Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - Spoiler Review

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Chris Stuckmann reviews Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, Alyla Browne, Lachy Hulme, Angus Sampson. Directed by George Miller.

[@dnyaneshmense4845]

When Furiosa ripped her arm off, she lost the star map, so she couldn't find her way back, this hit me so late and so hard

[@JoshEssex]

Fuck, I didn't even realize that until reading this comment. Damn this is such a good movie

[@alinac5512]

I'm pretty sure with the amount of time she's probably stared at it shouldn't she have it memorized? I haven't seen mad max but I will now and I hope she makes it back home.

[@beloved-child]

I NEVER THOUGHT OF THIS TILL NOW and that makes perfect sense......

[@step2424]

I'm not sure how she didn't die of shock and lose of blood. Very unrealistic.

[@marylouinprogress]

Oh no you're right 😭

[@ciankeane6485]

Dementus first time going to the citadal is prob one of the ultimate 'you picked the wrong neighbourhood" scenes

[@TheDubastro]

I just wish they had gotten to make this movie pre-covid. To be clear, I actually love the film and I like it more than Fury Road for several reasons. However, the CGI is pretty bad at times and the citadel scenes were unfortunate looking. Again, the writing, direction, action, everything I LOVED, but the scene with Furiosa hooking the chain around the digger truck would’ve been amazing if they had better CGI artists.

[@MrSiriusAB]

It was such a serious/twisted moments but I laughed so hard at his realization( these people are insane I gotta get out of here) as war boys were raining down on his troops...

[@realmoonknight]

That was boss like the way they made him turn back.

[@wesleywarsmith1113]

That was the best part. Making us kinda side with immortan and the war boys. Too bad they didn't do more of it in the end .

[@realmoonknight]

@@wesleywarsmith1113 They should've done the war part a bit more, at least them uniting and charging towards dementus with the doof warrior shredding behind them.

[@claytonrios1]

Praetorian Jack being Furiosas ally in this film makes Furiosa teaming up with Mad Max make a lot more sense in Fury Road. She can see Jacks virtues in Max that way.

[@MaximusR93]

I really like that even though Jack and Furiosa only had a limited time on screen, their relationship felt very heartfelt. When he passed away via Dementus, It was gut wrenching. Even then, I could not be mad at Dementus, he was too good of a character, a diabolical lad

[@rayromano6249]

Very disappointing film. And fury rd is my favourite film of all time. The characters, effects are great. The story falls very short and it's all over the place in a period of 15 yrs without explanation. Your action falls flat when you don't have direction. Fury rd had direction. This doesn't

[@aeonjoey3d]

@@rayromano6249 well opinions are opinions but wow, I need to check your ticket to see if you watched avatar the last air bender remake because I disagree 100% with everything you said, and I hate everything.

[@mattblah7737]

Jack was an irrelevant character. Basically the male version of a mary sue, fridged girlfriend.

[@fire2box]

@@MaximusR93 as much as I like Dementus as a fictional character he got exactly what he deserved and even wanted "The question is, do you have it in you to make it epic" and then Furoisa goes ands shows exactly how to defeat Imortan Joe and his gang. That's if he's still alive at the end of Fury Road. Just proving to him that society is possible and that his mentality is flat out wrong.

[@briantanner5478]

Give Mr. Miller his funding for The Wasteland right now!

[@into_play3226]

Fat chance with how the box office for Furiosa is doing.

[@warpnl1]

@@into_play3226it’s not doing good at the box office..

[@king_supreme1102]

@@into_play3226Yeah, sad to say that the studio might scrap the project entirely.

[@mc1993]

@@king_supreme1102 no, because Anya _the bug eyed uncanny valley_ Joy isn't attached to it. Only Tom Hardy.

[@king_supreme1102]

@@mc1993 no

[@Cyryvy]

The War Rig sequence was absolutely incredible. My favorite part of the whole movie!

[@deeznut9686]

love that scene as well! too bad the movie only show it once

[@georgebrandenburg3786]

Astonishing stuff

[@strikerbowls791]

So the whole movie?

[@osirissmith5254]

Honestly… the mom chase in the beginning was DAMN GOOD and just felt like a classic Mad Max fight scene. Very subtle, but action packed.

[@beloved-child]

No nod to the epic citadel fight where they used the crane hooks to lift all their enemies bikes into the air and crash em into each other? That fight was so epic.

[@Ktmfan450]

Alot of people don't realise that Furiosa is being retold by one of the history men from Furiosa's perspective Meanwhile Fury Road happens almost entirely in real time

[@estefaniaboujon6830]

ooooh tha makes sense😄

[@Ktmfan450]

@@estefaniaboujon6830 The entire film was meant to be from the perspective of a History Man originally George Miller said enough in interviews

[@badfoody]

Actually Fury Road is also a legend Part of Max's legend

[@Suedetussy]

This movie is somwell thought through. A real prequel.

[@jmz2144]

That makes the very beginning make sense

[@OtherM112594]

The box office is fickle and the quality of a film has absolutely no bearing on whether or not it will make money. The only truth is that Furiosa is a damn good movie and a worthy addition to the Mad Max franchise.

