where the Happy Feet films. I still can't wrap my head around that.
Don't forget Babe. That is an incredibly made movie as well. Easily dismissed by some because it's talking animals, but just so well written and directed. He's a great filmmaker.
I'm not a big movie-goer and avoid a lot of action movies,
but holy crap was it amazing. Will probably see it again (in 3d again) just to take in one more time. Do pure action movies ever get nominated for awards? This one might deserve to get nominated.
Started watching the original Mad Max a bit ago but it was so dated and campy, I'm surprised I wasn't making fun of it with two wise cracking robots by my side.
We saw this last night and I'm still not sure what to say
I don't even think I understood more than 5 lines of dialogue as it was kind of muffled at times and their accents...but it's a masterpiece. I will watch this movie over and over again. Spectacular.
I don't even think I liked Hardy's performance unless he wasn't talking or grunting, which was enough to pacify...
The fucking guitarist leading the way!!lol... Love it...
I don't even think I understood more than 5 lines of dialogue as it was kind of muffled at times and their accents...but it's a masterpiece. I will watch this movie over and over again. Spectacular.
I don't even think I liked Hardy's performance unless he wasn't talking or grunting, which was enough to pacify...
The fucking guitarist leading the way!!lol... Love it...
A masterpiece?
I am clearly a different dude because it was far from a masterpiece.
I don't even think I understood more than 5 lines of dialogue as it was kind of muffled at times and their accents...but it's a masterpiece. I will watch this movie over and over again. Spectacular.
I don't even think I liked Hardy's performance unless he wasn't talking or grunting, which was enough to pacify...
The fucking guitarist leading the way!!lol... Love it...
A masterpiece?
I am clearly a different dude because it was far from a masterpiece.
I hate reading threads like this because they lead me to a similar conclusion as yours. I'm going to go see this and be like, ok, that was entertaining. But a masterpiece? These are some crazy ass statements. Hope I'm wrong!
the movie being good or not. I agree with DJM, thought it was stellar.
Read earlier today the Heath Ledger was supposed to be the new Mad Max prior to his death. I like Tom Hardy more, but it would have been interesting either way.
it's a masterpiece. it's as good as it gets in that particular genre. Masterpieces need to break new ground. This does.
I enjoyed the movie a lot.. but I'm inclined to say it's a bit overrated. At the end of the day it was just an awesome action flick to me without the substance of a heavy hitting drama.
Maybe that's my bad for having elevated expectations, but I had read there was some worthwhile social commentary from the film (mainly feminism). It really didn't pack that kind of punch for me. Again.. I thought it was a great time, but nothing more.
it's a masterpiece. it's as good as it gets in that particular genre. Masterpieces need to break new ground. This does.
I enjoyed the movie a lot.. but I'm inclined to say it's a bit overrated. At the end of the day it was just an awesome action flick to me without the substance of a heavy hitting drama.
Maybe that's my bad for having elevated expectations, but I had read there was some worthwhile social commentary from the film (mainly feminism). It really didn't pack that kind of punch for me. Again.. I thought it was a great time, but nothing more.
It is entirely your fault for going into it and expecting the substance of a heavy hitting drama. When you saw the Road Warrior, did you expect it to be like Schindler's List?
It is entirely your fault for going into it and expecting the substance of a heavy hitting drama. When you saw the Road Warrior, did you expect it to be like Schindler's List?
Here is the consensus paragraph from Rotten tomatoes, where the film has a 98%: With exhilarating action and a surprising amount of narrative heft, Mad Max: Fury Road brings George Miller's post-apocalyptic franchise roaring vigorously back to life.
Then I'm reading stories about how certain crazy folks are boycotting the film because it promotes feminism. So the great reviews and shit like that had me thinking the film would be more than awesome car chase... and it wasn't.
And forget wanting substance. There are plenty of action films that have virtually nothing to say, but I ultimately find myself caring about what happens to the characters (Batman among many I could name). As I watched this film I was enjoying myself, but at no point did I really care what happened to anyone.
