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Cristian Garcia

Yes that was cool... And also a 6 academy award winner movie, one of the best action movies ever made.

Angela D. Mitchell

This movie is so deep and moving to me, and epic on every single level. To answer a few of George's questions -- this is post-apocalyptic. The War Boys are all sick "half-lives" because of radiation sickness and associated cancers (all the tumors you see). Immortan Joe has been sending out raiding parties for children and resources (especially girls, ugh) for decades now. The cage where you saw the Wives living was where Joe would visit and SA them, hoping to sire healthy men as his legacy. (Ugh, ugh, ugh) I definitely hope you both react to Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome at some point, since this movie includes many, many deliberate callbacks to that movie, and while third in the series, it is that movie that really began the series' feeling of fantasy mixed with post-apocalyptic action. (The Wives' "cage" at the Citadel under Immortan Joe is actually THUNDERDOME, for instance, etc.) I am always most moved here by how quickly Max and Furiosa understand each other. They are true kindred spirits -- from the moment she yells "Fool!" he is unhesitating in his support of her, and that initial incredible escape from the canyon, the two of them in perfect harmony, still moves me so much (and the music is just incredible). And the feminist subtext is so effortless and fantastic. Not just the Wives and how distinct and wonderful each of them are, but also Furiosa herself (it is very strongly implied that she, too, was "wived" and repeatedly raped, but probably infertile so set on a path for Imperator). My personal feeling is that Max doesn't join them in the Citadel because he still feels he must atone. Angharad died because of the blood from his bullet wound in her leg. It's just one more innocent he needs to atone for (and whose voice he will hear). But I think his time with Furiosa and the others gave him peace to move forward. The main character arcs in this are so fantastic -- not just Max and Furiosa (both very different people by the end), but also Nux (probably my favorite arc) and the Wives and their willingness to find their courage and fight. This is one of those movies that rewards multiple views -- you'll always find something new, every time.

Amelie W

An alternative to watching the three previous movies is watching this movie again three times. It's perfectly self-contained, it just stuffs all its worldbuilding into details of speech, prop designs, costumes, landscapes and everywhere else , filling every single frame without drawing attention to it so it's easy to miss among all the action. Like, they basically skip the first act of the movie and put it in writing on the walls and History Woman's tattoos and terms like "black thumb" and the beaten metal patterns in car ceilings and leave it to you to put together the details, which can't really even come together until you see the names of the characters only named in the end credits. The events of the previous movies, if you are an old fan looking for the connections, are reduced to their significance to Max at the moment: The world as we know it has ended, and Max has a lot of trauma. That's all we need to know, and that's all we see. Although my favorite theory is that Tom Hardy's Max isn't even the same person as Mel Gibson's. It doesn't really add up, his narration saying he "used to be a cop". In a world where young people have never seen a tree in real life? Maybe he's heard stories of old Mad Max and decided to be him. Maybe Mad Max has become a kind of memetic folk hero. Anyway this is a beautiful movie with nearly fractal depths and a fantastic statement about the death of the military-church-industrial complex (Bullet farm, Citadel, Gas Town, get it?) and new life on Earth, and I never get tired of watching it. If y'all want to rewatch it sometime I'll be there.

Redrum Sacrament

Mad Max Fury Road came out ten years ago. WITNESS! lol

JediLounger

This could be called a reboot and a sequel. George Miller has said Max is a “Legend of the Wastes”. Each movie sorta stands alone but there is a basic story that runs from movie to movie. Max is the same guy, and the events of each movie happened to him. So somewhat both at the same time. Since you have seen this one now, if you want to know more about his backstory you can go back and watch the others. I like Mad Max (1979) and The Road Warrior (1981) is amazing. Beyond Thunderdome (1985) is fine, but has less of an edge than the other two films. And yes, the first three movies were big sources of inspiration for Wasteland, the game Brian Fargo made first and then Fallout later on. However another film that inspired Brian Fargo is A Boy and his Dog (1975). As Fallout fans, you guys should watch that.

JLee

Ah Mad Max: Fury Road. Such a great film, second only to George Miller's other masterpiece... "Babe. Pig in the City." If you're feeling love for Tom Hardy, "Locke" is an amazing film that's literally just him driving in a car. It's kind of brilliant.

