Inferior to Fury Road, but better than the rest
Fury Road is the greatest action movie ever made, and matching it would be nigh on impossible. Furiosa isn't as good as Fury Road, but it's certainly way better than everything else out this year. I enjoyed it more than Dune 2.
Furiosa is the last good movie we will have for a long time, as the rest of 2024 looks to be awful.
I have seen Furiosa three times already, and will be seeing it a fourth time in IMAX this weekend. I haven't felt this enjoyment of a new movie since, well, Fury Road. I also very much want at least one more Mad Max movie out of George Miller, i.e. Wastelands, or another one with Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, or even Mel Gibson himself.
The world building, action, acting, and direction by George Miller in Furiosa is just sublime. I didn't feel bored for a second during each viewing, although I also didn't once feel the peak high that Fury Road gives me. Maybe that's largely to do with Fury Road's epic soundtrack, and that sadly Furiosa wasn't adorned with its own epic soundtrack.
It's definitely my favourite Chris Hemsworth movie, he absolutely kills it, and Anya Taylor Joy is phenomenal, as well as Praetoeian Jack's actor, and the young Furiosa actress.
It's not the high octane "inject this movie directly into my veins" powerhouse that is Fury Road, nor does it give me a similar feeling of catharsis, and yes it feels like it could have been better, especially given what George Miller showed us he's capable of with Fury Road, but after 3 viewings so far, I still don't feel bored of it.
Furiosa is the last good movie we will have for a long time, as the rest of 2024 looks to be awful.
I have seen Furiosa three times already, and will be seeing it a fourth time in IMAX this weekend. I haven't felt this enjoyment of a new movie since, well, Fury Road. I also very much want at least one more Mad Max movie out of George Miller, i.e. Wastelands, or another one with Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron, or even Mel Gibson himself.
The world building, action, acting, and direction by George Miller in Furiosa is just sublime. I didn't feel bored for a second during each viewing, although I also didn't once feel the peak high that Fury Road gives me. Maybe that's largely to do with Fury Road's epic soundtrack, and that sadly Furiosa wasn't adorned with its own epic soundtrack.
It's definitely my favourite Chris Hemsworth movie, he absolutely kills it, and Anya Taylor Joy is phenomenal, as well as Praetoeian Jack's actor, and the young Furiosa actress.
It's not the high octane "inject this movie directly into my veins" powerhouse that is Fury Road, nor does it give me a similar feeling of catharsis, and yes it feels like it could have been better, especially given what George Miller showed us he's capable of with Fury Road, but after 3 viewings so far, I still don't feel bored of it.
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- May 29, 2024