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Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 6:10:01 PM   
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RE: - 25/7/2011 6:48:40 PM   
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Where's his eagle, you say?

Man, where you been?!!!!!!

We discussed that months back.

He has no eagle. Well no proper sized eagle pad nor other shoulder pad. It's been reduced.

Yes, it makes him look wimpy but that's change for you. Most of the time change sucks!

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RE: - 25/7/2011 7:39:31 PM   
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the normal cover is well better than the suscribers cover i got! damn

Really? I was quite impressed when I picked up my copy that arrived through my door this afternoon, then I saw the ordinary cover and breathed a big sigh of relief! Far prefer the subs cover- plus it seems to make the helmet look a little more in proportion with Urban's bonce, although that could just be me...

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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 8:12:55 PM   
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Close up of the uniform:

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5356/empiredredd01.jpg

And compared to the original comic version:

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6034/dreddvsdredduniform1.jpg

Talk about butchering the look. Doesn't even look the same character, well, apart from the helmet.
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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 8:19:04 PM   
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 A direct translation of that uniform would look stupid in a film. It would get laughed off the screens. 

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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 8:28:34 PM   
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 I think Dredd looks decent however Bats and Spidey are badly photoshopped in, looks like a last minute rush job. My bet is they planned a purely Dredd based cover, then the accountants came on board at the last minute and said "this won't sell without Batman" or something to that effect. Hence the recycled image from TDK and a crap Spidey pic pasted onto the sides.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:42:50 PM   
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A direct translation of that uniform would look stupid in a film. It would get laughed off the screens.


This isn't funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

That would work in a film. I think your point doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Looks a perfectly fine version of the uniform and not silly.



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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 8:43:40 PM   
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A direct translation of that uniform would look stupid in a film. It would get laughed off the screens. 


Also the 1995 Dredd film stayed faithful to that look and what happened ?, why would the film makers want to replicate something that was a complete failure, on nearly every level, then to be certainly accused of being unoriginal.
The iconic imagery of the look of the character has been kept with the helmet and In the context of the direction they are taking with this movie Rgirvan44 is absolutely right if it was a direct translation it would get laughed of the screens.

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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 8:45:26 PM   
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Why are people defending this watered down look when there's this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

Okay. Here it is again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

So what are people saying? It's not possible to do a proper uniform. Well it is. You just saw it.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:46:16 PM   
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quote:

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quote:

A direct translation of that uniform would look stupid in a film. It would get laughed off the screens.


This isn't funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

That would work in a film. I think your point doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Looks a perfectly fine version of the uniform and not silly.




Give over.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:46:44 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: dreddhead123

quote:

A direct translation of that uniform would look stupid in a film. It would get laughed off the screens.


This isn't funny:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

That would work in a film. I think your point doesn't stand up to scrutiny. Looks a perfectly fine version of the uniform and not silly.




Ok. You totally win. I would LOVE to see this on the big screen.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:47:53 PM   
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What is wrong with that?

You're are the one that is wrong. It will work. It's pig ignorance to dismiss that look and say it's silly. Shot well and it will look good.

I can't believe fans of Dredd are so dismissive of that look.


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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:48:38 PM   
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 No, it does look incredibly silly. 

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:48:52 PM   
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 Is he actully called Judge Minty?

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:49:10 PM   
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Screw this debate.

I'm out of here.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:51:32 PM   
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 Cause we have a thread dedicated to the Eastenders character called Minty, and would love to highlight these videos if he is indeed named after everyone's favoruite East End rouge. 

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 8:52:54 PM   
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 And honestly - looking at the longer film trailer for that fan film...wheres the humour? Dredd is suppose to be funny!

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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 8:56:25 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: dreddhead123

Why are people defending this watered down look when there's this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

Okay. Here it is again:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAz5aGsMSdw

So what are people saying? It's not possible to do a proper uniform. Well it is. You just saw it.


Seriously I have no idea if your taking the piss or not, but nobody is saying it can't be done, the problem you have is that what you are showing us has quite clearly, been done before.

