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Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd (1995)

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Average Rating: 3.6/10
Reviews Counted: 47
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 40

Judge Dredd wants to be both a legitimate violent action flick and a parody of one, but director Danny Cannon fails to find the necessary balance to make it work.

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 10
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 10

Judge Dredd wants to be both a legitimate violent action flick and a parody of one, but director Danny Cannon fails to find the necessary balance to make it work.

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A violent, effects-heavy science fiction adventure, Judge Dredd depicts a nightmarish future in which overcrowded cities are terrorized by brutal gun battles and policed by "Judges," law officers who act as judge, jury, and executioner. Sylvester Stallone stars as Judge Dredd, a punishing enforcer with an unswerving dedication to law and order. Little does Dredd know that a nasty villain (Armand Assante) and a corrupt Judge (Jurgen Prochnow) are plotting to take over the city and plan to frame

R, 1 hr. 36 min.

Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

William Wisher, Steven E. de Souza

Aug 28, 2001

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Critic Reviews for Judge Dredd

All Critics (47) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (40) | DVD (10)

The movie, by the end, practically seems intent on destroying itself.

July 6, 2010 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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A thunderous, unoriginal futuristic hardware show for teenage boys.

March 26, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Directed without inspiration by Danny Cannon from a stupid script by Michael De Luca, William Wisher, and Steven de Souza.

April 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Although it is full of noise and fake firepower, Dredd simply lies there on the screen until the final scenes.

May 20, 2003 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Caryn James
New York Times
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Usually engaging and sympathetic, Stallone is blank and tongue-tied here, an immovable slab in the midst of 95 minutes of gunfire, explosions and Gothic excess.

June 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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The director doesn't provide much kinetic movie-making pleasure but he knows enough to jam the screen with clamor. It's not excitement, exactly. It's simulated excitement.

February 13, 2001 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Peter Rainer
Los Angeles Times
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A diffuse, uninvolving star vehicle aimed at saving Stallone's box-office viability manages to display most of his weaknesses.

July 24, 2009 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | Comment
Emanuel Levy
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A bomb; I dread having to ever see this turkey again.

November 21, 2007 Comment
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)

Isn't helped by Sylvester Stallone's embarassingly awkward performance.

April 25, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Um personagem sem carisma em uma história sem sentido.

January 27, 2007 Comment
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

This slam-bang Stallone vehicle never quite delivers what its confident, fizzing visuals seem to promise.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
Geoff Andrew
Time Out Source: Time Out

Not as worthless as it looks ... but close.

April 3, 2005 Comment
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Feh!!!!! Sly sucked. The comic book sucked worse.

December 21, 2004 Comment
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

For a good laugh, check it out; for good action, look elsewhere.

August 7, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com
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Pure popcorn flick from start to finish, Danny Cannon's Judge Dredd is an underrated action film starring Sylvester Stallone. Lacking a truly interesting story, Judge Dredd does deliver great action that is designed to thrill the viewer. If you love Sly's films, then give this film a shot. I very much liked the film,

May 20, 2012
TheDudeLebowski65
Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

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Its bad story wise, but its very entertaining action wise and hammy acting wise

May 8, 2011
michael e.
Michael Edwards

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Judge Dredd Quotes

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    1. Judge Dredd: I AM THE LAW!
    – Submitted by Nick S (13 days ago)
    1. Judge Dredd: You betrayed the law!
    2. Rico: Law!
    – Submitted by Rocky F (2 months ago)
    1. Narrator: They were the police, jury and executioners, all in one. They were the Judges.
    – Submitted by Baurushan J (3 months ago)
    1. Judge Dredd: YOU BETRAYED THE LAW!
    2. Rico: LAW! [BELCHING]
    – Submitted by Baurushan J (3 months ago)
    1. Judge Dredd: I knew you'd say that.
    – Submitted by Joy W (5 months ago)

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