I'm sorry, SOMEONE had to make that statement.
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coolguyjames_nz — 12 years ago(January 23, 2014 09:12 PM)
For me, the main difference is that in Dredd the lead is a bastard who just doesn't care about human life. In The raid, they do what they have to.
Of course he does, why would he have that job if he didn't. He had a job and killed anyone that got in his way, basically anyone in that building was a crook or drugie that could pull a gun on him at any time. -
thunderztorm — 10 years ago(January 01, 2016 11:54 AM)
You do know that Dredd is judge, jury and executioner in a fascist society, right?
Whatever Dredd thinks is law. If Dredd thinks killing an innocent is the right thing to do, then it's the right thing to do.
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Zarathustras_Crown — 12 years ago(March 16, 2014 03:50 PM)
That's kind of Dredd though, that's what the character is like in the comics, he's not a nice guy, he's the type who basically has a job to do and will do that job regardless of who he has to go through to do it. Actually, if anything, Dredd the movie makes him a little nicer than the original characterhe's almost more of an anti-hero in the comics than a good guy.
+Charos+
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cyberdynesystems101 — 11 years ago(April 23, 2014 09:55 AM)
Actually, if anything, Dredd the movie makes him a little nicer than the original character.
Case in point, Dredd didn't arrest the homeless guy for loitering in front of Peach Trees and gave him a warning to be gone before he gets back. In the comics, Dredd would have gave the guy a few months in the cubes right there (though in his case it probably wouldn't be bad).
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vicky_lc2001 — 10 years ago(March 13, 2016 07:41 PM)
For me the main difference are the fight scenes. The Raid was more raw, brutal, and stripped down whereas Dredd had a lot of gadgets and fancy artillery. I liken The Raid to the Bourne films whereas Dredd is more like a Bond film.
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Switcher1972 — 12 years ago(January 29, 2014 01:35 PM)
No offense, but the script for 2012's "Dredd" was written waaaay before the completion of "The Raid" (BTW, a solid 8/10 iMDB rating for me - "Dredd" has less, but for reasons which do not include the way action scenes are handed).
The fact is : they don't talk about the same thing. And no one can imagine Dredd do martial arts stuff at this rate (or you do not know "Dredd" - the comics).
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Zarathustras_Crown — 12 years ago(March 16, 2014 03:54 PM)
Don't really see why I would need to pick one or the other, they're totally different flicks with way different stylesone is essentially a flashy martial arts action flick and the other is an interpretation of a futuristic comic book characterit's kind of like comparing The X-Files to Law & Order because both happen to have law enforcement involved
Both Dredd and The Raid were bloody awesome in my opinion
+Charos+
"I have often laughed at weaklings
who thought themselves good because
they had no claws." -
koffeenkreame41-1 — 11 years ago(May 22, 2014 11:55 PM)
Both Dredd and The Raid were bloody awesome in my opinion
^^This. Both are very similar being in a locked place, people under the orders of the kingpin to take out the cops but aside from the fight scenes, they're quite different. I still enjoyed both films quite a bit. Dredd is more action film, while The Raid is more of martial arts/action film, both are very badass though, I think TRR had more "HOLY SH*T" moments especially with their fight scenes.
"I am the ultimate badass, you do not wanna*beep*wit me!"- Hudson in Aliens.