Movie Theater Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

[Jefe's Dope]

Saw Furiosa tonight. I highly recommend. IMO, Fury Road is better, a 10, but this is still very good. A 9, maybe an 8. But I'm also a HUGE Mad Max super fan since seeing The Road Warrior as a teenager. Bolt action long distance shooting is officially a thing now as it was fairly predominant in this movie. No complaints from me.

I thought Anya Taylor-Joy played a better Furiosa than Charlize Theron and this was probably Chris Hemsworth's best acting to date. The character arc of most of the players played out well. Will likely see it again when I get a chance. Totally worth going to see it on a big screen.

 

[Kickin45]

Loved Road Warrior and Mad Max.
Not a fan of Thunderdome or Fury Road.
I want to like Fury Road, there’s just something about it I can’t put a finger on.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Loved Road Warrior and Mad Max.
Not a fan of Thunderdome or Fury Road.
I want to like Fury Road, there’s just something about it I can’t put a finger on.

I would go:
1. Fury Road.
2. The Road Warrior/Furiosa
4. Mad Max
5. Thunder Dome

Thunder Dome is better actual watching than in my memory of it. Too commercial I would say. I think Furiosa is a better 'film' than The Road Warrior but 1. there's no Mad Max in it and 2. The Road Warrior is what got me into the whole thing to begin with and has a special place in my heart. At the time, I was a mid/early teen, I believed that I would someday be Mad Max in a Road Warrior type world. At least that's what I fantasized about. Nuclear war was a real possibility at the time in the mid 80s. It's also what spurred my interest in the Dystopian genre. Night of the Comet was another that piqued my interest in the genre at that time.

 

[HPIguy]

Waiting for it to hit streaming. I really enjoyed Fury Road, especially in 3D.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Waiting for it to hit streaming. I really enjoyed Fury Road, especially in 3D.

I didn't know Fury Road was ever offered in 3D.

 

[HPIguy]

I didn't know Fury Road was ever offered in 3D.

Yes sir, bought it and watched it in an app on a VR headset. It's like being in a huge IMAX setup, pretty cool.

Fury Road 3D Blu Ray

 

[Ronws]

I liked Mad Max, Road Warrior, and Thunderdome had some good spots and quotable lines. Fury Road just never really got to me.

The other problem I am having is that even if you change pig shit into fuel, there is not enough pig shit to create the oil and fuel they need to run around in a desert with no water.

Kind of like a cowboy in the old movies killing 12 indians with a six shooter.

 

[kcbird]

I really liked the road worrior. I've seen it many times, and find it more realistic that fury road. Having said that I like fury road also, just have to take it with a grain of salt and and realize it's just a movie. The fuck stick with the guitar is pretty damned retarded.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

The wife has us watching all the Mad Max movies today. Currently on Thunder Dome. Not watching in chronological order. Fury Road is definitely the best of the bunch, IMO.

 

[cas6969]

Saw Furiosa tonight. I highly recommend. IMO, Fury Road is better

Ooh that's rough, because I thought Fury Road was an awful mess.

 

[RUTGERS95]

Saw Furiosa tonight. I highly recommend. IMO, Fury Road is better, a 10, but this is still very good. A 9, maybe an 8. But I'm also a HUGE Mad Max super fan since seeing The Road Warrior as a teenager. Bolt action long distance shooting is officially a thing now as it was fairly predominant in this movie. No complaints from me.

I thought Anya Taylor-Joy played a better Furiosa than Charlize Theron and this was probably Chris Hemsworth's best acting to date. The character arc of most of the players played out well. Will likely see it again when I get a chance. Totally worth going to see it on a big screen.

have you no shame?

no one should go and watch/support that class A c^nt

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Ooh that's rough, because I thought Fury Road was an awful mess.

Just rewatched Fury Road last night w/ some of the others and IMO, Fury Road is the best. But we all know about opinions. Enjoy what you enjoy.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

have you no shame?

no one should go and watch/support that class A c^nt

Which cunt?

