shayhiri Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Anyone who actually lived through the 80's wouldn't say that. So I assume you didn't. NOTHING about Dredd reminded me of the 80's at all. Well except that maybe when I was TWELVE all the ultra violence would have been enough to hold my interest.Hahahaha. Well... mate, *I* "lived through the 80's", I was a kid exactly then. And I can assure you that most action movies in that time period are extremely DUMB AND CRINGE-WORTHY. I hate them now, and wasn't impressed by them even as a kid.Of course, this might have something to do with me being extremely intelligent (IQ 150+) back then - and hopefully now. Dredd 3D is written by a great writer (Alex Garland) and every line is a gem. JD was a corporative mess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adm56 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Hahahaha. Well... mate, *I* "lived through the 80's", I was a kid exactly then. And I can assure you that most action movies in that time period are extremely DUMB AND CRINGE-WORTHY. I hate them now, and wasn't impressed by them even as a kid.Of course, this might have something to do with me being extremely intelligent (IQ 150+) back then - and hopefully now. Dredd 3D is written by a great writer (Alex Garland) and every line is a gem. JD was a corporative mess.Spongeworthy said Dredd included some deadpan humor that evoked thoughts of the 80's. I disagreed. Nowhere did I say that action movies from the 80's were great cinema. And MY IQ goes to infinity so my opinion MUST be right.As a general rule I like what Alex Garland has worked on in the past, but Dredd isn't anywhere near his best work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adm56 Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 And seriously...as far as IQ scores go....show don't tell. Show....don't tell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Wang Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 If Judge Dredd was so beloved in '95, why wasn't there a sequel?This one did poorly because nobody liked the previous one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozymandias Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I know I probably should see JD just so I could argue better, but honestly, it seems like a total shitbag. I wont see itYou really should because you'll fall out of your chair every time all 5 of its fans try to defend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 ...and this new Dredd is so loved, so why the severe decrease? £3.6m is not very good at all for a British movie of a British character and with 17 years of inflation. Pitiful. It didn't even put up a contest. To offer my perspective here Algren, as a bloke of 20 living in the UK and able to actually give an honest idea of what its like, nobody in my generation knows of Dredd whatsoever outside of the two movies. The people that would have turned out for a dredd movie in 95 couldn't give less of a shit now, and my generation haven't been introduced to him. THAT is why it hasn't done gangbusters here. Didn't stop it from being freaking awesone though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayumanggi Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 It's really a shame it'll end with a very low total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 If Judge Dredd was so beloved in '95, why wasn't there a sequel?This one did poorly because nobody liked the previous one.Nobody said Dredd '95 was so beloved.This one did poorly because it didn't market itself well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 To offer my perspective here Algren, as a bloke of 20 living in the UK and able to actually give an honest idea of what its like, nobody in my generation knows of Dredd whatsoever outside of the two movies. The people that would have turned out for a dredd movie in 95 couldn't give less of a shit now, and my generation haven't been introduced to him. THAT is why it hasn't done gangbusters here. Didn't stop it from being freaking awesone though!We are the same age and nationality, and my opinion differs from yours, therefore your perspective is no more representative of the UK than mine is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchumacherFTW Posted October 7, 2012 Share Posted October 7, 2012 All you can provide is anecdotal proof. I still believe that what I said is true though. And seeing as you're in the Orient at the moment, my finger is slightly closer to the pulse here than yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 The film was released 17 years ago, man. I was firmly in the UK then. That's all that matters. Who are you asking exactly, your mother? The Internet means that we are in the same position in terms of modern day reception to JD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Algren, are you the kind of guy who would defend Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Defend it how?I like the movie. It's funny. Going to be a snob now and ridicule me for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 From Wikipedia- The film received extremely negative reviews and retains a 4% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 23 reviews.[2][3][4] The film found more success on VHS and DVD.[5] Stallone claimed it was the worst film he ever made.[6] In an interview with Ain't It Cool News, Stallone referred to it as "maybe one of the worst films in the entire solar system, including alien productions we’ve never seen", that "a flatworm could write a better script", and "in some countries – China, I believe – running [the movie] once a week on government television has lowered the birth rate to zero. If they ran it twice a week, I believe in twenty years China would be extinct."[7] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 You have to learn one thing about Stallone. He ridicules all of his unsuccessful movies. Doesn't mean they aren't good. In fact, Stallone ridiculing it only means it wasn't successful, and is no way a determinant of the quality.I really don't see your point here. It's not illegal for me to like any film I want, so I don't understand why you are posting stuff like that. It's wasting my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 (edited) is no way a determinant of the qualityWhat? Didn't you read the quote?Is there a Stallone movie you won't praise, or is the hard-on too strong? Edited October 8, 2012 by Gopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Toymaker Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I like all of his movies apart from No Place to Hide and A Party at Kitty & Studs, and Rhinestone isn't great either. Why do you have to be like that, Gopher? Can't you accept that I like his films just like I've accepted that you only like arthouse fare and Oscar winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 I guess we're both generalizing about each other. I'll call it off. My initial post about defending Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot was sort of a joke, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwhitty Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Judge Dredd (95) aint bad seen it a few times and its typical low range stallone but I think more an indication of how film studios treated these type of films in the mid 90's.But if someone really likes the film who am I to disagree...my fav star trek film is insurrection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
