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Thought it was great, only a couple things were too unbelievable or over the top. Crazy vehicles made it even better, outstanding attention to detail.
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I saw the movie tonight and give it a B+, A's being reserved for movies I've watched (or expect to watch) again and again. My main complaint--which some view as a positive--is that it is almost 100% action with no downtime. In my opinion, the best movies balance action and drama/storytelling better than that. When you go too heavy on one, you necessarily neglect the other. I would have preferred breaks in the constant fighting/chases to focus on more dramatic scenes. The highlight of Mad Max is the world-building and art direction. The creator did a great job imagining a post-apocalyptic world and thinking, "What would things be like if a megalomaniac captured absolute power in a lawless world? What kind of weird stuff would people be up to out in the desert?" I recommend seeing the movie, but I disagree with the over-the-top reviews calling this one of the best movies ever made. View Quote This movie really is about 90 minutes of pure balls-to-the-wall action crammed in a 2 hour movie. The scene where she drops to her knees on the top of that dune with the wind blowing was beautiful. There was a lot of really visually stunning stuff going on here. When they get it right, I tend to give movies a free pass to indulge here even if the story suffers a bit (Max's family/psychosis could have been fleshed out more clearly). There was a part at the end that reminded me of Dom in Gears of War and that made me sad. I really, really enjoyed this movie. I'm sensitive to heavy-handed progressive demagoguing but there really isn't anything to be outraged at here. Furiosa is one tough bitch, end of story. Like Ripley before her, I think she's badass. Go see this movie. |
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Great action and characters, shitty story..
They could have made it amazing, but it was basically me waiting to feel a connection to max, and the whole story was about the chick.. The beginning of the movie was so fucking annoying, the supposed main character is chained up,, and does nothing for the first almost 3rd of the movie.. WTF! had loads of potential, but fell short horribly In the story and character building.. Best ever, lol not even close. |
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Quoted: Great action and characters, shitty story.. They could have made it amazing, but it was basically me waiting to feel a connection to max, and the whole story was about the chick.. The beginning of the movie was so fucking annoying, the supposed main character is chained up,, and does nothing for the first almost 3rd of the movie.. WTF! had loads of potential, but fell short horribly In the story and character building.. Best ever, lol not even close. View Quote Which leads to believe...there will be other installments. This wasn't the end of it. |
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What accent is Hardy sticking with?
This one was dull and all over the place. Loved the hard Aussie and brit accents in the rest of the series |
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Loved it. I had no expectation of Palme d'or fluffy film shit, I expected a post-apocalyptic wet dream, and I got it.
I can find nothing to nitpick. I wanted to be entertained. I was entertained. SKS sniper rifle, LOL! "Only six rounds left for the 'Big Boy'" |
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think he was going for aussie.. but being all fucked up for (several) years... i'm guessing View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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What accent is Hardy sticking with? This one was dull and all over the place. Loved the hard Aussie and brit accents in the rest of the series think he was going for aussie.. but being all fucked up for (several) years... i'm guessing Was gayeee |
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funny, i HATED that part.. that was the only part of the movie i didn't really like... thought it was stupid and unnecessary.. i also wish max got back in his car and fucked shit up with it but whatcha gonna do.. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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The guitar rig was my fav, made the movie for me funny, i HATED that part.. that was the only part of the movie i didn't really like... thought it was stupid and unnecessary.. i also wish max got back in his car and fucked shit up with it but whatcha gonna do.. I thought the guitar rocked, and the War Drums on the back just kicked ass. I like how they tied the soundtrack to the guitar and the pulse of the chase. Honestly, I wanted to see more Falcon XB action too...but after seeing what he was up against, what could he have done? His car was great when he was running through motorcyclists in the 80's, but other than looking badass and taking him from point A to B, the Interceptor wasn't in the same ballpark as the rest of the vehicles in the WarBoys' stable. |
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I liked the more superficial aspects of the movie. The action scenes were intense.....and frequent.
