FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (2024) MOVIE REACTION - THEY DID IT AGAIN! - FIRST TIME WATCHING - REVIEW

Welcome to our first-time watching as we react to Furiosa (2024). This action/adventure flick delivered an experience that is definitely not what we were expecting but a pleasant surprise nonetheless.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a 2024 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed and produced by George Miller, who wrote the screenplay with Nico Lathouris. It is the fifth installment in the Mad Max franchise, serving as both a prequel and spin-off to Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and focuses on the Fury Road character Imperator Furiosa. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne as younger versions of Furiosa (originally portrayed by Charlize Theron), alongside Chris Hemsworth and Tom Burke.
We hope you enjoy our reactions and commentary as we delve into the film's impact on action cinema. From the fast cutting that gives you a ferocious pace to the stunning practical effects that bring the dystopian world to life. This movie has both adrenaline-pumping scenes and underlying themes of revenge, hope and freedom. All this combined has made Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga a modern classic that is the perfect companion to Mad Max: Fury Road.
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[@alexhidalgo7110]

Awesome love it

[@Beastmodetroy23]

You guys need to watch ultraman rising is so awesome and amazing

[@ImigcoboTunyiswa]

I’m really enjoying this so far

[@cblades2002]

I'm curious because I don't want to accuse you of anything. Did you see the new Mad Max movie in a theater or online? If you watched it online, that would support the argument that the movie didn't do as well at the box office as it could have because people aren't going to see movies in theaters anymore. Box office success isn't everything, especially for a film like Mad Max, but it would have been nice to see this movie do better. It's a great film, and I think it deserves to be seen in a theater. I hope I'm not the only one who feels this way. What are your thoughts?

[@derbundestrainertrainer2993]

Great film! Makes a great double feature with HOPE AND GLORY - a 30 minutes Mad Max short made by a group of 275 filmmakers from all over the world

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

I frankly feel like Chris Hemsworth should do more voice acting. With a voice like that, I almost had trouble identifying him as Dementus.

[@tinocontreras5105]

he said in an interview he based it off his grandfather

[@Pupeyes]

This movie didn’t deserve to be ignored the way audiences did

[@soundofprice]

it was shit

[@The1Music2MyEars]

@@soundofprice People go watch the movie to find out if it's good or not. Point is, no one went to find out. Unless I guess all we do is watch people's reviews of movies nowadays

[@stevedudeman3846]

It was released at the wrong time, a holiday weekend. Parents aren’t taking their kids to see this on a holiday weekend.

[@cl00x3r]

surely it deserved

[@neugassh3570]

its pretty bad

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

When you look at her backstory, it makes her reaction in Fury Road all the more gut wrenching. Everything she remembered from her home..... just gone.

[@Cybermat47]

Yeah, rewatched _Fury Road_ recently and that scene hit *so* much harder.

[@TYG455]

Especially when you realize shes been trying to go back for 15-20 years

[@NickHunter]

the "salt flats" :(

[@mocthezuma]

@@TYG455 19-20 years. In Fury Road when they encounter the Vuvalini in the desert, Valkyrie asks "How long has it been?" And Furiosa answers "7000 days. Plus the ones I can't remember." 7000 days is a bit more than 19 years, so it's probably closer to 20.

[@Grekus12387]

I'll NEVER underatand the people who find this movie boring. It starts with a bang and the fury road sequence is f'n spectacular. Is it slow burn, yeah, but there's not even a hint of boredom. Not even a spec. The story and script are simplistic but also beautiful. The cinematography and score and acting...top notch. An amazing theater experience. Would be my favorite of the year if not for Dune 2.

[@JohnDAmico-ci2hz]

While I liked it overall it definitely didnt start with a bang but a slow roll that set the pace. Fury Road was frenetic from the start and for the most part kept it up. This did have some great parts and definitely doesn't deserve the hate....

[@MrVenom973]

Started with a bang?? No, not at all

[@Grekus12387]

@JohnDAmico-ci2hz This film started with Furiosa's mom and [I guess] aunt chasing the men on the bikes. It wasn't Fury Road level of crazy but it was still a fun open.

[@Grekus12387]

@@MrVenom973copy and pasting my response to the other person. "This film started with Furiosa's mom and [I guess] aunt chasing the men on the bikes. It wasn't Fury Road level of crazy but it was still a fun open"

[@JohnDAmico-ci2hz]

@Grekus12387 Definitely fun, especially in IMAX

[@joelhenry5489]

Dementus is like an alternate reality Max. he lost his wife and kids as well, but he turned completely to the dark side.

[@chriscage669]

If only encapsulates the quote that he said in mad Max fury Road If you can’t fix what’s broken, you’ll go insane.

[@KawaiiSoulB42]

that what happens when Thor loses his powers, in an alternate universe.

[@wgjung1]

A mixture between Max and Lord Humungus.

