stellar_coyote wrote: ↑Mon Jul 22, 2024 5:22 am
Dredd and The Raid: Redemption make a great double feature. Both are gritty, action-packed and make great use of their claustrophobic settings, they both have a big action piece in a drug lab too. Though the former is based more on gunplay while the latter is directed towards martial arts.
One thing that always stands out to me is how well Karl Urban acted not just with most of his face concealed but wearing Dredd's trademark scowl for the whole of the film. It takes a special kind of talent to display touches of emotion while playing a stoic character. There's only a couple of times when his voice breaks away from his normal rasp but rewatches show the little inflections he gives here and there. Proving there's a lot more depth and emotionality than you'd get from the standard action hero.
A shame there wasn't a proper sequel. At least The Raid got one.
Karl joked that he had a sticky note inside the helmet
Riedquat wrote: ↑Sun Jul 28, 2024 10:28 pm
I'm just struggling to get over the main page at the moment. Dredd and My Little Pony right next to each other is messing with my head!
