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June 21, 2012

Did We Need a Judge Dredd Reboot? Apparently Some Thought We Did.
— Ace

Well, science fiction, dystopia, and guns. I guess I'll see it.

Trailer below. The initial tones you hear sound a lot like Vangelis' score for Blade Runner, which shouldn't be a concern, because plainly the entire project is derivative anyway.

Starring McCoy from Star Trek and Queen Cersie from Game of Thrones.

Posted by: Ace at 12:21 PM | Comments (153)
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1 Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.

Posted by: steevy at June 21, 2012 12:22 PM (Xb3hu)

2 Maybe this will be, what's the word I'm looking for, oh, yes, good. That.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 12:25 PM (VtjlW)

3 Dammit, Jim...

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 21, 2012 12:26 PM (v1ZA4)

4 At least I don't see any Rob Schneider in this one.

Posted by: taylork at June 21, 2012 12:26 PM (ppNDn)

If it doesn't have Armand Assante, then I'm not interested.

I liked the original. It wasn't anything great, but it wasn't awful.

Not sure why a remake was needed. It looks like the entire movie will involve two judges trying to get through a building to an end boss. That sounds more like a level of a video game than a movie.

Posted by: Ben at June 21, 2012 12:27 PM (C2Y4l)

6 Maybe this will be, what's the word I'm looking for, oh, yes, good. That.

De-Stalloning it couldn't hurt.

Posted by: eleven at June 21, 2012 12:28 PM (KXm42)

7 Judgement? Judgment?

Posted by: lorien1973 at June 21, 2012 12:28 PM (0tkqC)

8 Well, Stallone's Dredd was crap so this has a low bar to clear.

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at June 21, 2012 12:28 PM (dL9LY)

9 ..though I can't say I'm too thrilled by the Christian Bale Batman rasp the new Dredd has going on.

Posted by: taylork at June 21, 2012 12:28 PM (ppNDn)

10 and Queen Cersie from Game of Thrones.

*squirt*

Posted by: Jaime Lannister at June 21, 2012 12:28 PM (6pdLi)

11 Looks more like a remake of Robocop 2 with their Nuke drug than anything. Would be awesome if that robot was in it. And Queen Cercei seems to be trying to do her Keira Knightley impersonation.

Posted by: NJRob at June 21, 2012 12:29 PM (FVp26)

12 They should've cast Judge Judy as the lead.

Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at June 21, 2012 12:30 PM (JxMoP)

13 It looks like a video game.

Posted by: Alex at June 21, 2012 12:30 PM (rRR+a)

14 Cool, maybe the Military Cops in Brazil will get to update their uniforms

Posted by: Jean, team dagny at June 21, 2012 12:30 PM (WkuV6)

15 Starring McCoy from Star Trek and Queen Cersie from Game of Thrones.

Who? Who? And what?

Posted by: lorien1973 at June 21, 2012 12:31 PM (0tkqC)

16
how about a MANIMAL movie?

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 21, 2012 12:31 PM (9Q7Nu)

17 >>>It looks like a video game. I want a Kinect compatible video game that lets me shout "I am the law" constantly and get a reaction.

Posted by: taylork at June 21, 2012 12:31 PM (ppNDn)

18 Looks like a ripoff of The Raid: Redemption. Cops have to fight up through each floor of a tall building while head villain taunts them and eggs on henchmen.

Posted by: steve_in_hb at June 21, 2012 12:31 PM (0uIm+)

19 McCoy? DeForest Kelley is playing Dredd?

He's dead Jim.

Posted by: Buzzsaw at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (tf9Ne)

..though I can't say I'm too thrilled by the Christian Bale Batman rasp

I find the Bale bits of Dark Knight sans Joker to be unwatchable due to the Batman Voice. Well, okay, not unwatchable so much as hilarious.

