Who's on board for this shit? The reviews are starting to pour in, and people are absolutely losing their shit, using every superlative in the book.
Got my tickets for Thursday night at 8 p.m. I've been waiting YEARS to see this shit.
I'll probably purchase a thesaurus later.
I'm definitely pumped to see it but this one seems to have a decided feminist leanings to it. Not a bad thing, but I'm not sure how down I am with that either.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^Misogynist.
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Thunderdome sucked pretty bad. It could very well be another Thunderdome... with all the characters and action over-inflated. The series was better before all the hype.
is snake plissken in this??
if Josh's pussy is wet on this, I'm in..
Dripping wet.
The Dissolve just gave it 5 stars, it's at 98 on Rotten Tomatoes, and I just changed my ticket to 7 p.m. in 2D because I've heard that's the better way to see the film.
From The Dissolve's comments section:
Martin Jensen • an hour ago
Fuck, I'm seeing this film in just over an hour! Skipping out on a friend's barbecue... worth it.
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Nabokov_Cocktail Martin Jensen • 34 minutes ago
Who in the fuck schedules a barbecue during the theatrical run of Mad Max: Fury Road? Your friend sounds like a real asshole.
Big whoop dee doo... Rotten Tomatoes also gave Thunderdome an 82%, and that was a turkey.
QuoteAbout 15 years after the events of Mad Max 2, nuclear war has finally destroyed what little was left of civilization. Grizzled and older, former cop Max (Mel Gibson) roams the Australian desert in a camel-drawn vehicle -- until father-and-son thieves Jebediah Sr. (Bruce Spence) and Jr. (Adam Cockburn) use their jury-rigged airplane to steal his possessions and means of transportation. Max soon winds up in Bartertown, a cesspool of post-apocalyptic capitalism powered by methane-rich pig manure and overseen by two competing overlords, Aunty Entity (Tina Turner) and Master (Angelo Rossitto), a crafty midget who rides around on the back of his hulking underling, Blaster (Paul Larsson). Seeking to re-equip himself, Max strikes a deal with the haughty Aunty to kill Blaster in ritualized combat inside Thunderdome, a giant jungle gym where Bartertown's conflicts are played out in a postmodern update of blood and circuses. Although Max manages to fell the mighty Blaster, he refuses to kill him after realizing the brute is actually a retarded boy. Aunty's henchmen murder Blaster nonetheless, then punish Max for violating the law that "Two men enter, one man leaves." Lashed to the back of a hapless pack animal and sent out into a sandstorm, a near-death Max is rescued by a band of tribal children and teens. The descendants of the victims of an airplane crash, the kids inhabit a lush valley and wait for the day when Captain Walker, the plane's pilot, will return to lead them back to civilization. Some of the children, refusing to believe that Max isn't Walker and that the glorious cities of their mythology no longer exist, set off in search of civilization on their own. Max and three tribe members must then rescue their friends from Bordertown and the clutches of Aunty Entity -- a quest that ends in a lengthy desert chase sequence that echoes the first two Mad Max films.
Do you even remember that steaming pile?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_beyond_thunderdome/?search=thunderdome# (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_beyond_thunderdome/?search=thunderdome#)
I don't think it looks anything like Thunderdome. Just read some of the reviews. It's supposed to be wall-to-wall intense and it's R-rated.
If you think it's gonna suck, you're welcome to skip it, but assuming it's gonna suck based on a movie that was released 30 years ago and by all accounts looks very different (different look, different cast, great reviews, cinematographer John Seale, etc., etc., etc.) doesn't strike me as the way to go. I'm going to do the sensible thing and watch the damn movie before I make up my mind.
It's at 99% on Rotten Tomatoes now. EVERYTHING I have read gives me a major boner for this one. George Miller firmly back in charge - he only half directed Thunderdome, because some friend died and he lost interest. Check the credits, it is credited to two directors. He has also stated that it is 90% practical effects, and that he wanted to make essentially one two hour chase scene. Apparently they had the story boards before the script, and one review I read compared it to a silent film for the lack of dialogue. I am expecting everything cool about the Road Warrior, distilled down and amplified to 1000%.
Road Warrior is one of my all time favorites so I don't think this will reach those heights, but if it is R rated nonstop mayhem I'm down.
Fuck you!
Quote from: GodShifter on May 12, 2015, 05:11:48 PM
I'm definitely pumped to see it but this one seems to have a decided feminist leanings to it. Not a bad thing, but I'm not sure how down I am with that either.
