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Agree with everyone here. I need to go watch it again.

I need to watch it again not in 3D

There was a few cool 3D moments but otherwise i think it diminished the experience a tad for me

Still an amazing movie

The score actually being played by people during the action was so dope

Yup, I couldn't take it and caught a matinee instead of eating lunch. Best decision ever.
Believe the hype, one of the best action movies ever made. Might be the first time I ever go back and see a movie in the theater twice. Need to see this on IMAX so bad.
So many great action sequences to name, so many creative twists added to the chase throughout, insane visuals and stuntwork. I especially loved the sequence verses the dirtbikes in the canyon.
And that one death/payoff at the end was so gruesome I cackled with joy.

Is there an imax version of this that isn't 3d?

was going to rewatch avengers since I fell asleep, but fuck it headed to the 1045am show.

Thankfully, I was able to catch a matinee, non-3D showing. Movie is fucking great. The opening 20 minutes is like the final 20 minutes of other action flicks.

holy fuck. going back like 10 times at least.


5 mics.

What a great action movie, this shit blows Avengers out of the water. Nothing is beating it this summer.

This is an absolutely incredible piece of filmmaking. The stunts are next level, and the art direction made me want to piss my pants. So much fun virtually from start to finish, I really wish I'd made this movie. Beautifully shot (the blue scenes bros), and with so much going on it's a sensory overload. Whoever designed the vehicles deserves a Nobel Prize. Some really subtle call backs to the first films which was fun but didn't have the characters winking at the camera. Blowtorch guitar like woah. Zoe Kravitz is absolutely in my top 5 after this film. Loved all the badass women in this, Theron dominated the movie start to finish. It's a shame she and Hardy didn't get along during the shooting because I'd like to see them together again.

It's difficult to find anything wrong with this film. The only thing I'll say is that I wish it had done a little bit more with Max, and his flashbacks were a bit heavy handed and off putting at times. The war boy switching sides all of a sudden was a reach, but whatever. It took me a few minutes at the beginning to really get on board, but once Furiosa leaves the Citadel it's game on for an hour and 45 minutes. That's all I got.

I really hope this movie does a lot more business after all the great word of mouth circulates. Saw this on Imax and very glad I did. Will watch in the theater again.

9 outta 10

id like to add that its the best movie ever made or will be made. No reason to see anything else for the rest of our lives.

jamrage wrote: his flashbacks were a bit heavy handed and off putting at times....It took me a few minutes at the beginning to really get on board

yea that was the only real negative for me, the narration in the beginning was a little much and for a split second I was a little worried, but as soon as the action started up it was fine. overall, as an obligatory piece of exposition to get people caught up on the world of the franchise it's pretty harmless.

It's probably the best blockbuster/franchisefilm since The Dark Knight, I think.

8/10 is about right. But there hasn't been a good film like this in ordinary theaters for years, so I agree that this one is something to be excited about.

3rd viewing today. shit keeps getting better. so many details to discover. went from 9/10 to 10/10 for me.

i had my fist clenched for about 45 minutes and didn't even realize it

shit was almost TOO intense

Been thinking of the guitar player and the drums on the convoy A LOT and there may be layers to this shit:

- Great site gag obviously

- Possibly an oblique reference to Road Warrior as Thomas mentioned

- The drums/guitar are probably not just ornamental, Miller is waaaay to detail oriented in his world building to just toss them in without a purpose. They're likely inspired by how drums are used on war galleys (or on battle fields in general) in historical movies - they're meant to spur on the army into action, motivate the soldiers, keep pace, etc...

- The guitar and drums actually play the score of the movie as the action scenes unfold. Which is just a neat movie move and adds a meta dimension to the viewing experience because the score is meant to essentially do the same for the viewer as it does for the army on screen, to rile us up as the action gets going.

also

saw this the other day. shit is unexpectedly really sweet.
can someone translate and explain what's going on on his back? I couldn't really make it out and I still can't really

Miller has said the guitar player is their version of a little drummer boy, just apocalypsed the fuck out.

did I read it right that film has been done for over a year before they released it?

great great film. Just finished and want to watch it again.

http://noisey.vice.com/en_au/blog/we-ta ... -fury-road

And the guitar really shot flames?
Yeah, it was gas and it was controlled by the whammy bar.

drizzle wrote:- The drums/guitar are probably not just ornamental, Miller is waaaay to detail oriented in his world building to just toss them in without a purpose. They're likely inspired by how drums are used on war galleys (or on battle fields in general) in historical movies - they're meant to spur on the army into action, motivate the soldiers, keep pace, etc...

Instantly thought of Apocalypse Now with the Heuy helicopter playing "Ride Of The Valkyries" over loud speakers.

darkwingduck wrote:

drizzle wrote:- The drums/guitar are probably not just ornamental, Miller is waaaay to detail oriented in his world building to just toss them in without a purpose. They're likely inspired by how drums are used on war galleys (or on battle fields in general) in historical movies - they're meant to spur on the army into action, motivate the soldiers, keep pace, etc...

Instantly thought of Apocalypse Now with the Heuy helicopter playing "Ride Of The Valkyries" over loud speakers.

didn't occur to me but so so money

seen a theory online that Max is the grunting kid from Road Warrior.

Probably going to see this tonight.. Should I 3D or not 3D?

I think the movie is sweet.
but it's not as good as most people are saying.
just my two cents.
people are talking about it like it's flawless and perfect. it's really sweet but it's not. there's all kinds of suboptimal stuff

Ramen wrote:seen a theory online that Max is the grunting kid from Road Warrior.

interesting if true

Absolutely floored me. Left me feeling the same way I felt after seeing Gravity. This is why you go to the movies.

Man, what a piece of shit this movie was.
Just kidding. It was awesome.

unrelated, All the war boys looked like the lead singer of Midnight oil and the little midget gremlin guy reminded me of Action bronson.

ric wrote:I think the movie is sweet.
but it's not as good as most people are saying.
just my two cents.
people are talking about it like it's flawless and perfect. it's really sweet but it's not. there's all kinds of suboptimal stuff

Do tell.

@jamrage
they did a lot of stuff very well like showing not telling in a world (and with characters) where spoon feeding to each other what's going on is stupid

but plenty of shit is being overlooked in the hype or being examined but all the doughy eyed love for it is keeping people for seeing the whole thing as it is

example. a lot of it is kitschy. another example is like in the beginning they show Joe another thing that falls under this category is fuel. among my biggest disappointments are the way the main villains are treated. the example that has all three/four of these problems is Richter. the difference with the tarantino stuff is that it's more amazing because the way tarantino does it is amazing whereas the way this film does it is ridiculous and stupid. and it's super dumb that everyone is just willing to overlook this aspect of these out of place feeling moments because the rest of the movie looks and feels awesome and it's not like the rest of the movie carries this stupid shit. the kitsch sticks out like a bunch of sore thumbs in a barrel full of sore thumbs and thumbs up

everybody is just gushing over the materials integrity and the feminist line etc and that stuff is cool and awesome but a lot of shit is getting overlooked simply because the movie avoids a lot of traps and stupid shit that plagues a lot of (action) films nowadays

like this movie is 'astonishing' if fast and furious 2 is your bar. for what it's worth a site that thinks everyone should watch Snowpiercer doesn't even give this movie the highest praise I've seen. we're entering an era where the intellectuals are more concerned with jacking off their own ego (and writing about it) than watching a quality film and appreciating what it is and what it is not