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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 1:59:45 GMT
I've only seen Fury Road, which I loved - it totally stands on its own. Do you recommend the original trilogy? I'm definitely intrigued...
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Post by mikediastavrone96 on Jun 5, 2019 2:03:13 GMT
Yes.
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Post by stephen on Jun 5, 2019 3:05:46 GMT
I've always compared the first two films in the Mad Max franchise to the first two films in Raimi's Evil Dead series. In both franchises, the second film essentially recycles the main storyline of the first (low-budget) affair while simultaneously feeling of its own energy, and it can reasonably be argued that you could watch both Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and Evil Dead II without actually needing to see the first films. Of course, Mad Max is still a great romp that shows what Dr. George was capable of even in his youth with no real money behind him. But The Road Warrior is just on that next level, and feels more akin to Fury Road than any of the others.
Beyond Thunderdome has its flaws, but it's still a good popcorn flick.
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Post by Martin Stett on Jun 5, 2019 3:28:01 GMT
Mad Max -- This one is a misfire, personally. It has a fun villain, but the whole thing comes off like Dirty Harry Down Under to me.
The Road Warrior -- Feels like far more of a reboot than Fury Road does. Thematically it follows many of the original's beats, but the execution is sooooo much stronger. The portrayal of a world gone mad is much more engaging here, because it isn't Dirty Harry style anarchy but rather a Western in which a mysterious stranger comes to town and reluctantly helps the townsfolk fight the outlaws. This is an archetype that would stick with Max for the rest of the series, and it is a welcome change. The action scenes are far more accomplished, with high speed chases that wouldn't be matched on film until... well, Fury Road.
Beyond Thunderdome -- My favorite of the original trilogy, so sue me. Max's reluctant good guy routine hits harder here, because this one makes no bones about him being a very bad man who works for very bad people. Watching him wrestle with his morality is great stuff. The villain is probs my favorite in the series: Aunty Entity is actually someone that is... well, a bad guy, but a damn understandable one. The chase scenes don't measure up to The Road Warrior, but holy shit the Thunderdome stuff is spectacularly choreographed so I can't complain.
So... yeah, they're good.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Jun 5, 2019 7:27:11 GMT
The biggest shock in the history of my film watching life is how much I loved Fury Road and that it has become of Top 20 of all-time film for me, as I'm pretty indifferent to the original trilogy and on occasion that indifference spills over into dislike. Still, they have their moments, and I wouldn't recommend against them.
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Post by TerryMontana on Jun 5, 2019 8:15:11 GMT
See the original trilogy, also. It's a must.
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Post by ibbi on Jun 5, 2019 8:54:18 GMT
They are nothing like Fury Road, you should not expect to love them just because you loved it, but the first two films are good, yes.
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Post by JangoB on Jun 5, 2019 10:10:13 GMT
I think the trilogy is definitely worth a watch to see how Miller developed as a filmmaker, to see the DNA that would form Fury Road and to see some pretty imaginative action cinema with its own peculiar voice. That being said, definitely don't expect the same movie. The first Mad Max is one of those experiences where you marvel at what a first-time filmmaker was able to come up with with a miniscule budget but with the film itself being really quite inconsistent and a bit sloppy. The second movie is the minimalistic version of Fury Road basically - it's got the same relentless chase movie vibe but it ain't got the same unbelievable technical virtues. It's still quite a spectacle though. The third movie is apparently very divisive but I found it to be the most accomplished one from the original trilogy, at least technically. It has some fun world-building, some good action but it also has a second act that is considerably less interesting than the rest of it. Funnily enough, I'd say that the aspect that really weakens the first two movies is the score by Brian May (not that Brian May  ), which seems to hinder the movie rather than add to it. It doesn't excite, it doesn't add tension or viscera, it's just kind of annoying and faceless. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 5, 2019 12:46:40 GMT
Thanks guys for all of your input! I appreciate your thoughtful replies. I think I will probably skip the original trilogy for now, and just enjoy re-watching Fury Road.  |
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Post by TerryMontana on Jun 5, 2019 13:41:32 GMT
Thanks guys for all of your input! I appreciate your thoughtful replies. I think I will probably skip the original trilogy for now, and just enjoy re-watching Fury Road. Your loss |
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on Jun 19, 2024 7:55:39 GMT
Took me a while to see Furiosa because I wanted to go back and watch the original Mad Max trilogy first. I had only seen The Road Warrior about 15 years ago in a film class, but remembered very little about it so I figured it was time to revisit it and catch up on the others. The first one is really impressive in terms of what it’s able to accomplish with such limited resources, and its best parts are its action sequences, but I don’t think the stuff around them is all that interesting. It feels somewhat aimless at times, and in retrospect the film’s world feels too “normal” for lack of a better word – it isn’t weird or outlandish enough to draw me in as much as the later movies. And honestly, because The Road Warrior exists, it makes the first film sort of unnecessary since it does everything this does but better and without the protracted “origin story,” which is concisely conveyed in the opening montage, making it a beautifully self-contained, focused, standalone work. Beyond Thunderdome has its moments (the actual Thunderdome fight, the final chase), but overall I think it’s a misfire. I read somewhere that Miller had had a totally separate idea for a movie that was basically a post-apocalyptic Lord of the Flies until someone suggested to him that he merge it with Mad Max... which definitely makes sense considering the movie does essentially feel like two movies awkwardly smashed together.  It’s too corny and goofy for my taste, but also strangely dull and inert with not a lot of real tension. If the first Mad Max was too “normal,” this goes too far in the other direction to the point where I don’t think it even feels like a post-apocalyptic earth anymore, but rather a different planet altogether. While I don’t love all the films in the series, I appreciate how each one is distinct from the others. The series never seems to repeat itself, and each film has its own look and feel to it. Don’t think we’ve gotten any updates since Furiosa’s release, but I really hope Miller eventually gets to make Mad Max: The Wasteland. My ranking of the series: Fury Road – 9/10 Furiosa – 8/10 The Road Warrior – 8/10 Mad Max – 7/10 Beyond Thunderdome – 6/10 |
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), which seems to hinder the movie rather than add to it. It doesn't excite, it doesn't add tension or viscera, it's just kind of annoying and faceless.
It’s too corny and goofy for my taste, but also strangely dull and inert with not a lot of real tension. If the first Mad Max was too “normal,” this goes too far in the other direction to the point where I don’t think it even feels like a post-apocalyptic earth anymore, but rather a different planet altogether.
