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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
I thought the Judge Dredd flick was bad-ass
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Woah woah, nobody's saying it
wasn't badass. It was TOTALLY badass. And again, that's an adaptation of classic, decades old source material. Whether it's the classic 200 A.D. version, or the Eagle version or DC or even IDW. Judge Dredd
is badass and the DREDD reboot was like a antidote to the '95 Stallone film with freaking Rob Schneider (though I won't lie and say I wasn't waiting in line the day that film opened.)
While the 2012 version was still very loosely based on the hilarious and awesome comic, it was definitely a huge improvement and as a movie it kicked all kinds of ass. I loved Karl Urban as Dredd. Hoping they make another one of those at some point.
I just meant that it sort of followed the same "Try-Hard Die Hard" formula with almost everything taking place in the same building, but I don't actually think that was an attempt to capture the Silo/Wool vibe. Rather, it seemed to be a tool for making the film more minimal and focused on character and action.
And I liked Snowpiercer as well actually. I liked the comic, of course, but I liked the film too. It was beautifully made but had a very convincing "b movie" sheen to it. Reminiscent of A Boy and His Dog ad the like. I'm guessing I'll like Hi Rise too, as I like Tom Hiddleston (if not his choice in women), and I like the film's that the director seems to take aesthetic cues from (Clockwork Orange, Bond).
So I'm not hating. Just musing.
Also, this:
