Alas, tell-tale hints of a great dystopian movie but it was throttled by a two hour guzzoline eye candy demolition derby and how to save it.

Rating: 5/10 (19 February 2016)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) sadly MMFR could have been a great movie (with a plot) rather than a fair movie centered around car chases on steroids. I watched MMFR a few times to make sure I was not missing what others said was a great movie but my opinion keeps dropping the more I watch. I do believe there really was a substantial plot originally planned for MMFR from subtle hints and limited scenes between speeding and crash scenes but this plot was edited out or glossed over. Rather than nitpick on what is, I suggest IMMHO, a few additional character developments and scenes to bring out the deeper plot that was submerged yet still leave all the crash/bang stuff for the kiddies.
(Spoiler Alert)
Extra Character Development:
Immortan Joe: Make him simi-immortal. Before the war IJ was an aging researcher of life extension in big phama and during the war he injected a crude rejuvenation treatment to survive the nuclear fallout but it was only partially successful thus the need for all the Plexiglas body shell, breathing equipment, and blood transfusions. Basically he's an ageless biological mess but as the last gasp of the old school, he will extract, purify, and hammer civilization from the mutated remains as his parting gift.
Rictus Erectus: IJ's only surviving son from using a primitive cloning technique years ago when IJ had some remaining equipment. RE is less of a biological mess but still sterile like IJ. RE is the heir apparent (or apparent error). RE and IF will eventually rule the city if IJ ever dies.
Max Rockatansky: The youngest son of a police officer and a teacher who luckily was in the deep outback during the war and his small town survived several years before it withered and died. MR learned his "police" profession after the war from his father while protecting the town. MR is in "good shape" and somewhat educated so IJ plans to use Max for his rebuilding plans, breeding stock, and his blood.
Imperator Furiosa: Was to be just a breeder but failed. Because of her brains IJ raised her to operate the hodgepodge technology (loss of arm). IJ's left hand man ;-). Seeing the fate she avoided (breeder) and the dystopian society being built IF rebels against IJ after listening to MR.
The Wretched: Useless older pre-war, post-war, mutants, and moron offspring. Used for slave labor and expendable. True believers of "survival of the fittest".
War Boys: Mostly failed low IQ offspring of IJ breeding program but still usable as tradesmen, workers, cannon fodder, and warriors. True believers of IJ and the false religion IJ created.
The Elite: The few pre-war, post-war, and well-bred offspring of IJ "perfect society" who live in the upper levels and WILL be the future catalyst of the resurrected lost civilization or else. True believers of the old ways and IJ's new ways.
Additional Scenes:
Adding the expected villain's monologue by IJ to MR. IJ offers MR a bright future in the Elite (i.e. breeder, roving talent scout, and future manager of War Boys and transportation equipment) to help build the new society. Under IJ's master plan, a "modern" city for the Elites will rise in forty years from the extracted labor of mutants and War Boys who will regrettably not be around by then for the rebirth of society. IJ explains the social structure of his little "utopian" project to save the world (forced rapid breeding of the Elite, i.e. human milk farm) and why the entire Punk/death decor for the rabble (Bread and Circuses) to save everything for the Elites who need it for the real work to be done. MR being the noble savage throws a hairball so IJ throws MR into the Elite's guest suite (jail) to be processed as needed. MR, IF, breeders, and a few Elites make a break for it to escape IJ's dystopian playpen and make it to the rumored greener pastures to live normal lives. Sadly the escapees realize IJ will not let them escape and decide to turn around and take over the city thus overthrowing IJ who now is locked out of his own city. Gasping and weak IJ and a few sycophants are told to take a hike or die. IJ rises, starts the drums, and the "I am your God" Speech and all the War Boys Start to Chant to let IJ in. IF quietly says "If you want the past, then join it" and aims a sniper rifle then vaporizes IJ's upper head and after a few breaths IJ falls forward. The chanting stops and all the sycophant turn and run. Later MR leaves IF in charge of the city and returns to wandering the wastelands for survivors.
The End.