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re: ‘FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA’ has been removed from 880 theaters already - 2 weeks in theater
Posted on 6/12/24 at 6:03 am to Scruffy
Posted on 6/12/24 at 6:03 am to Scruffy
Didn't Fury Road have that really weird marketing campaign where pre-release all they did was hype up Tom Hardy like he would be the Mel Gibson character..
And then after release every review, every interview, every news article was some version of "Gotcha! The hero of this one is actually a woman!"
When the box office numbers weren't great, there was this heavy spin to say "well that's because men don't want to see a kick arse woman!"... and, of course, they don't (usually). So while it's still running in theaters you're actively discouraging the casual male audience from watching what was a visually stunning and entertaining movie
And then after release every review, every interview, every news article was some version of "Gotcha! The hero of this one is actually a woman!"
When the box office numbers weren't great, there was this heavy spin to say "well that's because men don't want to see a kick arse woman!"... and, of course, they don't (usually). So while it's still running in theaters you're actively discouraging the casual male audience from watching what was a visually stunning and entertaining movie
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Posted on 6/12/24 at 6:16 am to jmcwhrter
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And then after release every review, every interview, every news article was some version of "Gotcha! The hero of this one is actually a woman!"
Furiosa fricks up everything. Max literally saves her multiple times. She’s the damsel in destress.
Not sure about all these numerous news articles you reference. Not how I remember it.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 6:39 am to Philzilla2k
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Furiosa fricks up everything. Max literally saves her multiple times. She’s the damsel in destress.
Max definitely saves her, but I think "damsel in distress" and "fricks up everything" is an accurate assessment either.
She's clearly trying to do the right thing, and taking the women somewhere that she remembers as somewhere safe. Due to her fight with Max, Joe's army catches up enough to screw up her deal with the motorcycle gang (who go against the deal when they spot Joe's army).
She had no idea the "Green Place" was now a swamp.
That being said, I do agree with the sentiment that Max isn't as central to the plot as he is in the original movies with Mel Gibson, but I see the movie as more of a "heroic duo" then one taking precedence over the other.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 9:22 am to Madking
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If you want to make money with a Mad Max movie just put Mel Gibson in it and make it about, ya know Mad Max.
Can you image just how bad-arse that could be?
Or would they turn it into: Mad Max and the Dial of Destiny! Max faces off against the baddies with his new, wise-cracking and independent female sidekick who blames old white men for leveling the world.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 10:05 am to jmcwhrter
When Fury Road came out, people saw Charlize Theron, a beautiful woman, saw her head shaved, saw black grease on her forehead, saw her with a metal arm in place of her real arm. I think everyone was interested in Theron in that part, not Furiosa. Of course Hollywood sees this and thinks that everyone wants to see more Furiosa. No, we still want to see Mad Max, Theron was more of a side show attraction. If she played the character with a full head of hair, her arm intact, would anybody clamor for a Furiosa movie?
This post was edited on 6/12/24 at 10:06 am
Posted on 6/12/24 at 10:15 am to LSUPERMAN
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head shaved, saw black grease on her forehead, saw her with a metal arm in place of her real arm.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 12:14 pm to LSUPERMAN
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Of course Hollywood sees this
It's annoying how many of you are talking about Hollywood and not George Miller. Miller made the film he wanted to, a film he had planned out with Charlize Theron before Fury Road was filmed. Hollywood agreed to fund Miller's vision because Fury Road did well.
Hollywood "hasn't learned its lesson" because this unique filmmaker didn't take Hollywood's notes when making his film.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 1:01 pm to Jay Are
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Hollywood agreed to fund Miller's vision because Fury Road did well.
It was the 21st highest grossing film of 2015. That's not doing well. Once again, you pop in, don't know shite, pop out.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 1:21 pm to boomtown143
There are rare exceptions but a female lead in action movies won't sell tickets. You'd think they'd figured that out by now.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 1:25 pm to Jay Are
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annoying how many of you are talking about Hollywood and not George Miller. Miller made the film he wanted to, a film he had planned out with Charlize Theron before Fury Road was filmed. Hollywood agreed to fund Miller's vision because Fury Road did well.
Most don’t care they have their own narrative made up in their minds
Posted on 6/12/24 at 1:29 pm to Esquire
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Miller and Gibson mutually agreed before Fury Road that he was too old
Logan
Budget: $97–127 million
Box office: $619.2 million
Old Man did ok
Posted on 6/12/24 at 1:57 pm to concrete_tiger
Sure, but I wasn’t saying an old man Max wouldn’t work. I was saying an old man Mel Gibson wasn’t up to the physical requirements of a 6-month shoot in Namibia at 58 years old. He did Road Warrior with Miller in the Outback. He knew what to expect. Had Fury Road been made in 2000 like it was originally planned, Gibson would have kept the role.
Jackman was 47 in Logan and is a freak of physical fitness.
Random Fact: Eminem was considered for the role before they picked Hardy. One of the deal breakers was he refused to leave the US to film.
Jackman was 47 in Logan and is a freak of physical fitness.
Random Fact: Eminem was considered for the role before they picked Hardy. One of the deal breakers was he refused to leave the US to film.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 2:04 pm to concrete_tiger
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Logan
Budget: $97–127 million
Box office: $619.2 million
Old Man did ok
That has absolutely nothing do w/Mel Gibson no longer wanting to do stunts or the intense shoot Miller runs on a Mad Max movie.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 3:15 pm to Esquire
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I was saying an old man Mel Gibson wasn’t up to the physical requirements of a
Did Wolverine do a lot of stunts or act old?
Jesus people. Old Mad Max would be old. That's the point.
Clint Eastwood probably filming a movie today.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 3:15 pm to boomtown143
Movie sucked arse. Horrible CGI with shite acting. Chris Hemsworth’s fake nose 
This movie looked like a complete knock off of a Mad Max film.
This movie looked like a complete knock off of a Mad Max film.
Posted on 6/12/24 at 4:43 pm to boomtown143
Good it will be on HBO MAX before football season starts
Posted on 6/12/24 at 11:16 pm to TigerintheNO
I loved Fury Road. Should I go see Furiosa?
Posted on 6/13/24 at 10:11 am to dawgfan24348
Should have been a guy playing that role
Posted on 6/13/24 at 10:39 am to rebelrouser
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Some obvious dumb decisions were made but still sounds like a solid movie. I hope Max gets it.
Nowhere near as good as Fury Road.
But it's not bad. Just more of a regular, pedestrian, CGI type movie. But it had its moments.
Posted on 6/13/24 at 10:42 am to PrattvilleTiger
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I loved Fury Road. Should I go see Furiosa?
What did you love about Fury Road? If you loved Furiosa in Fury Road, Charlize Theron isn’t in it.
Max ain’t in it either.
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