Half in the Bag Episode 39: Looper and Dredd

Jay and Mike talk about Looper and Dredd. Meanwhile a charitable act leads to good fortune for Lightning Fast VCR repair.

[@yash92951]

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.

[@adamfrisk956]

Just like Vulcans helped Earth!

[@stvbrsn]

Ah, acting.

[@joshuabanner9920]

He’s not completely wrong. It’s not Mikes fault Trek has cover so many stories lol.

[@katandmart]

That reminds me of an episode of TNG...

[@JaydevRaol]

😂

[@nicholi8933]

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.

[@ajmatz901]

Yep, just another day for Dredd

[@lagg1e]

That's one of the dystopian themes, they have so many people in the city that they can only respond to a fraction of crimes. Really surprised Mike and Jay didn't pick up on the line by the corrupt judge: "This city is a meat grinder, and all we (judges) do is turn the handle"

[@brianhuffman2070]

My favorite part of dredd was at the end when it ended

[@jamiejohnson157]

@Narly Grill gottem

[@pepeshadilay]

My favorite part is when dredd said "it's morbin time"

[@LordHypnos4]

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

[@robholloway6829]

The Stallone version is the American, Hollywood interpretation of an English comic book Dredd is what happens when you respect the source materiel.

[@JaydevRaol]

👍

[@tommyc4641]

I AM THE LAW!

[@atom_gray]

what Stallone version?

[@LordHypnos4]

@@atom_gray the one with Wesley Snipes

[@bertimusprime7900]

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

[@mackenziehanson]

bertimusprime I read this as Keith Urban and was very confused

[@PhannelPhill]

The dude is so underrated. Even in a "comedic" role, he gives 100%. (I count Chronicals of Riddick as a comedic movie).

[@moffant4916]

Yeah hes great. I'm so sad his show Almost Human got cancelled. I really wanted to see more of it

[@BuddhaAtheist29]

I love Butcher

[@Spootnik]

Weirdly he never stood out to me until Dredd, a role you never even see his face in. Now I recognize him instantly and enjoy everything I've seen him do

[@Rafferty1968]

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.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

There's a great panel in an early Dredd comic where he's being investigated for corruption and has his door kicked down in the middle of the night by the SJS, and you see Dredd even wears the helmet when he goes to bed 🤣

[@johnpatz8395]

Rafferty1968 I really love that Karl Urban insisted on that, I give him huge respect for that as most big name actors would want to eliminate the helmet so as to not cover their face.

[@EskimoCreamKing]

@@lucasoheyze4597 there was one where he take shis helmet off but his face is censored because its so disturbing for the other judges to see

[@JaydevRaol]

👍

[@atom_gray]

i want Judge Death, i want it with Karl Urban, and i want it yesterday.

[@PIOQWERTY]

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

[@matthewleclair3189]

Jack and Jill had a budget of $85 million. The actual movie itself took $5.65 and a couple of Chuck E. Cheese coupons to make.

[@frenchie1826]

Didnt he make the movie? I guess he wanted the money

[@skellzzed8255]

And Boyhood cost 12 years to make! :0

[@ArlanKels]

Dredd cost around 40-45 million to make. It's also made almost more money via home media than it did via the box office.

[@turtleanton6539]

Adam Sandler took the money and ran

[@gonkie4658]

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!

[@ethan2090]

@@BinaryBard64 I know this is late but he didn't say that, Robocop's design was heavily influenced by Dredd. The paranthesis doesn't affect the following text

[@ethan2090]

@@BinaryBard64 I know this is late but he didn't say that, Robocop's design was heavily influenced by Dredd. The paranthesis doesn't affect the following text

[@LawrenceOnlineEnglish]

@@ethan2090 good comment worth saying twice

[@justincase1853]

@@BinaryBard64 I think they meant to say "from" and not "by"🤣

[@Claymann71]

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

[@TheShredworthy]

Thanks future and past Claymann71

[@roy_rogers]

Thank you past @Claymann71

[@hosank]

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

[@V4Now]

hosank both where satires of their respective eras.

