‘Furiosa’ Is Not What I Expected...

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[@KarstenRunquist]

favorite george miller movie? (there's a right answer)

[@Dyerhea]

Babe: Pig in the City

[@isaiahvoss]

Mad Max Fury Road. But I couldn't get into Happy Feet.

[@kubahavelka9556]

Probably this one tbh, recency bias be damned

[@cartruckslap]

Fury road

[@deathless_freak]

happy feet, his most spiritual

[@arkay3975]

kinda hypocritical of karsten to complain about the cgi in this film when he is a fully cgi man himself

[@thecluckster3908]

Self hatred sucks 😔

[@Ezio999Auditore]

Chat gpt gimme a mix of all races and cgi it into a person:

[@easy_eight2810]

It's CGI because Australia isn't real, it's entirely CGI

[@krishmav]

CGI isn't inherently bad. What is actually bad is when it is noticeable

[@margaretwood152]

💀FURRI0SA🔶: A Mad-Max "Saga"; .... _*Without* Mad-Max in it; (as even a _tertiary_ character ) ([{ *VERDICT* )}] -+- The CGl was tacky & *_cheap_*_ looking:_ thus, price of the $35 Imax Ticket to see was _not _*_worth_*_ it._ 🏴‍☠"Yarrrggh!!!"🏴‍☠ (📽HoIIyW00D Exec: _"It'll Sell Like _*_Gang-busters!!!"_* ~ "$29 Million Dollar WW Open Take🎞👎)

[@heartofcinema3454]

The scene where Furiosa can get away from danger, but keeps returning to help out her friend at the bullet farm, is the stark difference between her and dementas, and the rest of the road warrior world.

[@kieranw2507]

Karsten the type of guy to watch a movie

[@blackphillipppp]

I dont believe it

[@thepeanutbuttershow6005]

real💀💀

[@whyisntitpossible404]

Bro watched a movie...

[@pastarizzoto]

BBL Krizzy

[@pastarizzoto]

BBL Krizzy

[@originaozz]

I was shocked by how bleak and brutal it went. You really felt the hopelessness that this world brought upon. Chris Hemsworth acting here also reminded me that I prefer him playing the bad guy over the comedic hero. He just brought a sense of showmanship into these roles that glossed over the sinister distruction. It's such a heavy film, but also one that knew that revenge, while satisfying is never a cure.

[@jonfreeman9682]

This is more brutal and visceral which is why this is so much better than Fury Road.

[@juri2001]

and it is sooo much better than Fury Road. I like the story and actors much better in Furiosa than those in Fury Road.

[@jonfreeman9682]

@@juri2001 In Fury Road we didn't get to know any of the characters. Right away we see mad Max and Furiosa but don't know what's going on. Here we already know Furiosa from the first movie and the Citadel so it builds from that. But no idea why fans didn't show up as it got great critic and fan reviews.

[@originaozz]

Kinda late, but I like both? In Fury Road, the scope of struggle in that apocalyptic world is more implied than shown completely. The characters' action IS the dialogue and I actually like Nux the most even though his character is so simple. In Furiosa, you basically sit through all the brutality she has faced from childhood to adulthood. It's impossible not to empathize.

[@VincenzosCornSalad]

Not sure why but the dodgy CG definitely stood out more in the trailers compared to the final movie, maybe cause the trailers use a lot of those CG scenes in a row.

[@KenTWOu]

I think some shots weren't finished, like this one at 1:35, in the movie they have way more dust under the car, so it looked much, much better.

[@zacharyberridge7239]

Yeah, that's how I felt. Some of it was still dodgy. Like when the vuvalini woman, mom, jumps onto the horse as it's running. It reminded me of Legolas flying around that giant elephant in RotK. Still, really liked the film! It wasn't as good as FR, but it was really solid.

[@goldbugclassic]

@@zacharyberridge7239 The horse thing was one of only two shots that really stood out for me as being bad CGI. (The other also involved a human body in motion.) I think in general it looked great, especially on a giant IMAX screen.

[@VonJay]

A lot was shot on the volume, it looks like they’re standing in front of LED screens because they are. So it’s not just the cgi it’s also the depth perception and LED color matching.

[@jaakko222]

That’s exactly right. There was always like a good 45 minutes between noticable CG moments so it didn’t really break my immersion…

[@chobinator8741]

Saw it earlier, and loved it. I’m not a big nerd about movies so I didn’t really notice any weird cgi or anything, but that could just be me. As someone who casually watched Fury Road and Furiousa, I enjoyed it. I don’t think people should let small details of a movie ruin the experience for themselves, but again, who am I to say. Enjoy the movie guys!

[@edenholt4394]

100%. I'm the same as you, didn't notice any CGI issues. I think if your biggest criticism of a film is a handful of poor CGI moments then that really shouldn't take away much from the film

[@Omnimojojo]

Same I didn’t notice any CGI issues and was completely engrossed in the world Miller created

[@JellyOnAPancakeAyyyy]

My exact opinion

[@bobhill-ol7wp]

Bad CGI is just typical clickbaiting

[@jonfreeman9682]

Well said. I actually thought this was even better than Fury Road. Better directing better CGI better cinematography and way over the top stunts. Fast and furious wish they can be half as good as this.