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

​@@KawaiiSoulB42lol

[@immensives147]

We don't know that, as he always was a piece of 💩 in entire movie, he might be lieing 😢

[@DaddyDoom]

The ending blew my fucking mind as if it wasnt blown enough already from all the insanity before it. George Miller is a Mad Genius. All those old school directors crying true cinema is dead and he brings us this crown jewel of a movie

[@thefilmrookie3099]

Considering this movie bombed will probably make Hollywood go safe again. Which is a shame, I love the mad max universe

[@jonathanayala6884]

Both fury road and FURIOSA are enjoyable. I feel like fury road had more stunts. But both are visually stunning.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

Certainly not equally. Unlike FR, Furiosa screams CGI, and it has waaaay too many ugly green screens.

[@jeffroland6490]

If the 30K people who have watched this would go to the theater this weekend to see it or can purchase it on digital, we'll get the next one: "Mad Max: The Wasteland"! PLEASE help out! As you can see from this video and their reactions, the movie is A MASTERPIECE. It's such a shame that no one showed up for this in the theaters and I hope that you'll support artistry, originality and pure genius filmmaking by supporting it.

[@vincelang3779]

Nope. We will never get another Mad Max movie from Miller. Ever. By the time the dust has settled on this monumental box-office bomb the man will be too old. What we probably WILL get is a quickly made cash grab of a remake/re-imagining/reboot/bowel movement from NetFlix or Amazon, made by a TikTok "director" who swears (s)he want to "honour the original." Barf.

[@lachlanmacarthur8992]

It was sad when I went to see it on opening weekend and only five people were there. Went again the next week and my partner and I were the only ones. Great to have a whole screen to ourselves in a way but I knew it was a bomb.

[@clarkthorns]

I really hope George Miller goes ahead with his plans next for The Wasteland

[@mocthezuma]

I want nothing more than for those movies to be greenlit, shot and released. I'm worried they won't though.

[@spiraljumper74]

Praetorian Jack has some real Daddy energy, I gotta say.

[@laurelg9586]

Tom Burke! I have been a big fan--watch CB Stike series! I never saw anyone be able to a "drunk scene" without overacting! and, he has the most beautiful speaking voice!

[@kathyadams9059]

He can be my daddy any time. I've got it baaaaaad for Prae Jack!

[@TheJoTri]

Let’s goo! Furiosa was great! This deserved a greater turnout at the box office.

[@JackSutterEtc]

nah

[@CzarsSalad]

​@@JackSutterEtcyou're spamming negative replies to ever positive comments. Grow up kid

[@Square-ow7oq]

​@@JackSutterEtcyou are a grown man. Don't you have a job?

[@KenjiMapes]

Nice reaction! Furiosa was amazing! “Is this Halvalla? Am I in Valhalla?” “We’re looking for a place of abundance.” “What’s abundance?”🤣😂😆 The low-key humor in this was great. Furiosa turned out to be such a freaking good backstory for her. The creativity was amazing. Any time George Miller & Crew transport you to the world of the Mad Max’s Wateland it’s a special treat. Miller is the Picasso of post-apocalyptic action movies. Fury Road is one of the greatest movies ever made & while Furiosa is a continuation, it’s own movie. All the haters who said the trailer looked too oversaturated with too much cgi can eat poop - it looked incredible. While you can say it’s not as good as Fury, Furiosa is great in its own right. It’s not in the same stratosphere & that’s fine. You can’t make Fury Road again & directors rarely make a follow up that matches its predecessor or as good a sequel as Furiosa was. Comparing it to Fury Road isn’t really apt or fair despite the connections. The Furiosa naysayers & critics are myopic & can go to Hell. Furiosa is amazing. The fact that it’s similar to Fury Road in the look & backdrop yet is so different in its format, style, story telling, character use, etc really shows how creative George Miller is. It’s changes really help make this feel different & so enjoyable. I freaking loved it. By the way I just recently discovered your channel. I usually listen to my NY Mets game, ambient music or movie reaction vids while I’m studying for my IT certs. So I was watching & listening to yours as it was in my feed today. So I’m listening to your voice & was thinking why does it sound familiar? And why does he look familiar? Then it dawned on me, but I presume that I am not the first to say this: you kind of look & sound like Krazy-8 from Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul. Not an exact facsimile but similar looking. Yo voice, intonations & speaking idiosyncrasies are very similar though: more so than compared to your looks. I think that’s a compliment😆🎉

[@Maxxxim1]

Seeing this in theater was an otherworldly experience

[@redux-_-]

I also recommend playing the Mad Max game to get Max’s story before fury road since both the game and comic are loosely based on each other.

[@MCBunkerwelt]

...and watching the first 3 Mad Max movies.

[@dustinlee8271]

I think Hemsworth stole the show. Just a real piece of shit and it's wonderful. It's a shame that more people didn't go see this in the cinema

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

This movie looked absolutely stunning in cinema. When you know the right angle, you can make even the craziest of movies look beautiful.

[@SCharlesDennicon]

To me, it felt like I was watching a poor man's Fury Road made by people who didn't understand what made it work - the irony being that it was made by the same director (but not the same DP, sadly!).

