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General => Movies and TV => Topic started by: Mister Gold on May 13, 2015, 07:03:03 PM
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You guys had better be seeing this film in theaters over the next weekend or two! :tup
It seems that George Miller has made his magnum opus!
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I really hope to see it this weekend. I've been meaning to watch this movie when the first trailer came out.
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I really hope to see it this weekend. I've been meaning to watch this movie when the first trailer came out.
As have I. Am a huge fan of the original series.....curious to see this one. I've heard it's good.
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This movie has been in development for almost 18 years. We finally get to feast our eyes on it this weekend. I can't fucking wait. This movie looks absolutely nuts
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Like the new Star Wars (but on another level) it's going to look very real too because it was all filmed in the desert. Looking forward to it and expecting it to be huge in Australia as Mad Max is very iconic.
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I am a super freak fan of the Mad Max series. I will be seeing this kick ass movie on saturday :metal
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I can't say that I'm a HUGE fan of the original films, but this looks batshit crazy, and it is being hailed by some as the greatest action film ever made. I can't wait to see it.
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I'm a big fan of the original film Mad Max; Road Warrior and Thunderdome were enjoyable for me, but IMO, they don't quite get to the level of the first movie. I've still never seen anything like it.
Having said that, I'm pumped for this movie! Tom Hardy looks to fit the role perfectly.
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I've only ever seen The Road Warrior in its entirety, though I have seen both the first film and Thunderdome in various bits and pieces over the years.
I would go and see Fury Road tonight, but I'm doing some film stuff in the late afternoon/early evening, so I'll be seeing it tomorrow night with some of my fellow film crew members. :tup
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Going to see this Saturday. Hearing nothing but amazing things about it. Hope it lives up to the hype. :metal
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Just a fun fact:
Not only is the Director, George Miller a Medical Doctor, but his previous film was Happy Feet :D
Cool dude
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Never saw the originals but I may need to check them out.
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The hype has definitely gotten me interested. I haven't seen the originals, is it necessary to see them before going to this new one?
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The hype has definitely gotten me interested. I haven't seen the originals, is it necessary to see them before going to this new one?
I doubt it, especially since it's a new actor. You can probably get by just reading up on them or catching clips on youtube.
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I haven't seen the originals, is it necessary to see them before going to this new one?
No.
I haven't seen the originals, is it necessary to see them
Yes.
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I had no desire to see this movie, but the feedback in this thread has me changing my mind.
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This movie without any exaggeration is probably the most INTENSE 2 hour movie I've EVER seen in my life. I feel like I was on an IV line with adrenaline going straight to my heart for the entire length of the movie. And I'm so glad I saw it in the theater. This movie HAS to be seen in the theater with an amazing surround sound system. I'm still shaking and I don't think I can sleep tonight. I'll need to watch something calm like the Red Wedding episode of Game of Thrones to put me to sleep.
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lol
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I had no interest in seeing this and now I see this. Damn.
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I've been waiting for this for years.
Tomorrow... I can not wait
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This movie is just as awesome as the hype/buzz is suggesting. Don't miss out, see it at the cinema!
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Just got back from the theater
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That pretty much sums it up
Bottom line:
If you are a Mad Max fan, then go see it, you'll love it
If your just a movie fan, then go see it, its one hell of a ride
and I agree 100% with faizoff. This thing MUST be seen in a theater. You owe it to yourself.
My heart is still racing :metal
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https://t.co/A0VX2wwgaY
Red Letter Media review Mad Max Fury Road.
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this movie is fucking amazing. so see it asap.
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Mad Max: Fury road, in a nutshell
(https://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/mad-max-fury-road-awesome-guitar-guy.gif?w=650&h=374)
Over the top, badass beyond words and truly unforgettable :metal
And I just want to say, that I absolutely LOVE Immortan Joe as a villain. Incredible
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I will make sure that my Will states that I'm buried with a copy of this movie.
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Okay! The thread convinced me. I had no desire to watch this, but I guess I should check it out. And on value movie Tuesday, I'll see it tonight.
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This thread is the first I am hearing of this movie.
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Too long has it been since I've seen a movie this kickass and memorable. :hefdaddy
Definitely one of my favorite films of the year so far, right up there with Ex Machina. Anyone who hasn't seen it needs to do themselves a favor and watch it.
