Two words: Fucking see it.
Yes a+ action film!
Honestly I can't remember the last time I saw a blockbuster, or movie in general for that matter, achieve everything it was trying to achieve and do it so spectacularly.
Yes
the shit was fucking amazing
It also turns out the director said the movie was a feminist movie to shield himself from criticism from all the women getting rekt, so there's that.
Honestly the movie didn't strike me as feminist (it was still called "Mad Max" after all). It just wasn't as sexist as most movies of it's ilk.
I think ideology is clouding your vision, Sam.
what makes this action blockbuster stand out is that you can see how much blood, sweat and tears went in to actually making it. it's not enough any more that the creators of a film are fans of what they're making, because over-reliance on cgi has become very tiresome and boring to look at. at least for me, anyway - special effects no longer wow me very often anymore, unless they are used in necessity it comes off as cheap. of course, george miller was the perfect person to pick to direct this film, and he loves to take things over the top. i think the best example is this article (http://www.mtv.com/news/2161513/mad-max-fury-road-guitar-player-doof-warrior-colin-gibson/) talking about the creation of Doof, his working flamethrower guitar and rig complete with an operational speaker system - just one of the amazing functional works of art used in this film. works of art that they can even take on convoys (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-13/mad-max-film-premiere-road-convoy-in-central-sydney/6465890) after the fact.
unfortunately the supermodel actresses playing the slaves gave pretty unconvincing performances, but that's my only nitpick about the movie. the plot was thin, but spirited enough without trying to take itself too seriously that it didn't matter. i liked it so much i want to see it in theaters again to take it all in. and i rarely feel that way about a movie. overall i'd give it an 8/10 .. maybe a 9 but i need to wait and see how i feel about it after a second viewing.
Honestly I don't think anyone else but George Miller could have pulled it off. The first two movies of the franchise are some of my favorites of their genre, and I like how they've gotten progressively weirder (or at least more flamboyantly so) with every installment.
The supermodels' performances didn't really bother me because they were more just there for set dressing/symbolism, but other people I saw it with voiced that same complaint.
A lot of the things I loved about this movie I also loved about 2013's Snowpiercer. Definitely check that one out if any of you haven't.
Edit: Wow three posts beginning with the word "honestly" in a row. This movie is so good it made me illiterate.
snowpiercer has been in my queue for a while. it was on my radar ever since i found out who directed it.
i guess the supermodel slave girls bothered me because every line they delivered was super flat and they stood out because of who they were. but they could have been a lot worse , fortunately they mostly stayed out of the way during the high-octane stuff.
i'd love to see a sequel diving more into the other warring factions that we got a glimpse of. i know they have rich backstories that miller was only able to touch on outside of the film's story. but the film doesn't have the mass appeal to cover the budget, unfortunately. looks like it's going to gross ~$40M this weekend when they spent $150M-$200M on it. i'm not sure how it will do overseas. hopefully it at least breaks even.
Quote from: Bamyasi on May 17, 2015 05:52 AM
Honestly the movie didn't strike me as feminist (it was still called "Mad Max" after all). It just wasn't as sexist as most movies of it's ilk.
I think ideology is clouding your vision, Sam.
I didn't say it was a feminist movie, I just said what I learned from looking around at other's opinions about it, I also said it cuz it was relevant because of the recent buzz about people boycotting it because it was feminist propoganda
The only thing I got out of the movie was testosterone
and a boner, a man-boner
it's a shame that anyone is boycotting the film because it needs all the BO love it can get if we want to see more works of art like this. it's going to be eclipsed by Pitch Perfect 2. i guess that's what MRA's want
Quote from: rtil on May 17, 2015 06:30 AM
but the film doesn't have the mass appeal to cover the budget, unfortunately. looks like it's going to gross ~$40M this weekend when they spent $150M-$200M on it. i'm not sure how it will do overseas. hopefully it at least breaks even.
Fucking Avengers, man.
It also kills me that so many critics are calling this a "B-movie." There's nothing "B" about it. It's a better production than anything nominated for an Oscar last year.
Also the sound design holy fuck.
Quote from: Bamyasi on May 17, 2015 07:15 AM
Quote from: rtil on May 17, 2015 06:30 AM
but the film doesn't have the mass appeal to cover the budget, unfortunately. looks like it's going to gross ~$40M this weekend when they spent $150M-$200M on it. i'm not sure how it will do overseas. hopefully it at least breaks even.
Fucking Avengers, man.
It also kills me that so many critics are calling this a "B-movie." There's nothing "B" about it. It's a better production than anything nominated for an Oscar last year.
Also the sound design holy fuck.
the soundtrack, too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJF_GiJhUc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFJF_GiJhUc)
i think it's an insult to call this film a b-movie. b-movies wish they were this movie. but i fully expect it to get robbed at the oscars anyway. not that i care anymore, cuz if i did it will just upset me like it does every year.
i still haven't seen the new avengers film and i probably won't until it winds up on streams. i've been burnt out on cape movies since "man of steel" and it hasn't gotten any better. it probably doesn't help that i have almost zero interest in the marvel and dc comic book universes.