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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 9:19:08 PM   
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I love the internet. When this film comes out I'm booking a week off work.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 9:38:10 PM   
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I got the subscribers issue today (the cover is freakin epic FYI, much better than this cover that looks like something a GCSE media studies student might make) and if you actually look inside it, there are some pics of Judge Dredd and he looks BADASS. Ok, so I've never read any of the comics or whatever, but just don't mock it at the first hurdle. I mean, you look at the Batman Begins batsuit. It looks NOTHING like the original costume, but that film still made like, a gazillion bucks and is renound to have epicocity spilling from its every orifice, so don't go making any assumptions just yet. Oh, and films like Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, etc also spring to mind. The costumes were mocked at first (especially Thor), but they were good films!
Oh, and I looked at that clip on the viewtubes people are chatting about-it looks really fakey and not real (which is what films are about these days). So neurggh. Feel free to abuse me now.

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RE: Empire's Judge Dredd Cover Unveiled - 25/7/2011 9:46:25 PM   
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@oli_huts: Original costumes only work for some comic book movies. Ala Spiderman, Fantastic Four, if they're not too over the top. How exactly would a grey and black, lycra-clad batman fit into Nolan's gritty real-world batman? Or a yellow and black striped Wolverine, with ear wings, look in X-Men? Or the original Optimus Prime!?

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RE: awful - 25/7/2011 10:13:54 PM   
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I posted this once before, but since I'm a nice guy, i'll do it again....

Clearly, this Dredd is being based off the early drawings of him:

[image]http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5424/judgedredd05sy5.jpg[/image]

More 'Mad Max biker cop' than 'Rack of ribs and half a fried eagle on his shoulder' look.

Our friend Dreddhead123 obviously is oblivious to this incarnation of Dredd and probably thinks Stallone should be reprising the role.


The helmet does look a little strange, but the images of Dredd inside the mag have won me over. The uniform looks great.

Couldve probably cast someone with a better chin though... Aaron Eckheart would've been my choice.

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RE: Great Cover! - 25/7/2011 10:35:15 PM   
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The images inside are quality. Slightly off topic but I've got to say, I'm not convinced about the bike design I've seen, the handle bars seem too low and close to the riders body making him sit too upright, I think they should move them up so the rider is leaning forward more over where the gas tank usually is.

Any thoughts ?
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RE: Great Cover! - 25/7/2011 10:59:22 PM   
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These cover shots never look particularly good though. Too much lighting and too staged, and whats going on with his face?

I think this will look on film though, very much a throwback to the original artwork as has been noted.
Actually my only real problem is the gun, which looks a bit cheap and plastic like


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RE: Great Cover! - 25/7/2011 11:54:00 PM   
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 I think simply having Dredd on the cover has taken everyone by surprise and the huge 'blockbuster' one character only usual stance being replaced with a smaller budget feature has got people's knickers in a twist.

Give this version a chance guys, okay the costume is ropey as f*ck but the other aspects of it may be spot on.

It certainly won't be hollywood 'glamour' like the '95 version was.

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RE: Great Cover! - 26/7/2011 6:25:44 AM   
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I think simply having Dredd on the cover has taken everyone by surprise and the huge 'blockbuster' one character only usual stance being replaced with a smaller budget feature has got people's knickers in a twist.

Give this version a chance guys, okay the costume is ropey as f*ck but the other aspects of it may be spot on.

It certainly won't be hollywood 'glamour' like the '95 version was.


Absolutely. Much as I've pretty much given up on 'superhero movies', this could work. I always imagined a decent DREDD film to be effective if it were more in the vein of a 'Mad Max' film.

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RE: ftyrter - 26/7/2011 1:22:20 PM   
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Glad I'm a subscriber. This is the first cover of Empire I'd actually be embarrassed to buy. I'd have to cover it up with copy of Razzle or something when I went to the till.

Seriously, was it take your kid to work day in the graphics department?
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RE: I'm a graphic designer - 26/7/2011 8:58:57 PM   
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Dredd looks cool and i love the new look...but that  cover photoshop job is awful,lazy and looks tacky.


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RE: I'm a graphic designer - 26/7/2011 9:26:22 PM   
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 The inside pics look way better with proper lighting, what's going on with this cover it's terrible!

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RE: Not even Dredd on the Cover! - 27/7/2011 2:05:52 PM   
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WORST. EMPIRE COVER. EVER!

There, I said it.

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