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I guess I'll go when it opens in my little town...
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I plan on going tomorrow night.....couldn't find time this past weekend. The comments on this thread is making it more appealing than it already was!!
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Man... it was great! My wife even liked it.
That sand storm scene made the movie; I'll likely see it again just for that.
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I really don't get all the hype, in fact, I've never been so puzzled by the success of any other movie, ever. In my opinion, it was flat-out tiresome and tedious, with monotonous, chaotic, non-stop over the top action. The characters were blank, uninteresting and unrelatable. The whole thing was a chore to get through, I don't remember ever checking my watch so often in the theater. I can see why many people might love it, but this universal, exaggerated praise is beyond me. At one point during the film, I started thinking about the box office bomb Dredd (2012) and how it runs circles around Mad Max in almost every aspect. It has redeeming qualities, the setting and the dystopian mythology are fascinating, but, even as a fan of the action genre, I really have hard time wrapping my head around why everyone thinks this glorified B-movie is the game-changer action flick of the new millennium.
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I have not seen it yet, but it's peaked my curiosity because of its overwhelming praise. In fact I have scoured the internet LOOKING for someone with something negative to say about the movie. Yours is the first one I've seen.
One of the most interesting things I've heard said about the film was from Half in the Bag. They said something to the effect that it was extremely rare to learn so much about the characters *from* the action itself. The idea being that there was character development *by means of* the action rather than having to stop everything for some exposition "down time". They also said that so many action movies are only about the action, and Mad Max didn't do that.
I thought that was a fascinating concept. So I'm curious to see how that plays out.
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I have not seen it yet, but it's peaked my curiosity because of its overwhelming praise. In fact I have scoured the internet LOOKING for someone with something negative to say about the movie. Yours is the first one I've seen.
One of the most interesting things I've heard said about the film was from Half in the Bag. They said something to the effect that it was extremely rare to learn so much about the characters *from* the action itself. The idea being that there was character development *by means of* the action rather than having to stop everything for some exposition "down time". They also said that so many action movies are only about the action, and Mad Max didn't do that.
I thought that was a fascinating concept. So I'm curious to see how that plays out.
My dad wasn't a big fan of it either, but I heavily disagreed with him on it. He at least recognized that it was very well-crafted as far as films go.
Fury Road is rather unique. As I'm sure you're already well-aware, the film is essentially one long chase from start-to-finish. There's more to it than that, but that's largely the narrative. As Half-in-the-Bag mentioned in their review, the film definitely uses its actions through the chase to delve into the massive world-building that exists in the film, as well as its themes regarding sexism and (false) religious manipulation and through all of that, develops the characters in turn. I've never seen another film do anything like that before and it was executed very brilliantly.
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In fact I have scoured the internet LOOKING for someone with something negative to say about the movie.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/mad-max-fury-road-review-5699340
I found it pretty funny that the reviewer was talking about checking his watch during the movie, exactly what I've been doing. I actually went online on my phone to check the runtime and then debated with my friend (whom didn't like it either) whether or not it still has a chance to turn out good in the remaining 45 minutes. It didn't. At one point I even contemplated leaving. On a related note, being in 3D didn't help the case either, as I absolutely despise having to watch movies in that format (I'm probably not as alone with this as with my opinion regarding this movie). I wish that lame 3D gimmick would just die out already. I'll probably get more out of it should I chose to watch it again when it comes out on DVD.
edit: if you dig deeper, you can find more negative reviews:
https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Clever-touches-enliven-two-hour-Mad-Max-6263383.php
https://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=review&id=5599
https://nycmovieguru.com/may15th15.html#madmax
https://www.3aw.com.au/news/movie-reviews-jim-schembri-on-mad-max-sunday-and-a-royal-night-out-20150515-gh2i33.html
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I really have hard time wrapping my head around why everyone thinks this glorified B-movie is the game-changer action flick of the new millennium.
I think it's because the film is a shameless, glorified b-movie that is just 2 hours of non-stop action that people find it so enjoyable. Most action films these days are trying too hard to imitate the Dark Knight style of action film with brooding, melancholic emo protagonists and a forced sense of "realism" that tends to suck out all the fun of an action film. Then on the flip side, you have films like that the Michael Bay Transformers that are just brainless CGI fests with no heart or grit whatsoever that, combined with the lack of practical effects, just don't even feel like reality, and more like a video game you can only watch.
