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May 15, 2015 · Action. 120 minutes ‧ R ‧ 2015. Brian Tallerico. May 15, 2015. 7 min read. George Miller ’s “Mad Max” films didn’t just make Mel Gibson a star—they completely transformed post-apocalyptic entertainment with their visceral stunt work and singular vision of an increasingly desperate future.
With exhilarating action and a surprising amount of narrative heft, Mad Max: Fury Road brings George Miller's post-apocalyptic franchise roaring vigorously back to life. Read Critics Reviews
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May 13, 2015 · The long-incubating Mad Max: Fury Road is an R-rated, rocket- fueled romper-stomper, a nonstop chase epic powered by a reported $150 million budget and Miller’s indisputable visionary genius.
Surpassing expectations and delivering a heaping dose of electrifying visuals, Mad Max: Fury Road is what all blockbuster action movies should strive to be. Full Review | Aug 3, 2023
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By Scott Collura
Posted: May 11, 2015 5:03 pm
In the wasteland of Hollywood action movies -- where over-the-top CGI slugfests, low-stakes drama, and disposable, interchangeable stock characters reign like some kind of masked mutant biker gang leader -- Mad Max: Fury Road arrives like a gut-punch, a visceral return to the sort of R-rated genre pictures of yore that never underestimated their audience, nor took them for granted.
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It’s been 30 years since we last saw Mad Max on the big screen, in the Road Warrior-lite Beyond Thunderdome, and a lot has changed since then. Not just in what passes for action franchise moviemaking today, but also in the world of the post-apocalyptic anti-hero himself. Mel Gibson -- long the standard-bearer of V8 Interceptors, dusty leather couture, and a haunted, tragic past -- is gone, replaced by Tom Hardy in what has now become an ageless role. Yes, Max Rockatansky is eternal, as is his plight in the freakish and horrifying Australian outback that exists in the wake of the vaguely defined global catastrophe that frames these films.
That ambiguous back story has always been a hallmark for director George Miller’s series, and it allows the filmmaker to reset Fury Road just a tad. Is this a remake, a reboot, a sequel, or some mix of all three? Who can say, and it doesn’t really matter anyway; the world painted here is reminiscent of the previous films in the series, but also next level, taking the evolution of the End of the World to its next logical, jarring, yet at times beautiful place.
The over-the-top stunts and eccentric characters and designs are all hugely important to Fury Road, as are the troubled figures like Max himself and Furiosa, but it’s the overriding sense of the film’s uniqueness, its striving to be something more than just another action movie, that is most impressive. Mad Max: Fury Road is a one of a kind. Like t...
In a nuclear-devastated future, road warrior Max (Hardy) reluctantly helps Furiosa (Theron) escape from Immortan Joe (Keays-Byrne) and his War Boys, along with Joe’s quintet of brides. by Ian...
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Fury Road feels like an 80's action movie, with a preposterously large budget, and it is GLORIOUS. This movie was an epic ride. So many awesome set pieces, incredible car designs, twisted and bizarre costumes and characters, and a lot of really strong warrior women as well.