[@Renoistic]

For various reasons they couldn't spend as much time and money on shooting on location and the stunts. I still think most of the action looks good but as a prequel to Fury Road the limitations are a bit of a shame.

[@SardaukarX]

@@SCharlesDennicon "A poor man's Fury Road" implies that Furiosa's trying to mimic the 2015 movie yet it's nothing like Fury Road in it's structure and story telling... and rightfully so.

[@NickHunter]

@@SardaukarX Yeah I've heard these people comparing it to Fury road and it's just the usual reddit echo chamber nonsense. They're so different in intent and both stand so high on their own merits. Both movies are masterpieces. George couldn't have just made Fury Road 2.0 it'd have been unambitious to him

[@soccertl]

For my taste, I liked this better than the other Mad Max movies. I liked this story.

[@laurelg9586]

Me, too...Fury Road is a big "car chase"...I like having a storyline!

[@MCBunkerwelt]

​@@laurelg9586Check out the first 3 Mad Max movies before Fury Road. Lots of great stories there.

[@TT-Rex]

It's actually Implied that one of Dementus' men is the one to cut Furiosa loose, as he's seen sheathing his machete in the scene after dementus gets off the hood of the truck. And he's also seen in various scenes quietly disagreeing with Dementus' actions.

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

I went to see it in theaters. While I'm still unsure if I would put it on the same level as Fury Road, I still consider myself satisfied.

[@MeAuntieNora]

It's an unfair bar. Personally, I'm impressed that I thought it was pretty dang good.

[@ChrisPBacon-1313]

I didn't think it was horrible. Fury Road was just better. But I feel like I still got my moneys worth atleast.

[@Maxxxim1]

It's like trying to decipher if you prefer Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul

[@t0dd000]

I almost want to have a daughter just to name her Furiosa.

[@NickHunter]

I wanna have a daughter so there's someone in my house who can fit their hand inside of a pringle can

[@Laruto722]

Let's hope it stays at "almost", eh ;) ?

[@SvenJörges]

my absolute favorite film of this year so far, cool to see you react to it

[@ArmchairRizzard]

@@jakespeed43 dude why are you so invested in hating this? Why are you so mad? lol. Get a life you mouth breather.

[@アキコ2003]

is it me or is every marvel actor literally amazing outside of marvel?? chris is a better actor than i thought he was just by me seeing this movie. i feel the same with mark ruffalo in poor things

[@lockekappa500]

These "marvel actors" are IN Marvel films because they are good actors. That's the whole point. They get the paycheck because they've proved themselves in other movies. Marvel movies are just a cesspool and don't challenge anyone.

[@jehoiakimelidoronila5450]

About the black car she drove: furiosa turned on the supercharger (kinda like turbo but driven mechanically by engine belt) via switch on the dashboard, which I think is a reference to Max's car ("interceptor") that also had a supercharger, which is turned on by pulling the switch on the shifter. The latter feature is seen in her war rig back from fury road, which is itself a reference or callback to the interceptor's

[@thewanderingwizard9848]

Scrotus, full name Scabrous Scrotus, is Immortan Joe's oldest son, who is the main villain of the Mad Max game (even though he looks a bit different, and has a chainsaw stuck in his cranium). EDIT: also, the guy who gives Furiosa his car is a character in the Mad Max game as well. His name is Chumbucket, and his car is the Magnum Opus.

[@veneliz4664]

This movie is so underrated 👏

[@johnski4709]

As are all Mad Max films, tbh

[@TabathaTMartin]

@@jakespeed43 How about you don't spam negative comments kid. Don't like it, go somewhere else

[@OgBobby42]

35:50 “almost there just gotta lose the hair”, well… shes also gotta lose 1 other thing 😂

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Ha! You’re not wrong 😂😭

[@アキコ2003]

the only thing unrealistic thing about the furiosa character is her not just liking women (generally wise and atraction wise), as all the men in her life were monsters and traumatized her while the only kindness and normalcy she got in her youth were the wives and breeders. psychologically she would hate men and be sexist too

[@Square-ow7oq]

​@@アキコ2003what are you talking about? She does. She hates men. And rightly so. But like most women in a world owned by men, you don't have a choice but pretend and play the game.

[@lockekappa500]

@@アキコ2003 I don't think we really see Furiosa's sexuality. I don't think her and Jack have anything romantic going on. Also this is a terrible take.

[@アキコ2003]

@@lockekappa500 they were definitely eluding something with her and Jack. I'd rather they not show her sexuality in the movie at all since it's irrelevant to the plot, but they choose to do some random romantic relationship with a man, she hates and is traumatized by men. And no, it's not a horrible take, as it's proven in psychology that your upbringing does help with your sexuality.

[@rickymoranjr9609]

Anya Taylor Joy played a great Furiosa, she even looked and sounded like Charlize Theron as well

[@vincelang3779]

I can't prove it but I'm willing to bet twenty bucks that when she says (her back to the camera) "I need a vehicle" it's actually Theron's voice, added in post . . .

