The Kingsington Journal

Monday, June 11, 2012

Movie Poster: Dredd (2012)

DREDD (2012)

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Commentary:
A remake of the forgettable Judge Dredd (1995) movie. I read Judge Dredd comics when I was a kid and know the character well enough to hope justice will be served with this film.

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PLOT: The story of Dredd takes place on a fictional Earth created as a result of the Atomic Wars. Survivors of this period are living in Mega-Cities, which protects its citizens from the Cursed Earth, a radioactive desert environment populated by mutants. The main story takes place in Mega-City One, where the police who are now called judges have the power to use police brutality to some extent to fight extreme murders. One man, Judge Dredd (Karl Urban), a senior law enforcement officer, teams up with a cadet called Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby) to track down a terrorist organization lead by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), who is responsible for selling a reality-altering drug called Slo-Mo.

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Friday, May 18, 2012

Movie Poster: Skyfall - James Bond (2012)

Skyfall - James Bond (2012)

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Commentary: A homage to the films' opening scenes as well as showing the toughness of Daniel Craig's version of Bond.

In Skyfall, Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

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