[@TimCant]

A Verhoeven Dredd film could have been amazing 🤔

[@ericjamieson]

@Tim Cant he wanted to make one, but couldn't get the rights, so he made Robocop instead.

[@zetetick395]

And Dredd was wrtten by John Wagner, one of the main writer guys from the actual 80s ultraviolent black comedy comics :)

[@atom_gray]

i guess it all loops around in the end...

[@The_Burning_Sensation]

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.

[@BANZITOMMY]

Loved Dredd. Wanted more at the end.

[@Damnnat1onArmy]

WW2 Airsoft Michigan Judgement is coming

[@grassygnoll3345]

+WW2 Airsoft Michigan My dream is that the do UnAmerican Graffiti as a movie

[@BasketOfPuppies]

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

[@rich8642]

Unfortunately the Total Recall remake came out 1 month prior to Dredd, so people were rightfully reluctant to give another remake a chance.

[@EskimoCreamKing]

@@rich8642 plus dredd was shown in few cinemas and was marketed as Dredd 3d which was a turn off.

[@jontspam4134]

The movie would have doubled its earnings if they put Thirlby's Anderson on the posters, there's not many people who wouldn't want to be her, be with her or both.

[@AntLeonardi01]

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

[@DogOfHades]

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.

[@josephThaPimp]

Looper?

[@dickzabreesky7435]

@@josephThaPimp Dredd

[@92brunod]

@@dickzabreesky7435 Looper?

[@eonswan]

@@92brunod Dredd

[@Indian_Ross]

@@eonswan Looper?

[@Megarobotsquadron]

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

[@moffant4916]

Start with N.A.R.C.

[@fimmywa]

@@moffant4916 YOU'RE BUSTED

[@freedomgaming9987]

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

[@bob11712]

Absolutely correct

[@nickcarter4006]

Dredd was the greatest comic book movie of the decade. And boy, was it one hell of a decade for comic book movies. And yet, Dredd was the greatest comic book movie of the decade. HOT SHOT.

[@smoothbrain4384]

Alex Garland has put together some of the best films of the past decade. He's credited as a writer but supposedly had the most influence on the project. It's disappointing his work hasn't garnered more commercial success.

[@TopSecretName]

Wrong. They mention Die Hard in this episode lmao

[@franklinkz2451]

This makes zero sense

[@luckyduckydrivingschool3615]

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

[@Darkbeatdk]

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.

[@turtleanton6539]

Yuuuup

[@aerthreepwood8021]

. . . You really missed the point of the 2000AD comics. They were parody. Like, the were making fun of the hyper violence and hard-on people had for it. Americans in particular, as it was an English comic.

[@atom_gray]

as long as we get Carter on mount rushmore, _i don't care..._

[@d3nza482]

@@aerthreepwood8021 Yep. Dredd is the case of a comic too smart for its target audience - dumb little boys, who then grew up into big fuckin morons. Sad. But also true.

[@sinistar99]

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.

[@RepKyle95]

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.

[@ShroudedWolf51]

Have you seen Hollywood output the last like...half a decade? I honestly don't understand why anyone that's genuinely a fan of something would want *those* people soiling the good will of the thing they enjoyed.

[@L1VE3V1L]

Yeah I love Dredd but don’t want a sequel. Stand-alone classic.

[@malignor9035]

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.

[@TheBrahma51]

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

[@compassMouth]

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

[@calskuthorpe7406]

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?

[@sharpen193]

@@TheArtis4n good cops are called traitors by their peers

[@Bot-rp7rj]

@@sharpen193 shut up

[@ThargUK]

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.

[@IceCreeeaaam]

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

[@zenithquasar9623]

Just watched Dredd. Really liked it!

[@1000JayStunna]

Phoenix Dawn better REALLY REALLY late than never

[@zenithquasar9623]

Jay Esparza I was just afraid it was going to be like the Total Recall remake!

