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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