My Joker cut of Dark Knight is so much better. A lot shorter too.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (VtjlW)

21 All I know is that the Dark Knight Rises better not suck or this year will be a total loss.

Posted by: Ben at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (C2Y4l)

22 It's Philadelphia, Southside Chicago-- Detroit!

Posted by: tasker at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (r2PLg)

23 They should've cast Judge Judy as the lead.

That woman need to be smacked hard. Srsly. Power mad old fucking crone.

Posted by: eleven at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (KXm42)

24 2 Maybe this will be, what's the word I'm looking for, oh, yes, good. That.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 04:25 PM (VtjlW)

At least in the trailer he's never without his helmet. Which I guess is something that is consistent with the original comic.

Posted by: buzzion at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (GULKT)

25 How great would it be if Stallone played McCoy in the Star Trek movie? Pretty great, that's how. That way, you could get Brian Dennehy to be a Klingon.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (v1ZA4)

26
How about a space alien invasion movie based on the game ~~Connect Four~~ Hungry Hungry Hippos?

Posted by: Soothsayer at June 21, 2012 12:32 PM (9Q7Nu)

27 What about JUDGE DRUDGE?

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 21, 2012 12:33 PM (MCDCp)

@20

Alex I agree. The Bale raspy voice is ridiculous. It's okay when he's saying one or two words, but when he's giving a speech like he did at the end of TDK, it was a bit much.

Posted by: Ben at June 21, 2012 12:33 PM (C2Y4l)

29 Looks like paradise compared to the dystopia of Ameritopia circa 2012.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 21, 2012 12:33 PM (MCDCp)

how about a MANIMAL movie?

Don't forget Misfits of Science.

Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (JxMoP)

How old is the original?

Mr. TiFW and I are ALWAYS saying "I am duh law!" a la Stallone whenever the occasion warrants it.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (0xqzf)

32 Damnit Jim, I'm a doctor not some wannabe Stallone impersonator!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (f9c2L)

33 That would be Karl Urban, aka Ã‰omer from The Lord of the Rings.

Posted by: I R A Darth Aggie © at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (1hM1d)

34 I love me some Karl Urban, but do we REALLY need Judge Dredd again? Sheesh. And anyway, his lovely face will be covered by that helmet the whole movie, unless they fuck up like the Stallone version and have him take it off.

Posted by: MWR, Proud Tea(rrorist) Party Hobbit and ABO Supporter at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (4df7R)

35 As long as they don't have all the fuckers in the highrise selling the drugs labeled conservatives, I'm sure I'll watch it at some point and not get pissed off.

Posted by: © Sponge at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (UK9cE)

Looks like a ripoff of The Raid: Redemption.

This! I did love The Raid, it had tons of fun with the concept and wasn't trying to be more than it was.

Speaking of movies, I finally got around to seeing Attack The Block. I liked it quite a bit more than I expected and I thought the whole political/socio-economic stuff was more even handed than I expected.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (VtjlW)

37 I vote Judge Dredd for bus monitor.

Posted by: make my day at June 21, 2012 12:34 PM (HOOye)

38 That helmet may work in the comics but it looks fucking goofy when a person actually wears it. Outside of Britain, is there a demand for a 2000AD comic adaptation? Seriously, is there a superhero shortage in America?
"The judgment is death."- movie critics discussing Judge Dredd

Posted by: Sean at June 21, 2012 12:35 PM (Zb2v+)

39 That way, you could get Brian Dennehy to be a Klingon. Posted by: Dr. Varno
.......
Which would put at least 2 or 3 more costumers to work! Stimulus!!!!

Posted by: Chi-Town Jerry at June 21, 2012 12:35 PM (f9c2L)

40 At least in the trailer he's never without his helmet. Which I guess is something that is consistent with the original comic.

And I was just about to ask why they showed Dredd's spunky sidekick's face, but not his.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 21, 2012 12:35 PM (6pdLi)

41 A great moment in Joker/Batman history... http://scoamf.us/vZ

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 21, 2012 12:36 PM (cxomr)

How about a space alien invasion movie based on the game Connect Four Hungry Hungry Hippos?