 

[BCP]

I'm waiting for streaming. Would rather see another Mad Max story, the Furiosa character doesn't interest me at all.

 

[c1steve]

I would rate them as:
1. Road Warrior
2. Mad Max
3. Fury Road. Too much stuff in it was not believable, such as the pig shit into fuel then run down the road at high speed.
4. Thunderdome, not enough of a story line.

Look forward to Furiosa. Incidentally I just watch Road Warrior last weekend, forgot how good it was. Received Mad Max Blu-Ray in the mail on Friday, will watch it again.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

I'm waiting for streaming. Would rather see another Mad Max story, the Furiosa character doesn't interest me at all.

There's another Mad Max centric movie coming. IIRC, they filmed at the same time as Furiosa.

 

[cas6969]

4. Thunderdome, not enough of a story line.

I often like to reference the original Star Trek movie. People like to talk bad about that movie, mostly because they don't get it. "You had to be there." Star Trek was a "novelty movie", back when they were far less common. That movie was about you seeing the cast back together for the first time since 1969, the plot was unimportant.

Thunderdome was only a few years later, so it isn't really the same unless you were of a certain age group so it seemed like a long time. But I think of it similarly because it's revisiting a character, just to revisit the character. I mean, beside it being George Miller just going to the well again for a payday (which he continues to do still lol). It was just a "remember him?" and not much more than as "expansion / explanation of the universe", broadening your view of a world/story you already knew.

Because honestly, Road Warrior, Thunderdome and Fury Road are basically the same movie three times.

 

[Ronws]

Mad Max and Road Warrior were believable because they still had fuel reserves. Thunderdome tried to answer the problem with pig shit. However, it takes a lot of slop to feed pigs. Who is farming to raise corn and other stuff that can be watered into pig slop to feed them so that they can produce methane?

By Fury Road, how are they producing enough fuel, methane and ethanol, from pig shit to run all of those vehicles?

Let alone Furiosa?

Not calculating very well.

 

[BCP]

Mad Max and Road Warrior were believable because they still had fuel reserves. Thunderdome tried to answer the problem with pig shit. However, it takes a lot of slop to feed pigs. Who is farming to raise corn and other stuff that can be watered into pig slop to feed them so that they can produce methane?

By Fury Road, how are they producing enough fuel, methane and ethanol, from pig shit to run all of those vehicles?

Let alone Furiosa?

Not calculating very well.

The movies after mad max/road warrior are more like cartoons than anything else.

Also Furiosa's opening weekend $$$ barely edged out Garfield. It was the lowest Memorial Day movie revenue in 40 years or some other shit.

Whenever I saw Charlize Theron driving the semi it made me think of this from Naked Gun:

 

[Holliday]

The movies after mad max/road warrior are more like cartoons than anything else.

Also Furiosa's opening weekend $$$ barely edged out Garfield. It was the lowest Memorial Day movie revenue in 40 years or some other shit.

Whenever I saw Charlize Theron driving the semi it made me think of this from Naked Gun:

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Utterly destroyed what could have been an epic franchise.

 

[frustrated]

I watch these as a sci-fi combination fantasy. If you nit pick them for not being realistic then you are not a true fan, Watch them for the story and forget reality. Star Trek Is the same. Both sci-fi and fantasy mean it's not somthing that actually be done, it's a type of fiction.

I don't know if I have ever seen the female lead in anything which means she wasn't memorable to me. She will have to be really something to outdo Charlize IMO. I will know when it hits the streaming services.

Read up on the making of Mad Max as it's interesting. A movie made on a shoe string budget that launched Mel Gibson, an unknown, into a career.

 

[CSTactical]

I would rate them as:
1. Road Warrior
2. Mad Max
3. Fury Road. Too much stuff in it was not believable, such as the pig shit into fuel then run down the road at high speed.
4. Thunderdome, not enough of a story line.

