[REL] Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)

[kev]

Note: what is online right now is just CAMs and TELESYNCs that should be avoided like poison...

Thanks, Night, for the clarification!

Really; the best way to see this film is at a Cine'/Theater if at all possible! Just for the sheer awesomeness of the sound!

The shitte coming at you from all angles of the big screen is another part of the almost sentient experience of seemingly being there in the middle of the intense action bits!!

But for those waiting for a decent, legit ripp, well... ...it's gonna be awhile..

See this movie! I've just read an article that it's tanking at the Box Office; now THAT'S a crying shame as this is one of the better Mad Max offerings, in my [loud-mouthed] opinion!

kev.

[Sully23]

Well kev,
I would agree with you.
And I think the reason is that Charlize Theron should have reprised the role.

[kev]

Well kev,
I would agree with you.
And I think the reason is that Charlize Theron should have reprised the role.

Thanks for agreeing! (Since you didn't specify, I'm going to pretend you're agreeing that peeps should go see this in the Cine', as that would have been a VERY astute thing for you to do. )

But I disagree with you on Charlize: Alyla Browne and Anya Taylor-Joy did a great job relating Furiosa's origin and backstory. Any reason to assume that the movie is tanking would have something to do with Anya Taylor-Joy taking up Charlize's character is absolutely ludicrous. (Pull up Mad Max fans reactions to Anya: Most adore her and think she was a perfect cast for the role.) Trying to de-age Charlize for Furiosa's backstory would have just come off stupid.

Look at the 'Orphan' saga: What moron came up with the idea to film a PREquel with the SAME actress 10 YEARS LATER?? Probably the same moron that would say 'Hey, let's make a backstory film about Furiosa and have 47yo Charlize reprise the role playing a 20-something version of herself'...

NAW! (George Miller is a LOT smarter than that.. )

Charlize Theron can pick-up where she left off on Fury Road in the next installation [and there WILL be another Furiosa movie] and the Mad Max universe will continue on it's merry [or furious] way...

kev.

[Sully23]

Thanks for agreeing! (Since you didn't specify, I'm going to pretend you're agreeing that peeps should go see this in the Cine', as that would have been a VERY astute thing for you to do. )

You proved me right.
These movies are so good and I thought it wasn't serious but you gave me an opinion to want to see this movie.

Charlize and Anya are my crush.

The failure is due to an anti-feminist campaign in cinema and I guess because people think a movie starring women are bad and it's the fault of films like Madamme Web or The Marvels only ruined Furiosa, I hope WB doesn't cancel the franchise.

[pillowbaker]

Charlize Theron can pick-up where she left off on Fury Road in the next installation [and there WILL be another Furiosa movie] and the Mad Max universe will continue on it's merry [or furious] way...

kev.

Well Mr. kev, I am certainly hoping that you are right about this. Considering how well the movie has done in the box office versus how much effort it takes to film them, as well as the future budget required to create the sensational vehicle action sequences, I wonder if a company large enough to produce it would be willing to do so without major constraints. I appreciate how the Mad Max movies are willing to do things their own way, I don't want to see that change.

Regarding how poorly it did in the box office, I am just as bewildered, but then, maybe not so much at the same time. I definitely wanted to see this movie, but then I ask myself, how often am I willing to go to the theaters anymore? I have been curious as to speculation on why this happened on a normally major commercially successful time of the year (in the US).

I can't speak much to your idea as the reason why, Sully. I am not disagreeing or disregarding it. But I think maybe it also has to do with the general ways people are willing to watch their movies, the current cost of going to a theater (in the US, in many areas, it is what many would consider to be high cost), and general attitudes towards "Prequels". I have also read ONE article that stated the reason could also be that there's no Max in it to begin with.

I am in agreement with you guys; to have AI-CG de-aged Charlize might have made an uncanny concoction of a character. I ended up highly enjoying Anna Taylor-Joy and I was enchanted by Alyla. Some who have left their thoughts online have felt Anna was too stiff or expressionless, to which I would argue that her character had to manage that due to her circumstances in the harsh realities of life in the strongholds of the Wasteland. You know what they say, sometimes creativity can flourish under constraints and limitations. I think she did amazing with the role. And as kev noted, I did see a lot of fans of the series enjoyed her role and the film.

[szijjarto]

I must admit, only saw the original one with Mel Gibson and the one with Tina Turner in it (it was pretty awful). I think people are getting sick with these prequels, sequels. These are just rehashes of the original idea. I understand that fans love it (no problem with that) but I try to avoid these kind of movies. TV Series are providing more entertainment for me, I see less and less movies nowdays.

[Sully23]

Unfortunately 3 was misunderstood, George Miller's world of the Mad Max universe is complex, the audience got used to the racing and chasing.
I was a victim when I saw it, it was 30 or 6'0 min and I was starting to get bored.

[David32441]

Thanks for agreeing! (Since you didn't specify, I'm going to pretend you're agreeing that peeps should go see this in the Cine', as that would have been a VERY astute thing for you to do. )

You proved me right.
These movies are so good and I thought it wasn't serious but you gave me an opinion to want to see this movie.

Charlize and Anya are my crush.

The failure is due to an anti-feminist campaign in cinema and I guess because people think a movie starring women are bad and it's the fault of films like Madamme Web or The Marvels only ruined Furiosa, I hope WB doesn't cancel the franchise.

There's a bit of that - but people who know the films trust George Miller. I wasn't tempted to see it until I saw reviews. Initially I didn't know it was a prequel so assumed the change of actress was a sell-out to cheapen this films budget from an actress tha might have been asking for $10m+!
Cinema was always driven most by the teen to 20 somethings. They now have so many other forms of entertainment + bigger and bigger TVs that can do better picture than the cinema. Part of me doesn't like that cinema can't achieve the true-black of my giant OLED - and the 65-83s at home are enormous - gives you a almost cinema experience at home! It used to be you'd get the better picture and sound at the cinema - now it can be comparable. Plus COVID meant the gap between cinema and home video shrunk to nothing. It's now nothing to 4 months depending on the film. So people are happy to wait unless it's an event like Barbie.

[kev]

I must admit, only saw the original one with Mel Gibson and the one with Tina Turner in it (it was pretty awful).

That statement is reason enough for you to avoid THIS movie like the plague. HOWEVER; the reason THIS movie is being posted here at FLM while NONE of the other films dealing with the Mad Max universe are, is specifically due to it's focus on Furiosa as a child. The first 6/8's of it, at least... (There were some children featured in the other films, but none of them were focused on as Furiosa is in this movie.)

I think people are getting sick with these prequels, sequels. These are just rehashes of the original idea. I understand that fans love it (no problem with that) but I try to avoid these kind of movies. TV Series are providing more entertainment for me, I see less and less movies nowdays.

Yeah; sequels and prequels are a lot of the same old, same old, but honestly that's why many people enjoy them. They like seeing the character's they've grown to care about continuing on in different yet similar situation's, engaging with new characters.. Almost gives them a sense of familiarity; they might even feel like 'friends'.

Hell, you just admitted you enjoy watching continuing saga's: You just like yours in shorter formats; IE: 25 to 45 minutes over the hour and a half to two hours of the theatrical releases.

Anyway, Furiosa is well worth the watch [ESPECIALLY at the cine' if you possibly can! ], if only just for Alyla Browne.

kev.

[szijjarto]

Hell, you just admitted you enjoy watching continuing saga's: You just like yours in shorter formats; IE: 25 to 45 minutes over the hour and a half to two hours of the theatrical releases.

I prefer the miniseries format (8-10 parts) where the story ends. BTW, must admit, I still watch the Star Wars Universe with those prequels and sequels.