The best action-film in a long time!

Rating: 10/10 (26 May 2015)

The movie starts of with a voice-over, and 15 seconds in to the movie, the action has already started! We quickly get introduced to the main- characters, and then the story starts. This whole movie is simply put a 2hour-long chase-sequence with real stunts, chaotic, but easy to follow explosions and fight-sequences (unlike the mess in Michael Bays Transformers movies...). This movie works so good, mostly because of George Millers vision. He's got such a great control over the action and the universe. Miller is the star of this movie, even though he doesn't appear on-screen (that I noticed.). When I walked in to this movie, I was a bit afraid that two hours of this would get boring after a while, but I guarantee you that it doesn't! The universe this takes place in, is really interesting, and the thing this movie does right, is that it doesn't tell you everything. It doesn't explain every single little detail about everything, considering the fact that it's probably less than 100 lines of dialog in the movie. It's visual storytelling, so the universe is as complex as you make it yourself. You can see this movie for the action alone, but there is a lot of interesting elements besides the action, even if it's only sort of hinted at. The great thing about the action, is that very much of it is done with practical effects and real people. This makes the movie feel more authentic, and it's a nice break from the cgi-heavy superhero-movies of today, even though there is some cgi, it's never too much. You feel the speed and the action, and instead of slow-motion, this movie use quite a bit of speed-up footage, which adds to the insanity of the movie. The movie is visually really stunning, and I especially liked the feel of the nighttime scenes (which were actually shot at day, but touched on in post-production.) It's visual beauty. The characters are also very interesting. Mad Max himself, is pretty much Mad Max as we know him (even though Tom Hardy has taken over for Gibson). Theron plays Furiosa, which is a female protagonist right up there with Ripley and Sarah Connor. Personally I think I found Hoults character Nux, the most interesting. I won't spoil anything, but he's great. The villain, called Immortan Joe, is a classic Mad Max villain, especially considering he's played by the same man who played Toecutter in the original Mad Max. His presence makes the movie even better. Overall I will say that Mad Max: Fury Road is hopefully a future classic, on par with MM2: The Road Warrior, and other action-movies like Die Hard and Terminator 2. It sure as hell deserves it. This movie is like an awesome roller-coaster. You're in for a ride that will shake you around for two hours, and when it let's go, you will, if you're anything like me, want to get right back on for a second spin! It's insane, and makes the Fast & Furious movies look like they're meant for kids (and I like those movies too.). This is just so much more thrilling. The plot may be a tad too simplistic, but that didn't bother me, because the action weighs up for it. If the Taken sequels had action-scenes like this, I wouldn't complain one second for the lack of an original plot! This movie is just so inspired, and feels so fresh. I can't really explain it with words, you just have to see it for yourself. Chances are, you'll either love, or hate it. It all depends on your taste in cinema, but it sure as hell fits me perfectly. I will also say that it's a movie that is meant for the big-screen, so don't download this on your computer or watch it on a small, bad TV. If you can catch it in the theaters, than do so! The visuals, and the soundtrack is best enjoyed on a large scale. (The soundtrack is awesome btw. And sort of played by the people in the movie, I guess you've seen the guitar-player in the trailer!). Watch it in theatres now!