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Mad Max: Fury Road |OT| What a Lovely Day | RT: 98% | Metacritic: 89
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WyndhamPrice
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I saw this again last night with my girlfriend (her first time, she's had a busy couple of weeks) and my showing was completely full. When we left the theater there was a line out the door and down the block of people waiting to get in for one of the next showings. This was on a Friday night in NYC! I really hope it's indicative of the overall repeat viewing potential of the film. The hype isn't dying down any time soon.
Mad Season
Banned
Sitting at the Alamo draft house waiting for it to begin
StalkerUKCG
Banned
Got round to watching this today.
Fucking Outstanding.
From the very first scene its a beautiful film every shot and pan and cut feels like it's intention was to create something breathtaking and for the most part it did exactly that. It's wonderfully stylized almost like 300/RoE but with a different spin.
I've never seen a Mad Max movie before and my attention span for post apocalyptic wastelands isn't huge, typically I find them .. boring. Fallout for example isn't a series I'm really in to. However Fury Road made me fall in love with the setting completely.
The world building is subtle but fantastic. Not having seen the previous movies the 3 primary clan/cults/groups was an entirely new thing to me but they each had a place and the movie did a good job as building them up in a video game boss way. The other factions and those "crows" with the stilts and stuff leave so much to the imagination aswell as what is beyond the salt flats.
The soundtrack was just killer, The blending of horns for the vehicles was top notch as was the bungee cord axe man. Not much else to say other than they nailed that.
Acting wise I was happy with pretty much everyone besides Furiosa(sp?) her part felt kind of flat to me. Hardy was a great Max the way he seemed off beat and legit crazy at times was a treat. Not his best role (that what be This) but good none the less. Nicholas Holt was really good. Maybe my favorite actor in the whole movie.
Finally the way the movie kept being off beat and not having the standard flow was the best bit. It felt like that was maybe how Max perceived the world.
My main take aways was that the movie was
Beautiful
Non-Stop
Off Beat
Fucking Outstanding.
From the very first scene its a beautiful film every shot and pan and cut feels like it's intention was to create something breathtaking and for the most part it did exactly that. It's wonderfully stylized almost like 300/RoE but with a different spin.
I've never seen a Mad Max movie before and my attention span for post apocalyptic wastelands isn't huge, typically I find them .. boring. Fallout for example isn't a series I'm really in to. However Fury Road made me fall in love with the setting completely.
The world building is subtle but fantastic. Not having seen the previous movies the 3 primary clan/cults/groups was an entirely new thing to me but they each had a place and the movie did a good job as building them up in a video game boss way. The other factions and those "crows" with the stilts and stuff leave so much to the imagination aswell as what is beyond the salt flats.
The soundtrack was just killer, The blending of horns for the vehicles was top notch as was the bungee cord axe man. Not much else to say other than they nailed that.
Acting wise I was happy with pretty much everyone besides Furiosa(sp?) her part felt kind of flat to me. Hardy was a great Max the way he seemed off beat and legit crazy at times was a treat. Not his best role (that what be This) but good none the less. Nicholas Holt was really good. Maybe my favorite actor in the whole movie.
Finally the way the movie kept being off beat and not having the standard flow was the best bit. It felt like that was maybe how Max perceived the world.
My main take aways was that the movie was
Beautiful
Non-Stop
Off Beat
fallengorn
Bitches love smiley faces
Didn't Theron have a hard time as a whole during filming? Thought I read something to that effect sometime during production.
maquiladora
Member
$135m worldwide now but that's not including international numbers for the past 5 days, so probably about $20m higher in reality.
Well you seemed to have gotten the basic plot, unless you're saying you couldn't understand why certain things are happening, in that case this is my little summary/explanations for the basic plot of the movie.
SPOILERS--
The world's gone to pieces. People just trying to survive. Many people have "half-life" now, as they have some sort of illness or diseases (like cancer) that will kill them while they're young, and some just have genetic defects.
