'Defense Noted' | Dredd

[@845835]

Well, at least one studio knows how to properly kill Cersei Lannister.

[@theTomster1981]

.. with.. um.. stone rushing towards her at high speed in both cases more or less?

[@Trunker21]

Right?

[@meretrix06]

I was going to comment the same thing.

[@TK0S3]

@@theTomster1981 Stone didn't kill her. Motherfuckin' badass Dredd did.

[@burrzie8446]

@@TK0S3 In this case, Dredd is the stone. A stone-cold badass.

[@dritzzdarkwood4727]

The fact, that Karl Urban really was geared to making a 2nd makes it even more tragic that a sequel wasn't made.

[@Hiihtopipa]

Owner of the comics said he wants another one coz he loved this one. And that he's looking to make it happen!

[@enzomondet]

Let’s hope !

[@mtnman1984]

It barely made its budget back. There won't be another.

[@Shendue]

@@mtnman1984 Maybe a Netflix sequel would be doable.

[@ZuluMaximillian]

@@Shendue agree

[@82dupont]

There have been only a few movie endings that surprised me and this was one of them. I know sentence was death but how he adjusted to the situation was priceless.

[@busterzigler7530]

Affirmative, it was the ending i first watch, and i thought her dead was too brutal.

[@busterzigler7530]

@Woofeman Noted

[@RoonMian]

I just wonder about this channel putting the final climax of the movie in a video and then expecting people to pony up money to see the whole thing...

[@system3008]

@Woofeman dredd done her a favour. She was so lucky to go out like she did.

[@metalafk1814]

@@RoonMian Most of us are just reliving the parts we watched before. Most movie/show clips on here are for reference honestly.

[@negativezero3107]

the way he made her take the slo mo before he tosssed her so she would feel all of it slowly, pure Dredd

[@Archedgar]

Actually he didn't make her take it. She chose to inhale by her own will in show of defiance to Dredd. Of course that only things much worse for her which is what Dredd wanted so.......

[@ginsengaddict]

Part of that was also to keep her calm, so the bomb didn't trigger too early.

[@LordTyph]

@@Archedgar ...I doubt that heavilly. She killed people after drugging them with the stuff, _she knows it would make it worse_

[@Archedgar]

@@LordTyph That's exactly the point. She knows and doesn't care. Look at her expression after *heavily* inhaling..... it's pretty clear she did so willingly.

[@LordTyph]

@@Archedgar Or, you know, she was drugged out and her response time was shot to hell?

[@Catonzo]

Seriously, Dredd is one of the finer action movies made. It deserves so much more attention and it deserves a sequel with Karl Urban. He nailed the iconic role so well and he pays it so much respect. I have no doubt that he would make a sequel even better than the first.

[@newnamesameperson397]

Maybe it's for the best, normally Hollywood has ways of ruining things and the undoubtedly would do it to dredd. This movie and the robocop movie are some of my all time favorites. I also liked fury road, it's enjoyable if you look past the political agenda that people say was being pushed (honestly I didn't see any of that in the movie, max was portrayed as a grizzled badass and wasn't a push over like some people say)

[@user-go1sl6rd7u]

@@newnamesameperson397 Sure they may be some social commentary in it but both Max and Furiosa were bad asses in their own rights, good action and practical effects. One of the best action movies ever made.

[@kemanorel3110]

@@newnamesameperson397 Frankly, if "don't treat people like property" is a political agenda then that's rather worrying, in regards to Fury Road.

[@IggyAndroid]

I enjoyed that the movie took place in almost real time. He still has more than half his shift left to work at the end.

[@drakkondarkspell]

He wants to do a sequel. He's a HUGE fan of 2000AD/Judge Dredd. If the biggest fdanboy can put in this kind of performance, a sequel should have been greenlit on pure enthusiasm. Capitalism sucks.

[@Fizzlefuse]

While I did initially felt I wanted some backstory or build-up for MaMa, eventually I realized the fact she was just perfect for this movie. Unlike the Stallone version, this didn't end in a super intense climactic battle with a monologueing big bad that had some grand scheme to take over the city or was personally connected to Dredd like some nemesis. She was just another low life criminal nobody that got put down by Dredd.

[@velocilevon]

Like someone said in the comments to the similar video: "For MaMa, it was the most important day of her life. For Dredd, it was Tuesday."

[@jonahhekmatyar]

They actually made an animated comic for ma ma's backstory that's pretty interesting, but I agree, she really felt villainous without needing a whole backstory. Her actions spoke for her.

