05-26-2015, 05:54 PM
George Miller is still insane.
"Mad Max" (and sequels), "Babe: Pig in the City", "Happy Feet" (I and II) and now the Mad Max (Reboot? Sequel?)
We were disappointed in the iMax/3D "Avengers:Age of Ultron" presentation so opted to see this in 'Normal' mode. Big mistake.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is definitely filmed for 3D impact. Debris is flying at the screen non-stop. If it's not debris it's water, blood, bodies, body parts, fire, things on fire and pretty much anything that can be lifted and flung. Plot? Backstory? Bah! These are things for the weak! Before the apocalypse these things may have been important, but now it's just battle-cars, leather and velocity!
The key thing that separates "Mad Max: Fury Road" from its action contemporaries is Miller's commitment to real stunts vs. CG. The cars are real, the people jumping off the cars are (usually) real, the explosions are (usually) real. He insisted that these vehicles could exist and perform in the real world. There are several websites that explore the danger these performers were in ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/2015/05/18/27540303/">http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/201 ... /27540303/</a><!-- m --> ).
The story is told with a minimum of dialogue (Ka-Ching international distribution channels) and really doesn't matter. Future vague apocalypse, Smatterings of tribes and larger tribes, tyrant needs to be smacked upside the head, etc. Fill in the rest with brilliant cinematography, one giant, brief, imaginative set and cars and costumes that make you not care about the bulk of the movie being in the desert.
[Possible Spoiler Alert If You Live In A Cave]
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Charlize Theron is the star of the film. Max is literally dropped into her story. And she is wonderful. A brilliant move by Miller, shut the mouths of people whining about the absence of Mel Gibson by marginalizing the Mad Max role. You aren't rooting for him, it's her mission, her quest, her redemption you care about.
Finally, this movie is pure adrenalin. The character development is there, but not important beyond who-trusts-who to not shoot them in the face. The story has holes that could be filled by sequels, prequels and Bondo. I actually liked this because I built stories in my head to explain plot elements mentioned in dialogue but never explained.
Only see this on a big screen with surround-sound and beating your cerebellum into an unsullied carnal experience.
The
"Mad Max" (and sequels), "Babe: Pig in the City", "Happy Feet" (I and II) and now the Mad Max (Reboot? Sequel?)
We were disappointed in the iMax/3D "Avengers:Age of Ultron" presentation so opted to see this in 'Normal' mode. Big mistake.
"Mad Max: Fury Road" is definitely filmed for 3D impact. Debris is flying at the screen non-stop. If it's not debris it's water, blood, bodies, body parts, fire, things on fire and pretty much anything that can be lifted and flung. Plot? Backstory? Bah! These are things for the weak! Before the apocalypse these things may have been important, but now it's just battle-cars, leather and velocity!
The key thing that separates "Mad Max: Fury Road" from its action contemporaries is Miller's commitment to real stunts vs. CG. The cars are real, the people jumping off the cars are (usually) real, the explosions are (usually) real. He insisted that these vehicles could exist and perform in the real world. There are several websites that explore the danger these performers were in ( <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/2015/05/18/27540303/">http://www.usatoday.com/videos/life/201 ... /27540303/</a><!-- m --> ).
The story is told with a minimum of dialogue (Ka-Ching international distribution channels) and really doesn't matter. Future vague apocalypse, Smatterings of tribes and larger tribes, tyrant needs to be smacked upside the head, etc. Fill in the rest with brilliant cinematography, one giant, brief, imaginative set and cars and costumes that make you not care about the bulk of the movie being in the desert.
[Possible Spoiler Alert If You Live In A Cave]
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Charlize Theron is the star of the film. Max is literally dropped into her story. And she is wonderful. A brilliant move by Miller, shut the mouths of people whining about the absence of Mel Gibson by marginalizing the Mad Max role. You aren't rooting for him, it's her mission, her quest, her redemption you care about.
Finally, this movie is pure adrenalin. The character development is there, but not important beyond who-trusts-who to not shoot them in the face. The story has holes that could be filled by sequels, prequels and Bondo. I actually liked this because I built stories in my head to explain plot elements mentioned in dialogue but never explained.
Only see this on a big screen with surround-sound and beating your cerebellum into an unsullied carnal experience.
The
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