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Man, a FB acquaintance posted "Boyfriend called new Mad Max corny....duh, it's not supposed to be serious!"
I haven't seen it yet, so I didn't comment on her post, but I thought "Did they see a totally different movie than the one everyone else I know saw???" (Obviously, everyone is allowed to have whatever reaction they wish to a movie, but it just struck me that her post was the first one I've seen about Fury Road that wasn't "Holy shit, amazing!" and the like.)
but it just struck me that her post was the first one I've seen about Fury Road that wasn't "Holy shit, amazing!" and the like.
Oh, someone I know on FB was bored by it. Thought it was too cartoony, no on had a story arc, there wasn't enough plot or dialog, and that the movie was mis-titled because it wasn't about Max. Oh, and that Tom Hardy isn't as good as Mel Gibson was.
I am very proud of myself that I didn't comment on their post.
I can imagine thinking those things, but...no.
The reviewer foe the free weekly paper said see it in 3d but I think I trust Jessica judgement on this.
Will be seeing fury road as soon as I can. Mom offered to go with me when she was here I think she might have liked it but we opted to watch Leverage instead (which she LOVED).
I saw Pitch Perfect 2 yesterday, and thought it was very funny. Thinking back, I didn't love the music as much as in the first one, but it was very entertaining. I could have done without a few of the fat jokes. But the cameos were awesome, and I though Elizabeth Banks did a very creditable job directing.
I just saw Pitch Perfect 2 also. I enjoyed a bunch but I agree that many of the fat/ethnic jokes were trying to hard.
I just saw Pitch Perfect 2 also. I enjoyed a bunch but I agree that many of the fat/ethnic jokes were trying to hard.
I saw Mad Max today. I thought it was loads of fun and didn't feel like 2 hours long.
Frankly, I thought it felt longer than two hours, but I wasn't bored and enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
However, the best part was probably the end, when the audience clapped (I can't remember the last showing I went to where that happened) and then, as the clapping died down during the quotation before the credit roll, you could hear a man loudly snoring. Everybody burst out laughing.
He was still snoring at the end of the credits.
That guitar made me laugh every time.
YES! I'm glad everyone I saw it with is adamantly anti-3D so it wasn't even a question.