[@robertsneddon731]

@@velocilevon And a quiet Tuesday at that. No Judge Death, no Angel Gang, no nuclear strike from Sov City 1 or robot rebellion, not even a League of Fatties stampede to deal with. Just a drug bust, even if the perps were uncooperative.

[@syedharis3235]

@@velocilevon this quote is from street fighter by Bison

[@Bluesit32]

A bit more than a nobody given how close she got to winning. Judges in one's pocket is a bit more than the average scum can claim to have.

[@thomasmartin5503]

She fell for about 14 seconds. Slo-mo slowed her time perception down to 1%. That means her fall was closer to 1400 seconds, or a little over 23 minutes. That's a LONG time to fall.

[@tallas12]

Loki fell longer

[@iHasCaek]

@@tallas12 "FOR 30 MINUTES!"

[@baddoopey]

She was very high.

[@jkl9984]

Felt like eternity before the squishy sound of instant deceleration.

[@FFKonoko]

@@baddoopey hah!

[@roboslug7582]

Dammit, Jim, I'm a doctor, not a judge, jury and executioner!

[@HappyCynic]

He's not Judge Judy and executioner!

[@permagamerog5332]

No we're the fucking Spice Girls

[@michaelmartin8337]

No dammit - He's a judge, jury, and executioner, not a doctor!

[@audgusto]

Testimony noted.

[@captainmemes2831]

I got that reference

[@retrolutiongames9479]

Urban's portrayal of Dredd was perfect here - brutal, uncompromising, immovable. Mama's face wears an expression of bitter, nihilistic derision, she's a menacing figure able to use her wiles, sadistic nature and hate to intimidate those around her. Not so for Dredd, fully aware of what she is, his reaction is nothing more than 'you're a bug, and here's my boot heel'

[@kjpierson1152]

And he finally kept the god damn helmet on.

[@richardangers2566]

You left out incorruptible and that is for many the key attribute of a judge.

[@FrigidFriar]

It really was - even the dialogue could be written in the comic's speech bubble ('defence noted' as a sarcastic response to her drug induced exhalation) and feels spot on.

[@JoJo-zd5tm]

@@kjpierson1152 number one rule for Helmeted Heroes, KEEP THE HELMET ON 🙌. Tho some people may find some caveats other series have with certain ones.

[@Wolfrage76]

Dredd did the right thing. This woman couldn't care less about her life or others. All the people She killed with her drugs and those civilians not involved with her who died at the apartment. She's truly a society's cancer tha needed ta be removed permanently. And the way to put her out of her misery is by sentencing her to death by throwing her from the building.

[@8yerbrain]

One of the best death scenes for a villain in modern history.

[@twotone3471]

One of the best villains in modern history.

[@SelfishFew]

cosigning the both of you

[@danceswithmules]

Ethereal, beautiful, and brutal all at the same time

[@isaned]

Probably the best thing that happened to Peachtrees

[@Sweetness71775]

Check out Hardcore Henry. Great villain death scenes as well.

[@Gakusangi]

I love that when you really think about it, this movie is just what a routine drug bust in Mega City One would be. Also I'm really happy with how good Lena Headey was in this flick. She was genuinely intimidating as a villain.

[@tbranch227]

Yeah, that's why I love his debriefing at the end. It's so understated, but that's life in Mega City One.

[@josephkramer932]

I agree. The movie, the script, the cast, the tone, the colors, the pace, the music, everything was done very well. Lena was awesome. Villains are very important to drama and she was fantastic. She retained her femininity while being strong and totally evil. She should do a malificent too!

[@HALLish-jl5mo]

With 4 rogue Justices? This is an exceptional case. Just not as exceptional as we perceive it.

[@MihzvolWuriar]

You know what they should've done? While she fell, roll in the credits, bgm and everything, make it take a while, and still always keeping her "slow" perspective, it would be the first time I'd like to see the full credits of a movie.

[@ulyx9804]

Shit dude, that would have been fucking sick. For real though, it would break the immersion of the movie. If they went back to this scene for the credit roll I think that would be an acceptable compromise.

[@90whatever]

We needed some level of closure on Anderson. Maybe make that and end credit scene.

[@TheGosslings]

Genius.

[@TovenDo.O.Video-]

Nah

[@sonrouge]

Aw, but there was still so much to show.

[@duncanwade1026]

Fun Fact: The slo-mo scenes were shot by Gavin from The Slo Mo Guys. He's worked on some Hollywood films that use slo-mo shots, such as Hot Fuzz and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

[@christophkogler6220]

No wonder it's so good. He's an artist with slow motion.

[@davecrupel2817]

Did he seriously?!