[@1000_ping_king]

Back when George Miller thought up Fury Road and Furiosa, he had hundreds of sticky notes detailing each shot of both films and Furiosa was originally supposed to be a 3D Anime/Animated Movie, and Miller translated each sticky note very faithfully in both films, so when I saw some of the odd shots or editing choices, I then thought about how it would look animated and it all made sense, same goes for the CGI, You can get away with more crazy stuff in animation, so it would make a lot of sense for the harder stuff to not translate to live action well.

[@Xfacta12482]

I always felt that Fury Road had a bit of a weird uncanniness as well but always chalked it up to a stylistic choice. It felt very intentional

[@rockguitarist931]

I think it's crazy that Miller was able to scale up Furiosa from an anime to a feature length film.

[@Pantheragem]

This is no "girl boss" movie. She starts off going on instinct. Then, she goes through an apprenticeship (with who becomes her only friend, her only family. I felt that when they were forehead nuzzling or whatever you call it). She takes hits, she doesn't physically kick anyone's ass, she only outsmarts some of them. In short, Furiosa earns what she becomes.

[@katy2176-p3m]

And yet, some still call it a girl boss, because men assign that whenever they don’t like a main female lead

[@Pantheragem]

@kirstyc2176 If it was "girl boss" at all, it was old school "girl boss". I felt that character earned her capabilities. She was not some sort of unstoppable force. The problem is; modern Hollywood has conditioned audiences to just reject characters which might even give off the vibe that they might be just that. Some great films with awesome female leads will be overlooked because of all of the junk we've grown accustomed to having forced down our throats. It's unfortunate but understandable.

[@Darth_Bateman]

@@Pantheragem Buddy, in this political climate? You are wasting your time. Like, people's minds are utterly broken. All you need is black or woman to be woke to these people. It doesn't matter if this is actually a good film this time. This culture war fucked movies over.

[@katy2176-p3m]

@@Pantheragem "I felt that character earned her capabilities." the problem is that's very feelings based, and many men don't agree with you - any Strong female character you can think of, I guarantee men took issue with in the time of the film/shows etc release. Also you say female character's have to earn it - so you must have not like Furiosa much from the first movie? given that she was badass from the start with no time wasted to explain why she was badass.

[@katy2176-p3m]

@@Darth_Bateman u sound fun

[@avrahamzucker2605]

I don‘t get why people complain about the cgi: a lot of scenes stuntman would literally DIE would you try to get that with practical implementation.

[@fongdimbulator]

I guess dummy stand ins or shot choices which don't linger on noticeable cgi would be the obvious preference.

[@papabird4425]

That's what the stuntman is for

[@_l.a.p.e.r.e.x_]

@@papabird4425 and for what ? stuntmen don't have any oscars. They can do all death defying stunts as much as they want but never get the recognition they deserve. Jackie Chan could get away with it because he was playing lead and helped with marketing of the move, similar with Tom Cruise.

[@19main89]

I mean fury road did a better job tho compared to this one so why not do more practical stunts

[@papabird4425]

@@19main89 because muh cgi

[@cf_1204]

Hemsworth stole this movie. Every scene he was in was awesome and I felt his absence when he wasn’t in it.

[@toastyretinas]

Poor Things was the same for Mark Ruffalo.

[@funkychicken4509]

I thought he was miscast, didnt like him at all

[@dinocarosi4303]

He had the flashier role and boy did he nail it. 💪🏻

[@dylan10011998]

I thought Anya Taylor Joy was definitely the best cast, even with few lines she stole the show

[@Kaefer1973]

@@dylan10011998 I disagree and agree with both you and the cf_1204 I loved the writing and performances of both the protagonist and antagonist. Their differences and similarities are well chosen and the actors are a good choice to bring them across. Luckily I am a very casual movie goer, so I didn't really have a fixed view on either actor that could have influenced my oppinions. As such I'll say it was a two people heist.

[@jmantherockmusicfan7175]

Can’t wait to do a double feature with this and Garfield and call it Gariosa.

[@joergzabbee3921]

Great idea 😂

[@Arawn505]

Furiosa Hates Mondays 😖

[@fabianhammer2864]

@@Arawn505 but she doesnt look, like she loves lasagna

[@sir_john_hammond]

Furifield

[@thefoxcritic1]

Furiosa: A Garfield Saga

[@internetlurker1850]

"I have nothing but my sorrow, and I want nothing more." - Imperator Furiosa.