[@sallysphantom]

Furiosa cut her arm out, lost her lover, claimed revenge and get a new metal arm. She is really the female version of Guts.

[@MsSwordwolf]

Fun fact: When Furiosa confronts Dementus near the end of the film, she says, "Remember me? In Fury Road, she says the same thing to Immortan Joe just before she kills him.

[@eduardoluizvincre4569]

Thank you so much for reacting to this film and giving it its due

[@candromiguel5904]

34:40. The main reason I watched this is for ur reaction to their strict matter of fact conversation on the fury road.

[@wscottc60]

Hi there and hello Media Knights. In case you missed it the V8 that Furiosa is tasked to drive is an early model Plymouth Fury. 1963 I believe.

[@pduidesign]

Woah! You are the first to react to this movie! Great job!!

[@gfam6267]

Loved the movie, 10/10

[@espinillasypuntosnegros1715]

Best movie of the year by far (yes, counting Dune). What an absolute masterpiece. Brilliant character writing, incredible use of color and symbolism. It's a shame it flopped at the box office, and I have my theory of it. 1. Disney burned people on female led action movies in established franchises. They released too much crap, and it hurt the market for everyone else. 2. Recasting the lead. Charlize Theron was incredible. Recasting her was a poor choice. 3. Bad promotion. Badly cut trailers that showcased the few CGI shots. 4. Bad, unmarketable title. None of this is the film's fault.

[@spiraljumper74]

What a weird movie, it felt so different from Fury Road because of its pacing but also completely of a piece with it. I almost like it more because you can sit with the characters a bit longer, and of course Hemsworth’s performance as the various Dementus was an absolute pleasure. But I dunno, Fury Road is such a perfect movie. Taken together they almost complete each other, I think I’d probably show Furiosa before Fury Road to new viewers because of that.

[@lockekappa500]

100% Show someone Furiosa first. Because I think Fury Road kind of neuters the excitement of Furiosa, but NOTHING can neuter Fury Road.

[@MCBunkerwelt]

This comment section is confusing me, maybe I'm too old. Do people not know that there were 3 Mad Max movies before Fury Road? Furiosa was a different beast as Fury Road, since it wasn't a simple chase, but the story reminded me so much more of the world building that was in Thunder Dome, actually making it the perfect link between the two, smoothing out an eventual chronological rewatch.

[@Scytale82]

Loved this movie! Can't wait to watch your reaction 😊

[@nightponyinrface6009]

this is very much a worthy prequel to FR

[@bigspoon685]

The best movie in the whole franchise 👏👏👏👏 Furiosa was the best part of Fury Road and I’m so happy we got to see her story!

[@Money-Fast-Plan-a]

This is exactly what I've been seeking! A reservoir of wisdom for life's challenges! -- "Life's challenges are opportunities for growth.."

[@ultmotive]

I feel like this movie had more CGI in it than Fury Road. It still looked phenomenal, but there's just something special about practical effects. Other than that Anya and Alyla nailed it as Furiosa.

[@amberaustin3243]

My brother and I went to go see it for his birthday. I like it a lot so did he. I would watch it again. I hope something comes about like a sequel.

[@E84-l4g]

Fury road was a 10 for me while this was a 7. Was a good movie just sucks that more people didn't go out to see it and now we might not get another Mad Max. People didn't go out to see this one because they wanted to see Mad max, I remember being so hyped for a sequel and then once they said this movie was a prequel & not having Charlize Theron come back then it killed all the hype for me. Even watching the trailer to this movie didn't get me hype and I was going to just wait to watch it but then ended up just going to see it at the movies which i'm glad I did. Waiting almost 10 years for a Mad Max sequel just to get a prequel, I can see why it rubbed people the wrong way. Honestly they should of did this prequel LAST. They could of easily did 2 movies showing what happened after fury road. One movie showing Max's journey and then another showing Furiosa journey, then they could of put out this one. They really dropped the ball in releasing this one first even though it's a good movie but money talks and if enough people don't go to see it then it will get scrapped. Same exact thing happened to DREDD with nobody going to see it but people loving it once it hit Dvd

[@angel420garcia]

The story felt satisfying. That’s all there is to it.

[@ВалентинЖданов-р9е]

Furiosa could have escaped, but she returned for her mother to see how she would be executed, to leave the Praetorian Jack, but she returned again to see him executed, and the last chance was already when she found Dementus and nothing prevented her from returning to the Green Lands, but in the end she did not leave the wives of the Immortal Joe, and unfortunately she lost everything that was dear to her but she found a new home The Citadel

[@wandersonfrancisco8494]

Fun fact: This is Chris Hemsworth's wife. 4:07

[@BodeFromHell]

and she plays another character in this movie, Mr. Norton, the girl with deformed face

[@brightstonepictures]

If you enjoyed FURIOSA, you will like the Mad Max fan film HOPE AND GLORY. You should check it out!