[@redadamearth]

People forget that NONE of the Max films have ever had mega-box office. The first one was hugely profitable, but only because of its 350k budget. "The Road Warrior" - often said to be the best in the series - was number *FIFTY* in 1982 at the box office (yes, *50* - not even in the top 49 films). "Thunderdome" wasn't even close to what they wanted, either at the box office and wasn't even in the *top 20* movies that year. "Fury Road" made the MOST of all of the films and even that didn't even break $400m worldwide. Every. Single. Mad Max movie, apart from the very first one (and again, that's mainly because it had a super-tiny budget), have been box office disappointments. These are very weird, dark, nihilistic films and it's just not the kind of series that's ever lead to giant box office. Ever. Not one of them. They always, however, become loved once they reach home video. So yeah, "Furiosa" is incredible, but unfortunately, it was never going to do very well, theatrically. There *is* a fan base, but it's pretty niche, compared to the bigger titles. I think the studio HOPED it would, but the Max series just never does that well. The reason the studios keep giving Miller money to make them is because they *know* they're good movies - and will eventually make a profit. What's SAD is that "Mad Max: The Wasteland" with Hardy, the third in this new trilogy, may not get made because of how poorly "Furiosa" is doing this weekend. Hopefully they'll keep it in theaters, as the word of mouth is phenomenal - and HOPEFULLY, Warner Bros. will fund "Wasteland", regardless, to let him finish it. Just like the other films in the series, I think people will find it and love it once it hits streaming and video. In short, while the headlines are that "Furiosa" is having a bad weekend - technically, it's doing basically what the films in this series always do. I think the studio should leave it in theaters throughout the summer and not dump it onto streaming too fast, because I think it will keep going enough to justify it. But yeah, because of how popular the series has *become* (especially the original trilogy), it's often forgotten that these movies are just *never* major box office hits and that the studios always end up making the most from them *after* theatrical. But that said - as with all of them - this needs to be seen on a big screen, so I hope more people do that.

[@chrisnicholls1112]

many people criticizing it without viewing it

[@joeywheeler3838]

It was mid. Just saw it. Mediocre acting, watered down action vs Fury Road. Not a very compelling story just generic action shlock. The ending lacked any real impact and the prequel subtext removed a lot of the tension from the film and undercut the majority of the story beats. I'm a huge fan of all the other mad max films but this one was in my opinion the weakest entry so far. It had great ideas that I do not feel were well executed. I would not recommend this to anyone.

[@brightstonepictures]

Did you watch Hope and Glory - The Mad Max Fan Film?

[@walterwhite1]

ITS FLOPPING BIG TIME GUYS SAD😢

[@KerioFive]

With Dementus at the top of the citadel and the tree growing from his stomach, I was reminded of Prometheus chained for eternity having his liver eaten, anyone else?

[@OtherM112594]

Mad Max definitely feels like a modern day mythical saga so this feels apropos.

[@OrionInSpace]

Maybe this is how immature my brain is, but for some reason, I didn’t think of it growing out of his stomach I thought about it growing out of somewhere else else😂😂

[@karanv6277]

stomach ? you watched different movie.

[@Mrs_Puffington]

Yes, that was my first thought too, but it also has its unique angle on it. I loved the narrator, for example, explaining Furiosa's reasoning.

[@nomi_M]

Or Harold from Fallout, once he becomes a tree later on.

[@VincenzosCornSalad]

A prequel that not only stands on its own as a great movie, but a movie that makes the movie that comes after even better is not something we get very often. This movie is a great accomplishment.

[@Mrs_Puffington]

That's what I felt as well. Fury Road gets a whole new suite of emotional beats after watching Furiosa.

[@spencerengland1462]

I always say that great prequels/sequels should make the originals better.

[@brightstonepictures]

Did you have a chance to watch the fan made HOPE AND GLORY yet?

[@ogukuo72]

You must be one of those bots used by big corporations to generate positive comments to astroturf support for a product.

[@Mrs_Puffington]

@@ogukuo72 And you must be one of those bots from competing companies to diminish other "products". Hint: It's art we are talking about, and you're alowed to love art ;)

[@cwtjones]

Everytime Jack facing the camera, i can't help to relate him to Metal Gear Solid Snake.

[@amorojaz27]

Hideo Kojima himself agrees with you.

[@verify43]

Solid Snake vibes for sure

[@simonlegosson7082]

That was all I could think about when I first saw him

[@chibiktsn3]

I thought the same thing!

[@GoldGollum]

Me too, I was like this guy is Big Boss!

[@amorojaz27]

Praetorian Jack does have a strong resemblance to Max.

[@CamperVanClark]

For sure. Not quite Mad Max but more Pyscho Stacey Keech.

[@skaetur1]

Stacey Kietch’s doppelgänger.

[@Alan-sp9pd]

Yeah wears leather with one shoulder pad and drives a tanker. But no not Max.

[@bkingofbeers]

Looks like Carl Urban .

[@mikeadams8027]

I recognized him from ONLY GOD FORGIVES. He plays Ryan Gosling's brother who kills a prostitute and gets killed by the father of girl, at the cop's insistence.

[@Baltabak]

I love the psychological dissonance between Dementus & Furiosa, George Miller really rode a fresh line of love/hate leaning more hate imo, an awful cinematic Stockholm Syndrome. at the end she shed tears when Dementus recognized her. all the scenes where dementus both told her she could look away from 5-bike game but also made her look at her mother's death, offered her the teddy bear which she claimed and held, retrieved her from the tunnel people and placed her on his chariot, and then claimed as his daughter, possibly in both affection and ownership, and then give her up for negotiation, she was so at the mercy of his see-sawing protection experiencing both hatred for her tormentor and acknowledgement of a protector role. it adds an incredible layer of complexity to me for the origin story.

[@originaozz]

She proved Dementus's worldview wrong by making him more productive than he has ever been. It's not just darkly funny, but also so meaningful.

[@ximian]

The revenge done to Dementus was like something out of Greek & Roman mythologies. It was as sweet as the peach from the tree on top of him. I’m from Korea and I recognize a great revenge movie when I see one.