There have been a few attempts at raw action b-movies in recent years, like Dredd or the Machete films, but those were aimed at very niche audiences and consequently did rather poorly at the box office, although they did phenomenally well on DVD/Blu-ray/Netflix. In a world where action flicks are being inundated with fakey-fake CGI, forced character "drama" that slows the pace of the film, and a general lack of wiliness to just be fun to watch, something like this new Mad Max is a breath of fresh air. The fact that it has managed to break into a bigger audience, which films like Dredd and Machete failed to do, is seen as a good sign that there is still a market for these sorts of films, and is encouraging to people who enjoy such movies.
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.... Yeah.... I didn't like it. :tdwn
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It's refreshing to see an action movie where you can actually see what's happening. Way too many modern action movies revert back to the lowest common denominator, fast cuts, handheld camera and you can't really see what's happening. It's a gripe I even have with parts of Batman Begins. As great of a movie as it is, some of the action scenes are not that great. But Nolan did improve more and more as he went on.
But yeah, really nice with a clean action movie where everything is visible.
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Besides the phenomenal action sequences and story, this film made me realize just how beautiful a desert can be. The director absolutely nailed the cinematography.
Fantastic film, can't wait to play the game version!
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Just got back from watching the movie (in 3D) and man was that cool! Such action! I can't imagine the planning involved to pull off just one of those sequences.....much less multiple ones over and over!
This sums it up for me as well:
Besides the phenomenal action sequences and story, this film made me realize just how beautiful a desert can be. The director absolutely nailed the cinematography.
It really was such a 'pretty' film despite being told in a desert environment. I liked how the theme of the story and Max's character were in the same vein as the original movies. A very reluctant hero that allows what's left of his humanity to override his impulse to "F" everyone and take care of himself.
Anyway....I wasn't let down by any means and am glad I saw that in the theater.
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I can't really decide whether I liked this. My friends and I spent hours laughing at all the flaws and ridiculous stuff, yet we all agreed it was enjoyable as hell. What a strange movie...
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My general feeling is :
" If I enjoy a film and it entertains me - i don't give a rats arse about the bloopers and plot holes ".
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HO.Ly shit. This film is just insane. I loved every second of it. I'm so glad they didn't reboot and remake it to get it up to date with the new generation demand, and that George Miller came back and brought back that weird, dystopian fantasy feel like the original films. This film is just glorious!
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I really don't get all the hype, in fact, I've never been so puzzled by the success of any other movie, ever. In my opinion, it was flat-out tiresome and tedious, with monotonous, chaotic, non-stop over the top action. The characters were blank, uninteresting and unrelatable. The whole thing was a chore to get through, I don't remember ever checking my watch so often in the theater. I can see why many people might love it, but this universal, exaggerated praise is beyond me. At one point during the film, I started thinking about the box office bomb Dredd (2012) and how it runs circles around Mad Max in almost every aspect. It has redeeming qualities, the setting and the dystopian mythology are fascinating, but, even as a fan of the action genre, I really have hard time wrapping my head around why everyone thinks this glorified B-movie is the game-changer action flick of the new millennium.
Although I enjoyed watching the movie, I agree with a lot of this, especially the last sentence. It was well-made and I did think it was pretty, as others said (the storm was so cool). I did like the deeper "message" as well as a lot of the gratuitous, brainless fun (that guitar player, omg :lol), but I really don't see what the big deal is. It's really just another action movie. The characters are shallow and mostly unimpressive. Furiosa is cool, but meh. Max himself is nothing special, and he's supposed to be the lead!
Lots of people are calling it a feminist film (I think it's hilarious how "men's rights" people are up in arms about it), and though it does have some of those elements, the fact that half of the female characters in the movie are (a) half-naked and (b) utterly useless makes me call bullshit on that. It was full of cliches and moments that made me roll my eyes (that whole half-assed "romance" between redhead and white dude- grooooan), and I was at times wanting to look at the time as well. I think if you just look at it as a fun action movie it's cool, but yeah, why everybody is drooling all over it I have NO idea.
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Ok, so Mad Max may be the lead character but the story has never been about him. Never. Even though his name is in the title. We view other peoples stories and problems through his eyes. He is a wanderer who ends up helping others. It has been like that through now all four films.