To me, that's a huge missing element that totally removes the movie from any "Groundbreaking" conversation.
even a little bit for the thousands of people basically being held captive by Immortan Joe or Furiosa or Max for that matter. It's not meant to be a heart warming story but it does have some elements of that. It's mainly meant to be kick ass sick action, violence and a hell of a lot of fun to watch.
Over-analyzing Mad Max and clamoring for some sort of overriding meaning is ridiculous.
I've NEVER seen anything like this film and I'm contemplating going back to see it again. That's good enough for me.
I've NEVER seen anything like this film and I'm contemplating going back to see it again. That's good enough for me.
I think this sentence sort of speaks to the the crux of my sentiments.
I truly enjoyed the film. I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone. If there's a sequel, I'd see that, too. But I can't imagine I'd ever make a point to see this film again.
the movie and it was very well done, but some of you are acting like this is the best movie ever made.
I agree with Eric. It was a fun movie that I enjoyed. Worth the price of admission. My wife had never even seen any of the Mad Max movies with Mel Gibson but she really enjoyed it too. We both love Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron and they were great.
However, I wouldn't say it was insane and can't see watching it twice.
if you want an action movie, this is for you and should impress you unless you are just playing the contrarion. Miller used live stunts like in Road Warrior, something that only a handful of directors even both with anymore (and none to this scale). If that isn't impressive, then what is?
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
if you want an action movie, this is for you and should impress you unless you are just playing the contrarion. Miller used live stunts like in Road Warrior, something that only a handful of directors even both with anymore (and none to this scale). If that isn't impressive, then what is?
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
Fuck. Seriously I wanted to leave so many times but the rave reviews kept me around. It was unwatchable for me.
if you want an action movie, this is for you and should impress you unless you are just playing the contrarion. Miller used live stunts like in Road Warrior, something that only a handful of directors even both with anymore (and none to this scale). If that isn't impressive, then what is?
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
if you want an action movie, this is for you and should impress you unless you are just playing the contrarion. Miller used live stunts like in Road Warrior, something that only a handful of directors even both with anymore (and none to this scale). If that isn't impressive, then what is?
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
Fuck. Seriously I wanted to leave so many times but the rave reviews kept me around. It was unwatchable for me.
Not going to argue over movie tastes, but if this was unwatchable for you, i'd love to know the last few movies that you were able to sit through, and possibly even like.
who are hyping up the car chase scenes in this movie remind me of the people who were talking up the pod racing scene in Phantom Menance. The car chases in Mad Max are ridiculously good and I enjoyed them, but there is nothing epic or groundbreaking about this movie.
A movie like this should give me story where I get emotionally invested in what happens, and as hard as it tried with the wives of Joe storyline and then Furiosa finding her old coven I never really cared much about that and I was constantly waiting for the next action sequence. It was kind of like a bad opera in the sense that it wants us to feel something but it never quite delivers on that.
I disagree. Go read up on how it was made and get back to me. If that's not good enough, then what would be? What other movie that has 90+ minute of action actually has said action in the quality of Fury Road? 90% of the action was in broad daylight which means GM couldn't hide a poor stunt, or throw extra dark editing in to mask an obvious weakness, instead of doing a full retake. For a movie to pull of action of this magnitude, while being fully fluid, is incredibly impressive.
Visually groundbreaking with the combination of practical stunts, cgi, and art direction.
For a movie that is a 2 hour car chase with little dialogue there is a surprising amount of narrative. I am not sure why anyone would be expecting heavy hitting drama and deep thought provoking ideas but behind the non-stop action was a creative sci-fi backdrop.
I don't know if this is a fair comparison but to me the movie that it most compares to for having groundbreaking jaw dropping special effects and action sequences is The Matrix
The MCU is a another great example. For all the money Marvel has thrown into movie after movie the special effects look cheesy and you can spot it a mile away.
When a movie's draw is the special effects and they look cheesy and fake from a mile away the movie falls flat, which is what I would say happens to the overwhelming majority of big budget movies today.