[@Savage-nv6wr]

That's why it flopped 😂😂😂 no one is interested in that shit 💩

[@peterbui3733]

I like how it subtly explains why Bullet Farm and Gas Town send their own war parties in Fury Road to help Immorten Joe recapture his wives. Like in that movie I wondered why it is they feel like they owe him anything given it's an internal dispute and trade is all that matters. In Furiosa the events of that show Joe installed one leader and recovered Bullet Farm in the aftermath.

[@hab0272]

Furiosa enriches fury road with deeper meaning

[@Nicebitoftucka]

Immorten Joe is awesome in this movie. Definitely shows how tactical he could be and why he'd have such a following

[@winstonkawil6923]

I totally agree!!! Just saw it today at IMAX! Enjoyed every second of it and yes! Feeling privileged to see this movie from George Miller. I don’t understand the criticism… don’t compare it, just enjoy it especially in this day and age.

[@Mrs_Puffington]

I find it difficult to connect with much of the criticism as well. The comparisons especially don't make any sense to me. It's as if the deeper themes were broadly overlooked or discarded. They all want the beats of Fury Raod, not hearing the grander harmony that Furiosa spans across both movies.

[@MaximusR93]

I definitely agree, I just love the fact that it expanded the universe, deepened the characters, and added a fantastic villain in Chris Hemsworth’s Dementus. Fantastic film, I was impressed

[@nickfield1569]

It's a real shame that Furiosa isn't performing at the box-office the way we hoped. Even Fury Road only made $380 million worldwide despite being universally hailed as a masterpiece. Still, at least George Miller was able to use WB Discovery's desperate longing for potential franchises to get $168 million to make this fantastic Furiosa prequel that we'll always have (so long as we purchase a physical copy)

[@MattyDub24]

Buying the 4k Blu-Ray of this day one for sure.

[@redskins1120]

That’s because nobody wanted a Furiousa movie. People wanted Mad Max! It’s like Mission Impossible, we want Ethan Hunt!

[@PepeTheFren]

It's so freaking sad! Especially when you see the F&F trash as a comparison. :C

[@brgshaun1054]

who hailed it as a masterpiece...fury road was not bad but a masterpiece...i cant think of anyone who thinks it was that..dune 2 is a masterpiece...fury road and dune 2 are worlds apart!

[@reflexstudio2181]

It is reminding me of Blade Runner 2049, a movie I loved that sadly bombed at the box office. I think part of the problem is that younger audiences haven't seen the older films.

[@jromeshaw]

Did anyone else remember there was a “goon” character that waited by Furiosa during the scene when they were dragging Jack in the circle. Before Dementus hung her by the arm, he asked his henchman if he had “lost his nerve” or if he had gotten soft to all the violence. When Dementus comes down from his truck, you briefly see his henchman put his machete blade back in its sheath. Immediately after this, you see her arm is dangling, and she has somehow escaped. I’m thinking she had help from a sympathizer. 🤔

[@ashrafsahdan5606]

Oh shit Imma need to go see it again.

[@misterdaddy4240]

100

[@zzz808-]

I think he was one of Mr Harley or Mr Davidson haha

[@h3rbsman]

Ok not gunna lie when u said goon I thought something completely different.

[@zanifriz489]

@@h3rbsmanlol you and me same! 😂

[@jaredjacoby6168]

The scene where Furiosa escaped from Dementus with her arm stuck on the truck sent chills down my spine. That is one of the coolest character moments I have ever seen from a prequel and it made me respect Furiosa even more than I already did in Fury Road. The final confrontation with them is just as chilling and awesome. This movie is awesome and I kind of want to see it again.

[@15Candles]

I almost screamed out loud when her arm hit Dementus' wheel, it was shocking (i knew she was going to loose her arm anyway as what Fury Road told us) that i didn't see it coming how she lost her arm like that

[@Nova-fh2et]

How many prequels are there? Like 20?

[@mikepratt6481]

And none of Dementus's crew who are surrounding the pit and the truck for all those hours see her escape?

[@TheNetflixNook]

I was shocked by how real the arm looked. They lite that just right and you're right. I swear after sitting there during that sequence seeing the arm for sure caught me off guard.

[@soyner]

@@mikepratt6481Yeah, the fact she was able to mysteriously sneak out of a circle of 20-30 men on cycles took me out of it. I was just like “huh”. (Still liked the movie but there were issues)

[@amitnagpal1985]

Furiosa’s revenge really shocked me. It really left me with my jaws on the floor. As someone who has watched thousands of movies, this is so difficult to pull off. The tree growing out of him was madddddddd.

[@Suedetussy]

I remember the title of the chapter „beyond revenge“. Never expected to see how it would play out.

[@JudgementNutter]

Anyone else get Berserk vibes when they saw Furiosa's arm just dangling there? I wonder if Guts will handle Griffith the same way, moving beyond Vengeance and just killing him and instead torturing him for the rest of his days, growing life from his shrinking body.

[@robertwoodson3859]

I got Guts vibes when I first saw Fury Road and Max gets an arrow through his hand, but shrugs it off like a badass.

[@Foofen.]

Weeb brain seeing Berserk where Berserk isn't at all lol

[@leonelgarcia2651]

Literally saw guts in her 😂

[@JudgementNutter]

​@Foofen. Yeah cutting off your arm after being forced to watch someone you love being tortured by someone you hate and then getting a metal arm? Nothing like Berserk. What's the Eclipse? Griffith did nothing wrong! Lmao

[@Foofen.]

⁠​⁠@@JudgementNutter it’s been a common trope forever. Read more manga. Getting all worked up over someone not seeing Berserk in every piece of media is funny.

[@gorequillnachovidal]

yes, koreans know how to do revenge...you forgot Old Boy

[@Sven989]

Old Boy classic movie. I wanna watch it again that you in mentioned it.

[@vetteazul5114]

Glory is a recent amazing revenge story.

[@jmz2144]

Does Parasite count?

