how is this compared to dredd 3d?
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Rarth_Boddomy — 13 years ago(January 22, 2013 12:09 PM)
It's being Directed but some guy nobody's ever heard of, which is when I started losing hope. To me, if a series gets abandoned by the original Director for the sequel(s), it probably won't be any good and will seem more like a parody of the original. The only exception I can think to this off the top of my head is Alien/Aliens, but even then Alien3 came about and it started to go downhill.
I could be wrong though, the guy could be a genius and it could turn out to be super awesome. Hopefully it will do, but it would be a surprise (a pleasant surprise nonetheless) if it turns out to be good. -
brendanfoy — 13 years ago(January 24, 2013 01:44 PM)
Hmm, I didn't realize there was a new director, let alone such an untested one. Never Back Down isn't a bad movie, it plays it safe and is formulaic, but at least it's not terrible. Still, Matthew Vaughn had done two excellent films (Layer Cake and Stardust) before directing the original Kickass, so this seems like a bit of a concern.
I guess all we can do is hope for the best and enjoy the original in the meantime. -
Rarth_Boddomy — 13 years ago(February 06, 2013 04:24 AM)
True, I guess there'll always be exceptions. I would have liked to see Matthew Vaughn back though, also I read the other day that the screenwriter for Kick-Ass, Jane Goldman, also isn't back for the sequel. I mean hopefully the new guy can pull it off but a lot of the charm of the original for me came down to how it was written (or adapted for the screen) and the well-handled mix of comedy/black humour and the more serious stuff, which I put down to Vaughn's Direction. Not to say that Jeff Wadlow won't be able to make it work for the sequel, I just think it'll be difficult to do the original justice.
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Smutsigschwein — 13 years ago(January 13, 2013 03:09 PM)
The Raid: Redemption:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_raid_redemption/
Tomatometer critics: 84%
audience: 87 %
http://www.imdb.com/board/11899353/
Ratings: 7.6/10 from 53,910 users
Metascore 73/100
Dredd:
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dredd/
Tomatometer critics: 77%
audience: 79 %
http://www.imdb.com/board/11343727/
Ratings: 7.2/10 from 52,527 users
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bribios — 13 years ago(January 17, 2013 04:16 PM)
Saw The Raid first, then Dredd. Enjoyed the hell out of both of them for slightly different reasons. I think I'd give the edge to Dredd, not just for the moral reasons since The Raid appears to be ripping off the story, but I feel like Dredd had a little more going for it. Take the unreal awesome hand to hand combat out of The Raid, and you're left with a good action movie, but one that's ultimately forgettable.
The story in Dredd was felt more solid, the acting was better, and the Slo-Mo scenes were outstanding (especially in an altered state).
All that said, both fantastic movies. Just please don't make the same mistake most people online seem to make in calling Dredd a rip off of The Raid. -
brendanfoy — 13 years ago(January 24, 2013 01:26 PM)
I personally enjoyed this movie much more than Dredd. I thought Dredd was decent, particularly the cinematography, but the action wasn't anywhere near as exciting as in The Raid. The Raid was intense from its gun fights to melee combat, while Dredd had very little melee combat and the gun fights weren't all that impressive to me despite the voice activated ammo.
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conanyouredevilish — 13 years ago(February 06, 2013 07:55 PM)
People compare the two because the basic premise and set up is the same. Law enforcement officers enter large building and find themselves trap inside fighting off wave after wave of enemies sent in by a crime lord.
However the big difference is that Dredd easily has more depth and substance to it while The Raid has more hand to hand action. First 1/3 of The Raid is all gun fighting then the next 2/3 is pretty much all close range combat. That's pretty much the big difference summed up. Though I could go into more details pointing out exactly how Dredd has more substance and the difference in action scenes.
That said I love both films alot but think Dredd is the better of the two films.
RIP AJ Cook's career. Her career dies everytime she's on the sh#t known as Criminal Minds.