Mad Max: Fury Road Official Movie Review
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- Mad Max: Fury Road starring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, and Nicholas Hoult is reviewed by Matt Atchity (Editor-in-chief Rottentomatoes.com) and Alonso Duralde (TheWrap and Linoleum Knife podcast).
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Filmmaker George Miller gears up for another post-apocalyptic action adventure with Fury Road, the fourth outing in the Mad Max film series. Charlize Theron stars alongside Tom Hardy (Bronson), with Zoe Kravitz, Adelaide Clemens, and Rosie Huntington Whiteley heading up the supporting cast. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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How does character agency make it a 'feminist' movie? I mean, who _doesn't_ want well written female characters?
Inquisitor M Fragile ego'd men
HeirOfGlee But most of those _are_ feminists.
Inquisitor M
Dont believe that, especially after that "fathers day" thing where men disguised themselves as "feminazis" wanting to ban fathers day.
Believe me its mostly the menimist here. Maybe you are talking about those types of girls that desperately want male attention.
HeirOfGlee You know Meninism isn't actually a thing, right? It's just a parody of Feminism so show how silly it currently is.
dffykvn What makes you think they don't want well written female characters? That seems like a silly thing to say.
7.5? This movie is one of the best action movies of all time. Nothing lower than 9 to me.
Same score that John Campea gave from the Amc Movie Talk.
Why people cannot have opinions?
I'm just really confused as to why so many people love Fury Road. Yeah the action was pretty cool, but I'd say there was literally only 2 or 3 minutes of actual character development. That made the action scenes extremely boring and repetitive for me since I didn't really get to know the characters
Plus I think Nicholas holt deserves a razzie award for this. And max is seriously one of the most underwhelming characters I've ever seen on screen. After leaving the theater, I didn't take away one interesting thing about max
One of few 10/10 movies for me!
7.5??? WTF, Matt?
*****
Matt Buzzkill
***** (spits raspberries) Alonso wins anyway
***** It's his score, not yours.
Adam Lee No shit. Thanks for the heads up, Capt. Obvious.
***** So you are actually aware of that, good.
I felt like I died and was reborn again. I don't even want to watch another action movie not directed by George Miller
7.5 is insanely low for anyone who saw this in theatres. Wow.
A lot of people rate movies below what they really meant to appear more "sophisticated" and "professional" trying to prove that they dont get easily impressed.
@@MegaMerdeux Or they just don’t love it like you do.
The best action film in a long time! 10/10. Did you read this?? GOOD NOW SEE THE FILM!! I dont care about likes. MAD MAX FURY ROAD.
Saw it today. BEST movie of the year. Two hours of non-stop action. No lulls. Just great action, stunts, and explosions. Go see it. You won't be sorry.
It's one of the highest rated blockbusters ever on rotten tomatoes, it's insane!
So it's every two weeks now and only a couple of you to do the reviews? You could say that's that and move on, instead of this silly business.
And Max is the main character in the film. People are in trouble, he shows up and reluctantly helps them. Saves them and leaves. It's what he does. We don't need to know more about him, but we do need to know why these people needs his help. And this movie was awesome. Correction it was fucking awesome. It was like an action opera.
Yeah I was kinda pissed that a couple of months ago that they didn't review the Lazarus Effect.
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Isaac Looper ill review it for you right now: its shit
Oh but they review unfriended?
7.5? What does a movie of this genre have to do to get a higher score?
I can't believe I'm saying this but: I fully agree with Duralde here. Incredible, incredible movie with some of the most absurdly outstanding action set-pieces in cinematic history. Everything in this movie just clicked for me. The action, cinematography, plot, characters, music, acting, etc. Everything was top notch. This movie blew my mind. I cannot imagine a film that can beat Fury Road this year (yes not even the almighty Star Wars, but I know you'll still be asking about that one). Maybe The Hateful Eight and the Revenant, or maybe Spectre? Though I wouldn't count on it. Maybe we should just crown Fury Road "Movie of the year" and be done with it.
Tyrion Lannister I agree. I'll even go further, this is the best cinematic experience I have had since watching Return of the King 12 years ago.
William XIV Greenleaf We are pretty like minded you and I. I'll say this: it is the best, pure action film since The Matrix, maybe even before that. Return of the King is my favorite movie of all time (though I did not see it in theaters. I was about five when that was released so...yeah). There are movies since then that have been superior to Max in my opinion, some may even be classified as action movies. But to me, those movies (basically The Dark Knight and Inception) are better movies, but not better *action* movies. Mad Max was fucking incredible. I cannot wait to see it again, and again after that.