[@gorequillnachovidal]

@@jmz2144 i don't think so but that is a damn great movie

[@FallenKnight2244]

I think the kind of revenge in Oldboy is different from Furiosa and other movies that Chris mentioned. They are normal people getting revenge on evil who inflicted pain on them while it’s very morally gray and questionable in Oldboy.

[@Stateless7]

Watching a Mad Max movie in a theater is what I want every movie to feel like. It's so magical.

[@TheFarthan]

Yeah, Mad Max movies are always some of the best examples of movies that do what they're supposed to do, in the sense that they fully prioritize visual quality/excellence. For example, you would not be able to read a Mad Max story as a book, and get the same experience and/or level of satisfaction.

[@kevinmansfield1799]

Praetorian Jack was a big standout for me too. Tom Burke has a great presence. Glad you gave that character a mention 👌 Great movie overall.

[@Suedetussy]

He gave us hope that there was a kind person in the wastelands.

[@artphotodude]

The original Mad Max was built on Charles Bronson level revenge against the Toe-Cutter.

[@undead_corsair]

It's a beast of a film. People need to get out and watch it, I can't stand these headlines about it being a 'box office bomb'

[@justincruz5720]

I feel like those articles do more harm to the film than good.

[@MarkBanegas]

It isn’t making money, so it’s a bomb. You want people to lie?

[@MrPhbahia]

so glad you mentioned her relationship with Jack! I thought it was the heart of the movie!

[@Suedetussy]

Yes, it made us feel human connection - and it reminded us that however difficult a situation is, there’s always a good person out there.

[@kelownatechkid]

Praetorian Jack is an awesome character, it's always interesting to see somewhat respectful characters in this series

[@loganemmert1392]

My main disappointment was the lack of music.

[@imkaneforever]

Same. That's basically my only real complaint. They reused some of the score of Fury Road but only in some parts.

[@poofpiff3195]

i saw somebody else give an opinion saying that the music (or lack thereof) is meant to show the profound sadness in this world. there are many points in fury road that glorify the violence, and make things such as the war its sacrifice as something epic and glorious. however, in furiosa, it focuses on the pain and struggle of this world. when the war boy throws the grenade and he goes with it, there’s no music glorifying his sacrifice, it instead is silent to show the tragedy of a man killing himself for a person that does not care about him in any way.

[@imkaneforever]

@@poofpiff3195 I really enjoy that theory! Definitely falls within theme.

[@Dinosaur699]

@@poofpiff3195cool

[@flangelus]

Did you not notice the CGI?

[@Georgiaboy_]

Glad Chris is giving this movie the respect it deserves instead of nitpicking!

[@RenlangRen]

I am so glad George Miller still has control of the Mad Max franchise. I have heard he wants to do one more that concludes Max’s story. I want an old man Max movie so badly. I hope George has enough time to do it.

[@CrispyHulk1]

Maybe is Warner Bros gets its dumbasses organized and greenlight the project faster this time. Hopefully they can secure Mel Gibson for an older Max

[@Suedetussy]

With Tom Hardy, please.

[@briantanner5478]

The way these films are, according to Miller, essentially games of telephone in a post-apocalyptic future, I would have had no problem with Praetorian Jack in fact being the Max Rockatansky character.

[@sianspherica]

Just got home from seeing it in IMAX. As usual anytime I see a good movie, the next thing I want to do is watch your review. You nailed it. As usual. The movie was so absurdly entertaining and I say that as someone who wasn't as big of a fan of Fury Road as others. To me, this was BETTER than Fury Road. For one the range of acting overall was better. Hensworth was incredible. The child actress who played the young Furiosa was great, the Protororious Jack guy was great, Taylor was great. But the visuals and set pieces holy shit..... Unfrigginreal. I literally said 'wow'... Aloud to myself in a movie theatre when the trucker chain balls thing started spinning during the one big war party chase scene. Movie was fantastic and its a damn shame the box office numbers were down because to me, I felt I got 100% my moneys worth seeing THAT on a big screen. Furiosa was 100% the best example of the movie in recent years (even more so than Dune) that I felt absolutely needed to be seen on a huge screen.

[@coldfire2753]

The movie was absolutely AMAZING. I pray to god that George somehow gets the funding for the final Mad Max movie. He deseves it, because there's nobody else that can make a chaotic apocalyose movoe quite like him

[@KillerTacos54]

I rewatched Fury Road after Furiosa and man did it hit different after all the new context

[@rmj8905]

This movie makes up for anyone who felt Fury Road lacked story.

[@Smile-hk7vd]

Starting now, that's my way of watching these movie. Furiosa then Fury Road. It's a better experience now with Furiosa as an introduction to the world of Citadel and Fury Road as the conclusion of the story with the death of Immortan Joe and Furiosa taking over the Citadel

[@greg5143]

Just got home. Really loved it. My one "knock" is that I don't think the Mad Max cameo was necessary. Felt tacked on.

[@CrispyHulk1]

Can't have a Mad Max movie without Max

[@greg5143]

@@CrispyHulk1 Well, this was a Furiosa movie, so we are good!

[@dariamorgendorffer7813]

Just saw it! Love it! Really appreciate the relationship between Furiosa and Praetorian Jack. Loved that their relationship was not sexual. It felt genuine. It truly represented the lives of two people, who grew up in a fuck up world and only knew constant violence, and connected as lovers but not sexually! As if they were still children. Broke my heart when he died! Love it and would watch it again!

[@Indeeee]

Just watched it again for the 3rd time, such an incredible movie. Shame that not enough people are watching this masterpiece.