I'll admit it, I would watch the hell out of that.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 12:36 PM (VtjlW)

43 Barack Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable tyrant.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at June 21, 2012 12:37 PM (8y9MW)

44 slowmo? so that's what joey b is on.......

Posted by: phoenixgirl, team dagny at June 21, 2012 12:39 PM (Ho2rs)

45 Judge Dredd was a pretty good dystopian comic, back in the late 90's. What Stallone did to it should have gotten him shot.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at June 21, 2012 12:39 PM (8y9MW)

46 What we really need is a Toxic Avenger reboot. Box office gold, I'm tellin' ya.

Posted by: sandy burger at June 21, 2012 12:42 PM (k0pNf)

47 >>How about a space alien invasion movie based on the game Hungry Hungry Hippos?

Or Cootie.

Followed by Cootie vs Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Which should get me the director cred for my Chutes and Ladders trilogy.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 21, 2012 12:42 PM (ZKzrr)

48 looks good. looks like a better story too.

Posted by: Ron Fucking Swanson at June 21, 2012 12:43 PM (KHo8t)

Unfinished projects often use "borrowed" soundtracks in the trailers. They have to put something in there, and it has to be something they don't have to pay and arm and a leg to use.

The actual movie will have its own soundtrack, no doubt something significantly less melodic than Vangelis' stuff.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 21, 2012 12:43 PM (TOk1P)

50 Oh dear......

Posted by: Ma Bell at June 21, 2012 12:44 PM (uVuwp)

51 All this money and Hollywood still can't come up with something original in SciFi.

1) I maintain that "The Fifth Element" was the last original SciFi movie. Either I haven't seen it or there really hasn't been one since.

2) Alan Dean Foster has written what I think have been some pretty good SciFi. If you haven't read it, his "The Damned" series is pretty cool. The bad guys are communists-like mind controlers, while the good aliens are capitalists. The humans are killing machines in a good way.

Posted by: RoyalOil at June 21, 2012 12:44 PM (kSaUf)

52 How about a DIY series on interior decorating hosted by Aquaman?

Posted by: Cicero at June 21, 2012 12:44 PM (272s8)

53 OT -Texas bank suing to have Dodd-Frank ruled unconstitutional.

http://preview.tinyurl.com/c3lzap5

Posted by: Laughing in Texas at June 21, 2012 12:45 PM (dL9LY)

54 They need to stop using that DOOOOOOoooooooooooshhhhhhhhzzzzz (sp?) sound effect. It's getting really annoying. Also, I really liked Karl Urban in Red.

Posted by: Rex Harrison's Hat at June 21, 2012 12:45 PM (4136b)

55 As long as it doesn't lecture proggy style.

Posted by: davidt at June 21, 2012 12:45 PM (eS/uo)

56 OT -Texas bank suing to have Dodd-Frank ruled unconstitutional.

I saw that. That's awesome.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at June 21, 2012 12:45 PM (8y9MW)

57 2) Alan Dean Foster has written what I think have been some pretty good SciFi. If you haven't read it, his "The Damned" series is pretty cool. The bad guys are communists-like mind controlers, while the good aliens are capitalists. The humans are killing machines in a good way.

Posted by: RoyalOil at June 21, 2012 04:44 PM (kSaUf)

And THAT'S why it'll never be made into a movie.

Posted by: © Sponge at June 21, 2012 12:46 PM (UK9cE)

58 LAAAAAAAAAWWW http://tinyurl.com/ye52dcm

Posted by: buzzion at June 21, 2012 12:46 PM (GULKT)

59 no interest in this, so I'll change the subject:

For the first 10 years of our marriage, Barack and I lived in an apartment in my hometown of Chicago.

The winters there can be pretty harsh, but no matter how snowy or icy it got, Barack would head out into the cold -- shovel in hand -- to dig my car out before I went to work.

In all our years of marriage, he's always looked out for me. Now, I see that same commitment every day to you and to this country.

The only way we'll win this election is if we can rely on one another like that, all the way to November 6th. Barack is working hard, but he can't do this alone -- he needs your help.

does anyone believe any of this?

