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It’s much ado about Mad Max at the moment, with the fourth film in the series, Fury Road, opening last week to rave reviews and big buzz among genre fans. Of course, Fury Road’s chief draw is its intense action scenes and car chases, but there’s much more to the movie than just crash-em-ups and ‘splosions. And that’s the real trick to director George Miller’s film, and really the entire quartet of Mad Max movies. Miller, through his action scenes and frequently with no dialogue, is able to impart story, character, and genuine emotion in a way that many of his peers can only hope to achieve. He is an exemplar of the “show, don’t tell” school of storytelling.
The Road Warrior, as it shall be referred to for the remainder of the present article, wonderfully expands on the universe created by George Miller and company two years prior, in the initial entry in the series.
From paulsemel.com: Mad Max Fury Road will be released on Blu-ray & DVD on September 1 and digitally on August 11, while the Mad Max 4-FIlm Blu-ray Anthology will be out September 1.
EB: Mad Max: Fury Road sped into theaters last week and collectively blew the minds of everyone that went to see it. It truly is an amazing action movie that is both full of insane stunts and explosions, as well as strong female characters, which many probably didn’t expect to see in a Mad Max movie. After watching it twice during its opening weekend (yes it’s worth it, read my review), as well as revising the three original movies in digital HD, I now feel the need to rank the four films from the worst to the best, not that a Mad Max film can be garbage, but a few are definitely heads and tails above the others.
Fury Road number 1...REALLY
Seriously it's getting ridiculous now, the film is good but good god it's become so over hyped and overrated.
Now people are saying it's better then the first two....no
Least they actually felt like Mad Max films which focused on Max. They were gritty, didn't rely on CGI constantly, had violent moments and showed you how much of a bad ass Max was. My opinion.
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Fury Road might be a lot less of a Mad Max film, but it is a better film then any of the previous Mad Maxes just in sheer entertainment value, I think.
Fury Road is almost like the movie he wishes he couldve made back in the 80's.
It truly feels like its ripped from the 80's and brought forward to the modern audience.
Cant wait for the Blu Ray release!
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Just my opinion. Doesnt hurt anyone.
There may be some CGI in Fury Road, but I never felt like Miller used it as a crutch. Most of the action scenes are all practical effects.
i just saw fury road and i liked it more than the old ones maybe i am biased and im not a big fan of the 80's mad max but fury road was more entertaining. road warrior is second and the original mad max is third.
I still have to see these old Mad Max films – I've only seen the new one, which was a blast.