[@sleepdeprived4244]

This movie was everything I hoped it would be - and so much more. I was blown away by the epic scope of it. I have never been so devastated to learn that a movie which absolutely deserved to be huge did not do well at the box office. The first three Mad Max movies were good, not incredible, but good solid films. Fury Road blew absolutely everything so far out of the water it drained the ocean. There is no way to top it. Furiosa is just as good as Fury Road, but in a very different way, and that just reinforces how good it is. Now I'm just hoping the idiot studio execs don't decide there's no appetite for more of this incredible world.

[@BigMateo24]

I saw this opening weekend, and honestly I was shocked that the theater was almost empty. I thought this was a pretty solid and entertaining movie, I would have thought that this would have had more success at the box office. It wasn't until after I saw it I started to see the internet culture war hate machine dig into this for being "woke" or whatnot. I'm sick and tired of it. I just don't care to hear it anymore. Either watch it or don't watch it and move on. No need to get so angry and worked up about something so insignificant as a Mad Max spinoff movie, or a Star Wars TV show, or whatever the next thing is going to be. In my opinion all that does is to boycott the product in a way. It's quite frankly a damn shame, this movie didn't deserve it. But I also think Warner Bros. shares some of the blame for it's failure at the box office, mainly for deciding to release the new Dune movie and this on streaming 1 month after it's theater run. I think that conditioned some people to not even bother if it's going to be available so soon. At least wait a few months, like they used to.

[@Rahk5929]

While I liked Furiosa, which was a great story and action was absolutely amazing in a way only Miller could bring to the big screen, I felt it was a movie that wasn't needed right now and would have preferred a Mad Max movie, especially with the epic ending to Fury Road with Max disappearing into the crowd, it made me wanting more of Max's story like the original trilogy. I liked the fact Hemsworth was casted as the villain, being Australian and growing up with the original Mad Max's, but I particularly didn't like the delivery of his character and the design compared to Toecutter and Mr. Humungus whom were a lot more menacing IMO. I just couldn't get over how Dementus felt more like an LOTR character....maybe it was just me. Overall, I would say it was on par with Beyond Thunderdome. Really hope WB greenlights Wasteland. Max Rockatansky's story needs closure. The question is @TheMediaKnights is when are we going to get reaction reviews for the original trilogy? 😂

[@MegaMadewell]

You cant ever have mother earth and father sky. Y'all will one day remember this....

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

Your reaction to the boomstick tells me you need to watch Army of Darkness. An extension of the Evil Dead movies.

[@gerardmaddy4706]

Loved this movie , Hemsworth steels the show. No way deserves any the hate it gets

[@jonbutcher9805]

I'm confused. Why was the movie panned by so many critics. It rocked on many levels. No desire to watch fury road again, but this movie is a definite multiple watch movie. Superior to fury road by a long margin.

[@lockekappa500]

Panned? It had a 90% in RT. It simply bombed at the box office, but otherwise has great reviews.

[@jonbutcher9805]

@@lockekappa500 in my defense I did say" I'm confused.". I must have mixed up movies and box office take and totally came to a wrong conclusion. Appreciate setting the record straight.

[@Onz70]

You two need to react the original Mad Max series with Mel Gibson

[@Thiru8140]

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[@michaelschweigart3517]

Hi Media Knights! I watched this movie for the first time during your reaction. Awesome! Can I suggest Dark City from 1998?

[@tiffanyl9827]

This movie is already available on Streaming ? Yiak that say a lot about the movie box office drop.

[@musshonest871]

Can u watch the next alien . Alien resurrection

[@jerseyhidalgo7421]

16:22 WITNESS ME!

[@TheMileena]

Great movie

[@michaelbugner7011]

You ever wonder why scabrous scrotus isn't in fury road? Play the mad max video game. It takes place right before fury road. And I bet you assumed the kid and woman haunting Max's mind was his wife and child. Play the game 😊

[@TFD-sn5nt]

Mad Max and Dune cross over would be awesome!

[@XC11301991]

Fun movie but some awkward Scifi TV quality CGI at some points and ending was drawn out a bit too much. Still liked it but Fury Road is still much better.

[@Endorphinooos]

You should have seen it in theaters I’m sorry to say

[@dionerawanusman1969]

Request RED ONE Official Trailer REACTION! (2024) | Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) , Chris Evans

[@Gamerninja24]

I really enjoyed this movie, but I can see why some people can be disappointed with it. In my opinion I believe it's because of Miller's past experience with Fury Road and how bad it was that he decided to cut corners. You can read about it in Blood, Sweat, and Chrome. It's kinda a Lucas effect.

[@catherinemorales9040]

You must watch Road Warrior with Mel Gibson

[@seddymickens7540]

Scrotus from the game!

