I’ve never read Dredd comics nor have I seen the Stallone movie, so have nothing to compare with.
I vaguely remember this movie wasnt appreciated much when it came out, but with the rise of The Boys, it got re-evaluation.
It is 90s level of brutal, I give it that, flayed bodies and brains scattered all around.
Also, it has a way of depicting drug use, slow mo and bright colours.
Another interesting decision is that Dredd wears the signature helmet, but Rookie doesn’t, because she relies on her psychic powers.
Storywise, this is basically Raid all over again, minus silat. A huge slum building on lockdown trapping two policemen trying to arrest a criminal, all gangs hunting for them.
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I found second dredd kinda meh.
it’s okay, but there is no place for setting/world and it’s just an action movie in a building.
not a bad movie, but would be better with some random title.
Maybe because I don’t know much about the world, I found it kind of on point. As Dredd puts it, “just another day”. They don’t lecture you about Patriarchy or Capitalism or anything like that.