Saw Mad Max: Fury Road. It was amazing. I know I'm late to this party, but it was so amazing. The whole thing is packed with spectacular, over-the-top excess. The villain, for example, drives a Cadillac welded to the top of another Cadillac. There's one time where a fleet of muscle cars are driving through the desert headed by a blind man bouncing around on bungee cords, playing heavy metal on a guitar which is also a flamethrower!!! Just amazing, amazing, silly excess. Apparently, and to add to the craziness of this all, all of the cars were actually constructed and worked in the film.
I'm not even a fan of action movies usually, but I just loved this. The film is not a typical action film in many respects. Usually with action movies the main character is this damage-proof meathead who just snarls his way through the film. The character is typically stoic and emotionless which is apparently how Men are. Here, Max has his share of stoicism, but also suffers from PTSD and flashbacks. The women around him are far more capable and even have a viable plan for surviving out in the doomed world of the Mad Max series.
This film well-deserves its reputation as a high-octane, inclusive, fun film. I just loved it!
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