Everyone knows that any movie that isn't directed by a Hollywood director is a B movie! Us dirty Australians could never accomplish anything more than that. </3
I am looking forward to seeing it on Tuesday and I really hope it does well, not just because nothing successful comes out of Australia anymore, but because I want to see more practical effects in movies. I haven't seen anything since Godzilla last year because everything looks so fucking fake now that I struggle to get invested in anything I watch. I know that Mad Max made more money in Australia than Star Wars did the year it came out, I hope it happens again.
Quote from: Gerkinman on May 17, 2015 11:53 AMI know that Mad Max made more money in Australia than Star Wars did the year it came out, I hope it happens again.
i hope so, too. the film needs all the love it can get
3D or not 3D, that is the question.
i saw it in 3d for fun. i don't regret it but i don't think i would have missed it, either. honestly i never really paid attention to it nor did it distract me at any point. except maybe when the steering wheel goes flying into the screen
IMO the 3d was great and really added quite a bit to most of the scenes, makes you feel like there's sand and engine oil flying in your face; although It did mess with my eyes/focus on the screen at some points, then again, my eyes aren't in the best shape.
Yeah I saw it in 2D tonight and really missed the extra dimension. Really helps you know where you and the camera are in space during the more kinetic scenes.
Aside from that it was just as good. Only movie I've seen where the 3D actually added something instead of being a gimmick (that goes for you too, James Cameron).
i think james cameron deliberately treats 3d as a gimmick cuz he thinks that's how it's meant to be used
just another way he excels at insulting his audience
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So it made almost half as much on its opening weekend as what Pitch Perfect made, in the states anyway.
We don't deserve good movies.
I saw it by the way, I can't remember the last time I came out of the Cinema smiling, but I know for a fact its been at least 5 or 6 years and this is the movie that brought that old smile back. What a thrill. I forgot what it was like to actually be excited while watching a film.
Quote from: Gerkinman on May 21, 2015 01:43 AM
So it made almost half as much on its opening weekend as what Pitch Perfect made, in the states anyway.
We don't deserve good movies.
I saw it by the way, I can't remember the last time I came out of the Cinema smiling, but I know for a fact its been at least 5 or 6 years and this is the movie that brought that old smile back. What a thrill. I forgot what it was like to actually be excited while watching a film.
i feel the same way about the excitement regarding live action films. and i can't remember the last time a movie
exceeded my expectations.
the next movie i'm genuinely excited for is the force awakens, but it's going to have a hard time topping mad max in terms of enjoyment.
as far as the box office numbers, well, pitch 2 has a more recent prequel to thank for its popularity and appeals to a wider audience. a $40M opening and $110M worldwide take for a $150M budget is pretty good. and hopefully word of mouth will carry it further than a normal theatrical run.
in fact, on monday, mad max made more money than pitch 2.
unfortunately it will have to compete with san andreas, but honestly do disaster films even have that much appeal or draw any more? the theme is so tired and overdone. watching the trailer felt like a film that should have come out 10 years ago.
I think there has been a disaster movie every summer for the past few years, especially with the hype "day after tomorrow" brought
yeah but i mean will people go see it. no one i know seems interested in seeing san andreas. the whole theater scoffed when it was shown before mad max
You got the San Andreas trailer? We just got Vacation, Pixels and Entourage... :/
All I got was a preview about this horrendous looking woman struggling to cope with the fact a man called her back the day after they fukt
I wish i was joking
Quote from: Gerkinman on May 22, 2015 02:57 PM
You got the San Andreas trailer? We just got Vacation, Pixels and Entourage... :/
you're not missing out
but the trailer for entourage was worse
I didn't think the Entourage trailer looked that bad.
Quote from: Stu4U on May 21, 2015 01:34 AM
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B U L L E T F A R M E R S.
T H E Y ' R E C O M I N G F R O M T H E B U L L E T F A R M.
Quote from: Bamyasi on May 23, 2015 06:20 AM
I didn't think the Entourage trailer looked that bad.
if it was supposed to be funny it totally lost me
then again it's just not my kind of movie, also every time i see mark wahlberg i think of The Happening and how unspeakably bad it was
so i finally saw this movie and i really really enjoyed it. the grandma motorcycles and the prosthetic arm were very nice. lots of small things that really added detail were included too which i loved (the badges on the chest-piece being circuit boards and the (albeit rare) recognition that reloading is a thing. I will say that the cgi scene at the canyon the second time around was really really jarring and not a high point. the practical effects were awesome though. I too saw it in 3d and thought it was a decent addition but nothing to note. still a fantastic movie.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hDPmTvqob0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hDPmTvqob0)
this is going to either be terribly good or terribly bad
I'm hoping for the former so I may have the true post-australian experience I deserve
wasn't fallout 4 announced recently too?
