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Judge Dredd/Demoltion Man are the same movie.

posted 13 years ago by kisshooters69
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Ever notice the similarities between Judge Dredd and Demolition Man? 1. Both are set in the future. 2. Both have Stallone as a wrongfully convicted person. 3. In both movies Stallone's character is chasing a maniac that is being protected by another maniac. 4. Rob Schneider is in both movies. 5. Stallone has a woman partner in both movies. 6. Stallones character in both movies is unstoppable. Can anyone come up with any more similarities? These are the same movies.

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[–] Norse_Sage 13 years ago

Of course, both are Stallone vehicles tailored specifically for Stallone.

The Judge Dredd aspect of the Judge Dredd movie is just a superficial skin, at the core it is a 100 % Stallone movie. Therein lies it's problem.

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[–] alouette1977 13 years ago

I remember when Stallone's movie Cliffhanger was in theatres the summer of 1993, and his casting as Judge Dredd was announced. I thought, well that works, hope he works with good people on it. But he was already shooting Demolition Man for it to come out that fall. I saw it and wondered: why did he do this? He has Judge Dredd coming; why do this generic ripoff of both Dredd and Robocop? I thought it would weaken Dredd's appeal when it came.

Another similarity: the highest person in authority is secretly using the most dangerous criminal, in a conspiracy to gain tighter control on a society that isn't controlled enough, in their view.
Still, this was where Sandra Bullock first got noticed...

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[–] ydobon-1 12 years ago

Ever notice the similarities between Judge Dredd and Demolition Man?

Yup.

Can anyone come up with any more similarities? These are the same movies.

Stallone plays an officer of the law who is framed for killings he didn't commit and sentenced to prison.

He must go rogue to clear his name and catch the real bad guy.

He is aided by a female law officer who also goes rogue to help him.

The bad guy is someone connected to Stallone's character, who is helped to escape from prison by a high-ranking official with an ulterior motive.

The bad guy acquires a piece of outdated weaponry to help in his plans (guns/robot).

There's a chase scene where Stallone hands the controls of his vehicle over to someone who is unfamiliar with them.

The final fight takes place in a lab where the bad guy is attempting to create an army.

[–] kisshooters69 12 years ago

Impressive ydobon-1 !!

Quote: I don't like "repeat offenders" I like "dead offenders"! Ted Nugent, Motor City Madman.

[–] ydobon-1 12 years ago

Thank you.

[–] ydobon-1 12 years ago

Actually, I thought of a couple more;

Stallone briefly spends time in an area where he encounters outcasts from society.

The bad guy surprises the official that he's working for by waiting in the dark in his office.

A normally law-abiding assistant begins helping the bad guy.

I'll have to watch Judge Dredd again, but I think there are still more similarities.

[–] kisshooters69 12 years ago

NICE! Keep them coming!!!

Quote: I don't like "repeat offenders" I like "dead offenders"! Ted Nugent, Motor City Madman.

[–] ydobon-1 12 years ago

The female officer at some point says a variation of "I knew you'd say that."

The female officer saves Stallone's life by shooting a thug that he didn't see, surprising him.

The bad guy kills the warden and two guards during his escape.

The bad guy has a subordinate kill the city official he's supposed to be working for.

The final fight between the hero and the bad guy destroys the lab that they're in.

The city is left without a leader.

Stallone and the female officer kiss near the end.

[–] Verdugo85 12 years ago

I thought the same thing when I was a kid.

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[–] garrettok13 12 years ago

I was just watching Judge Dredd and had a MST3K moment, when Diane Lane's character shows up I announced to no one in particular "...AND Starring Diane Lane in the Sandra Bullock role!"

I chuckled to myself

[–] hairpolice 11 years ago

I chuckled to myself

lol

[–] Darwinskid 12 years ago

The set designs to them are also a little similar, but not too extravagant like in Judge Dredd. The only major differences between the two is that Demolition Man was based on an original screenplay, so whatever silliness it has is passable considering it's not based on such a property like Judge Dredd where all of it's silliness is unwelcome.

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[–] chappers-brfc 12 years ago

In comparison to all of Stallone's films, there's an explosion in the background and Stallone has to jump towards the camera to avoid the explosion.

[–] MartyScorsey 11 years ago

The only major differences between the two is that Demolition Man was based on an original screenplay

Not entirely. Parts of it were openly inspired by Brave New World and (sadly) there's also evidence that it plagiarised a Hungarian sci-fi novel. Check out its Wikipedia page for quotes from the aggrieved Hungarian writer. Despite the controversy, I consider it a classic.

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[–] kisshooters69 12 years ago

Agreed!

Quote: I don't like "repeat offenders" I like "dead offenders"! Ted Nugent, Motor City Madman.

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[–] David_Brown 12 years ago

It is a very different film. In "Demolition "Man, 1: Stallone is very much a fish out of water ( being frozen in time), while Dredd was not. 2: Wesley Snipes as the bad guy really shined. 3: Demolition Man was a classic, while Judge Dredd was okay (although better than Dredd).

[–] BrettLovesKerri 11 years ago

I can see your point, but Spartan was a lot tougher than Dredd.

[–] eldospeaks 11 years ago

(although better than Dredd)

Not in the slightest.

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