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Mad Max: Fury Road - Un****ing real action man. Every stunt looks insanely dangerous and I kept wondering, "How many people died for real back there?!?!?"

There is one sequence in particular that made me weep from the sheer awesomeness of everything that was going on in the frame. I think the last time I was awestruck like that was back when I first watched Jurassic Park when I was a kid. The scene in spoiler tag below.

Spoiler:

The great thing about the film is that the trailer only shows you enough to get you excited. If you have a bad time watching this film you better check your pulse.

There are plenty of nods to the previous films that are subtle enough that they feel like an organic part of the film and not Miller paying lip service to his fans.

I don't want to say much more. See it on the biggest baddest screen you can find, but see it in 2D. The 3D was horrific at times. The only thing it "added" was ghosted images and it strained my eyes.

Awesome!

Watching 2 & 3 tonight, seeing FR tomorrow night in AVX 3D. The only 2D showing is like 445pm on a single screen, wtf. Anyways, can't wait. Everyone is loving it.

05-15-2015 , 01:59 PM

#13477

BustoRhymes

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Take note Ridley Scott. This is how you create a much anticipated followup to a beloved franchise.

Are there any other examples of a director coming back years later to continue a franchise and totally surpassing every expectation?

05-15-2015 , 02:39 PM

#13478

rbenuck4

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Originally Posted by BustoRhymes

I know I'm in the minority, but I loved Prometheus. Thought Fassbender killed it. That being said, I have never been more excited for a rebooted movie than this new Mad Max.

05-15-2015 , 03:35 PM

#13479

Thug Bubbles

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George Miller wrote/directed Mad Max and Babe. That's next level.

05-15-2015 , 04:15 PM

#13480

microbet

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Anyone old who doesn't really care about wild cinema action unbelievable giant screen visual effects crazy stunts mayhem still like the new Mad Max?

05-15-2015 , 04:38 PM

#13481

g-bebe

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I'm not old but I'll guarantee you'll like it and I've not seen it yet. How about THAT!

05-15-2015 , 04:44 PM

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TheCroShow

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Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

Anyone old who doesn't really care about wild cinema action unbelievable giant screen visual effects crazy stunts mayhem still like the new Mad Max?

If you enjoyed the original films this is right up your alley. Give The Road Warrior a go if you don't like it, you don't deserve Fury Road

05-15-2015 , 04:54 PM

#13483

Dominic

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I'm old and I'm going to go see it, and I can't wait.

05-15-2015 , 05:26 PM

#13484

MSchu18

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This movie stands on it's own feet... you don't need the context of the other movies to make the latest version of Mad Max work.

bye bye avengers... your new #1 box office hit.

05-15-2015 , 06:27 PM

#13485

microbet

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Quote:

Originally Posted by TheCroShow

If you enjoyed the original films this is right up your alley. Give The Road Warrior a go if you don't like it, you don't deserve Fury Road

I liked The Road Warrior a lot, but I was 13 in 1981.

05-15-2015 , 06:33 PM

#13486

diebitter

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Are you as big a film geek as me? Did you hear the synopsis of Fury Road, and think 'that's "Spacehunter"!'

05-15-2015 , 08:08 PM

#13487

TheCroShow

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I'm on my way for round 2 of Fury Road! I'm listening to the soundtrack and getting pumped!

05-15-2015 , 08:32 PM

#13488

BanicIvan

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Haven t seen any movies in a while. Think the last thing i saw was Hobbit or something like that. Looking forward going through comments too see if there are some good suggestions.

05-15-2015 , 10:00 PM

#13489

kioshk

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Thug Bubbles

George Miller wrote/directed Mad Max and Babe. That's next level.

Yep, he's a weird sort of a genius, no doubt.

05-15-2015 , 10:36 PM

#13490

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Ok, I'm going to see Mad Max. If I don't like it, that's it for me and action movies.

05-15-2015 , 11:42 PM

#13491

Dominic

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Miller did not direct Babe.

05-16-2015 , 12:10 AM

#13492

Clovis8

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Quote:

Originally Posted by microbet

Ok, I'm going to see Mad Max. If I don't like it, that's it for me and action movies.

Me too and me too.

05-16-2015 , 12:22 AM

#13493

BustoRhymes

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

Miller did not direct Babe.

Come now, we need not nit it up to that degree. He co-wrote the first one and directed the sequel. Saying he directed Babe is close enough to the truth.

05-16-2015 , 01:19 AM

#13494

DannyOcean_

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Mad Max was a lot of fun. I'm not sure if I'd give it the insanely hyperbolic praise it's been getting, but I definitely enjoyed it. Really good action, and it's got more depth than a typical action move as well - felt like it was part of a world with interesting lore, history, etc that I would like to learn more about.

Definitely a positive review from me, although I kind of need to digest it for a while to see exactly how positive.

05-16-2015 , 02:14 AM

#13495

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I'm not kidding about this: Mad Max was HORRIBLE. It must be like a gymnastic routine where the reviewers are scoring it on difficulty to film or something. 9/10. Too bad they got lazy and cheap. If they only made a few dozen more stupid cars and trucks with spikes and flames and pole dancers and drove them across the desert for another 2 hours it would have been a perfect 10.

The lead actors were good. A couple tiny good ideas here and there. The hand to hand combat was well done.

I am too ****ing old for this.

3/10.

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05-16-2015 , 02:20 AM

#13496

Dominic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by BustoRhymes

Come now, we need not nit it up to that degree. He co-wrote the first one and directed the sequel. Saying he directed Babe is close enough to the truth.

Tell that to Chris Nolan, the Oscar-nominated director of Babe.

05-16-2015 , 02:31 AM

#13497

Bluegrassplayer

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Nice, some more biased reviews is good. Reminds me of when the thread collectively fooled me into watching Pain and Gain by saying it was this generation's version of the Godfather.

05-16-2015 , 02:34 AM

#13498

microbet

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Pain and Gain was no Godfather to be sure, but I was pleasantly surprised (low expectations though).

05-16-2015 , 02:36 AM

#13499

Dominic

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bluegrassplayer

Nice, some more biased reviews is good. Reminds me of when the thread collectively fooled me into watching Pain and Gain by saying it was this generation's version of the Godfather.

Lol who said that?

I hate M. Bay, but I did enjoy that film.

05-16-2015 , 02:45 AM

#13500

BustoRhymes

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Dominic

Tell that to Chris Nolan, the Oscar-nominated director of Babe.

If this is a troll or a joke, I'm lost.

If you are seriously denying Miller's involvement with Babe 1+2, I'm lost again as to how you haven't yet performed a simple google search and realized your error.

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