OT: Mad Max: Fury Road

[John Farson]

So, here's the official trailer, in case someone hasn't seen it yet:

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=hEJnMQG9ev8

I have high hopes for this. The fact that George Miller is directing this is a very good sign. Also, the actor playing Immortan Joe is the same one who played the Toecutter in the '79 original.

[Draq]

I did not know that. He is a great actor.

[John Farson]

The official final trailer, showing more of Imperator Furiosa:

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=woHTUsl66BY

[kcdusk]

I love the look of the new mad max trailer. I really want it to be super-great. But then i worry that the trailers i've seen are just one extended action scene, and maybe the movie won't have a gritty interesting story line.

So, i offer you this. Road wars.

https://www.youtube.com/watchv=nvlVDXXBOzE

[kato13]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road/

100% positive ratings with 34 reviews in.

[Raellus]

I rarely go to the theater to watch movies anymore (too expensive, rude people), and hardly ever on opening night, but I'll be there this Friday- by myself, if need be- to see Fury Road.

[pmulcahy11b]

I rarely go to the theater to watch movies anymore (too expensive, rude people), and hardly ever on opening night, but I'll be there this Friday- by myself, if need be- to see Fury Road.

I never go. Too inconvenient. I just wait till it comes on cable; if I really want to see it bad, I'll spring for PPV and see it within a week of its release in theaters.

[Targan]

Should've been an Aussie playing the role of Max... but I'll go and see it anyway.

[Draq]

me and the mrs are going to see it tomorrow

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Saw it 30 minutes ago... anyone who wants to see it should see it at least once on the big screen.
But it's important to remember something, this isn't a "reboot", it should be judged as another tale in the legend/myth of the Road Warrior. The tale may revolve around Max, but it's the story of Furiosa when she crossed paths with the Road Warrior.

Tom Hardy is good as Max, he brings a physicality to the role that Gibson didn't in the same way that Russel Crowe has been said to bring a physical presence to many of his movies.


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And this Max has been too long on the road and too long alone, he's practically reverted to a feral state (i.e. something domestic returned to it's wild instincts).

[boogiedowndonovan]

What a day, what a lovely day!

been away from this board for awhile, but saw Fury Road earlier today. I wasn't planning on seeing it but when the boss tells the department to finish up whatever work you have by lunchtime because we're going to see Fury Road, then who am I to disagree. BTW, I am a big fan of the trilogy, as I imagine most of you are. I'm also a big fan of Charlize Theron too.

I saw it in 3D, maybe it was just me but the contrast of the desert vs any other colors was too bright. And I also thought the sound effects during the chase scenes seemed to override whatever limited dialogue there was. I liked the back story of the original movies "two great tribes went to war", "the precious juice" etc etc as well as what character development there was. There didn't seem to be much reference to what caused the fall of civilization beyond a few grunted sentences. Also there was a certain level of humor in the the previous movies (Ayatollah of rock and rolla anyone) I didn't think there was much of that.

Lots of action, some of it over the top. You've seen the trailers.

But don't get me wrong, I actually liked Fury Road and want to see it again and will probably buy it when it comes out on bluray. oh and there were 2 or 3 homages to Road Warrior, or at least I thought they were.

How can you not like a movie that has a double necked flamethrower guitar!!

[StainlessSteelCynic]

How can you not like a movie that has a double necked flamethrower guitar!!

And you imply there wasn't any humour in this latest Max movie!

But yeah, the dialogue was sparse in places and didn't come across clearly at times largely due to background sound.
I saw it in 2D as one of the people in my gang of movie fans can't see 3D very well so she prefers 2D, so the colour wasn't an issue, (and besides, George Miller himself apparently said he prefers the 2D version of Fury Road) .

One thing to think on that may help with this movie, the first one was the establishing movie and after that they are "tales" of the Road Warrior. That is to say, we're not seeing a movie about what happened and what Max did, we're seeing a movie of the tale told about what happened.

[Raellus]

Saw it last night and enjoyed it quite a bit. It wasn't the best Max movie (still 2 The Road Warrior, IMHO), but it certainly wasn't the worst. BDD's review pretty much nailed it, so I don't have much to add except that I thought the score was a bit overpowering. IIRC, the other Max films don't have the same volume (both meanings) of instrumental music throughout and it sometimes drowned out whatever"dialogue" was also going on at the time.

I think the film warrants repeated viewing. There was so much going on during the action scenes, I'm sure I'll pick out a lot more details watching a second, third, fourth, etc., time. It's definitely a movie I'll pick up on Blu-ray.

[Draq]

It was awesome. If you like the old ones, its worth going to see.

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Yes, would agree totally, the background music was too damned loud at times and yes I will end up buying this on disc at some point.
And for those of us who enjoyed this one, Hardy has signed on to do another two (or three according to some sources) Max movies. Business being business, the other movies will be made as long as Fury Road is a financial success - personally I think it's very likely we'll get to see the second Hardy Mad Max film and if it's as enjoyable as Fury Road, then we'll get to see the third as well.




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