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Furiosa (May 24, 2024)
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Finally saw this movie yesterday. Was my most anticipated summer movie. A few nits:
- What was up with Helmsworth's fake nose, and why was it even necessary?
- I kept on expecting Helmsworth to turn into Thor and he never did, which was great, but I wish they explored the character's motivations and lack of forethought more
- Mapping out the various landmarks in the film was essential to understand their society/system, but it only added more questions about how they all get resources
- Why wasn't the lush garden where Furiosa came from guarded? if it were, this movie never would have happened
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I was never the biggest fan of Tom Burke, but he was surprisingly good in this. So much so that i think he would have made a great MAX. Better than "hammy" Hardy anyway 
For those who may not know... Tom's dad David played Dr Watson in the magnificent The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series back in the 80's.
For those who may not know... Tom's dad David played Dr Watson in the magnificent The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes series back in the 80's.
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Yea, which illustrates my point about the action scenes being too long, although the visuals of that black octopus parachute coming in was one of the best scenes for me, the hand gliders were a bit wonky.
Again, no way in hell to do that scale live action.
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I disagree that there aren't more great films to be made in the world of Max. In fact, in the best Max films he's less the main character than a mechanism to tell another person or group's story. Only the first one feels fully about him.
The whole history of tis ranchise is insane, even the releasing. In the US, Mad Max played in exploitation theaters and Road Warrior opened in art theaters back in the day. Because of the great reception, it crossed over to mainstream theaters. But when Thunderdome came along, Gibson was a star - therefore that script focused more on Max and Gibson's screen time, to its detriment, IMO. WB flubbed Fury Road because they didn't appreciate what they had or how to sell it until it started getting acclaim and awards, but by then it was too late. They re-released it in 3-D & B&W versions, but those were afterthoughts. And thinking Memorial Day weekend is still the start of summer theatergoing season is very 1990's.
If Wasteland is truly dead (hard to know just yet), I hope there will be a series that juts bumps around the world. Miller has crafted so much lore that we haven't seen, and the concept is so fertile, I'd be happy to see different takes from a variety of directors.
There's also the many potential realities to play with; like is FR Max actually the feral kid? Are all these stories told from memory, so facts are mixed up? When the first Imperator was shown in FR, I was wondering if he was actually Max.
Anyway, glad to see more people re-evaluating their initial impression.
Bringing the subject back to toys, I need some third party War Boys, a correctly scaled Furiosa (finally) and a Dementus - at least!
Also, does anyone know if the Doof Warrior got cancelled? I ordered the DX set with speakers, but fear it may never come to pass.
The whole history of tis ranchise is insane, even the releasing. In the US, Mad Max played in exploitation theaters and Road Warrior opened in art theaters back in the day. Because of the great reception, it crossed over to mainstream theaters. But when Thunderdome came along, Gibson was a star - therefore that script focused more on Max and Gibson's screen time, to its detriment, IMO. WB flubbed Fury Road because they didn't appreciate what they had or how to sell it until it started getting acclaim and awards, but by then it was too late. They re-released it in 3-D & B&W versions, but those were afterthoughts. And thinking Memorial Day weekend is still the start of summer theatergoing season is very 1990's.
If Wasteland is truly dead (hard to know just yet), I hope there will be a series that juts bumps around the world. Miller has crafted so much lore that we haven't seen, and the concept is so fertile, I'd be happy to see different takes from a variety of directors.
There's also the many potential realities to play with; like is FR Max actually the feral kid? Are all these stories told from memory, so facts are mixed up? When the first Imperator was shown in FR, I was wondering if he was actually Max.
Anyway, glad to see more people re-evaluating their initial impression.
Bringing the subject back to toys, I need some third party War Boys, a correctly scaled Furiosa (finally) and a Dementus - at least!
Also, does anyone know if the Doof Warrior got cancelled? I ordered the DX set with speakers, but fear it may never come to pass.
The action in FR WAS plot, it was the background of escape, so to have to go on the entire film makes sense, and it was actually not , non stop, it has quite a few lulls.
This film the action is not a plot device, it's secondary to the story. So a lot of it is just over the top, and uneeded for the plot.
Fury Road didn't do spectacular box office (it opened in 2nd place after Pitch Perfect 2) and it still got a follow-up but Furiosa's $26 million Fri-Sun was barely more than half of FR's $45 million opening. Not looking good for Wasteland.
It dried up, plain and simple. I think an implication is Joes aquaphor was being mis managed , and that may have effected the green place also
Helmsworth said the nose was to make him look like a classic Roman Emporer. Hence the chariot bikes.
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Right now , and for quite a while ....I want a NUX. He is one of the best characters in FR.
No way that will ever happen due to the total body mods needed. But hell, make one with the full drivers suit then and skip the tattoos and scars....just gimme a damn NUX!
"A few lulls" is opinion.
I'd suggest that once the movie started its chase, it was indeed non-stop -- there was always a rush to forward momentum, even if they stopped, the suspense was they needed to get moving again. The only 'stop' in the movie was when they reached their destination, and it wasn't what they'd hoped. That was a stop, I'll give you that, but it then forced the final act chase.
By lulls I mean, quieter moments, which there definitely are. They are drowned out fairly quickly by the incredible tense action.
The big down of the war rig, the scene just after the storm, and the meeting of the Vulvani for example.
But you are correct , they add up to maybe 15-20 minutes total of the whole film, literally like breathers for the action only.
The big down of the war rig, the scene just after the storm, and the meeting of the Vulvani for example.
But you are correct , they add up to maybe 15-20 minutes total of the whole film, literally like breathers for the action only.
One thing that's kind of cool about Furiosa is that if for whatever reason you want to ignore Fury Road then you can put Furiosa as the fourth Mad Max film and pretend
that that brief overhead shot of Max in Furiosa was actually Mel.
Tickets for Sunday IMAX purchased!
Well you should have plenty of room in the theater to stretch out!
Well you should have plenty of room in the theater to stretch out!
Yep, so far there's going to be 8 in the theater. All pairs down the center line. Can you imagine the empty theater except for the dude right in front of you!
Well it was nice to have seen ya back on the big screen again, Max. You may have been relegated to a supporting role or barely even noticed - in your own franchise - but sorry to see you run out of guzzolene nevertheless.
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I felt it (and the voice) were necessary to help me forget it was Hemsworth - otherwise he would have been harder to buy as the villain.
That pretty much depicts Australia culturally 40 years later though.The mid-'80s were a good time for post-apocalyptic images of Sydney!
Peter Garrett's entertainer-era sanctimony (followed by his politician era backpedal of that sanctimony) was pure Twitter-before-Twitter.
It sort of reflects MM's ultra hard edged social commentary - seen best (and most gruesome) in MM1 - evolving into the CGI popcorn studio fest of later MM movies.
Gotta say, even though I found the movie slightly underwhelming, knowing this will probably now be the last George Miller Mad Max film we get to see on screen kinda makes me want to check it out again.
Plus I'm curious to see if it works any better for me now that I've adjusted to the different storytelling style...
Plus I'm curious to see if it works any better for me now that I've adjusted to the different storytelling style...
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Has anyone mentioned...
the "motorcycle conductor" MM1 callback?
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