I think it's got Oscar nominations for the big ones pretty much locked down, a few oscar voters opinions not withstanding. Now wins - Miller I would say has the best shot of any of the non-technical categories.
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Mad Max: Fury Road |OT| What a Lovely Day | RT: 98% | Metacritic: 89
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I think it's got Oscar nominations for the big ones pretty much locked down, a few oscar voters opinions not withstanding. Now wins - Miller I would say has the best shot of any of the non-technical categories.
Bobby Roberts
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I'm starting to think he has more than a fair shot at actually grabbing it.
Way earlier in this thread (when it was still kind of outlandish that this reality we're in would ever actually come to be) I thought Theron's performance was as much a possibility as Miller's nom. But it seems Miller is starting to look semi-likely for an actual win, but Theron's performance is Dark Horse at best.
I agree, I just think a lot of the comments are filled with an air of caution when all signs basically point to it being nominated and Miller actually having a fair chance at some hardware for a movie not about dancing penguins.
No need for egg shells being walked on in my mind.
I guess that would depend on how strictly one defines 'action movie' - since plenty of war films (Platoon, Saving private Ryan among them), The French Connection, and Lord of the Rings - Return of the King had directing honours. Miller winning for Fury Road would certainly be the closest to an outright 'action movie' in the typical sense winning
Quentin Tarantino's favorite movie of 2015 is Mad Max
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Quentin sure is good people.
User 479360
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I need to watch this movie again. Maybe I'll enjoy it as much as most.
Why wouldn't it be. Still the best movie of 2015. Hope it's a contender for Best Picture.
YesNOnoNOYes
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sometimes i watch other movies, expecting epicness, got let down and had to go back and rewatch fury road
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it has ruined me, this movie
VALHALLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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it has ruined me, this movie
VALHALLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Mr.NiceGuy
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Has there been any official news of this getting a 4K treatment?
RustyNails
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I love QT. Can't wait to go watch his western opus!
MrCunningham
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Fury Road is my favorite movie of the year without question. And 2015 turned out to be a decent year for films. Would love to see Miller get one Academy Award for this one. He deserves one.
OriginofHysteria
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Same for me. As much as I loved Star Wars: TFA, Mad Max is easily my #1 this year.
RustyNails
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Ehh I don't think it was that good of a year. Spectre and Rogue Nation were both duds for me. Leo's Revenant could be decent and although I will watch anything QT makes, Hateful 8 seems to be a little weaker contender.
Without Star Wars and Fury Road it's largely forgettable year.
Gentleman Jack
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I mean, what year exactly are you comparing it to? I think we had a pretty damn good year.
RustyNails
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Compared to Last year? We had Boyhood, Grand Budapest, Nightcrawler, Gone girl and....interstellar (dont shoot me). I dunno, I enjoyed a wider range of movies last year. Oh also loved Foxcatcher, dotpota and Imitation game.
That's about in line with what I was expecting, sadly. Oscar voter's tastes might be a little too conventional to appreciate something more outlandish such as Fury Road. But getting a lot of nominees would already make me happy.
MrCunningham
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I said it was a decent year, not a great one. A lot of the bigger Hollywood movies were duds for me, the Marvel movies, Jurassic World, Spectre, Furious 7. The Force Awakens was one of the few bright spots. But I still found some of the smaller budget movies to be entertaining. I did like Creed, Kingsmen , Straight Outta Compton, Spy, and Ex Machina.
thelastcrusader
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Never seen it, now I need to. Also loved Fury Road.
UberTag
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I'm not going to get greedy. I'm just thrilled that the Best Picture and Direction noms appear to be locks now whereas they were longshots this time last month.
I'm happy with just the nominations to be honest.
Monocle
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Yes, definitely.
Been wanting to watch this for a while now, but before I do I just need to know one thing. Does anybody get their throat slit, stabbed, shot or anything like that in this film?
It's a weird question I know but neck related violence freaks the shit out of me, so I need to know in advance before I sit down and watch this!
It's a weird question I know but neck related violence freaks the shit out of me, so I need to know in advance before I sit down and watch this!
Monocle
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There's one moment late in the film where someone gets a serious jaw injury, but it's shown very briefly. Fury Road is not a graphic movie overall.
Jack Scofield
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I generally don't like violence in movies but I had no problem with Fury Road. The scene that Monocle mentions is SUPER brief and more implied than anything else. It really feels like a PG-13 movie, so I wouldn't worry.
Ok thanks. Think I'll watch this sometime over the weekend
Someone does take a crossbow bolt just below their neck and we get quite a good look at it, but it's very bloodless, if that matters.
Edit: And someone takes a chainsaw to the neck, but it isn't graphically shown, more implied as you don't actually see it cutting their neck or anything, just a splash of blood.
Well if it's not actually going through their throat then I'd be ok with it.
Boombloxer
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Yea, I don't care about the box. I care about the transfer quality, audio mix and movie quality.
Mad Max delivered on everything. Furious 7 has a nicer menu, but the sound mix is uneven at times.
I prefer last year personally with GOTG, X-Men, Captain America, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in that year, but no lie, this year had some heavy hitters as well like this movie.
Monocle
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Between Fury Road, Ex Machina, Inside Out, The Force Awakens, and possibly The Hateful Eight, I'd say 2015 has an edge over 2014.
GOTG is the only major standout among the titles you mentioned IMO. Maybe Captain America too.
Discotheque
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i enjoyed the 3 marvel movies last year (xmen, guardians and to a lesser extent cap 2) and apes was really good.
but man fury road and creed alone just decimate the last 5 years (and probably longer if i thought about it) of franchise films for me tbh. hell i'll put both of them in my movies of the decade.
but man fury road and creed alone just decimate the last 5 years (and probably longer if i thought about it) of franchise films for me tbh. hell i'll put both of them in my movies of the decade.
Yes, 2015 has heavy hitters, but 2014 had more other enjoyable movies for me. I don't mind anyone saying 2015 is better, I just think 2014 was really special for me as I been to the theaters numerous times that year as well!
Thank god too, or else this year wouldn't be as epic.
I need to see Creed.
TWrecks310
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2015 has been a great year with both awesome big budget films and indie darlings, and I have a lot of fall movies I still need to see.
On a different note, has anyone here watched the black and white version of the movie on the Blu Ray? I got it today as a Christmas present and was wanting to know if it was worth my time.
On a different note, has anyone here watched the black and white version of the movie on the Blu Ray? I got it today as a Christmas present and was wanting to know if it was worth my time.
As if I haven't already watched the movie 3 times anyway
There is no black and white cut (yet?). It was not released (yet?).
Yeah they'll probably include it with the inevitable blu-ray rerelease next year.
TWrecks310
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Welp I read about it online once and assumed it was there. Not like I mind watching the beautiful color version anyway.
Nappuccino
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It was supposed to be on the bluray. It wasn't Miller's idea to remove it.
OrbitalBeard
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Picked this up on Blu-ray a couple months back and finally got around to watching it.
Christ, what an incredible ride. I'm really kicking myself for not seeing this in IMAX.
Christ, what an incredible ride. I'm really kicking myself for not seeing this in IMAX.
Bobby Roberts
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OrbitalBeard
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As a pure action film, I actually found Fury Road to be more satisfying than T2, although that's obviously a great movie (and one I've seen many, many times).