My complaint when I watched the first trailer. I'm not down with it to be honest, I want to see Mad Max fucking shit up.
It's really fucking great. It is indeed a 2 hour chase scene, grim and unrelenting, with some of the craziest stunts I've seen. Tom Hardy commands the screen even at a whisper and Max delivers lots of awesome violence, especially towards the end. But the hype is also dead on -- Charlize Theron plays an incredible bad ass too, up there with Sigourney Weaver in the Alien films (and with a haircut to match), but why anyone would let that bother them is beyond me -- she's great, the action is great, the film is great, there are lots of moments of transcendent awesomeness.... It's mandatory if you have even a passing interest in action films.
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Okay, I gotta see this flick.
ACTION PACKED Pee Wee !!
Mostly practical effects?
Fuck you!
Quote from: The Shocker on May 15, 2015, 07:49:41 PM
Mostly practical effects?
That's what they say (in interviews)
This looks kind of Thunder-dumb:
Quote from: RacerX on May 15, 2015, 04:27:39 PM
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I just got out of the movie and I thought it was good in an extremely over the top way. TONS of great action and, a couple of times, just had me shaking my head in disbelief at the sheer pandemonium going on. Well done; well done.
I do think it's interesting that I threw the "feminism"'thing out there as a kind of impression, but was right on. So much so, that I read a CNN article (after the fact) imploring men to boycott the film due to this aspect.
As crazy/retarded/awesome as I thought the film was, the aspect of the guitar/bass player playing a double neck axe with flames shooting out of the head stocks surrounded by a huge wall of speakers, while in chase, was kind of retarded. Pure camp? Pure fun? Perhaps, but still dumb, IMO.
Overall, very much an enjoyable film, but 2015 Mad Max is, stylistically and in terms of feel, a very different animal than Gibson's of the early 80's.
I can live with that.
I agree with gShift
I didn't really care aboot any of the characters.
10/10
fuck.
Quote from: GodShifter on May 16, 2015, 06:15:48 PM
As crazy/retarded/awesome as I thought the film was, the aspect of the guitar/bass player playing a double neck axe with flames shooting out of the head stocks surrounded by a huge wall of speakers, while in chase, was kind of retarded. Pure camp? Pure fun? Perhaps, but still dumb, IMO.
Yeah, the flaming guitarist dude took it over the edge into camp in a way that didn't sit well with me on the first viewing. Maybe I'll change my mind after repeat viewings. It's an image a lot of reviewers have favorably identified, interestingly enough.
Quote from: GodShifter on May 16, 2015, 06:15:48 PM
Overall, very much an enjoyable film, but 2015 Mad Max is, stylistically and in terms of feel, a very different animal than Gibson's of the early 80's.
I agree with this, it's a very different film in terms of its look and feel, although it's hard to explain in words exactly why, it's just something you have to see/experience for yourself.
Quote from: ez on May 17, 2015, 12:44:53 PM
10/10
fuck.
Yup.
My drummer saw went this last weekend.
The theater he went to had the seats rigged up for motion and stuff ala The Tingler and it's use of the "Percepto!" device on theater seats.
He dug it as much as y'all.
Guess I may have to brave the unwashed masses and scope this out.
This movie is fucking gorgeous. I don't think anyone has hit on that yet. There are scenes that are just nut-dropping they are so beautiful. Both in scenery and sheer carnage. I went with LOWWW expectations and it blew me the fuck away.
And as far as the campy stuff... you just roll with it and it's rad. If you are going to this expecting some gritty reality flick forget it. None of the Mad Max movies have ever provided that.
Fun death on wheels.
Yeah, isn't Australia just another Florida?
LOVED the movie. So OTT!
Fuck you!
Relentless
awesome movie and relentless....editing was masterful..filters are a but wonky..orange for desert, blue for dark..but hard to find a flaw in this.
Read that the guitar player and the drummers were a signification of war that Miller drew out as used in the Civil War times..over the top? Sure..but cool as fuck, plus had real flamethrowers installed.
10/10 here as well..fun, crazy and the best of the series. by a mile
I loved the guitar player. Every time he was on the screen I chuckled.
Want to see this, tho my lady can't handle violent movies.
That, and while I am not very knowledgeable about cars, this is fucking fascinating:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-12/every-killer-car-in-mad-max-fury-road-explained
Epic. Wish I had seen it in 3D.
