PhoncipleBone
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After a needlessly complicated plot is out of the way.
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Mad Max: Fury Road |OT| What a Lovely Day | RT: 98% | Metacritic: 89
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After a needlessly complicated plot is out of the way.
MrCunningham
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He's basically the Nelson "Big Head" of Konami until December rolls around.
:3
Also, "Cheers to MAXs not to run away but fight for future. What a lovely day."
Is he talking about Konami or something?
Maybe he's identifying with Max due to his current situation where he has to stick it out for his future and not run away.
I thought he said in an interview that he watches a movie everyday
I know you're just joking but it doesn't work here
I've read that too, and he's probably forgoing all other film options on his "plate" so that he can FULLY maximize his Mad Max intake while he can!
Maybe he has an IMAX around the corner from his office?.... ....Do you know of the closest IMAX's he can access from wherever his offices are? Does he cross a wasteland to get to his theater just to consume more guzzaline? Some of these questions I asked you are rhetorical.
Maybe this experience will bring about a renaissance of new imagination that will fuel his creative hunger to create something twisted and new with his own or another studio!
I hope so.
Damn he must really love this movie, second time he saw it.
^_^ Kojima knows what's up.
AuthenticM
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I'm seeing the movie tonight with a friend. Is the 3D worth it ? I was thinking about seeing the movie in the AVX room of the Cineplex.
Vincent Grayson
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I had not seen it yet. I read reviews ahead of time, and didn't see anything that sounded like too much for her.
Mind you, she's a lot more well-versed in cinema than your average kid, and watches pretty much anything my wife and I would, and I've introduced her to most of my favorite movies over the years.
Her favorite movie ever is still the 1982 version of The Thing, though I think Wright's Cornetto trilogy is close.
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Deleted member 30609
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love love love how much was said in so few words
maquiladora
Member
Yes. It's like the opposite of the modern blockbuster where the motivations, fears, reasoning, dangers, emotions etc. all get spelled out in long-winded detail by the characters, often repeatedly.
It's so refreshing to see a film where a lot of the story is told visually. The film is 2 hours long, but I swear it feels about half an hour shorter because of that.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
What does Furiosa being a bigger character have to do with Hardy's portrayal of Max?
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Dat avatar though. *beardedmannodding.gif*
Ixion
Member
I was put off by his changing accents and grunts, as well as his jarring shifts from being hyper and manic in some instances and then being a stoic badass in other instances.
The whole movie I was still trying to get a handle on what kind of character they were going for.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Max.
ha ha that is true. Kojima should just do the set pieces and enemy design.
This. I dont know why Tom Hardy is wasting his talent by doing stuff like this. Just have a clear normal accent and it would have been enough. He is def the weaker aspect of an otherwise brilliant film.
MrCunningham
Member
That is my biggest problem with Tom Hardy's performance. It's like he couldn't find the right way to handle the character of Mad Max so it feels a bit over the place. Mel Gibson had three movies to define the character, plus he didn't have to force a fake accent either. Mel will always be the definitive Max to me.
But given that Max was sidelined for the first half of the movie, and that he had very little dialogue, these inconsistencies didn't really bother me much.
I see. I was kinda dissapointed
we didn't get to see what goes on when he takes out the tank looking car with the blind guy.
But overall i really like everyones character and acting. Non of them seemed misplaced. I didn't' quite catch a change in accents. Have you seen the movie more than once?
I would think some people might perceive Hardys character as less important i guess. I mean.. they develop everyones character more than Max. Which i am perfectly ok with it, since he is a by stander caught in a glimpse of time or an event in that world. Which i think they did in a really awesome way.
I think Hardy was great. He seemed misplaced, troubled, but he had nice touches of humanity overall.
Ixion
Member
Which is why I think I might like Max better after seeing the movie again, going in with the mindset that he's a bi-polar crazy man.
I'm not sure if Hardy gave an inconsistent performance or he's actually a genius...
Personally, I loved his performance because he barely said a thing but I felt as if I could see his motives/genuine nature.
Others have also criticized his performance so you're not alone. I just didn't see it myself.
