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Dredd is basically a remake of The Raid
- Thread starter Slipknot666
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Sure, characters aside, the basic story is the same, but plot is somewhat secondary to the action in both films; and the action is going for different things.
Dredd was in production before the Raid started filming, it just came out afterwards.
The Raid release date:
Canada
8 September 2011
(Toronto International Film Festival)
Dredd release date:
USA
11 July 2012
(San Diego Comic-Con)
So, your premise is that they wrote, casted, filmed, edited, scored, printed, and released Dredd a mere 9 months after the Raid was released?
The Raid release date:
Canada
8 September 2011
(Toronto International Film Festival)
Dredd release date:
USA
11 July 2012
(San Diego Comic-Con)
So, your premise is that they wrote, casted, filmed, edited, scored, printed, and released Dredd a mere 9 months after the Raid was released?
Threads this basic are supposed to be about Star Wars.
And Dredd was finished filming before The Raid premiered.
And Dredd was finished filming before The Raid premiered.
Remake isn't the word you're looking for, OP.
This is how I feel, except more mildy. I liked The Raid. I loved Dredd.
It's not but it's also far better in every way aside from fight choreography.
Dredd is really good. And I'd put it only slightly above the Raid because The Raid 2 is GODAMM GOOD.
You gonna add anything else to the discussion op? It's not the same story.
Do you remember psychic mutants and slo mo drugs in the raid? Plenty of people have argued that they are similar and that is a fair comparison.
Did you know star wars and flash Gordon are both space operas?
Do you remember psychic mutants and slo mo drugs in the raid? Plenty of people have argued that they are similar and that is a fair comparison.
Did you know star wars and flash Gordon are both space operas?
You're in for a treat. Take away the martial arts and add in a heaping helping of techno nihilism.
I thought the Raid 2 dragged a little with the undercover stuff.
I think it more than dragged a little.
Raid 2 has some amazing scenes, but I thought as a movie, the first one was just way better.
It works really well on rewatches. I like to think of this as basically The Godfather 2 mixed with The Raid.
not sure why people say this. The Raid's story is a pretty tight and twisty cop thriller perfect to hang the incredible fight choreography on, what with Rama and Andi's cop/criminal relationship. It's not profound but it's a good and classical hero/antihero pairing.
Dredd is not too long. Nothing feels dragged. It's very right editing yo tell the story it needed to tell.
There are movies that were filmed and/or released around the same time very much not by coincidence.
Lambada and The Forbidden Dance are the perfect example.
Did the story start near the end? I never watched the last third.
I didn't know showings at film festivals counted as release dates, because the Raid was released in March of 2012 in Canada. But your point stands. How can Dredd be a remake for a film that was in production around the same time?
Those were just the first dates listed on imdb. I mean, the film was shown, so it must've been ready at that time, or close to it, with a few sfx shots left to do.