[@redcomet0079]

I was surprised how much of the movie Anya Taylor Joy wasn’t in it. She doesn’t appear until a little after the halfway point. Enjoyed that this movie took it’s time

[@ClifHaley]

I loved how there was no big Marvel-style "boss battle" between Furiosa and Dementus. It was handled with such restraint by Miller and the character of Furiosa and so much more satisfying than a big fisticuffs fight.

[@morbiuscrystal4875]

Cry more fatherless cinephile, this movie is flop

[@DasParkaeffchen]

Hemsworth absolutely nailed Dementus. His final dialogue was truly... epic.

[@CrispyHulk1]

I was done with marvel type movies back in 2013. They long overstayed their welcome

[@hab0272]

I like how Dementus is still able to challenge Furiosa (and the viewer) with his words. It's not a typical sweet revenge moment that is easy on the mind. Much credit for Miller in that regard. Furiosa does deliver her vengeance in a very clever and poetic way. i like how she not only destroys but also creates.

[@morbiuscrystal4875]

@@CrispyHulk1 oh look another fatherless Martin Scorsese Jr crying about marvel

[@beagle626]

i didn’t read the ending with the seed and the tree growing out of dementus literally. more just part of a fable that the narrator was saying than the real truth. which i liked actually.

[@atticstattic]

Don't know how it could be anything but literal

[@beagle626]

@@atticstattic the narrator was the history man who already was shown to be a semi reliable figure in the story. and two other versions of dementus’ fate are presented prior to the final one, which is relayed as something which furiosa “whispered” to the history man. i think youre meant to choose to believe him or not. but its a nice ending to the story which is the point regardless.

[@atticstattic]

@beagle626 I must have missed something, how was he shown to be unreliable?

[@beagle626]

@@atticstatticjust in the things he says elsewhere in the movie. his historical facts and other statements are a mix of true and slightly incorrect information, and he plays the role more of a prophet or storyteller than anything. you also have to just choose to believe him that furiosa would whisper something like that too him. all of the mad max movies are more like fables which is why i think the ending works so well.

[@Szt1998]

I like the idea that the seed was planted in his corpse. There's no way he could survive long enough for the tree to grow that large, but Furiosa creating life from the death of her trauma is a nice fulfilment of her arc and is a good base to be misconstrued or exaggerated into the more Prometheus style vengeance of the legend.

[@FreeYourMindFilms]

I see some comments here about the ending feeling anticlimactic and I disagree. I love how the movie ended in a different way than the other 4 movies in the series, where the last action bit wasn’t the biggest. I like how it was more intimate between the two actors and more personal.

[@coolnerdlll6053]

I think my problem was that I hate when a movie just stops out of nowhere and I don't feel like anything got resolved. There were still a ton of dangling plot threads that don't go away just because Dementus did.

[@tomgu2285]

​@@coolnerdlll6053 watch fury road????

[@nlg070301]

​@@coolnerdlll6053 like what? All of the other characters meet their demise in Fury Road?

[@II_GTA_FREEK_II]

I appreciate those two characters had a lengthy final encounter. However dementus' demise was very silly and unrealistic. I felt no satisfaction from it. It just seemed weird and dumb to me.

[@tricko8000]

@@II_GTA_FREEK_IIWhat? It was VERY satisfying to me, he has a fucking tree growing out of him LOL, that's insane!

[@asdf123625]

The only part of this movie that felt undercooked for me was the 40 Day War. I get that wasn't the point of the movie but it would have been cool to see the beginnings of that siege and then skip ahead rather than gloss over it entirely through narration and abstract stills.

[@derektran9404]

It was actually a great choice for me because George clearly didn't want the climax to be a massive battle again and the movie is from Furiosa's perspective.

[@Indeeee]

The movie is said from Furiosa's perspective and she wasn't part of the war so it makes sense.

[@tomgun8146]

The movie is awesome. I'm still thinking about it after a couple days. Being in the wasteland for over 2 hours is a good time

[@junaidmehkri]

There aren’t too many movie characters I’ve seen that have the presence and impact of Praetorian Jack, in a pretty brief role too. It’s like the whole film was building up to that introduction given how important he was to Furiosa’s arc. Miller is a master at visual storytelling and sometimes it just took a brief glance at Jack to *feel* his presence. An iconic character and an iconic performance from Tom Burke IMO.

[@vars280287]

Dude, you didnt speak about the part when Furiosa is walking in the dersert and we see Max observing her from afar. I got so pumped at that. Also her arm had the map to Green place, by cutting it off she is giving up hope of seeing the green place again.

[@darahdoyle3176]

And the next scene was Furiosa somehow back in the Citadel. Is that suggesting Max brought her there? And in that case how did Max end up in his Citadel situation in the next movie? A confusing plot hole?

[@guitarman0365]

Didn't the old ladies in fury road say that place she was looking for was gone and destroyed. That's why she drops in anger and yells realizing her goal is no longer a thing. This was the whole point of taking back the citadel and freeing them to take that places greenery and access to water for themselves. But it's been a while since ive seen it

[@osirissmith5254]

Someone mentioned it!!!! I think he actually helped her

[@lordvlygar2963]

Big spoiler question below. Was that Max on the cliff when Furiosa fainted and did he bring her to the citadel? I'm a little confused by that moment.

[@lucaschrimes1215]

Yes, right at the end of the cast credits. It says Mad max (i forgot the actors name, was not tom hardy)

[@georgedixon8669]

it was, not played by tom hardy though, miller thought to have a cameo from max and used hardys stunt double from fury road, who also worked on this one

[@JordanMaitlen]

I’m not sure about him bringing her to the Citadel, but it was definitely Max. Probably just for a little cameo.

[@lordvlygar2963]

@@lucaschrimes1215 Awesome, thank you.

[@lordvlygar2963]

@@georgedixon8669 Cool.