[@ChrisMustard]

Thank you, a person of culture

[@gibbygibbstein7858]

🗣🔥🔥🔥

[@lukayaroslav9914]

Punished "Furiosa" Snake

[@cinemapigeon4898]

Fury Road was advertised as being super practical that there's been almost a weird "actually a ton of CGI" counter push, however I'd like to state that I still think it's perfectly fair to praise Fury Road as a very practically filmed movie, as so much of its CGI is adding a sky box, making a desert more desert-y, a canyon more compact and canyon-y. CGI to enhance a scene is different than CGI to completely comprise a scene. Outside the obvious sandstorm CGI, Fury Road as a masterpiece in stunt work and practical effects. Some color grading and smart editing that may use CG to safely overlay a exploding truck next to dozens of cars and people (two real shots but combined as one) is exactly what CG is meant for.

[@ChrisMustard]

Another person of culture. Very fair comment. Thank you

[@jebbennett4619]

Better used to enhance rather than compose completely, I so agree. But yeah the sandstorm in Fury Road doesn’t look bad at all, so obviously CGI is useful to practically create the majority of the scene in a lot of cases, but some looks better than other

[@locmari]

When was the last time you watched Fury Road? There is a LOT more CGI than you probably think

[@cinemapigeon4898]

@@locmari Yes....green screens, some touch ups, additions in certain scenes, a lot of the Citadel, etc...... but my comment is an exact response to your comment, as people keep bringing up its perfect complimentary use of CGI to downplay how much is done in camera.

[@URBONED]

If you look at behind the scenes videos, even the cars driving through the sandstorm was done for real, with the sandstorm added over it - and the storm is so well stylised and visually sumptuous that it doesn't take you out. When you see Fury Road and Furiosa side by side, it's hard to compare. In Furiosa I could almost spot every transition between 'real car' and 'CG car' even within a single shot - I don't think there's a single moment in Fury Road where I'm taken out of the film by a full CG car.

[@gregyoung9980]

I heard him say "Happy Feet director" and I immediately perked up, like, "WTF????"

[@zkme2734]

he's right tho

[@sergioq94]

I had to look it up

[@rustybroomhandle]

And Babe 2: Pig in the City

[@BudokanPuroresu]

And ghost directed Babe 1

[@dawert2667]

Bro also directed the Witches of Eastwick. He has some of the most insane range of any director imo lol

[@anthonygonzalezzzzz]

CGI looked good in IMAX. Some of the best action filmmaking ever.

[@Loggodover]

Can comfirm. Didn't notice much bad cg. Only a bunch of shots with noticable green screen

[@MuchCow9000]

I did but who cares the sounds of those cars and the action is masterful

[@va1354]

You and I must be watch Different Movie.. FURY ROAD is BY FAR BETTER than this movie...

[@raidenthenctzenwithinsomni4961]

@@va1354 He said "some" of the best action, how about you read what he said and not what you want to read?

[@hughmungus7621]

Movie in IMAX was insane. Might have to catch it again before it goes

[@xali_]

I honestly liked the way they did the CG, since it felt like a callback to early 2000s classics, and I think the clunkiness of it at times kinda lends itself to the Mad Max universe even more. I find it charming, and kinda adds to the epicness of it all.

[@formyhobby8602]

same here.

[@HollyHargreaves]

I auditioned for Furiosa, for Sad Eyes. Was gutted I didn't get it. Such a cool film.

[@bobbyshewan4229]

Getting to be able to audition for it is definitely a cool story to have still

[@austindrinksfanta]

Still super cool you have a slight connection to this behemoth. That’s awesome

[@HollyHargreaves]

That's true, thanks! 🌟

[@maforo85]

You'll get there one day bro. Don't give up 👍.

[@Yas-gs8cm]

HOLY, really which I had such experience... For me it's like: You know it's technically impossible to be an actor but heck, not even an audition (btw I'm programmer by trade nothing to do with cinema).

[@0xBorges]

Furiosa was a great film. Very fun. So weird that the internet is being contrarian on this one. Like, stop being miserable.

[@adriandurlej9266]

It was ass

[@proverbialking3452]

Long Rant incoming: Not really. Furiosa was a very bloated film. Pacing slowed by its very pointless first chapters which are up so much time that none of the interesting characters got a chance to develop or interact in any meaningful way. Aka Dementus. There is only the silhouette of a tragic character but again no real substance because the useless filler acts that ate up so much screen time for absolutely no reason. If we had just cut the whole of act 1, nothing would have drastically changed. And instead we got a script of Furiosa actually sacrificing bits and pieces of herself to rise to the rank of Imperator, just for the sake of vengeance would be so much more interesting than the time skip. Then there is Praetorian Jack. He was the most useless addition in the entire movie. His motivation and interest is absolutely absent. He has a very one dimensional stoic personality. Who is he? How did he becomes Praetorian? Why does he want to help Furiosa? What does she teach Furiosa about road combat? Who knows because guess what, time skip. Unlike Fury Road which was a very tightly written script where every setup had a payoff. For example: In Fury Road Max is forced to give his blood as a human blood bag and when Furiosa asks for Max's name, he only grunts as he doesn't want to be friends or chums, he is only doing what he needs to survive. By the end, Max willingly gives his blood, and his name. Similarly, the movie starts with a race away from the citadel which was seen as a prison but then it turns into a race towards the citadel as the symbol of hope. Meanwhile, Furiosa was just action for action's sake. The script was just an excuse for fight sequences. And Anya Taylor Joy's Furiosa was very underwhelming. All her character seems to do is scowl. "Hey girl why you sneaking?" *Scowl* "Hey, who are you?" *Scowl* "I will teach you the way of the road warrior! *Scowl* "I am the man that murdered your mother. *Scowl* "Here have some food." *Scowl* And the ending was just so disappointing. Furiosa just gets superpowers after she loses her arm.