There were aspects that I expected and didn't expect that both disappointed. Way too much of the womans character, not nearly enough of Max (It was "Mad Max", not "Mad Maxine" right?) Not enough back story on Max. Yeah it was supposed to be frantic, chaotic, fast paced flashbacks....but it shouldn't have been at the expense of the story and details that form a more compelling narrative. There was no real centerpiece of the story....it's one apocalyptic furious car chase after the other. The only real pauses to develop the story lead me to gripe #4... The hot chicks stranded in the middle of nowhere.....really? They all looked like they just walked out of a salon while the rest of the human population was dirty, beat up, cannibalizing, fighting, raping and plundering their way through what remained of the world they lived in. In addition to that, they added virtually nothing positive to the story.....while remaining unbelievably pristine in appearance and behavior. Didn't fit, added nothing. The guitar player on the front of that truck? Goofy. The backdrop, the bad ass vehicles, the fighting on the roads and deserts was cool. Max was played well, but there should have been far more of him, in his own ride, dealing out damage and kickin ass. Very little of that. Over all, I enjoyed it....but I agree that the reviews far exceed the experience I was given. |
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Definitely would nominate it for sound, costume and make up. Sure as shit ain't gonna be for the script. Good thing I didn't go expecting to see movie of the year. Every year there's one or two movies that you need to see in theaters soley for big screen and good sound. This is one of them. |
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Definitely would nominate it for sound, costume and make up. Sure as shit ain't gonna be for the script. Good thing I didn't go expecting to see movie of the year. Given the amount of hype here, and the 98% on RT, I certainly expected more than I got. |
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I liked the more superficial aspects of the movie. The action scenes were intense.....and frequent. There were aspects that I expected and didn't expect that both disappointed. Way too much of the womans character, not nearly enough of Max (It was "Mad Max", not "Mad Maxine" right?) Not enough back story on Max. Yeah it was supposed to be frantic, chaotic, fast paced flashbacks....but it shouldn't have been at the expense of the story and details that form a more compelling narrative. There was no real centerpiece of the story....it's one apocalyptic furious car chase after the other. The only real pauses to develop the story lead me to gripe #4... The hot chicks stranded in the middle of nowhere.....really? They all looked like they just walked out of a salon while the rest of the human population was dirty, beat up, cannibalizing, fighting, raping and plundering their way through what remained of the world they lived in. In addition to that, they added virtually nothing positive to the story.....while remaining unbelievably pristine in appearance and behavior. Didn't fit, added nothing. The guitar player on the front of that truck? Goofy. The backdrop, the bad ass vehicles, the fighting on the roads and deserts was cool. Max was played well, but there should have been far more of him, in his own ride, dealing out damage and kickin ass. Very little of that. Over all, I enjoyed it....but I agree that the reviews far exceed the experience I was given. View Quote That's what the matriarchy will do for ya. Turn plain old violence and anarchy into an opera, a choreographed and beautiful death scene. It's like ninjas getting blowed up in the 80's. They'd die elegantly being blowed up and doing triple flip one and a half gainers in perfect uniform sequence to their beautiful deaths, paired off in pairs of six and eight. Beautiful, eloquent ninja explosion deaths. |
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View Quote I would normally agree. This is the kind of crap they usually pan. Odd. |
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I would normally agree. This is the kind of crap they usually pan. Odd. Agreed. |
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Given the amount of hype here, and the 98% on RT, I certainly expected more than I got. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Definitely would nominate it for sound, costume and make up. Sure as shit ain't gonna be for the script. Good thing I didn't go expecting to see movie of the year. Given the amount of hype here, and the 98% on RT, I certainly expected more than I got. Never trust ARFCOM on movies. Half of these guys think Guardians of the Galaxy was the best movie of last year. |
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Quoted: Never trust ARFCOM on movies. Half of these guys think Guardians of the Galaxy was the best movie of last year. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Definitely would nominate it for sound, costume and make up. Sure as shit ain't gonna be for the script. Good thing I didn't go expecting to see movie of the year. Given the amount of hype here, and the 98% on RT, I certainly expected more than I got. Never trust ARFCOM on movies. Half of these guys think Guardians of the Galaxy was the best movie of last year. Ugh. |
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How this movie was made
"Hey George, make us. New Max movie" "Do I get lots of money for effects n shit?" "Sure" "Oh what a lovely day!!!!!!!" ::Huffs a bunch of paint chugs 87 redbulls while doing lines of NOxplode off tits and remakes the tanker chase from Road Warrior except for two hours and FUCKING CRAZY:: Loved it. It was the Cola Warrior of chase movies. |
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Saw it last night. Take note that I've never seen the original and didn't know the story like going in...but I thought it sucked. Not impressed.