I JUST SAW IT
GREAT MOVIE
YOU KNOW WHAT I LIKED BEST
ALL THE LITTLE WORLD-BUILDY SHIT
IT WAS GREAT
THEY DID THE HAND THING
LIKE THIS > XXXX
THAT WAS GREAT
THE RELIGIOUS CRAP
IT WAS ALL GOOD
THE SETTING WAS TOTES BULLSHIT
BUT IT FELT REAL
SHIT WAS COHERENT AND CONSISTENT
IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SOME HALF-ASSED SHIT THEY PULLED OUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE FILMING
EVERYTHING WORKED TOGETHER
THE MACHINES, THE VEHICLES, THE CONTRAPTIONS
HOLY SHIT
FUCKING REAL AS FUCK
FUNCTIONAL LIKE A MOTHERFUCKER
THIS SHIT WORKS
AND THE CULTURE
THE WORDS AND THE WAY PEOPLE INTERACTED AS PEOPLE, INSTEAD OF ACTORS INTERACTING AS CHARACTERS
OH MY GOD
IT WAS RIDICULOUS BUT IT FELT GENUINE AS FUCK
GREAT
IT WAS GREAT
AND THE SEXISM THAT PRETTY MUCH EVERY MOVIE LIKE IT HAS?
HA HA WHAT??
THAT'S RIGHT, FUCK YOU
NONE
NONE THAT I CARE ABOUT
I THOUGHT IT COULDN'T BE DONE
BUT IT WAS
AND I SAW IT
AND IT WAS GREAT
AND THE EXPLOSIONS
VERY GOOD
Quote from: valiums on May 25, 2015 06:35 AM
THEY DID THE HAND THING
LIKE THIS > XXXX
shit's gettin me hyped to see it again tmrw
round 2 boys
ok i am going to see this movie today, in just over an hour from this moment
i've never seen any commercials for it, nor have i seen the other movies before it
but reading this thread has me hyped but still, as i said, i've never seen a trailer or anything of the like
Quote from: valiums on May 25, 2015 06:35 AM
THE SETTING WAS TOTES BULLSHIT
BUT IT FELT REAL
SHIT WAS COHERENT AND CONSISTENT
IT DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SOME HALF-ASSED SHIT THEY PULLED OUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE FILMING
I think I remember reading something that when production started the director only had a handful of crudely drawn storyboards and no script at all
This is the power of post-australianism
Seeing it a third time made me realize the only way it might have possibly been improved would have been had they [spoiler]cut out the score from the final chase scene and let it just have been the sound of the motors (like the chariot race in Ben-Hur). Then again, it would have been jarring to cut the music in when they needed it at the slow-motion Nux self-sacrifice part.[/spoiler]
Quote from: SrsSam77 on May 25, 2015 08:25 PM
I think I remember reading something that when production started the director only had a handful of crudely drawn storyboards and no script at all
This is the power of post-australianism
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what a fantastic movie, i cannot believe how many moving parts were on screen at once, i mean for real
how did they even do it
Quote from: slack on May 26, 2015 09:57 PM
what a fantastic movie, i cannot believe how many moving parts were on screen at once, i mean for real
how did they even do it
literal blood, sweat and tears
170 days of filming in the desert
lots of stories of close calls on stunts since most of them were real, even some of the car crashes
Quote from: rtil on May 26, 2015 10:43 PM
Quote from: slack on May 26, 2015 09:57 PM
what a fantastic movie, i cannot believe how many moving parts were on screen at once, i mean for real
how did they even do it
literal blood, sweat and tears
170 days of filming in the desert
lots of stories of close calls on stunts since most of them were real, even some of the car crashes
god i cannot wait to see this movie again, it was just so fantastic
best movie i've seen this year so far
finally got to see it again. was even better the 2nd time around imo. a lot more details and dialogue popped out to me and i was able to enjoy it even more because of that
my favorite parts:
[spoiler]the sandstorm chase
the canyon bikers dropping grenades onto the war rig
bullet farmer going insane
max and the warboy spitting into the fuel line to make the cars go faster
any part with doof
the final chase and nux's sacrifice
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that's basically the entire movie but idgaf
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also, here's a great review of mad max from a woman who has the same disability as Furiosa: My Reaction to Mad Max: Fury Road and the Utter Perfection that is Imperator Furiosa (http://www.reddit.com/r/MadMax/comments/36pmms/my_reaction_to_mad_max_fury_road_and_the_utter/)
I have seen this movie four times.
That was a cry for help.
slake cutter
This movie was so incredibly freakin' good.
And from the technical filmmaking level: It's amazingly good as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnOrinHibsc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnOrinHibsc)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgkawcew2u8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgkawcew2u8)
I seriously love how the cars reflected the character's personalities as well
i liked not only that but also i loved how each faction had a different theme for the cars. the russians (forget their name) had all the spikes and stuff on their cars. the war boys had a crazy focus on power. the rich dude's guys (gas town?) i think all had luxury cars and the guys with the guns had a mighty focus on militarizing all of their cars (the treads and shit).
another interesting thing to note
[spoiler]people eater from gastown was killed with bullets that came from the bullet farm
bullet farmer was killed by a guzzoline explosion with fuel that came from gastown[/spoiler]
Also,
[spoiler]Immortan Joe was killed with his own car, which was basically an extension of his dick.[/spoiler]