[@madd5]

Totally agree. People are just pathetic.

[@hemingwaybromfield3722]

People have unrealistic expectations. Fury Road was lightning in a bottle, a follow up just as good would have been impossible after 9 years of production hell. Furiosa ended being a far better film than I thought it would be, and it's a shame that we'll likely never see a follow up to the mad max world.

[@isabellahurley6552]

My thoughts exactly

[@claudiazg9932]

The CGI would be begter if they just paid the artists better and gave them more time to do a quality job

[@Zackadeles]

True, but most animation studios that production companies hire for their movies aren't even located in the United States. Animation as a medium is largely outsourced to developing countries like India and North Korea of all places. Maybe this movie did hire an American animation studio, I genuinely have no idea, but unfortunately, paying animators better doesn't guarantee that they'll keep their jobs.

[@claudiazg9932]

@@Zackadeles at least giving them more time to do the job should make it, often these houses are swamped with projects with little time to make them all

[@ChrisMustard]

Definitely begter!! More begter in fact!!

[@rogdawg123]

yes definitely begter

[@rogdawg123]

yes way more begter

[@rebelrebel8398]

"Left a pit in my stomach" i see what you did here

[@andrefick2077]

Honestly i disagree about the action, i actually thought it was really good, on par with fury road

[@markalito1]

“Can’t remember the last time I was looking forward to a sequel” Dune 2 bro jeez

[@TPV07]

Thats not a sequel it’s part of one story

[@fernandofaria2872]

Dune 2 was mid

[@ssnowycloud]

​@@fernandofaria2872 tell that to movies bros and you're dead

[@MalcomMalediction]

Dune 2 does not deserve its hype at all

[@JimmyTheCricket-k7s]

@@MalcomMaledictionI agree.

[@AbsentCrysisX]

I find Dr. Dementus like a peak dark humor, condisering that Chris few years back discoverd that he have gene and high risk of dementia...

[@clay391]

I just saw it and I liked it. It didn't have a specific goal that drive that Fury Road had. The film was more of a slow burn. I didn't think the CGI was bad at all. There was alot of good action sequences. My only real complaint is it skipped over the forty-day wasteland war too fast. I would have liked to see more of that. They should have cut one of the earlier action sequences for more of the wasteland war.

[@whiterosemotors9026]

Agreed

[@yt.byliam]

the next couple karsten videos are about to be crazy

[@samfilmkid]

Just sitting here patiently for his Megalopolis review. Predict much stammering and crumpling into laughter, as is the Runquist way.

[@yt.byliam]

@@samfilmkid I just know he has a Cannes video to make, what I watched this month which will have some bangers (i want to hear his thoughts on i saw the tv glow), and then yeah megalopolis is gonna be a great review.

[@aurenian8247]

I enjoyed Furiosa but it was definitely a harder watch than fury road. A lot of suffering in this one, but the lows do get balanced out with some good highs too. Furiosa on the warpath as an angle of vengeance in the black car was awesome to behold.

[@5kribbles]

The bad CGI is apparent in the trailer. The issue for me is that it just doesn't look like cars and building falling have any mass. They move in unnatural ways that your brain picks up as them having no real physical weight so it eliminates the real emotional weight.

[@gravybabyinc5525]

this is a perfect description of how i felt watching the trailer!

[@thijmenjankok]

Having watched it, i honestly think it wasn’t that bad. I was hesitant to go because of the CGI but while it was noticeable occasionally it never detracted from the experience, for me atleast. Highly recommend it

[@BrianSalazar-kn5ng]

See it in a good theater

[@Samael767]

​@@thijmenjankoksame. It didn't bother me in the slightest when I saw it yesterday, despite being initially a bit worried by the trailer.

[@Starr_Apathy]

Y'all need to stop picking everything to death and live. While y'all were debating the mass and density of falling objects... I saw an excellent film This is SUCH. a fantastic movie!

[@bean6228]

I loved fury road’s action and I don’t know why but I loved furiosa,s action even more. It felt more creative and diverse. Furiosa basically tripled down on new weapons and ideas. Third act alone amazed me by the amount of different vehicles, weapons, ways people died and it just felt so fresh. It definitely felt more set piecy but I think this made me realize I kinda love that. They’re gimmicks and choreography of totally unrealistic action but also that’s what I expect from mad max. This is a movie movie, as in it knows its main existence is for fun. Heck even dementus knows it.

