Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Dredd

Dredd[edit]

This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page unless you are renominating the article at TFAR. For renominations, please add {{collapse top|Previous nomination}} to the top of the discussion and {{collapse bottom}} at the bottom, then complete a new nomination underneath. To do this, see the instructions at {{TFAR nom/doc}}.

The result was: not scheduled by Bencherlite ^Talk 12:37, 23 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Dredd is a 2012 science fiction action film directed by Pete Travis, written and produced by Alex Garland. It is based on the 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra. Set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Karl Urban (pictured) stars as Dredd, a law enforcer with the power of judge, jury and executioner in the vast, dystopian metropolis of Mega-City One. Dredd and his inexperienced partner, Judge Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), attempt to restore law to a 200-storey high-rise block of flats and bring its resident drug lord, Ma-Ma (Lena Headey) to justice. The film was released on 7 September 2012 in the United Kingdom and on 21 September 2012 worldwide. Critics generally praised its visual effects, casting and action, but some saw it as lacking the satirical overtones of the source comic, while others were put off by its excessive violence. The film took just over $41 million at the box office, against an estimated budget of $45 million. Dredd has been more sucessful since its home release and has since become a cult film.(Full article...)

Speculation on a sequel makes this not so old release topical, among other things. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 14:43, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Recent films: Frank's Cock (1st Dec), Nefarious: Merchant of Souls (17th Dec), Gagak Item (2nd Jan). Gertie the Dinosaur (6th Feb, 100th anniversary, lots of support) and Sholay (non-specific, nominated last summer but not picked because of other film nominations at that time) are already nominated on this page. So we're doing quite well for films at the recent past at TFA, and also at TFAR at present. Views as to what / whether / when to run welcome, of course. Bencherlite ^Talk 15:04, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support it, in general, it's a great article on a rather lousy film...but with the number of films and concern mentioned by Bencherlite above (including the number of actresses that have run recently or in the pipeline), I'd have to say we need a little space between films and push this one off until later, like in mid-March.--ColonelHenry (talk) 15:42, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Aaaw, I thought the film was great. Am happy to leave it a little - film is of a different genre to others I guess. Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:49, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm partial to that ground-breaking performance by Stallone. ;-) Re-makes are ersatz--especially a lousy redo of a horrible film in an era when Hollywood has been yawn-worthily unoriginal.--ColonelHenry (talk) 16:01, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Interesting to see that Karl Urban is popping up in a lot of things lately, he's the new Leonard McCoy, of course, and also stars in Almost Human (TV series) alongside Michael Ealy. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 15:28, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Comment Taking Bencherlite's point, but strongly disagreeing with ColonelHenry; this is a great film. If the article runs I think an actor pic is a poor choice given the whole point of the comic hero is as a faceless, dispassionate unknown; something Urban nailed, ironically this nom breaks that conceit. Oppose in other words. Ceoil (talk) 02:23, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can easily lose the pic - just trying to find a free image is a little tricky....Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 04:49, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Ceoil on the pic, and sympathise with the free image issue.--ColonelHenry (talk) 16:03, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Closing commment "removing Sholay and Dredd - there are just too many other film TFAs now or nominated with stronger support to make it possible to run these at present."