Mad Max: Fury Road is an adrenaline fuelled, nonstop action packed, visual masterpiece.

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2015)

This film should certainly be viewed on the big screen; this is where you will received the ultimate experience. I viewed it in 2D but it was very obvious that many scenes were made with 3D in mind and I feel alittle disappointed that I didn't get that experience.
The storyline is minimal and everything you need to know is explained briefly during the opening scenes. There are too many Hollywood films these days which try and cram back stories, subplots, character development and unnecessary dialogue into action movies, making them feel cramped and boring with three hour run times. Mad Max knows what it is, it's an Action Movie and it's as simple as that. It doesn't feel the need to complicate things and kept to a reasonable run time of under two hours, which is what I liked about it. The only thing worth talking about here is the action. It is so well done and so refreshing to see. You get to see full panoramic shots of the action and the use of 'shaky cam' is kept to a minimum. The camera work is breath-taking and it is used in such a way that you feel emerged in the action without having the 'headache/nausea feeling that so many action heavy films give you. I truly enjoyed the creativity of the entire movie, the costumes, vehicles and weapons were all very well done. The action was frantic and felt panicky at certain times, some scenes felt very anxious and the edgy feeling was quite alarming as I didn't expect it.
The movie is split into parts making it easily digestible and keeps it flowing smoothly. It will have 15-20 minutes of intense, breath-taking action then slow it down for 10 minutes with some dialogue. This suits the movie well, especially considering that the scenes breaking up the action are kept basic and do not delve into back stories etc.
I do have a few negatives but they are hard to comment on without giving anything away. All I will say is that some of the non-action scenes feel a little forced and clichÃ©d and what should have been one of the most important scenes in the movie was cut out and left to the imagination as to what happened!
Overall Mad Max is an adrenaline ride from start to finish and needs to be taken for what it is. It doesn't try to have depth and I respect that. Viewing it in the cinema will certainly enhance your experience more so that other films. Go and watch it!
8/10