Visual Playground, Amazing cast!

Rating: 9/10 (15 May 2015)

Do not go into this movie with the thought that this is going to be a direct follow on from the last Mad Max movie. It's not. It's nothing like it, but it's been 30 years since the last Mad Max was released - so what do you expect? In saying that - I thought this movie was fantastic!
The new and improved Mad Max uses everything that modern day technology allows. It is a visual masterpiece! To the people saying it lacked storyline and was just constant action... Have you seen a Mad Max film before? They're all a bit like that. Even though I said that the new Mad Max is nothing like the old, it helps to have a bit of a knowledge on the old Mad Max storyline, because truthfully; the storyline doesn't give you much of an introduction, it just expects you to know why & what's going on in the world from the storyline of the last ones.
The action, the stunts, the cars, the rigs, the weapons, the sets - they're all amazing. If nothing else - see this movie for the pure visual playground. I personally hated the first Mad Max movies. Mostly because (through no fault of their own) the time it was filmed (watching 80s movies now is cringeworthy), the lack of funding for good props and effects, and (probably because it was the start of his career) Mel Gibson's terrible acting ability. So I really didn't expect to like this movie all too much, but because of the advertisements I thought I'd give it a go because it looked visually interesting and it had a 100000% better cast. Tom Hardy is a great Max! The war boys are fantastic too. Furiousa is amazing and the wives are all quite wonderful actresses. So that alone improved this movie.
For those concerned that this is a "feminist" movie like some other reviews have stated.. That is such bullsh*t. There are strong male and female characters. And in a world ruled by men where women are nothing but baby makers - of course they've got to stand up for themselves. Someone's got to. Just because it wasn't a man swooping in to save them from the castle doesn't mean it's a "feminist" movie. And in saying that - Max and the war boy help save the women too. So I really can't understand where all this "feminist" finger pointing is coming from.
Overall - go see it! If you haven't seen the old Mad Max's - just do a little bit of a read up as to the storyline of the apocalyptic setting and war for fuel. It will help you grasp the storyline. If you have seen the old Mad Max's - don't expect this to be like the old ones. They had a ton more funding and tried to make this as epic as possible (and succeeded) - something I'm sure they would have loved to do with the first Mad Max's but didn't have access to the funds or technology. This movie is a fun, visual masterpiece, leaves you on the edge of your seat once or twice and overall is a great film!