I think my favorite part of Dredd was at the end when the commander asks Dredd what happened and his response was, "Drug Bust" and the follow up of "Perps were uncooperative." That was such a great line.

Dredd really needs a re:View in which you also go over the Stallone version and how they compare

Karl Urban is always committed to his roles. I am a huge fan of his.

18:02 "Not everything is about Star Trek" I love how sincere Jay sounded when he said that line. It sounds like he really cares about MIke and wants to help him with his life challenges.

Looper cost $30 million to make and jack and Jill cost $85 million to make, that is just shocking.

Fun facts! In the comic you never see Dredds face. Urban, who is a huge fan of the comic, only took the role after telling the studio he would not take the helmet off. Urban has been pushing for a sequel since he finished filming Dredd. A TV show is in the works. Apparently. Dredd was based on Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry.

I loved the way they did the Judges' uniforms. They just seemed like motorcycle gear and basic police body armor with the iconic elements added in a really subdued way.

FYI, as a fan of the 2000AD Dredd comics, Dredd predates Robocop by many years and Robocop's design was heavily influenced (if not outright plagiarised) by Dredd, not the other way round. Just wanted that cleared up!

Dredd made me want to go back and play every great violent arcade game from the 80's. It was just perfect.

Dredd was so good. I can’t believe it didn’t get a sequel.

Loved Dredd. Wanted more at the end.

The Judge Dredd universe is brilliant. Ever since original 1977 comic, it's always had this really hard, dystopian outlook on the future where someone as hard and cold as Dredd is the only one who can really combat crime as it has become a result of that society. It also manages to seem believable, because no matter the decade you always feel like we're "almost there". It isn't just social commentary on current events, it's a way people have felt for 40 years now.

For somebody who has read the comic books, I can honestly say that the movie was 100% true to the comic. It is perhaps the best comic book movie adaptation ever made.

22:03 Beginning of Dredd ReView. Future-Me: Thanks Past-Me.

Dredd outlived every single film mentioned in this ep. Happy 10 year anniversary. (We're old.)

Interesting to compare Dredd to a Paul Verhoeven film, since Robocop was heavily influenced by the Judge Dredd comics in the first place...

Honestly Dredd deserved a sequel. It was so fucking fun to watch. Giving Dredd a more "human" companion was a great decision, as it lets Dredd BE Dredd, a ruthless killer, without there being no interest in our protagonist.

I love how Mike suddenly stumbles into and realises the concept that's been the core impetus behind the world of Judge Dredd and Mega-City One since they were first dreamt up for the comic: What happens when an unchecked police state has become a societal norm in a brutal world?

I love how RLM never misses an opportunity to grace us with the "ED-209" scene from Robocop every chance they get.

What I loved about Dredd was the very end where he says "Drug Bust" or something like this was just another Tuesday afternoon for him.

The guys who wrote the Judge Dredd comic have said on several occasions that the reason you never see his face is basically because "justice has no face". I can understand that Mama is a tragic villain, but Dredd isn't a social welfare counselor; his job is to uphold the law, not feel bad for people, especially villains who drug people and then throw them like 100 stories to their death.

Their level of sarcasm is some of the most advanced I've ever seen. So dry.

I loved the ongoing theme of how the whole crazy adventure was just another day on the job for Dredd. "For you, the day Judge Dredd graced Peach Trees was the most important day of your life. But for me... it was Tuesday."

Keith Urban actually respected the character. Sly Stallone couldn't keep his face hidden behind a mask for more than 10 minutes.

Dredd was excellent. Really wish it'd done better, the marketing was terrible, but damn if it wasn't just so much fun.

As someone who's read Dredd for 20 years or so, it makes me very happy to see these guys took exactly the themes and ideas from the film that has made the comic so good for so many years. Really shows that the filmmakers did a great job. Also interesting they saw robocop parallels when that was partially inspired by Dredd.

Dredd for date night, most definitely. I went out on a first date to see Dredd; now we're getting married.

Just watched Dredd. Really liked it!

Dredd holds up way better than Looper does today.

Dredd is a future classic.

Dredd is fantastic. I watched it 4 months ago, and every couple of weeks I get back to thinking about it. Despite its simplicity, it's a very smart film. It addresses so many themes about society, and Dredd himself is a sort of testosterone fueled, one-dimensional tour guide of it all. Dredd doesn't develop, but he's a force which facilitates the exploration and development of other characters and facets of his society, and by comparison, our own society. Like you said about that long slow fall down, you are given the luxury to examine your feelings about Ma-ma as a (fictional) person. About her morality, mercy vs. cruelty, and what makes a person who they are. Since when does an oversimplified (and thoroughly badass) action movie do that? Dredd is fantastic.

