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If what people are saying is true about Fury Road being one big action sequence I hope they do more world building and characterization in the second one.
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Yaws posted:If what people are saying is true about Fury Road being one big action sequence I hope they do more world building and characterization in the second one. There's not a whole lot of character but speaking as someone who loved all the world stuff in Beyond Thunderdome I felt this actually managed quite a bit too. You learn a lot about the society involved and get some good glimpses of how it normally works before the action begins.
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May 10, 2015 20:31
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Looks like embargo was shifted a day forward, so we'll be getting critics reception tomorrow. Saw a 15 second stinger on Tumblr with a quote from Fox-TV's Shawn Edwards calling it "The best action movie ever made"
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May 10, 2015 20:54
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Yaws posted:If what people are saying is true about Fury Road being one big action sequence I hope they do more world building and characterization in the second one. First of all I hope the exact opposite, that said, there's plenty of it it's just very subtle and done mostly on the back end. There is a voice over at the beginning that talks about things and occasional bits and pieces. Just little crumbs, which is fine for me. besides this the 4th Mad Max film, the first three have plenty of that if that's what you want.
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May 10, 2015 21:22
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There's a shitload of world building it's just almost all done in one-off lines or details in the background. Pretty much every single character and shot has something to sink your teeth into and make you wonder "man, I wonder what the story behind that is"
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May 10, 2015 21:55
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ParanoidInc posted:There's a shitload of world building it's just almost all done in one-off lines or details in the background. Pretty much every single character and shot has something to sink your teeth into and make you wonder "man, I wonder what the story behind that is" Yeah but they don't actually tell you ever which is the way it should be 
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May 10, 2015 22:31
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FishBulb posted:Yeah but they don't actually tell you ever which is the way it should be A fair number of people walking out of the theater doing exit interviews were complaining that the movie 'doesn't explain enough'. Derp.
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May 10, 2015 22:56
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There's a really interesting article with the production designer on the cars of Fury Road (with some mild spoilers).quote:
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May 10, 2015 23:09
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Those are the words of a man who loves his work.
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May 10, 2015 23:21
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Caustic posted:There's a really interesting article with the production designer on the cars of Fury Road (with some mild spoilers). Was wondering if they used real car bodies or silhouettes, given some of them are now getting to be pretty rare and worth good money in pretty much any condition. Rather surprised they went with the real thing.
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May 11, 2015 05:45
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It's kind of fitting. Didn't the V8 Interceptor become something of a rarity itself? IIRC it was going to be launched in Australia but then didn't actually go into full production? So they accidentally ended up with this super iconic vehicle for Mad Max (which got blown up in Mad Max 2).
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May 11, 2015 06:50
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Cat Terrist posted:Was wondering if they used real car bodies or silhouettes, given some of them are now getting to be pretty rare and worth good money in pretty much any condition. Rather surprised they went with the real thing. Old 3/5 window 40's coupes aren't that terribly rare and considering the state of the bodywork these were probably just laying around in a scrap heap somewhere. I can guarantee that the engines are most likely mass produced late 70's / early 80's small block V8's and a couple of v6's as they are plentiful, cheap, easy to work on (for the production crew) and make a hell of a lot of noise. Most likely the most expensive cars were the Cadillac's for the gigahorse, and the half dozen or so tractor-truck units.
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May 11, 2015 07:47
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Neo Rasa posted:It's kind of fitting. Didn't the V8 Interceptor become something of a rarity itself? IIRC it was going to be launched in Australia but then didn't actually go into full production? So they accidentally ended up with this super iconic vehicle for Mad Max (which got blown up in Mad Max 2). It's just a modified Ford Falcon Coupe.
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May 11, 2015 09:33
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Neo Rasa posted:It's kind of fitting. Didn't the V8 Interceptor become something of a rarity itself? IIRC it was going to be launched in Australia but then didn't actually go into full production? So they accidentally ended up with this super iconic vehicle for Mad Max (which got blown up in Mad Max 2). The Pursuit Special is just a hardtop 73 Ford Falcon GT with a heap of bodywork. The other police cars are similar Falcons. They actually managed to rebuy Max's car for two, remod it, blow up a stunt version and then left it in a scrapyard because they somehow couldn't sell it initially. It's in some museum now.