Posted by: mallfly at June 21, 2012 12:47 PM (bJm7W)

60 Baraka wouldn't know which end of a shovel goes down.

Posted by: Cicero at June 21, 2012 12:48 PM (272s8)

61 The first one sucked so why not try again?

Aren't they also rebooting, as you kids say, Total Recall? That too, was suck-a-licious.

Posted by: Dang at June 21, 2012 12:48 PM (Ky1+e)

62 Well I can believe they lived in an apartment. But an apartment with a driveway, or street parking? Nah, don't buy it.

Posted by: blaster at June 21, 2012 12:49 PM (7vSU0)

63 Aren't they also rebooting, as you kids say, Total Recall? That too, was suck-a-licious.

Posted by: Dang at June 21, 2012 04:48 PM (Ky1+e)

Quaid, start the reactor!

Posted by: Cuato at June 21, 2012 12:49 PM (v+QvA)

64 Aren't they also rebooting, as you kids say, Total Recall?

Yes, they are. I've heard (though I'll believe it when I see it) that it's supposed to be closer to the (Philip K Dick?) source material.

Posted by: AllenG (Dedicated Tenther) Channelling Breitbart at June 21, 2012 12:50 PM (8y9MW)

65 does anyone believe any of this?

In the unlikely event that's accurate, Barack was probably just trying to get her out of the house so he could choom it up in peace.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 21, 2012 12:51 PM (6pdLi)

What we really need is a Toxic Avenger reboot. Box office gold, I'm tellin' ya.

There was a plan to do that. As a PG-13 movie.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 12:51 PM (VtjlW)

67 And I was just about to ask why they showed Dredd's spunky sidekick's face, but not his.

That's partly because Dredd (according to the original artist) is Clint Eastwood, and you spoil the joke if you show the entire face.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at June 21, 2012 12:52 PM (bjRNS)

68 noticed on Yahoo news: what the f*** is wrong with this guy?

"The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care law within the next week, and House Speaker John Boehner has issued a pre-emptive warning to fellow House Republicans if parts of the law are struck down: Forget about celebrating.

In a memo sent to his entire caucus Friday, Boehner warned members not to gloat over what most Republicans would see as a victory."

Posted by: mallfly at June 21, 2012 12:53 PM (bJm7W)

69 mallfly - So he's a hero for digging out his wife's car when it snowed. For doing what every husband does. Christ, I used to dig my wife's car out and then get together with some other neighborhood guys and shovel the walk/dig out the car of the elderly widow on our block. Guess I'm some kind of demi-god.

Posted by: steve_in_hb at June 21, 2012 12:53 PM (0uIm+)

70 Coming this Fall: Liam Neeson in Last Action Hero- The Prequel.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at June 21, 2012 12:53 PM (SY2Kh)

71 So the shrinking attention span means we'll get reboots more often as people fail to remember the movie the first time it came out so it can be redone?

This used to take 40-50 years didn't it?

Posted by: gekkobear at June 21, 2012 12:54 PM (X0NX1)

72 So the shrinking attention span means we'll get reboots more often as people fail to remember the movie the first time it came out so it can be redone?

This used to take 40-50 years didn't it?

It took them three tries to get the Maltese Falcon right.

Posted by: Meiczyslaw at June 21, 2012 12:54 PM (bjRNS)

Coming this Fall: Liam Neeson in Last Action Hero- The Prequel.

If they release Liam Neeson in Reading The Phone Book, I'm there.

Posted by: alexthechick - SMOD 2012 at June 21, 2012 12:55 PM (VtjlW)

74 I heard they are rebooting Robocop too so there's that. Robocop is nature's most perfect movie, it is the like the bacon of movies. And they seek to redo it. {Spit}

Posted by: blaster at June 21, 2012 12:55 PM (7vSU0)

75 "They Live" needs a remake.
With Will Smith as the lead, and Shia Labeoueif as the guy he wrestles for half an hour.