I disagree. Go read up on how it was made and get back to me. If that's not good enough, then what would be? What other movie that has 90+ minute of action actually has said action in the quality of Fury Road? 90% of the action was in broad daylight which means GM couldn't hide a poor stunt, or throw extra dark editing in to mask an obvious weakness, instead of doing a full retake. For a movie to pull of action of this magnitude, while being fully fluid, is incredibly impressive.
I didn't say it wasn't impressive. In fact I said the action sequences were incredible. What I am saying is most people didn't like the Phantom Menance but talked up the Pod racing scene, and that's how a lot of you are selling Mad Max. You're basing it on the intense action sequences.
I have no problem with people saying the action was great and how expertly the filming was. I agree with you. My problem is I am not 10 years old. I need more from a movie to be "epic" and "groundbreaking". I enjoyed it. It was fun. It had all the oddities you want from a post apocalyptic movie. It just didn't move me at all.
for its fantastic visuals that are the polar opposite of Phantom Menace, literally. I get what you are saying but in addition to thinking people should see this for the action alone, there is a good plot in there that is definitely being over looked. Whether you liked that plot is completely up to you, but its definitely there and a lot better than most in this genre.
They will be making more as well, I believe Hardy was signed on for a 3-4 movie contract. They probably go a lot deeper into his background moving forward, but thats a different conversation.
I disagree. Go read up on how it was made and get back to me. If that's not good enough, then what would be? What other movie that has 90+ minute of action actually has said action in the quality of Fury Road? 90% of the action was in broad daylight which means GM couldn't hide a poor stunt, or throw extra dark editing in to mask an obvious weakness, instead of doing a full retake. For a movie to pull of action of this magnitude, while being fully fluid, is incredibly impressive.
I didn't say it wasn't impressive. In fact I said the action sequences were incredible. What I am saying is most people didn't like the Phantom Menance but talked up the Pod racing scene, and that's how a lot of you are selling Mad Max. You're basing it on the intense action sequences.
I have no problem with people saying the action was great and how expertly the filming was. I agree with you. My problem is I am not 10 years old. I need more from a movie to be "epic" and "groundbreaking". I enjoyed it. It was fun. It had all the oddities you want from a post apocalyptic movie. It just didn't move me at all.
Agreed. I enjoyed both movies in part and was unmoved in whole.
Really. I loved it. Me and 2 buddies were each solo Saturday night, the wives/girlfriends had stuff going on, so we went for a steak then saw Mad Max. Perfect guys night.
It's nice to see Hollywood still knows how to make a good old fashioned action movie now and then!!
IMO it's just one long truck chase- if you like that kind of
Every time they try to replicate a truly epic movie it is a mistake. Road Warrior was epic for reasons that no longer exist. I can still almost taste the dog food.
Hardy and Theron were perfectly cast. Hardy made for a great "Max" and there aren't many actresses that could play a believable Furiosa.
Best action movie ever? Don't know if I'm ready to go that far, but this was my favorite movie in a long time.
The characters in this movie were so damn good, both the heroes and villains. Immortan Joe was a truly fucked up individual and his minions were actually capable bad guys which made Max/Furiosa's efforts more impressive.
As much as I liked this movie, I do have concerns about a sequel though. If they don't switch up the vibe in the 2nd one, this could get a little stale. But I'll worry about that when it gets here. This movie was great on the 1st watch and I can already tell that this is going to be one of those great cable/HBO movies for me that you always watch when it's on TV.
and I was blown away. I actually thought i was going to get dizzy and fall out of seat in the opening 20 minutes from sensory overload. This is the Gold standard for whatever the genre of this movie is. I almost felt bad for the people involved in the previews for Terminator and Fantastic 4, the look so hum drum compared to this
Don't forget Babe. That is an incredibly made movie as well. Easily dismissed by some because it's talking animals, but just so well written and directed. He's a great filmmaker.
Started watching the original Mad Max a bit ago but it was so dated and campy, I'm surprised I wasn't making fun of it with two wise cracking robots by my side.
