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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on Jun 24, 2021 7:54:50 GMT -5
I just revisited this series and had a blast capping it off yesterday with a double feature of Beyond Thunderdome and Fury Road.
As much of a nostalgic fuddy duddy as I can be I can’t hate on Fury Road.
Really the whole series is a blast and I can see the argument being made for any of them.
For personal taste I’d probably rank them...
Road Warrior Beyond Thunderdome Fury Road Mad Max
I know I ranked Fury Road number 3, and I heavily expect that to be the favorite. But really it’s crazy how solid this series is throughout.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jun 24, 2021 7:58:19 GMT -5
I grew up on the second and third movies, watched the first one afterwards, and Fury Road when it came out. Fury Road by a mile, I have a tattoo based on that movie.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Jun 24, 2021 10:57:21 GMT -5
I didn't grow up with these movies. A friend wanted to go see Fury Road in the theater, so I went with him and absolutely adored it. Then I grabbed the first three. Which were also good.
My ranking: Fury Road The Road Warrior Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
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Post by floundertime on Jun 24, 2021 11:03:32 GMT -5
The more I watch fury road the more I appreciate that it's a piece of art. The fact that an action "tent pole" movie got nominated for best picture tells you how good it is.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jun 24, 2021 11:04:55 GMT -5
Fury Road
Because I think I've only seen Fury Road
I may have watched Mad Max but I don't remember hardly anything about it.
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Post by dav on Jun 24, 2021 11:21:13 GMT -5
Fury Road Because I think I've only seen Fury Road I may have watched Mad Max but I don't remember hardly anything about it. It was the titles that put me off, just so goofy sounding. I know I should approach things with an open mind, but I could just never get beyond thunderdome.
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Post by Ultimo Gallos on Jun 24, 2021 11:45:24 GMT -5
I grew up on the Mad Max films.
1.Road Warrior 2.Fury Road 3.Mad Max 4.Thunderdome
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Post by Duke Cameron on Jun 24, 2021 11:46:45 GMT -5
Thunderdome. I didn’t like Fury Road at all.
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Post by crashmatsbazz on Jun 24, 2021 17:42:36 GMT -5
I am gravely disappointed. Again you have made me unleash my dogs of war Just vote for 2 and walk away.
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 24, 2021 17:51:56 GMT -5
Fury Road is a violent work of art.
Road Warrior pushes it close, though, and I do have a soft spot for Beyond Thunderdome.
The first movie's good, but I tend to skip it when I do a rewatch of the movies as it feels only tangentially connected.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 24, 2021 17:58:54 GMT -5
Road Warrior and then Fury Road.
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Post by bibboid on Jun 24, 2021 19:09:11 GMT -5
Road Warrior is the best Mad Max movie.
Fury Road is more a movie about Furiosa that has Max in it.
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Post by Starshine on Jun 24, 2021 19:12:06 GMT -5
Fury Road, didn't even have to think about it.
1. Fury Road 2. Road Warrior 3. Mad Max 10. Beyond Thunderdome
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jun 24, 2021 19:44:20 GMT -5
Fury Road is more a movie about Furiosa that has Max in it. That's kinda Max's thing. He wanders into somebody else's story, gets caught up in the action, helps out, and leaves. The only real difference is Furiosa is more developed than the settlers in Road Warrior and the kids in Beyond Thunderdome.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jun 24, 2021 20:22:49 GMT -5
Fury Road is more a movie about Furiosa that has Max in it. That's kinda Max's thing. He wanders into somebody else's story, gets caught up in the action, helps out, and leaves. The only real difference is Furiosa is more developed than the settlers in Road Warrior and the kids in Beyond Thunderdome. I love this about the character. He's the ultimate wanderer to the point that his own movies aren't even about him, because the character has no arc, no traditional character trajectory. While other characters learn and grow and change and travel their respective story arcs, Max does not change, he is that which remains equal to itself.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jun 24, 2021 21:00:37 GMT -5
Recency bias be damned, it's Fury Road.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jun 24, 2021 21:44:14 GMT -5
Recency bias be damned, it's Fury Road. Vote for Fury Road and I will PERSONALLY carry you through the gates of Valhalla!
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Post by MolotovMocktail on Jun 25, 2021 0:57:03 GMT -5
1) Road Warrior 2) Fury Road 3) Beyond Thunderdome 4) Mad Max
This might be the only series where the original was the weakest.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2021 13:34:49 GMT -5
They're all freaking awesome, but Road Warrior is THE Mad Max movie. Its like the Empire Strikes Back of the series.
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Post by HonkyTonkMan on Jan 17, 2024 6:04:32 GMT -5
I like all three of the Mad Max films that have starred Mel Gibson in the leading role.
Here are my favorite Mad Max movies in order from favorite, to second favorite to third favorite.
1. The Road Warrior (1981)
2. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
3. Mad Max (1979)
I still haven't yet seen Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
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