Posted by: wooga at June 21, 2012 12:55 PM (vjyZP)

76 Good gravy! This looks terrible. I'm sorry that helmet just looks ridiculous. I predict a tepid $11.6 million opening and then a quick death.

Posted by: Codec717 at June 21, 2012 12:55 PM (bMlVI)

77 I smell an Oscar.

Posted by: Dr Spank at June 21, 2012 12:55 PM (I/Xad)

78 And, re Robocop reboot: Bitches leave.

Posted by: blaster at June 21, 2012 12:56 PM (7vSU0)

79 considering the how cool the Judge Dredd ip is and how bad the original movie just shit all over it, Dredd seriously needed a reboot. Not saying this film will nail it but I've got no problem at all in having another try

Posted by: The Dude at June 21, 2012 12:56 PM (tw6Ar)

80 Barack Obama shoveling snow? I'd pay a dollar to see that!

Posted by: Guy from Robocop commercial at June 21, 2012 12:56 PM (eS/uo)

81 Im still waiting for a pg-13 version of care bears / my little ponies mashup

Posted by: Chris at June 21, 2012 12:57 PM (aKmoL)

82 "They Live" needs a remake.
With Will Smith as the lead, and Shia Labeoueif as the guy he wrestles for half an hour.Posted by: wooga

Ghey Live?

Posted by: weft cut-loop [/i] [/b] at June 21, 2012 12:57 PM (famk3)

83 That movie looks seriously underfunded. Filmed in a bunch of abandoned warehouses and factories in glorious SuckoVision. The fact that I'll probably go see it pisses me off.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2012 12:57 PM (54vf8)

84 I look forward to Liam Neeson's next project : Taken by Unknowns.

Posted by: Dr Spank at June 21, 2012 12:57 PM (I/Xad)

85 Did they give away the ending in the trailer?

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 21, 2012 12:58 PM (bxiXv)

86 Oh my!

Prerecorded news = big embarrassment

http://politi.co/L90oBR

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 21, 2012 12:58 PM (piMMO)

87 I mean, not like we wouldn't know, but still.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 21, 2012 12:58 PM (bxiXv)

88 GAME. OF. THRONES! (THE BOOKS ARE GREAT)

Posted by: Max Power at June 21, 2012 12:58 PM (q177U)

89 In a memo sent to his entire caucus Friday, Boehner warned members
not to gloat over what most Republicans would see as a victory."
Posted by: mallfly

I can see the dem commercial. Slow motion of republicans celebrating interspersed with old people in nursing homes and children in hospitals - dying on the floor.

Posted by: Dang at June 21, 2012 12:59 PM (Ky1+e)

90 Ok, Kingslayer, enough with the twincest-thingy.

BTW, I can't watch "300" any more without picturing Gorgo slurring with a drink, and thinking about those bloody eye-brows.

I did see the original JD in a theater with a bunch of kiddies in line to watch "Babe". Damn, I am such a loser.

Posted by: auscolpyr at June 21, 2012 12:59 PM (BwDfs)

91 Sorry, I haven't liked anything Liam Neeson has done since Darkman.

Posted by: BurtTC at June 21, 2012 12:59 PM (TOk1P)

92 I think I liked this movie better when it was called 'The Raid' and starred Indonesian action stars.

Posted by: troyriser at June 21, 2012 12:59 PM (vtiE6)

93 Not sure why a remake was needed. It looks like the entire movie will involve two judges trying to get through a building to an end boss. That sounds more like a level of a video game than a movie.

Really? There is an entire, very profitable, franchise built around a Disney ride. A video game level is as intricately plotted as War and Peace by comparison.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2012 01:00 PM (6TB1Z)

94 Taken 2 trailer is up on the internets. Looks like more of the same. Only kickassier.

Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2012 01:00 PM (54vf8)

95 It took them three tries to get the Maltese Falcon right.

Yeah...remakes are nothing new. It's just been cranked up to Ludicrous Speed.