[@madd5]

I have no idea why people are so crazy about actions. Furiosa had a ton of action scenes and on top of that the storyline is like 100 times better.

[@jonfreeman9682]

I agree. This movie improves on CGI action and even story. Fury Road was good but you're missing the backstory on the characters. Here it fleshes in her story so you care for her. They also need to do a movie on mad Max himself.

[@master-of-mind5881]

Well said I fully agree.

[@Paul20661]

*IT WAS EPIC*

[@brannonkirkhuang]

Just saw it last night and can’t help but feel like it’s not great. 🤷‍♂️

[@timpage9424]

Knew the moment I saw the trailer I had to check my expectations because Fury Road is perfection and the kind of cinematic lightning in a bottle that we will most likely never see again. Got my tickets for Tuesday night, I can't wait.

[@whiterosemotors9026]

I hope you enjoyed it. I certainly checked my expectations and still thought it was very good. I think, if this was the first "mad max" film to ever come out, we actually would've been blown away. It's still a great film on its own, just isn't what fury road was: a masterpiece.

[@xayrosantacruz6923]

How was is it? I seen it too I give it 10/10 new tone of movie for me

[@foreverdjango5869]

You liked it?

[@SwellStuff483]

After seeing what Ayla Browne did here, I eagerly await her portrayal of Maria in Sonic 3

[@Alucard2091]

The use VFX sequence & background green screens are hit or miss like in very uncanny Robert Rodriguez prod vfx team (except for Alita Battle Angel) The story is pretty solid letting the world building lore, to be the drivers sit.

[@Account1746]

Fury road is forever goated

[@fletchy40]

Eternal forever?

[@sebl9198]

@@fletchy40shiny and chrome?

[@swag858]

The CGI in this was so obviously stylized what the fuck If this movie wanted to look more realistic it absolutely would've. What's everyone smoking??

[@MrFaronheit]

When the visuals make you not believe the stakes of the movie, they are more than a nitpick. Fury Road felt like a real desert vehicle battle. This looks like actors in front of a greenscreen. Fury Road with Furiosa's FX would not be the same movie

[@TheSurprisePig]

fury road relied on that visceral intensity MUCH more than furiosa does in order to convey its narrative and stakes to be fair

[@joshgiannini1804]

You're not entirely wrong, but the two possible options weren't Furiosa with CGI or Furiosa with practical effects. The options were Furiosa with CGI or no movie at all. And I'll take the movie please

[@EcopiuM]

You definitely haven't watched furiosa.

[@NCO643]

​@joshgiannini1804 the problem isn't that the movie uses CGI, it's that the CGI/set extension looks pretty bad to the point of being immersion breaking.

[@RubenTricky]

Its really not that bad. Its not gonna take you out of it. It still is MUCH better than most Blockbusters today

[@Blueberry_Koi]

furiosa and fury road reached a rare point in prequel production that they enhance each other after watching the other one. And that is something not all directors can say they achieved

[@JeffMonsoon]

I got introduced to Mad Max by watching Furiosa first, I went crazy for it. Then I went and watched Fury Road and the added background information I had prior to watching it for the first time made it *chefs kiss*

[@MuchCow9000]

My god this movie was glorious. I love the Mad Max Saga

[@afroahmed3989]

this is a prequel to a character in a whole universe created by George Miller, people keep clowning on him calling him the " happy feet and babe" director forgetting the fact that he has s the one who made the whole mad max franchise, the Mel Gibson ones and fury road , so watching furiousa it's exactly what the title says , you're watching a Mad Max saga , not a sequel to fury road

[@Tyler12905]

Is this satire

[@redadamearth]

You're not watching a "Mad Max Saga" - you're watching a "Furiosa Saga". This film has nothing whatsoever to do with the character of Mad Max. Another good title would have been "Furiosa: a WASTELAND SAGA". Including Max's name in it is just bizarre. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the Furiosa character and can't wait to see it tomorrow - I'm just saying, calling it a "Mad Max" saga makes no sense.

[@afroahmed3989]

It has nothing to do with the characters but got everything to do with the world that those characters live in , WTF is so hard to understand?!

[@Leo-mu8kn]

@@afroahmed3989 i understand your point and agree but you need to calm down

[@Prodbyjah464]

@@redadamearthit probably makes sense once you realise they’re going to build off of it hence why furiosa max meet in fury road and they’re probably do a sequel to that.

[@CJusticeHappen21]

"This movie makes Fury Road better." Thank you! I saw Furiosa yesterday and I've been struggling to articulate my thoughts as succinctly as you have in a single sentence!

[@kubahavelka9556]

Just got back from the theater, absolutely blown away. Already pretty sure I liked this more than Fury Road.

[@Jaythesparrow]

Not even close, this movie was like a shitty B grade version of Fury Road.

