Mad Max: Fury Road - Part 2

[Greens]

I've not yet got around to watching the original Mad Max films, but still super amped for this one, is it necessary to watch the Mel Gibson ones?

Nope.

 

[Octoberist]

You should..but they're episodic in nature. But that you'll get out of it was how handsome and pretty Gibson was back in the day.

 

[WC Avengers]

I like the colors of the film. And the fact that is actually has a story.

it is however connected to the original series but told in a flashback sense much like Road Warrior which i think is a great idea.

 

[Faora]

 

[Schlosser85]

Charlize's Walking Dead audition.

 

[Blue42]

New Mad Max Fury Road Featurette - George Miller Returns
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBTqKWH2L_Y

 

[DarthSkywalker]

Charlize's Walking Dead audition.

 

[QBComics]

So.... I saw this last night. I was sitting in my dorm, planning to go to class later in the evening, when my roommate almost scrolls past a Facebook post that's offering extra tickets to an early screening. Naturally, we jumped at the opportunity. We grabbed our coats, hustled down to the metro, and waited in line at the Chinese Grauman for two hours. The verdict?

This film is bat-**** crazy.

Not sure where to begin, because the film is so visually stimulating and well framed, combined with the non-stop action, that the entire film feels like a blur. I've only seen the original Mad Max (will see Road Warrior tomorrow!), but this film is pretty tonally different.

This world where this is set feels so weird, so stylized, so exaggerated, that I couldn't help but fall in love with it. I want to revisit this world again and again, just due to how stellar the visual design was. Seriously, this better be nominated for a **** load of Oscars. I'm talking Production Design, Costume, Make-up, Cinematography, the whole shebang.

Spoiler

The scenes at night are so blue and so pretty

Now, I need to see the film again just to let everything sink in again, but I thought the story was fine enough. Nothing complex, very simple. The character development is light, but honestly, I learned so much more about the characters through their make-up, costumes, actions, or facial expressions than I did through their dialogue.

And Charlize Theron stole the show for me. So damn cool.

Minor spoilers:

Spoiler

This film is so pro-women, it's awesome. I LOVED how many bad-ass women they had in this film without making it seem forced or trite. The fact that Charlize DOESN'T have any sort of romantic flair with Hardy is great. A relationship that grows to be founded on mutual respect. Pay attention Hollywood!

All in all, I can't yet give a final verdict, but I came out feeling appropriately hyped, and hopefully my second viewing will be just as stimulating as the first.

 

[Greens]

Nice! That's exactly what I want to hear.

 

[ThePhantasm]

Sounds terrific

 

[Double B]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaas Charlize get that Captain Marvel traction and accept a pay cut obviously.

 

[aNarcHy2day]

To people who've already seen this- I saw the original trilogy some time back (actually, when I first heard Miller was finally making this) and I have a general idea what all happened though I'm hazy on the details. Do I need to brush up on it before watching this or would that suffice?

 

[ThePhantasm]

Probably not, the films in the past have stood up pretty well on their own.

 

[QBComics]

To people who've already seen this- I saw the original trilogy some time back (actually, when I first heard Miller was finally making this) and I have a general idea what all happened though I'm hazy on the details. Do I need to brush up on it before watching this or would that suffice?

I've only seen the first, but from what I gathered, the previous films exist in the old trilogy's continuity, however, Max's "origin" is only hinted at with visual cues.

 

[Schlosser85]

So.... I saw this last night. I was sitting in my dorm, planning to go to class later in the evening, when my roommate almost scrolls past a Facebook post that's offering extra tickets to an early screening. Naturally, we jumped at the opportunity. We grabbed our coats, hustled down to the metro, and waited in line at the Chinese Grauman for two hours. The verdict?

This film is bat-**** crazy.

Not sure where to begin, because the film is so visually stimulating and well framed, combined with the non-stop action, that the entire film feels like a blur. I've only seen the original Mad Max (will see Road Warrior tomorrow!), but this film is pretty tonally different.

This world where this is set feels so weird, so stylized, so exaggerated, that I couldn't help but fall in love with it. I want to revisit this world again and again, just due to how stellar the visual design was. Seriously, this better be nominated for a **** load of Oscars. I'm talking Production Design, Costume, Make-up, Cinematography, the whole shebang.

Spoiler

The scenes at night are so blue and so pretty

Now, I need to see the film again just to let everything sink in again, but I thought the story was fine enough. Nothing complex, very simple. The character development is light, but honestly, I learned so much more about the characters through their make-up, costumes, actions, or facial expressions than I did through their dialogue.

And Charlize Theron stole the show for me. So damn cool.

Minor spoilers:

Spoiler

This film is so pro-women, it's awesome. I LOVED how many bad-ass women they had in this film without making it seem forced or trite. The fact that Charlize DOESN'T have any sort of romantic flair with Hardy is great. A relationship that grows to be founded on mutual respect. Pay attention Hollywood!

All in all, I can't yet give a final verdict, but I came out feeling appropriately hyped, and hopefully my second viewing will be just as stimulating as the first.

How were Hardy and Hoult?

 

[Lencho01]

 

[Marvin]

visually stimulating and well framed

yup, that's george.
Babe 2 baby.

 

[QBComics]

How were Hardy and Hoult?

Hardy doesn't really talk, haha, but I thought he did a decent enough job. I mean, when does he ever not? He was essentially the audience's vessel to the spectacle.

Hoult's character is pretty damn fun, and he brings a bit of levity that isn't found with Hardy or Charlize. I actually really liked him.

The characters are probably the most difficult thing for me to talk about because this film emphasizes its visuals so much, that it can feel like the characters may come off as simplistic, but again, for this film, I don't put that against the film too negatively. The film doesn't drudge itself with unnecessary expository dialogue that's clearly explained through the visuals, which I appreciated.

If I had to choose who did better between the two, I would instead choose Charlize, because she had the best character.

yup, that's george.
Babe 2 baby.

I think once I finish the Mad Max trilogy, I'll finally watch this. The original Babe is so charming.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

In the latest TV spot Theron's character mentions that she was [BLACKOUT]"born there"[/BLACKOUT]. Seems like our popular theory could be right. Perhaps she is [BLACKOUT]Joe's daughter[/BLACKOUT]].

 

[Sharkboy]

Wow...so this film is actually very good? I mean the trailers looked amazing, but we've all been burnt badly before.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Wow...so this film is actually very good? I mean the trailers looked amazing, but we've all been burnt badly before.

Were you expecting it to be one of those "looks great, but turned out to be crap" films?

 

[Lencho01]

[YT]Bx7AJeQHb-g[/YT]

 

[Schlosser85]

Cool beans. Dialogue is a little weird, but IIRC that's kind of how the series has always been.

I love how crazy Nicholas Hoult is in the first clip.

 

[Lencho01]

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD: 18 Things to Know about the Making of George Miller’s Epic

 

[QBComics]

I would honestly recommend against watching any of the clips. Some of them are edited, one of them is from later on in the film, and the movie's just better to watch as a whole than in bits anyways.