. Well-choreographed set-pieces. Impeccable effects shots. Astonishing use of slow-motion. A running time less than ninety minutes.

It gets in, expends all its ideas, and then gets out. Quick, simple, brutal. The PERFECT 3D popcorn flick. The effects, the scope - everything was perfect as a spectacle film. The kind of film, arguably, 3D was made for. Meanwhile, Avatar meanders around for hours, trying to "pull you into the world". Fuck that! Just give us an hour and a half of astonishing 3D effects held up by a solid script. Don't give us three hours of the same 3D effects over and over again held up by a mediocre script.

I understand that there are people forever abstinent from 3D films, and that's totally cool. But for me, Dredd 3D is up there with Hugo as a cinematic 3D outing that used 3D properly and effectively - if not exceedingly well.

 

[EvolutionKills]

Here's the thing... everyone, and I do mean everyone, was skeptical of Dredd 3D when it was announced. The trailer that came out didn't change many minds. The 3D gimmick (in the title and in the movie) was at a point when there was a strong backlash against 3D (and there still kinda is). The public's last impression of Dredd was the awful, cheesy Stallone film. It had little marketing, little tie-ins, little hype, little exposure, little media coverage...

... it had the deck stacked pretty high against it.

I ONLY went to see it once someone told me it was awesome and critics were liking it on Rotten Tomatoes. That caught me honestly off-guard. I expected it to suck. YOU expected it to suck. EVERYONE expected it to suck.

It didn't suck. In fact, I'd say that it was the best action movie I saw that year and damn near kicked Avengers to the curb for my favorite superhero movie of the year (I certainly liked it better than Dark Knight Rises).

This film DOES deserve a sequel, and this time I won't be thinking twice about whether or not it'll be good. Kal Urban knocked it out of the park.

This^

Caught it on Netflix after the fact, and it was one of my favorite movies last year. I would love to see a sequel happen.

 

[MrGalactus]

FOKYES great news, awesome movie. The world needs more Dredd.

 

[uchytjes]

...This is the perfect night now. First I go see the new star trek movie with a girl I like, and now a sequel may just happen to a movie that I LOVED the fuck out of. The hell did I do to deserve this?

Also, to those that hated the 3D part of it: The slow-mo scenes, with the 3D, were AMAZING. Shame there wasn't at least a little more slow-mo. That shit was awesome.

Oh, and we'd better get news if this gets shot down. I don't want to have false hope.

 

[infohippie]

Dredd was one of the best films I have seen in recent years. Like so many others, I had heard almost nothing of it until after it had already stopped screening and I had to wait for the DVD release to finally see it. It is terrible how badly under-marketed it was. Was somebody at Lionsgate determined to bury it? Someone with some sort of aversion to Dredd? Or perhaps to British comic books or something? If it had been properly supported from the start, Dredd would have easily made back its production costs and gone on to make a decent profit. It is entirely the fault of the distributor that it did not.

 

[Snowblindblitz]

"Hey, there's a new judge dredd movie"
ME: "No shit?"
"Yeah, I rented it"
ME:" haha Alright, I don't really expect much"

End of movie:

Fuck that was a good movie. Jurassic Park 3d is getting trailers all over the places, and my wife picked Dredd outta red box not knowing anything about it. The world is sad.

 

[luvd1]

Well if people are interested, there is a movement on Facebook for another film but if people want a little bit more Dredd stuff check out the fan film Judge Minty just released on YouTube. It's been doing the rounds at a few sci Fi cons it's more set in the comic book universe then the film but there is another fan film being made set in the 2012 film called cursed edge, the trailer for that has just been released too.

 

[chikusho]

Just posting to show further encouragement to this fantastic action movie.
It struck a perfect balance between Dredd being utterly pissed of _all the time_ and Rachel Woods character having a more emotional personality that was actually useful.

 

[Casual Shinji]

I thought Urban was gonna crash and burn as Dredd, but the dude delivered in spades.

The only issue I had with Dredd was that the seams of the budget were very apparent. The outdoor shots of Mega City looked like just an average city, and nothing that indicated a giant metropolis collapsing under its own weight. And there was an overall lack of strong visuals to solidify the setting.

I still fucking loved this movie though, and I would hope for a sequel with a bigger budget.

 

[SweetWarmIce]

My local cinema didn't show Dredd so I couldn't see it. Grabbed it on Blu-ray and I have to say it's easily one of my favourite movies of all time. The 3D was well done in my opinion and watching the making-of they really put the effort into it.

 

[wulfgar_red]

Kickstarter + Dredd 3d2
I would donate cash to see next movie from the creators of Dredd. this movie was awesome.

 

[TimeLord]

I loved Dredd but didn't go see it in the cinema because I didn't even realise it was out. Poor marketing and promotion.

Bought the Bluray of it though

 

[Sack of Cheese]

Wow, good news!! The 2012 one was beyond my expectation! Pure raw action!

 

[Moeez]

FUCK YES!

Watched it in cinema, got it on Blu Ray. Along with The Raid, the only good action movies of last year.

Even the 3D was good! Watching it in 2D is actually worse because you don't get the cool particle effects of the "slow mo" drug.

 

[AgentLampshade]

Oh please let this happen.

I was really sceptical about Dredd before I saw it. Honestly, I thought it looked terrible. But after actually seeing this it's my favourite film of last year, and I'd love a sequel.

With Olivia Thirlby of course, and the Dark Judges. The movie handled the psi stuff brilliantly, and an R rated Judge Death... do I even need to explain why that would be awesome?

This. Dear god. This. I want to see the Dark Judges on screen so much! There's just untold potential in them.