Max is just surviving, Citadel leader's (Joe's) folks, hunt him down (nothing personal, they do this to other people as well) hoping he becomes useful to them, and he did, he was a universal blood donor who is healthy (aside from the mental issues). He becomes a bloodbag for one of these sick people (what a lovely day guy - Nux). The blood transfusion helps him become healthier but it's not a cure.
Joe withholds water to rule over people. he thinks of himself no less than a god to all the people at citadel. The warriors he employs are sick, have little time to live, and are willing to risk their lives because they've been promised heaven. This is why they say "witness" before doing an act that they think will result in their death. They are doing it for Joe, and want to make sure someone is there to witness that act so that the gates of heaven will be open to them. That's how he's built up his army. His relationship with his wives is not consensual, and he had them locked away without any hope of escape. They are just "breeders" there for his pleasure and to give him a worthy offspring that can take his place when he dies.
Furiosa, along with her mother were kidnapped when she was a child. Her mother was killed 3 days after. All the stuff that she's done for Joe has finally taken a toll, and seeing the way Joe's wives were, she decided to do something now that she strong enough, to redeem herself, which means sneaking Joe's wives away to her home, which as far as she remembers, was pretty much like heaven on earth to her. The green place.
The plot is barebones, furiosa on the run from Joe to take his wives to a safe "green" place. Max ends up joining them through the events that happen. Nux, is very receptive so was convinced by one of the wives that Joe is not a god, and that that's not all there is to life, and joins up with Furiosa. They find out the place is not green anymore, they plans on traveling in one direction for a long period of time without any clue as to what lies ahead. Max convinces them not to, that it's a better bet to go back to the citadel and turn that into a green place. Then they end up killing Joe and take the citadel, will probably be establishing a more stable society, help the people out there, and hope to turn that into a green place.
Max is just surviving, Citadel leader's (Joe's) folks, hunt him down (nothing personal, they do this to other people as well) hoping he becomes useful to them, and he did, he was a universal blood donor who is healthy (aside from the mental issues). He becomes a bloodbag for one of these sick people (what a lovely day guy - Nux). The blood transfusion helps him become healthier but it's not a cure.
Joe withholds water to rule over people. he thinks of himself no less than a god to all the people at citadel. The warriors he employs are sick, have little time to live, and are willing to risk their lives because they've been promised heaven. This is why they say "witness" before doing an act that they think will result in their death. They are doing it for Joe, and want to make sure someone is there to witness that act so that the gates of heaven will be open to them. That's how he's built up his army. His relationship with his wives is not consensual, and he had them locked away without any hope of escape. They are just "breeders" there for his pleasure and to give him a worthy offspring that can take his place when he dies.
Furiosa, along with her mother were kidnapped when she was a child. Her mother was killed 3 days after. All the stuff that she's done for Joe has finally taken a toll, and seeing the way Joe's wives were, she decided to do something now that she strong enough, to redeem herself, which means sneaking Joe's wives away to her home, which as far as she remembers, was pretty much like heaven on earth to her. The green place.
The plot is barebones, furiosa on the run from Joe to take his wives to a safe "green" place. Max ends up joining them through the events that happen. Nux, is very receptive so was convinced by one of the wives that Joe is not a god, and that that's not all there is to life, and joins up with Furiosa. They find out the place is not green anymore, they plans on traveling in one direction for a long period of time without any clue as to what lies ahead. Max convinces them not to, that it's a better bet to go back to the citadel and turn that into a green place. Then they end up killing Joe and take the citadel, will probably be establishing a more stable society, help the people out there, and hope to turn that into a green place.
That's what I got out of it at least.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
From everything I can gather, this production was problematic from start to finish.
But like Star Wars 1977 and Apocalypse Now, sometimes intense pressure creates a diamond.
serenewarfare
Banned
Just saw it. I feel like I was just hypnotized. Walked out of theater and felt speechless. Amazing film.
