Rewatching this before Furiosa felt like a cornucopia of action, eye candy and quite simply, madness. It's a film that has a simple plot and premise but is heavy on pretty much everything else from dedicated actors sinking into the madly written lines and plot, gorgeous cinematography, an excellent audio score and the excellent use of practical effects. Seriously it uses such a blend of practical effects within special effects that compliment each other so well you start to believe they're actually in these crazy chase sequences including a ridiculous one through a live sand storm that was wicked to watch unfold. My only complaints would be it could have used a little more complex plot and Max himself could have been in the movie more as a protagonist instead of feeling like a supporting character in a movie with his name in the title. Other than that it's a wild ride from start to finish with almost near non stop action to keep you invested until the climactic, while partially abrupt, finish.
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi / Thriller
Plot summary
An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.
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A Vehicular Magnum Opus That's Short on Plot But Heavy on Everything Else
Beyond Thunderdome on acid, with a huge budget
I see a lot of negative reviews for this movie popping up. People complaining that there is a lack of story and character development, and too much action.... too much action? Really? Have these people never seen a Mad Max movie before? How is that a bad thing in a Mad Max movie? Fury Road feels like an 80's action movie, with a preposterously large budget, and it is GLORIOUS. This movie was an epic ride. So many awesome set pieces, incredible car designs, twisted and bizarre costumes and characters, and a lot of really strong warrior women as well.
I've also heard it said that this movie contains a lot of feminism. Strong female characters that kick butt, is not feminism people! There's no anti-men message here. Just a cast which is dominated by more women than men. And about time for a change! Charlize Theron is my new favorite actress after this (it used to be Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton). She really takes the spotlight, and that is about the only criticism I can think of with this movie. It's not so much about Mad Max, but about road warriors in general, and specifically Theron's character. I didn't think Tom Hardy was quite as good as Mad Max as Mel Gibson was, but he wasn't terrible. He just didn't lend enough presence to his character in this movie. Which may be a hard thing to do when the movie does not focus on Max.
Special mention should also be given to all the side characters. The villains are enjoyably menacing, especially Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe, John Howard as the People Eater, Richard Carter as the Bullet Farmer, and I also loved Melissa Jaffer as the leader of a gang of elderly motor ladies.
Go see this movie if you like Mad Max!
A dark and bloody action movie done the right way.
Every year when i come back to watch "Mad Max: Fury Road", it always surprises me how this movie keeps with just feeling new and awesome every, but also having great visuals and action sequences when you think about the fact that, this movie is 9 years old. This movie also feels so fresh and in my mind, it is even way better than the original movies. The cast assembly of this main characters is also fantastic, Tom Hardy did amazing as the main man himself (Max), Charlize Theron did amazing as (Furiosa) and Nicholas Hoult was awesome as this character (Nux).
Sure the movie isn´t exactly that realistic, but for what its worth, then i think it is actually awesome that they really didn´t try to go for the normal approach, but that they went there own way and created this masterful over the top reboot/remake of the also phenomenal original Mad Max movies.
To every person who loves crazy over the top and not too serious action blockbusters, then this movie is definitely for you!!!!
(9/10)