Tyrion Lannister It was almost perfect for me if it wasn't for the sped up frame rate in some parts
Tyrion Lannister you copy pasted my thoughts completely. From RotK to Dark Knight and Inception.
jdlaw001 I thought the occasional sped up frame rate mirrored the confusion and craziness of the scenes perfectly. But I can understand if you were annoyed with it.
What the fuck Matt??? This movie deserves at least a 9
Emiliano Beristàin I agree. It is a 9. A 9 on a scale from 1 to 100 (1 being the worst movie ever made)
Emiliano Beristàin It's one long action scene. You never get time to learn about or care about any of the characters. I don't think it deserves a 7.5, to be honest. The action was great, but it takes a lot more than that to make a great movie.
nicodimus2222 You must not have been paying attention. I learned a lot about most of the characters in this film.
Yes, yes. Driving and shooting...the ultimate in character development.
nicodimus2222
If you REALLY watch the film the characters tell you their backstories. PAY ATTENTION!
I went to a showing at 630 probably only 20-25 other people were there. Then I was basically forced to see pitch perfect 2 whole place was packed. Kinda made me a little sick way better of a movie than pp2
Jonah Laurich Lucky you. I had to see it this morning because every showing was sold out in 2 theaters by my house hours ahead of time. You're right though, early polling says PP2 will earn about $20M more this weekend. Makes me a bit sad
Brian Sager yea pretty sad those people are missing out. It was so good wasn't it? One of my top movies I've seen so far
Jonah Laurich It really was just wonderful. This whole year has been great so far. Between Mad Max, It Follows and Ex Machina, I've had a great time at the movies so far.
Brian Sager Avengers was pretty spot on also I have yet to see ex machina that is next on my list
Jonah Laurich Avengers is probably my least favorite movie that I've seen this year, and I still thought it was good. Hopefully the summer movies can keep this up.
I knew I shouldn't have watched this review. 7.5???? Really. What a snob.
I'm sure he loved the shit out of the avengers.
iCrackediTTv Probably. I´m just so happy all Marvel releases keep being slayed by other blockbusters every single year (quality wise I mean). Mad Max is phenomenal.
iCrackediTTv 7.5 is a good score. Also, who gives a fuck? Don't get so caught up in the numbers, listen to the actual content.
This movie is amazing, gives it a 7.5. Come on Matt, love ya but consistency please
yeah how DARE someone disagree with you! Disagreements hurt your brain, clearly
I didnt say disagree, he talked up the movie and called it amazing. 7.5 isnt amazing thats above average.
Why is it that people think that if someone doesn't like a movie as much as they do (or if not at all), that the person or people they disagree with must have a less-sophisticated taste in movies or whatever it is than THEY do? Do you not know how fanboyish that crap seems? Grow up. Opinions differ. Deal with it.
Alonso had the much better review!
"who doesn't want well written female characters?"
I think the fact we get so few of them speaks for itself. The development of well written female characters has always been pushed aside in favor of focusing more on male characters or just out of sheer laziness. But then again we rarely get well written male characters that much either.
1- MAD MAX - FURY ROAD
2- TERMINATOR 2
3- ALIENS
The new action trinity.
I hate when people say that Max wasnt the main character in Mad Max, because the movie wouldnt even happen without him in it. The story is centered around him, and the other characters are only successful because of him. It's called "Mad Max", and his name is the first one to appear and he narrates the story.
Michael Bay, take note . THIS is how you do THE BEST ACTION movie in over two decades WITH amazing plot and amazing music . cant wait to see it again
A beacon of hope in a sea of CGI-Snyder-excrement.
This is also a great example on how to combat movie piracy. When you treat film as art, people will find value in it.
Thankfully Ben isn't here, he shits on every movie and every tv show
Agreed 👍🏻
nriab23 Why does it matter if he shit on it?
nriab23 when he bothers to see them
nosuchthing8 Exactly, I have no idea why he used to appear on this as he doesn't even bother to watch the movies, so has nothing useful to add.
This movie deserves to be shat on.
Haven't seen Alonso this exited in a while!
Ok... I need to go and see this film NOW!! Just told my bf... he better surprise me this weekend! Lol!
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OMG THIS SOUNDTRACK IS FRIKKING AWESOME!!
This movie was pretty great. Excellent pacing, good acting, and it's so beautiful. But, it is so so so loud. I am partially deaf after watching it last night. Also, towards the end Tom Hardy slipped into his Bain voice and that was a little weird.
Melissa Carlill I heard the the Bane voice too.
***** maybe it happened because of reshoots?
I didn't think he sounded Australian at any point actually.
