Summer must-see list 2015

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UPDATED: Monday, November 2, 2015 12:55
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SHINYGOODGUY

Saturday, May 2, 2015 4:58 PM

I don't wanna prejudge it, but I'm with Mutt, I'm gonna miss Mel. Looks more like Road Warrior but I'm hoping it's a continuation of his journey across the Badlands.
I'm guessing after Thunderdome and that those women are part of the kids he saved.

I'm also a little nostalgic for the Big Humungous.

Bring on the wenches!

SGG

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May 15---->Mad Max Fury Road. Gonna miss Mel, but can't wait!

The new trailers have been revealing more of the storyline. It is sounding more like post apocalypse Unforgiven than Road Warrior.
Anybody have a better handle on it, or a different take?

ECGORDON

Sunday, May 3, 2015 12:58 AM

The original Mad Max is the only one I think I'd ever want to rewatch. Not a big fan of Road Warrior, and definitely not of Thunderdome. I have no interest in Fury Road. The same can be said about most every other sequel, prequel, remake or reboot out there. Yep, that goes for Star Wars too.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, May 3, 2015 1:14 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
The original Mad Max is the only one I think I'd ever want to rewatch. Not a big fan of Road Warrior, and definitely not of Thunderdome. I have no interest in Fury Road. The same can be said about most every other sequel, prequel, remake or reboot out there. Yep, that goes for Star Wars too.

Most fans of the Mad Max verse rewatched Road Warrior many times, because it was the only film of it's kind. Mad Max had not been readily available to the masses prior to RW. I didn't know of anybody who had seen it, although after RW everybody wanted to see it (I mean hundreds of guys I knew).
I agree about Thunderdome.

ECGORDON

Sunday, May 3, 2015 2:41 AM

I couldn't help watching Road Warrior several times since I was a projectionist then. It wasn't because I liked it much. The original has more tense, dramatic moments, both sequels were mainly overblown stunts. Fury Road seems like the typical modern action film, with more explosions and stunts per minute than the previous film, and mostly CGI. I'm really getting burned out on this type of movie.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, May 3, 2015 3:07 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I couldn't help watching Road Warrior several times since I was a projectionist then. It wasn't because I liked it much. The original has more tense, dramatic moments, both sequels were mainly overblown stunts. Fury Road seems like the typical modern action film, with more explosions and stunts per minute than the previous film, and mostly CGI. I'm really getting burned out on this type of movie.

Can you think of a film that in fact SPAWNED this genre both before and more than Road Warrior?

ECGORDON

Sunday, May 3, 2015 3:30 AM

Damnation Alley? I hope that's not it, because it hurt my head just thinking of that one again.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Monday, May 4, 2015 1:58 AM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
Damnation Alley? I hope that's not it, because it hurt my head just thinking of that one again.

I don't think that was the greater success, the suspension of disbelief was sub-par for me. I think far fewer have seen that than RW.

SHINYGOODGUY

Monday, May 4, 2015 12:35 PM

Although I like the Ro ad Warrior, I was not crazy about Thunderdome, and I get that the movies today use far too much of the CGI tech and not enough real stunts (at the appropriate time in the story).

I took a date to see Furious 7, plus I was curious, mainly because she was gaga over Paul Walker. I would imagine there was so much CGI in that movie because some of the stunts were absolutely ridiculous and rather comical. I spent about half the movie laughing. Plus the so-called serious scenes were also laughable, but for a different reason. Blue/green screen and CGI could be used to wonderous affect within the context of the movie, but I dare say that studios and directors fall way too in love with the tech and totally disregard the story. Ultimately in the end, it's about the story.

People that like to see wall-to-wall action will not win out at the end of the day, there's only so much of that to go around. Audiences have both become more sophisticated and more dumbfounded when it comes to tech. The second trilogy of Star Wars suffered greatly because Lucas was trapped back in 1977 and was unable to progress the story and thought Jar-Jar would entertain the kiddies in the theater.
Sorry George, those kids grew up and expected a helluva lot more.

The story, always the story. Without it you got a bunch of people running around blowing shit up, without a story it will make history for all the wrong reasons. I'm going to see Mad Max, because I like the overall story and to see if George Miller can pull it off. But I'm also prepared to be disappointed, trouble is that seems to be the norm these days with Hollywood losing it's balls to dream big and do something daring and different (Think Matrix 1999).

SGG

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Originally posted by ecgordon:
I couldn't help watching Road Warrior several times since I was a projectionist then. It wasn't because I liked it much. The original has more tense, dramatic moments, both sequels were mainly overblown stunts. Fury Road seems like the typical modern action film, with more explosions and stunts per minute than the previous film, and mostly CGI. I'm really getting burned out on this type of movie.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 3:04 AM

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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Although I like the Ro ad Warrior, I was not crazy about Thunderdome, and I get that the movies today use far too much of the CGI tech and not enough real stunts (at the appropriate time in the story).

I took a date to see Furious 7, plus I was curious, mainly because she was gaga over Paul Walker. I would imagine there was so much CGI in that movie because some of the stunts were absolutely ridiculous and rather comical. I spent about half the movie laughing. Plus the so-called serious scenes were also laughable, but for a different reason. Blue/green screen and CGI could be used to wonderous affect within the context of the movie, but I dare say that studios and directors fall way too in love with the tech and totally disregard the story.

SGG

Were you in agreement that most of the stunt team that actually performed the real stunts with vehicles were not allowed to have credit at the end of the film? They were not told about it, until the film was released without any of their names in the credit rolls.

SHINYGOODGUY

Tuesday, May 5, 2015 3:46 PM

I was not aware that Furious 7 producers were that shallow, not to allow for credit where credit is due. I would imagine that Deisel had something to do with that. Perhaps wanting for the fans to think that these actors actually drive these cars and do all their own stunts.

Unbelieveable!

SGG

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
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Originally posted by SHINYGOODGUY:
Although I like the Ro ad Warrior, I was not crazy about Thunderdome, and I get that the movies today use far too much of the CGI tech and not enough real stunts (at the appropriate time in the story).

I took a date to see Furious 7, plus I was curious, mainly because she was gaga over Paul Walker. I would imagine there was so much CGI in that movie because some of the stunts were absolutely ridiculous and rather comical. I spent about half the movie laughing. Plus the so-called serious scenes were also laughable, but for a different reason. Blue/green screen and CGI could be used to wonderous affect within the context of the movie, but I dare say that studios and directors fall way too in love with the tech and totally disregard the story.

SGG

Were you in agreement that most of the stunt team that actually performed the real stunts with vehicles were not allowed to have credit at the end of the film? They were not told about it, until the film was released without any of their names in the credit rolls.

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