Way back in the mists of time, the 1980’s, there was a subversive British comic book called Judge Dredd. Set in an apocalyptic post-nuclear world of MegaCity 1, it was a boo about police states, crime, and judgement. Violent, satirical, and uncompromising it was a cult hit.

In 1995 a film veriosn was released upon the world – apparently we did pull off all five sacrifices properly that year – with Stallone as Judge Dredd, and aside from some of the art direction, nothing of the book survived into the horrid screenplay or onto the screen.

Now we have a second attempt at translating the world of MegaCity 1 to the big screen, an adaptation that doesn’t not rely on big names, or huge budget, but instead tries hewing closer to the intent of the original stories. Continue reading →