10 Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movies Of The Decade
4. Dredd (2012)
After the abomination of Sylvester Stallone's "interpretation" of Judge Dredd, which mostly remolded the character and the comics lore to fit his existing on-screen persona and 1990s action expectations, the famous comic book creation was in need of the TLC of a fan willing to pay their respects through adaptation.
Via a heavy lean on the spirit and story of The Raid, original director Pete Travis and very hands-on writer/producer Alex Garland, who oversaw the edit when Travis' creative control was rescinded made something far more fitting of the comic source material. With Karl Urban's stoic Dredd and a delightful turn from Lena Headey as villain Ma-Ma, Garland's vision traded off some of the stranger elements of the comic to keep costs down, but that made for a more grounded story that established the universe far more intimately.
Unfortunately, it made no money and its post-release story has been all about fans trying to get a follow-up made. Unsuccessfully, sadly.