Look forward to Furiosa. Incidentally I just watch Road Warrior last weekend, forgot how good it was. Received Mad Max Blu-Ray in the mail on Friday, will watch it again.

Though I need to rewatch Thunderdome, this is the order I'd put it in with Furiosa and TD fighting for spot 4.

My 13yo enjoyed both Fury Road and Furiosa, so for me it's just some one and one time with my now High Schooler on a hot day.

I agree that most of these movies are over the top, I just enjoy them for what they are... Potential entertainment

-Richard

 

[zeroz]

I'm waiting for streaming. Would rather see another Mad Max story, the Furiosa character doesn't interest me at all.

Come on now!! Cant be having white males as the lead anymore.

 

[Ichi]

The Critical Drinker's take on Furiosa.

 

[Ronws]

Mad Max was believable because there were still resources. Road Warrior was believable because it was not long after an apocalypse and there would still be fuel and oil reserves.

Thunderdome was a "lord of the flies" scenario and they did not have enough pigs to create enough pig shit to have that much usable fuel. Similar to the number of bushels of corn it takes to make a gallon of ethanol. The reasons we don't run on ethanol to any appreciable degree is first, it is the most waste-ridden way of getting combustible fuel. It burns hot. Most modern engines could not on pure sour mash, as it were.

Don't get me wrong, I am not totally bought on the idea that oil came solely from fossils. A carbon is a carbon. There could also be vulcanism and other processes. Anyway, so, without a big industry grinding away, there is not enough fuel for them to drive much of anywhere, let alone have a vehicle "ballet" all night.

 

[FieldGaugeFailure]

Ooh that's rough, because I thought Fury Road was an awful mess.

Fury Road was just practical effects porn. I can't even tell you the story, but I do remember really enjoying the film due to its cinematography. Furiosa, on the other hand, looks like a mess of CGI, AI over-sharpening, and some mid/uninteresting chick who has Brittany Venti's unfortunate eyeball distance.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Some interesting articles.

Rankings:

https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/best-mad-max-movies-ranked/the-road-warrior-aka-mad-max-2-the-road-warrior-mel-gibson-1981-warner-bros-pictures-courtes-2/

Some insight to why it didn't do well at the box office:

https://screenrant.com/furiosa-mad-max-movie-box-office-opening-weekend-performance-explained/

Critics survey:

The ‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ Exit Survey

www.theringer.com

I'm sure some of you don't give a rat's ass about any of this, but as a Max super fan, it find this stuff interesting.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Furiosa, on the other hand, looks like a mess of CGI, AI over-sharpening, and some mid/uninteresting chick who has Brittany Venti's unfortunate eyeball distance.

This is my biggest gripe w/ Furiosa. Fury Road was real stunts and was amazing.

 

[FieldGaugeFailure]

This is my biggest gripe w/ Furiosa. Fury Road was real stunts as was amazing.

Yeah, I have no attachment to the Mad Max story and such, but I saw Fury Road in the IMAX probably 4 or 5 times because it was just gorgeous. It's probably the best looking/shot modern movie I've ever seen. Yeah, they used some CGI, but it was pretty limited and tasteful, they didn't go full 300.

 

[frustrated]

I will reserve judgement on Furiosa until I have watched it but have already decided that no matter what color they paint the female lead's forehead she won't eclipse Charlize. Helmsworth might make it worth watching though as he is very good at this type of role. I suspect that the Mad Max series is like the never ending Star Wars and should have been hung up after the third one. Fury Road was OK but should have been a stand alone story. It seems film makers are determined to wring every cent they can from a popular first movie and wind up getting bit in the ass at the box office after they wander away far enough from the original and it becomes enough is enough to the movie watchers.

 

[jLorenzo]

Anyone claiming any of these new movies are even in the same room as the originals is crazy.