Judge Dredd anyone?

[ecclecticbb]

It was 1997 when I decided to go and see that film in a year I was taking off from London and that I spent in Seville, my hometown. Laugh if you want, but I just went to see it originally because of the "The Cure" tune(Love it!).

Then I was sitting there in the cinema and being quite entertained actually when I jumped on my seat when I started seeing people I had actually been dancing close to in Slimelight, people who I had seen around in Kensington Market and Camden...

It is now one of my favourite films as I find it entertaining and funny. It is not mentally stimulating, but I find it good. Even Stallone is good in it!

Anybody here participated in that film? Do you know someone who did?

Please, do write on your experience with the Judge Dredd film and share it! I am curious and it is my birthday!! :p

[kylon]

My main positive impressions regarding this film centre around Diane Lane in tight spandex… the rest of it, sorry, but it was a confused plotless mess :( - and it should have been Eastwood not Stallone! Sorry :(

[ecclecticbb]

My main positive impressions regarding this film centre around Diane Lane in tight spandex… the rest of it, sorry, but it was a confused plotless mess :( - and it should have been Eastwood not Stallone! Sorry :(

Wow, interesting review! I thought the plot was pretty simple... I also am surprised that you think Eastwood would have been better for the role instead of Vin Diesel(who is obviously a genius).

Anyway, the film itself is not my main interest in this thread. It is actually the filming and experiences around it. Just so you know...;)

[SP]

I think I remember when they were asking for extras for that film, but I didn't live in London then so it wasn't feasible for me. :(

Have you seen Razor Blade Smile? ... there's a few Slimers in that too! ;)

[ecclecticbb]

I think I remember when they were asking for extras for that film, but I didn't live in London then so it wasn't feasible for me. :(

Have you seen Razor Blade Smile? ... there's a few Slimers in that too! ;)

No, haven't. Actually never heard of it!:(

Seen preaching to the perverted and spotted you know who in there!!;)

[fad]

Erm, yes, I guess. I was in it for 5 days of filming....but I can't remember much. Most of the Slime seemed to be there and I could reel off names, but they wouldn't mean anything much to you I'd guess. I'll give you a few choice bits of trivia though.
The bikes couldn't actually go round corners properly...kept crashing in to pillars when doing the scene in which 6 odd judges drive to the bank (I think it was a bank!...Whatever it was, it got blown up).
During the chase down the busy street, when every Slimer and their mother were on set, there was some guy lying in the middle of the road tripping his tits off!...we were content to stay on the 'sidewalk' and smoke a spliff which should be illegal in Mega-city...think someone forgot to tell the Judges about the Smokatorium!
One of the shop fronts was based on a picture by a regular Slimelighter...Chris Achilleos.
A certain lady, now going by the name of Morrigan Hel, had bunked off school to be there, I know cos I spent most of one day sitting on the Mega-city town hall steps talking to her about school!!!
Many of the same people from Slime also appeared in the movie Hackers....just cos they were recruiting extras on the set of Dredd!
The recruitment agency dealing with a lot of the extras turned, years later, out to be a cover for a Dutch based child porn/snuff ring allegedly....so that avenue of work for Slimers kind of dried up abruptly.
And I'm bored now so I'm going to stop.

PS. I thought the film was shite...but there you go!

[ecclecticbb]

No way Amber is in it!!!?? Will look for her next time...!!

Thanks for all the info! Lots of stuff you told me today here and there and beyond!

PS: The film is about a comix and they generally are all the same little rubbish(sorry for the lovers of Sin city, Superman, Batman and all that American stuff). Now, I still find it light and entertaining. Plus it gave some cash to people in the London Alternative scene, so GREAT!!

PS2: I could have written this review...
JUDGE DREDD (1995)
Director: Danny Cannon

Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Rob Schneider, Jürgen Prochnow, Max von Sydow, Diane Lane, Joanna Miles, Joan Chen etc

I was a bit sceptical about seeing this film because it had been slagged-off everywhere, and it starred Sylvester Stallone. Oh yes, I liked him in Rocky but a thicko boxer is all I saw him good for. Sylvester actually suited the part very well, as it involved showing no emotions. I was very impressed.

This is an action movie. The plot is simple. It's filled with special effects and violence. It's actually a very good and entertaining action movie, but it doesn't involve any thought. Anyone with a low film concentration level could watch it.

Although it's supposed to be set in New York sometime in the future, the characters in the street are more like the ones you'd have seen in London in the 80s - punks and goths etc.

The best part in the film I think is the evil Texas-Chainsaw-Massacre-style hillbilly cannibals which brings a dark horror style to the film which I guess is why it has a 15 certificate.

But having said that, I did come away from Judge Dredd thoroughly entertained and surprised. Oh, watch out for a short but good appearance by Ian Dury! And is it really that necessary for Judge Dredd to remove his mask at all?

JOHN MARSHALL - 11 December 1995

[swab]

in the early 80's most people in the angel used to eagerly await 200AD each week. I think Mak was an avid reader, and for years we awaited the film, what a let down. On a different note part of a P.I.L. video(Iforget which one )was filmed in the toilet of 386 st john st, also one of Transvision Vamps videos was filmed in a factory squat just off city road opposite what became Jamie Olivers 15 cafe. and there was the pretenders video filmed at the comedy store one night(also can't remember what song or which club-that was a very very hazy faze for a year or two)

[StraightSilver]

A few of my friends from Medway who used to go to Slimes a long time ago are in it. The only couple of people that were in it that anyone may know though are Laura Forester who hasn't been to Slimelight in years but can still be seen drinking in The Elephant's Head in Camden. "Crusty" Kelly Rust who now lives back in Kent I think. Adrian Lovejoy, who I used to live with in New Cross but haven't seen in years. I was due to be in it but unfortunately because my surname started with a letter from towards the end of the alphabet missed out as the extras agency I belonged to ( along with most of Slimelight! ) already had enough people. I think Emma Presland may have also been in it and she still occasionally goes to Slomelight, but I'm not sure if she was or not.

The only people I knew who were in it who can actually be seen in the final edit though are Laura ( bright pink hair walking in background when Dredd blows up car for parking violation ) and Adrian ( blonde hair shaved at sides, wearing glasses at beginning when you first get to see Mega City One ).

From what I heard it actually wasn't much fun as most people had to stand around for hours on end being soaked with hoses to simulate rain doing the same take again and again and again. And the food and money were crap and nobody actually got to see any of the principle cast.

I did get to be in a movie eventually though! I'm in the opening credits to the film "Human Traffic". But if you blink you'll miss it.

However if you want see a film with loads of Slimeligt regulars watch either "Razorblade Smile" or "Cradle of Fear". Both are crap films but quite good for people spotting.

[ecclecticbb]

Wow! That is a full report, StraightSilver!!

I don't think that Emma Presland is Pink Emma, as she might have been too young...

As for filmings, I have not done any acting myself(never could do that-not interested neither, tbh), but I have seen lots of it, specially when I was a kid and I know how boring it can be... If you are an extra, it actually really sucks. The money and food provided is always ridiculous. No matter if it is a film, serie or TV program(at least I speak for what I have seen happening in Belgium and Spain).

[PapaLazarou]

In my limited experience filming isnt much fun at all. Lots of standing around getting bored and endless retakes of the same thing.

The last few things I could have done (which I declined) the production companies stiffed the extras and paid them far less than had been verbally agreed beforehand.