Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

[Randall Flagg]

I can't wait for this to come out already!!!

[Mateo Sanboval]

Originally Posted by Randall Flagg

I can't wait for this to come out already!!!

Then you're in luck. It's out right now.

[schlock]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I never understood the Thunderdome hate. I think it's great, its just a very different film from the first two and of the first three its the most impressive in terms of world building.

At the time it was very well received and a huge success, but the Internet curdles so many fun things retrospectively (and it elevates so many undeserving films to masterpiece status.)

I don't remember exactly what the critics were saying, but at the time of its theatrical release, everyone I knew including myself thought Thunderdome was a huge let-down after TRW. So don't blame it all on the internet.

[PowellPressburger]

Saw this one earlier in 3D in Dolby Atmos by far one of the loudest movies I've ever seen. It was a fun ride, fast paced, over the top. nice to see someone like George Miller still take on this franchise and deliver.

[bbolock]

This was probably one of the most entertaining movies I have seen in a long time. It was an action masterpiece. The stunts, sets, props...etc. Everything was just a VISUAL FEAST. Definitely pre-ordering this and seeing it twice at the movie theater!

[Luke B.]

Watched the trilogy for the first time ever, yesterday. I was expecting to love them, but it didn't happened, I liked them, but I don't think they're ****ing great as I thought they would be. Maybe I was expecting too much, because of Fury Road (it looks SO good, can't wait to watch it).
Maybe when I re-watch them, I'll like it for good, just as happened to Psycho and Rosemary's Baby.

[trystero]

Originally Posted by tylergfoster

Having seen it three times, there are two moments in particular in the first section where the film looks strange for sure, but they're pretty isolated: when he's crawling out of the interceptor, there's a brief blurring effect (which looks pretty nifty in 3D), and then the framerate is different when he opens the door and sees the canyon.

I took the blurring effect to be a callback to a very similar effect used (in the same scene, even!) in Mad Max 2/The Road Warrior.

[trystero]

Incidentally, any thoughts on why Amazon's pre-order price is so high (US$40.46 at time of writing!) for this, when Best Buy is offering it for a more reasonable US$24.99 (or US$34.99 for the 3-D version)?

I'm assuming Amazon's prices will come down at some point, but that's an oddly high starting point.

[danforth44]

Originally Posted by The_Walking_Dead

Steelbook Amazon.de
http://www.amazon.de/Mad-Max-Steelbo.../dp/B00WT2Q8OO

Ouch..expensive (to me, at least -- since I'm not used to paying 3D prices). I think I'll go on and order it though and then just cancel if a US steelbook is announced in the future.

[UniSol GR77]

Originally Posted by Todd Tomorrow

I never understood the Thunderdome hate. I think it's great, its just a very different film from the first two and of the first three its the most impressive in terms of world building.

At the time it was very well received and a huge success, but the Internet curdles so many fun things retrospectively (and it elevates so many undeserving films to masterpiece status.)

Holy words.

In Italy, everyone loves it, and it is regarded as one of the most influential eighties movies.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by danforth44

Ouch..expensive (to me, at least -- since I'm not used to paying 3D prices). I think I'll go on and order it though and then just cancel if a US steelbook is announced in the future.

I think it'll probably drop a little in price before release. Currently about $31 shipped for anyone wondering which isn't that bad really considering the 3D disc. Could probably sell the 3D disc for $10 too

[tezster]

I'm very selective when it comes to day one purchases, but this will definitely be one of them - I loved the movie from beginning to end. I'm still undecided whether I'll get the 3D or 2D version... it'll depend on the price difference. I didn't think 3D added that much to the film.

[Firecrackker]

Now $24.99 on Amazon for 2D version.

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by Firecrackker

Now $24.99 on Amazon for 2D version.

And that's the lowest it will go

[flyry]

Originally Posted by Chaotic

And that's the lowest it will go

i doubt it.

09/01 release date

so far away

[Chaotic]

Originally Posted by flyry

i doubt it.

09/01 release date

so far away

WB is pricing their combo packs $24.99 now.

The Hobbit
Batman vs. Robin
American Sniper
etc

[wormraper]

Originally Posted by flyry

i doubt it.

09/01 release date

so far away

not really. WB owns it... WB has a new policy in place where $24.99 is the lowest they will price new release combo packs.. that's why American Sniper, The Hobbit, Jupiter Ascending, Focus etc are ALL $24.9x on release week. Mad Max : Fury Road will be no lower

[lolwut]

Originally Posted by lolwut

Saw it last night in 3D in a Regal RPX theater (tremendous sound, bigger screen, slightly nicer seats). I don't know if it was the 3D but the film looked artificially sharpened, especially at the beginning in comparison to the trailers before it. The film was awesome! Although a little overrated, it's way better than the first two Mad Max films which I'm not a fan of (probably because I didn't see them until recent years). The imagination and creativity that went into the world is incredible. I liked that the enemies weren't just nameless faceless drones. Amazing production design, costumes, cinematography, stunts, and sound. I wish there was some backstory though because I didn't find it emotionally satisfying, and some character/logical aspects were unclear. It feels like plot points were cut out - I think an extended version would improve it a lot. Dialogue was unintelligible at points. Max was the least interesting main character. The music was fantastic but too melodramatic at times. I still had goosebumps walking out of the theater and later thinking about favorite scenes.

85/100

Saw it again, this time in a regular RealD 3D cinema. The 3D was so much better than the RPX screen! No ghosting or sharpening. The 3D is awesome and now I have no desire to see it in 2D as it seems like the shots were composed with 3D in mind.

Also, the film itself was even better the second time around. Most of the unclear plot points I had issues with the first time made sense this time. There are still some ambiguities I'd love to see fleshed out in an extended cut. Certain melodramatic moments weren't that bad this time either. Maybe it's because I read that the director originally wanted an old-fashioned orchestral score. I still got goosebumps after walking out, and different shots were thrilling this time that weren't the first time.

90/100

[schlock]

Originally Posted by schlock

I don't remember exactly what the critics were saying, but at the time of its theatrical release, everyone I knew including myself thought Thunderdome was a huge let-down after TRW. So don't blame it all on the internet.

I haven't seen Thunderdome all the way through since its theatrical (outside of maybe seeing some brief moments of it on TV over the years), but I bought the Blu recently to complete my Mad Max set and decided to revisit it tonight. I didn't really like it much at all back in 1985, and it hasn't gotten any better in the 3 decades since; in fact, I think it's even worse now. Some of the stuff at Bartertown in the first half is sort of cool with the weird characters, I suppose, but everything else feels so mainstream and like studio-produced pablum. Just dullsville all the way. Worst part is that we also have none of that off-the-wall, strange other wordly music score by Brian May from the first two films which gave those films such a weird vibe, but instead Thunderdome has a completely uninspired generic Hollywood-type action score by Maurice Jarre that could fit over any bland interchangeable Hollywood action film from the 80's, and the happy whimsical music with the kids is just vomit inducing. It's like The Goonies just arrived! Even the chase scene at the end, if you make it that far, is uninspired, and the terrible music score doesn't help matters there, either. I love the first two films, but Thunderdome really does deserve its lousy reputation. Don't even get me started on Turner's song shoehorned into this thing to sell millions of records.

[Makarov]

Thunderdome really grew on me... it's so quotable. "Listen to the law!!! *points up* And I really like Tina Turner in it. "Aint we a pair..."

The fact that we now have another awesome movie, makes me like Thunderdome even more now that it isn't the last we see of Max. Wish we could have had one more with Mel Gibson but that's alright.