[@TrafalgarL4wyer]

Saw this last night in IMAX. Definitely my fav movie of the year so far and I’ve seen every big release . Such a worthy prequel

[@kheath580]

saying this was better than dune 2 is insane.

[@colbeeroyal3375]

I reckon it was better

[@guillemiami]

Went yesterday, gping again today for a 2nd watch. Thanks for the insights.

[@louispacetime1576]

I can’t believe people let this movie flop. My god it was such a breath of fresh air after lots of shit movies. It was so damn amazing and so riveting, I’ll never forgive the audience for this

[@jsshayes1]

The film was fantastic. I hope people get to theaters and check it out.

[@MadSaez103]

I washed it twice. It’s amazing. Yes I would’ve preferred more practical less CGI or better CGI, but the movie as a whole works and I pray people see it in the theater.

[@oscarcanas4805]

Cgi wasn’t that bad I was surprised the movie looked so good yes there is cgi but it didn’t feel like it took me out of like other movies do.

[@RecklessTheory]

I think they did the CGI for the budget, how long it would take to film and the sanity of the crew as I heard Fury road was incredibly difficult to film.

[@BrandonSKW]

Yeah CGI is bad especially the background in some parts and when some of them getting caught on fire it looked fake.

[@cyrollan]

I don't mind the CGI. Makes the movie a little more fantastical. These movies are essentially fables, and it's okay to look back at fables with a little exaggeration of events.

[@kennethbenedict898]

Hi Chris, I went to see this last night in IMAX and was blown away. I wasn't sure they could out do Mad Max Fury Road, but this one did. All I can say is WOW!

[@valeriewalker5831]

Holy crap! I’ve just came back from the rhater watching this masterpiece and I see your video!! What a treat ❤

[@blackphilipalvarez1305]

I’ve always appreciated how Stuckmann’s spoiler reviews are not much about spoilers but just add on to what he liked about the movie. They don’t feel like a spoiler review. Looking at you Grace!

[@sololimbo]

GO SEE THIS FILM!!!!!

[@samfrito]

Five more times!

[@alishbafarooq7888]

This movie have any adult content ?

[@conkerlive101]

This is why I'm the crazy guy sitting in the very front rows at the Cinema.

[@NateGH36O]

Furiosa isn’t failing because it’s bad, it’s because it’s a slower paced, world building adventure and a complete change of pace from Fury Road. I was enamored from the first frame. I thought it was so ballsy and smart of George Miller to make it so different in its storytelling from Fury Road. Also it’s been 9 years since FR, I bet most audiences forgot about Mad Max in that time

[@ZachBobBob]

Yeah but people don't know that if they haven't even bothered to go see it first

[@tricko8000]

@@ZachBobBobYeah I think it's simply because the marketing has been terrible, the trailers looked awful and didn't get me hyped for this at all (and I'm a fan of the franchise lol).

[@BoneistJ]

I very much doubt that when Praetorian Jack is just off-brand Mad Max.

[@splice9503]

The absolute nerve of your last statement.

[@jobananas3052]

Its also $20 for a movie ticket now... i almost noped out

[@lck3064]

I love some of these bike gangs fell out from their bikes in the background its hillarious and surreal at the same time 😂

[@deepakkumar99933]

I dont think people here have watched the movie and are simply judgmental just for the heck of it. Furiosa is a cinematic masterpiece that has left me speechless! The time and patience one has to dedicate their life, in making a lifetime work, coupled with an unquenchable thirst to provide sheer awe and cinematic brilliance technically and emotionally, stands out at every single minute throughout the movie. Apocalyptic genres are quite easy to enact, since they require an astute understanding of how humans operate on baseline consciousness. George Miller did a fantastic job at delivering this exact sentiment. I am overall pleased with the aesthetic cinematic treatment compared to its predecessor for continuity and not overdoing with CG. Dramatic pacing and character introduction is given justice with sufficient screen time to develop their story arcs and finale plot. The wasteland is merciless and spares nobody. Flawless execution 10/10.

[@stavadinayev7610]

What I really love about the movie is that it subverts expectations. Not only in the revenge element, which was awesome. I was fully expecting the movie to end in a big action spectacle of the citadel vs demento's people, but instead they skipped through the whole "40 day war", because that wasn't the point. The point was furiousa and her personal revenge story. Instead of a big spectacular action sequence, we got a personal revenge climax that shocked everyone. Really great stuff.

[@Suedetussy]

Yes, the end shocked me. The cruellest revenge i‘ve ever seen (a bit too much for me, because I‘m not a fan of revenge, i can take it here, because it is only a movie).

[@seanbinkley7363]

From my view, I think it’s best to go into this with the knowledge this is not “Fury Road” 2.

[@kerricaine]

one thing i noticed with the peach seed; she takes it out and uses it to bite down on whenever she's doing something painful, like cutting her hair (probably cutting her scalp a lot) or fitting her prostethic arm. it's like the expression "bite the bullet".

[@thewanderingwizard9848]

She isn't biting it... when she doesn't have hair, she keeps it in her cheek. The sound it makes is actually Furiosa pushing it past her teeth into her cheek, and then keeping it there until she has hair again.

[@KimberlyMartin-bg8ji]

Can't wait to see what else you have up your sleeve!

[@reed_reed]

Piss off bot

[@paulocholla]

Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne are amazing Furiosas. I really like how the movie takes it time to tell the story with Young furiosa. and Dementus? wtf, what an amazing villain! also, probably the best role i've ever seen Chris Hemsworth playing. it was sick as fuck. the only thing that I think could be improved: more music

[@jbiwer32]

Spot on man. I've watched a few other reviews saying "it was good, but...". This is a straight up fantastic movie, and yes we are lucky that Miller has been able to make them. I mean Dementus drives a chariot pulled by 3 bikes, and the middle one has an aircraft engine! Lol how do you even think up something like that. Hemsworth steals the show. He delivered so many good lines, I love that he went full on aussie accent. So many memorable scenes...his relationship with young Furiosa, the symbolism with the Teddy bear, the intense meeting with him and Immortan Joe. Even the side characters are clever & creepy. There were shots in the tanker battle where i said "How in the world did they get that shot?". The effects are top notch. Worth every penny. Go see it in the theatre!

