Judge Dredd -- Movie Review #JPMN
• Judge Dredd (1995) -- Inconsistent and ridiculous, but charming, 5/10. SIGN UP for your free Netflix trial: http://www.Netflix.com/Jogwheel SAVE $10 on MoviePass: http://www.MoviePass.com/Jogwheel TWEET a review with the #JPMN hashtag, and have it featured! WATCH full episodes, every Friday night: http://bit.ly/JogJPMN ~~ Movie Night Reviews ~~ Incorporating viewer comments and tweets, your host and film critic Jonathan Paula reviews everything from opening day releases, recent DVDs, upcoming trailers, and classics from years past. Along with your votes, each film is scored on the "Rate-O-Matic" for a 1-10 ranking. A "Five Word Summary" quickly encapsulates each review while "Factor Facts" highlight a film's best and worst features in ten key categories. Each "Quick Review" is an excerpt from a full episode, which air on the JPizzle1122 channel every Friday, November through May. Born in February 1986, Jonathan Paula is a professional YouTuber and creator of the hit web series, "Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?". In April 2006 he founded Jogwheel Productions, a new media production company that specializes in web video. He has been reviewing films since 2003, and professionally since 2009. Jon graduated from Emerson College in 2008 with a degree in Television Production / Radio Broadcasting. He currently lives in Rockingham, NH with his wife Rebecca. ~~ Links ~~ Twitter --------------------- http://bit.ly/JonTW Facebook ---------------- http://bit.ly/JonFBFan Main Channel ----------- http://bit.ly/Jogwheel 2nd Channel ------------ http://bit.ly/JonWorld Movie Night Show ----- http://bit.ly/JogJPMN FAQ Video --------------- http://bit.ly/JogFAQv T-Shirts ------------------- http://bit.ly/JogStore ~~ Technical ~~ Created by ------ Jonathan Paula Camera ---------- Panasonic HMC-150 Microphone ----- Sennheiser ME 66 Software --------- Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Computer ------- http://bit.ly/JAV010 • Jogwheel Productions © 2013 • ~~ Review Script ~~ Released in June of 1995, this science-fiction action thriller by director Danny Cannon made only $20 million in profit against its sizable $90-million dollar budget. Opening with a montage of old comic book covers, as if to remind folks this picture is indeed an adaptation of an existing character. James Earl Jones dutifully narrates a expositional scroll that sets the scene for the morbid, criminal-infested society a thousand years in the future. Backed by Alan Silvestri's wonderful score than is frankly too good for the material, this 96-minute picture rather expertly combines models, animation, and paintings showcasing a lush and intriguing future: where the traditional justice system has been replaced by a single position known as "Judges" - the most dedicated of whom is the title character, played by Sylvester Stallone. Yelling silly dialogue with his trademark slur, he does a fine job of puffing out his chest and looking menacing, but he seems to portray the iconic role with a bit of a chip on his shoulder: and die-hard fans of the franchise reacted harshly to Dredd removing his helmet, something the comic book character never did. From the goofy and flashy outfits, to the 4:3 TV monitors, and the voice-activated weapons, much of this future seems curiously clumsy and backwards: but the R-rated adventure plays things fast and loose enough that you never have time to complain. As the comedic foil, and buddy-protagonist, SNL-alum Rob Schneider is an interesting casting choice, but it pays off - his jokes are occasionally funny, and he's the only person in the film that audiences can actually relate to: a reformed criminal down-on-his-luck looking for a second chance. Armand Assante chews-through the scenery as the unblinking villain, professing his case, " Guilt and innocence is a matter of timing." Meanwhile, Stallone, who "earned" a Golden Raspberry nomination for "Worst Actor" famously remarked on the film, "we shouldn't have tried to make it "Hamlet"; it's more "Hamlet And Eggs". The set pieces are grand and impressive, especially a fly-over sequence of the film's biggest "mega city" area: but why must the climatic fist-fight take place inside the Statue Of Liberty's head? Besides being completely unmotivated and unexplained, it just seems pointless, however cool the visual imagery of it is. Between the corny catchphrases, sub-par acting - there's actually a great deal of fun here, if you shut your mind off... at least on an initial viewing. "Judge Dredd", "Inconsistent and ridiculous , but charming". ~
