I am the scales of justice, conductor of the choir of death!

[swashbuckler332]

Mad Max: Fury Road may be the work of a 70 year old director returning to a franchise (and genre) he last worked on 30 years ago, but I challenge anybody to call it “old fashioned.” Upon my first viewing of this movie, I said that it was George Miller looking at the past three decades of cinema and showing all the young upstarts how action films

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[ehowton]

I've heard, from various sources, that this is a fantastic movie. Whatever. The opinion of the masses mean little to me. This write up, however? Its suddenly a must-see. And honestly, its been so long since I have seen the others, I think I'll want to sit for a refresher course first.

Thanks for taking the time to pen this!

[swashbuckler332]

This movie was not only a thrilling action picture, it was crafted with an understanding of cinema rarely on display in a summer blockbuster. It is definitely a must-see… I would even recommend the 3D conversion (which I rarely do), as the disciplined cinematography makes it worth seeing in that format. Usually I find the effect of these conversions either distracting or indifferent, but this was fully immersive and effective.

Of the other Mad Max films, I recently caught up to the original 1979 film for the first time in a long time, and was surprised by how well it was shot. I have always associated that movie with the choppy, pan-and-scan television cut with the awful American dub, and that doesn't represent the film well at all.

And, of course, The Road Warrior is a personal favorite of mine, both film and score.