5. Hardcore Violence
One thing that's frequently complained about in Judge Dredd is the rather regrettable lack of violence, which makes little sense given that the film received an R-rating, and is yet still a largely tame affair despite the occasional flash of blood. Characters are frequently shot to death off-screen in a cartoony way that makes one assume the film had earned a PG-13 rating, and in the instance of a Judge's gun being stolen, the booby-trap is only seen to stun a goon, whereas in the 18-rated reboot, it blows a man's hand clean off, complete with a gigantic spurt of blood. The irony is that the 1995 film tries to be funny in all of the wrong ways, whereas the 2012 version has a sicker, more sadistic and dark sense of humour, which is far more likely to appeal to the audience of the comic - again, keeping in line with its tone. Simply, though, Travis' version is a rambunctious orgy of violence first and foremost, making good on its rating and delivering plenty of stylish moments of beautifully realised gore. Moreover, this actually serves a point of sorts, as the instant executions and frequent senselessness of the violence helps to depict a civilisation that has essentially gone past the point of no return - at least in the scope of our own present perception of it - and violence is met with only more violence. And on the surface level, this makes for a bloody good time.