True Savior
Member
There's a chase , with very cool scenes involving vehicles , and nice production design. No need to over-think simplicity. Not all films should aspire to be prominent narratives. It's a well made visual story. Events , characters , emotions , timelines , they all are secondary only to glue Miller's impeccable direction.
Spikematic
Member
That was SO good! This makes the second batshit crazy movie that turned out to be more awesome than I'd ever have expected after Kingsman.
Just saw it today. This movie was incredible. The non-stop action sequences, the setting, the weird characters, yeah it's a new classic. I wasn't expecting it to be that crazy, I was on the edge of my seat almost the entire time. And nothing looked like CG, everything felt real.
It's the best movie I've seen this year along with Whiplash.
It's the best movie I've seen this year along with Whiplash.
PhoncipleBone
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Sibersk Esto
Banned
Saw it again in IMAX. Truly this was a tale, full of sound and fury, but told by a genius.
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Saw it today.
Thought it seemed decent and enjoyable for 3/4 of the way through.
Then that last 1/4.
Jesus fucking Christ.
Thought it seemed decent and enjoyable for 3/4 of the way through.
Then that last 1/4.
Jesus fucking Christ.
Octavianus
Banned
Wait so..
those lumbs on Nux's neck/shoulder are tumors right? How did I not get that during my first viewing.
Yes, look closely at all the war boys
I actually kind of agree with this. My only problem with the film really just kind of stems from the lack of direct threat from either Immortan Joe himself or some kind of right hand man. For a time, I thought Slit was going to be this, and he kind of was, but not fully.
Mad Season
Banned
Just saw it. It was "so so" imo
Sibersk Esto
Banned
It was so, so awesome I agree
triplestation
Member
i also must say i didnt like hardy as max at all, what was with the growly voice and the grunting? that's a total tom hardy thing.. and he was method acting lol
mel gibsons mad max had a clear handsome voice
and what's with charlize not using an australian accent?
this movie lacked in australian accents, especially from charlize.. she just wanted to look badass
mel gibsons mad max had a clear handsome voice
and what's with charlize not using an australian accent?
this movie lacked in australian accents, especially from charlize.. she just wanted to look badass
D
Deleted member 30609
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the aussie slang in this movie is absurd and then hilarious and then ridiculous and then hilarious
triplestation
Member
Discotheque
Banned
It was gonna be ledger before Hardy
The accent would have been different but I think the performance would have been more or less similar. Miller wanted a feral dog for max in this film. He kind of just grunts and looks a bit nutty but it works
Makes him look like a force of nature imo, just enters the story and leaves
The accent would have been different but I think the performance would have been more or less similar. Miller wanted a feral dog for max in this film. He kind of just grunts and looks a bit nutty but it works
Makes him look like a force of nature imo, just enters the story and leaves
triplestation
Member
ledger was pretty close friends with mel gibson too
i think he would have been miles and miles better than hardy
you ever see this motherfucker so happy anywhere else? damn
i think he would have been miles and miles better than hardy
you ever see this motherfucker so happy anywhere else? damn
Discotheque
Banned
Oh yeah well ledger was on another level but I think for people now Tom Hardy was one of the best possible choices for the role imo
LabouredSubterfuge
Member
Tbf Ledger was not on another level until he spent some minutes being Joker in that one movie. In fact he was completely forgettable up until that one role.
Hardy's done more of note in his career than Ledger managed.
Hardy's done more of note in his career than Ledger managed.
Discotheque
Banned
Dunno how Brokeback keeps getting ignored, one of the best performances I've seen in years
Octavianus
Banned
I like Hardy and I'm really glad they went with him.
Ledger is alright I guess. I've never been all that impressed with him but he wasn't terrible.
Ledger is alright I guess. I've never been all that impressed with him but he wasn't terrible.