James Marlon yes it was kind of a pan-Australian accent more than a definitive regional dialect. Still, a bit better than most people's attempt. I don't know why our accent is so hard to nail? I suppose, I struggle to do a convincing Scottish accent, but most other English variants I am not too bad on. Oh well. At least they didn't dub him into a completely American accent. Small victories.
Well he only has like what 8 lines? Lol
On another note the speakers blew in the cinema I was in at the end lol
While Max is again thrown into yet another conflict he doesn't want to be part of... He is pivotal in the resolution of Furiosa's story.
He basically says to her: (drawing from his own experience) "You cannot keep running from your past or your troubles, so go home and find the answers within you, make a difference where you can."
I thought that was powerful, and gave the whole last sequence a lot more weight, at least to me.
Great film.
Yes! Been waiting for this !
***** Matt--- (IN RESPONSE TO YOUR "THIS WAS A FURIOSA MOVIE") .... before anyone says that Max didn't have a CHARACTER ARC, you have to know, that a main protagonist in a story DOES NOT have to have one - as long as another character does. In this case, Furiosa carried the protagonist ARC. This is not the first time it has been used in films. In Classic James Bond movies, James Bond is the same person he was in the beginning and by the end of a story, but another character would be the one that LEARNED or CHANGED by the end. Max contributed to decisions that took the plot to new directions and ultimately benefited Furiosa as a person by the end. That was his PURPOSE in the story. Great film.
This movie fucking blew my mind. I saw it late because the hype was so huge I thought I wasn't going to like it... but it fucking blew me away. 10/10 for me.
This was a great great action movie. I think this deserves an Oscar for best visual affects. Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky was a perfect casting choice. Great 2 hour action flick.
Lol max max?
Matchity, you disappoint me. The story and characterizations in this movie are brilliant. What's wrong with you guys, your discussion of the stories is so pedestrian. In this world people are reduced to their core essence, it's survival, period. Any more time spent and developing their stories would have seemed disingenuous. (Btw, we all know Max's backstory, he was smart to avoid it. His flashbacks are enough. And he does tinker with the timeline and the story - the whole series is not meant to be a PURE continuum.)
And it seems like you guys missed so much - either that or you have no imagination. For example, you know EVERYTHING you need to know about the villain (absolutely terrifying btw) when one of his brides pries off her metal chastity belt adorned with inward crotch spikes. Or when he goes into his luxurious (relative to that world) vault with its books and food and enough water to spare. For god sakes let your imagination fill in the rest.
Speaking of resources, apparently you missed the whole allegory about young men being willing to die for old men controlling all the resources; a story as old as human history. And feminist? Wtf, it is not "feminist," like some intentional attempt to make a statement. (Note the most badass warrior of the Road Warrior was a woman and the most vulnerable character was also a woman - the one with the baby. These things just were in the story, not as some attempt at feminism. I guess people like you project your feelings about the inferiority of women onto the big screen such that when you see strong female characters it fries your circuitry? If not you'd never notice but I digress). Miller has said the whole idea was that the cargo was supposed to be human and brides of the maniacal warlord was a great vehicle (pun intended) to tell that story. From there you get Furiosa's backstory - she was once captured like that as well - which then gets you to the "Many Mothers," which is a place these characters think would have no warlords.
Seriously Matt I'm disappointed, I"m not sure you quite have the appreciation for good movies that I thought you did; you seem to have missed so much. The movie is effin' brilliant.
Great action but I didn't love it. There was plenty of excitement going on but the story was very weak. With that said it was worth watching but I recommend shutting your brain off and just taking in the explosions and action scenes (the whole movie). I would give it 5 or 6 out of 10.
Thank you George Miller, for making explosions and action cool again!
This movie is a 10! a 10, do you hear me? Take your 7.5 and shoooovvvvvvveeeee it. It is a masterpiece. End of.
goose is pretty much the main character in the first Mad Max... idk if that's a reason to give it a lower score
I almost couldn't handle it. It was like being attacked.
Amazing movie.
rewatching this in March of 2016, this should have also got an oscar nomination for best score over star wars.
Mmmmmm debatable
The title of the movie was very misleading.
Actually it should be :"Imperator Furiosa Fury Road (starring mad max)".
Btw I hope they make a Furiosa spin-off.
You got that from jeremyjahns -_-
***** What gave it away? LOL!
The villain sucks. He talks and runs like some kind of Power Ranger bad guy.
Maybe you guys ought to call in when you can't make it physically.
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. I can't stop thinking about it.
Literally a movie where the main characters drive to one location and then drive back.
YouHateMe
I guess you don't understand jokes....
Sandon Perkins Because they hate fun?
