2. The Action
The 1995 film gets so bogged down with Dredd's imprisonment after he is framed for murder by Rico, that it forgets that its audience are going to be expecting some action sometime soon. Cannon spends roughly half the film having Dredd be sentenced, get put on a plane with other criminals and have the plane crash, after which Dredd and Fergee are assailed by a gang of cannibals. Basically, Dredd spends a frighteningly large portion of the film simply marooned and clambering his way back to society, not at all reflecting the ass-kicking Judge fans know and love. Action is in frustratingly brief fits and starts, only compounding the disappointment that fans continue to feel with this film. Thankfully, the 2012 take is a more visceral, hypnotically violent affair, boasting an almost unrelenting torrent of mayhem during its pacy, kinetic runtime. Little time is wasted on exposition or developing the characters all that much - beyond Judge Anderson - but as a rollocking action film, Dredd totally delivers.