Mad Max: Fury Road

[AngusJS]

I just saw this last night in IMAX 3D.

See it, see it, see it. In IMAX / RPX if you can, with 3D too if possible.

For me it combined the best parts from Roadwarrior and Beyond Thunderdome. I at first rejected the need to produce a remake, but this isn't a remake, really. And I think they got it 100% right.

[Jimbuna]

Tis on my wanting to see list.

[Red October1984]

Going to see it tonight! :woot: :woot:

Been waiting to see this for a very long time.

EDIT: Movie Thread (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2314151#post2314151)

[NeonSamurai]

I'm just glad it doesn't have ol' Mel in it. He was good in the original series... but I can hardly stomach the man any more.

[Stealhead]

I liked it pretty good job with the concept. They kept what makes Max and the post apocalyptic world interesting without making it seem like dejvu.

I'd say it has the more brutal feel that Road Warrior(Mad Max 2) had with the higher budget that the third film had. Only instead of trying to be a kiddy flick they kept it brutal and over the top. I loved some of the vechiles the War Rig and the double 57 Chevy beast thing where two favorites.

As I had expected it has a good amount of live action stunts and when they used CGI it blends well.

If you like the series espisaclly the first two and wish that the third film had been grittier you'll be most pleased.

[nikimcbee]

[insert Tarjak joke here] Sigh, isn't the same w/o Tarjak.:wah:

[Red October1984]

As I had expected it has a good amount of live action stunts and when they used CGI it blends well.

Read an article that said most of it was not CGI. Filmed with real vehicles in africa. :D

[Stealhead]

Not sure what they mean by "most" it certainly had a good amount of real stunts but for example some of the crashes where CGI there's no way to have some of those without killing someone. But they blended it very well the points where they had to use CGI. That's good though as most films everything but the most basic driving is CGI. They did a good job only using it where they had no other way to make the effect work.

the part where Max's Interceptor got destroyed between the two rigs that was blended real vechile and CGI the first crash was all real with some CGI dust and such

In my opinion outstanding special effects and stunts in Fury Road the best I've seen in years. Maybe only Terminator 2 and The Abyss are comparable(meaning in 1991 for T2 and 89 for Abyss at that time it was very impressive I'm old enough to remember T2 espically that really blew !y socks off).

EDIT they probably are comparing the typical CGI in a Hollywood film in that case I'd agree.

[donna52522]

I'll see it...But does anyone else think it has become sad that so many movies are being redone? Where has originality gone?

[Rhodes]

Going to see it tomorrow! Fun fact of the film, the actor portraying the main villain is the same one of the first film -Hugh Keays-Byrne!

Donna, hollywood as a long history of remakes or re-doing the same story/film in the "present day".
We have what 2 versions of Ben-Hurr, with a third one beeing done to be release next year. If one considers the Charlton Heston a master piece/iconic movie, why do a new version?
And the answers are multiple!

[Betonov]

I'll see it...But does anyone else think it has become sad that so many movies are being redone? Where has originality gone?

A different story for an old franchise is OK. If the story is good why not.

[Stealhead]

Yes Imortan Joe played Toe Cutter in the original. @ Donna isn't everything to an extent the same story redone when you get down to brass tacks?

[Platapus]

For those how have seen it, did they crap it up with special effects?

[CCIP]

There's certainly plenty of special effects, but IMO it was all done very tastefully and fitting with the movie's visual style. One thing that's going for this movie very strongly is that Miller hasn't given into a lot of the visual gimmicks you see in movies these days - he's still directing and editing movie in the way he would've done in the 80s. IMO, whatever technical fanciness there is in the movie, it's very much at the service of the film's overall feel. And it doesn't feel anything like the typical effects-laden action film these days. It actually makes a lot of recent blockbusters look quite bad by comparison.

[Stealhead]

For those how have seen it, did they crap it up with special effects?
No they did not its got a few CGI bits but they fit and could not have done otherwise. Refer to my earlier post on how well they did the crashes as some had to have been blended (live action\CGI). George Miller has always used live action stunts/effects whenever feasible.

I'll put it this way stupid JJ Ambrams lens flares and that crap there's none of that. Like CCIP said they way they did use CGI how well its done it makes most any modern film look like the contents of an overfilled litter litter box. Basically the effects are done they should be where your not thinking "that was CGI/miniature/".....

[Platapus]

Some guys at work saw it. They were not thrilled with some of the CGI, but I guess you can't have a movie without it. What really irked them was that Mad Max had such a minor role in the movie.

I will wait until it comes out on DvD/streaming.

But I hear that a lot of people like it. :yeah:

[Stealhead]

Seemed to be the same anti social survival first at any cost/OK I've got a soft spot Mad Max to me. How much did he say really in any of the other movies? Personally I think your pals are a bit picky. I can think of one sizable CGI bit the sandstorm and it fit pretty well not really another way to do it that would not have been an obvious effect or obvious underwhelming.

Honestly though at home you don't have to deal with other film goers I moved after 30 minutes due too two yakers and a guy that figeted in his seat evey ten seconds squeak squeak I wanted to say "you get some ritilan and you two shut the hell up"

[Platapus]

Yeah, I really hate going to the movie theaters. We have one close that caters more to adults but unfortunately, even adults can't seem to go to a movie and just watch it. :nope:

So a movie has to be something really special to get me out to a theater and pay those prices. Unfortunately the last three movies I saw were duds.

[Red October1984]

Seemed to be the same anti social survival first at any cost/OK I've got a soft spot Mad Max to me. How much did he say really in any of the other movies?

I rewatched The Road Warrior last night and he didn't say much in that movie either. He's just not a talkative character. Doesn't have a need to talk a whole lot.

[Stealhead]

I think he had the most lines in Thunderdome. In Mad Max I don't think he says more than four or five lines the last 20 minutes of the movie. In Road Warrior he really only talks when he needs to negotiate he's a nomad loner.

[Rhodes]

Just returned from the cinema! Great masterpiece, the film truly deserves a 10/10!