[@Tyler12905]

It has the best action scene between the two and it has a better story so… idk it feels to early to say but i feel like it could be

[@antoine12016]

⁠U haven't even watched the movie so this doesn't make sense

[@CMPUNK.7329]

@@Tyler12905😂😂😂😂 just stop

[@randomanton]

Fury road is much better

[@creativecatproductions]

It’s weird for everyone to figure out that George Miller never makes the same movie twice. Even all the Mad Max films, while sharing the same world and themes, have nothing to do with each other in style, content, or purpose. Who even expected this to be anything like Fury road? The Road Warrior was the sequel to Mad Max, with the same actor, and it was a totally different character. The first movie wasn’t even set in the apocalypse. Just bad times.

[@Lenak_]

Basically Furiosa kinda felt like it was shot in the Volume sometimes

[@df36367]

Furiosa felt like a classic Mad Max. I grew up on the originals. This was much more of world examination and explanation with furiosa's story as a through line. I love that Miller made a completely different film in the mad max world other than just trying to repeat fury roads' success

[@Gvazdika.]

yeah, i felt the same way too. fury road was beautiful, but since i watched the original trio first, it didn't stick with me as much as it did to others, especially since no mel gibson. people hating furiosa are simply those who only grew up on fury road.

[@sanccex313]

The movie didn't had the business of being so: Perfect, insane, beautiful, good, mad.

[@beau__]

I actually liked this better than Fury Road. Maybe I’ll have to watch Fury Road again.

[@darinherrick9224]

So did I. I like long movies with world building and character building and there's more of that here.

[@dieserjason]

​@@darinherrick9224That's what I thought too!

[@DrEternity42]

I feel like Furiosa is much more thematically rich and expansive than Fury Road was

[@aaponator1439]

Yup I rewatched Fury Road the day after I saw Furiosa and for me Furiosa is just the better movie. Fury Road is still great but the character and world building of Furiosa make it better for me.

[@whiterosemotors9026]

Funny enough, George Miller talks about these two different styles. He figured those that loved fury road so much wouldn't like furiosa as much, and vice versa. Both are good. But the way the world works and is presented so well in fury road, it's remarkable how we are thrown into it all and can still follow without having to understand everything. I enjoyed Furiosa too though

[@Nerd-Baker]

I've watched it and it deserves success because it is amazing ❤.

[@platypus4427]

It's unfortunate, but it bears repeating: 90% of the CGI in hollywood nowadays isn't done by the same professionals who brought to life movies like Fury Road a decade ago. The vast (and I mean VAST) is done by outsourced and underpaid Indian or Bangaladeshi VFX workers, and it shows in the quality. In Furiosa's case the VFX was done by a company called DNEG, which merged with an Indian firm in 2014.

[@harman865]

That explains a lot because CGI in Bollywood movies look dogshit, like actual cartoon compared to high budget Hollywood productions, but the gap is closing now. But CGI in Furiosa isn't that bad. It's not Marvel bad.

[@choklitfactory]

I thought it was a great film. It dragged on near the end, which made the movie peak at 2 hours 30 min. But I loved it! I thought the acting was great. Not a lot of talk about Praetorian Jack, but I loved his character. Dementius was played so well by Chris Hemsworth. Excellent film!

[@TonisFilmClub]

Good stuff as always, Karsten!

[@honomyanlem9849]

Kind of kindness review soon?

[@Ghoulstille]

It's time for more Deeeeeeeeeeeementia! with Dr. Dementus!

[@gleesinnpiano2653]

Can’t wait for Critical Drinker and his groupies in his comment section to call this film “woke garbage” because woman.

[@genericusername147]

its inevitably gonna happen unfortunately 😭

[@thugtrippin]

I went into this film with no expectations and I was pleasantly surprised. This movie doesn’t take itself too seriously and neither should we.

[@phillipreese6272]

This movie was good, but disappointing. The cinematography, music, framing, were all significantly worse than fury road. But worse of all, the magical mystery of it all was neutered. There were lore dumps everywhere. The Gibli vibe was completely gone.

[@IanCanefire]

So many reviewers can’t seem to review well any more. This was not a good review. The substance of the movie seems to have escaped the reviewer. No one seems to mention the politics, the ideals, the reasons why. This was a revenge film for those who cannot comprehend beyond a 5th graders. I wonder if the Director is sick of the horribly basic analysis that keeps appearing. Sadly many can only see style.

[@nicolasmaldonado1428]

This is the thing with CGI: if the story is good, who gives a shit. Godzilla Minus One is the best example of this

[@denmpower]

Most BS ever . No sense no logic . From biting motorcycle hose which one is impossible to cut with teeth to end when she cut her arm , damaged wheels and left with one arm on motorcycle on top of the mountain lol 😂movie maybe for 6-8 years old kids who like marvel and other crqp

[@fabolousjada5070]

Damn they used a lot of cgi? Thats what made fury road incredible.

