Extra Sauce
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I'm really tempted to pick up the blu-ray but knowing it will be ten dollars in a few months to a year makes the purchase less enticing. Also the whole not having actual cash thing, only credit...
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Mad Max: Fury Road |OT| What a Lovely Day | RT: 98% | Metacritic: 89
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Worth every penny, so why wait... well except the no money thing
Extra Sauce
Member
Honestly if there was a commentary track I would not have thought twice about buying the blu-ray day one.
I probably won't be able to resist much longer though...
Straight Edge
Member
It's not available on any edition.
WAIT WHAT NO
i am seriously reconsidering getting this when it comes out over here now. might wait a while and see what happens.
unless i have an urge to rewatch the film again, in which case i'll probably cave
RustyNails
Member
I love Mad Max, but man I need to revisit this thread in a year to see if it can dethrone T2 for me.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Yesterday I stopped by walmart to pick up something quick. Saw two dudes behind me with a Mad Max Fury Road BluRay in hand. I suddenly felt an animal instinct to shout Valhalla and make V8 sign...but I didnt
MEDIOCRE
HyperZone<3
Member
found a copy at the third store I checked today. The 3D and anthology BR's were in stock, the standard BR were sold out. Dang near bought the anthology anyway.
Going to break it in tomorrow with a buddy who hasn't seen it yet. I wish to carry him to the gates of Valhalla!
Going to break it in tomorrow with a buddy who hasn't seen it yet. I wish to carry him to the gates of Valhalla!
YesNOnoNOYes
Member
BEST BRO <3
Frosty Droid
Member
My Fury Road Blu-Ray copy from Amazon was apparently stolen out of my mailbox. Amazon are amazing though, they're sending a replacement copy for free. I guess this is a lesson in acquiring a PO Box.
Antiwhippy
the holder of the trombone
Bought the blu-ray because why not.
Haven't seen it at all before.
Haven't seen it at all before.
toastyToast
Member
Bought the movie today. Opted for the regular edition because steelbooks tend to annoy me in general but with the fervor over it here I'm slightly regretting my decision lol. I wanted to keep my 3 bucks.
Anyway, I enjoyed it. Film was fantastically shot and was consistently surprising to watch from a visual standpoint. That said the plot didn't do too much for me. Especially on the back end. It did its job serving as a vehicle (aha) for all the crazy stunts but I dunno.
I prefer Road Warrior.
Anyway, I enjoyed it. Film was fantastically shot and was consistently surprising to watch from a visual standpoint. That said the plot didn't do too much for me. Especially on the back end. It did its job serving as a vehicle (aha) for all the crazy stunts but I dunno.
Was I supposed to care that Furiosa's green space turned into a wasteland? Then they just turn around and that's it.
Gentleman Jack
Member
Nappuccino is right about the shitty menu screen though. Spend more than $3 next time, Warner
it is crazy how fucking good T2 is
I finally showed this movie to my Dad who was a big fan of the originals.
The credits roll and he says, "It didn't make any sense."
It's a reasonable complaint given how the film tells it's story, but I figured he would at least enjoy the action in it. Nope. If he finds one thing he doesn't like then the whole movie is ruined for him. I think I'm done trying to show movies to my Dad since he just doesn't give anything a chance anymore. He's really biased towards the films from his younger years so he only has about 4 films he enjoys that were made after 1990 which amount to Transformers and Marvel movies.
The credits roll and he says, "It didn't make any sense."
It's a reasonable complaint given how the film tells it's story, but I figured he would at least enjoy the action in it. Nope. If he finds one thing he doesn't like then the whole movie is ruined for him. I think I'm done trying to show movies to my Dad since he just doesn't give anything a chance anymore. He's really biased towards the films from his younger years so he only has about 4 films he enjoys that were made after 1990 which amount to Transformers and Marvel movies.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
"Aging"
Some people are just like that. I know people who turn 20 and already start filtering out everything new, unable to love anything except what they did as a kid. Being a curmudgeon is a choice.... don't be one
toastyToast
Member
The behind the scenes footage made me appreciate how insanely bonkers the stunt work is. I mean, I got that it looked fairly authentic but my first thought was, "cg nowadays." The crew actually did just about everything. The polecats were for real. What? That whole sequence capitalised by the truck explosion (which wasnt cg). Fuck! The tornado in the sandstorm was probably real too.