Githerax

'Max the Cartographer', Simone- how about 'Map Max' amirite. Lol.

Patrick Evans

I love the idea that the movies are the stories told about Max that might have happened, but probobly have been exagerated over time.

Kripke's Corner

I absolutely love the actor Bruce Spence who plays the "Gyro Captain" in The Road Warrior. Great comic relief and would of loved him to be partnered with Max after the movie into part 3. But alas...

Michael

Seeing this in a state of the art theater was INCREDIBLE. The rumble of the engines was so exhilarating, I came back multiple times. This was the only film I watched more than once while in theaters.

Ironclad Nomad

Your reaction to Immortan Joe's end was GOLD.

Einherj

As I see it, Max is kind of a folk legend and a gateway into these stories set in this world. They feel like stories someone in that world would tell around a campfire. None of the movies need to connect to each other. Max doesn't even need to be the same person. Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior is a good movie and probably everyone's favourite Mad Max movie before Fury Road came out. I Don't know how it stacks up for people who have no childhood nostalgia for it. It's kinda just a less awesome Fury Road.

Marko T.

One of my favorite action movies. This was nominated for the best picture and best director at 2016 Oscars. It had 10 nominations and it won 6.

wroot

First one needed for the lore. Second for the sheer fun and action. The third one - don't care.

micah

been a while since i watched it and GOD this movie is top 5 of all time for me man it is so good

Haye Zeus

Definitely need to check out the first Mad Max as to setup who this character is and this world. Road Warrior is just an all time classic. Definitely the best of the Gibson movie. Beyond Thunderdome is over the top and awesome. I don’t care if it is the weakest of all the films, it’s still a fun movie.

MacGuffinStuff

I personally like all three other movies, the second one, Road Warrior WAS my favorite, and Fury Road is probably closest to it, in fact I've heard others say Fury Road is basically Road Warrior on nitro. Fun fact, Mad Max was a hit in Australia and I think internationally as well but not in the US at the time, so when Mad Max 2 was released in the States they ditched that title and called it Road Warrior simply because they figured no one would pay to see a sequel to a movie they'd never seen.

REDR58

It seems very strange to me to watch this without having seen the preceding three films, to get a sense of the lore but it's not that big of a deal. I would definitely suggest to going back to the other films later on.

Anthony Perez

Simone...please be careful when you watch films like this...I don't think you blinked for almost an hour at the beginning of film. And I am so glad you seemed to get emotional when Nux sacrificed himself. I thought I saw a tear in your eyes. But maybe that was from not blinking. So happy you guys seemed to love this movie since it is one of my all time favorites. And George, let me know if you want some advice on edged weapons when you start to dress for the apocalypse. Anyway your reaction channel is one of my two favorites.

Jomero

"I think this is real." Yes, a LOT of the movie was practical effects and vehicles. The stuff that was CGI were things you wouldn't think. Like extra dust and what-not.

Joits

A lot of people point to Mad Max as a movie that was done practically and its why movies shouldn't have so much CGI when in reality, Mad Max had around 1500 visual effects shots which is in line with a lot of CGI heavy movies like the Marvel movies, the most recent Star Wars movies, etc. A lot of their effects were just done so well that a lot of it looked practical. I always love this video when people complain about "too much CGI" because there's a lot of not so great CGI and it's so noticeable but when it's done well, we don't even realize it. Great video here by Freddie Wong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL6hp8BKB24

Wally Hartshorn

The thumbnail you chose for this one is hilarious! It seems to capture both of your reactions to so many movies. :-)

Tomas

Saw this movie in IMAX theaters. Pretty awesome experience, was at the edge of my seat all the way through! Definitely my best cinema experience yet. It's not nearly as great on a small screen unfortunately, but it's at least still pretty cool looking and outrageous!

Jeff Smith

OG Mad Max was cool for its time and should be watched too. It would be helpful to see how it all began, but not sure that someone could take it if she got shocked by this one, but I think George would into it

Marko T.

The open-world Mad Max game from 2015 is great.