[@sunsetjunior9313]

Furiosa is awesome. i think its foolish to get into direct comparisons between Furiosa and Fury Road. seriously, consider the VAST distinctions between 'the Road Warrior' and 'Beyond Thunderdome' -very different in style and unapologetic differences in the world building with the former being more grit and the latter being more "goonies on acid". ...and just like Fury Road/Furiosa, i have plenty of room to enjoy both as related, but pretty different films. its just mostly too bad (and a tragedy) that the sheeple of America went to see the Garfield movie instead and probably robbed us fans of a (probably?) final installment with Tom Hardy as Max in the "the wasteland"...

[@hongquiao]

I went in the wrong room (that was also showing Furiosa) without realizing it. (I was a little late and I assumed it was the opening scene.) So I saw the last hour of the film first, I was so pissed! But it's a testament to this movie's structure that you can pop in at any moment and assume "oh I guess it starts in media res."

[@TheNetflixNook]

wait, where did the story start for you?

[@hongquiao]

@@TheNetflixNook Right after Furiosa and her BF leave the Bullet farm.

[@TheNetflixNook]

@@hongquiao That's a wild place to jump in

[@KingDingDong69]

@@hongquiaobro that’s crazy 💀

[@scottplunket1048]

Depth of their performances? More to chew on? Furiosa is without doubt, the most disjointed, boring, stupidly, written piece of garbage I’ve ever had the displeasure of trying to sit through. I don’t need a lot of plot from a mad Max movie, but this plot made absolutely zero sense. Someone please explain to me how everyone in the wasteland is trying to find this golden healthy child. Presumably to have healthy babies with. And then she hides out in plain sight in front of everyone and they’re all just treating her as a “boy “? Garbage. Lazy. Stupid. And Chris Hemsworth? Boring, stupid, like every other villain in this incredibly misguided piece of crap. They’re all dumb. Later, she’s suddenly driving the war rigs with this character who appears out of nowhere? Suddenly she is Anya Taylor Joy at this point. Why is no one wanting to have babies with her now? And then when she’s about to fall off of the bridge later in the film, she screams I’m Furiosa? This term has never been used previously. There’s no explanation. Why do the war boys recognize her? I found the stunts pretty boring actually because I didn’t care about any of the characters. Precisely the opposite of the verve, drive and muscularity fury Road. Total utter waste of time. I’ve never been so disappointed in a movie going experience. She’s a totally passive character. Awful.

[@phillip4807]

The unfortunate reality of the visual effects industry right now is that most of its artists are overworked for not nearly enough compensation. I think Furiosa is a casualty of it.

[@05ginOski05]

Idk bout this guy whining about the cgi, I love fury road but my oh my this movie has so much more depth.. I love this one more.

[@gblatt8472]

I really did not notice the CGI as much as you did. I just spent months supervising CG for a short film and... Nah, 98% of this looked fantastic

[@gallowshumor1784]

Agree

[@va1354]

Bruh you say you supervising CG and says 98% Fantastic compared to Fury Road ? You must be joking...

[@gallowshumor1784]

@@va1354 they didn't compare it to Fury Road, you did. Obviously the effects in this movie aren't as good as in Fury Road but that movie was mostly practical so it isn't surprising at all especially considering the scale of this movie.

[@gblatt8472]

@@va1354 The effects were fine. It's a already a very stylized fantasy world. Obviously the fire wasn't real. Obviously that tower didn't actually crash down, but I was never taken out of the movie and the effects were always telling the story.

[@darwinsaye]

I find the nearly spiritual reaction you described having to Fury Road interesting. Although I didn’t think there was anything at all wrong with it, I found it the most unmemorable of all the Mad Max movies so far. It kind of ended my desire to watch any further MM films. The fact that Anya Taylor-Joy is in the new one is the only thing that made me think I might give it a chance.

[@Bungoooo]

cant agree more, i DO wish it was like Fury Road cuz i didnt get to watch it in Theaters when it came out. Still wow, its been a long time since a Villain was genuinely evil that the ending just made it all worth it

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

I hate that this movie is bombing because everyone just associates a female lead with every male character being bad. Not only that but people have been praising Furiosa as being one of the best female action heroes since Ripley or Sarah Connor since fury road came out and then they all whine when she gets her own movie. We’re probably not going to get another mad max movie ever now because it’s bombing. Like jesus christ grow up

[@mirahg99]

the best feeling is getting home from a movie and seeing karsten just posted a video on it

[@lokiluvr222]

comparing heath's performance in Joker to Chris's as dementus is a crime. Heath was exceptional while Hemsworth was just a psycho Man child without any depth

[@sirig8]

Great video! Love your writing, balancing multiple tones and critiques without pooping on things is hard. Great job!

[@Tomiply]

Huh, I thought the action was nearly on par with Fury Road, especially that 18 minute war rig scene. You saying "Not even close" is a bit of a stretch if you ask me. It comes close a few times.

[@cyrollan]

Mandy is in my top 10 movies of all time, so it's neat to hear that comparison.