I agree that the worst part of Looper was the whole "this kid is a telekinetic" subplot. Dredd is amazing. I wish we had gotten a sequel.

"Maybe that's what the comic book is about." - Yes. You absolutely nailed it. Dredd's world portrayed in 2000AD asks exactly these questions while also providing a dark, extremely satirical look at our own society in the process. Loved the movie... perhaps a touch less "future tech" and a fair bit drier in tone (often background events border on farce while the main narrative is gritty) but a great portrayal for the big screen.

Dredd was fantastic and I'm still pissed nobody saw it.

Looper disappointed me. Dredd on the other hand surprised the hell out of me with how good it was!

They seriously need to review The Raid. Such an awesome movie

I dont think you count as an assassin if all you do is shotgun people with bags over their heads.

Episode 39 Jay: "Do you ever think you make too many Star Trek references?" Oh boy Jay, if you only knew...if you were only prepared...for the future. Looper Jay may have something to say.

In Looper, China becomes the most dominant power in the future and is in no way undone by bat soup.

It's funny. I saw these two around roughly the same time. At that time I would have said looper. since then I have CHOSEN to watch dredd multiple times, with multiple people...looper I have watched half of once more. I am sorry, I gotta go Dredd.

I watched Dredd to prep for this episode. Worth it. (Looper's alright.)

I've seen both. I'd say as far as having to pick one: I haven't thought of looper since seeing it until just watching this where I have gone back to watch Dredd many times.

the Judge Dredd comic was originally a British black comedy. the Judges were an amalgamation of all the negative stereotypes that British people in the 1980s had of Americans.

Mike - _"It's always lunch time..."_ BUT *JUDGEMENT* IS COMING

I am from 2019 and somehow I've been transported to 2012.

For some reason nobody else can say 'oh my god' like Jay. lol

Wow! Looking forward to seeing future films from this Rian Johnson fellow!

It's 2019 now. Still love RLM. Still love Dredd.

Safe to say this video subverted my expectations

Dredd is love. Dredd is life.

The thing Rookie Judge Anderson was about to say was ‘doubt’, which is exactly what Mike was talking about with the society and system that the Judges seek to preserve creating and fostering criminals. This is a major theme of the comic book arcs.

"Not everything is about Star Trek." And 10 years later....

That ending is gold.

Mike was right, Jay was wrong. Dredd has become a classic with a lot of replay value over the years. It's a crime that we didn't support it in theaters, and there was never a sequel.

Ten years later I can recall almost every single shot of Dredd 3D, and I don't remember anything about Looper except it was about time travel, and it happened in the country.

I didn't realize they were trying to make JGL look like Bruce Willis with makeup. I remember watching the movie for the first time and wondering wtf was wrong with his face

Funny that they keep mentioning Pual Verhoeven, who made Robocop, because Robocop was only made because the studio couldn't secure the rights to Judge Dredd. The characters, settings, etc are nearly identical.

Mike's reaction to Jay's criticism of Mike's comparison to Star Trek.

"Inhabitants of Peach Trees, this is Judge Dredd." "In case you people have forgotten, this block operates under the same rules as the rest of the city. Ma-Ma is not the law... I am the law. Ma-Ma is a common criminal; guilty of murder, guilty of the manufacture and distribution of the narcotic known as Slo-Mo, and as of now under sentence of death. Any who obstruct me in carrying out my duty will be treated as an accessory to her crimes... you have been warned. And as for you Ma-Ma... judgement time".

I stood next to Bruce at a crosswalk on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills once. He's even more like Mr Magoo in person.

In comparison to today's standards Dreadd is a timeless masterpiece.

It's cool hearing them talk about Slow Mo and how great it is in Dredd. Mainly because Gavin Free was the one to do the Slow Mo stuff on that movie.

Just watched Looper for the first time so I time traveled back to this video

Just saw Dredd, it was cool as fuck

Feeding Frenzy is great! I laughed my ass off. Especially when they surprised the guy with the heart condition in the kitchen. The pause / stare and catching breath while the other character stared stupidly is comedic gold!

DREDD is one of the best movies ever made. Fact.

Dredd compares well with Die Hard. Cop works his way to the top of the building taking out thugs along the way. Drops the boss off the building to their death.

