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Mad Max: Fury Road |OT| What a Lovely Day | RT: 98% | Metacritic: 89
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Rickelodeon
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I can't really praise it any more that what's already said, but yeah this is literally just a flawless action masterpiece that we haven't seen in summer blockbusters since, like forever. So just visceral and ridiculously intense, and an amazing usage of "show, don't tell" in regards to characterization and character arcs. Letting the visuals tell the story, and not being overly filled with dialogue and exposition. Fantastic world-building all around, the setting Miller has carved out is just, so fascinating and wonderful and filled with all sorts of strange and unique characters. I loved every second of it, and can't wait to see it again and again, and George Miller is literally a genius and hope he gets to make his other 2 sequels he had planned next. Please go see this movie.
Best Action Movie I have seen. Sorry Raid you have been beaten. And wtf is it with this Avatar comparison. It is insulting to George Miller's efforts to have Avatar spoken of in the same sentence to Mad Max. Avatar had competently shot action but not good action. I think seeing so much of garbage action movies from MCU and Fast and the Furious full of shaky cam nonsense makes Avatar's action sequences seem better than they actually are for just holding the camera well. The set peices themselves have to be interesting. The Matrix lobby scene for example may not have the greatest camera work behind it but the scene alone shits on the entirety of avatar's action scenes. Cameron's best work in terms of action is T2.
Rastafarian42
Member
Just got back from Mad Max brehs :wow: haven't been that impressed with a action movie since The Raid.
I always assumed that Thunderdome Max was the feral kid from RW. They even had the same distinctive patches of white hair.
Discotheque
Banned
instantly became one of the GOATS when I left the theater. this is rare...we won't have something this good in hollywood for years guys.
So I guess Kojima is gonna have two Mad Max movies in his top 5 now.
Barrow Roll
Member
I'm so excited to see this again tomorrow, I haven't stopped thinking about this movie since the advanced screening last week.
I'll be seeing it in 2D this time, and D-Box for the first time ever courtesy of Scene Points. Question for those that have tried D-Box, apparently there's a knob to adjust the intensity? Should I just leave it at the default for the best experience? If I hate it can I just turn it off entirely and enjoy the comfy seats?
I'll be seeing it in 2D this time, and D-Box for the first time ever courtesy of Scene Points. Question for those that have tried D-Box, apparently there's a knob to adjust the intensity? Should I just leave it at the default for the best experience? If I hate it can I just turn it off entirely and enjoy the comfy seats?
Fallout-NL
Member
We're actually just talking about action scenes, Bobby. But whatever gets you into a rant mode.
Avatar represents one of the finer blends between live action and heavy CG.
Nice, the one scene in that film worth remembering.
/edit: I noticed you posted a bunch of other good looking, though forgettable stuff. That's the problem, I remember nothing from it.
The real Butters
Member
So this movie rocked my ass off. Loved it. Nux was probably my favorite "good guy" and the Doof guitar warrior my favorite "bad guy".
Now i want tons of mad max stuff, I'll trust you guys to tip us off for anything cool.
Gotta score myself the comics aswell as a wicked poster
Now i want tons of mad max stuff, I'll trust you guys to tip us off for anything cool.
Gotta score myself the comics aswell as a wicked poster
Net_Wrecker
Member
Discotheque
Banned
your post about to get shitted on by a bunch of people lol. but yeah, while i don't really like that world, cameron's got a crazy track record with sequels. i just hope he injects some of that edge that he used to be known for.
this is what i've been asking for on big-movie threads in neogaf since i joined. that grimy large budget action movie. filmed competently.
Tizoc
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Net_Wrecker
Member
I ain't afraid of no posts. Cameron's coming for everyone's necks.
But this thread is about the here and now of Mad Max Fury Road, and in this glorious post-Fury Road world, we should do as much as possible to keep speaking about Fury Road and how amazing it is, and how terrible the people who don't think it's amazing are.
Saw it on Saturday. And wow, this was THE action movie. It was like stepping back in to the 80/90's again.
Pure action and fantastic soundtrack that fit so well. I think it have to sink in a bit on how good it is compared to all other moves, but it will probably be remembered for some time.
And hail the guitar guy!
Pure action and fantastic soundtrack that fit so well. I think it have to sink in a bit on how good it is compared to all other moves, but it will probably be remembered for some time.