[@PvtRainbow]

You should listen to F***Face

[@Ogrematic]

No shit. Awesome.

[@gregbors8364]

His name should be Joe

[@tiptopperdagrasshopper1196]

Just noticed that blood x her face made when she went splat looks like the x on the judges helmet.

[@abikinebi6235]

i noticed that firsthand

[@d.aardent9382]

It was a great idea, looked just like a scene from the comicbook. They were pretty gorey at times.

[@tiptopperdagrasshopper1196]

@@abikinebi6235 oh your award is in the mail. It's for 1st place!

[@abikinebi6235]

@@tiptopperdagrasshopper1196 ok cool

[@holliswilliams8426]

@@d.aardent9382 2000 AD was extremely gory at times.

[@Theycallmeyoshi1]

As noted in CinemaWins, the chilling part is when you realise that whilst she fell for a good half hour in slow motion, so entranced and joyous, the sudden sickening stop was... not sudden. Not at 1% speed. you see her face tear open and blood stream out in slow motion, as she experiences it. she died a slow, agonizing, horrible death in less than a second thanks to the drug she peddled.

[@wackypenguin94]

extremely agonizing, because well, that is super painful, plus the brain stays active after death for 10 seconds, so you feel the worse pain ever for ten seconds, but because she was on the drug, it's wayyy longer, so the horrible pain last longer

[@scoobyyubidoo9700]

@@wackypenguin94 No, the brain does not stay active after it's fucking smashed like a pumpkin.

[@booombasa]

@@wackypenguin94 Brain doesnt stay active for 10 seconds when it is spread all over the floor like jello

[@wackypenguin94]

@@booombasa doesn't it? Or at the least the intact parts are just in extreme pain

[@CornRecords972]

@@wackypenguin94 I doubt much isn't liquified after a 2 kilometer fall head first into concrete

[@countkirk6587]

This film was brutal, so much more befitting of the Judge Dredd comics I grew up with. Especially when compared to sillyvester stalones version.

[@roderickmacgregor4867]

100% agree the most underrated flick ever Karls portrayal of Dredd left me gob smacked when i watch this for the first time, when i watched the travesty of justice that is the Sly film i felt cheated , he made Dredd out to be a poncing preening prick Karl has oviously grew up with the Genre or has at least studied His subject, wish they did an other one and introduce some of the other characters from Mega City one. And why they havent done a Rouge Trooper is beyond me !!!!!!

[@tenjenk]

LLLLLLAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW

[@Myuutsuu85]

At least the Stallone Version got the feeling of Mega City 1 right.

[@negativezero3107]

this movie was fucking amazing, maybe the most underrated movie ever

[@av0-cad03]

I really wish they'd make a sequel. They totally set it up at the end leaving it open too

[@darransykes5703]

Really?

[@av0-cad03]

@@darransykes5703 well, in the end Dredd passes Anderson on her Judge test, which means she's hired, so it would be safe to assume the story would continue

[@abikinebi6235]

i jst.. fucking love this

[@CP-jk3tc]

Underrated? Me and the whole crew watched it together and everyone agreed it's a masterpiece!

[@leonardpauca8184]

Lord Eomer sends his regards to House Lannister.

[@anthonybroussard1102]

Stop it! 😂😂😂

[@pailynjarlangattil6160]

*Chewbacca noises*

[@pjthehomelessmage]

Now I want a movie or short series where the leaders and armies of Westeros and the leaders and armies of Middle Earth get their worlds merged and beat the absolute crap out of each other to see who would win.

[@LordGuilliman]

That’s king Eomer.

[@abdillahazhar1833]

@@LordGuilliman Seconded!

[@submetropolis]

When you go in expecting a dumb action flick and get one of the most underrated and most cinematic films you've seen in years.

[@doomguydemonkiller]

That shot of Dredd at 1:00 is so good.

[@isaned]

Dredd just wanted a high-five....

[@bdafeesh]

What an unexpectedly good movie. Liked it even more than the old Stallone version, honestly

[@jatsi96]

It wasn't "a version", it was a travesty. Screw everyone who made that film - it was a Hollywood-spawned turd.

[@gregbors8364]

Well, that movie with Stallone kinda sucked, so…

[@VectorZero]

@@gregbors8364 KINDA? it is a shitstain on both industries. Dredd takes off his helmet twice in the comics, once censored, once with a face change. I hate stallone for that film.

[@gregbors8364]

@@VectorZero I saw it in a theater when it came out, and was disappointed, but it had a few good moments, i.e., the practical effects on the ABC warrior

[@tukos7370]

Stallone's Dredd was really awful. However Demolition Man is in a similar vein as Dredd and a WAY BETTER movie.