Another great thing about the 'narrow' day in the life of a Judge thing, reinforcing the film's loyalty to the comic, is that the whole story follows a random choice by Anderson as to which crime they should attend. I only remember a car chase in corn from Looper.

I just saw Dredd and feel ashamed of how long it took me to watch it. Greatest action movie since the 80s.

So funny to watch this many years later. 1st : a double feature Half in the Bag with 2 good movies is an event 2rd : there was a time when Rian Johnson was such an interesting and promising director. Who knew he will probably irremedly dammage forever the Star Wars franchise. 3rd : everyone recognize now, rightfully, that Dredd is a gem, unfortunately nobody went to see it

Rewatching this on the 10th anniversary. It feels right.

Looper was amazing! While working tonight I watched it for the first time. It was really cheap on blu ray/uv combo. Thank you for the suggestion! This helped me to break up the binge watching of half in the bag that I've been doing

Cersei Lannister as Ma-Ma = AWESOME!!

Man when Rian Johnson isn't trying to subvert your expectations he can write fun movies.

They mentioned "The Raid: Redemption". Its an amazing movie you gotta see it.

Dredd is awesome, I really hope we get to see more films in the future, there's so much of the world to put on the big screen. The Verhoven/Carpenter analogy is perfect and for good reason too. Robocop was spawned from an early Dredd movie concept, so it's not surprising why the two characters and settings are similar.

"Pretty much every time travel movie, if you really break it down, they all kind of fall apart." The exception being Primer, because no human being alive has ever been able to break it down.

I love the fact that they didn't try and force a romance in Dredd like every other action movie.

"[...] and Jude Dredd just does not help that..." Had to burst out laughing there.

Dredd was fucking AWESOME! I loved that movie, actually just rewatched it a day or two ago.

Hey! Dredd's not a frownyface!... He's Old Stoneyface. Big difference.

You guys correctly noted that the world of "Dredd" is a bleak, brutal, urban landscape where violence perpetuates itself. So I was surprised when you failed to note a nice piece of irony in the film. During the fight in the Slo-Mo lab, the treacherous Judge Lex taunts Dredd by saying: "You know what Mega-City One is, Dredd? It's a fuckin' meat grinder. People go in one end, and meat comes out the other. All we do is turn the handle." The irony is, Judge Lex has a real point!

Thank you guys for uploading to youtube, it just loads faster for me

I noticed the end of Dredd Mama actually inhales the hit of Slo-mo of her own accord. Dredd presses the inhaler but I'm pretty sure she could have just blown it back in his face, instead she inhales the hit as her last act of defiance to the Law, or some shit like that.. it also reminded me of Deckard spitting at Batty as he holds him over the edge of the rooftop at the end of Bladerunner.

In the well over 30 years since the first publication of Judge Dredd, I am pretty sure he has never appeared without his helmet in the comics. For them to stay true to that, in light of rampant Hollywood narcissism, is a real testament to the filmmakers' integrity and faith in the subject.

Just here to say just watched Dredd again for the umpteenth time in 2023. Still holds up hard.

I'm glad they mentioned the ending with Ma Ma. That scene is so satisfying.

i love how they went serious with dredd. proves any comic character can be done well in a serious tone.

Dredd was a sick movie!

34:00 The great (and also horrifying) thing about this movie is that without the judges brutally stamping out crime like they do society would collapse. Their society literally can't be fixed or improved, the city is over crowded and there rest of the world is an irradiated unlivable wasteland so there's nowhere else to go. Mega City One is like that experiment where they put rats into a "rat city" with finite space and then observe what happened when they overpopulate. The system that exists is awful but it's the best one possible under the circumstances.

I love that any opportunity these guys have to show the robocop scene where the board member guy is blown to bits, they show it.

I’m still in love with the first judge dredd movie. I always wanted that giant robot!

first time I saw looper I really liked on round two I noticed more nuances it the filmmaking and on round 3 I loved it.

Jay to Mike in Episode 39: "Do you ever think that maybe you draw too many comparisons to Star Trek?"

Ha, I already watched this episode. I get bored and check the website from time to time :). Keep up the great work guys!

I love that the light switch next to the door opening in the background.....

Read Judge Dredd (2000AD) from day one: yes, some of us are that old. This is a sound representation of the characters, and in the most part, their world: I am not sure how block wars would play out though. The Stallone version has to be praised for getting that right. The many "in" references scattered about the film were appreciated too: Chopper, e.t.c. Hoping to see the Mega City One, T.V. programme become a reality. Make it happen, Rebellion.

The Raid is one of the best action movies of all time. 10 years later it is an actual classic.

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