Unlike Anything You've Previously Seen

Rating: Null/10 (1 January 2016)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
**** (out of 4)
In a futuristic, post-apocalyptic world, female rebel Furiosa (Charlize Theron) goes against her tyrant leader by trying to get his female brides to a safe land far away. With the brides stolen the tyrant sends all of his force after them but with the help of the loner Max (Tom Hardy) they try to reach some place they can live with peace.
This is technically the fourth film in George Miller's franchise but I think it's safe to say that this here is the best of the bunch. Considering how good the original series was it's rather amazing to see how amazing this one here turned out. I usually don't try to speak too highly of a new movie because I think the true test for any great movie is time. I mean, how does a film work fifteen, twenty or thirty years after it was made? Does it stand the test of time? While watching MAD MAX: FURY ROAD I couldn't help but feel as if I was watching something that would easily stand the test of time.
Story-wise this is pretty much a simple story but it's Miller's wonderful eye that makes this truly one of the most remarkable action pictures in recent history. I really don't want to under-praise this movie because it is so wild, so crazy and so over-the-top and suspenseful that you really can't help but feel that you're watching something unlike anything before. The special effects here and stunt work are among some of the greatest that you're ever going to see. So many action films are overloaded with mediocre CGI that you can't help but feel as if you're watching an unrealistic world. That's not the case here because everything looks so real that you get caught up in what's going on because you feel as if it's a real world with a real battle going on.
There are some intense, heart-pounding battle sequences that really make your jaw hit the floor in regards to the action. The explosions are loud and violent and there are a number of bodies being thrown around in every way imagination. The built-up cars and monster rigs are something unlike you've ever seen before the the pure wild imagination in the action scenes is just rather remarkable. There's no doubt that what you're seeing here is among some of the greatest things ever captured on film. The masterful editing, sound effects and cinematography just pull everything together.
The performances are another major plus with Theron being perfectly believable as this tough warriors. Hardy is also extremely great as the loner who doesn't speak too many words. Nicholas Hoult, Josh Helman, Zoe Kravitz and Hugh Keays-Byrne are all impressive too. MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is pumped full of wonderful action and suspense and it's certainly one of the best of its type.