[@jacklynch3333]

Really wish he did another dredd

[@Elthenar]

He supposedly wanted to.

[@jacklynch3333]

@@Elthenar I heard that. Not enough interest by producers?

[@Elthenar]

@@jacklynch3333 Dredd just didn't make a lot of money. It was awesome to those who watched it and knew what they were seeing but it didn't draw in the big crowds. Had they made a second, I'd think word of mouth would have boosted ticket sales. Guess we will never know.

[@jacklynch3333]

@@Elthenar yeah. Bummer. I really liked him as dredd.

[@JnEricsonx]

@@jacklynch3333 Didn't make that much money. Made slightly over 40 mill WW, budget was 45.

[@RJMacReady1]

Its an achievement that they made this scene both very gruesome and beautiful at the same time. Its a horrible, horrible way to die, but its also strangely beautiful and serene

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Exactly. What you stated demonstrates that the director nailed it. 💪😎✌️ It's crystal clear that they wanted JUST that. Precisely what you described.

[@TyfoiD75]

Brings a whole new meaning to the saying "its not the fall that kills you..." I would really want Dredd 2. Damnit!

[@isaned]

there's a streaming series in the works called "Mega City 1" with Carl urban in it. You might get your wish.

[@Hiihtopipa]

Owner of comics said he wants it to happen too and it might be in the works. Real early though!

[@snowlothar45]

It's the sudden stop at the end - all 10 or so seconds of it in this case.

[@gongqinshen6576]

@@isanedI think we now need a Judge Dredd TV show called Judge Dredd and Anderson and I think Taron Egerton could star as Judge Dredd

[@frankthetank3318]

i know its not right but i was kinda hoping he'd said "I knew you'd say that"

[@Dempsey1873]

LMAO

[@danielavvollanum1917]

Such an underrated action gem.

[@mhjmstultiens]

Her final moment of triumph, her final moment of doom. This scene gives me the chills every time.

[@jamie_d0g978]

The sheer fuckin disgust in his face before yeeting her out of the window, like touching trash without gloves. Phenomenal Dredd adaptation

[@BigIronEnjoyer]

For you, the day Dredd graced your little arcology was the most important day of your life. For me... it was tuesday.

[@michaelmartin8337]

That was beautiful. 😢

[@Fortis_1337]

I wished he said "courts adjourned" right after pushing her out the window. 🤣

[@carlkermode899]

If this were made today, she'd beat the shit out of Dredd until Anderson came along and saved him.

[@Movierebel3]

The moment that gets me every time is when it cuts out of the slow-mo aspect and shows her falling at actual speed. So dizzying in its heights, the speed in which she descends, the sheer fearlessness in which she meets her demise. Plummeting like a fallen angel. Broken by the world and lost to evil, but refusing to turn away. The slight smile she gives before inhaling the drug is the final reckoning to an end she saw coming, prepared for, and embraced. So great.

[@lucky889s9]

You english lit major?

[@giovannicervantes2053]

@@lucky889s9 seems like it I'd read a book or at least an article this dude would write

[@davedogge2280]

Up North we would say: "She fell like a sack of sh1t !"

[@thefatherinthecave943]

I’m pretty sure most dredd stories point out that the judges are directly responsible for a lot of the crime in the city being so heinous. When everything is punishable by death, you tend to not fear the consequences. It’s highlighting the failures of police states

[@Lyrikle]

@@thefatherinthecave943 I disagree, first and foremost, not everything is punishable by death, secondly, Meg 1 has an unemployment rate of over 90%, crime can reach unfathomable levels because most people have nothing to live for and nothing to lose, and once they get in deep enough with their actions to actually have something to lose, they have to go to greater lengths to defend it. As a side, while the books do bring up the issues of police states and authoritarianism on multiple occasions, no other system of governance would work in Megacity 1, and that's also part of the point, without the Justice Dept, the city would have been lost dozens of times over.

[@emaayan]

i guess he's lucky it didn't work the other way around (i.e transmission stops triggers the bomb)

[@emaayan]

@Ralph Macchiato then i guess he's lucky the writers are at his side;)

[@Archedgar]

I took it to mean that the deadman's switch was a dud the whole time. She definitely didn't install it herself and the only benefit is if it works as a bluff which it didn't so whoever set it up would have zero incentive to make it actually work. Just saying.

[@benjaminparent4115]

@@emaayan It is way more risky to do it the other way around, the loss of a signal can happened for many reason other than the activation of the deadman switch, and you really want your deadman switch to only work when you are dead, there is also the problem that you can't let your explosive armed all the times if it based on the interuption of signal for the reason than the longer it is armed the more chance an random interferences triggers it, waiting for a signal is much safer and stable and can be activated for long period of times with minimal chance of accidental trigger.