And hail the guitar guy!
Just saw it yesterday.
When I first heard that they were doing a modern Mad Max sequel, my first thought was that there is no way that it could possibly live up to Road Warrior, that this was just another case of some Hollywood studio attempting to remake an old classic and failing miserably.
How nice it is to be proven wrong for once. Fury Road takes everything that was great about Road Warrior and turns it up to eleven, resulting in one of the best action movies I've ever seen. Loved it.
When I first heard that they were doing a modern Mad Max sequel, my first thought was that there is no way that it could possibly live up to Road Warrior, that this was just another case of some Hollywood studio attempting to remake an old classic and failing miserably.
How nice it is to be proven wrong for once. Fury Road takes everything that was great about Road Warrior and turns it up to eleven, resulting in one of the best action movies I've ever seen. Loved it.
George Oscar Bluth II
Banned
Tickets are booked! 4 hours and 18 minutes until it the screening. 3D.
Oh yes.
Oh yes.
Posting my impressions here. Posted them in the wrong thread originally.
Saw it yesterday.
What a glorious throwback. I would not go as far as to call it "the best action movie I've seen since Terminator 2" or "Best action movie of the last ten years", but man, it was a riot!
Loved the exploitation/ozploitation vibe the movie gave me. Miller and his team completely understand what they wanted to achieve. The movie is complete insanity and embraces that. When used, CGI or special effects are mediocre at best, but I didn't care. It fit perfectly with the tone and style of the movie.
Loved how there's very little exposition and when there is, it's perfectly interwoven with the balls to the wall action set-pieces.
Some gripes:
- For an R-rated movie, the gore was really, really tame and cut in such a way that you can barely see it. Disappointing.
- The ending felt like they had to get it over with. It's...weird. While the action was climactic, the plot unfolded in a very anti-climactic way to me.
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And here's my biggest annoyance of all, but I can't blame the movie for this.
- Fuck Kinepolis (Belgian Movie Theater chain). They interrupted the movie for a 10 minute break again. They always do this, and it's fucking horse shit. This way their movie goers get the opportunity to buy some more overpriced popcorn, nacho's or beverages. This time it wasn't even near the middle of the movie, more like closer to the end. 30 Minutes left on the clock. It completely destroyed the excellent pacing that makes Fury Road such a relentless adrenaline fueled trip.
I find it incredibly disrespectful towards their audience and even moreso towards the movies that they run. You know, the movie that everybody wants and goes to see. The artistic vision of a group of people that spent significant parts of their lives creating something they love. The most vital part of Kinepolis' income. The thing that justifies that company's very own existance. It's utterly disgusting.
Saw it yesterday.
What a glorious throwback. I would not go as far as to call it "the best action movie I've seen since Terminator 2" or "Best action movie of the last ten years", but man, it was a riot!
Loved the exploitation/ozploitation vibe the movie gave me. Miller and his team completely understand what they wanted to achieve. The movie is complete insanity and embraces that. When used, CGI or special effects are mediocre at best, but I didn't care. It fit perfectly with the tone and style of the movie.
Loved how there's very little exposition and when there is, it's perfectly interwoven with the balls to the wall action set-pieces.
Some gripes:
- For an R-rated movie, the gore was really, really tame and cut in such a way that you can barely see it. Disappointing.
- The ending felt like they had to get it over with. It's...weird. While the action was climactic, the plot unfolded in a very anti-climactic way to me.
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Immortan Joe got such a quick send-off. He was such a great villain but dies in the blink of an eye.
And here's my biggest annoyance of all, but I can't blame the movie for this.
- Fuck Kinepolis (Belgian Movie Theater chain). They interrupted the movie for a 10 minute break again. They always do this, and it's fucking horse shit. This way their movie goers get the opportunity to buy some more overpriced popcorn, nacho's or beverages. This time it wasn't even near the middle of the movie, more like closer to the end. 30 Minutes left on the clock. It completely destroyed the excellent pacing that makes Fury Road such a relentless adrenaline fueled trip.
I find it incredibly disrespectful towards their audience and even moreso towards the movies that they run. You know, the movie that everybody wants and goes to see. The artistic vision of a group of people that spent significant parts of their lives creating something they love. The most vital part of Kinepolis' income. The thing that justifies that company's very own existance. It's utterly disgusting.