[@bxxtytouch]

Nah furiosa had a lot more blemishes / flaws compared to fury road is not up there with it but it's not a bad movie I Branch furiosa as its own since its coming from two different perspectives

[@elfanthasma433]

se ve entretenida la peli, pero toda esa pantalla verde me saca de onda T_T

[@LuciusBen-w7r]

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[@K7CG2004]

I just wanted to let you two know that on July 9, it’s gonna be a WONDERFUL DAY cause Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes will be available to watch at home 🐵💪

[@fgaitanm]

How can a saga be the other way around. This. Prequel reloaded.

[@effyontheedge5133]

Saddens me more people didn’t go support this in theaters. God knows if we’ll ever see max and Furiosa again.

[@tedflanc1024]

I went to the theaters to see this movie in theaters 5 times just to help the box office rise. 3 times alone, once with my parents and once with a friend. The fact that the box office surpassed the budget, I like to think I played a small part in that. Don’t give up hope, Max could still return!!!

[@effyontheedge5133]

@@tedflanc1024 saw it three times and waiting for paycheck to pickup a copy. People skipped this or didn’t know about this and it’s a damn shame. Amazing spectacle of a film, better than most of the trash being put out in the last five years.

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

True, kinda sad about this but anyway the movie is still good, I love it

[@TommyDay-kq1jj]

But weren't the previous films also not doing too well at the box office?

[@dubcwherever]

Yup. I saw it twice in theaters it was so badass. I think it’s one that will gain lots of hype in streaming though, which might help bring the franchise back to life.

[@jorgeespinoza7845]

I like how Dementus starts off clean, and as the story progresses he loses his “shine” from white, red, to that military coat and salt & pepper hair. Eventually losing his influence/power.

[@IvanaGiznya]

The military coat he steals from the guardian of gastown. Also I think it looks like a marching band uniform that he just ripped the sleeves off of lol

[@Cybermat47]

@@IvanaGiznyatbf, marching band uniforms seem to be heavily based on military uniforms from around the Napoleonic era.

[@gawkthimm6030]

I also like to think he was "white dementus" sort of half mad cult like figure of what he calls his Congress of Destruction with various minor gang leaders (governors) (octoboss and those other characters we see recurring close to him) operating within his overarching structure, in his own "demented way" - then he transitioned into Red Warlord Dementus on his 3 bike chariot (Is this when he twists his beard into two long forks?), who first fails at the citadel from his hubris, but adapts and overcomes, and after taking gas town and negotiating, he in his own mind becomes The Great (black) Dementus, Ruler of Bikerdom, lord guardian of Gastown, which slowly wears him down and shows his internal problems with how he rules as years has passed, mortifiers "going rogue", as Furiosa grows up, and we then see him as fully "dark Dementus" ontop of his 6 wheel monster truck in the marching band uniform of his predecessor and the cloak mostly black from the oil residue...

[@The_RedVIII]

Anya was very good in the movie, but I think we should not overlook Alyla Browne, who basically leads this movie for half of it, and she is great. And obviously, Hemsworth steals the show.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Alyla blew me away. I was immensely invested in her.

[@Is7UpOkay]

Incredible acting! The finger-pointing scene with Hemsworth gave me chills... both give such an great performance.

[@neugassh3570]

Casting Anya for Furiosa was terrible.

[@thomasknorra2042]

@@neugassh3570 Allow me to correct: terrific!

[@xensonar9652]

@@neugassh3570 Oh come on.

[@riptide4k487]

A cool side note, look up Quaden Bayles- the kid that that was in the back on the truck during the first big chase scene. He's the kid that went viral a few years ago after his mother made a video of him in tears after coming home from school because he was bullied for his type of dwarfism. George Miller saw the story and was impressed with him so he put him in his movie. Dang, my sinus's are acting up again.. lol

[@gawkthimm6030]

damn, I hadn't heard that story, thats incredible

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

Oh yeah! I remember him. So glad to see him doing well for himself. If this is his passion may he have a long and successful career! ❤️

[@mocthezuma]

George Miller actually cast him in a movie before this one. In "Three Thousand Years of Longing" which came out in 2022.

[@laurelg9586]

That is such a great story...glad to know that!

[@Winchesterfilmmaker]

For those who aren't Australian, I'm so happy that the environment looks like the film is in Australia and not in South Africa like it was in Fury Road, don't get me wrong Fury Road's environment is stunning but to me, it sort of lost the Aussie vibe. Nitpicking aside, Furiosa is probability one of the best films I've seen this year and im disappointed by its turnout at the box office, I have a feeling this will become a cult classic in the near future

[@benvandermerwe4934]

Fury Road was filmed in Namibia, previously Deutsch West Afrika, neighbours to the north. Production team and vechiles from South Africa.

[@Winchesterfilmmaker]

@@benvandermerwe4934 whoops, mb 💀

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

I predict it wont be a cult classic. It will just become a classic.

[@kevlopz3374]

to be fair, Fury Road was meant to shoot in AUS, you can even find all the vehicle stunt tests filmed there, but the rainstorms in 2012 made broken hill's soil too fertile to make it look like a dessert.