I typically don't like action movies. They usually substitute action and explosions for a story line, but this did a good job of not doing that.
I don't even think I understood more than 5 lines of dialogue as it was kind of muffled at times and their accents...but it's a masterpiece. I will watch this movie over and over again. Spectacular.
I don't even think I liked Hardy's performance unless he wasn't talking or grunting, which was enough to pacify...
The fucking guitarist leading the way!!lol... Love it...
I don't even think I understood more than 5 lines of dialogue as it was kind of muffled at times and their accents...but it's a masterpiece. I will watch this movie over and over again. Spectacular.
I don't even think I liked Hardy's performance unless he wasn't talking or grunting, which was enough to pacify...
The fucking guitarist leading the way!!lol... Love it...
A masterpiece?
I am clearly a different dude because it was far from a masterpiece.
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it's a masterpiece.
I don't even think I understood more than 5 lines of dialogue as it was kind of muffled at times and their accents...but it's a masterpiece. I will watch this movie over and over again. Spectacular.
I don't even think I liked Hardy's performance unless he wasn't talking or grunting, which was enough to pacify...
The fucking guitarist leading the way!!lol... Love it...
A masterpiece?
I am clearly a different dude because it was far from a masterpiece.
I hate reading threads like this because they lead me to a similar conclusion as yours. I'm going to go see this and be like, ok, that was entertaining. But a masterpiece? These are some crazy ass statements. Hope I'm wrong!
Read earlier today the Heath Ledger was supposed to be the new Mad Max prior to his death. I like Tom Hardy more, but it would have been interesting either way.
Valhalla! (takes out spray paint)
I enjoyed the movie a lot.. but I'm inclined to say it's a bit overrated. At the end of the day it was just an awesome action flick to me without the substance of a heavy hitting drama.
Maybe that's my bad for having elevated expectations, but I had read there was some worthwhile social commentary from the film (mainly feminism). It really didn't pack that kind of punch for me. Again.. I thought it was a great time, but nothing more.
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it's a masterpiece. it's as good as it gets in that particular genre. Masterpieces need to break new ground. This does.
I enjoyed the movie a lot.. but I'm inclined to say it's a bit overrated. At the end of the day it was just an awesome action flick to me without the substance of a heavy hitting drama.
Maybe that's my bad for having elevated expectations, but I had read there was some worthwhile social commentary from the film (mainly feminism). It really didn't pack that kind of punch for me. Again.. I thought it was a great time, but nothing more.
It is entirely your fault for going into it and expecting the substance of a heavy hitting drama. When you saw the Road Warrior, did you expect it to be like Schindler's List?
Here is the consensus paragraph from Rotten tomatoes, where the film has a 98%: With exhilarating action and a surprising amount of narrative heft, Mad Max: Fury Road brings George Miller's post-apocalyptic franchise roaring vigorously back to life.
Then I'm reading stories about how certain crazy folks are boycotting the film because it promotes feminism. So the great reviews and shit like that had me thinking the film would be more than awesome car chase... and it wasn't.
And forget wanting substance. There are plenty of action films that have virtually nothing to say, but I ultimately find myself caring about what happens to the characters (Batman among many I could name). As I watched this film I was enjoying myself, but at no point did I really care what happened to anyone.
To me, that's a huge missing element that totally removes the movie from any "Groundbreaking" conversation.
Over-analyzing Mad Max and clamoring for some sort of overriding meaning is ridiculous.
I've NEVER seen anything like this film and I'm contemplating going back to see it again. That's good enough for me.
I think this sentence sort of speaks to the the crux of my sentiments.
I truly enjoyed the film. I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone. If there's a sequel, I'd see that, too. But I can't imagine I'd ever make a point to see this film again.
I agree with Eric. It was a fun movie that I enjoyed. Worth the price of admission. My wife had never even seen any of the Mad Max movies with Mel Gibson but she really enjoyed it too. We both love Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron and they were great.
However, I wouldn't say it was insane and can't see watching it twice.
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
Fuck. Seriously I wanted to leave so many times but the rave reviews kept me around. It was unwatchable for me.