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May 11, 2015 09:37
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Shoehead posted:They actually managed to rebuy Max's car for two, remod it, blow up a stunt version and then left it in a scrapyard because they somehow couldn't sell it initially. It's in some museum now. Indian Jones last find.
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May 11, 2015 13:12
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So it turns out the People Eater is a vehicle like somebody thought. An oil refinery cracking tower tipped sideways and pulled by a vehicle made up of two limos slapped together. I love the design of all these vehicles!
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May 11, 2015 14:41
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100% on RT so far. All glowing reviews. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road/
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May 11, 2015 15:16
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Ehud posted:100% on RT so far. All glowing reviews. Awesome start. Granted it's only 8 reviews, so I'm sure that'll go down, but I'm predicting mid to high 80s
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May 11, 2015 15:24
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Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi posted:Awesome start. Granted it's only 8 reviews, so I'm sure that'll go down, but I'm predicting mid to high 80s Now up to 17 critic reviews and still 100% 
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May 11, 2015 16:24
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They're hitting on all the major sites now, everything massively positive.
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May 11, 2015 16:39
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The 90% on Metacritic is blowing my mind. If it stays there, it's going to be a top 5 wide release (excluding documentaries & small indies) in 2015.
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May 11, 2015 17:28
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It's at ***100%*** right now with twenty-three reviews up. You know what other movie has a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes? Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (or completion, Mad Max has a 91% and Thunderdome an 82%). So to me at least, for the original three movies RT is perfectly accurate even if I personally like Mad Max 1 the most because it's so out there.
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May 11, 2015 17:30
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this is going to own so loving hard and I can't wait to see it.
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May 11, 2015 19:23
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Ehud posted:Now up to 30 critic reviews and still 100% ftfy
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May 11, 2015 19:59
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Blind Sally posted:ftfy I'm so psyched. This looks like it's actually going to be everything we hoped for.
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May 11, 2015 20:03
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No real spoilers but here's a quick writeup of some of the stunts and inventions used in the movie: http://www.wired.com/2015/05/mad-max-fury-road/
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May 11, 2015 20:27
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This movie is definitely very "bad at explaining everything" so if you're the type that that bothers, you're going to be really unhappy. Like some big questions that don't get answered? Some kind of spoiler-y, I guess. Why does Immortan Joe wear that mask? What happened to Furiosa's arm? Who built her the new one? Why were the guys at the beginning chasing Max in the first place? There's clearly some kind of genetic defecto problem going around, and people aren't living long, why not? It's a good movie, and I love the degree to which they just take a, "This is how the world is now, we're not going to spell each and every detail out for you, use some imagination, hell, make up your own story if you need to" attitude. It definitely reinforced the idea that these Mad Max stories are retold legends and not necessarily fully accurate accounts.
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May 11, 2015 20:28
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I thought "100% at 31 reviews" was an error but jesus christ almost every reviewer loved it. I've been waiting for this movie for years, I cannot wait
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May 11, 2015 20:49
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AlternateAccount posted:This movie is definitely very "bad at explaining everything" so if you're the type that that bothers, you're going to be really unhappy. I figured the more a film over explains every detail and purpose, the more people will nitpick and see contradictions. I figure this is a visual representation of an oral tradition passed down many times. Each successive narrator adds a bit, either to have it make more sense to themselves or just to make the story cooler. So somewhere in this post apocalyptic epic tale Furiosa gets a cybernetic arm. Immortan Joe gets a mask. And so forth.
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May 11, 2015 20:56
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AlternateAccount posted:Like some big questions that don't get answered? Some kind of spoiler-y, I guess. None of these are big questions, like, at all. Here's the big question: Do they make it? Or don't they? And how? Nothing else matters at all. Also, I would have like to have read Ebert's review of this movie. 
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May 11, 2015 20:56
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I read that George Miller wrote scripts for two sequels. I bet if this does well he might make another two films. Maybe in those films they could expand on some details. Or just add more tales of Max to the story, tales where Max keeps blundering into other people's struggles and needs to just survive. Perhaps the Gyropilot becomes dictator of post apocalyptic Sydney or something.
