Winkle Man, The - Judge Dread

Judge Dredd..?? More like Judge Dreadful

Advantages: good opening action scenes
Disadvantages: the rest of the movie itself

of Law enforcement in Mega City One. ** IN CONCLUSION? OW MY GOD..! What on earth was that all about? And why did Stallone offer to take on the role as Judge Dreadful? I usually like Stallone as an action actor, although maybe in need of some actual lessons on the vocal side of acting. The majority of his previous movies have been entertaining and filled to over flowing with everything a good movie needs? come on, think of the Rambo?s, Daylight, Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, they were all filled with good action?although some other of his movies are borderline, such as Get Carter, Tango and Cash or even Cobra. But Judge Dredd and its rather bad look into the future has to be the worst movie Stallone has put his name to?even worse than F.I.S.T., Stop or my mom will shoot and even Over the Top, (which was well Over ...

blissman70 30.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Judge Dredd (DVD)

Judge Dread, or Judge Dreadful

Advantages: The man that is Stallone, and lots of action
Disadvantages: the naff hollywood ending

Judge Dredd is one of the most visually striking movies I've seen in years. The remodelled Dredd uniform (very subtle changes) along with the redesigned gun and bike - the gun has, I think, actually improved - ir gave the Judge uniform true menace. The non street uniform, designed by Gianne Versace, looks just militarist enough to keep the Dredd = gun toting fascist joke going. And while he's wearing the helmet, Stallone IS Dredd. This, along with the comic perfect rendition of Mega City one, the halls of justice and various vehicles makes the look of the film about as close to the comic as a fan could hope for. In some cases, the SJS uniforms for example, the movie versions actually look more menacing than the comic one. The problem is, of course, when the film tries to step away from the comic to provide Dredd ...

linasi 16.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Judge Dredd

Judged and Found Wanting

Advantages: Very well plotted
Disadvantages: Unevenly paced

I've read quite a lot of dark fantasy recently. Some of it has been very enjoyable, notable Russell Kirkpatrick's "Broken Man" series and others, like Karen Miller's "Godspeaker" trilogy, less so. Having seen a description of "The Judging Eye" that mentioned "murderous children", I was very much looking forward to this one as well. I got a decent read, but it didn't turn out to be quite as dark as I was expecting. Anasûrimbor Kellhus is the ruler of the Three Seas, acting as both emperor and God to his people. Having conquered the large part of the empire, he is attempting to bring the rest under his control. His main target is the far Northern city of Golgotterath, which he believes is sheltering the followers of the No-God, who has warred against the Three Seas before and which may be planning a return. As Kellhus is away preparing ...

Soho_Black 18.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Judging Eye - R Scott Bakker