[@NorninTGK]

The case began with people being tossed to the bottom of Peach Trees, and it ended with someone being tossed to the bottom of Peach Trees.

[@MrErizid]

In case anyone is wondering, he gave her the Slo-mo so she wouldn't have a heart attack from the fear of the fall. If she died just after being pushed out the window, the building would explode.

[@repletereplete8002]

people who fall from a great height don't usually die of heart attacks, they die from deceleration trauma i.e hitting the ground or perhaps hypoxia if they fell from the upper reaches of the atmosphere. He gave her the slo-mo as a poetic punishment so her fall would seem to go on for a much longer period.

[@Benjaminy2k]

I think he gave her the slow mo because she was bleeding out and he wanted to keep her alive so as not to set off the deadmans switch. Dredd doesn't really do poetic stuff.

[@blusafe1]

@@Benjaminy2k What do you mean no poetic stuff? His first on-screen execution was "hot shot."

[@overrclocked]

It was justice She killed a bunch of people while forcing them on slo mo. He wanted her to feel it. That was the punishment before the execution.

[@SageoftheForlornPath]

It was to prolong her suffering.

[@Tuckerstudios51224]

The blood gushing out of her face for about a second looks like the symbol on dredds helmet, now that's awesome

[@countOfHenneberg]

Puts me in mind of a scene from Yes Minister, when Jim Hacker's name is found on an assassination list. He's given advice by a security expert (played by Graeme Garden - of the Goodies) on how to avoid being killed. His last snippet of advice is along the lines of, "Oh, and if you're pushed out of a high window with railings beneath, try to land on your head; it's quicker that way."

[@jimbull6630]

Not the best of form but she really stuck the landing

[@santyclause8034]

An Olympic high diver refused the part, just guessin'

[@Bullitt3401]

She may have to settle for the Bronze.

[@BadassName17]

I like how he looks at the slow mo inhaler with absolute disgust, very badass.

[@Badassest]

The first time i saw this movie- this scene was insane! Also when mawmaw opened up with the gatling gun, both dreds movies were epic in their own rights and i love them both.

[@herbertharris7316]

I feel U! But this one depicts Dredd's comic book character!

[@timothycarrig1492]

This reminds me of a line from a song from the 70's. SLOW RIDE TAKE IT EASY!! Remember that one?

[@skullmaister]

I'm the mood the music is right move to the music baby go all night

[@jeremiahhuckleberry402]

Foghat.

[@timothycarrig1492]

Foghat THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! What a great band man!!

[@sampartogi5771]

It's one of the GTA songs i believe

[@timothycarrig1492]

@@sampartogi5771 Hey Sam I found out its from FOGHAT ok

[@coffeehorse6313]

So envious of anyone who was able to watch Dredd in 3D during the theatre run.

[@Luis-be9mi]

It was amazing, I first saw the Stallone version when it first came out and was horrified at what they did. Then when this came out I decided to watch it since I was waiting for another movie to start, I was blown away, Karl Urban did Justice for the movie by keeping his helmet on through the entire film.

[@shawnbass-ig2bv]

It was awesome, this movie was a damn fun time and highly underrated

[@PetersonZF]

One of only three movies I can think of that were actually worth seeing in 3D, along with Avatar and Gravity.

[@rocortega2064]

I did man, saw it first in normal format, loved it so much I went a week later for the 3d experience, it was a pleasure.

[@vovaline]

Cool detail I've just noticed after rewatching, whether intentiinal or not, is that as she hits the ground, her blood splatters into an "X" cross shape

[@joebloggs8422]

They should have made a sequel to this

[@heromcdohl]

I remember being fortunate enough to see this in theaters in 3D. I remember opening night there was my buddy and I and maybe about a half dozen other people in the theater. This scene and the other Slo Mo Scenes were great. The biggest thing I remember from the 3D is how they used it to give things depth. Like when they do the first shot of how tall the Megablock is with the 3D make it tower up more so it seemed endless. Great film.

[@kenoir01]

Yeah me too, I watched it in 3D at the pictures with my dad. I was 10 at the time, and the ticket guy looked at me, turned to my dad and said "Is he 18?" My Dad was just like yep.

[@vikumwijekoon3166]

See the one thing the villain overlooked was that she could have had a reverse deadman switch. Not something that send a signal asap she dies, but something that keeps sending the signal till she dies. When the signal cuts off blow up the building. That would have prevented any means of killing her or removing her from premises or even taking the deadmans switch out of signal range cuz without the signal, boom.