[@smiffy68]

It's never going to be a classic, cult or otherwise. It's more likely that the glaring flaws are less forgiven over time and it's eventually swept under the rug as a late-career misfire.

[@SebastianAceFawkes]

There are Only Two things that Suck about this Movie: 1 - Not Enough People saw It. 2 - It came out for Digital TOO SOON.

[@JackSutterEtc]

nah, it just sucked

[@CzarsSalad]

​​@@JackSutterEtc it does not. Get a life

[@cringekiller348]

​@@JackSutterEtcit doesn't. Cope

[@TabathaTMartin]

@@jakespeed43 Everyone has their own opinions, don't be a dick

[@HardstyleBananaz]

Like your mom ig

[@Juan-tm8fk]

This movie was fucking amazing in the theater! You could feel the energy shift after a certain point, and felt the engines in your bones

[@NickHunter]

the Thunderbike in IMAX literally had the entire room shaking

[@Pingkonk]

One of the women shooting the rifle on the sand dune in the beginning when the bikes are escaping is Chris Hemsworth’s wife fyi 😊

[@MrSirrygoose]

She also plays a separate character later in the movie as one of Dementus' followers.

[@Insomnia1029]

And?

[@afroahmed3989]

He flexed his executive producer's muscle and gave her two roles , this woman is hands down the Spanish Brie Larson, Spanish people hate her guts

[@briancarr4607]

Yes Mr norton

[@Pingkonk]

@@Insomnia1029 and what? I was giving some trivia if anyone cares. Obviously you don’t so why even bother commenting?

[@pipoqueiroslz2367]

The Scrotus guy is the main bad guy of the Mad Max Game

[@motleykingdom9394]

Oh dang, I think I recall that. Good call. Also, that is such an amazing game.

[@NestorCaster]

Also, in the film, the actor playing Scrotus played the War Boy Slit(the friend of Nux) in Fury Road, also PFC Lew 'Chuckler' Juergens, in The Pacfic(2010) and young William William Stryker in the X-Men movies, by FOX Studios…. That actor, Josh Helman.

[@goannaj3243]

And in the credits, it was Chumbucket who gave her that last car missing a wheel.

[@pipoqueiroslz2367]

@@goannaj3243 good call. I didn't got that one but now it's obvious

[@mohitnaidu6219]

That's what I was thinking. But I also think there is a difference between Scarborous Scrotus and this Scrotus no?

[@blitzgirl6522]

I loved this film's slow pacing, especially with the focus on world building! Chris Hemsworth was incredible. And the movie really feels like it's a legend behind recalled after the fact.

[@NickHunter]

I was really surprised by Chris. He was just living that character. And Anya Taylor saying a million words with a glare. Just loved every minute of it x

[@lonestarr_sixer9554]

'Where were you going, so full of hope? There is no hope!'

[@vincelang3779]

I wanted more of that and less of him licking the blood from his ripped nipples. Is this MAD MAX or Loonie Tunes? Both are good! Just, you know, pick one!

[@themongol9231]

George Miller is already 80 years old and shows still what a kinda bad ass he is. Epic, Powerful and Insane!! Best Movie by far in this decade!!

[@lockekappa500]

I think what a lot of people miss in some of the clips and trailers, is that this movie is FAR more ambitious with its set design and the scale of its stunts. So naturally a lot more of it just simply isn't practical to do...practically. And I think that's perfectly fine. I love that you guys realized and appreciated all of the creative camera work that was done to maybe cover up and rationalize the lack of practical shots. Where Fury Road had frantic single shots that kept the action moving, Furiosa instead chose to stay in that shot for seconds, sometimes minutes. Fury Road is a movie that should never have been made realistically, and I don't think George Miller felt it realistic to expect to put a production crew through that kind of movie again. Regardless I think Furiosa is a movie that in some ways even exceeds Fury Road, despite not being as meticulously crafted. Great reaction, and so glad you guys loved and appreciated what this movie excelled at.

[@vincelang3779]

It has visual effects in most of its shots and is processed to the point of becoming a moving painting. It's far from Miller's best film but it may be his most beautiful. Big props to casting Anya T. Joy who, with her hauntingly beautiful anime eyes, lights up every single shot she's in. An extraordinary visual achievement . . .

[@Josh86_925]

4:08 The woman helping Furisoa's mom in the beginning of the film is Chris Hemsworth's wife in real life. They've been married for a minute

[@mocthezuma]

She also plays Mr. Norton, the woman with the slashed up face in Dementus' gang. (She joins the gang when she shoots one of her old companions and takes his bike during the five bike teddy.) The guy who plays Immortan Joe in this movie, Lachy Hulme, also has two roles. He's also Rizzdale Pell, the guy with the missing eye in Dementus' gang.

[@harley2704]

Furiosa is a terrific prequel to Fury Road. As for the box office, the Mad Max movies were never huge blockbusters on the scale of something like “Star Wars”. They have usually received more awards and rave reviews than big box office receipts.

