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'Mad Max: Fury Road,' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Micah Peters, and Jason Concepcion
August 23, 2018 · Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Action · Adventure · Sci-Fi · 1:05:09
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Chris Ryan▶ 12:26The canyon scene where Furiosa drops the pod and blows the canyon - praised it as pure visual filmmaking
Jason Concepcion▶ 13:20Agreed with the big chase scenes, particularly praising the spatial awareness and editing clarity during chaotic action sequences
Micah Peters▶ 15:29The return to the citadel with the pole cats where they're jumping from vehicle to vehicle
Sean Fennessey▶ 15:36The first 30 minutes because of the "take your breath away feeling" that movies rarely accomplish
What's Aged the Worst
Sean Fennessey▶ 22:46Immortan Joe's plan - questioning why he would marshal all forces for a wild goose chase when there should be other women available
Casting What-Ifs
Chris Ryan▶ 30:32Tom Hardy — Acknowledges Hardy gets the physicality right and didn't betray Mel Gibson's legacy, but describes Hardy as having all the tools of great actors yet making weird choices like 'wanting to act like Jim Carrey'
Jason Concepcion▶ 28:40Tom Hardy — Credits Miller for making Hardy's taciturn nature not a hindrance, but calls Hardy's performance 'the weirdest kind of half-assing' and says he seems to be 'sleepwalking through a lot of stuff'
Micah Peters▶ 29:40Tom Hardy — More positive on Hardy - thinks his grunting suits the role, appreciates small physical moments like the nightmare scene where he wakes up trying to punch someone
Sean Fennessey▶ 27:08Heath Ledger — Discusses Mel Gibson was originally attached until 2003, Heath Ledger was considered before his death. Critical of Tom Hardy's performance - doesn't like what he was going for, feels half of it is dubbed, notes Hardy was difficult on set
Joey Pants Award
Sean Fennessey▶ 37:03Riley Keough — Riley Keough - granddaughter of Elvis Presley, wasn't super familiar with her before this, one year before The Girlfriend Experience TV show
Half-Assed Internet Research
Chris Ryan▶ 42:29Questions whether the movie achieved Miller's 'beautiful' art direction goal, noting it's not rich with interior design, and discusses the visual effects enhancement of naturally overcast desert footage
Micah Peters▶ 43:34Agrees the movie isn't particularly beautiful, acknowledging some cool elements like the War Rig and the Green Place set pieces but overall supporting that Miller didn't nail the beauty aspect
Sean Fennessey▶ 40:53Presents extensive research facts including development hell starting 1997, filming delays, George Miller's diverse filmography, 132-pound flaming guitar, shooting in sequence, 120-day shoot in Namibia, colorful cinematography directive, and feminist consultant Eve Ensler's involvement
Apex Mountain
Chris Ryan▶ 46:00George Miller — George Miller: Road Warrior is his apex mountain. Tom Hardy: Warrior is his apex mountain as a performer
Jason Concepcion▶ 48:16George Miller — George Miller: Fury Road is his apex mountain despite Road Warrior being a better film, due to it being a singular achievement in moviemaking. Charlize Theron: Monster is her apex mountain
Micah Peters▶ 46:33Inception — For Tom Hardy: Inception is better than Fury Road in terms of movies he's been in
Sean Fennessey▶ 46:53Warrior — For Tom Hardy: Warrior is his apex mountain as a performance, though discusses other films like Inception, Dunkirk, The Revenant
Best Quote
Chris Ryan▶ 53:40Oh what a day - emphasizing Nicholas Holt's performance and this iconic line from the trailer
Jason Concepcion▶ 56:38Who killed the world - calling it a great hammer line that underlines the theme of the entire film
Micah Peters▶ 55:17That's bait - Max's line when they encounter the trap at where the Green Place is supposed to be
Sean Fennessey▶ 52:58Multiple quotes including Bullet Farmer's 'I am the scales of justice...conductor of the choir of death', Immortan Joe's 'Do not my friends become addicted to water', and Nux's dialogue about being awaited in Valhalla
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Chris Ryan▶ 1:01:21Hardy is like Ethan from The Searchers - not right for society, needs to find his next adventure rather than settle down
Jason Concepcion▶ 59:19Would love a sequel but acknowledges it can't possibly be as good; discusses letting someone else direct if necessary
Micah Peters▶ 1:01:03Hardy leaves because he's a tragic hero who believes everything attached to him dies, so he wanders the wasteland again
Sean Fennessey▶ 58:56Will there be a sequel? (discusses litigation issues making it unlikely) and Did Tom Hardy's character leave the Citadel?
Who Won the Movie
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:03:38Charlize Theron — Considers George Miller as a possibility but ultimately agrees it's Charlize Theron after eliminating other options like Tom Hardy, the stunt performers, and other cast members
Movies Referenced (34)
Mad Max (1979)
27 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion▶ 0:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Inception (2010)
5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Micah Peters▶ 31:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Directors Referenced (3)
George Miller
13 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan▶ 1:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Mel Gibson
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 1:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (9)
Peter Road
12 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion▶ 0:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Charlize Theron
4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road▶ 1:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Charlie Starr
3 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey▶ 15:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Hugh Jackman
2 mentions · Micah Peters, Sean Fennessey · Known for Logan, X-Men▶ 1:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Jim Carrey
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind▶ 31:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Michael Kotch
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Sky High▶ 53:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Nick Nolte
1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Warrior▶ 45:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Writers Referenced (1)
Brendan McCarthy
1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mad Max: Fury Road, Lost in Space▶ 2:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