| Tango01 | 30 May 2015 12:08 p.m. PST |
"Science fiction editor John Joseph Adams is a well-known fan of post-apocalyptic fiction. He's collected many of his favorite post-apocalyptic stories in books like Wastelands 2 and The End Has Come, and he's also a huge admirer of novels like A Canticle for Leibowitz and videogame series like Wasteland and Fallout. But when it comes to post-apocalyptic movies, Adams has mixed feelings. He's enjoyed parts of various post-apocalyptic films, but never found one that he could recommend wholeheartedly. That all changed this month, though, with the release of the new George Miller movie Mad Max: Fury Road.
Now I'm glad that I can say my favorite post-apocalyptic movie is Mad Max: Fury Road," Adams says in Episode 152 of the Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast. "Not with any qualifications or anything. It's just like, obviously that's my favorite post-apocalyptic movie."
Bestselling author Carrie Vaughn agrees that Fury Road is virtually flawless. She says critics are right to praise its stunning action sequences, but she also feels that people shouldn't discount the film's excellent storytelling. She notes that the large number of strong female characters is revolutionary for this type of film. "Post-apocalyptic—especially post-nuclear-apocalyptic—movies seem kind of dated as a concept," she says. "But in some ways this was a really timely and relevant movie."…"
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| Spooner6 | 30 May 2015 12:37 p.m. PST |
Fury Road tops my list of favorite Post Apoc movies and one of my favorite movies I have seen in a while. One of my favorite elements is how the "off screen" action is handled. It was a very anti-Bruckhiemer film in that we didn't need to see all the explosions made over the top! Chris |
| ajbartman | 30 May 2015 1:23 p.m. PST |
Agreed. Great action movie. Will be seeing this again in the Dollar theater. |
| 15mm and 28mm Fanatik | 30 May 2015 2:52 p.m. PST |
I enjoyed it for what it is, a no holds barred old school B movie, albeit one with a larger budget. My review of it can be found here: link |
| Mitochondria | 30 May 2015 5:36 p.m. PST |
Now I want Mad Max: Damnation Alley |
 20thmaine  | 30 May 2015 5:43 p.m. PST |
The original Mad Max is pretty good. |
| Pizzagrenadier | 30 May 2015 6:46 p.m. PST |
Just saw it tonight and was blown away. Great action, decent story, and very compelling world. Really enjoyed the whole thing. |
| Steve | 31 May 2015 5:37 a.m. PST |
The fact that they created real vehicles instead of using CGI made all the difference. It just looks real. Is someone buying the miniatures license for this movie? It would seem like a potential gold mine. |
| Cloudy | 31 May 2015 11:31 p.m. PST |
I felt that the story was weak, the acting poor (what a sad Max…) and the action was fantastic. Well worth seeing for that alone. |
| rebmarine | 01 Jun 2015 5:57 a.m. PST |
I have to agree with Cloudy. It was fun from the angle of being a 2+ hour action sequence. But, the acting was poor and the story development was nowhere near as good as the previous movies. It did provide a lot of great ideas for Post-Apocalypse gaming. I'll definitely buy the DVD. |
| infojunky | 01 Jun 2015 11:54 p.m. PST |
Who needs a miniatures License to build your own Battle Rig? Every one is a custom work of art….. Or, Car Wars just rolled out a release too, so it time to build your vehicles…. |
