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Furiosa is amazing, it's a shame it probably killed the franchise
FunkMiller
Member
People want Mad Max in their Mad Max movies. This was always going to fail.
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March Climber
Member
I think George Miller wanted to build a world with more expansive lore behind it, but by the time he was able to start expanding on this world, it was too late and now we are where we are today with people bickering over main characters. If only he had this movie fully planned and ready back in 2016.
I'm just grateful that he was funded two more movies because I think this franchise will stay dormant or dead from now on.
I'm just grateful that he was funded two more movies because I think this franchise will stay dormant or dead from now on.
Diddy X
Member
Only reason I see for its failure, movie was good but I preferred the first one due to Max being in it.
Ulysses 31
Member
And even then he was almost a side character, it was more Furiosa's story.
VulcanRaven
Member
Trailers didn't look good but the movie was amazing.
Yeah he originally wanted this out around 2018-2020 but the lawyer and rights shit kept it wrapped up until 2020 at the earliest for them to start work.
gothmog
Gold Member
Timing and momentum is everything with side stories. If Furiosa came out one to two years after Fury Road with word that a new Mad Max was also in production it probably would have been a notable success.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Just a dumb idea, and Anya TJ horribly miscast.
Werewolf Jones
Member
No it isn't. Lmao. It's mid as hell.
So in Fury Road she HATES Immorten Joe but the movie completely fails to show that. (Yes I'm aware there's a comic set between them but it's shit.)
So in Fury Road she HATES Immorten Joe but the movie completely fails to show that. (Yes I'm aware there's a comic set between them but it's shit.)
ChorizoPicozo
Member
was it better than Fury Road?
Rockondevil
Member
I enjoyed it but I expected it to fail. No Max in a Mad Max movie isn't a good start.
Donald mac Ronald
Member
Actually found it boring. The action wasnt anywhere near as good. Hemsworth character was annoying as hell too.
I collect VHS tapes
Member
It’s not bad, but it’s literally the worst Mad Max film
xrnzaaas
Member
It's also expensive to make if they want to keep the production values from the last Mad Max movie and from Furiosa.
Personally I skipped the movie, I like Anya but she was really miscast.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
To add to what I said above… I did still like the movie, thought it was pretty good.
But Anya Taylor Joy just isn’t built for that kind of role and I just don’t think it’s a great idea to spend hundreds of millions on a gritty action film focusing on a woman.
But Anya Taylor Joy just isn’t built for that kind of role and I just don’t think it’s a great idea to spend hundreds of millions on a gritty action film focusing on a woman.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
It has amazing scenes but its not an amazing movie. I thought it lacked a great ending. the 2016 movie literally has a 30 minute finale whereas this one pits her against 4 dudes on a bike. that shouldve been an epic chase scene but nah. they probably ran out of time.
that said, in terms of action and direction, it's probably the best directed movie ive seen this year. miller at the top of his game.
that said, in terms of action and direction, it's probably the best directed movie ive seen this year. miller at the top of his game.
Billbofet
Member
This was one of my biggest disappointments from last year. It was just fine. Like others have said, it has a few memorable scenes, but I was bored most of the time and didn't really find the main character compelling at all.
Again, not bad, but kind of a snoozer for me considering the pedigree.
Again, not bad, but kind of a snoozer for me considering the pedigree.
FunkMiller
Member
A 50 million dollar budget movie starring old Max Mel Gibson, with minimal CGI, that recaptures the look and feel of the first two movies, and showcases the Australian outback again, without all the CGI bullshit:
More money at the box office than Fury Road and Furiosa combined.
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Reizo Ryuu
Member
Yes it was great, watched it three times in IMAX, the scene where she takes the car over the dune looks like some wild animal going in full attack mode on its prey.
I see nothing wrong with having side stories in a universe full of awesome characters. You never get Picard if you only want Kirk forever. I like that furiosa fleshed out the villains from fury road and I thought dementus was a great character. I like how the wasteland just breaks people.
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Not showing Mad Max was a fatal mistake...
The movie was a bit long, I liked the truck scene. 7/10... Fury Road was 10/10.
Of course, all the blame lies with WB.
The movie was a bit long, I liked the truck scene. 7/10... Fury Road was 10/10.
Of course, all the blame lies with WB.
JimmyRustler
Member
Horrible sequel. Felt like Direct to DVD.
John Bilbo
Member
It wasn't that good. Disappointing to say the least.
RJMacready73
Banned
Exactly this, nobody asked for a Furioza backstory, she was a cool character in a Mad Max film and that's it and whilst the film was decent it was nowhere near as good as Fury Road, I would've much preferred a sequel with more Max as it seems so did the rest of the planet
SJRB
Gold Member
This movie's biggest offense is that it's dreadfully dull. I can watch Fury Road 4 times in row no problem, but having seen this in theatres once I had no inclination to ever watch it again (aside from the highway truck heist sequence, the only excellent moment in the overly long slog of a movie.
It tells a story that nobody asked for, answers questions that nobody asked and its biggest offense is being called "Mad Max" and doesn't feature fucking Mad Max.
I don't know what Miller was thinking with this, but this movie deservedly tanked.
It tells a story that nobody asked for, answers questions that nobody asked and its biggest offense is being called "Mad Max" and doesn't feature fucking Mad Max.
I don't know what Miller was thinking with this, but this movie deservedly tanked.
Fbh
Member
It wasn't bad but it wasn't great either.
The story was a bit dull but my main issue is that it looked like shit. I found it hard to get into the action because everything looked too fake and CG.
And look, I'm not one of those deluded people that think Fury Road had no digital effects, I know it was full of them. But they managed to blend the real and digital elements in a way that was visually cohesive and realistic.
This shit:
Literally looks like they cut out Anya Taylor Joy and pasted her into some videogame environment
The story was a bit dull but my main issue is that it looked like shit. I found it hard to get into the action because everything looked too fake and CG.
And look, I'm not one of those deluded people that think Fury Road had no digital effects, I know it was full of them. But they managed to blend the real and digital elements in a way that was visually cohesive and realistic.
This shit:
Literally looks like they cut out Anya Taylor Joy and pasted her into some videogame environment
Nydius
Gold Member
I wouldn’t say amazing. It was okay as a one time spinoff but way too long. The movie could have trimmed 30-45 minutes and been a tighter, better focused, experience.
There were a LOT of moments in the movie I felt myself checking out and wanting to reach for my phone to pass the time.
There were a LOT of moments in the movie I felt myself checking out and wanting to reach for my phone to pass the time.
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Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
I don't see the logic of having the faker from Mad Max... it would have been better if they had included the character.
The movie is disappointing, because we expected a sequel with Tom Hardy and they gave us a Spin-off, at least that bothered me.
PaddyOCanager
Member
I wanted a sequel to Fury Road starring Tom Hardy. So did everyone else.
The only shame here is the decision to make this film instead.
The only shame here is the decision to make this film instead.
Putonahappyface
Member
ForAcademicPurposes
Gold Member
Haven't had the urge to see it again and that's saying something.
I was always more interested in the world than the character of Mad Max, outside the 79 movie. He was decent, just not central to my enjoyment. But, get the point of those who are attached or identify to personalities/characters who feel unconnected to movies without them in the setting.
For my viewing I didn't find Fury Road overly compelling because of Max taking away from other characters and limiting the lens into the world. Which Furiosa opened wider and made it a better film for me.
For my viewing I didn't find Fury Road overly compelling because of Max taking away from other characters and limiting the lens into the world. Which Furiosa opened wider and made it a better film for me.