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Sep 13, 2012 - 11:52 AM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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Saw this film last night and really enjoyed it.
It's a lean, mean grime machine. Reminded me of early John Carpenter flicks like Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape from New York. Even the music tries to emulate Carpenter at times, but forgets to bring along a main theme or much interest, other than ambience.
This is the film I envisaged when I used to read 2000 A.D as a kid.
It's heavy on the violence, in that Peckinpah slo-mo style. Very brutal at times.
It could have done with a bit more satire and humour (I imagine Verhoeven would make a great DREDD film) but overall, it was way better than I expected (from initial early advance reports and the trailer).
I hope it does well because this film acts as a precursor of great things to come and I'd certainly come along for more.
The 3D btw is a complete waste of time and it pissed me off that there aren't any 2D showings, so I had to watch it in 'rip-off' mode.
Oh, and the title of this thread should be DREDD, cos that's what this film is called.
That other title belongs to the laughable (if enjoyable, guilty pleasure-wise) Stallone vehicle.
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