[@1000JayStunna]

Phoenix Dawn I was a year late myself and I literally kicked myself in the ass for not watching it in the theater. I bought a 3D tv ( when they were hot at the time) and bought this movie. Still the best thing to transfer into 3D

[@MrMleczkp]

Arguably The Ride was better and contrary to what they say it's copy paste both movies are almost identical just Raid have better fights and Dred have a better premise its Dred after all.

[@ChromeDrakeGaming]

"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.

[@shel12345]

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.

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Dredd is a future classic.

[@jakobrogers625]

Geordi La Forge The same can be said about Looper, best movie of 2012 imo

[@ZeroCool_Numbers]

Truly! I watch it once a year at this point

[@dyveira]

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.

[@JohnDoe-qj5ik]

And especially a villain who drugs people with something that makes their perception of time slow way down because she's going to skin them alive and wants to make their suffering last longer for them, just because they tried to sell drugs on her turf. I don't care how fucked up Ma-Ma's past was, that shit is unforgivably evil. She's not a tragic villain, she's an absolute monster who deserves no one's sympathy.

[@moffant4916]

@@JohnDoe-qj5ik wow they pulled that same thing in Tensei Slime.

[@michielwerring5846]

I think the point of the movie is less to feel bad about her, but about the perpetuation of violence and how it was unavoidable someone like her would occur. She had no choice but to become an evil wretch to get on top, to never have to go back to what she was. If she shows weakness, she might be reduced to nothing again. And like her are millions in Megacity 1, and by using violence Dredd has created how many widows and orphans in just one day? Who will join gangs and do anything to survive. How many new Mamas were seeded in that one day? That's the tragedy. Mama and Peach Trees will just happen again. And Dredd did nothing to stop the problem. He just upholds the law. Social criticism ✨ I love this movie 😊

[@blank4227]

@@michielwerring5846 she had plenty of choices, she chose to become a criminal warlord and she did a decent job of it until her number came up

[@ryanatthediscotec7758]

I think Dredd's entire motivation was 'punishment fit the crime. So simple. All the moral stuff was there and it's cool to think about but that ain't Dredd's job.

[@BrandoCalrission]

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

[@ShroudedWolf51]

Gameplay pro-tip: If you want people to care about something, explain what you enjoyed about it and why you enjoyed those things instead of just saying, "it's awesome". You know, give people a reason to actually care instead of a throwaway statement that will be forgotten in five seconds. Also, maybe make the comment somewhere relevant and not on a video three years after it was posted.

[@810wasaninsidejob9]

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

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Keith Urban is a super talented actor. He looks so wildly different from role to role, I respect him a lot

[@JoshuaCBrown]

@@IloveGorgeousGeorge Do you guys mean Karl Urban? :P

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

@@JoshuaCBrown no, I meant the fat, alcoholic country singer. He looks so different from role to role 😂

[@JoshuaCBrown]

@@IloveGorgeousGeorge Ah! 😂

[@lucasoheyze4597]

Not a big fan of Stallone's Dredd, but I think they got the look and feel of Mega City 1 better than the Urban version, if you want it accurate to the comics.

[@Jake_Eyes]

I'm absolutely shocked that VCR didn't get dropped or destroyed.

[@PicoPlaytime]

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

[@uriahrootsva]

ex tar How's that going so far?

[@whatshisname3304]

so you got married straight after this film. thats stupid

[@georgesanchez4075]

@@whatshisname3304 dredd came out 7 years ago and this guy was engaged 2 years ago. So they were probably dating for 5-ish years. Simple math, man

[@whatshisname3304]

@@georgesanchez4075 it was a daft joke. taking the statement absolutely literally. see, just stupid joke.

[@michaelshultz2199]

Lol my first date with my fiancé was Deadpool

[@garrettmarcus]

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.

[@saeklin]

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."

[@dennison9839]

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.

[@hazyhalfmoon]

Turn back, it never ends!

[@afillari]

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

[@tinyturnip7676]

Dredd holds up way better than Looper does today.

[@Finarvas]

Yeah Looper was OK but eh unlike what they say a bit depressive like Army of 12 monkeys sth and in the end more forgettable.

[@uncleflansy5621]

Dredd is one of the best action movies ever made, period. Its an actual tragedy there was never a sequel made.