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
Noooo. Die Hard is still number one for me. =)
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if you want an action movie, this is for you and should impress you unless you are just playing the contrarion. Miller used live stunts like in Road Warrior, something that only a handful of directors even both with anymore (and none to this scale). If that isn't impressive, then what is?
Chris R, your loss, it really picks up at 1 hour and 11 minutes...
Fuck. Seriously I wanted to leave so many times but the rave reviews kept me around. It was unwatchable for me.
Not going to argue over movie tastes, but if this was unwatchable for you, i'd love to know the last few movies that you were able to sit through, and possibly even like.
A movie like this should give me story where I get emotionally invested in what happens, and as hard as it tried with the wives of Joe storyline and then Furiosa finding her old coven I never really cared much about that and I was constantly waiting for the next action sequence. It was kind of like a bad opera in the sense that it wants us to feel something but it never quite delivers on that.
For a movie that is a 2 hour car chase with little dialogue there is a surprising amount of narrative. I am not sure why anyone would be expecting heavy hitting drama and deep thought provoking ideas but behind the non-stop action was a creative sci-fi backdrop.
I don't know if this is a fair comparison but to me the movie that it most compares to for having groundbreaking jaw dropping special effects and action sequences is The Matrix
I'm definitely going to see it again, though.
When a movie's draw is the special effects and they look cheesy and fake from a mile away the movie falls flat, which is what I would say happens to the overwhelming majority of big budget movies today.
I didn't say it wasn't impressive. In fact I said the action sequences were incredible. What I am saying is most people didn't like the Phantom Menance but talked up the Pod racing scene, and that's how a lot of you are selling Mad Max. You're basing it on the intense action sequences.
I have no problem with people saying the action was great and how expertly the filming was. I agree with you. My problem is I am not 10 years old. I need more from a movie to be "epic" and "groundbreaking". I enjoyed it. It was fun. It had all the oddities you want from a post apocalyptic movie. It just didn't move me at all.
They will be making more as well, I believe Hardy was signed on for a 3-4 movie contract. They probably go a lot deeper into his background moving forward, but thats a different conversation.
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I disagree. Go read up on how it was made and get back to me. If that's not good enough, then what would be? What other movie that has 90+ minute of action actually has said action in the quality of Fury Road? 90% of the action was in broad daylight which means GM couldn't hide a poor stunt, or throw extra dark editing in to mask an obvious weakness, instead of doing a full retake. For a movie to pull of action of this magnitude, while being fully fluid, is incredibly impressive.
I didn't say it wasn't impressive. In fact I said the action sequences were incredible. What I am saying is most people didn't like the Phantom Menance but talked up the Pod racing scene, and that's how a lot of you are selling Mad Max. You're basing it on the intense action sequences.
I have no problem with people saying the action was great and how expertly the filming was. I agree with you. My problem is I am not 10 years old. I need more from a movie to be "epic" and "groundbreaking". I enjoyed it. It was fun. It had all the oddities you want from a post apocalyptic movie. It just didn't move me at all.
Agreed. I enjoyed both movies in part and was unmoved in whole.
It's nice to see Hollywood still knows how to make a good old fashioned action movie now and then!!
Taking into account US plus overseas revenues, the movie is still $33M from breaking even.
Every time they try to replicate a truly epic movie it is a mistake. Road Warrior was epic for reasons that no longer exist. I can still almost taste the dog food.
Best action movie ever? Don't know if I'm ready to go that far, but this was my favorite movie in a long time.
The characters in this movie were so damn good, both the heroes and villains. Immortan Joe was a truly fucked up individual and his minions were actually capable bad guys which made Max/Furiosa's efforts more impressive.
As much as I liked this movie, I do have concerns about a sequel though. If they don't switch up the vibe in the 2nd one, this could get a little stale. But I'll worry about that when it gets here. This movie was great on the 1st watch and I can already tell that this is going to be one of those great cable/HBO movies for me that you always watch when it's on TV.
Please show me the post where I said I didn't like it.