They applauded with every gory slow motion, head-exploding scene.ĭredd first appeared in the comic book 2000 AD in 1977. While it was arguable whether Stallone’s “I am the law!” Dredd would be able to take Judge Judy in a cage match, the new adaption is the real deal. This is not the world of the Judge Dredd (1995) inhabited by Sylvester Stallone where the gold-flecked Gianni Versace designed costumes - not to mention Wesley Snipes’ strangely-hued orange ’fro - overshadowed the acting. The film is gritty and not so pretty - hewing to the original comic book vision that was unintentionally satirized in the 1995 version. Karl Urban (Dredd) joins Thirlby and thrills the fans with a menacing: “It’s Judgment Time Motherf-!”

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