I voluntarily watched an ad for it. Making it to the theater is a whole other can of worms, but I do want to see it.
...because God knows you need some satisfaction in life besides shagging Captain Cardboard! And I never really liked you anyway. And you have stupid hair!
Spike ,'Selfless'
Buffista Movies 7: Brides for 7 Samurai
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-t - May 12, 2015 9:29:35 am PDT #28972 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
SailAweigh - May 12, 2015 9:33:28 am PDT #28973 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
My friends are getting a viewing party for it next Tuesday; it's $5 night at one of the local chains.
Atropa - May 12, 2015 9:44:54 am PDT #28974 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
IS HE GOING ON SATURDAY NIGHT? IF THERE IS A SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW IN A NON-SUCK THEATRE, I WISH TO ATTEND!
I know he's going twice on Friday, and he might be going Saturday night? At IMAX? Text him and ask.
Burrell - May 12, 2015 10:30:23 am PDT #28975 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I wondered how these Reaver-esque people managed to get proficient at combat tactics using a convoy of tricked-out murder trucks and explosions if fossil fuels are such a scarce resource.
IIRC that plot hole comes directly from the original.
quester - May 12, 2015 10:36:57 am PDT #28976 of 30000
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
My biggest nit-pick for AoU was the poor quality of Thor's wig. His hair was really terrible and kept taking me out of the movie.
Favorite thing, I thing, besides Vision was Hawkeye's pep talk to Wanda in the middle of the battle where he says that the city is flying, being over run with robots and he has a bow and arrow, but he's going back out there anyway. I really liked Hawkeye in this movie.
billytea - May 12, 2015 1:20:19 pm PDT #28977 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
The original Mad Maxes were a bit too gritty for my taste, so I will forego the pleasure.
Connie doesn't need another hero, pass it on.
Jessica - May 12, 2015 6:33:03 pm PDT #28978 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Fury Road is AMAZEBALLS.
For people who are into show-not-tell worldbuilding with badass ladies in it who are not Trinitied, and Tom Hardy doing a weird voice with metal shit all over his face, and trucks with electric-guitar-playing slaves chained to the hood and sometimes the trucks catch fire and explode, this is the movie for you.
If you don't like those things, then honestly, I'm not sure I can help you. Those things are awesome.
Pro Tip: Don't see it in 3D. The conversion is terrible and the movie will be slightly out of focus the whole time (not enough to be obvious until you realize that none of the many many rack focus shots actually ever come into focus, which is distracting).
Polter-Cow - May 12, 2015 6:39:41 pm PDT #28979 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
For people who are into show-not-tell worldbuilding with badass ladies in it who are not Trinitied, and Tom Hardy doing a weird voice with metal shit all over his face, and trucks with electric-guitar-playing slaves chained to the hood and sometimes the trucks catch fire and explode, this is the movie for you.
I'M IN.
Pro Tip: Don't see it in 3D. The conversion is terrible and the movie will be slightly out of focus the whole time
THANK YOU. I was wondering.
-t - May 12, 2015 6:41:36 pm PDT #28980 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sweet. This may be a Friday immediately after work movie.
juliana - May 13, 2015 6:53:37 am PDT #28981 of 30000
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
For people who are into show-not-tell worldbuilding with badass ladies in it who are not Trinitied, and Tom Hardy doing a weird voice with metal shit all over his face, and trucks with electric-guitar-playing slaves chained to the hood and sometimes the trucks catch fire and explode, this is the movie for you.
I was already in after hearing about Eve Ensler consulting (& MRA groups getting pissy about this movie "destroying a piece of American culture" - which, what? Did they not know the original is Australian?), but I have now doubled down.
Sadly, I need to see AoU first. So probably no Mad Max until next weekend (or the one after).
Also - what's the app or site that lets you know when to take pee breaks? That is also now a factor. Stupid babies ruin everything. (Not really.)