Product Description

In a future world where Judges hold the authority of police and the legal system, a former judge plots an overthrow of the government and battles against Dredd (Stallone) in his efforts.
Genre: Feature Film-Action/Adventure
Rating: R
Release Date: 3-SEP-2002
Media Type: DVD

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7604 in DVD
• Brand: STALLONE,SYLVESTER
• Released on: 1998-08-19
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English, French
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 96 minutes

Amazon.com
Judge Dredd is one of those movies that doesn't have a brain of its own, so it can only rip off a lot of ingredients from other, better movies. It's a mishmash of Blade Runner, Total Recall, and The Road Warrior, with a dash of Star Wars tossed in for good measure. As if that weren't enough, it's got Sylvester Stallone, who seems to be the only one in the movie who's in on the game and knows it's all a sci-fi scam. Like The Fifth Element a few years later, Judge Dredd depicts a futuristic megalopolis packed with crowded vertical overgrowth and rampant commerce, where anarchy reigns supreme. Violent "block wars" are fought by lawless citizens with machine guns, and Judge Dredd (Stallone) is one of the city's heavily armed policemen, given free rein to judge and execute the perpetrators of violence. But Dredd himself is subjected to judgment and swift justice when his own gun is identified in the murder of a prominent TV reporter, forcing him to do whatever he can to clear his name. Diane Lane plays his partner in crime-fighting and romance, and Rob Schneider provides juvenile comic relief as Dredd's streetwise sidekick. Impressive special effects are on vivid display, and the movie's fun for what it's worth. Lower your expectations and you just might enjoy it. --Jeff Shannon

From The New Yorker
In the third millennium, the world will consist of endless tracts of nothingness dotted with megacities-strongholds crammed with violent, hopeless humanity. In 1995, meanwhile, the director Danny Cannon has made a movie that consists of endless tracts of nothingness dotted with mini-characters-strongmen damned to violent, hopeless inanity. In one of the year's more predictable casting decisions, Sylvester Stallone plays Judge Dredd, the lawmaker with the most fearsome reputation and the most ridiculous motorbike. He is worshipped by another judge (Diane Lane) and loathed by his brother (Armand Assante). Considering that the movie was adapted from comic books, the least we should expect is a juicy battle between good and evil, but the conflict is, in fact, a matter of fine distinctions between shades of Fascism. Whenever you sit back and try to enjoy the pop wizardry of the special effects, you catch sight of Dredd's epaulettes and think of Mussolini. -Anthony Lane
Copyright © 2006 The New Yorker

Customer Reviews

Low grade sci-fi shooter
This has some very entertaining moments but overall it's a mess. There are some great sequences and good special effects, but this is a very sloppy film.

jugde dredd
this is a real great movie, which was very good. i recommend this movie for the entire family from ages 6 to adult. real good movie to watch with the family and friends. i rate this movie 5-stars. enjoy this movie with action after action. bluewildcat1968........................

Seriously... Worst. Movie. Ever.
Everything about this movie was terrible. I am one who was familiar with the Dredd comics and could therefore appreciate the setting/costume/design/etc.

That all said... there is no justification for this film. Everything was terrible. Stallone - terrible. Schneider - terrible. Special effects - terrible. Plot twists - terrible (that moronic band of cannibals? Jesus.). That stupid robot - terrible.

In all honesty, this could be the worst movie I have ever seen. And I really dig sci-fi.