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May 11, 2015 21:02
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Yeah, even the reviewers who bring it up are like, "The story is lacking and they don't explain anything but it's loving awesome so I don't even care."Panfilo posted:I read that George Miller wrote scripts for two sequels. I bet if this does well he might make another two films. Tom Hardy's already signed on for several sequels so there will definitely be more. Cpt. Mahatma Gandhi fucked around with this message at 21:05 on May 11, 2015 |
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May 11, 2015 21:03
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AlternateAccount posted:This movie is definitely very "bad at explaining everything" so if you're the type that that bothers, you're going to be really unhappy. I don't understand why these are questions people are having. This is what pissed me off about all of the crybabies who wanted every single mystery solved for  . Some things just are - deal with it.
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May 11, 2015 21:03
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I don't think AlternateAccount was complaining, just observing that for the denizens of CD who are particularly bogged down in getting canon explanations for everything... Can't wait to see this Saturday. As a real-life Max, I've been a fan of the MM trilogy for 25 years and hope this movie hits bigtime.
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Panfilo posted:So it turns out the People Eater is a vehicle like somebody thought. An oil refinery cracking tower tipped sideways and pulled by a vehicle made up of two limos slapped together. That's disappointing, though I am not going out of my way to believe this just yet because the character actually exists in the movie so maybe there is some confusion as they are tied. Though I will point out that an original character name has been used for a vehicle. Razor Cola was intended to be one of Bullet Farmer's main henchmen but as far as I understand it may very well be the title of a feature vehicle. EDIT A recently updated IMDB page that has more had more characters listed than ever still has John Howard listed as People Eater... AlternateAccount posted:This movie is definitely very "bad at explaining everything" so if you're the type that that bothers, you're going to be really unhappy. Closure and complete explanation is unnecessary, when the audience is spoonfed every minute detail it eliminates the need for imagination. People who hate films because "They don't explain enough" are idiots (Unless the thing not explained is something that actually ruins the film and is a result of poor writing, of course), but I'll answer as vaguely as possible. 1. Because the air is toxic. 2. Because it is cool, deal with it. 3. Because that's what they do? 4. Because the air is toxic. Maximum Sexy Pigeon fucked around with this message at 21:15 on May 11, 2015 |
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May 11, 2015 21:05
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Electromax posted:I don't think AlternateAccount was complaining, just observing that for the denizens of CD who are particularly bogged down in getting canon explanations for everything... Oh, I know he wasn't complaining. I was just stating this in general - I'm sure there will be critics and audience members who will be complaining though.
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May 11, 2015 21:07
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Panfilo posted:I read that George Miller wrote scripts for two sequels. I bet if this does well he might make another two films. In an interview with Esquire Hardy said that he's "attached" to three more and that whether more will be made will depend on how well this one does. If it's as commercially successful as it has been so far critically we will be seeing a whole lot more of Max. Up to 32 reviews as of this post.
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I actually rather prefer certain things not having giant expositions regarding origin/how/why. It's a crazy desert wasteland at war and that's really it. I always thought of the first 3 films as "different takes on a myth" with Max being kind of the fabled center of every crazy story. If you've ever seen the movie Kontroll, by Nimrod Antal (before he did lovely Predator movies) there's one police investigator in the subways who has a curious red Ziggy Stardust slash across his eye. Just this peculiar marking that they never explain but gives him an extra menace to his character, distinguishes him as literally a "marked" man who inevitably becomes a bigger part of the investigations at the end. Little things like a cybernetic arm or a weird mask don't always need huge explanations. They're just part of a character as is, and sometimes the pure unfettered aesthetics are nice to have. Obviously there's a difference between massive plotholes and just not explaining the origin of when and where, but it sounds like the latter rather than the former for this movie and I'd be fine with that.
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Minnesota Manatee posted:In an interview with Esquire Hardy said that he's "attached" to three more and that whether more will be made will depend on how well this one does. If it's as commercially successful as it has been so far critically we will be seeing a whole lot more of Max. My prediction based on nothing but my gut is that this won't do crazy week-one money like Avengers but will rather be a steady moneymaker over many weeks as word-of-mouth attracts more and more people to it.
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