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Judge Dredd – Research task
Producer: Alex Garland
Distributer: Lions Gate Entertainment
Script Writer: Alex Garland
Budget: $45 Million
Box Office Gross: $13,414,714
Director: Pete Travis
Actors:
Karl Urban as Judge Dredd-
Olivia Thirlby as Cassandra (rookie) Anderson
- Lena Headey as Madeline ‘Ma-Ma’ Madrigal
- Domhall Gleeson as Clan Techie
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Wood Harris as Kay
- Rakie Ayola as Chief Judge
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Jason Cope as Zwimer
- Langley Kirkwood as Judge Lex
Marketing:
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In August 2012, the viral advertising site "Dredd Report" was launched, satirisingthe Drudge Report. The site featured a video condemning the use of Slo-Mo, and links to
news about the film.
- A tie-in comic book was published; its plot serves as a prequel to the film's narrative and
follows Ma-Ma's life as a prostitute, controlled by her pimp Lester Grimes. Ma-Ma forms a
relationship with Eric (the creator of Slo-Mo). Lester kills Eric for interfering with his
business, Ma-Ma castrates Lester with her teeth in retaliation and Ma-Ma takes over the
Slo-Mo operation. The comic was written by Judge Dredd Magazine editor Matt Smith,
drawn by 2000 AD artist Henry Flint and was released on 5 September 2012.
- An exclusive film poster featuring artwork by Jock was released by Mondo to promote the
film's appearance at the 2012 Fantastic Fest in September 2012.
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Teaser trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLmnJvK0DjI
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- Full trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EHLFOfOUNU
Critical reception;
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The film received positive reviews from critics. It garnered a 78% approval rating from 146
critics, with an average rating of 6.5 out of 10, on the review aggregation website RottenTomatoes.
- Metacritic provides a score of 59 out of 100 which indicates "mixed or average" reviews—
18 of the sampled critics gave the film a positive review, 7 mixed, and the remaining 4
negative.
- CinemaScore polls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B" on
a scale of A+ to F.
Reasons for lack of success;
1)
“ Irksome Concepts and the Shadow of Sly ” - made changes in other areas – specificallywith the design of Mega-City One, Dredd’s stomping ground and very much a character in its
own right.
2) “ It’s Another Comic -Book Movie/It’s An Obscure Hero” - Unfamiliarity with the character
would invariably draw unfavourable comparisons – some people dismissed the movie as a
cheap Batman knockoff thanks to misreading the apparent the dark vigilante feel of the
trailers. US audiences didn’t like that they never got to see the main guy’s face – some were
disappointed at the lack of reveal – which of course misses the fact that we’re not supposed to
see his face
3) “ Difficult Demographics” - Dredd dared to stick to its R-rated guns, making it clear from
the outset that punches were not being pulled. This one was going to be bloody. Aiming for a
distinctly adult audience, this annoyed adults turning their backs on cinema attendance –
mostly because they don’t want to sit in a dark room full of chattering kids. Combine that with
the perceived cost element, made worse by the extra sting of 3D hiking the ticket price (more on
that later), the reluctance to hand over hard-earned cash for a movie that doesn’t quite say
what it is.
4) “ Not 2D” - There was a paltry number of 2D screenings available in both the UK and the US –
which may have had a significant effect on audience numbers.
5) “ Poor marketing” – Too much money was spent on the use of 3D cameras for the filming of
Dredd. As this film was fairly low budget this means that in theory, they would have wasted a
lot of money on filming with 3D cameras and not putting enough money into the marketing of
the end product, people were not as aware as they would be with a better marketed film.
Awards;
Won Empire Award
Best 3D
Nominated Empire Award
Best Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Best British Film
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Golden Trailer Awards 2013
Won Golden Trailer
Best Thriller TV SpotLionsgateFishBowl
For "Big Addicted".
Nominated Golden Trailer
Best Action TV SpotLionsgateFishBowl
For "Big Addicted".
Best Graphics in a TV SpotLionsgate
Seismic ProductionsFor "Vision Review".
Best Music TV Spot
LionsgateFishBowlFor "Big Addicted".
Most Original TV SpotLionsgate
AV Squad, TheFor "Slo-Mo Serious PSA".
Best Action PosterLionsgate
Ignition CreativeFor "Motion Poster".
Most Original PosterLionsgate
Ignition CreativeFor "Motion Poster".
IGN Summer Movie Awards 2012
Nominated IGN Award
Best Comic Book Adaptation Movie
Technology used;
The film was shot digitally and primarily in 3D using RED MX, SI2K and Phantom Flex high-speed
cameras. Multiple camera rigs were used. Some 2D elements were converted to 3D in post-
production.
Tie-ins;
Soundtrack - Dredd [2012, OST by Paul Leonard-Morgan]
Toys – Action figures of Judge Dredd
Comic – (Film originally from a comic book)
Personal Opinion;
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Personally, I am not into scientific action films, however, although this proved that it wasn’t a
success with critics, I thoroughly enjoyed the film. Though the film was low budget and the quality
of it showed, I enjoyed the film even with its lack of originality and changes in scenery. Though
many people would disagree with the lack of change in scenery, I enjoyed this part of this film as we
were able to go along with the characters and witness the deterioration of the building due to all of
the chaos, which built up through out, this brought action and tension to the film. I would certainly
recommend this to other people to watch.
References;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredd
http://whatculture.com/film/dredd-3d-5-reasons-why-it-flopped-at-the-box-office.php/6
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1343727/awards
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