I agree, his voice was a little off but his physicality and mannerisms sold me on the whole "mad" thing. It was a different sort of mad than Mel Gibson's wild-eyed version, but it worked nonetheless.
phazedplasma
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I believe this was posted in the spoiler thread already but it should be on every page.
https://vimeo.com/127381179
This ASC lecture by the DP and 2nd Unit guy on Fury Road is amazing for anyone who wants to get really in depth into the filming of the film.
Its long but super worth it.
https://vimeo.com/127381179
This ASC lecture by the DP and 2nd Unit guy on Fury Road is amazing for anyone who wants to get really in depth into the filming of the film.
Its long but super worth it.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
You just want to watch the film more than once. Admit it.
Yup. Kojima directed Mad Max game would be epic!
A MGS movie by Miller would be the tits.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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I wonder how involved Miller is with the Mad Max game.
If it's a prequel, Max seems a heck of a lot more coherent than the opening of Fury Road would suggest.
If it's a prequel, Max seems a heck of a lot more coherent than the opening of Fury Road would suggest.
Apparently he consulted on it very early on in the process, shared with the devs what the movie was doing, and then they were allowed to just do whatever on their own. No one making anything Mad Max really cares about canon or chronology beyond the material of the individual works. I think Gastown is in the game. That's about it.
Well, I'd say that he's a stoic badass but in some instances has manic panic attacks due to his anxiety associated with his tormented psyche. I think. >_>
BronsonLee
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Brothers In Arms, man. And that track during the sandstorm.
Is that the track from/during the encounter with the dirtbike gang/dropping of the rocks?
BronsonLee
Member
Yes it is.
Spectral Glider
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I loved that. And it was also a bit of call back to Thunderdome when going into Bartertown, Max unloads a ton of weapons on his person before they allow him in.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Agreed. Thought Hardy was equal parts badass, unhinged and hilarious, often without saying a word - def worked for me. Liked his portrayal more after I thought about the character's arc after the fact. I get the accent critiques, it's a bit all over the map in a few scenes, but even that can be explained away given his circumstances prior to running into Furiosa.
Who knows how long it's been since he's interacted with people, alone in his crazy head.
This is relevant to my interests. Thanks!
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I even like the few relatively quiet moments in the score. The bit before
That one chick with the white hair is REALLY striking at night, lawd
the big climax chase, in the James Cameron Blue Desert Zone, and they're just chillin' talking about Satellites and Heirloom Seeds.
That one chick with the white hair is REALLY striking at night, lawd
BronsonLee
Member
Jesus this shit just gets better and better. When it kicks in right before the big crescendo...GOOD LORD
It's got such a destructive/savage nature to it compared to everything else. Nothing is like the crazy shit this movie throws at you.
Fury Road is my favorite movie this year so far and my second favorite action movie of all time (it's behind the Raid 2 for me). I have to say though, this movie does more for the action genre than any other in the past decade. It might be the next Matrix or Terminator 2 in terms of genre progression.
On the topic of Tom Hardy's voice. From watching interviews with George Miller and Hardy, it appears that Max hasn't really spoken in years, or at least for a long time so they really wanted his voice to sound odd at times.
On the topic of Tom Hardy's voice. From watching interviews with George Miller and Hardy, it appears that Max hasn't really spoken in years, or at least for a long time so they really wanted his voice to sound odd at times.
MrCunningham
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Lots of little nods to the previous films in the series.
The double barreled shotgun that Max wields is exactly like the one in the Road Warrior. It also backfires (twice in Fury Road) just like it did in the Road Warrior. This scene actually made me laugh.
There is also a music box in Fury Road that is another callback to Road Warrior.
One of the skulls on Nux's vehicle that is wearing a pilots hat. This is a reference to the Gyro Captain from Road Warrior.
There is also a music box in Fury Road that is another callback to Road Warrior.
One of the skulls on Nux's vehicle that is wearing a pilots hat. This is a reference to the Gyro Captain from Road Warrior.
That scene was badass. Very interesting back and forth with other characters getting in between. See... each scene has a story of its own. its great. You could almost watch a scene by itself and it would make sense on its own.
MoonsaultSlayer
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On a dirt bike with a George Clinton dreads veil?