[@Meodread]

Then she can't leave the building though which to enforce her grasp over the full extent of her territory she kinda does.

[@xomthood]

an extremely dangerous set up

[@bineshsukumaran1994]

@@xomthood and a stupid one. If there is some malfunction and signal is not sent, what happens 😂

[@Archedgar]

I'm pretty sure it was a dud and her goons did not actually install the explosives. A deadman's switch only works as a deterrent and if she was killed anyway then there's no point in the boom.

[@miafillene4396]

And she was far enough away from the explosives that her deadmans switch couldn't trigger them.

[@jasonpollock9259]

Thanks for recapping exactly what the movie plainly said.

[@miafillene4396]

@@jasonpollock9259 Which a lot of people missed. This was meant in response to a different post but I didn't aim it right.

[@santyclause8034]

Outta wifi range. Lot of folks would miss that tiny detail in the few seconds this plot turn played its twist out. Mama certainly did and story narration has its own chronometry, time in the story world is condensed for the audience.

[@flybeep1661]

@@miafillene4396 Which makes no sense at all from a technical point of view. So she has a transmitter with in a different location a receiver rigged to explosives. If the receiver doesn't detect the signal from the transmitter (her heartbeat) this triggers the receiver. The receiver is like a 1-0 switch, whether the receiver gets triggerd by not detecting heartbeat or by loss of signal the result will still be the same. The receiver is merely listening to what it receives, for what reason it doesn't receive a signal anymore doesn't matter at all. A soon there was no contact anymore, the receiver would interpret this as "can't hear heartbeat anymore".

[@lmack3024]

@@flybeep1661 the way mawmaw phrased it made it sound less like a true deadman's switch, and more like a normal wireless trigger that would send a positive signal when her heart stopped, setting off the explosives.

[@jimmyj5703]

Literally one of the greatest scenes ever made.This movie is a masterpiece and I honestly feel bad for those who still haven't seen it yet.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

You know what's interesting? Imagine if the Stallone film hadn't been made, and THIS one came out with no assumption from idiots as to it being a remake. This film was a banger in every way imaginable. Cast, crew, writing, music, costuming, sound, lighting, direction... all of it. If it was titled "The Law", and had absolutely nothing to do with the character of Judge D, it would've been FINE as well. It stands strong, stylized, and it feels like a Verhoeven flick on... heheh... big Mama's poison puffs. 😎

[@robwilliamsfn9425]

I've just realised that she falls past the entire trajectory of the movie in reverse.

[@adamlassiter1296]

When the entirety of humanity has come to end, resting upon a bookshelf will lay among others, a copy of Dredd.

[@trasegorsuch5140]

I'm glad this movie used regular swears instead of those weird sci_fi swears like Grud, and Drokk, etc. That way we can take this movie more seriously.

[@JnEricsonx]

Except those ARE the swears they used in the comics, just like BSG used Frak, and Farscape used "frell"

[@HappyCynic]

@@JnEricsonx The comic was originally for kids, so real swears were out.

[@kopilit]

@@HappyCynic They had a great in-universe explanation though. Swearing is highly illegal so there are authorised replacements such as drokk stromm and grud.

[@HappyCynic]

@@kopilit Same for drugs. Sugar was a replacement for cocaine and coffee was a replacement for heroin.

[@kopilit]

@@HappyCynic They had some great 'sugar' in MC1. One perp managed to outrun Dredd. So Dredd y'know shot him, but the stuff was damn fine.

[@Raduldo]

God damn, I forgot how esthetic this movie is. Shame to not receive a sequel.

[@Hiihtopipa]

Owner of the comics said it might happen!

[@miguelmont.1111]

I have a theory that since Judge Dredd definitive knows his shit, guns, explosives and whatnot, he knew about the signal range of the transmitter and that's why he had no problem at all tossing Ma Ma down

[@Archedgar]

Unlikely. The real reason is because she was bluffing and he knew it. A deadman's switch's only real function is as a deterrent. If you are killed anyway it has failed its purpose and I can guarantee you that the guys that installed it wouldn't want to be blown up just because she got caught.

[@paledawt9683]

Either that, or he knew Ma-Ma was bluffing, and gave her the Slo-Mo like you give a death row inmate a final meal

[@Bluesit32]

@@paledawt9683 Ma-Ma don't bluff. Dredd was banking on that range limit.

[@holliswilliams8426]

I don't think she was bluffing. He has seen such a device before so is reasonably certain of its range.

