Dredd Movie Review
Review: In my opinion, under-rated, very stylish, entertaining sci-fi action movie, with top-level bad-assery.
Yeah, my mum was shocked by the violence, in fact even I was a little taken aback at the sudden savagery, often out of nowhere. But, in this universe, I thought it fitting, that the violence reflected the movie's world, savage, sudden, out-of-nowhere.
I had seen the trailer, read a few reviews, which were mostly positive, and thought even then that it seemed pretty under-rated , considering the fact that many other, way worse movies that are just for younger audiences get much better received. Anyway, to the review:
It started out very well, with a great action scene, that already made you know what to expect with it's cold, stylish, one-liner style, that just really grabbed my attention.
Oh, and let me just mention the amazing music score; seriously, recently I've really been into that cyberpunk style synthy music, and Dredd's core really was fantastic, from the quietly pulsing, intense sounds in the quieter shots, to the wild, angry tracks a minute later. Seriously, a great score.
Karl Urban was surprisingly impressive in this role, never showing his face full-on, nailed his lines perfectly, and just had some surprisingly badass moments, at which insanity I still find myself chuckling every now and then.
When I saw there a was a female side protagonist, I was kinna scared at first, afraid that she would turn out "more manly than the man", which I so widespread in todays culture that I honestly groan inwardly every time I see some movie with a female action character, completely flat, unrealistic, and just annoying. Of course, in those movies, the boss is inevitably a bossy black woman. By the way, I'm in no way racist or sexist, I'm just peeved at how widespread one particular set of thinking is, and how it's forced upon all of us. All that "strong female character" bs..ugh!
Anyway, turned out, Anderson was way cooler than originally anticipated, you know, womanly but strong, vulnerable but tough, caring and brutal, and so landed a win in my book.
In conclusion, an awesome movie, which I give 9/10.
I had seen the trailer, read a few reviews, which were mostly positive, and thought even then that it seemed pretty under-rated , considering the fact that many other, way worse movies that are just for younger audiences get much better received. Anyway, to the review:
It started out very well, with a great action scene, that already made you know what to expect with it's cold, stylish, one-liner style, that just really grabbed my attention.
Oh, and let me just mention the amazing music score; seriously, recently I've really been into that cyberpunk style synthy music, and Dredd's core really was fantastic, from the quietly pulsing, intense sounds in the quieter shots, to the wild, angry tracks a minute later. Seriously, a great score.
Karl Urban was surprisingly impressive in this role, never showing his face full-on, nailed his lines perfectly, and just had some surprisingly badass moments, at which insanity I still find myself chuckling every now and then.
When I saw there a was a female side protagonist, I was kinna scared at first, afraid that she would turn out "more manly than the man", which I so widespread in todays culture that I honestly groan inwardly every time I see some movie with a female action character, completely flat, unrealistic, and just annoying. Of course, in those movies, the boss is inevitably a bossy black woman. By the way, I'm in no way racist or sexist, I'm just peeved at how widespread one particular set of thinking is, and how it's forced upon all of us. All that "strong female character" bs..ugh!
Anyway, turned out, Anderson was way cooler than originally anticipated, you know, womanly but strong, vulnerable but tough, caring and brutal, and so landed a win in my book.
In conclusion, an awesome movie, which I give 9/10.
