Movies MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (Dragonlord's Review)

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The best part of this movie was when they ripped off a Lamborghini commercial.
 
Film was fun but 10/10 is a ridiculous score in my opinion which should only be given to a handful of films ever made. Such as Shawshank Redemption.

TheRuthlessOne said:
Mad Max is underrated on sherdog but its not as good as Blade Runner 2049
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Agree about Blade Runner 2049, loved that film. However....

Dragonlordxxxxx said:
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Sherdog Approval Rating: 94% (from a total of 338 posters)

Sherdog Score: 8.7 out of 10 stars
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How is that underrated?
 
 
A.A. Riggs said:
On the balance of mainstream appeal, technical achievement, storytelling, spectacle on top of music, completeness of execution, stand-alone quality vs franchise inclusion, and emotion/tone you won't likely find a better and well-known film. There might be smaller films that touch you more deeply. IW/EG are great achievements culminating a 22-film arc, but somewhat depend on them. I cannot think of too many films in recent memory that strike me as INSTANT CLASSIC™.

Many people will argue the story is too simplistic, but it's rather the genius of the film if it maintains interest despite being a relatively meatless plot with nary a twisty turn. And it did for me. Others not so much, but yanoooooooo....
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I'd say that a lot of its appeal beyond a typical blockbuster audience is exactly because its not strongly plot focused. Its a meeting of an action film and arthouse(look at the rest of the list you posted it winning), as with the latter its lacking complex plotting and instead depends on more subtle characterisation and indeed the atmosphere of its scenes. Its probably a lot of why reaction to it can be somewhat mixed as the drama is a little harder to pickup on than is typical for a blockbuster.
benebox said:
Film was fun but 10/10 is a ridiculous score in my opinion which should only be given to a handful of films ever made. Such as Shawshank Redemption.
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By comparison I think Shawshank Redemption is much more conventional film making, its not exactly A Man Escaped.
 
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10/10 witness me all shiny and chrome
 
moreorless87 said:
By comparison I think Shawshank Redemption is much more conventional film making, its not exactly A Man Escaped.
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I wasn't really comparing the 2 directly just that SR was one of the few films I would give a 10/10 score to.

Don't get me wrong I liked Mad Max a lot (a solid 7.5 out of 10) due to the action being 10/10 and like you said, it did have its clever subtle character development, but to me a good plot is important. I get that the appeal is its not about the story but about the ride and is probably why some people like GOT more in past few seasons than they did the earlier ones, but if we compare it to other GOAT action films like 'Terminator 2' they had it all; great action and great story telling.
 
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Benjamin Burton said:
10/10 best action movie of all time
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Woah calm down there lil fella.

T2, Die Hard or Predator still king.

The action was good/very well made, but gets repetitive and numbing after a while.

The story/narrative is ass.

It's a 4/5 movie at best
 
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benebox said:
I wasn't really comparing the 2 directly just that SR was one of the few films I would give a 10/10 score to.

Don't get me wrong I liked Mad Max a lot (a solid 7.5 out of 10) due to the action being 10/10 and like you said, it did have its clever subtle character development, but to me a good plot is important. I get that the appeal is its not about the story but about the ride and is probably why some people like GOT more in past few seasons than they did the earlier ones, but if we compare it to other GOAT action films like 'Terminator 2' they had it all; great action and great story telling.
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Really just highlights that tastes will differ, I think Shawshank does what it sets out to do almost perfectly the same way Fury Road does.
 
Rewatched it tonight. It's easily one of the best action movies of all time. It's Die Hard, Predator, Mad Max: Fury Road, etc.
 
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