Aside from it being a little too "kid-friendly" for a MM movie, I really like Thunderdome. Tina Turner rocked, and Thunderdome itself was super creative.
George Miller and his collaborators had made 3 previous Mad Max movies.
Post-apocalyptic mechanized Australian wasteland roadway hyperviolence is an extremely niche cinematic form, but the few people in that line of work have a deep skill set.
The only thing about "Fury Road" which was mildly entertaining was the stereo with the live guitar player. The rest is eye candy with an overfraught storyline.
I prefer the raw grittyness of the real MM movie (even both sequels were already too much fantasy for me).
George Miller was a doctor before he was a director. That means two things:
1. The injuries in his movies look absolutely bone-crushingly realistic.
2. He's serious about safety on set. He accomplishes loads of dangerous shoots with surprisingly minimal injuries.
They got real lucky on Road Warrior in that one the guy who does the really dangerous bike flip stunt had previously broken his leg before doing that stunt so when it went wrong all it did was bend the metal rod already in his leg and break his leg.
because Aussies. I've had the pleasure of meeting a few and those guys (and gals) are nuts. I guess on a continent where most of the venomous things live its just as safe as going to the shop for crisps...
There was a great interview with another director — Soderburgh, maybe? — who was like “it is literally my job to know how to do this stuff and I have no idea how he did it. If I tried we’d still be standing in the desert”
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Post-apocalyptic mechanized Australian wasteland roadway hyperviolence is an extremely niche cinematic form, but the few people in that line of work have a deep skill set.
I prefer the raw grittyness of the real MM movie (even both sequels were already too much fantasy for me).
It would ruin the dialog: "A couple days ago, I saw a pinion seal that would fix that transmission. You wanna get out of here? Talk to me."
1. The injuries in his movies look absolutely bone-crushingly realistic.
2. He's serious about safety on set. He accomplishes loads of dangerous shoots with surprisingly minimal injuries.
What went on there?
I think the term is "toxic" when you talk about people.