Movies Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) vs Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

[The Good The Bad The HBK]

Winter Soldier and Infinity War are MCU's best films but on a directional level, they're not even close to be on par with TDK, Inception or The Prestige.

It feels TVish, and lacks artistry but it's a great film, no doubt. Better than TDKR for sure, and around the same level of BB quality-wise even though i prefer TWS to it because of sheer entertainment value.



It's a great film, i do give it an 8.5

What would be your rating for mad max though, agree to disagree on that

I'd give Road Warrior an 8
Fury Road a 7

 

[revoltub]

Road warrior is superior in almost every way.

 

[Tentacle Grape]

TRW has the best stunts ever

 

[I Fusion I]

I think guardians of the galaxy is bette than the TDK as well

That would be more understandable but i disagree, each to their own. Also, not sure what Marvel has to do with this thread.

Let's say, as we had already written before, that in normal scenes, in a banal field-reverse or in the direction of the dialogues, there is still a rather televised setting, with a frequent use of frontal medium planes without who knows what variations. It is also true that I go by heart, so anyway I could be wrong, I should review the film.



the close up at the beginning and then especially from 0:51 to 1:11 are very interesting to underline the conflict. The long shot from 2:36 to 2:54 is very beautiful, as is the smash cut, with slow motion of the crucial moment, when Bucky pulls out the arc reactor

In short, it's a mix of very good things and absolutely normal things, obviously the Russos have a long way to go to become great directors, but they have certainly done interesting things.

I do enjoy their films and they enterain me a great deal and tend to be usually action packed with good scripts and fun moments.

Another example, already posted above.

The change of focus from 0:46 to 0:50 to introduce the Winter Soldier is very cool (and Nolan also uses it in Rises, just as validly), as are the subsequent shots: a kind of subjective (also called POV shot) at 0:53, that shot from below at 0:54 to 0:55 , the alternation of front and side shots from 0:56 to 0:59.



Honestly, in this sense of television I see little, indeed, I see a typically television setting (which is not done on TV for reasons of means and timing) of shooting a scene from multiple angles and points of view and then taking advantage of these different shots. during assembly.

In short, as I have been repeating for some time, the statements on directing are not subjective, or I am analyzed even shot-by-shot, or they are mere points of view that with directing (which is a technical thing) have very little to do with.

Now, compared to Nolan's directing, there's a huge difference:



This scene feels stylized, personal, gritty, playing on both colors (orange/blue/white) and is actually a lot better paced, one thing that is very cool is the first shot to estabilish the setting at 0:00, then there is a change of focus when the background becomes visible,

at 0:17 and then a fast cut to the setting, so Bane comes out and punches some people, at 0:52 Nolan makes up a reverse field shot, so you see Bane from the other perspective, and then at 1:12 there's an angle shot at medium close-up to potray bane.

This is what i call good, directing, let me know if you need other examples.

One being shot in IMAX, and the other with arexa means they definitely had different tones and time because of the run-time, so Cap's film looks frenetic, meanwhile Rises looks tight but on a grand scale.

 

[neverwas]

the road warrior is a mad max film,fury road is not.

 

[Thai Domi]

I haven't seen Fury Road, but I have a feeling I'd still vote RW

 

[BlankaPresident]

Fury Road on Imax was one of the my most intense cinematic experiences ever.

I got out of the theater feeling physically exhausted by so much tension. Overwhelming in a way I didn't know a movie could be.

 

[The Good The Bad The HBK]

Contemplating buying Fury Road on Blu-ray

Still don't think it touches Road Warrior though.

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

I'd say the Raid Redemption as best action film last decade

I'd have a hard time putting anything above either Raid movie as far as recent action flicks go. Certainly not Fury Road. There was some fun shit in it, but it wasn't really any more exciting than the average F&F installment.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

Road Warrior by way of Mel Gibson > Tom Hardy

 

[The Good The Bad The HBK]

I'd have a hard time putting anything above either Raid movie as far as recent action flicks go. Certainly not Fury Road. There was some fun shit in it, but it wasn't really any more exciting than the average F&F installment.

I might feel differently about Fury Road if I saw it in theaters preferably IMAX
But Road Warrior had stunts that's tough to duplicate along with nudity and brutal old school bloody violence. Plus Mel > Tom

 

[Cubo de Sangre]

I might feel differently about Fury Road if I saw it in theaters preferably IMAX
But Road Warrior had stunts that's tough to duplicate along with nudity and brutal old school bloody violence. Plus Mel > Tom

Not IMAX, but I saw it at the theater. Like any action film, that's a benefit.

I've always been surprised at how well Fury Road is regarded. Probably the woke aspects.

 

[Herwald]

Fury Road, but I like Mel as Max more.

 

[lowlife]

Nostalgia wants me to pick Road Warrior. I absolutely loved it and still do. Before I re watched FR last weekend I would have picked it; I'm going to have to go with Fury Road though. Not as good of a story or mood imo, but the action just blows you away.

 

[Cpt Migraine]

Going fury road..

Not because i think it's a better movie.. because i think it was a mad max movie.. that is one hell of an accomplishent that much later..

 

[TheNinja]

Fury Road. Less homo erotic behaviors.......... - j/k I voted Fury Road but liked them both a lot.

 

[Cherry Brigand]

THE ROAD WARRIOR IS GOD TIER.

I quote it weekly some times daily. When ever someone says '2 days ago' I quote road warrior. My family can recite it.

Whenever we need gas, I quote road warrior.

I quote it all the time.
It's the reason I like post apocalyptic everything.

And the opening is the greatest beginning of any movie ever. EVER. Thanks for letting me watch it on VHS when I was 9 mom and dad!

It is perfect.

 

[neverwas]

Contemplating buying Fury Road on Blu-ray

Still don't think it touches Road Warrior though.

don't bother,it still sucks.

 

[Eredin]

Tom Hardy as Max brings Fury Road down a lot. he absolutely bombed in that role.

God bless Saint Mel.