[@Bluesit32]

@@holliswilliams8426 She wouldn't bluff, just as much as Dredd wouldn't let her get away with her crimes. That's the one thing they had in common. They're unwavering.

[@Bixler4]

Bro, you forgot the best part at the end. He says: “Yeah”

[@edwardhoulton8725]

This is a vicious scene.

[@flybeep1661]

It was a mercyfull scene actually. Earlier in the movie she had dudes being skinned alive under slomo and then thrown off the balcony.

[@holliswilliams8426]

She did even worse to the people at the start, she got off fairly lightly.

[@braydenkinder75]

Whenever I see this scene I always think of that video where Dan said he really liked the slow mo scenes in this and Gavins says he worked on it then Dan immediately resinding that he liked the movie

[@Devastish]

@@nathanielbugg7355 I believe he is referring to "The Slow-Mo Guys". I think it is (or was) a Discovery show where they showed interesting things (explosions etc) in super slow motion. Dan and Gavin being the titular "guys", both of whom did camera work on movies.

[@andyrooiam]

@@nathanielbugg7355 They have a channel called the Slow-Mo guys, Gavin used to work on film sets as a slow motion cameraman

[@TheNotoriousLARGE]

@@nathanielbugg7355 well you're not being very polite now, are you?

[@joesephjoestar4449]

@@nathanielbugg7355 thats not very polite now innit?

[@frankknox9127]

Well, there’s no way to down play this. She hit rock bottom. Literally.

[@lv99ron]

Releasing this movie only in 3D was possibly the stupidest decision the studio could have made. It was overlooked because no one likes 3D movies, plus it didn't even benefit from it.

[@FureyinHD]

This looked SO GOOD in 3D in the cinema. They did so much work in this movie to utilise 3D. Not gimmicks, but really working the medium.

[@FidoHusky]

same here bud i remember being high AF and on a micro dose of shrooms when it first hit theatres this scene in 3d was just pure bliss , just a once in a lifetime experience top 3 3d experiences I ever had this movie is so good ive rewatched it countless times

[@sollytom6266]

That might be the most human thing Dredd does. He wanted Mama to spend a LONG time knowing she was about to die.

[@nguyen-vuluu3150]

that is incredibly brutal though, making her reflect on everything she has ever done to that moment as she's meeting an unavoidable demise

[@Chlorate299]

@@nguyen-vuluu3150 I think the opposite is true. Look at her, she's *enjoying* the fall, and she's extremely calm the moment before she impacts - far too calm for someone who is about to experience their brain splattering at 1% of real time.

[@InconspicuousChap]

Eomer has sent Sarah Connor flying. Yeah the life is hard in the Middle-Earth.

[@ThanksIfYourReadIt]

I think he gave her the slo mo so she can see the problem she caused in the whole buildins while going down, and also to make sure she suffer enough at impact.

[@hardatak]

Best cyberpunk movie and we didn’t even realize it

[@colbybailey1983]

Worst fear is falling from a building but to do it in Slow Motion....😱😬 gets me every time 😵

[@jaimerodriguez8612]

Then Dredd grimaced even harder as he realised this would be a nightmare to write up.

[@HappyCynic]

In the comic, he always fobs the paperwork onto someone else.

[@holliswilliams8426]

He might even have fobbed the paperwork onto Anderson.

[@johnnyk617]

What an absolutely stellar movie especially for an actor to commit to a role without much "FaceTime" like dread. It was amazing

[@Hiihtopipa]

Owner of the comics had a contract in writing that said they had to have the helmet on no matter what.

[@Kareszkoma]

Beautiful scene.

[@jacktheripper5112]

I can't believe i didn't see this movie for 10 years , this movie showed me even with a low budget you can make an amazing action show

[@TheAero1221]

I love this movie. I wish we saw more of this series. I honestly think it would've been fantastic.

[@DarkFactory]

She was pretty high!

[@TheSten84]

And fell so low

[@arturkarpinski164]

Now that's cinema!!

[@martinfiedler4317]

OMG, the lower half of Urban's face when he says "Let's find out". He would have been a great bronze-age Batman!

[@jgt2598]

You know what else was good about this movie? How it portrayed the Judges and MC1. MegaCity 1 isn't some hyper futuristic Coruscant-looking metropolis, it's the impoverished, walled city-state where the last remains of a dead civilization struggle for a meager existence. The Judges aren't just "cops with no rules" they're recruited and trained from childhood, taught all the intricacies of law, almost cloistered, like an order of medieval knights. The world of Judge Dredd is a dark age, but a modern dark age.

