Another Hit in the Mad Max Saga

Rating: 9/10 (6 June 2015)

It seems like of the Mad Max saga the even numbered films are the best. My all time favorite is the Road Warrior, and this one is second to that.
Fury Road once again captures that post apocalyptic grittiness that gave the Road Warrior that great mise-en-scène. The notion of people flocking like sheep to be lorded over by the messianic tyrant Immortan Joe is a perfect statement of people's willingness to be led even if the leader is a cruel maniac. The human need to believe in some light at the end of the tunnel is exemplified in the "War Pups" willingness to die for "shiny" glory in service to Immortan Joe even as they are riddled with sores and deteriorating from radiation sickness.
The action scenes are some of the best I've ever watched. You've probably seen the previews of some of the bad guys up in the air on long poles attached to moving vehicles. Well you haven't seen nothing yet! As usual, there are the odd and often unique cobbled together weaponry and the odd bits and pieces to just-make-stuff-work in a world where there is no longer spare parts or manufacturing. Look for the gas pedal in the truck made from one of those foot measuring devices you see in a shoe store.
Very cool film. Go see it. 9/10