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by ralfy
Sat May 16, 2015 12:06 am
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: What do the critics say?
Replies: 148
Views: 124269

Re: What do the critics say?

"'Mad Max: Fury Road': Where feminist revenge fantasy meets old school redemption quest" http://www.salon.com/2015/05/15/mad_max_fury_road_where_feminist_revenge_fantasy_meets_old_school_redemption_quest/ "Review: Charlize Theron is the one driving 'Mad Max: Fury Road' (w/video)"...
by ralfy
Fri May 15, 2015 11:46 pm
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: What do the critics say?
Replies: 148
Views: 124269

Re: What do the critics say?

"5 Reasons ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Isn’t Your Usual Blockbuster"

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2015/05/ ... ockbuster/
by ralfy
Thu May 14, 2015 11:38 pm
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: What do the critics say?
Replies: 148
Views: 124269

Re: What do the critics say?

"Why ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ is the feminist picture of the year"

http://nypost.com/2015/05/14/why-mad-ma ... -the-year/
by ralfy
Wed May 13, 2015 2:55 pm
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: What do the critics say?
Replies: 148
Views: 124269

Re: What do the critics say?

"Vagina Monologues Writer Eve Ensler: How Mad Max: Fury Road Became a ‘Feminist Action Film’" Here’s a surprise: Tom Hardy, a.k.a. Mad Max, isn’t the star of Mad Max: Fury Road. Charlize Theron is. An even bigger surprise? Vagina Monologues author Eve Ensler consulted on what turns out to ...
by ralfy
Wed May 13, 2015 4:50 am
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: What do the critics say?
Replies: 148
Views: 124269

Re: What do the critics say?

"Mad Max: Fury Road brought in The Vagina Monologues’ Eve Ensler as a consultant" http://www.avclub.com/article/mad-max-fury-road-brought-vagina-monologues-eve-en-218924 "‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Consultant Eve Ensler Calls it a ‘Feminist Action Film’" http://screenrant.com/mad-max-f...
by ralfy
Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:32 am
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: Reservations
Replies: 52
Views: 17030

Re: Reservations

Here's what I gathered so far: Movie studios have large marketing budgets and earnings from previous movies (or lots of credit available from investors), which means they have to make more expensive movies each time, guaranteed high returns form some to cover lower earnings for others, and several e...
by ralfy
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:39 am
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: The Oil Apocalypse + Real Life Mad Max scenarios
Replies: 5
Views: 4281

Re: The Oil Apocalypse

"The Official Transportation of the Apocalypse" http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2013/09/citi_bike_bike_sharing_programs_prepare_us_for_the_apocalypse.html I would look at much cheaper bikes, though, as well as animal-drawn carts, etc. Also, we need high energy returns...
by ralfy
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:32 am
Forum: Mad Max - Fury Road
Topic: Fury Road will either be a blockbuster or a bomb.
Replies: 89
Views: 47588

Re: Fury Road will either be a blockbuster or a bomb.

Related: "Steven Spielberg and George Lucas predict film industry 'implosion'" http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jun/13/steven-spielberg-george-lucas-film-industry That is, there's too much money and large marketing budgets, thus prompting the need for greater sales through overseas mar...
by ralfy
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:27 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: Fame:Will the original trilogy be overshadowed by Fury Road?
Replies: 25
Views: 7183

Re: Fame:Will the original trilogy be overshadowed by Fury R

Given three predicaments which are affecting us today (peak oil, global warming, and a permanent global economic crisis), this new movie may become memorable.
by ralfy
Sat Oct 05, 2013 4:25 am
Forum: General Movie Discussion
Topic: Road Warrior Introductory Footage
Replies: 8
Views: 2959

Re: Road Warrior Introductory Footage

It reminds me of the middle of the intro of the first Fallout game.