[@sapphyrus]

I loved how time dilation was a disadvantage in Dredd instead of massive advantage like in every other fictional work. Like, sure you can slow down the world with that drug/implant/superpower but if you can't move and react at that speed as well then it's just taking a long time to do the same thing.

[@Kimchi_Studios]

Watch this with red and blue 3d glasses.

[@jortiz1451]

I love Karl Urban. The most Underrated actor of all time.

[@aondreyreason4528]

I’ve always been a fan of judge Dredd since the comic book days and wished for a film that’d capture the true feel of Judge Dredd and this movie did that for me. I still own the original Dredd dvd and still have original Judge Dredd comics it’s a shame that a sequel was never made

[@cleitondecarvalho431]

The crazy thing about him is that a normal cop would never take the risck of blowing up the whole shit to execute criminal scam. Damn, he really did it.

[@jim2lane]

Seems like a nice family film to watch with the kids

[@truckertruthetrutrucker5357]

Why isn’t this guy BATMAN??

[@reeceburns8077]

Probably prefers a character that kills villains

[@xx-bg2dj]

because he's not american

[@reeceburns8077]

@@xx-bg2dj neither is Christian bale

[@itsraventm]

ok WOW i have never heard of this movie but this death scene somehow combines so much beauty and despair and maintains a PERFECT balance of the two, i have to see this film

[@markkreitler519]

Report back once you do. :)

[@jimhorton2996]

I don't think she would died, she woulda had hella of limp but she coulda walked it off

[@TheFarCobra]

“Shame ... shame ... shame ...”

[@oktdavid]

A movie about a Level 1 character going on a high level quest with a Maxed out character, then end up with a super high level upgrade after raking a lot of kills.

[@commonmockery1074]

I always felt like he should’ve said “I knew you’d say that” before throwing her out the window.

[@code-bleu3492]

I've watched and enjoyed this movie several times but I only just now noticed that, when Ma-Ma hits the ground, the blood pattern briefly forms the same X shape that's on Dredd's helmet. Nice little detail.

[@joshuagould548]

To answer Dredd's question: A minute and half. She left that window at 1:00, and made contact at about 2:30.

[@michaelversace456]

So poetic, it looks lie Dredd is waving goodbye during the slow motion.

[@emmagalli]

This movie was so cool, reminds of some dark cyberpunk anime movies, visuals are brutality awesome. I'm gonna watch it again! Thanks!

[@skullyskaric7779]

damn that lone survivor 1:33 survived through incendiary i guess that movie does deserve a sequal after all. if they bring that guy back. well lets say revenge type.

[@edg3818]

They really need to make a second Dredd movie, this was movie is so good.

[@wolfpreist]

Used to be a rumor of an AD 2000 netflix series

[@Archedgar]

They'd probably ruin it these days.

[@edg3818]

@@Archedgar You're probably right, but if Amazon did it I think it could be pretty good. Just give it the same leeway as The Boys and get Karl Urban back for it I think it could be pretty good *(as a TV series). Amazon has been doing pretty well recently imo with The Boys, Invincible, and The Expanse.

[@davidwilliams4837]

A perfect film.

[@thedumbguncollector5546]

Think of all the crap that makes money and somehow this freaking masterpiece bombed. W T F

[@sunsetman22]

the marketing for this movie and the way they forced most of the showings to be 3D is what killed any chance of commercial success, which is a damn shame

[@wompa70]

The shot of Dredd through the busted window is the most epic shit ever! This movie was awesome in the most badass ways possible.

[@mitsos306ify]

Not exactly what I would expect from a judge, but the scene was AWESOME!

[@theunknowngamer5477]

Any Judge failing to fulfill their duty, is given the choice to take The Long Walk in the Cursed Earth, permanently.

[@Elthenar]

I know a lot of people want to see a Dredd sequel but I'd love to see Urban come back and make a Dredd show.

[@bobcougar77]

I kinda feel like he should have cracked the glass before tossing, just to make sure the impact to the glass didn't kill her.

[@libertyprime5923]

He would have been good either

[@originalgaminggen6732]

A movie that should have had a sequel. Shame 🔔

[@khymaaren]

It was a flop. No profit, no sequel.

[@onisprite]

How we should deal with all criminals

[@Falconlibrary]

Lena Headey. Met her in LA a few years ago. She's very bright and funny. And gorgeous. Did I mention that?

[@ThreepwoodForest]

The most beautiful execution scene I have ever seen. Dredd although cold and just - gave her the traditional ceremony He showed honour to her and the her fall was divine "How thy fair lady falls from grace, dark fallen angel you are now at peace"

[@DarrinSK]

you should have seen it in 3d