[@lucasoheyze4597]

There's a tv version coming apparently, with Karl Urban.

[@DagobahResident]

Especially after people realize Looper's director is responsible for the most divisive Star Wars movie ever made

[@bath_cat3314]

The killing of ma in the end and the way it's carried out is what drives that movie into the classic realm

[@MrLego3160]

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

[@EpicMailPotato]

MrLego3160 you're basically an executioner

[@MrLego3160]

if we are going into implication then it also implies a certain professionalism, which these devil may care nut-cases lack.

[@MrLego3160]

JFK and MLK were assassinations yes, but i would consider military training professionalism. John Lennon was just killed.

[@deathpresent101]

MrLego3160 I thought ass ass ins were gay porn stars

[@full-timepog6844]

deathpresent101 how do you get an ass in an ass???

[@greasyboy737]

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

[@jimmymunz874]

Knives Out 2 is on the way.

[@charlottecorday8494]

Hopefully they give him a huge billion dollar franchise with absolute creative control! I bet he'd do amazing!

[@monstershark-media5197]

HAH

[@johnstriker480]

"the last jedi" was an INSULT to star wars franchise & fans!

[@HXTPJH]

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

[@gowankommando]

It's 2020 and Looper still blows

[@Adamohh10]

You'll never guess what year it is now.

[@BlueMaxx86]

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

[@til_thasmokeclearz853]

looper was better than dredd

[@BlueMaxx86]

+Kevin Matta You think so? I just saw what they saw and that was the plothole of them shooting the wife when the rules were simple. No murders in the future. And some other things that could've been tweaked. I did enjoy the buildup of the big bad and how all things were cured in time. I feel Dredd was so true to the comic. It was simple, yet could've lead to a deeper sequel. As far as action films go, at least.

[@til_thasmokeclearz853]

+Maladaptive Daydreamer I haven't read the comics of dredd so I wont comment on them the film was solid tho.. as for looper I naturally go into every type of sci-fi or fantasy story knowing there will be plot holes so they ddnt really bother me much. wat I did like ( the character development, visual style, action, acting, overall fun level) outweighed the rest. thats just me tho

[@BlueMaxx86]

Kevin Matta Fair. I still kind of enjoyed Interstellar despite the horrendous plothole. Heh.

[@til_thasmokeclearz853]

Maladaptive Daydreamer lol I never saw interstellar..what was the plothole?

[@roskelld]

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.

[@FabulousFab72]

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

[@Sammo212]

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.

[@DrewSew]

I love how Mike's actor comparison proofs are always accompanied by a sound effect under his own sound effect.

[@Marrikable]

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.

[@SSD_Penumbra]

Plus it's an allegory for 1980's Thatcher's Britain. A nightmare where everyone's a criminal because the laws are so fucked and the cops are brutal.

[@V4Now]

AGM_Flatline considering what you read and see on the news false and excessive imprisonment historically, it's not that farfetched. :/

[@SSD_Penumbra]

Trust me, 80s Britain was basically Mega City 1. Crime ran rampant, daily protests or riots for the stupidest of things, the onset of possible nuclear war and baton-happy cops who would split your head wide open as soon as look at you. Imagine Dredd with a bat.

[@q1q2q23]

This thread has aged well

[@jontspam4134]

Little mentioned, but writer/ creator John Wagner grew up in Philadelphia until the age of twelve, I suspect it made an impact on him. Oh and artist/ creator Carlos Ezquerra was born and raised in fascist Spain, that might have had something to do with it.

[@fl00d69]

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

[@EggBastion]

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

[@Gorbgorbenson]

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.

[@bodasactra]

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

[@MunchinOnDew]

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

[@themroc8231]

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.

[@Lasermannen]

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

[@derman077]

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!

[@crom666doom]

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.

[@MyNothing001]

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

[@CinemaRescored]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR FACE?!

[@fettfan91]

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

[@RyanMatejka]

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.

[@urokhai1270]

"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".

[@Absolynth]

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

[@vineethonkan]

Mr plinkett says it much better imo.