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The original Mad Max is a snoozefest like this one. Road Warrior was far, FAR better than either of them. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Saw it last night. Take note that I've never seen the original and didn't know the story like going in...but I thought it sucked. Not impressed. I just re-watched Road Warrior just to make sure I wasn't tripping. Nope, great flick. |
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This The ending could had a little more, but overall it was a great movie View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Thought it was great, only a couple things were too unbelievable or over the top. Crazy vehicles made it even better, outstanding attention to detail. So, if you took all the stunts/explosions out of it, what makes it great? |
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Quoted: So, if you took all the stunts/explosions out of it, what makes it great? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Thought it was great, only a couple things were too unbelievable or over the top. Crazy vehicles made it even better, outstanding attention to detail. So, if you took all the stunts/explosions out of it, what makes it great? Nothing. |
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Thought it was great, only a couple things were too unbelievable or over the top. Crazy vehicles made it even better, outstanding attention to detail. So, if you took all the stunts/explosions out of it, what makes it great? The colors and textures and epic wide and close shots; the world; the millions of interesting little details; the frenetic pacing and characters; the cars; the general absurdity. I loved it. |
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Beautiful movie. It should win some awards just for the art direction. CGI and live action was seamless.
I liked it. All this talk about ultra liberal feminism and such... some people just see politics in everything. It was a rip-roaring film from start to finish. I enjoyed it. |
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How this movie was made "Hey George, make us. New Max movie" "Do I get lots of money for effects n shit?" "Sure" "Oh what a lovely day!!!!!!!" ::Huffs a bunch of paint chugs 87 redbulls while doing lines of NOxplode off tits and remakes the tanker chase from Road Warrior except for two hours and FUCKING CRAZY:: Loved it. It was the Cola Warrior of chase movies. View Quote Hmm, I'm inclined to agree with you. Except I imagine you would have a different weapons selection. |
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I don't think most human minds are ready for that level of madness. And I like to think I have a fairly flexible mind. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Just saw that movie was fucking insane! I don't think most human minds are ready for that level of madness. And I like to think I have a fairly flexible mind. The wife and I saw it on Sunday... and WOW... it was INSANE indeed. I looked over at her about 3/4 of the way through with that "holy hell I'm worn-out" look on my face. I plan to see it again for sure. |
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Saw it last night. Take note that I've never seen the original and didn't know the story like going in...but I thought it sucked. Not impressed. View Quote It was supposed to be an over-the-top action flick... not War and Peace. I went to Fury Road hoping for some decent action and FX, but expecting to be disappointed. I was most-definitely NOT disappointed. It more than delivered for what it was meant to be. Some people here just need to nit-pick everything for politics or plot-perfection. Do yourselves a favor sometime and just go-in to a movie like this, open to being entertained without overt-hinking the shit out of everything. It might be fun to pull the sticks out of your asses once in a while! P.S. I'm late to the party for seeing this movie because work and a long vacation got in the way. But I'm glad I finally made it. Next stop --> the new Jurrasic Park. And I expect to enjoy that too! I'm all naive, simple and childish that way. |
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the road warrior was on Spike last night
wow has film progressed in 30 years max leaves, gets nitro smoked, wrecks the interceptor crawls out and his dog gets killed then the bomb under the fueltank blows destroying the car the story arc of the girl from the refinery was obtuse and her death was stupid oh the mechanic cripple is on fire let me walk up the spine of the tanker and wait to be shot with multiple arrows from the tire gun now i am hanging from the barb wire and being pulled onto an attack car oops they dropped me and i am crushed under a wheel i guess thats better than the leader who got a humongous trident to the spine at 60 mph |
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the road warrior was on Spike last night wow has film progressed in 30 years max leaves, gets nitro smoked, wrecks the interceptor crawls out and his dog gets killed then the bomb under the fueltank blows destroying the car the story arc of the girl from the refinery was obtuse and her death was stupid oh the mechanic cripple is on fire let me walk up the spine of the tanker and wait to be shot with multiple arrows from the tire gun now i am hanging from the barb wire and being pulled onto an attack car oops they dropped me and i am crushed under a wheel i guess thats better than the leader who got a humongous trident to the spine at 60 mph View Quote Agreed. I saw the original movies in the theater when they were released.... and of course I've seen 'em since then. I don't get what's so superior about them versus Fury Road. The action in the new one was like trying to drink from a fire hose... and that's what I loved about it. I went to see ACTION... and I saw a shit-ton of ACTION. What's not to love??? Thick plot and character development? Why don't we just sip tea with our pinkies sticking-out all up in here??? I didn't freakin go to this movie to tear it apart like some egghead movie critic... this movie was just plain FUN. If I want to see a movie that disgusts me with stupidity and boring cliche... then that's what Taken 3 was for. if I want to see a movie that makes me think hard, then that's what Interstellar was for. Fury Road was just pure, fantastic, INSANITY. And it gets three thumbs up from me for achieving its goal. |
