MAD MAX: FURY ROAD (2015)

Genre: Action
Running Length: 2:00
Cast:  Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Zoe Kravitz, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee, Courtney Eaton
Director: George Miller
Screenplay: George Miller and Brendan McCarthy and Nick Lathouris

MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is the real deal. This movie will be up there with the modern action classics; Die Hard, Aliens, T2, Speed, The Matrix. Fury Road is big, brash and bizarre. For those who didn't see any of the earlier Mad Max films (granted that the last one was made almost 30 years ago), it's ok. I've not either but the plot is easy to follow. Although 90% of the entire film is wall to wall action, you don't feel bored. This is probably because very little special effects were used for the chase and fight scenes and thus it adds an element of grittiness and a sense of real danger. The stunt crew should be awarded or something. Also, the characters and rituals in George Miller's post-apocalyptic universe are eccentric, over the top and grotesque. It's like watching a 2 hours Lady Gaga music video but with more excitement and mayhem. Despite the intense emphasis on action, the characters are well defined, especially Charlize Theron's Furiosa. When the audience care for the protagonist in an action movie, we know we have a winner here. But the real star of the movie is Miller's mad and magnificent visuals and vehicles. The day scenes are bright with lots of orange and the nights are soaked in blue. And the vehicles...oh boy, it's so extravagant especially the truck with a concert stage on it (with a disfigured flame throwing guitarist tied to it). Absolutely i.n.s.a.n.e. And the hard-driving score here is off-the-chart. You must watch this spectacle on the big screen and I only wish theaters showing Fury Road would have seat belts installed to its chairs.

Rating: 9/10
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