Posted by: eleven at June 21, 2012 01:01 PM (KXm42)

96 >>>What we really need is a Toxic Avenger reboot. Box office gold, I'm tellin' ya. Hey, Frank! Teenyboppers!!

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 21, 2012 01:01 PM (v1ZA4)

97 Coming this Christmas, Sylvester Stallone stars in: Rocky 13th- Crystal Lake Showdown.

Posted by: Hollowpoint at June 21, 2012 01:01 PM (SY2Kh)

98 84 I look forward to Liam Neeson's next project : Taken by Unknowns.

Taken by Unknowns on Schindler's List.

Posted by: pep at June 21, 2012 01:02 PM (6TB1Z)

99 I get a kick out of movies where the wispy femme fatale kicks the living shit out of multimple muscle bound evil henchmen.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 21, 2012 01:03 PM (jucos)

100 >>This used to take 40-50 years didn't it?

They've remade the Three Musketeers in America about once every 20 years (the one with Gene Kelly was the best); it gets made about twice a decade if you count foreign and TV versions.

/nerd

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 21, 2012 01:03 PM (ZKzrr)

101 Maybe someone will remake "Sons of the Desert" with Rosie O`Donnell and Ellen Degenerate.

Posted by: mallfly at June 21, 2012 01:03 PM (bJm7W)

102 I look forward to Liam Neeson's next project : Taken by Unknowns.

Taken by Greys, for some alien ass-kicking.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 21, 2012 01:04 PM (6pdLi)

103 >>I look forward to Liam Neeson's next project : Taken by Unknowns.

He's not doing Known Dangerous Urinal?

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 21, 2012 01:05 PM (ZKzrr)

104 I also like most films where the big named star ducks and runs away from withering automatic weapons fire with nary a scratch. On to the next adventure.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 21, 2012 01:05 PM (jucos)

105 Disney just announced they're rebooting "John Carter" for next year. It'll be a musical. Starring Justin Bieber as Jonny Cartier. Working title: "One Less Lonely Princess of Mars"

Posted by: naturalfake at June 21, 2012 01:05 PM (54vf8)

106 Taken 2: The Takening Begins

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 21, 2012 01:06 PM (v1ZA4)

107 I find that hiding behind a stack of wooden pallets can protect you from even the largest caliber automatic weapons.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 21, 2012 01:07 PM (jucos)

108

Coming this fall to a theater near you:

Mr. Mom starring Alec Baldwin

Posted by: Ghost of Lee Atwater at June 21, 2012 01:07 PM (JxMoP)

109 Yeah, no one could make a good movie about someone trying to get through a building, fighting bad guys along the way. That would be a total flop, like Die Hard, if you've ever heard of it.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 21, 2012 01:08 PM (bxiXv)

110 The new taken movie is a prequel :

Taken 0.5 : Daddy's Never Home

Posted by: Dr Spank at June 21, 2012 01:09 PM (I/Xad)

111 and Queen Cersie from Game of Thrones. I always think of her as Queen Gorgo, because it will not be over quickly and you will not enjoy it.

Posted by: toby928© at June 21, 2012 01:09 PM (QupBk)

112 Judge Dredd, The Electric Boogaloo.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at June 21, 2012 01:10 PM (jucos)

113 Brian Dennehy? As a Kilngon? Pffft!!

Posted by: Moochelle, the salt creature with killer triceps at June 21, 2012 01:11 PM (MCDCp)

114 Off, Trek sock!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at June 21, 2012 01:11 PM (MCDCp)

115

How about a DIY series on interior decorating hosted by Aquaman?

I suppose that'd have to be teh Green Lantern, now that he's all ghey and stuff.

Where did all the normal superheroes go?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 21, 2012 01:12 PM (d0Tfm)

116 When is Aquaman: The Movie coming out?

Posted by: toby928© at June 21, 2012 01:13 PM (QupBk)

117 Aquaman II: The Love that Dare Not Speak It's Name

Posted by: toby928© at June 21, 2012 01:13 PM (QupBk)

118 Liam Neeson needs to do more Dark Man movies

Posted by: wooga at June 21, 2012 01:14 PM (vjyZP)

119 Disney just announced they're rebooting "John Carter" for next year.

It'll be a musical.

