Bigger, badder, and madder than ever!

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2015)

I went and saw this with Mrs Sankari last Thursday. We bought tickets for the 18:45 showing, and I expected the place to be packed. It wasn't. There were probably 12 people in the entire theatre (including ourselves) so we scored perfect seats.
Two people walked out after the first half hour. I still have no idea why.
MMFR has rather idiotically been described as a feminist movie, and so-called 'Men's Rights Activists' have reacted to this with the well practised impotent rage for which their tribe is notorious.
Needless to say, the whole thing is a manufactroversy. Just off the top of my head:
* the prevailing culture is unequivocally partiarchal * the only known matriarchal tribe is on the verge of extinction, with less than half a dozen members left * nearly all of the fighting is done by the men * when the women fight the men they are invariably overpowered * Furiosa spends most of her time driving, while Max spends most of his time fighting so that she can stay alive long enough to keep driving * five of the main female cast members are helpless sex slaves * the remaining members of Furiosa's tribe don't even have names (or did I miss them?they were interchangeable characters anyway) * all of the women end up being rescued by men * by the end of the movie, men are still in charge of everything
If that's a feminist movie, I'm Natalie Portman.
So anyway... this is one huge knockout blockbuster; a hell of a ride with all kinds of crazy shizzle. Miller's direction is superb. Within the first 10 minutes he uses broad strokes to paint a complete picture of his post-apocalyptic world, and by the 15 minute mark you're fully immersed.
Everything feels real and utterly believable. The deliberate use of practical FX (including fully driveable vehicles) places this film in the upper echelons of cinema, leaving CGI-heavy wannabes like Avatar in the dust. The main characters were extremely well drawn, and properly fleshed out. My personal favourites were Max and Nux, with the latter particularly impressive due to his development throughout the film.
I could go on and on, there is just so much to describe and appreciate. It is hands down the best film I have seen in years and I will definitely be seeing it again.
I rate Mad Max: Fury Road at 29.97 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a jaw-dropping 9/10 on IMDb. I got so much more than I bargained for, I had to share some with my wife.