People don't hate on marvel because they hate fun. The movies are entertaining, they're just not masterful in comparison to many movies and shouldn't be heralded as masterpieces
Sandon Perkins I'm actually an avid fan, however many people are in denial about the inconsistent quality of the movies and some other problems they face. Every movie is flawed, every franchise more so. It's just frustrating to have the movies flauted as perfect and be flicked to by millions, when other movies can barely make a profit
Do the ladies think this movie rocks? I sure hope so. I really watched this video to see how Christy would react to the movie. Sadly she wasn't here to review it.
Joe V Well, don't you worry. She gave it a 4/4 on her website.
So Jin Choi Aw hell yeah! 'Mad Max: Fury Road' deserves this much praise. It's a cinematic gem that will be remembered for years to come. Oscar nominations in the technical categories will only help its "staying power" or ability to stay fresh in the memory of the general public.
It has the same depth as the cartoon in Ms. Pacman where they chase each other.
Matt gives it soo much praise then he all of a sudden. 7.5! whaaaa?
I love action movies but i thought this was garbage.
@WhattheFlick it says Max Max in your title
Best Action this century. PERIOD.
Get Christy and Ben in here to offer their view.
I thought the AtchityCam ( 7:58 ) was for Premium Subscribers only? :-o
best movie i have seen in a long long time
This is one of my favorite movies EVER! Just when you're starting to lose hope in Hollywood here comes this masterpiece of cinema! Perfect in every way a visual orgasm!
Best pure action movie of all time.
I haven't seen any of the Mad Max movies. Will I still enjoy this one?
thisisnancybot If you like the trailer, you'll probably like the movie. It's basically the same thing plus a little bit of story development. You don't have to see the others to understand what's going on. Max's flashbacks are a bit confusing to me and I've seen the others so I wouldn't worry about that.
thisisnancybot You'll enjoy it. Mad Max 2 was better though so if you want more of the same watch that
Am I right in thinking that fans of Borderlands will enjoy this?
John Doge GTFO
thisisnancybot If you do not give a crap about plots and are into car chases, this is the movie for you.
what?? i thought this movie was complete and utter shit !!! its like a giant action sequence with no plot, silliy characters, silly lines.... i dont get it
+Lucky Patrick lmao.
Whoa, hoe . . . definitely a MUST SEE in the movie theater.
Mel Gibson in Mad Max 2 is still the best!
feminism movie
Tom Hardy? fuck him. It's all about Charlize Theron. Can't wait to watch this.
Awesome! Now I just can't wait until it comes out in June... ;(
Max is actually a very deep character in this. Most of the deep themes revolve around him.
Do a TH-cam search for "Brutal Legend trailer" - a videogame starring Jack Black as the protagonist. It's got similar flavor, but with dark fantasy elements added.
"Starring Tom Hardy"? Funny thing. I didn't see him at all. In fact, where the hell was Max anyways...
frankopan klaric Did you fall asleep? Tom Hardy was frigging awesome as Max in his silent, commending way of acting!
frankopan klaric I'm sorry...did you watch the movie? He had one of the best scenes in the film when he took care of business at night with a gasoline tank and without saying a WORD...so sick (no spoilers)
when you dont use cgi to death this is the kind of movie you can make and also best movie of 2015 for me.
He said it was a great movie then only gave it a slightly good score
Crazy they got George Lucas to review this movie.
If they dig deep enough will they not find water?
solid 8 from me. best action movie since Dredd.
Everything is awesome about this move, loved it from every angle! Epic! Operatic! High octane thriller! I give it.... A fucking C??!!
OMG they compared it's brilliance to The Raid: Redemption!! You sirs have my likes!
Charlize Theron was a badass, but I came to watch Max being a badass, is that really so difficult in a Mad Max movie?
How action should be shot and choreographed today. Hats off To George Miller.
Considering how this movie was essentially a reboot of a franchise & at the same time is so female-centric, why didn't Miller just reboot Max's character to be female? I for one think it would've made more sense in terms of story & Theron could've certainly played it off.
overrated .. first they went one way they they went back .. okee donkee lol
Next mad max movie needs to be just car armies going at it. Like Tribal car warfare Braveheart.
Directed by the same guy who directed the first Mad Max movie, before I was born. Wow.
I can't watch this movie. Tom Hardy is just too fucking hot. I can't take it.
"Official" Movie Review? I don't even know what that means. Strange title, but good review. Also, weirdly well shot.
Wow. I've found another film that Alonso doesn't shit on in one way or another. He genuinely loves it! What is going on?!?
