Okay, more thoughts on this...
I really enjoyed it, even though it didn't seem nearly as perfect and compelling as Fury Road. I'm hoping it will only improve when I see it more times with subtitles. There's incredible set-pieces and world-building. I laughed a few times at the ridiculousness of Chris Hemsworth riding around in his Gladiator-esque motorcycle chariot. Just great.
The things I hope improve on repeat viewings are things like a sequence with another war rig that I'm not sure we even needed. The movie didn't need to try to be Fury Road, because it's it's own thing and that's fine. That sequence felt a bit forced and not nearly as compelling as FR.
But it starts really well and ends really well and Chris Hemsworth delivers a stellar performance. He shows he's not just a muscle macho man, but also a great actor chewing up the scenery.
Can't wait to get the 4k disc for this and watch more. Incredible cinematography and visual splendor.
This was pretty good but nowhere near Fury Road...
The first half dragged out way too much the other half felt kinda rushed..
The action is pretty lacking but it has some nice connections to the previous movie...
Its a 7/10 for me.
While you could easily rewatch Fury Road multiple times cause of the fun action this one tries to focus more on the story but it is simply not that compelling...
I enjoyed this, but I am also an admitted Mad Max fanboy.
Not as good as FF and it had a whole lot of fat that could be trimmed and the film would either be the same, though more likely improve. Found myself shifting in my seat several times, I do that when a scene(s) drags without real focus.
edit: Hoping Miller's next film is about Max and his car is treated almost like a member of the cast. What made the first two original films so great for me.
Originally posted by Robtard
This movie crashing at the box office just leads me to believe that what I said initially years ago was true - Miller should have left Furiosa alone, we saw her story, and given us another Mad Max centric film instead.
That occurred to me, but I'm not sure it matters much to me. Whether it's Max or whoever. I just like George Miller's imagination in his wild world.
Do you think it's too woke with a female protagonist? Just imagine if it was a BLACK lesbian trans female!!!
That would be super woke. Woke OVERDOSE!
I think the writing had something to do with it. It's a bit more subtle for pop appeal. And it probably didn't help that Chris Hemsworth is practically unrecognizable.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
That occurred to me, but I'm not sure it matters much to me. Whether it's Max or whoever. I just like George Miller's imagination in his wild world.Do you think it's too woke with a female protagonist? Just imagine if it was a BLACK lesbian trans female!!!
That would be super woke. Woke OVERDOSE!
I think the writing had something to do with it. It's a bit more subtle for pop appeal. And it probably didn't help that Chris Hemsworth is practically unrecognizable.
I've not heard the "woke" mouthbreathers cry over this one, doesn't mean it's not happening as they cry over most things.
But in truth, this is not a film for the masses, not that Fury Road was either, but this one even less so. It's way too bloated and long for what this is. Miller should have chopped 30-45 mins and cleaned up the writing, too many scene where you just kinda didn't care.
Hopefully this taking a massive smelly dump doesn't dry up the funding for the next Mad Max film.
The closest thing I've seen to something that could potentially cause the anti-woke mouthbreathers to foam at the mouth is Anya Taylor Joy saying she doesn't like female characters to act sad and passive when wronged. She wants her characters to get angry and do something.
Heaven's to Betsy... THAT'S WOKE!!
Originally posted by Robtard
But in truth, this is not a film for the masses, not that Fury Road was either, but this one even less so. It's way too bloated and long for what this is. Miller should have chopped 30-45 mins and cleaned up the writing, too many scene where you just kinda didn't care.
Agree. 100%.
I think Miller and Anya said something about the long War Rig scene that they spent like 78 days shooting for a 15 min sequence was just supposed to show how resourceful Furiosa is (something like that). But it really didn't feel like it contributed enough to the movie other than "Memba Fury Road?"
But I'm still curious to see how the film plays on repeat viewings.
Originally posted by Robtard
Hopefully this taking a massive smelly dump doesn't dry up the funding for the next Mad Max film.
Yup. I guess it might depend on how badly it bombs.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
I just like George Miller's imagination in his wild world.
This is what brought me into the movie, but that thought process didn’t really hold up for me, unfortunately. It made me realize how much these movies need Mad Max. Furiosa isn’t interesting enough to carry a story. And the world building didn’t really establish enough to warrant the movie existing for that purpose, either.
Originally posted by Patient_Leech
The closest thing I've seen to something that could potentially cause the anti-woke mouthbreathers to foam at the mouth is Anya Taylor Joy saying she doesn't like female characters to act sad and passive when wronged. She wants her characters to get angry and do something.Heaven's to Betsy... THAT'S WOKE!!
Agree. 100%.
I think Miller and Anya said something about the long War Rig scene that they spent like 78 days shooting for a 15 min sequence was just supposed to show how resourceful Furiosa is (something like that). But it really didn't feel like it contributed enough to the movie other than "Memba Fury Road?"
But I'm still curious to see how the film plays on repeat viewings.
Yup. I guess it might depend on how badly it bombs.
Didn't know that, but the retards have freaked out over a woman saying less.
This war rig scene in this should have surpassed what we saw in Fury Road, it didn't, was good, but not better.
This has made 69million, not even half its budget. The studio has put a halt on Miller's next MM film, "The Wasteland".
Originally posted by Robtard
This has made 69million, not even half its budget. The studio has put a halt on Miller's next MM film, "The Wasteland".
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