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dilby

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55. I wish I never saw this movie.

Sat May 16, 2015, 03:54 AM

May 2015

From this point on I will never be able to enjoy another action movie. Mad Max Fury Road is to action movies what the original Star Wars was to Sci-Fi movies, it's the movie that has set the standard on what I will accept as a good movie for the genre. I loved the originals by George Miller but this is his masterpiece, if they never make another Mad Max movie I will be content because I don't know if they will ever be able to make something as incredible as this movie.

Mad Max Fury Road has minimal character development, minimal dialogue and a ton of action with amazing stunts packed into two hours of a beautifully shot movie. If you see the movie, enjoy the two hour separation from reality and don't be surprised an hour after the movie if you start to think about all the little details that were in the movie. like what they made the gas pedal out of or what was being tattooed on him and all sorts of other little details.

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The summer's best film, "Mad Max: Fury Road," turns out to be a sly apocalyptic parable on feminist [View all] villager May 2015 OP

It's getting great reviews Robbins May 2015 #1

There was a bad one? National Review, perhaps? villager May 2015 #2

On RT Robbins May 2015 #4

I'm going to see it next weekend. Initech May 2015 #51

Thanks! beam me up scottie May 2015 #3

If you loved "Road Warrior," you'll definitely love this... villager May 2015 #5

Oh goody! beam me up scottie May 2015 #6

can't wait! trumad May 2015 #7

Glad to hear it, I can't wait. Bluenorthwest May 2015 #8

I look forward to some more DU discussion on it, after it opens! villager May 2015 #9

Do you need to be familiar with the earlier movies to understand the plot? Bjorn Against May 2015 #10

No. It's pretty self-contained, including references to Max's backstory. villager May 2015 #11

Sounds good, I will have to check it out. Bjorn Against May 2015 #13

from what I heard Robbins May 2015 #12

Exactly. This isn't so much a sequel, as a re-boot.... villager May 2015 #14

Which is why MRAs are losing their shit over it. Brickbat May 2015 #15

Funny Catch ProfessorGAC May 2015 #16

What's SJW-ing? haikugal May 2015 #30

Social justice warrior. Brickbat May 2015 #31

Thanks! haikugal May 2015 #34

social justice warrior'ing. you know. having a voice! lol. we see it on du from a handful of men seabeyond May 2015 #32

Thanks! haikugal May 2015 #35

I pretty much assume anyone who uses the term SJW on DU is an out-and-out troll alcibiades_mystery May 2015 #59

This message was self-deleted by its author seabeyond May 2015 #60

pretty much... nt seabeyond May 2015 #61

As long as they have a disclaimer: "no eels were harmed in making this film" Tanuki May 2015 #33

They filmed it in drought-ridden Namibia! villager May 2015 #37

Well, that's a relief! The MRA need not have worried about feminist "morays"! Tanuki May 2015 #39

On the "scale" of things to worry about... villager May 2015 #40

you forgot to mention "real women" lol elehhhhna May 2015 #53

oh, now you'll make them really nervous... villager May 2015 #54

MRAs are a bunch of pathetic man-children. alarimer May 2015 #38

yeah, that's not gonna happen frylock May 2015 #41

I can just imagine Snow Leopard May 2015 #44

Apples and oranges. n/t JTFrog May 2015 #56

or if it was posted by children, dogs or snowmen? wtf? MRA is registered as a hate group seabeyond May 2015 #62

No surprise. The film asks "who broke the world?," and the answer is, basically, them. villager May 2015 #46

Ooh, can I get the butter please? Initech May 2015 #52

Saw the first two back in the day, and the previews for this one look pretty bullwinkle428 May 2015 #17

the preveiw sure stunk up the screen olddots May 2015 #18

Which preview? Where? villager May 2015 #20

whenever i see feminist, before we see the show, i always have to stand back. because tattoo girl seabeyond May 2015 #19

How do you feel about my 13 year old daughter watching this? RadiationTherapy May 2015 #21

Well, it's intense, even if not always *explicit....* villager May 2015 #22

I think we will go. At this point I am avoiding "torture porn" violence RadiationTherapy May 2015 #23

good for you. i do not want to be entertained y that either. i am not seeing anything, seabeyond May 2015 #24

I tell people i don't want those particular neurons fused. RadiationTherapy May 2015 #25

Well it's definitely not "Saw," or "Hostel." villager May 2015 #27

exactly. thank you. yes. lol. right there with you. and i am an adult. not even talking seabeyond May 2015 #28

I'm taking mine Blue_Adept May 2015 #36

Thanks - looking forward to this! tosh May 2015 #26

Interesting...I may have to watch it... truebrit71 May 2015 #29

First time in a long time that I am genuinely excited to see a film.. frylock May 2015 #42

"Oh what a day, what a lovely day!" villager May 2015 #43

It does sound like a fantastic ride. alphafemale May 2015 #45

I'm not sure. I saw it in 2-D in a smallish projection room, and it was still fantastic villager May 2015 #47

I saw it today in 3D, and villager's review is spot on- I also heartily recommend it friendly_iconoclast May 2015 #48

Why... thank you, Friendly! And you even saw it in 3-D! villager May 2015 #50

Hard to top the Road Warrior. edbermac May 2015 #49

Well, one does miss Bruce Spence and the gryo pilot villager May 2015 #64

I wish I never saw this movie. dilby May 2015 #55

I know what you mean. Other action films will be calibrated against it. villager May 2015 #63

Sorry. I have no desire to see a Mel Gibson remake. longship May 2015 #57

Except it was not a remake and Mel Gibson was only an actor in the originals. dilby May 2015 #58