[@neakapla]

Great movie, but don't punish it for not being fury road. This was a fantastic movie Fury road was so unexpected for me, and I've been a fan of the mad max series from way back. This is another keeper for the series. This is no thunder dome

[@herbschnerbler]

This movie suffers from the same thing every other prequel ever does. We know what happens. 1 viewings of each trailer would fill in almost any gap not covered by Fury Road itself. Nothing was added. No explanation as to how, if this timeline is legit, Max still has the Interceptor. Nothing on what the green place was, how Joe and the rest came to power, nothing. We knew Furiosa got taken, we knew she ended up working for Immortan Joe, and we knew one way or another she defeated Dementus. Even a final act battle set piece was undercut from us. I was entertained by the movie, and Miller is great and he didnt owe us anything, but id be lying if i said i wasnt disappointed.

[@snowvic]

Thank you for voicing my thoughts so well!

[@johnswanson217]

Anya doesn't fit in that role.. She lacks that sorrowful, loveful yet strong eye. She just seem scared. Charlize's eyeline portrait was perfect.

[@Yandhilistener_66]

Red colour grading?? AND Mandy both mentioned in the same video?? Sign me up RIGHT NOW.

[@Booba311]

It's interesting to see these movies compared. That's not how I look at these 2 films. The most remarkable achievement of this se/prequel is that it makes Fury Road more beautiful.

[@aswinkumar6643]

Watching it tomo, cannot wait!!!

[@emmanuelalva6597]

The weird CGI gives it that nostalgic mad max feel. I think they did it on purpose

[@Mellowbaton]

The worst thing about this movie is that the version of the Man who Sold the World that was in one of the trailers, didn’t appear in the soundtrack. I want that track.

[@DhilipNexus]

Yeah

[@Cipher6i8]

I genuinely thought the scene when she’s fighting for her life under the war rig was one of the greatest action sequences I’ve ever seen-and arguably is on par with Fury Road. Just my opinion though

[@2nd.2nd.2nd]

Don't drink every time he says Fury Road or you'll be hammered.

[@karlbastos2800]

The cgi was in different frame rate, then the normal shots. It mega jarring. It why it more noticeable then other moives cgi. Doesn't help the movie being already bad.

[@Evan8787]

The fact everyone praises the special effects, and that's their basis for thinking the movie is good, just shows how dumbed down the average filmgoer has become. They praise awful films just because "cars go vroom."

[@MuchCow9000]

Take your pill old man

[@aroccoification]

Why are we getting a spin off of a spin off with none of the original cast or any of the returning characters actually acting like themselves? How about we be creative and just make something new instead?

[@Angers98]

Ok this has me so hyped now. I LOVED Fury Road and feel like I had a similar viewing experience in 2015. Happy to hear from a fan that this was a good sequel/prequel!

[@Leto2ndAtreides]

Hemsworth's character was not written well. It was more unnecessary goofiness. A leader needs character. No sane person would follow that guy.

[@rarrera1409]

Still doesn’t compare to the cultural impact that Happy feet 2 had

[@amy_yoshikawa]

I don't know what you've watched But i thought the movie looked glorious on the IMAX screen and the CGI never took me out of it and ofcourse its obvious, it had to use some CG or this movie wouldn't have worked because it took place on multiple sets & locations and the world more expand this time than 2 hour one location chase action movie called Fury Road. So i wouldn't compare both movies for my own enjoyment and rather watch it for its own. The problem you had was your mind couldn't get Fury Road out of it and compared side by side Furiosa with Fury Road while watching it. This is Mad Max Saga, not Fury Road Saga.

[@shaneburton6685]

So excited for this movie. Fury Road is one of my favorite movies of all time. Road Warrior is nostalgic but Fury Road killed it.

[@livegreatalways]

Kinda sad the movie did so badly at the box office. It deserves to be seen. And now we may not get to the see Mad Max Wasteland.

[@joaocosta5193]

2:54 how are little people talking about him do tell

[@tbrown5836]

Chris helmsworths performance isn’t Oscar worthy it’s like heath ledger as the joker Heath ledger won best supporting actor that year as the joker

[@persona2bestpersona891]

dont listen to this guy hes just finding shit to complain about for views this film is a 9/10

[@Chandler_strickland002]

Have u even seen the original trilogy Karsten?

[@landovendetta8516]

It doesnt sound like it. Keep only mentioning Fury Road.

[@charleylandes2016]

I wondered that when he said it was the most detailed vision of the world since he started the trilogy. Because that doesn’t make sense. The first Mad Max lays the ground work and then Road Warrior basically explains everything.

[@birons3708]

​@@charleylandes2016 Yeah hes clueless

[@dinozaccagna8730]

See now I thought that look of their movie was part of the deal, like it's supposed to be hyper stylized realism.

[@gchamberlain71]

Mandy ? FUCK YES

[@gilbertgallegos6209]

The soundtrack was also a big let down with it being wallpaper like for the most part.