My biggest problem with Danny Cannon‘s 1995 version of Judge Dredd wasn’t  Sylvester Stallone–sure, being one of the biggest stars in the world at the time pretty much assured that he would be saying inane things like “I am the LAW!” at the top of his lungs, but he’s hardly the worse thing about the film–but the way the film ignored established canon in bringing the character to the screen.

The worse thing was definitely Rob Schneider.

That being said, what ranked almost as close on the scale of extreme suckiness was the way that Stallone, as Dredd, went about without his helmet.

Judge Dredd NEVER, EVER appears without his helmet.  Helmetless, he might appear in shadow, but part of what’s interesting about the character is that there is no “civilian” Judge Dredd.  Judge Dredd is Judge Dredd, who happens to be the most kick-arse lawman out there.

And yeah, while Batman isn’t a member of the law, per se, in a fight I would put my money on Dredd every time.