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Ya, I always felt it was a throwback to the same style of storytelling as Kung Fu or the Lone Ranger. The main character exists, but the real main characters in each story are just whoever he happens to be rescuing that week. The title character is just a McGuffin.
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I think if you just look at it as a fun action movie it's cool, but yeah, why everybody is drooling all over it I have NO idea.
For me it's the lack of CGI (other than the storm scene) and all the live action stunts. I like the feel of the movie since it's primarily live action stunts and blow em ups.....not the massively over produced CGI that has overtaken movies the past few years.
Sure, it's a simple story....there really is zero to little character development.....and that's what I like about it. It's a point A to point B movie that just stick to that....no frilly side crap....just live action stunts and that's that.
I thought the Max character was nailed head on....stuck to the old school mantra of reluctant hero....really just being a 'hero' because whomever he's saving or helping just happens to be because he's really just saving his a$$.
I don't know that I'm 'drooling' over the movie per say....it was just a refreshing break from the latest fad of computer enhanced imagery.
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I think if you just look at it as a fun action movie it's cool, but yeah, why everybody is drooling all over it I have NO idea.
For me it's the lack of CGI (other than the storm scene) and all the live action stunts. I like the feel of the movie since it's primarily live action stunts and blow em ups.....not the massively over produced CGI that has overtaken movies the past few years.
This is a big one for me, and I see it cited by many who enjoyed the movie. Whether you are consciously aware of it or not, your brain knows when it's watching something that is CGI vs something that was actually physically filmed, no matter how good the computer graphics. Watching something with real vehicles, real pyro, real stuntmen, etc., makes the movie feel far more authentic and immersive then one crammed with a bunch of CGI, and it also makes it easier to overlook when they had to use CGI, such as in the tornado scene.
As for Mad Max not really being the main character, as others have said, that's par for the course for the series. He's not the man character for the story; rather, he is a storytelling vehicle through which we, the audience, observe this post-apocalyptic world. Furiosa is the real main character, the one with the story and a character arc. This is another parallel I see between this new Mad Max and the 2012 Judge Dredd. Judge Dredd didn't have any character development either; he was just our eyes into the world of MegaCity One. It was Anderson, the rookie Dredd took under his wing, who was the character with an arc to follow and a story to be told.
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Damned good movie. The world was masterfully crafted, is gorgeous and everything about this movie has attitude. This will be a must own for me.
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Hmm the trailer did nothing for me but seeing the positive reaction the movie got I might have to see it.
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I saw this movie with a friend tonight.
Phenomenal action scenes, especially if that was mostly achieved with stunts and practical effects. They kind of blew their load on the first big chase scene though. The ones after that were still very good, but the finale was far from the climax.
Visually stunning, choreographed brilliantly.
A lot of cringeworthy acting and dialogue.
Really quite shittily done characterisation. I didn't learn who these characters were from the action. There was barely anything to learn about them.
The thing that drove it into the ground for me were the two character turns in the middle of the movie that came out of thin air. Mad Max is about to drive away and leave the girls to either die or go back into sex slavery, doesn't give the slightest shit. He only takes them at Furiosa's insistence, who he needs. Two seconds later, he's unshakably on their side and risking his ass for their lives for the rest of the movie, with no explanation or motivation to suddenly do a complete about-turn (other than the previously hinted "oh, there's a girl in his head haunting him for not saving her/others", though that didn't stop him showing them absolutely no regard ten seconds ago). Same goes, in fact even more so, for the suicidally indoctrinated nutter who then, for the minutest of reasons, sides with the good guys he was just prepared to murder and massacres his old mates from then on.
Also, as much as the guitar guy was fun, the director was waaaay over obsessed with him. It was like he thought he was onto something brilliant with that guy, and was throwing him in front of the camera as much as he possibly could. When the guitar bungees right into the screen and hovers for like five seconds at the end, I was like, I GET IT, THAT DELIGHTFULLY CORNY EXTREMELY MINOR CHARACTER IS A STROKE OF GENIUS, NOW STOP OVERSELLING IT.
Lots of people are calling it a feminist film (I think it's hilarious how "men's rights" people are up in arms about it), and though it does have some of those elements, the fact that half of the female characters in the movie are (a) half-naked and (b) utterly useless makes me call bullshit on that.