Starring Justin Bieber as Jonny Cartier.

*****

You know who this benefits?

This guy: https://twitter.com/MLauer

Posted by: Niedermeyer's Dead Horse at June 21, 2012 01:14 PM (piMMO)

120

When is Aquaman: The Movie coming out?

You missed Waterworld?

Posted by: BackwardsBoy at June 21, 2012 01:14 PM (d0Tfm)

121 >>Aquaman II: The Love that Dare Not Speak It's Name

Starring Troy McClure.

Posted by: HeatherRadish™ at June 21, 2012 01:15 PM (ZKzrr)

122 Isn't Judge Dredd tongue-in-cheek?

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 21, 2012 01:16 PM (tKFT6)

123 Aquaman III: The Blowfish Returns

Posted by: toby928© at June 21, 2012 01:19 PM (QupBk)

124 This will in fact be WORSE than the Stallone film, because that film at least did not take itself seriously. After all, it had Rob Schneider in it. This film however, just looks bad. As in direct to mail order video sci-fi bad.

Posted by: ravenshrike at June 21, 2012 01:20 PM (6InnB)

125
The original had one funny bit, an advertising 'droid that rolled around the streets chanting, "Eat Recycled Food! It's Great for the Environment, and It's OK for You!"

Oh, Stallone puffing out his changing and shouting, "I! AM! THE LAW!" was pretty amusing too.

Dare I hope that the reboot will have even that much humor?

Posted by: Brown Line at June 21, 2012 01:21 PM (t0FeC)

126 I like this trend! What we NEED is lots of these Hollywood types to become pretty much destitute. " Will direct for food", would look awesome on a piece of cardboard!

Posted by: bigmike at June 21, 2012 01:21 PM (720QK)

127 Isn't Judge Dredd tongue-in-cheek?

Posted by: Adam Smith's Invisible Pimp Hand at June 21, 2012 05:16 PM (tKFT6)

yeah, especially with Judge Death and the Dark Judges

Posted by: The Dude at June 21, 2012 01:23 PM (tw6Ar)

128 As in direct to mail order video sci-fi bad.

Ace will still see it. In a theater. Somehow.

Posted by: eleven at June 21, 2012 01:24 PM (KXm42)

129
Just saw the trailer. My God. That looks so, so awful.

Posted by: Brown Line at June 21, 2012 01:24 PM (t0FeC)

130 I thought the review would be longer.

Posted by: cheetah at June 21, 2012 01:25 PM (zXhtZ)

131 C'mon, it's Judge Dredd, more or less the 2000 AD version from UK comicdom.

Don't let the Sylvester Stallone clusterf*ck with Rob Schneider fool you. It's never going to win awards, but this is Dredd as he was meant to be. Plus, you can't go wrong with this: "I AM THE LAW!"

Posted by: Jason B at June 21, 2012 01:26 PM (m2kcG)

132 And it looks like they ripped the plot off from Robocop 2.

Posted by: booger at June 21, 2012 01:36 PM (HI6wa)

133 Will Ace review the trailer?

Posted by: Dr. Varno at June 21, 2012 01:42 PM (Pnx/L)

134 Looks...bad. And not 'bad meaning good'. I'll be catching this on Netflix when my son wants it.

Posted by: blindside at June 21, 2012 02:02 PM (x7g7t)

135 I will wait for the "user reviews." I see the potential for decent or awful. It could be either one.

Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Sith at June 21, 2012 02:18 PM (bxiXv)

136 At first I read that title as "Do we need a Judge Dredd robot?" and I was like, Fuck Yes!!!

Posted by: Walter Sobchak at June 21, 2012 02:25 PM (w8+w+)

137 "1) I maintain that "The Fifth Element" was the last original SciFi movie. Either I haven't seen it or there really hasn't been one since." Moon was pretty good. Not as good as the 5th element but worth a watch. ;-)

Posted by: lowfibass at June 21, 2012 02:26 PM (26gsI)

138 At least it doesn't look totally campy like Stallone's was.

And the lead actor probably didn't have to do the entire shoot standing on a box to be taller than his female costar.