I have seen it twice now. Good rewatch and I want to see it in 3D. And I hate 3D.
Fuck you!
My favourite film of the year so far. And action films aren't my preferred genre but this is a masterpiece.
Expertly directed, cinematography is spectacular (apparently John Seale came out of retirement to DoP the film), art direction is beautiful, editing is perfect and the script is brilliant. I love that there is minimal dialogue and little exposition of the back story. It adds to the intensity of the film.
And Charlize Theron was awesome. In my opinion, she is the main character and Max is a sidekick. Both are good, but Charlize as Furiosa was mesmerizing. She had this level of intensity that Tom Hardy couldn't match, imo. Also loved the guitar guy on the truck (the Doof Master) and the older biker women (apparently they all did their own riding). Finally a film with some good female characters and no ridiculous love story clumsily tacked on.
5/5 from me.
Nicster weighing in!
I'm still surprised at how much I loved this movie.
And if there are any vfx nerds here, this is a good article on the vfx breakdown.
http://www.fxguide.com/featured/a-graphic-tale-the-visual-effects-of-mad-max-fury-road/
I liked the movie a lot but I thought the plot of the Road Warrior was better.
Like someone said on this thread, this movie is a different animal.
I just read a blurb that said there's no dialogue and no character development. Just a lot of explosions, then?
There is dialogue, just not much from Max. And fuck character development, that's not what this movie is about.
Some cool concept art:
http://www.peterpound.com.au/mad-max-fury-road/concept-design/
i am a big fan of mr rockatansky´s adventures since the first movie
so i am aware that mad max has always been mostly car chases through the wasteland/desert
but in this movie there is nothing but that
the movie lost me when they drove back
i whish they at least showed gastown or whatever
but it was nothing but computer generated action sequences
thank god it was not in 3d
but that seems to be over thank god except for kids
nice chicks though...
There was some computer generated special effects, sure, but from what I've read, most of the stunts and effects were practical. In other words, all the cars were functional, the stunts were performed by actual stuntmen, etc. It wasn't just a "San Andreas" type of deal where everything that happens is CGI. Nevertheless, if you didn't like the story, you didn't like it.
what story? ;)
the cars were cool
but overall to fast too many cuts
just over the top action
but hey what di know i am old
I thought it was... okay.
Charlize is a terrible actress, the dialogue was pretty banal when it was supposed to be Important, Tom Hardy did his grunting routine from Lawless, the truck got stuck in the mud... then it got out... then it got stuck again... the CGI sandstorm and tornado just seemed kinda too big... And there were a LOT of places where the CGI simply sucked.
The action was impressive but how many times can we do a truck being chased by smaller vehicles and 1) some cars get sucked under the wheels and crushed... 2) others shred tires... 3) the truck rams something in front of it while people crawl around on the hood... After Road Warrior, it was repetitive in Thunderdome and now once again...
And that's my biggest beef, something I didn't even like in Thunderdome: the imagining of the apocalyptic future. I just didn't buy it. The worshiping on the v-8 just seemed silly. The guy with the guitar was fine but who cares? You couldn't even hear his riffs clearly. Everything seemed in the service of a world dreamed up by production designers not anyone thinking about human nature. I know I know... It was fantasy etc. But the peoples' concerns didn't seem rooted in what people actually want. The Road Warrior had people dressing up but it seemed like a personal expression on top of them fighting for something very vital: their own survival linked to the energy resources.
And this invention of Max being haunted by "people he couldn't save." That seems like the lamest addition of a Hollywood-type "want" which is supposed to make him a hero. What was cool about Max is that he helped people reluctantly, not because he cared.
Again, I know I know. They had to do something new. But anyway, it was okay.
Quote from: boltthrow on June 26, 2015, 11:26:33 AM
The action was impressive but how many times can we do a truck being chased by smaller vehicles and 1) some cars get sucked under the wheels and crushed... 2) others shred tires... 3) the truck rams something in front of it while people crawl around on the hood...
A million billion times if you ask me.
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It was dumb. I wanted to like it. I was naively excited by the hype. It was fun for about 30 minutes, and then....dumb.
I hate to admit it, but I enjoy boltthrow's reviews (and generally agree with them). Despite the horrible schlock you've cranked out for TV, you are at least in the industry, so I respect your opinion (begrudgingly).
