Don't go see Mad Max...

Yours is the first bad review I've read of this movie, which has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes. I haven't seen it yet, but most people I know were just as put off by the trailer as I was, only to fall over themselves praising the movie after they'd seen it.

Perhaps you aren't a huge fan of the first three movies? Because I know all of the gayboy-berserkers and smegma-crazies who were so excited about Lord Humungus something like 30 years ago are equally stoked about Immortan Joe. For me, a big part of the appeal of these movies has always been the nuances and tiny details.

One cool piece of trivia is that the bad guy is played by the same actor as Toecutter from the original movie.

For starter's, who do think the movie's protagonist is? It's not Mad Max.

Second, great generals leading from behind is a modern concept. Society has devolved, so Joe Immortan must lead from the front, like the majority of great historic figures. Again, haven't seen the movie, so I can't vouch for his base defenses, but who does he have to fear while he is away?

You have to accept the premise that human life can be sustained in the wasteland in all of these movies and that these people have developed the necessary skill set to do so. It's not like there were farms in the second film or a believable infrastructure supporting Bartertown.

Well... same as most recent comic-based movies.

What did you expect? At least this one does not try to act as if it has a story.
It creates a world and atmosphere, and shows you some action.

So you're saying that MadMax (with 1 out of 10) is worse movie than something like this: http://www.imdb.com/chart/bottom ? Come on :)

Well, crap. I won't be able to see the film anytime soon, but what I'm hearing from you guys about a lack of story clashed with so much of what I've heard about it. Looking into it, it turns out that Miller had written extensive back stories about the characters during the decades that the movie was in limbo, and I'd been fed a fair dose of that. I guess the stuff I was looking forward to seeing in the movie is going to be the premise for the comic books and tradebacks.

Still looking forward to the small details that Miller includes. One of my favorite parts in the second movie was when Lord Humungus opened his gun case, and we get a glimpse of a photo of a young serviceman and his wife along with a few military medals. That, and seeing the scarcity of ammunition at that point as the post-apocalyptic setting progressed from the previous movie. I still see him as a tremendously sympathetic antagonist.

Well, 90% positive reaction from non-critics means it's not just reviewers. And I also preferred that the world was built without exposition (to me, exposition would have dumbed it down).

I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys action movies, as it is one giant chase scene.

The thread title should probably indicate spoilers.

Sorry questccg, but I'll have to go against you. Sorry BGDF if this is off topic.

Mad max is awesome. Yes 90% of the story is rolling on the road, and they still managed to put a story in it. That is a feat in it self. 98% on rotten tomatoe is a master piece.

Yes there are a huge amount of action scene, but there is no repetition through the whole movie. The enemies always come up with new creative attempts to stop the truck which itself is ingenious.

The movie is a piece of art. My GF who does not likes cars at all was impressed by the movie. Even my father and I who saw the old movies were impressed with it. Apparently they worked months to adjust the color of the image. The decoration in the constume and on the vehicles makes it a piece of art. The guitar player is just awesome and innovative. It's the new wardrum on wheels.

From a technical perspective, it is also a master piece. Filming that many cascade is a huge amount of work and should have cost a huge amount of money. I don't know th details but it would apparently be very complex to film.

Finally, even with all that action and straight forward story, it still makes you ask many question about how the world could look in the future. Do we really want to get there? SO the depth comes from the reflexion after watching the movie, not from the story of the movie itself.

So it seems that it has the elements to make a bad movie: Simple story, too much action, and believe me, I hate those movies. But it was done with such skill that it actually avoided the negative effects of those pitfall while using them.

I agree that this is my most deceiving part. As it feels that there is no progress.

The what! Ok so that is what this forum is used for.

Another thing, im many action movies the pacing is wrong. You generally are always stuck in action scene with little pause beetween them Examples of that includes Piraets of the carabeen and star wars 1-3.

But in mad max the pacing is good. There is enough downtime between the action scenes.

If you find the new Mad Max a bit one dimensional, you might try 'The Rover'. Similar themes, still a 'road movie', but completely different pace and character development.

Doesn't pass the Bechdel test though, which was also where Mad Max won some praise.