I'd vaguely read something about it being feminist and MRAs hating it before seeing it. I would never have noticed anything if I hadn't, I doubt, but I could see how people could read that stuff into it. The plot is women fleeing male-dominated society (with every reason to in the context of the film, mind you) which, they point out, has "killed the world". Every man I can recall was either a mutant, a psychotic brute, or animalistic, and every woman I can recall wasn't. (Dunno how much that lines up with the earlier films and the general universe though, I saw the first movies so long ago, I don't remember them). Hell, I even couldn't help but notice that Max's dialog, that of the male 'hero', was just wordless, almost ape-like grunting on tons of occasions, and thought, "ha, that would play right into the hands of someone convinced the movie was anti-men".
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I thought this movie was absolutely brilliant.
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$300m on a $150m budget so it's not a flop :)
It's opening in the far east this weekend and that usually pushes the numbers up.
I've not seen it yet but I expect more will be made.
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Kotowboy, drop whatever you're doing and go see it stat! It's just not a great action movie....it's a great piece of cinema. It represents everything that movie making should be. I will be seeing it my third time this evening :metal
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Nowhere is showing it near me but I will check regardless :p
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even better the second time.
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I finally saw this. It was pretty cool, but from the reviews I was kindof expecting a non-stop 2 hour chase scene. There were a few slower parts. But it was really well done.
I'll echo the sentiments that seeing REAL SFX on the screen is extremely refreshing. I wouldn't mind seeing it again to see if hits me more the second time. I was somewhat expecting "The Second Coming of The Matrix" and it didn't quite give me that level of thrill ride....but it was really good.
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I haven't visited Maddox's site in a while, saw his review on Mad Max which is sorta how I felt when I came home after I first saw it lol
https://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=mad_max_hell_yeah
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I recently signed up a premium subscription to Spotify and noticed the soundtrack for Fury Road on there, listened to it and got super pumped again and watched the movie a couple of times. I had bought the bluray during thanksgiving but didn't get a chance to dive into all the material, listening to the soundtrack made me watch the movie again and I think I love it even more than I did the first time.
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Fury Road was so damn good.
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And the soundtrack is amazing. "Storm Is Coming" especially, that I can recall, is just so epic and really pumps you up.
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Yea my favorite tracks are - The Rig, Storm Is Coming, Brothers In Arms, Immortan's Citadel (from 5:47 - 7:00 is the part where you have some serious headbanging orchestral riffs)
Overall an amazing soundtrack which I think is what makes the movie even more kickass.
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More than anything else, this movie confirmed my dislike for action films. I can't focus when shit is happening at a thousand miles a minute for 2 hours. My mind starts to wander. It's boring.
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As far as action movies go, this movie is probably the slowest shown action that I can recall. If you compare it to say the Tranformers movie, you can't make out any stuff that's happening there. In Fury Road all the action is very easy to process. I don't think I've ever seen any better.
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A friend of a friend said this was his favorite movie of the year, and to be honest I had totally forgotten about it up until then because it was really nothing special IMO. Fun, but best of the year? Bitch please.
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It would probably make my top 5, but not movie of the year.
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It's at #3 this year for me, but then I still have a few movies I haven't seen yet that I hope will trump it.
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I think this is my movie of the year. I'll have to rummage through what all I've seen so far but quite sure nothing else apart from Star Wars gave me this reaction.
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For whatever reason, most of my yearly favorites are always indie films. Last year my favorite was Whiplash, with Birdman and Nightcrawler rounding out the top 3. Drive was my favorite the year it came out (2011?). In most cases the blockbusters don't tend to stick with me more than "I enjoyed that, what a fun film" that I feel coming out of the cinema, but this year I would place both Star Wars and Mad Max in my top5, with 3 "smaller" films.
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To say I HATED this movie doesn't quite sum it up. Awful, horrible, unwatchable. Not trolling, just being honest.
It blows my mind how many of you loved this movie.
Tomatoes are rotten for a reason.
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I don't understand how anyone can't appreciate what George Miller did here, but hey, to each there own!
It's winning Best Picture for nearly every movie awards out there, and it's surely going to be nominated for the Academy Award.
