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Drokk It, This Is Good News / TK

Trade News | September 11, 2009 | Comments (13)

While I may have expressed some excitement over the recent news of Stallone and Rambo 5, one thing I will never, ever forgive him Hollywood Pictures for is the atrocious 1995 adaptation of Judge Dredd, one of the greatest comic books ever. It was an absolute travesty of a picture, a kick to the scrote of any fan of the comics. The idea for a new adaptation has been floating around for a while now, but now there’s actually news.

Believe it or not, it’s actually good news.

Rebellion and DNA Films (Danny Boyle’s production company) will be producing the new version, and they’ve signed Alex Garland to write the script. Who is Alex Garland? Oh, just the guy who wrote 28 Days Later, as well as the stunning-yet-flawed Sunshine. He’s a regular collaborator with director Danny Boyle. So, we’ve got a god writer and a solid producer on board.

Could… could this mean that we’ll actually get a good adaptation? Something that captures the grit, humanity, and, yes, heavy-duty violence that made the comics so engaging? A true depiction of Mega-City One? Where Judges serve as instant judges, juries and executioners? Where “I am the Law” actually means something? Where there’s no fucking Rob Schneider? Because, seriously, whenever I see Rob Schneider, I want to rip out his larynx and cram it into his stupid, unfunny ass.

A guy can dream, can’t he?

The boys from Anthrax will be thrilled.


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Comments

Must I be the first to weigh in on this one? Fine, so be it. I've never been a Dredd Head, more of a Lobo fan. The movie was drek, and I would love it if they'd make a new one that wasn't. As long as Stallone isn't acting in it. That'd be bad.

Posted by: Xtreme at September 11, 2009 9:33 AM

i feel like we need to take turns distracting stallone so he won't realize this is getting made.

Posted by: gp at September 11, 2009 9:45 AM

As long as Stallone isn't acting in it, and Dredd never takes off his helmet.That would be bad.

You missed an important part out of the equation, Xtreme

Posted by: cockroach at September 11, 2009 9:46 AM

So, we’ve got a god writer...

If this is a typo, it's absurdly perfect.

Posted by: Snath at September 11, 2009 9:56 AM

sorry, I thought sunshine was complete garbage. A victim of many of the usual pitfalls of the genre (like a disregard for actual science) and halfway through it turned into a B horror movie. bleh.

Posted by: trippdup at September 11, 2009 10:23 AM

Poor Alex Garland had begun a fine literary career before he got mixed up with Boyle. The Tesseract is about as good as modern fiction gets. So...while it's unfortunate that he's sticking with filmwriting (though his last "novel" wasn't so hot, so maybe he's lost it), at least we might get a decent Dredd movie out of it.

Posted by: Dur. at September 11, 2009 10:35 AM

Happy. One adaptation that deserves a remake.


sorry, I thought sunshine was complete garbage. A victim of many of the usual pitfalls of the genre (like a disregard for actual science)

Like there being enough fissile material on the comparatively minute earth to reignite a sun? That the sun is more likely to burn the planet to a crisp before it fades? I didn't mind the film, but found this stuff a little hard to ignore.

Thanks for the Anthrax clip TK, Among The Living got me through high school. Of thrash's Big Four, those guys brought the heart.

Posted by: Squirrelgripper at September 11, 2009 11:33 AM

Judge Dredd.

Man, it's like Demolition Man. Is it a particularly good flick? No. But it's like crack. If you've had it once, it's damn near impossible to turn it down again.

Posted by: alphawhiskey at September 11, 2009 12:13 PM

I loved the Judge Dredd movie. No other movie cracked me up so hard until Twilight came along. But it will always stay in my heart.

Posted by: figgy at September 11, 2009 1:40 PM

Come on, Stallone's "I am the law."
How many times have you said it?
With the accent?
Fuck yeah you have.

Posted by: Deistbrawler at September 11, 2009 4:36 PM


Oh, come on. The 1994 was at least good for a joke.

linkage:

I Am The Law !!!

Posted by: Jackseppelin at September 11, 2009 4:46 PM

As big a steaming turd as the 1995 adaptation was, it was what my wife and I went to on our first date. We're still together, so it's the (singularly humorous) starting point for us.

Even this long after, we still crack up when one of us intones "I am the law" in that near-incomprehensible Stallone accent. So much so, that we actually say it as (deep Stallone voice on) "Ollo lollo lo".

Plus... Diane Lane... bunk.

Posted by: trib at September 11, 2009 6:15 PM

No joke, I was just thinking the other day that this needs to be remade.

Awesome.

Posted by: ingres at September 12, 2009 12:35 PM





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