Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd is a 1995 action film, based on the British comic of the same name.

Plot
In the crime-plagued future, the only thing standing between order and chaos is Judge Joseph Dredd (Sylvester Stallone). His duty: police the violent metropolitan sprawls that crowd the decaying earth, and kill criminals on the spot if necessary. The tables are turned, however, when maniacal ex-Judge Rico (Armand Assante) frames Dredd for murder. But, as his opponents soon discover, not even a prison sentence can stop Dredd from doling out his signature brand of justice.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) The film takes a lot of liberties with the source material, which put off a lot of fans of the comic.
 * 2) * In the comics, Dredd is known for never removing his helmet. Here, he spends most of the movie without it.
 * 3) Everyone says the word "law" way too much throughout the entire film, and some can't even say the word properly.
 * 4) Sylvester Stallone's performance as Dredd is so hilariously bad, he often mispeaks lines such as "I AM...THE LAW!".
 * 5) Laughable dialogue throughout the entire film, such as in the climax with Dredd and Rico arguing, with Dredd saying "You betrayed the law!!", only for Rico to hilariously scream "LAW!!" back at him.
 * 6) While the special effects for Mega City One are pretty good, the other effects, such as the flying ships, don't look that great and are cleary obvious.
 * 7) Everyone overacts to the point of hilarity, especially Rob Schneider.
 * 8) Armand Assante was miscast as Dredd's brother, Rico, and is supposed to be an identical clone and could have been a stunt double with prostetic makeup to match with Stallone.
 * 9) Judge Anderson does not show up in the film.
 * 10) Unoriginal plot that tries to copy the comics, but it even fails at that.
 * 11) Plot holes, such as Hershley not taking off the disguised Rico's Judge helmet during his attack on innocent people.
 * 12) The film can't seem to decide if it wants to be serious or comical. As such, the tone is uneven.
 * 13) Rob Schneider's character Herman is annoying, rather unnecessary, and doesn't fit in with the tone of the film.

Good Qualities

 * 1) Dredd's suit looks awesome.
 * 2) The special effects of Mega City One are really impressive.
 * 3) The cheesy acting is entertaining at times, especially from Armand Assante.
 * 4) The movie's action and effects are still entertaining if one is willing to overlook the liberties it takes from the source material.
 * 5) It has a surprisingly brilliant score from Alan Silvestri, composer of Super Mario Bros (1993).

Reception
Judge Dredd was panned by critics. Reviewers criticized the film for its script and perceived lack of originality and faith to its source material, along with Stallone's acting. The film is often considered to be one of Stallone's worst films, but its visual style, effects, music score, stunts and action sequences were praised. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 22% based on reviews from 55 critics, with an average rating of 4.00/10; the site's critical consensus is "Judge Dredd wants to be both a legitimate violent action flick and a parody of one but director Danny Cannon fails to find the necessary balance to make it work.". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale.

Box Office
The film had a budget of $90 million and it made $113.5 million at the box office.

Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for several Saturn Awards.

Trivia

 * John Wagner, the creator of Judge Dredd, disowned the film, saying that the story had little to do with Judge Dredd. He did, however, say that Stallone was a good fit for the character, and that the movie's production values were decent, noting that the movie "told the wrong story" because it "tried to do too much".