So it's got two things going for it.

Posted by: Dodd at June 21, 2012 02:30 PM (7KDDM)

139 Yeah, i second Moon, it's basically a one man movie, kind of amazing really.

Posted by: booger at June 21, 2012 03:02 PM (HI6wa)

140 here's another opportunity for some fun: http://tinyurl.com/6vmhzxx

Posted by: mallfly at June 21, 2012 03:28 PM (bJm7W)

141 In the original Judge Dredd movie we had 1.) Armande Asante not acting much like Rico at all and not looking like Sylvester Stallone, and 2.) Stallone taking the helmet off thus proving he was not in any way shape or form remotely anything like Dredd. If Karl Urban doesn't take the helmet off in the film then he understands what he is doing.

Posted by: Cackfinger at June 21, 2012 03:33 PM (CCHli)

142 To all saying this looks like a video game, you've got it backwards. Video games for decades have been emulating Judge Dredd. Especially those developed in the UK and Europe where the character has a far bigger presence.

A lot of Americans don't realize this character has been published continuously for almost 30 years, usually in at least three place each month: two bi-weekly issues of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd magazine. As of this week 2000 AD is on issue #1787. Started in the late 70s and Dredd started in the early 80s, putting him in almost 1500 issues of that publication alone. This compares pretty well to US characters that are decades older.

If you know Judge Dredd you've seen tons of material from it lifted wholesale for use in video games.

Posted by: epobirs at June 21, 2012 03:47 PM (kcfmt)

143 This really could be exceptionally great, if done right. The first movie had promise but was just awful. Seriously Stallone could do the part but that script sucked reasty rad testes.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 21, 2012 03:48 PM (r4wIV)

144 #64

If that were true it would be a half-hour and all take place in a single room.

No, they're remaking the Schwarzenegger version, which almost nothing at all to do with 'We Can Remember It For You Wholesale.'

Posted by: epobirs at June 21, 2012 03:53 PM (kcfmt)

145 #20

Wrong actor. It's Clint Eastwood he's emulating. The character was actually created with Eastwood in mind.

Posted by: epobirs at June 21, 2012 03:57 PM (kcfmt)

146 Thanks for saving me twelve bucks. Looks abysmal.

Posted by: dissent555 at June 21, 2012 05:05 PM (yR6A1)

147 I AM THE LAW!!!

Posted by: Judge Barack at June 21, 2012 05:15 PM (XvHmy)

148 OK, maybe a documentary about Detroit will sell.

Posted by: Purp (@PurpAv) at June 21, 2012 06:46 PM (HSVIu)

149 ... when what we REALLY need is a John Carter sequel.

Posted by: skinnydipinacid at June 21, 2012 07:37 PM (F7XAG)

150 @145 dredd was actually patterned with eastwood's dirty harry in mind. i will say this, urban has dredd's lower mouth features down pat: the stubble and the frown are iconic for the character, but the outfit itself... meh. the outfits in the stallone dredd film were way closer to the original comic. if they can get thru the whole film without dredd taking his helmet off once, i'll know that the producers are serious.

Posted by: hack at June 21, 2012 07:42 PM (q9dSr)

151 That's the one rule. He never takes off the helmet. Never. Ever.

Posted by: Christopher Taylor at June 21, 2012 09:18 PM (r4wIV)

152 Yes, we did need a reboot. The best thing about Stallone's version was Rob Schneider mocking Stallone's "I am the law".

Posted by: Junshin at June 22, 2012 08:20 AM (VWlmO)

153 Judgement Is Coming!

Posted by: Sweet Meteor Of Death 2012 at June 22, 2012 02:27 PM (XMpDj)

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