Fury Under The Hood!

Rating: 8/10 (7 July 2015)

If someone asked me to describe Mad Max: Fury Road in one word it would most definitely be "metal" There really is no better suited term to this movie it's just so freaking metal! Fans of the Mad Max series know how hardcore the past films have been but this is by far the biggest thing to ever come out of not just a Mad Max movie but any action movie ever!
The plot of the film is pretty simple so I won't go into too much detail. It starts of with Mad Max himself being taken prisoner by a group of death crazed cultists, lead by a large, disease ridden warlord called Immortan Joe. In his attempt to escape, Max meets up with Furiosa, a woman attempting to free Immortan Joe's several wives. The movie follows Max and Furiosa as they travel across the barren post-apocalyptic landscape trying to get to Furiosa's homeland all while being chased by Immortan Joe and his group of psychopaths called the War Boy's.
The characters in this film are many, particularly on the villains side but all of them stand out as an individual. Tom Hardy as Max is the strong and silent, battle hardened warrior. Charilze Theron's Furiosa is one bad-ass female character with a mysterious past and in truth the coolest character in the movie, the returning Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe is intimidating as all hell as well as his rag tag group of nutters. However, for me the stand out character was Nicholas Hoult as the newly reformed War Boy Nux. He starts off as a fanatic of Immortan Joe but ultimately realises how his idol was just a dictator once he falls in love with one of the rescued wives. His character arc is the most interesting to watch and he provides some much needed comedy in otherwise serious situations as well as having a few touching scenes with his love interest as well.
Of course, all of this is not why you should see this movie. You should see this movie because of the perfect, incredible, breathtaking action scenes. Everything that happens happens on the biggest scale possible in a way that similar to Murphy's Law: If it can blow up, it will blow up. The battles that take place on the road are exhilarating and in every one something incredibly entertaining happens without fail. Even the cars themselves are amazingly detailed and cool, ranging from your basic spiky death machines to pimped out classics to a gosh darn giant war rig with a dude playing electric guitar on it! The film is worth going to see just for this alone and the cool characters and insane adventure only add to the sheer insane enjoyment.
True the film is not without it's flaws, despite it being incredibly over the top there are a few things that feel a little bit silly and some moments between certain characters can feel forced at times but ultimately it doesn't take away from your enjoyment of the movie as a whole.
In the end, Mad Max: Fury Road is a high octane thrill ride that is well worth the watch, whether you're a fan of the series, a fan of action flicks, or just a fan of awesome visuals Mad Max is the movie for you. It's absolutely mental but that's what makes it so great! So get all of your friends together and just marvel at the sheer awesomeness of it. Get pumped when Max blows something up! Get anxious when a villain has the upper hand! And most importantly..GET FURIOUS!!! Road rage has never looked this good.