Wasn’t impressed with Fury Road at all. Perhaps I was expecting too much after all the hype.
[quote]pushharder wrote:
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
“Stripped”
A fantastic documentary about comic artists past and present, and how the genre and business of comic strips is evolving with the times.
Great interviews with past and present artists.[/quote]
Crap! I had my hopes up there for a second.[/quote]
Didn’t know we could review porn films here.
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
I must be the only one here that didn’t love Fury Road. I thought it was good, but nothing to go crazy about. [/quote]
I agree with you … I’m a big Mad Max fan but there seemed to be something missing. Maybe it was too stylized or not enough movie to really suss out some of the characters (although this is present in former Max movies).
I liked it and would readily watch it again on a rainy day and I did like Hardy as Max - but in former movies Max was never reluctant to reveal his name nor was he as emotionally guarded (even though I understand why he would be). I think they over emphasized his selfishness and his preference for being a loner. Plus, in former Max iterations, he’s a bit of a cocky smart-ass; this isn’t showcased in this iteration of “Max”. He’s a lot more serious and less “loose”.
There really wasn’t much of a comedic relief character (i.e. Jebadiah and his son in Thunderdome and the Gyro-Captain in Road Warrior). The tone was too serious with very little in the way of comedy relief. Again, no real memorable one-liners from Max nor any clear motivation in the beginning for the War-Boys/Citadel to capture Max and imprison him. It just happens.
In Thunderdome, it’s clear why Auntie (Tina Turner) recruits Max and ultimately banishes him. It’s also clear why he arrives in Bartertown and it’s also clear why Jebadiah and his son steal Max’s shit at the very beginning. The War-Boys/Citadel just run up on Max; they don’t NEED any of his shit and it doesn’t appear that he’s threatening or antagonizing them in any way.
Also, in Road Warrior, it’s clear why Lord Humungus and his horde want the gasoline. They need it for their caravan. It’s also clear why and how Max ends up in an antagonistic relationship with them and in collaboration with the Refiners, if not for his own selfish ends.
In Fury Road, it’s really not clear WHY Max is abducted by the Citadel (unless I missed something in the beginning - but I don’t think I did). The rest of the movie, the motivation is clear for Furiosa and Nox/Nix to change sides and help the brides escape. It’s just a bit of deus ex machina why Max is even involved to begin with; why he’s put in the position he’s in. It’s never really been that ambiguous why Max is where he is or doing what he’s doing.
“Beware of Mr. Baker”
Documentary of the great rock/jazz drummer/percussionist GInger Baker.
This guy has brought more innovations to the rock genre than anyone.
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
“Beware of Mr. Baker”
Documentary of the great rock/jazz drummer/percussionist GInger Baker.
This guy has brought more innovations to the rock genre than anyone.
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that is a BOLD statement
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
“Beware of Mr. Baker”
Documentary of the great rock/jazz drummer/percussionist GInger Baker.
This guy has brought more innovations to the rock genre than anyone.
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that is a BOLD statement[/quote]
Watch the film and decide for yourself.
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
“Beware of Mr. Baker”
Documentary of the great rock/jazz drummer/percussionist GInger Baker.
This guy has brought more innovations to the rock genre than anyone.
[/quote]
that is a BOLD statement[/quote]
Watch the film and decide for yourself.
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I think I’m going to have to! I’m a big Cream fan so it’d be worth a watch anyway
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]CLUNK wrote:
“Beware of Mr. Baker”
Documentary of the great rock/jazz drummer/percussionist GInger Baker.
This guy has brought more innovations to the rock genre than anyone.
[/quote]
that is a BOLD statement[/quote]
Watch the film and decide for yourself.
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I think I’m going to have to! I’m a big Cream fan so it’d be worth a watch anyway[/quote]
Ah, you’ll thoroughly enjoy it then, as I did!
[quote]polo77j wrote:
[quote]Steel Nation wrote:
I must be the only one here that didn’t love Fury Road. I thought it was good, but nothing to go crazy about. [/quote]
but in former movies Max was never reluctant to reveal his name nor was he as emotionally guarded (even though I understand why he would be). I think they over emphasized his selfishness and his preference for being a loner. Plus, in former Max iterations, he’s a bit of a cocky smart-ass; this isn’t showcased in this iteration of “Max”. He’s a lot more serious and less “loose”.
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Polo watched Mad Max 2 Sunday and I have to say that if you have not seen it in awhile go back and watch. In this one Max was very guarded, hell he maybe said one page of script for the whole damn movie.
Watched Jurassic World today.
To me, it’s like what “Aliens” was to “Alien”. There was no way in hell that you’re going to ever recapture what made “Alien” special, so you go all out with the premise in an entirely new direction.
And that’s exactly what Jurassic World is to me. You can’t ever recreate Jurassic Park. So instead you go all out with the whole “People fuck with Nature and so Nature eats them” premise. Create a bad-ass monster and just let it literally wreak havoc everywhere.
It’s wonderful. My second favorite film this year (behind Mad Max).
[quote]magick wrote:
Watched Jurassic World today.
To me, it’s like what “Aliens” was to “Alien”. There was no way in hell that you’re going to ever recapture what made “Alien” special, so you go all out with the premise in an entirely new direction.
And that’s exactly what Jurassic World is to me. You can’t ever recreate Jurassic Park. So instead you go all out with the whole “People fuck with Nature and so Nature eats them” premise. Create a bad-ass monster and just let it literally wreak havoc everywhere.
It’s wonderful. My second favorite film this year (behind Mad Max).[/quote]
Agreed. My favorite movie of the year by far. It’s basically Jurassic Park with everything cranked to 11, as you said. Definitely worth watching in an IMAX if you have one near you. The 3D is kind of a gimick; the 50’ tall screen is not. It was made for this movie.
Jurassic World was a fun movie.
I watched Jurassic World the other night. It was good. I liked it, I didn’t love it, but I was definitely entertained enough by it to make it worthwhile going to see it.
Fuck. Now I want a pet raptor.
Watched Aloha…save your money.
Saw Terminator Genysis.
Not bad, certainly better than the last 2 films.
To enjoy this movie,
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Watch Terminator 1 again, at least the 1st 15mins.
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You must possess the ability to suspend disbelief and just go with the flow without question when they start to fuck around with multiple timelines.
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You must be a real fan of Ahnuld. Like T2, he is the heart of the film.
I just don’t think I’ll ever truly be able to take any Terminator sequel past T2 into my heart.
I want to, but I just can’t.
Saw “Mad Max”…
Apparently some people boycotted it because it was all feminista and stuff.
Horseshit, I say…
Stuff gets blown up, like, alot, all while cars are chasing each other…
I do not care why anyone blows up anything as long as it explodes like a motherfucker…
INSIDE OUT–great Pixar movie aimed more at the parents in audience than the kids
DOPE–really enjoyed it, but I’m not smart enough to explain exactly why. Geek lets his penis get him in trouble, then stuff happens.
[quote]doogie wrote:
INSIDE OUT–great Pixar movie aimed more at the parents in audience than the kids
DOPE–really enjoyed it, but I’m not smart enough to explain exactly why. Geek lets his penis get him in trouble, then stuff happens.[/quote]
I enjoyed Inside Out too. The part where the family has having dinner and it was showing the emotions in each of their brains go at it was so funny.