Bronson and Locke are phenomenal. Hardy is an excellent actor. I liked him in Drop as well. I think he should stop taking roles that cover his face and stop doing those weird accents in these big budget movies. He is very very talented and really showcases it in these smaller flicks. I hope he does the same in the big budget ones. I am looking forward to Legend.
Melon Husk
Member
Hardy works... if the man could talk. For some reason he reminded me of a caucasian Idris Elba with a concussion.
triplestation
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autoduelist
Member
Massive Mad Max fan.
Massive post-apocalyptic car combat fan, in general, really (I mean, avatar and name check).
I had hoped this would be at least be a 'good' movie for Mad Max fans like me. You know, something I'd dig because I was into the genre. I secretly hoped for a masterpiece of the genre.
I didn't expect something that would transcend the genre and just be a pure masterpiece.
Wow.
I especially loved how they
and how, despite being completely over-the-top to the Nth degree, everything felt 'right' within the confines of the fantastical post-apocalyptic world. Nothing felt out of place or silly -- it just worked. It made sense. It was brilliant.
Going to see it again tonight. If I didn't have a kid and a wife I think I'd live at the theater for a couple days.
I hear Hardy signed on for 3 more? Hell yeah. [sprays mouth with chrome paint to prepare]
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Oh, and Hardy was perfect as a broken Max. But I've been a fan of his since Bronson.
Massive post-apocalyptic car combat fan, in general, really (I mean, avatar and name check).
I had hoped this would be at least be a 'good' movie for Mad Max fans like me. You know, something I'd dig because I was into the genre. I secretly hoped for a masterpiece of the genre.
I didn't expect something that would transcend the genre and just be a pure masterpiece.
Wow.
I especially loved how they
focused on the cults of the gangs themselves, like the war boys
Going to see it again tonight. If I didn't have a kid and a wife I think I'd live at the theater for a couple days.
I hear Hardy signed on for 3 more? Hell yeah. [sprays mouth with chrome paint to prepare]
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Oh, and Hardy was perfect as a broken Max. But I've been a fan of his since Bronson.
you mean... British?
Andodalf
Banned
So am I correct in saying that
This is something I thought I noticed on my second viewing. If true that he did this, it really deepens the character IMO.
Joe didn't kill the old lady in the breeders room, it's her we see by him in the car, and see her again when the doc cuts the baby out?
I mean, all you need is one performance to prove yourself to the acting world and Ledger's performance as the Joker is considered one of the best villain portrayals of all time. I don't think Hardy has done anything that has reached that level yet.
Though saying that I thought he was fine as Mad Max.
Messofanego
Banned
Courtney Eaton was checking Rottentomatoes in Cannes to see how Mad Max was doing lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF54zwNbSIE&t=2m05s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HF54zwNbSIE&t=2m05s
Insane Metal
Member
Sibersk Esto
Banned
yes
Agreed
That's my blood. That's my head. That's my jacket. That's my car. Them Citadel boys had Max feeling some type of way all movie.
This movie is so fun. Something new I noticed was
This movie is so fun. Something new I noticed was
that Furiousa rang Max's ears on two occasions: when they were fighting with Nux chained up to Max, and when Furiousa steadied a sniper shot with Max's shoulder. Those two shots reflect the tone of their relationship in each respective arc of the film.
Wreck-It Ralph
Member
After finally seeing the movie, I gotta say I'm kinda baffled by the 98% RT score. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie. But it just seems like the kind of movie critics should hate. Action after action after action, and not really much in the way of story or character development.
As for what I thought about it, it was okay. Like I said, I enjoyed it, but I don't really feel the need to rush out and see it again or anything.
As for what I thought about it, it was okay. Like I said, I enjoyed it, but I don't really feel the need to rush out and see it again or anything.
piratepwnsninja
Member
How do people keep saying this?
Rabbi_Vole
Banned
Why didn't melly gibs play the mad max?