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Agree. If they play it like “Mad Max: Fury Road”, it has the potential to be a masterpiece.

by didgeoridoo 6y ago

senectus1 6y ago
you liked fury road?
- garmaine 6y ago
  you didn't?
- friedman23 6y ago
  It was critically and commercially successful, most people liked it.
- wpietri 6y ago
  97% on the Tomatometer: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road IMDB Top 250: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top https://www.imdb.com/chart/top 10 Academy Award nominations, 6 wins, made lots of money, on lots of top-of-the-year and top-of-the-decade lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road Approximately everybody liked it. It's fine if you don't, but you shouldn't be even vaguely surprised that others do.
- karatestomp 6y ago
  Easily the best Western action film I’ve seen in a decade (maybe best period, I’d have to think about it) so... yes? I mean just using action for anything other than spectacle, which it does constantly for just about the whole run-time, would put it in rare company, but then the spectacle is also great. Action aside “is well-constructed“ plus “respects the audience” aren’t even individually common traits, especially in an action flick, but it manages those, too. [edit] to be clear that doesn’t mean everyone has to or should like it, of course, but it’s possible to recognize the things a work does right and understand why a lot of people might like it as a result, even if it’s not to one’s taste, and so not to be surprised when people like it. It’s certainly possible to recognize when one likes something that’s kind of terrible—I like lots of things to which that apply. These perspectives are useful particularly when making recommendations to others.
- kgwxd 6y ago
  I didn't either but I've only watched it once without much focus, because I expected it to be designed exactly for that. I've heard we're missing something.
  - number6 6y ago
    I didn't enjoy it on the first view either. A friend of mine totally loved it. He pointed out that I should keep a watch on how your eyes are lead through the movie. If you follow the hints you will always look at the right place on the screen. Obviously this happens unconsciously on it's own. Watching fury road you will never feel lost in the action but always directed towards it. I found that fascinating, but tbh I will never love this movie as said friend does.
    - dole 6y ago
      > Watching fury road you will never feel lost in the action but always directed towards it. Miller directed the movie off storyboards and not scripts, leading to a lot more difficulty and spontaneity. Good recent article [1] on the rivalry between Theron and Hardy during filming, they mention being frustrated at this switch in direction but your comment reminded me about how storyboards capture that visual leading like scripts rarely do. [1] https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/charlize-theron-tom-hardy-mad-max-fury-road-feud https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/charlize-theron...

Agree. If they play it like “Mad Max: Fury Road”, it has the potential to be a masterpiece.

senectus1 6y ago

you liked fury road?

garmaine 6y ago
you didn't?
friedman23 6y ago
It was critically and commercially successful, most people liked it.
wpietri 6y ago
97% on the Tomatometer: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mad_max_fury_road IMDB Top 250: https://www.imdb.com/chart/top https://www.imdb.com/chart/top 10 Academy Award nominations, 6 wins, made lots of money, on lots of top-of-the-year and top-of-the-decade lists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road Approximately everybody liked it. It's fine if you don't, but you shouldn't be even vaguely surprised that others do.
karatestomp 6y ago
Easily the best Western action film I’ve seen in a decade (maybe best period, I’d have to think about it) so... yes? I mean just using action for anything other than spectacle, which it does constantly for just about the whole run-time, would put it in rare company, but then the spectacle is also great. Action aside “is well-constructed“ plus “respects the audience” aren’t even individually common traits, especially in an action flick, but it manages those, too. [edit] to be clear that doesn’t mean everyone has to or should like it, of course, but it’s possible to recognize the things a work does right and understand why a lot of people might like it as a result, even if it’s not to one’s taste, and so not to be surprised when people like it. It’s certainly possible to recognize when one likes something that’s kind of terrible—I like lots of things to which that apply. These perspectives are useful particularly when making recommendations to others.
kgwxd 6y ago
I didn't either but I've only watched it once without much focus, because I expected it to be designed exactly for that. I've heard we're missing something.
- number6 6y ago
  I didn't enjoy it on the first view either. A friend of mine totally loved it. He pointed out that I should keep a watch on how your eyes are lead through the movie. If you follow the hints you will always look at the right place on the screen. Obviously this happens unconsciously on it's own. Watching fury road you will never feel lost in the action but always directed towards it. I found that fascinating, but tbh I will never love this movie as said friend does.
  - dole 6y ago
    > Watching fury road you will never feel lost in the action but always directed towards it. Miller directed the movie off storyboards and not scripts, leading to a lot more difficulty and spontaneity. Good recent article [1] on the rivalry between Theron and Hardy during filming, they mention being frustrated at this switch in direction but your comment reminded me about how storyboards capture that visual leading like scripts rarely do. [1] https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/charlize-theron-tom-hardy-mad-max-fury-road-feud https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/05/charlize-theron...