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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Walt Disney Video
Salesrank: 9773
Released: August 19, 1998 |
| Our Price: $8.67 |
| Used Price: $4.98 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Big-screen superstar Sylvester Stallone powers this nonstop action hit that's loaded with amazing special effects! In a time when all-powerful and coldly efficient "Judges" act with the supreme authority of both the police force and legal system, Judge Dredd (Stallone) is the most feared law enforcer of them all. But when a former Judge (Armand Assante -- HOFFA) hatches a sinister plot to overthrow the government and eliminate the Judges, Dredd is framed for murder! Get ready for an explosive action-adventure thrill ride as Dredd does whatever it takes to restore justice!
Description of Judge Dredd:
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
Judge Dredd Reviews:
Where is the Blu-Ray Version? 
2009-12-01 - Judge Dredd is an awesome movie, but I wish they would make a Blu-Ray version. The action, characters, and plot are all great for this kind of movie.
prepare to be judged 
2009-08-17 - It would be impossible for me to sum up the love i have for this movie, organize that love into a linear written account, and then fit it all on the space provided here. What can possibly be said about the Judge? The whole premise is that in the future "One man is judge, jury, and executioner" and that one man is Stallone. Prepare yourself for a whirl-wind adventure packed full of witty one-liners from Stallone, Assante, and Shneider. A guaranteed delight to anyone who buys it. Highly recommend to anyone who considers their dvd collection to be worth a grain of salt.
Great Movie
2009-05-05 - I have loved this Movie since i was a teenager. I watched it over and over again. Stallone does a wonderful job playing Judge Dredd.
Cool
2008-11-20 - A lot of action, good movie to be a old school...Sylvester Stallone and Armand Assante could pass for brother they matched them up good...Rob Schneider is so hilarious..
Low grade sci-fi shooter 
2008-09-16 - 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.
