2012 was a landmark year in the history of superhero movies.
The genre was thriving, but a newDreddfilm managed to slip by largely unnoticed when it debuted in September.
Yet,Dreddlanded with little impact, and theprospects of sequelswere scrapped.
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Urban carries this burden on his shoulders and elevates Dredds gruffness beyond its inherent machismo.
The narrow failure is enough to spark tension between the two.
so you can dispense with his lethal capabilities, Dredd must have zero doubts that his opponent is guilty.
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It’s one of the rare superhero movies thats conscious of collateral damage.
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Andersons ability to read thoughts challenges her mentors worldview.
It also distinguishes their investigative tactics.
Dredd can gruffly act like a hard-boiled detective, but Anderson can coax answers out of reluctant witnesses.
The kills inDreddare gruesome to the point of absurdity, withexplosive massacresandgruesome dismembermentsthat descend into body horror.
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The most notable use of 3D comes from Slo-Mo, the addictive drug that Ma-Ma hooks her residents on.
It also makes some ofDredds most gruesome kills stick out in gruesome detail.
Who doesnt want to see Karl Urban literally blow off someones headto the tune of a somberJustin Bieberslow cover?
Based on the comic character created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, Dredd is a sci-fi action movie that stars Karl Urban as Judge Dredd, a law enforcement officer who can commute sentences as quickly as he issues them. Set in a dystopian New York-like city called Mega-City One, Dredd is tasked with hunting down a drug lord who controls a massive 200-story apartment complex named Ma-Ma, pushing a new addictive drug called “Slo-Mo” that has become widely used in the slums.
