Top 250 Position: 185 (161 when watched)
Rating: 8.1/10 (from 574,231 users)
Correct at 23rd October 2016
Who's in it:
Tom Hardy
Charlize Theron
Hugh Keays-Byren
Josh Helman
Nathan Jones
Zoe Kravitz
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
Riley Keough
Abbey Lee
Courtney Eaton
Nicholas Hoult
Directed By: George Miller
Year: 2015
Duration: 2 Hours
Accolades: Won 6 Oscars and nominated for a further 4.
Won-
- Best Achievement in Film Editing
- Best Achievement in Costume Design
- Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling
- Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
- Best Achievement in Sound Editing
- Best Achievement in Production Design
Nominated also for Best motion picture of the year, Best achievement in directing, Best achievement in cinematography and Best achievement in visual effects.
Plot:
The forth installment in the Mad Max franchise. Set in a future where gasoline and water are scarce commodities. Can anyone stand up to the tyrannical (and sex mad) self proclaimed leader?
Interesting Facts About the Film:
- There were roughly 470 hours of footage to edit; editor Margaret Sixel took three months to watch it all.
- Shot in sequence.
- This is the second Mad Max featuring Hugh Keays-Byrne He played the villain Toecutter in Mad Max (1979)
- As in the previous movies in this series, many characters' names are never said in full or at all onscreen and are only provided in the credits.
- The first Mad Max film where Max is credited by his full name Max Rockatansky.
- Counting the opening voiceovers and discounting any grunts, Max Rockatansky has exactly 52 lines.
Review
Well.....
When I first watched this movie it had just been nominated for 10 Oscars, so I obviously had to see what all the hype was about.
I'll be honest I think the categories where it won were well deserved, it is a visually spectacular movie.
I got very lost in the plot which did affect my enjoyment of the movie and Wikipedia had to come to the rescue on more than one occasion. Having never watched any of the other Mad Max movies it would be hard to say to others interested in watching this movie if watching it's predecessors would help.
But for me I basically had very little clue of what was going on most of the time.
When watching movies I always keep a notebook to hand to help recall the movie when writing this blog. In my own words 'bit of a freaky looking bad guy'. Anyone having looked at the images of this movie would probably agree, and again backs up the fact that this movie won for best make up and hair styling and costume design.
The action scenes are packed to the rafters and visually everything is superb.
I'm not sure I would watch this again in a hurry (though I'm sure on a second viewing it would make more sense) as it isn't my usual cup of tea.
On a positive I don't feel like I've lost two hours of my life as you do with some other movies.
I did watch this without realising how long it was, but the time skipped along and before you know it you've watched a 2 hour movie.
So all in all, a good all-rounder, just maybe needs a bit more plot explanation for us folks who aren't ofay with the world of Mad Max, either that or expect to have Wikipedia open on your phone while watching.
For more information about the film visit the imdb.com page: www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/
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