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005KTVG86/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 check out the reviews View Quote I am SO ordering that for my next range trip! |
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Quoted: Agreed. I saw the original movies in the theater when they were released.... and of course I've seen 'em since then. I don't get what's so superior about them versus Fury Road. The action in the new one was like trying to drink from a fire hose... and that's what I loved about it. I went to see ACTION... and I saw a shit-ton of ACTION. What's not to love??? Thick plot and character development? Why don't we just sip tea with our pinkies sticking-out all up in here??? I didn't freakin go to this movie to tear it apart like some egghead movie critic... this movie was just plain FUN. If I want to see a movie that disgusts me with stupidity and boring cliche... then that's what Taken 3 was for. if I want to see a movie that makes me think hard, then that's what Interstellar was for. Fury Road was just pure, fantastic, INSANITY. And it gets three thumbs up from me for achieving its goal. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: the road warrior was on Spike last night wow has film progressed in 30 years max leaves, gets nitro smoked, wrecks the interceptor crawls out and his dog gets killed then the bomb under the fueltank blows destroying the car the story arc of the girl from the refinery was obtuse and her death was stupid oh the mechanic cripple is on fire let me walk up the spine of the tanker and wait to be shot with multiple arrows from the tire gun now i am hanging from the barb wire and being pulled onto an attack car oops they dropped me and i am crushed under a wheel i guess thats better than the leader who got a humongous trident to the spine at 60 mph Agreed. I saw the original movies in the theater when they were released.... and of course I've seen 'em since then. I don't get what's so superior about them versus Fury Road. The action in the new one was like trying to drink from a fire hose... and that's what I loved about it. I went to see ACTION... and I saw a shit-ton of ACTION. What's not to love??? Thick plot and character development? Why don't we just sip tea with our pinkies sticking-out all up in here??? I didn't freakin go to this movie to tear it apart like some egghead movie critic... this movie was just plain FUN. If I want to see a movie that disgusts me with stupidity and boring cliche... then that's what Taken 3 was for. if I want to see a movie that makes me think hard, then that's what Interstellar was for. Fury Road was just pure, fantastic, INSANITY. And it gets three thumbs up from me for achieving its goal. Dude....are you sure that third appendage is a THUMB? Nick |
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I enjoyed it.
However, I'm widely regarded a proper rub dirt in your hair while sitting in the corner drooling retard. |
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Quoted: Agreed. I saw the original movies in the theater when they were released.... and of course I've seen 'em since then. I don't get what's so superior about them versus Fury Road. The action in the new one was like trying to drink from a fire hose... and that's what I loved about it. I went to see ACTION... and I saw a shit-ton of ACTION. What's not to love??? Thick plot and character development? Why don't we just sip tea with our pinkies sticking-out all up in here??? I didn't freakin go to this movie to tear it apart like some egghead movie critic... this movie was just plain FUN. If I want to see a movie that disgusts me with stupidity and boring cliche... then that's what Taken 3 was for. if I want to see a movie that makes me think hard, then that's what Interstellar was for. Fury Road was just pure, fantastic, INSANITY. And it gets three thumbs up from me for achieving its goal. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: the road warrior was on Spike last night wow has film progressed in 30 years max leaves, gets nitro smoked, wrecks the interceptor crawls out and his dog gets killed then the bomb under the fueltank blows destroying the car the story arc of the girl from the refinery was obtuse and her death was stupid oh the mechanic cripple is on fire let me walk up the spine of the tanker and wait to be shot with multiple arrows from the tire gun now i am hanging from the barb wire and being pulled onto an attack car oops they dropped me and i am crushed under a wheel i guess thats better than the leader who got a humongous trident to the spine at 60 mph Agreed. I saw the original movies in the theater when they were released.... and of course I've seen 'em since then. I don't get what's so superior about them versus Fury Road. The action in the new one was like trying to drink from a fire hose... and that's what I loved about it. I went to see ACTION... and I saw a shit-ton of ACTION. What's not to love??? Thick plot and character development? Why don't we just sip tea with our pinkies sticking-out all up in here??? I didn't freakin go to this movie to tear it apart like some egghead movie critic... this movie was just plain FUN. If I want to see a movie that disgusts me with stupidity and boring cliche... then that's what Taken 3 was for. if I want to see a movie that makes me think hard, then that's what Interstellar was for. Fury Road was just pure, fantastic, INSANITY. And it gets three thumbs up from me for achieving its goal. I thought Fury Road had some great story telling. It had a real Homer's Iliad feel to it, with a twist that a "war" breaks out over a women leaving the man who views her as his property. People are ALWAYS nostalgic for the years of yore. But while Road Warrior was a GREAT movie 30 years ago, it's a "ok" movie by today's standards in film making and story telling. I can't remember when I had so much fun watching a movie. I thought NOTHING would top Guardians of the Galaxy last year for pure entertainment, but Fury Road is right there next to it. |
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