Falconer wrote:What previous Mad Max movies should I watch?
Mad Max is good but low budget. The Road Warrior however is the definitive post-apocalyptic car war movie.
BTW, went to a local FLGS (there are a lot of them here in WI I've noticed; winter seems good for the tabletop game industry) and saw the Car Wars box reissued on the shelf. $20.00, which is a hell of a deal. Expect that game to be flying off the shelf soon with the release of Fury Road. They also had a reprint of OGRE for, like, 3 bucks. Naturally I picked it up
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Falconer wrote:What previous Mad Max movies should I watch?
Mad Max is good but low budget. The Road Warrior however is the definitive post-apocalyptic car war movie.
BTW, went to a local FLGS (there are a lot of them here in WI I've noticed; winter seems good for the tabletop game industry) and saw the Car Wars box reissued on the shelf. $20.00, which is a hell of a deal. Expect that game to be flying off the shelf soon with the release of Fury Road. They also had a reprint of OGRE for, like, 3 bucks. Naturally I picked it up
- Wheggi
Wow, Ogre the micro-game?!
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This review right here goes a long way to alleviating my fear that a big budget can ruin a Mad Max movie. Indeed, the hype surrounding the flick may actually be justified. I really hope this sucka knocks my socks off.
Lightning rarely strikes twice, so going into Mad Max: Fury Road it’s hard not to dwell on the words of Max Rockatansky himself: “You know hope is a mistake. If you can’t fix what’s broken, you’ll go insane.” The thing is, Max is wrong. Fury Road is everything fans could have hoped for.
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I'm looking forward to this movie, looks fun. I brought the Mad Max DVD out last night and will probably pull the Road Warrior DVD out tonight. Thunderdome? Eh, might pass on that one.
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Wow, Ogre the micro-game?!
Yup. Party like it's 1977.
Hot damn! We played the hell out of that game.
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I have had my Mad Max virginity taken. Watched #1 and #2 last night, and look forward to the new one. Due to the general gripes pertaining to Thunderdome I have opted to skip that one.
rastus_burne wrote:I have had my Mad Max virginity taken. Watched #1 and #2 last night, and look forward to the new one. Due to the general gripes pertaining to Thunderdome I have opted to skip that one.
duuuude. no. you have to watch thunderdome.
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Honestly, the dubbing of Mel's voice on Mad Max is atrocious. I'd rather watch Thunderdome again.....
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rastus_burne wrote:I have had my Mad Max virginity taken. Watched #1 and #2 last night, and look forward to the new one. Due to the general gripes pertaining to Thunderdome I have opted to skip that one.
duuuude. no. you have to watch thunderdome.
Okay. For pop-cultural reasons I shall.
Badmike wrote:Honestly, the dubbing of Mel's voice on Mad Max is atrocious. I'd rather watch Thunderdome again.....
Mike B.
Yeah I couldn't stand the audio in Mad Max (1979). It was so hard to discern.
Just got out of the theater. Really good spectacle. I'd pay another $13 to see it again.
It's a little overly-fast paced on some of the action shots, but does a *hugely* better job than Thunderdome in using a big budget for a mad max film. (I realize that's not saying much, but I mean it in a really positive way.)
I will forgive some of the obvious CG and some of the typical Hollywood structure. (unclear whether I'll feel the same after a second viewing. But hey, I can forgive the 80's white costumes in Road Warrior, so...)
I like how they left it intact. <- you'll know what I mean when you see it.
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