I read an interview with the director, who complained that one of the early script treatments seemed to be a standard sci-fi with elements of Judge Dredd crafted on top - and that still seems to be true of the final version. The comic relief actually fits in with the comic style, and this captures well the look and feel of the Judges, Mega City One, and the Cursed earth - with good costumes, props and special effects for the bikes, weapons, robots and so on. But the story is only very weakly set in the Judge Dredd universe, and is the weakest element of the whole. Essentially this fails to capture the spirit of Judge Dredd from the comic, whilst getting the look.

In a dystopian future, Joseph Dredd, the most famous Judge (a police officer with instant field judiciary powers), is convicted for a crime he did not commit and must face his murderous counterpart. Judge Dredd is a movie that i wanted to review for a very long time and i can finally do now and i want to start with the great things about it of course Stallone is really good regardless of people making fun of him and the way he said "I Am The Law" Diane Lane, Max Von Sydow and Armand Assante as the villain is something that truly worked he was menacing although they could do somethings better with him especially with the ending and how he dies it's kinda dumb also Jürgen Prochnow was pretty good which brings me to the biggest problem about this film which is the humor one scene in particular is when Dredd blows up this guy's car and the way he said no it was bad but the biggest problem about it was Rob Schneider and look i don't hate the guy as an actor but he was terribly miscasted here he basically put Dredd in danger 3 goddamn times and he did nothing except doing his "hacker" things and destroying the robot (btw the ABC Warrior was badass and one hell of a practical effect and not some out of place cgi) and he was annoying as hell especially in that scene where Sly tries to take this other judge's clothes and he said "what are you doing? we don't have time for that" seriously why did they cast him? Anyways moving on the Theme song of the movie is easily one of the best Themes from the 90's alongside T2, Total Recall, Predator 2 and a bunch of other cool films from that era also that hate about him taking off his helmet is easily one of the most awkward things i have ever heard in my life and the comic doesn't make sense with that what if they shoot him in the head and his helmet breaks or when he jumps from buildings or does something that could easily loose his helmet off and it never happens that's why i thought Dredd 3D was bad. Anyways it has a big problem as a film with it's humor and the character of Fergie but it has a lot of great action, some cool enemies and a pretty good cast i'm going to give Judge Dredd a 9/10

Okay, it's not a good movie. The story is full of plot holes, the characters are very shallow, the world is not build properly and overall it's just... silly. But that's what makes it enjoyable. It's pure 90s in the best possible way, from the absolutely ridiculous costumes to the hammy dialogue to the deliveries by some of the machoest actors alive at that point. (I'm looking at you, Stallone.)So, the story. The movie is based on Judge Dredd comics, which feature a harsh dystopian future where society has crumbled to a point where the only way to uphold any semblance of law is to roll the judge, jury and executioner into one. Thus, the Judges, law keepers entrusted with keeping the peace through overwhelming force. The most effective of them of course being the eponymous Judge Dredd, played in this instance by Sylvester Stallone. And no, it's not a very good Judge Dredd adaptation. Sure, the world is similar enough, but the main character is horrible represented. Dredd in the comics is a very solemn character, never taking off his helmet. He's the avatar of law, an impersonal force of nature. Whereas Stallone is... well, Stallone, one of the hammiest action stars ever to fill the silver screen.But by heavens if he is not enjoyable to watch. The whole movie is one giant camp festival from start to finish. It's silly to the extreme and it knows it. Throw in some pretty decent special effects for mid-90s and you have a movie that has all the makings of a guilty pleasure classic.If you're a die-hard Judge Dredd fan, steer clear. If you're just looking for a good, campy B-grade action film, you could choose much more poorly.

Stallone is one hell of a unique actors around. He was type cast as the action hero, because he doesn't have much of acting range. This movie was sold, like all comic book movies of the 1990's a pure action film, with bits of laughter here and there.This film is a fun ride, and I never get tired of it. The special effects and sets are great for the times.You can tell there was a lot of attention to detail when they made this, and making it in the England where Judge Dredd was created was also cool since so many of these big films are made over in Hollywood.If you are looking for an entertaining action film with some comedy then check out Judge Dredd. Many people claim that the New Dredd film with Karl Urban is a better film since it is more closer in tone to the comics. Whilst it isn't a bad film, I found it quite boring and didn't buy Karl Urban as Judge Dredd at all, unlike Stallone who is clearly a tough guy and not just *acting* the part.