[@Nice_throat]

The only thing that bothered me and that I could not ignore was how Immortan Joe’s son Richtus was insanely jacked in Fury Road then just out of shape in Furiosa, he must’ve lifted a ton of weights in between movies 😂

[@lgcoytv]

Nathan Jones is clearly off the juice these days

[@thehorsefromGOTs8]

Hey Chris, I just wanted you to know that your peer pressure is the reason I saw Furiosa today at the theater.

[@bondoqbn7318]

SOME PEOPLE JUST CANT BE SATISFIED. IT'S AN EXCELLENT ACTION AND ADVENTURE MOVIE.

[@imkaneforever]

I think those are dissatisfied are people who haven't seen it. Or they've let their preconceived opinion of it ruin their experience.

[@Andy_Rose90]

I just watched the movie. It's incredible. I liked it even more than Fury Road. On a sad note: It's Saturday and the movie opened this week, still there were only 8 people in the cinema. Such a shame.

[@nicoldesireemaeso5490]

same my fam is four people and we had the cinema to ourselves

[@TxBobcat80]

Same just got back from theater 2 hours ago, my daughter and 4 other people in large FX cinema auditorium. Plus is my 16 year old daughter thought she wouldn't like it and length, but she dug it!

[@fabolousjada5070]

Funny I’m from manhattan nyc and 6 people left as people gasped the more it dragged and grunted at the cgi hair lol I give it a 7.5

[@zachboardman736]

It's such a shame that this isn't doing well at the box office because after seeing it yesterday. Wow, what a movie!

[@suburbanrebel9033]

I have seen this movie twice already. The second time around I picked up on different things. The Cinematography, Haunting Villains, and great story telling really knocked it out of the park. Great movie!

[@aikisteven0616]

Saw it, loved it. This one confirms to me that there are a million different stories that could be told within this universe (but I wouldn't really trust anyone but GM to be able to tell them with any real fidelity).

[@ThisIsNeccessary]

I loved this movie, but it was weird to me that Joe just...didnt care she became what she became? And didn't even acknowledge that she escaped her duties as a future wife?

[@thejohntremendol]

Right. It's so brushed over

[@amorojaz27]

He probably didn't recognize her.

[@seanbinkley7363]

@@amorojaz27 That was my interpretation too. Someone can correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t believe she ever gave him her name as a kid. As such he wouldn’t make the connection between the adult Furiosa and the girl with no name who escaped from his harem years before.

[@amorojaz27]

@@seanbinkley7363 plus, she was able to work in the Citadel for years without anyone catching on she was a girl.

[@shadycatz85]

by the time he would have heard about her, all he would hear is that a random woman (he likely never saw her up close in person as an adult until she returns without an arm) is now working with praetorian jack. considering how jack's entire crew was wiped out, even if she's a full-life, he wouldn't have wanted to take her for a wife and significantly worsened their ability to not only get guzzoline and bullets, but at the time they were also in conflict with dementus, and she was one of the best fighters, along with jack. he's an obsessed egotistical psychopath, but he's been established to be very smart. he knew leaving one woman there would save many less skilled warboys and other citadel men.

[@Bfrd25]

I feel like there's a 4-5 hour cut of this some place and I want it. Miller skips over certain story beats that I didn't understand. Mainly the final war should have been the continuation of Furiosa's growth and it gets glossed over pretty hard. Furiosa's growth doing the transports is also glossed over, all of a sudden the man she's falling for is like "You've made it, you've done enough" basically. It felt like because of the budget the battles just aren't the same as the last release. It hampers her story to me. The end in general is odd, I get the need to want to connect it back - but why the nostalgia drop to the degree of even having Fury Road as the end credits. Why?

[@amircastilla07]

Hi Cris. You always have some cool shirt. I always enjoy your reviews and points of view. Kudos from Belize.

[@RyanMichero]

You're right, people don't deserve Miller making more Mad Max for us. And after this weekend, we've proven we don't deserve it, and we won't be getting any more.

[@gardenboydon]

Loved how Feminist and badass Furiosa is in this movie! Fantastic performance

[@lefunghi6151]

I hope we get more... this was so refreshing to see in the cinema! Sucks to see how much the box office is struggling. Breaks my heart a little bit because you could tell this was a labeor of love from the entire cast and crew.

[@naderzein2435]

Praetorian Jack is the best of Max, while Dementus is the worst of him.

[@Mightyzinger1]

Again, this movie doesn’t deserve the hate just because the lead is a woman. Please stop this propaganda! This movie was amazing! ACTION PACKED, PERFECT STUNTWORK AND CINEMATOGRAPHY!!! Anya & Chris hemsworth were phenomenal!! Please go watch it so that George miller could make more mad max films!!

[@cwnhaernjqw]

No one says it deserves hate because of the lead. The movie is garbage the trailer was garbage and the box office shows. Cope harder

[@charlescoryell4239]

I haven’t seen anyone make the argument you are complaining about

[@francescomalagoli2467]

The movie deserves hate for other reasons. Mediocre cinematography, cgi, uninteresting lore, Furiosa gets sided in her own movie. Doesnt add anything to the character

[@Mightyzinger1]

@@cwnhaernjqw trailer was completely different than the film, it was toooo heavy on crappy cgi , maybe thats why people are skeptical about it. The film had amazing visuals and the trailer didn’t do it justice

[@Mightyzinger1]

@@cwnhaernjqw literally most of the comments under any furiosa post are against the film because there is no tom hardy, and that they think the film is some woke woman 💩, which they got all wrong…

[@mattsreptileroom]

Furiosa, is such an insane and glorious film. It's Genius. Fury road is probably better due to its tightened scope, but furiosa is far grander and thoughtful. Genius.