[@on0the0lamb]

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

[@MegaMacReal]

Wet market stroganoff.

[@somika87]

1 year after you made that comment and unfortunately we're getting closer and closer to what you wrote.

[@makasete30]

@@somika87 then we are all well and truly fucked.

[@jeremyking9108]

That ending is gold.

[@yak6896]

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.

[@Ne0nBlueAp0calypse]

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.

[@alphatrion4365]

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.

[@elktreeproductions]

Safe to say this video subverted my expectations

[@martincann5052]

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

[@Hyperdriveuk]

I could never re-watch looper due to that very obvious plot oversight... I mean it was so dumb... I laughed out loud in the cinema! It's like WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK! Dredd was 10x better.

[@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler]

wow looking back who could have ever predicted Jay and Mr. Plinketts Gay Wedding

[@TheDive99]

Dredd is love. Dredd is life.

[@davideleuterius6465]

dred... ESTHALAW

[@AlejandroSilva-mr7yy]

@@davideleuterius6465 this

[@davideleuterius6465]

@@AlejandroSilva-mr7yy Holy shit I was happy back then and I had people who loved me thank you for the necrocomment

[@crisppoint]

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

[@thetuesday]

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

[@shawnberry760]

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

[@atomicskull6405]

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.

[@oh-him]

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

[@stvbrsn]

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.

[@jpgduff]

stvbrsn You see Dredd without his helmet loads in 2000A.D. - mind you, he's always covered in bandages and stuff instead so...😆

[@dreadfuldeadlinesessaytuto3892]

Man, I can't believe this video is 7 years old. Time has flown!

[@Randinator]

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

[@MutantMuffinfilms]

Looper and Dredd were freaking AWESOME! Jay and Mike nailed both of these on the head.

[@pr9039]

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

[@adamlouis3725]

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

[@JohnnyElectronaut]

I love you guys.

[@Constantine-316]

Just saw Dredd, it was cool as fuck

[@footsoldier857]

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.

[@chazdoit]

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

[@Shozb0t]

Did not care for Looper--especially the dismemberment scene. During that entire scene I was acutely aware that the victim could have been killed easily at any moment (because his younger self was being held captive). There must have been a reason that they needed him alive. They were luring him to a specific location to do . . . what? Then I realized that they must want his final gold payment. Why not? Everybody likes extra gold. Then when he finally got there . . . they simply shot him. What!!! They could have killed him at any moment. They weren't using him to set an example, either--nobody witnessed his demise. That scene completely ruined the movie for me. Sorry.

[@mightisright]

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

[@rikosaikawa9024]

I taught myself vcr repair. My dad gave me two broken vcrs and said to make one work.

[@todo9633]

Re-watching this the video and sound quality are crazy good for 2012.

[@frankstone8930]

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

[@noahlogue]

Saw both of these in theaters loved em

[@TheRealRodent]

Weirdly you talked about Verhoeven and then brought this up at 26:55 ... Verhoeven grew up in WWII, and at age 4, during the night, his town would get bombed by the Nazis... and he'd be sleeping in a basement to try to keep safe... and he's said that the following morning he would be stepping over the mutilated bodies of his neighbours in the street as he walked to school at 7am the following day. So I wanna add: Kids who see violence and blood and guts also become the best movie directors in history.

[@rainsoakedpuppy]

Ok, that split/freeze frame at the end... SERIOUSLY got my attention.

[@Josh-lx6xx]

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

[@Wondertruffle]

"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.

[@TheSporkenator]

March Madness?

[@godofspacetime333]

Predestination: you can break it down completely and it still holds up. But yeah Primer is impenetrable.

[@gutspraygore]

Watch whatever whenever. That looks exactly like my parent's VCR when I was a kid. Jeez. I watched Dark Crystal over and over on that thing.

[@ronwood788]

Most accurately depicted future goes to Children of men, yea it's not that far ahead, but the subtlety of it all and also the idea that we'd kind of plateaued in technology makes it more real and that the only big difference would be that things are stylized differently, but that could be diminished.