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I wouldn't say it's a sure bet that it will be nominated for an academy award, I think it depends on how many they decide to nominate this year. If it's only 5 movies, I don't think it will be on there, but if they go up to 10, it has good chances.
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It's not usually the type of movie that gets nominated though. If it gets nominated I'd be surprised. Happy, but surprised.
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And it leads The Oscars in nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director :metal :metal :metal
EDIT: I miscounted. The Revenant has 12, Mad Max has 10.
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I saw that as well. Though I really wished it was also nominated in the best music category. The music is absolutely fitting and makes a huge contribution to the intensity of several scenes
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I'm very happy this movie is getting the recognition it deserves, even if it doesn't win any of those categories. The academy got it right.
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Yes, awesome that it got the best picture nod.
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Just watched this on HBO for the first time. Yeah, I regret not seeing this one in theaters. Never saw any of the old films, but this one was pretty awesome. Stunning visuals to say the least. Awesome score as well.
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Watched this on HBO yesterday as well.
I really liked this movie with one exception... That fucking guitar player and drummer truck. I get that in war music can amp up the troops, but let's be real, no one in any of those vehicles would have been able to hear that music. I was on the edge of my seat during every actions sequence, and when they would show the guitar player, I'd die a little inside.
I don't think the movie was a game changer, but it was still enjoyable. Also, there was a monster truck which is pretty much my favorite thing. So it gets a plus there. I'd give it a solid 8.4/10
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The guitar guy is hilarious.
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Guitar guy was an instant icon. They had the music absolutely cranked to the point it could seemingly be heard for miles. Could they have heard it over those monstrous vehicles? Was there any reason to waste an entire huge vehicle and all that fuel and manpower just to make lots of noise and flames?
I don't know the answer to any of this, but the important part is that it looked damn cool.
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Guitar guy was an instant icon. They had the music absolutely cranked to the point it could seemingly be heard for miles. Could they have heard it over those monstrous vehicles? Was there any reason to waste an entire huge vehicle and all that fuel and manpower just to make lots of noise and flames?
I don't know the answer to any of this, but the important part is that it looked damn cool.
That was the first thing I said to my girlfriend as we were watching it :lol What's this thing get, about 6mpg?
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Finally watched this movie last night, it was awesome!
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Had my 2nd viewing. I'm blown away by how good this film is. I can't believe the Force Awakens has been knocked off of my top spot for 2015!
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Watched it tonight on HBO like a few others here. Really solid movie although I couldn't help but think how much Tom Hardy looked like Tim Tebow during the entire movie. Weird thought but it just kept popping up especially when all he was doing was looking around and not saying anything.
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Just posted this in the just watched thread but I'll post it here as well.
We finally got around to watching Mad Max: Fury Road. I thought it was absolutely terrible. Yes the action scenes were impressive but I found the story and the acting to be terrible. Most over hyped movie I've seen in a long time. To be fair I think the original trilogy is overrated as well.
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Just posted this in the just watched thread but I'll post it here as well.
We finally got around to watching Mad Max: Fury Road. I thought it was absolutely terrible. Yes the action scenes were impressive but I found the story and the acting to be terrible.
But the point of the movie is the action and that's why it's praised, not because of the story or acting.
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I have a funny feeling if you asked the folks who choose Oscar nominations why they picked Mad Max, they wouldn't say, "the action. Everything else about it was shit. All we cared about was the action. The action alone got it its nomination."
Having said that, they were obviously tuning out some fucking atrocious acting and dialogue, so maybe you're right.
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I really didn't get why this movie is so great either. Sure it was very enjoyable but not a fantastic movie (but I have to say that I am not a big fan of action movies in general). The setting and look are really well done but it's not a movie that makes you think or something.
But I guess the point is just to provide a very enjoyable setting and some action? Cause it did succeed in that.
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I don't think every movie needs a good story or the best acting in the business. Movies are made to entertain by any means necessary, not set out to move you and impact your life in someway. That's my opinion at least.
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I have a funny feeling if you asked the folks who choose Oscar nominations why they picked Mad Max, they wouldn't say, "the action. Everything else about it was shit. All we cared about was the action. The action alone got it its nomination."
Well, i guess they couldn't ignore it after being praised as one of 2015's best.
