Holy shit. Everything Iād hoped for and more. Absolutely nothing in this movie, as far as I can tell, could possibly be improved (except tired, 45-year-old me could finally use some subtitles at a couple of junctures).
It absolutely is a feminist film in all the right ways, IMHO. The women kick all kinds of ass. Even the helpless ones being rescued are neither exactly helpless, nor anywhere near meek, nor mindless, and theyāre not afraid to speak aloud their well-reasoned opinions, whether or not theyāre currently aiming a shotgun at the listener. See this movie, see it THIS WEEKEND, and if you can, see it in loud 3D IMAX. Itās the most entertaining thing Iāve seen in YEARS.
Definitely DO. Itās not like Avatar, where seeing it in big-screen 3D is the only reason to see it. This will have a long and profitable life on the small screen, too. Itās just a perfectly-made movie. But holy shit is it amazing in 3D IMAX. And see it with a full house, and count the spontaneous cheers. Theyāre well-earned, every one.
Take her to see it. Tell her I said she wonāt regret it.
Perfect for 13-year-olds. Remember how the Halo videogames were rated āM for Matureā simply because they had a wee bit of animated blood (but no gore, nudity, or particularly salty language), and effectively were just like the āT for Teenā-rated Destiny? The violence in Fury Road is violent, but almost never gory at all. The stunts are amazing, but you donāt get the camera leering at viscera, entrails, severed limbs, and all that Game of Thrones stuff. Thereās a wee bit of nudity, but itās barely there, never leered at, and almost entirely in service of the story (a brief shot of nursing mothers hooked up to a milking device, and a brief moment toward the end with a naked woman way up on a tower, but you never actually get a view of her ānaughty bitsā). And at 13, heās the perfect age to take away an important message from this movie, which is so completely in a 13-year-oldās imaginative wheelhouse: that women are naturally strong-willed, strong-minded, and physically powerful forces to be reckoned with, and that the coolest movie in memory is 100% badass even during the moments where the women are the baddest badasses in the film.
Kids need to absorb this movieās lessons early. Itās genuinely strange how much we need this movie.
Yes yes yes! Seriously, if Mrs Daneel is even remotely a fan of any action movies whatsoever, talk her into seeing this one if you must. She wonāt regret it and neither will you. Itās THAT good.
And no, I could not possibly oversell this thing. Trust me this once, if you ever trusted someone to know anything about Wastelands. 
Would you be able to watch the babbies for a night?
You in Los Angeles? 'Cause yeah, I would. You need to see it. I already have, and Iām gonna see it again, and anyway, my eight-year-old and I could use a chance to refresh our diaper-changing technique. Bring 'em over!
Weāre ā¦ close?
Thanks and with that it sounds like no worse than he has seen in most pg13 films. He will be coming along then.
You will thereby obtain an untold quantity of Cool Dad points.
And that I did. OMG that film is amazing. Pretty standard but well done story for the type of film, but the action just keeps going and going and getting crazier and crazier but not over the top for the world setting even though in any other setting it would be.
So - 3D, or not 3D?
I saw it in 2D and it was still amazing. I donāt think you will miss anything for 2D.
And Iād save $2.50
It is more like save $6.50 for me and double that for the 2 tickets so that was a factor as well.
Thumbs up on the 2D as well.
For nearly every movie ever made, Iād say that 3D isnāt worth it. Iāve seen exactly three movies where the 3D helped make the experience more enjoyable: Coraline, Avatar, and Fury Road. (And Avatar isnāt really worth seeing on anything but a huge-screen 3D presentation, since the script isnāt strong enough to carry the show without the spectacle.) I have no doubt that Fury Road is a titanic thrill in 2D (and Iāll see it that way plenty of times, no doubt) but the new āIMAX with Laserā projector at the Chinese made for a genuinely impressive step up in 3D presentation. Itās a $19 movie ticket but for once I thought it was worth it. Bright, crisp, immersive, and eye-popping.
If your local Herpes Cineplex has your more conventional 3D where the picture is dark and muddy and the glasses are heavy and skanky, then yeah, skip the 3D as always.
Donald, I just want to say that your review and enthusiasm for this movie are awesome. I just popped in my new Blu-ray of The Road Warrior to celebrate. 
So, Iām going to wait until Wednesday, and let my wife meet her friend for knitting on Tuesday.
Thanks! Very kind of you to say. To celebrate your celebration, Iām off to my second viewing of Fury Road!
(I donāt get to go out to the movies very often anymore due to work and kids and various obligations, so for me to see a movie twice in the theater in the same week is a special occasion indeed!)
Have fun!
Hereās some nice artwork: http://xombiedirge.tumblr.com/post/118713600970/mad-max-fury-road-by-boneface-kilian-eng
Seen it Saturday night in āregularā 3D and now Iāve booked tickets for the presumably last showing on our local IMAX theater tomorrow. This time, Iām taking my mom along, and she doesnāt even speak a word of English!