As far as the story goes, on second thought I think it came down to that I didn't like how nicely it ended. Even if it ended with them outside is the Citadel. The sequence was just too neat I felt. And Max never got his car back. Without the car Max is like Knight Rider with just David Hasselhof.
As far as the story goes, on second thought I think it came down to that I didn't like how nicely it ended. Even if it ended with them outside is the Citadel. The sequence was just too neat I felt. And Max never got his car back. Without the car Max is like Knight Rider with just David Hasselhof.
soundscream
Member
Finally saw this last night and to my surprise...........it lived up to the hype.
My dad is basically the same haha, though replace Transformers with LotR and the Harry Potter movies.
T
Transhuman
Unconfirmed Member
Liking anime is a choice. A sick, sick choice.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Your dad has better taste than that other dudes dad.
Ha my dad is basically the same too except replace LOTR and HP with only films that feature Bill Murray.
What
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Finally convinced the wife to watch it. She liked it. We shall see if it becomes love.
This was my fifth viewing, and it only gets better with each viewing.
This was my fifth viewing, and it only gets better with each viewing.
i thought something was missing. this movie is obviously well made, big budget and all with a great cast of amazing actors but we only had like two big chase scenes (amazing chase scenes) and thats it ? i expected something more from a 89% movie. i never saw the old mad max movies but he didnt even seem like the main character of this movie.
I think some of us are extra enthusiastic about this action movie because we want it to receive more recognition in the hopes of getting a sequel.
marvelharvey
Member
Just saw it and I certainly agree with the 89% on metacritic. A very well crafted film with some minor niggles preventing it from being an absolute classic.
Is it the best action film in recent memory? Of course. Is it the best action film of all time? Not by a long shot. Surpassing the 80s and 90s will forever be a challenge.
Is it the best action film in recent memory? Of course. Is it the best action film of all time? Not by a long shot. Surpassing the 80s and 90s will forever be a challenge.
Barrow Roll
Member
I took my dad to this movie for Father's Day and got a similar reaction. He loves the Road Warrior, but once this movie was over all he could really say was that it was just okay, and that the plot was paper thin, which is doing a huge disservice to everything the movie accomplishes without being overwrought with a complex plot or heavy handed expository dialogue. He also gets hung up on certain things like how all these cars would be functioning in the wasteland without a steady supply stream of replacement parts like sparkplugs or whatever. Also pretty sure he said that the Doof Warrior was too ridiculous.
Dad, your opinions are MEDIOCRE.
Lashley
Why does he wear the mask!?
Makes sense. At least Mad Max: The Wasteland was announced. More Mad Max is always good.
Not that it affected the movie for me but it was always funny to me that gasoline was such a big deal in the movies when i kept thinking that getting spare tyres and parts might be a bigger deal.
Poindexter
Member
Yes
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
It's not in production or announced yet, it's just a screenplay and a dream right now.
SuperInuit
Member
I gave my Mad Max trilogy to a friend thinking I'd be okay till the Anthology gets released here in Ol' Blighty. NOPE. I need this franchise in my life constantly, apparently.
I always figured that it was about the shelf life. If you reduce the population like 90% you should have a pretty huge surplus of tires and spark plugs since they last for a while. Gasoline goes bad in a few years IIRC.
Strife In a Teacup
Member
I just watched this last night with my wife after buying the game on PC as well.
It's pretty damn solid I must say.
It reminds me of an older action movie in the style of the original Conan movies with Arnold. Not much said, but the action does the talking. I liked it. Glad they're making a second one. Helps the game is also solid as hell.
It's pretty damn solid I must say.
It reminds me of an older action movie in the style of the original Conan movies with Arnold. Not much said, but the action does the talking. I liked it. Glad they're making a second one. Helps the game is also solid as hell.
And it looked like he was using his own blood as the ink, which makes sense given the setting, but serves as a nice little metaphor as well.
Ftfy
Totally missed that. I wish that they would have had Tom Hardy do an audio narration - 'ala Blade Runner - over this scene so I could've understood Max's intentions as I was texting on my phone.
Barrow Roll
Member
Yeah and that's a completely legitimate point to make, but something like that would never affect the movie for me either. He just gets hung up on things like that all the time though, like he's unable to suspend his disbelief.