Quote from: GodShifter on June 27, 2015, 12:03:49 PM
I hate to admit it, but I enjoy boltthrow's reviews (and generally agree with them). Despite the horrible schlock you've cranked out for TV, you are at least in the industry, so I respect your opinion (begrudgingly).
I think Blue Bloods is a decent TV show but I find the scenes where everyone talks at the family table to be a tired gimmick. It sometimes breaks the rhythm of the show. Other than that, it's pretty good.
I'm not sure what else Bolt has worked on though. I figured that if you work on Network TV, you have more restrictions than a cable channel.
Bolt was a writer on the sitcoms "The Trouble with Herpes" and "She's My Beard".
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Those were two of my biggest hits!
Box set has all the Max movies...unfortunately.
Also includes some making of stuff.
Why unfortunately? Only one of the movies truly sucked.
Thunderdome shouldn't exist.
Yep, but even then it had a few good set pieces. As I recall - not going back to check it out.
To those thinking of buying this on Blu Ray, you'd do better waiting until they release a special edition with the B&W version and more extras.
There was a B&W version?
Miller was trying to get a B&W version onto the release.
Quote from: ez on September 02, 2015, 12:44:59 PM
To those thinking of buying this on Blu Ray, you'd do better waiting until they release a special edition with the B&W version and more extras.
I knew about Miller's plan to release the B&W version, but I'm such a Fury Road whore that I threw down $20 for this BluRay anyway without hesitation. I'd rather buy two versions of this than a single copy of most movies, so.....
I here you. The fact that a more extensive version might still be quite a while away has me itching to pull the trigger on the current BluRay.
What the hell did I just watch? Bezerk movie, extremely fun.
Watched it last night, and so far, I agree with everybody.
Might watch it again.
I didn't even know there was a movie forum, so I'm new here. I watched this last night, and holy crap... I can't believe you people liked this!
You really need to see it with CC turned on, to appreciate how ridiculous the monosyllabic dialogue is. A lot of the words weren't even words.
Anyone who cares the least bit about things-with-engines (juan?!) should hate this, because the vehicles were all designed so poorly and unrealistically for survival. They were all designed for "looks", which doesn't make much sense in an apocalyptic world. Yeah, I know it's a fantasy story, but you might as well put flying cars in the script, because it's roughly just as realistic.
The chase scenes didn't make any sense- that war machine would have been toast in the first 10 minutes. Hello... flat tires? No one shot out a fucking tire?
There's one fucking tree in the desert and that measly thing was strong enough to anchor the tow-line and pull out the fucking war machine?
Spray paint your mouth silver (WTF?) before you die for the cause?
This movie looked like a real bad Burning Man trip, but with a lot less nudity.
I watched the whole thing because I was amazed at how absolutely horrible it was.
The "spray paint" was actually a drug; a stimulant. Kind of a Beserker type of thing.
Quote from: GodShifter on March 23, 2016, 05:14:42 PM
The "spray paint" was actually a drug; a stimulant. Kind of a Beserker type of thing.
That makes a little more sense. I guess I missed that detail.
Quote from: ron on March 22, 2016, 07:41:52 PM
I didn't even know there was a movie forum, so I'm new here. I watched this last night, and holy crap... I can't believe you people liked this!
You really need to see it with CC turned on, to appreciate how ridiculous the monosyllabic dialogue is. A lot of the words weren't even words.
Anyone who cares the least bit about things-with-engines (juan?!) should hate this, because the vehicles were all designed so poorly and unrealistically for survival. They were all designed for "looks", which doesn't make much sense in an apocalyptic world. Yeah, I know it's a fantasy story, but you might as well put flying cars in the script, because it's roughly just as realistic.
The chase scenes didn't make any sense- that war machine would have been toast in the first 10 minutes. Hello... flat tires? No one shot out a fucking tire?
There's one fucking tree in the desert and that measly thing was strong enough to anchor the tow-line and pull out the fucking war machine?
Spray paint your mouth silver (WTF?) before you die for the cause?
This movie looked like a real bad Burning Man trip, but with a lot less nudity.
I watched the whole thing because I was amazed at how absolutely horrible it was.
You obviously don't understand Mad Max :D
In other news, I wonder when that promised special edition Blu Ray with the black and white version will come out - if it ever does.
Surprised this hadn't happened sooner;
https://vimeo.com/144382267 (https://vimeo.com/144382267)