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*i suck at reading*
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I didn't say it wasn't worthy, neither that i dislike it :huh:
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:lol Sorry, I must have gotten the wrong impression entirely from your two posts. My bad.
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I have a funny feeling if you asked the folks who choose Oscar nominations why they picked Mad Max, they wouldn't say, "the action. Everything else about it was shit. All we cared about was the action. The action alone got it its nomination."
Well, i guess they couldn't ignore it after being praised as one of 2015's best.
You say that like it's a testament to the strength of the film. The fact that Mad Max is considered one of the best movies of the year, one of the best examples that the art form had to offer, just reinforces what a shitty, lowest common denominator joke of an art form film is.
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I had no problem with the acting. It was perfectly fine and I wouldn't at all say it was "atrocious". And no problem with the story either. It was simple, sure, but not bad.
The reason I liked Mad Max so much is because I had fun watching it, and I really don't give a shit about what it might have done wrong at that point. I'm not a critic, I don't need to. If I want something more artsy I'll watch The Revenant again.
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The fact that Mad Max is considered one of the best movies of the year, one of the best examples that the art form had to offer, just reinforces what a shitty, lowest common denominator joke of an art form film is.
And yet you're commenting on the Movies section.
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If an album with an overall tone and atmosphere as corny, ham-fisted and contrived as Mad Max got universal praise, then Dragonforce would be a much more appreciated band.
But funnily enough, that isn't the case.
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Ok, but there's no need to overreact (about the films being a joke art form). For every Die Hards, Terminators and Mad Max, there is our Godfathers, Seven Samurais and Space Odysseys (not that i believe in that but just to appase you).
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I watched this the other night. It was a perfectly entertaining movie, but I didn't see what they hype was all about.
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Fluffy, the overall aesthetic of the film is why it's universally praised. This post-apocalyptic world that George Miller created over 35 years ago is weird, strange, and off the wall. He continued that feel and tone with Fury Road, but just absolutely upped the stakes. It's not just his direction, it's not just the action, or the acting, it's the editing, it's the camera work, the music, the writing, the stunts, the practicality, the production design, the production VALUE that makes the movie one of the aesthetically pleasing movies of recent memory. For a movie of it's magnitude, the message is pretty deep. The progressive storytelling weaving in it's themes and motifs are brilliantly done. It truly is one of the best films of the year, and deserves every recognition it is getting.
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So the girl and I had a Mad Max marathon the past few days since she never seen the first three films, and I never really realized this until now that in every Mad Max film, the world's infrastructure slowly crumbles and dissolves into a desert wasteland after each movie. People get weirder, more dangerous, and clothes become tattered pieces of leather. The nice paint jobs on the cars in the first Mad Max are reduced to rust. I don't know if this was an artistic choice made by Miller, but it really resonates with overall post-apocalyptic/environmental theme of the franchise
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Mad Max has won at least 4 so far.
Anyone watching? I'm surprised it doesn't have its own thread.
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I counted six, all technical awards for editing, plus costume and makeup.
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My buddies and I were joking that because Mad Max had shut out The Force Awakens from receiving any awards, that Disney is scraping Star Wars land for a Mad Max Land.
BREAKING: Due to the amounts of wins at the Oscars, Disney has decided to scrap Star Wars land to create a mad future for Disney's Hollywood Studios. We proudly announce "Mad Max: An Apocalyptic World." We are pleased to announce a high speed coaster, "The Interceptor", where you are on a chase with Max Rockatanzky as he escapes Immortal Joe's War Boys! Enjoy a thrilling stunt show featuring the music of Tina Turner, "Beyond Thunderdome!" Also, join us for refreshments at Immortan's Citadel for a nice fresh glass of Mother's Milk!
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With all this talk about Mad Max and how great it is, I guess I should rewatch it again, maybe when it will be summertime and it's gonna be hot like in the desert.
I liked the movie, I enjoyed it and it was good fun, but... in a sense it was the same fun I had as a kid when I was laying on my bed playing with my toys, my robots and my mini cars... C'mon, it's 2 hours of cars exploding in the end. A bit like Pacific Rim, it's a 200 million dollars budget version of what I was doing when I was 7 or 8, making weird noises with my mouth simulating the battles between my robots.
Since so many people (Oscar awards included) seem to think much more of it, I guess I'll give it another try sometime in the future!