This is how I know you’re a child. You’re literally too naïve to understand that people have differing opinions on things, and you think this makes you superior somehow.

BOTH MY PARTNER AND I HAD THIS REACTION. We were excited about going to see it, and then came out and looked at each other like “that was it? this is the movie that everyone is jizzing their pants over? wow damn this is gonna flop” and also people came out of the theater with similar reactions

I'm sorry, I didn't realize I was speaking with a child. That's the internet for you, I guess.

Wow, you are interested in being a dick about it, though, aren’t you?

I had pretty much the same reaction. On another thread gushing about the movie someone said it had no faults and I compiled a list of 11 off the top of my head in two minutes. It’s a fun action movie, but just didn’t do much for me.

Same here! Matter of fact I actually was quite disappointed. Sure the action was great but I never understood what was happening and why. It was just....okay. As in: Perfectly immitating 80's action movies a bit too perfectly and ending up being quite disposable. Or maybe like how 300 was hyped and kind of…

I did that too. It was clearly a good movie, but I didn’t know where to put it in my list of movies I like. It doesn’t hit the buttons that the ones at the top hit. It doesn’t hit the buttons that say it’s a bad film either. It created its own buttons and pushed them. And while you can say that’s good, it does mean it…

No. You just expected that the director would give you a chance to become emotionally attached to the characters before the guzzoline-soaked orgy of motor-fucking. So the action sequences became the setups rather than the payoff and the quiet moments vice versa... which didn’t work for me because I was numb at the…

I was really underwhelmed. I questioned myself - did I just not get it? I really dug the vehicles/weaponry though. Oh, I really need a flame-throwing guitarist mounted on a truck with multiple speakers with me at all times too!!

It’s not just you. Only people who don’t ask much from their entertainment could think this was a masterpiece. Despite the fact that many of the stunts themselves were practical, the movie was otherwise wall to wall CGI and zero emotional impact. So what else is new?

felt like I got robbed. Friend came out like, should not of been titled Mad Max, like the new Conan movie shouldn’t of been titled Conan. Max was truly a sidekick in his own movie.

This is exactly how I felt about it. I think it is hugely important because it shows that a female character can be badass without falling into tropes, and that a male character can still be badass without objectifying women in the process. It leads the way for more women-led movies.

That was basically my exact same experience with the movie.

I haven’t seen it yet, but I had a friend whose taste I respect a great deal say the exact same thing.

Nope. It was big ball of meh. Not an unexpected moment in the whole film. Looked great though.

You must be. I didn’t particularly enjoy it - so I must be really dead inside. Of course, I preferred Thunderdome to the first one, so maybe two hours of flashy car chases with very little actual story telling went over my head.

Considering the relatively long list of great action movies that have come out in the last decade or so—many of which came out within the last few years—it boggles my mind that everyone is calling Fury Road a masterpiece when so many other great movies seemingly got passed over or got way less fanfare.

I agree, I saw it in a theater with a wide variety of patrons, and there was zero cheering when doom guitar guy showed up, or any other “iconic” moments. People politely watched the movie and left. For my tastes the whole “turn around and start all over again” return journey was more than a bit contrived - It was like…

I felt the same way. I actually rewatched the original trilogy right before, and Road Warrior still holds up. I still think it’s better than Fury Road. It takes a lot to blow my mind when it comes to action movies. Asian Martial Arts movies have spoiled me.

What the fuck is wrong with you? This is like the 2nd coming of Christ! A cure for AIDS! A solution to Climate Change! It’s like if a 300 ft unicorn fucked the very idea of Freedom itself and they had a baby, then you would have this movie plus Brad Pitt!