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[March Climber]

I also saw it today in IMAX. If Fury Road is an S ranking, Furiosa is an A-.

This is a lore/world building movie marketed as a Furiosa movie, much like how Mad Max was marketed as the star of Fury Road. That’s all I can say without spoiling, but those who understand know exactly what I’m comparing and why I am comparing them, because they know that both situations are similar.

This movie feels like it’s trying to blend the high octane nature of Fury Road with the slower story/lore/character moments of older Mad Max movies, and it does the job really well.

Spoiler

I only have 3 negatives:

-There were a bit too many fade to black moments between scenes.
-Some of the CG looked a bit spotty, especially the far away shots of people running or driving motorcycles. Hoping it’s worked on a bit more before home release.
-The 40 day war being summarized in the way that it was. I understand why, but it could have been done better. It almost killed the momentum of the multi-tiered plot and tension between factions.

Everything else was a blast to watch. I walked out of the theater wanting much more from this insane world that George Miller created. I also am hoping there will be an extended edition/director’s cut due to moments that could have been expanded upon. It felt like he wanted to make a much longer movie and I would very much enjoy 2 more hours of this.

 

[ahtlas7]

Everything else was a blast to watch. I walked out of the theater wanting much more from this insane world that George Miller created. I also am hoping there will be an extended edition/director’s cut due to moments that could have been expanded upon. It felt like he wanted to make a much longer movie and I would very much enjoy 2 more hours of this.

I completely agree. I discussed this with one of the people I saw it with. The movie feels heavily edited. There must be lots on the cutting room floor.

 

[AGRacing]

No I’m sure your 4 year old nephew got the “jokes” just fine, but jokes are meant to make people laugh so he likely got confused.

 

[Sybrix]

I also saw it today in IMAX. If Fury Road is an S ranking, Furiosa is an A-.

This is a lore/world building movie marketed as a Furiosa movie, much like how Mad Max was marketed as the star of Fury Road. That’s all I can say without spoiling, but those who understand know exactly what I’m comparing and why I am comparing them, because they know that both situations are similar.

This movie feels like it’s trying to blend the high octane nature of Fury Road with the slower story/lore/character moments of older Mad Max movies, and it does the job really well.

Spoiler

I only have 3 negatives:

-There were a bit too many fade to black moments between scenes.
-Some of the CG looked a bit spotty, especially the far away shots of people running or driving motorcycles. Hoping it’s worked on a bit more before home release.
-The 40 day war being summarized in the way that it was. I understand why, but it could have been done better. It almost killed the momentum of the multi-tiered plot and tension between factions.

Everything else was a blast to watch. I walked out of the theater wanting much more from this insane world that George Miller created. I also am hoping there will be an extended edition/director’s cut due to moments that could have been expanded upon. It felt like he wanted to make a much longer movie and I would very much enjoy 2 more hours of this.

This is pretty much how i saw it.

It's a great movie, Fury Road is perfection. Furiosa is just below.

To me, Fury Road is a 10 out of 10, Furiosa is 8.5 out of 10.

 

[Doczu]

Watched the movie yesterday with my wife and bro in law. Only 9 people in (Poland), bro hasn't seen any Mad Max movie before.

We liked it very much. It was a nicely crafted movie and we left the cinema satisfied but i understand why it bombed. The general public might have wanted to see another Max movie and a lot of people around me told they would rather wait a month or two and stream it as tickets are quite costly and the snacks just make the price of entry crazy high.

Nevertheless, good stuff

 

[DragoonWalker]

I'm glad Miller was able to make the movie he wanted from long before he even made Fury Road. However it's visually inconsistent and the characters are all really flat except Hemsworth's funny warlord. Action scenes have some great ideas behind them just like Fury Road but the execution was far off. Heard the budget is the about the same but since the scope is so much bigger clearly something had to give.

 

[VulcanRaven]

This was great. Maybe not as good as Fury Road but still amazing. I think I might start playing the Mad Max game again.

 

[NecrosaroIII]

I liked it quite a bit. Excellent companion piece

 

[Mr Blobby]

Such a great movie. Hail to the V8 and George Miller

 

[Jaybe]

The overwhelming praise in this thread has be interested. I’ll see it Tuesday.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

During a certain very quiet part of the movie, several women decided to get up and thump their feet out of the theater. Not sure why it’s so hard to walk without making noise

Which part

Spoil it for me please

 

[violence]

Which part

Spoil it for me please

After an extended chase. Furosa put a gun to a male character's head. He slammed the breaks and booted her out leaving her stranded.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

After an extended chase. Furosa put a gun to a male character's head. He slammed the breaks and booted her out leaving her stranded.

Her not being a Mary Sue was probably what triggered them

 

[VulcanRaven]

 

[TVexperto]

Seems like they abandoned a lot of the drive for real stunts and backdrops with Furiosa. Action scenes were still intense and entertaining but when held up against Fury Road the quality seems "less genuine". They almost rub it in your face in the post credits when they play clips from Fury Road and you can clearly and easily tell how much more "real" the action was.

 

[jason10mm]

Seems like they abandoned a lot of the drive for real stunts and backdrops with Furiosa. Action scenes were still intense and entertaining but when held up against Fury Road the quality seems "less genuine". They almost rub it in your face in the post credits when they play clips from Fury Road and you can clearly and easily tell how much more "real" the action was.

Yeah, that was a TERRIBLE decision, it just made me want to watch Fury Road more.

We really just needed a scene of ATJ coming out of a pool of water, oil, whatever, with a slicked down see through shirt. Sex appeal would have boosted this film a lot, I think. The Mad Max series isn't known for that but in this case I think it would have helped...me at least

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Am I tripping or were there obvious fast-forward parts especially during fight scenes? Im sure it was for effect but it comes out of nowhere and lasts like 2-3 seconds and its so noticeable and out of place.

 

[jason10mm]

Am I tripping or were there obvious fast-forward parts especially during fight scenes? Im sure it was for effect but it comes out of nowhere and lasts like 2-3 seconds and its so noticeable and out of place.

That's a classic editing trick to make slow moving elements seem more dynamic and exciting. I noticed it In the film as well, it was like seeing an old friend as you dont see it much these days with all the cg.

 

[YCoCg]

Seems like they abandoned a lot of the drive for real stunts and backdrops with Furiosa. Action scenes were still intense and entertaining but when held up against Fury Road the quality seems "less genuine". They almost rub it in your face in the post credits when they play clips from Fury Road and you can clearly and easily tell how much more "real" the action was.

A lot of this was filmed under COVID conditions which is one of the reasons why they went so hard with the CG.

 

[MaestroMike]

Just caught it I thought it was enjoyable Chris Hemsworth was a cool villain .

 

[Jaybe]

The overwhelming praise in this thread has be interested. I’ll see it Tuesday.

Watched Fury Road on the weekend to remind myself. What a stellar film that was. Just finished Furiosa and thought it was a 3 out of 5. Caught it at an IMAX theatre (not that it’s imax ratio, but figured the better sound system and bigger screen would help.i enjoyed the set up and world building and its flow into Fury Road. Liked seeing a lot of the same characters. Not many movies are shot like Miller’s Mad Max so it still feels fresh. Nice big action piece in the middle. But Maybe it was the characters or seemingly less wry humour or the run time but it was a fair bit boring for stretches. Still glad I gave it a go in theatre though.