What a Lovely Day to Write a Review

Rating: 10/10 (6 June 2015)

There is hope for Hollywood yet. In an endless storm of sequels and reboots, finally a group of people came together and said, "Hey, let's make the most amazing entertainment experience of the decade. Let's take Mad Max, and AMP IT UP." And that's exactly what they did. Ladies and Gentlemen, Mad Max: Fury Road is a movie for the ages. Yes, it is a reboot, but it's probably the best one in recent history.
Mad Max and The Road Warrior are enjoyable films. But I think this movie is way better. Mad Max: Fury Road wastes no time with explanations. It's all about the action, and the pure suspense. We understand the setting, the character motivations, and how much the world has changed for everyone without having to sit through a history lesson. It doesn't matter how the Apocalypse happened. It doesn't matter how the main villain Immortan Joe built his citadel. It doesn't matter what exactly happened to Max before the movie starts.
All the necessary information is there: The movie takes place is the post-Apocalypse where humanity had no choice but to go nuts. Max is haunted by the innocent lives he was unable to save. Furiosa's goal is to save the oppressed wives of Immortan Joe from a lifetime of being used as objects that give birth to future warlords. And let the madness begin!
The plot may be simple, and Max might not be the center of the story, but the movie works. We understand everything that we need to know, and we are able to care because the characters and the setting are so visually unique and interesting. I think the acting was superb, and the shining star was Charlize Theron as Furiosa, the one woman army who drives a truck called the War Rig, and can hold her own in a fight against even Max. She is a fearless badass, but also a compassionate and noble soul; she risks her life to betray Immortan Joe and steal away his prized wives so they can find a better life elsewhere.
Also in the mix is Tom Hardy as the titular Mad Max, who is a man of few words. He carves his own path, but will still stop along the way to help the innocent. Another notable performance was Nicholas Hoult, who plays a rabidly devoted follower of Immortan Joe, who insists on driving off to war even though he doesn't have long to live. The villainous Immortan Joe is also notable due to his incredible design and the mystery surrounding his strange cult of freaks, fighting in hopes of being reborn "shiny and new."
I would also like to note that this movie features REAL vehicles that the filmmakers built in REAL LIFE, along with REAL explosions and REAL fire.
If this explanation isn't enough to get you to see the film, then here's a list of other awesome things that are in it:
-A great, big, beautiful dust storm with lightning and tornadoes inside it
-A vehicle rigged with men playing the drums, large speakers, and one dude hanging on chords playing a custom electric guitar that shoots fire
-A man wearing a hat made out of bullets whose teeth are also bullets
-Spears that explode on impact
-Old warrior women on motorcycles
-One beautiful thirty-second shot of strange humanoids on stilts
-Lots of stabbing, punching, and exploding
-Did I mention AWESOME vehicles that were built FOR REAL?
I can't fully explain just how amazing this movie is. Everything about it is so enjoyable, not to mention METAL AS HELL. Go see this movie. Take your wife, husband, girlfriend, boyfriend, friends, your teenage kids! It doesn't matter that it's not exactly like the old Mad Max films. This blew the originals out of the water and into space!