[@thefilmrookie3099]

Which is a shame. I like Star Wars but I feel mad max has some really big highs and has a better quality control than Star Wars

[@vincelang3779]

They were also cheap to make. Not this one. Not by a mile walking the salt flats of the Wasteland. A decent movie (I'm utterly in love with parts of it) but a catastrophic box-office bomb, nonetheless. Feelings don't enter into it - yours or mine! - that's not how $200 million epics get made. Listen to your Lord Dementus : "THERE IS NO HOPE!"

[@mocthezuma]

Well, the first one was a huge blockbuster hit. It grossed over $100M worldwide and had a budget of around $400.000. It had the record for box-office-to-budget gains until The Blair Witch Project.

[@vincelang3779]

@@mocthezuma I'm interested in the source for the international box office, which is in the one document unavailable to me (Routledge encyclopedia of film.) The 100M claim seems utterly *insane* to me, unless it's in _adjusted_ dollars : am I to believe it despite the fact that THE TERMINATOR(78M) failed to crack that milestone? By the by : IMDB shows total worldwide b.o. for MAD MAX at just under 10M ; perhaps someone ( _NOT_ saying it's you!) added a zero somewhere... I've also heard that "most profitable film ever made" claim about HALLOWEEN. And BILLY JACK. I'm not married to any particular answer, you dig? I am, as you might say, skeptical . . .

[@mocthezuma]

@@vincelang3779 Several seemingly reputable sources provide the 100 million dollar figure. It's on the movie's Wikipedia page, with references to publications. Under 10 million also seems to me like a questionably low figure considering the movie grossed over 5 million in Australia alone. If you check the trivia section of Mad Max's IMDB page, you also find information there about it having grossed 100m worldwide. It also was listed in Guinness world records as the most profitable movie ever. This is also referenced by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, which is a governmental cultural institution.

[@ryand34561]

I saw Furiosa in theater and loved it. It's too bad people didn't want to see it because it didn't have Mad Max. The world of Mad Max is what I love... Max is just a tool to bring you there. Furiosa enhances Fury Road and makes it even better - tough to accomplish in a prequel!

[@blitzgirl6522]

Other notes from my experience watching this: 1.) I liked how Dementus' cloak goes through a color change throughout the movie. From white, to red, and finally black. Definitely symbolic. 2.) It was great to see many of the actors reprise their roles in the parts of Immortan Joe's circle, the Bullet Farmer, etc. And RIP Hugh Keays-Byrne, Joe's original actor. I felt that the character being someone with a mask meant that recasting the role was a no-brainer.

[@clarkthorns]

The Bullet Farmer was recasted as well! RIP Richard Carter Only The People Eater returned

[@blitzgirl6522]

@@clarkthorns Ooooo really?? I wasn't aware of that! Well the casting was spot-on then!

[@clifhaley5150]

I loved this movie so much after seeing it with the family one weekend I skipped out of work early the following Friday and saw it again myself. EDIT: Adding that if it's still possible go see it in a theater. This movie on the big screen is ridiculous.

[@maxojavierrojasurzua5746]

George Miller did it again with this one. I love Furiosa the movie and Furiosa as a character. But Chris Hemsworth gotta be my personal highlight of the movie. 🔥🔥

[@OfficialMediaKnights]

He was fantastic! You could tell he was having fun with the role 😃

[@batmanvsjoker7725]

It's honestly kinda sad that this movie underperformed at the box-office. I thought it was solid.

[@abnrmlgmr64]

I love the scene where furiosa shows jack the peach seed, that she reveals to him that there's another place with green is done visually and not a exposition dump

[@vincelang3779]

'Cause we got the exposition dump in the beginning of the flick. It's visually interesting, since the old man really, REALLY knows his craft, but I was bored to tears for a solid 20 minutes going in. Now just as I began to fear he'd never get his wheels to grip he thankfully switched to "high-octane guzzeline" and we got that magnificent, eye-popping stretch of pure cinematic orgasm. Oof . . .

[@slamdunk6161]

I love the way they used CGI to show Furiosa's face evolve over the years into Anja Taylor-Joy's face

[@peterlenham3180]

Did you know the Bullet Farmer was an ai deepfake over an actor?

[@chriscage669]

@@peterlenham3180never knew that

[@peterlenham3180]

@@chriscage669 Incredible isnt it.

[@Gr13fM4ch1n3]

Very clever. Didn't even notice

[@MariothePlumber529]

I loved this movie and thought Fury Road to be one of the best action movies of all time, and even after rewatching the first two Mel Gibson movies I loved it from the cars to the stunts, I really hope they make a third movie for the new trilogy, I will definitely be there opening night

[@asriellian3058]

Absolutely loved Dementus as a character especially how they littered bits about his backstory throughout the film to make him fully fleshed out. Chris Hemsworth really killed it making him such a threatening but funny psychopath

[@vincelang3779]

Interesting. I found him about as "threatening" as the coyote in those old Road Runner cartoons. Immortan Joe stole the show from right under his feet when they were in the same room - so much so that it turned inadvertently comical.