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Mad Max: Fury Road
| June 3rd, 2015 at 7:39:04 AM permalink | |
| Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 | If you knew Mrs Mosca... She goes to church 4 times a week. She plays slots, not tables. She rarely swears, and is proud to have never said the f-word in her life. She used to drink a little, but now doesn't drink at all. When Mad Max: Fury Road ended, she turned to me and said, "That was some crazy shit." It is basically a two hour car chase. There is no character development... well, what character development there is, is driven by the plot, and is all that is needed. But there is a lot going on thematically. I recommend this film. In fact, I think it represents a turning point for action movies, in that the action and plotting serves a higher calling than spectacle. I hesitate to say more because I'm not skilled at walking the line between trailer-information and spoiler. But I guarantee, you will not fall asleep during this one. |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 1:03:04 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Already have just thinking about it. I always FF thru chases, they are planned right down to the smallest detail and as such, have no redeeming features. I remember everybody was enthralled by the car chase in Bullitt. I slept thru it at the drive-in. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 1:40:26 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11792 |
I prefer the car chase in the 7ups Loved all the Mad Max movies. Liked part 1, kind of a budget movie but done well Part 2 totally rocked Part 3 very good but a little cheesy with Tina Turner Looking forward to part 4 Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 1:59:39 PM permalink | |
| Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
You very well may not like it. But the chase is completely integral thematically. This movie could not be made any other way. It has all the intensity of Blackhawk Down. And, it has this:  |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 2:15:45 PM permalink | |
| rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18762 |
LOL. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 2:16:02 PM permalink | |
| Face Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 61 Posts: 3941 |
Is it better than Vanishing Point? Be bold and risk defeat, or be cautious and encourage it. |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 2:22:16 PM permalink | |
| terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11792 |
A blast from the past Loved that movie, especially the disc jockey :-) Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 2:27:31 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 | Old pearl of Wisdom: when you have nothing nice to say about something other people are enjoying, it's best to say nothing. Therefore: Nothing. ;) Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 2:35:39 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | I'm not a chaos type person. I loved classical music as a teen and hated rock. Am still that way. I don't like war movies, martial arts, or anything that's violent. Sinatra is my favorite singer, my wife hates him. I've always loved reading and quiet places, that's my ideal vacation. And drinking, of course. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| June 3rd, 2015 at 4:09:35 PM permalink | |
| Mosca Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 22 Posts: 730 |
Then you would hate this one! |