The first half of the film is amazing on spectacle, but come on, the plot is a new definition of sketchiness. And the "plot twist"? Wait, the Green place they're going to has dried up many years ago? WHAT AN INCREDIBLE SURPRISE THAT NOBODY COULD'VE EXPECTED!!! I liked the movie, but how come this gets 99% and Pacific Rim gets 72%? Pacific Rim had actual plot instead of a barrage of overused clichés, and the spectacle was better as well. WAY too much orange-and-blue in this movie.
Loved the film but I do wonder how it is that there is now a whole generation who know next to nothing of the world before the collapse. If it happened when Max was in his mid/late twenties and now it's maybe ten or fifteen years later wouldn't some of the older kids remember more of the old world?
Very good movie. I also give a 7.5. The movie should have been called Imperia Furiossa not Mad Max. False ad.
I consume movies and I will tell you that I have never seen anything like it. The most beautiful cinematography Ever put on film.
This film is PURE BRILLIANCE. I've watched it about 10 times now. It keeps getting better. Most action movies are dull after the first couple times watching it. Very few are re-watchable. But, every once in a while you get something special (Lethal Weapon 1, John Wick Ch. 1 & 2, Dark Knight, etc). But this fucking movie is so addicting to watch! Goddamn! This movie is not for sissies. If you are a pansy you will hate it. This is the end-all, be-all of action.
George Miller's brilliant script - this script was a STORY BOARD that George and his production artists worked on for a DECADE! Ten years of creating scenes into better & better action sequences. PLUS - There are two stories going on at once. 1.) The action film , and 2.) Max's spiritual inner journey from emotional loner to regaining his ability to connect to other people and finally move to help them. The best action film yet created. The HOT-ROD-APOCOLYSPE is a great genre created by George Miller.
Saw Fury Road last night, and I thought the movie was just really silly, especially the main villain and supporting characters. It felt like a Zack Snyder movie. And the action wasn't suspenseful to me. But I liked the last twenty minutes.
My opionion.
the not so good:
1. the sped up scenes at points.like it was fast forwarding.
2.max' total lack of dialogue
3.max seemed like a secondary character.
and 4.This movie is rated R, but it didnt feel like it.VERY tame to me,could have been PG13 easily. i was expecting it to be more gritty, but in hindsight i realized none of the 3 previous mad max films where ever extreme in their depictions of violence.
Now the awesomeness:
The action scenes, especially the ones involving vehicles (like 95% of the film) are AWESOME! And i read that very little was CGI.
All in all i loved the movie. it was like when i watched prometheus: it wasnt what i expected going into to it,but i still enjoyed it alot!
I'd love to see George Miller take a crack at Roger Zelazny's novel "Damnation Alley". Forget the crappy Jan Michael Vincent movie; one could make a great movie from that book.
They never said that the girl in Max's guilt-flash-back is his daughter. It's just someone he failed to save. They really don't tell you much, and it's on purpose. To paraphrase playwright Harold Pinter, you don't NEED to know everything about a character to be invested in them. As Pinter put it, all you need to know sometimes is "This is what they said. This is what they did," and I would add, "This is what they felt." Mad Max: Fury Road does this in spades.
Action is my least favorite genre but I will eventually watch everything. So I went with the bf. It is a very good movie.But I agree with a lot of people. It was too loud. Everything is boom boom in your face. Personally I wanted more backstory. And I agree this was Charlize's movie. I saw it in 3D. If you love action movies, I would recommend you see it in 3D and enjoy all the car chases and booms.
7.5 Dafuk? this movie is a solid 9. my only complaint is that there is not enough blood or gore, but still plenty of death this is THE action movie of the year.
0/9 because
0 times 99999999999999 equals 0
The movie has no story, it has nothing to say
9/9 on the fantastic video tho
I think this was a sold film. It's gorgeously filmed and absolutely exhilarating, but it was missing a spark. There's no character development, and I, being a person who reads into everything, found that a little frustrating. However, it has a flame shooting electric guitar in the arms of a masked puppet-man. Should I really be looking for ties like that? The film is awesome, plain and simple, and it reaffirmed my love for a good action flick. 3.5/5.
Really sucks, because I want to watch WTF reviews to determine when or not I'll see the movie, but they're just too god awful about spoilers. I'll never forget the chic on the show actually blurting out "But in the end he becomes a success!" during the Whiplash interview.
Think of what George Miller`s Justice League would have been like. Too bad it never came to fruition.
I think the movie should've been called Mad Furiosa. She is a bad ass !! Tom Hardy did not fit the character and deeply lacked the "oomph" However the cinematography was brilliant. I think it is the best action movie of the year ! so raw and old school