Kojima approves.
glad he liked it
Fallout-NL
Member
Indeed a rarity.
I certainly hope so, but he's got something to prove after Avatar. And I'm not sure the PG13 restrictions are going to allow him to do it - or - whether he's still angry enough to do it.
/edit: to me anyway. It was a huge success and something to be proud of in that respect, sure. But in terms of his legacy, or artistic expression, or something of worth, I did not think much of Avatar. Early Cameron is much, much better.
Agreed.
The real Butters
Member
Don't know if it was posted.
http://thecredits.org/2015/05/heres-how-they-built-the-beastly-machines-for-mad-max-fury-road/
http://thecredits.org/2015/05/heres-how-they-built-the-beastly-machines-for-mad-max-fury-road/
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Don't know if it was posted.
http://thecredits.org/2015/05/heres-how-they-built-the-beastly-machines-for-mad-max-fury-road/
I have to know more about the construction of the GigaHorse.
My favorite vehicle in the movie.
maquiladora
Member
Miller's wife really deserves credit for editing the film. Even during the most frantic and intense action sequences you can still follow the movement of the action perfectly. Every shot felt like it was on screen for just the right amount of time.
I had no idea Miller's wife was the editor, great team they do
Night Hunter
Banned
Right after we came out of the theater my roommate told me about this filmmaking technique in the sandstorm scene where every tenth frame or so is in black & white. I told him I didn't see it, even after watching the trailers about 100 times. But looking at this gif, how could I not have seen this.
I had the pleasure of seeing this last night. First off, great movie. Second, the best on screen female hero since Trinity from the Matrix films. More directors and writers need to treat women characters as they do men. Just throw away gender.
Great fucking movie by the way. Amazing really. 10/10.
Great fucking movie by the way. Amazing really. 10/10.
shanshan310
Member
What an amazing movie, I'm totally blown away. The set designs and stunts were awesome.
Charlize Theron's honky American accent was really offputting and stuck out like a sore thumb among the Aussie cast but her character was cool so I can deal.
Charlize Theron's honky American accent was really offputting and stuck out like a sore thumb among the Aussie cast but her character was cool so I can deal.
Well, RLM reaaaally liked it. I hadn't seem them that enthusiastic for a long time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-6ewtJcdk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-6ewtJcdk
Yes it's Fantastic, and I'll be going back for a second D Box viewing!
6000 hours of editing for the last 2 years!!!
Simo
Member
Yup I went since a couple of gaffers in the thread recommended it. Yeah, D-Box was the best viewing I had for the film. I can't recommend it enough!
Paradise Brunch
Member
Saw this yesterday and LOVED every single minute of it! Loved it so much, that I went out to Best Buy and bought the original three Mad Max films since i had never seen them before.
I've watched the first 2 films since then, and its clear to me that George Miller has been learning and getting better with each film in the franchise. The first film is so far removed from the others in tone and scale. Very odd; doesn't even feel like its set in the same universe. Fury Road is the apex of the series in my eyes. Just an amazing film. The last movie to make me feel this happy and excited by the spectacle on screen was Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.
Action, sound, visuals, story, acting, cast, ect--- everything clicked and was running on all cylinders. Go see this film!
I've watched the first 2 films since then, and its clear to me that George Miller has been learning and getting better with each film in the franchise. The first film is so far removed from the others in tone and scale. Very odd; doesn't even feel like its set in the same universe. Fury Road is the apex of the series in my eyes. Just an amazing film. The last movie to make me feel this happy and excited by the spectacle on screen was Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.
Action, sound, visuals, story, acting, cast, ect--- everything clicked and was running on all cylinders. Go see this film!
I never seen a movie theater do this in the U.S. I would never support a movie theater that did this
I don't want to but they've got a monopoly position here in Belgium.
It's either boycotting them and never going to the movies again or not boycotting them and reluctantly undergo their scumminess.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
No problem I just knew some of you would enjoy it !
Nolan's my favorite director but nah this doesn't work. Very different vibe from a Nolan flick.
I'm not saying the action setpieces were bad in Avatar, but the action in many other films were better and more memorable like Mad Max, both Raid movies, Winter Soldier, Avengers, Dredd, etc. Like I said before, no one puts Avatar on their action movie lists. Anyways, I'll stop talking about Avatar in this thread now since people were complaining about the Avatar derail.