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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on May 15, 2024 20:37:31 GMT
my goodness how opinions change over time. "7.5" in 2017, then "it's pretty great" in 2018, and now in 2024 I think it's one of the best action movies ever made and I routinely enjoy going back and enjoying it every other year or so. I have zero complaints about it and it just gets better with time.
Thrilling editing, jaw-dropping stunts, immaculate work by Theron and the supporting cast (especially Keays-Byrne)... I still don't think it makes my costume lineups for Beavan or my cinematography lineups for Seale, but that's also just because 2015 was stacked in those categories (I do love the intense color-correcting with deep nighttime blues and harsh daytime yellows & oranges that bring the wasteland to life without it feeling too digital or artificial). My directing winner used to be Nemes but it's been Uncle George for a few years now and I'm keeping it that way. It's one of those once-in-a-lifetime directorial achievements I can't believe he made happen. The logistics are a nightmare and the sheer effort involved in making this vision a reality is evident in every frame.
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Post by ibbi on May 15, 2024 21:37:15 GMT
I absolutely hate the beginning of the film. I remember sitting there before the big screen bewildered why this souped-up post-apocalyptic Benny Hill shit was so beloved. It was giving me a headache and I was thinking about walking out.
Then the sandstorm ends.
After that it's perfect. Perfect. PERFECT.
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Post by taranofprydain on May 15, 2024 21:53:17 GMT
It's quite good for its type..... but then again with only a few exceptions (T2, Die Hard, The Long Kiss goodnight, some of the earlier Bond films), I never really warmed to the modern action genre. I'd be willing to include Fury Road with the few exceptions.
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Post by The_Cake_of_Roth on May 16, 2024 3:36:41 GMT
First viewing: "Solid, but kind of overrated"
Second viewing: "Nvmd, this is actually pretty damn good. Why the hell isn't this in my top 10 of 2015?"
Third viewing: "Fuck me, this is a GOAT-level action movie."
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Post by mhynson27 on May 16, 2024 13:59:48 GMT
It's improved for me on a re-watch too.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on May 16, 2024 14:29:04 GMT
Thought it was an all timer the second it ended and still do. Some of you just took a while to catch up 😛
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Post by PromNightCarrie on May 22, 2024 0:45:52 GMT
I have to say, from personal experience, it is so much fun to rewatch this with someone who hasn't seen it before. Especially if that someone expects it to be so stupid, then it turns out they are more glued to the screen than you are. ![:laugh:](//storage.proboards.com/6692321/images/30ulL7PvEvGt97femFHx.gif) Still BADASS.
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Post by atn on May 23, 2024 8:24:05 GMT
my goodness how opinions change over time. "7.5" in 2017, then "it's pretty great" in 2018, and now in 2024 I think it's one of the best action movies ever made and I routinely enjoy going back and enjoying it every other year or so. I have zero complaints about it and it just gets better with time. Thrilling editing, jaw-dropping stunts, immaculate work by Theron and the supporting cast (especially Keays-Byrne)... I still don't think it makes my costume lineups for Beavan or my cinematography lineups for Seale, but that's also just because 2015 was stacked in those categories (I do love the intense color-correcting with deep nighttime blues and harsh daytime yellows & oranges that bring the wasteland to life without it feeling too digital or artificial). My directing winner used to be Nemes but it's been Uncle George for a few years now and I'm keeping it that way. It's one of those once-in-a-lifetime directorial achievements I can't believe he made happen. The logistics are a nightmare and the sheer effort involved in making this vision a reality is evident in every frame. get out of my thread
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