[@ez52]

My favourite part of the film was the dynamic between Furiosa and her mother. Their scenes were heart-wrenching, upsetting, and painful. Furiosa's grief and rage are carried so wonderfully throughout the movie, especially with her incredibly expressive eyes. And this adds even further complexity to her character in Fury Road! Masterpiece.

[@Suedetussy]

I also loved the fact that everyone believed it was a man who followed them. But it was a mother.

[@archertank2]

That spinning chain on the back of the rig is an awesome weapon

[@amirgarcia547]

The thing I like best about Furiosa is that it’s not only great on its own, but enhances the story of Fury Road as well. Furiosa’s desire to find “the green place” in FR makes a lot more sense now due to originally being her home, and it makes the twist that it’s been reduced to a barren wasteland hit a lot harder. We also get to see how Immortan Joe’s wives are treated like before they go on the run with Furiosa, and what made Furiosa decide to aid them: so that they didn’t have their lives torn away from them without recompense like she did. Since if she can’t give herself a new beginning, then doing so for these women who’ve done no wrong is the next best thing. And so as someone who went into it with low expectations, it’s definitely a worthwhile addition to the Mad Max universe.

[@Suedetussy]

Exactly! This is why i say it’s the best prequel I’ve ever seen! Not a money grab. A carefully developed movie full with action and time for world building that can stand on its own and skillfully prepares us for the main movie.

[@VFRZen]

The best film in the franchise. Epic in every way. Absolutely cinema worthy. .

[@RenlangRen]

This movie had the best story telling out of the franchise.

[@alexo.3758]

not as good as fury road lol

[@paullucci]

@@barry4134you’re high

[@jeffcunningham0389]

@@alexo.3758 and thats a bad thing? Kinda hard to beat perfection. Especially as a prequel.

[@jeffcunningham0389]

@@barry4134u didn’t watch it liar. thundersdome is the worst film easily

[@musicmann1967]

The critics who compare this movie to Fury Road and find it lacking are wrong i think. It's simply not trying to do the same thing as Fury Road. I realized early into the movie that this was a revenge movie, plain and simple. That's really the engine that's driving it, and it's pretty amazing. The action sequences are sometimes long, but very well thought out so they don't *feel* long. The detail Miller put into every scene, and the way he designed the camera movement was brilliant. I loved it!

[@dr1kk3r]

"mmmm right whatever" got me. Great review, and I didn't even think about the seed. Wow!!!!

[@jake57]

no fury road but furiosa stands on its own and lives up to the world of mad max imo. wasnt sure how i felt about the movie right after seeing it but then hours later i had an urge to re live those moments and see it again so i know it was good.

[@Paul20661]

*IT WAS AMAZING* Might go see it again Love Anya & Chris P.S. as a biker myself absolutely loved it 😂🏍️✌🏻 Aight so what's today's sponsor :))

[@Lesswhining]

Hey, Chris, Love your work! Btw, did you ever see THE INNOCENTS, a swedish Horror/ Mystery? Would love to see you review that one! 🙏

[@griffinkelly8694]

This was an OK follow up. The story, characters and acting are dope. Loved the relationship with Jack. But it’s really hard to look past the heavy use of CGI when Fury Road felt and looked so practical, and I think that’s why that movie was so enjoyed. Also, that random Max cameo, like, cmon.

[@eomat]

Loved the film. For those that love Mad Max. Make sure to play the game that came out too.

[@BrandonWestfall]

The first thing I said to my buddy last night after watching Furiosa was "this should have been a tv series." Whether that was from greed on my part or just wanting the world fleshed out more, who knows. It was very different from Fury Road but I enjoyed it. I would have loved to see a bit more from the oasis area in the beginning but I understand the need to jump into the wasteland. They could have easily done stories from each "town" in the wasteland. A film centered around the 40 day war would have also been interesting. Either way I was happy with what we got and am grateful George intends on making another.

[@kp1x]

Bro it’s literally 5 30 minute episodes adding up to 2.5 hours it literally is like a tv show if you want to split it up are you slow

[@NikolaTheodore]

@@kp1x literally this. loved the chapter storytelling. and “more fleshed out?” it went much deeper plot-wise than fury road.

[@nguyennam1945]

The 40 day war series would cost billions.

[@AxeMurderer1983]

Absolutely fantastic addition to the Mad Max series. I simply hope it can do well enough at the box office that they let Miller make whatever he wants next.

[@Cifer77]

I'm so glad Furiosa and Jack never became a full on romantic connection. They're close, and it's hinted near Jack's end, but never quite becomes "love". I'm glad Furiosa as a character is held back from having that connection.

[@Suedetussy]

Me, too. Loyalty and support does not always have to be romantically motivated. It can also come from a pure heart.

[@gleesinnpiano2653]

This movie is a masterwork of action despite its visual flaws. George Miller’s new inventions such as the motorcycle chariot, the bobbyknocker, the parachutes were all insanely badass. Such good stuff that made up for the lack of practical effects.

[@nelstalgic7878]

Praetorian Jack reminds me of Solid Snake everytime he is on the scene

[@fahadkhan-db6bh]

I also felt there’s also a metaphorical aspect to cutting off her arm, as it had the map to her home

[@theworld5937]

George Miller - we want to witness more movies!