Spoilers ahead!
While the original Mad Max, but especially its sequel The Road Warrior are surely the finest cinematic action spectacles filmed in and to ever come out of Australia, the reboot was mostly shot in Namibia and other parts of SA. Sure, one desert looks like the next, but it still isn't the same.
The reboot is also more of a chick flick and max takes quite literally the backseat to Theron's renegade truckdriver/liberator of breeding stock. The main chases, and they are each like 30 minutes long demolition derbies and pretty spectecular, although CGI-enhanced. Never has a sparely-clad warrior looked more picturesque when getting blown by an explosion off a vehicle before becoming a jumbled mess of limbs rolling in the sand.
As for the story, it seemed lame. Kurgan, I mean Immortan the self-annointed god of the 20,000 people who live under a giant rock in the desert is angry because of his raiders, a truck-driving Charlize Theron has freed his extremely nubile, pregnant and lactating women and is now on the run, having stolen a war rig. During the ensuing chase, Max, who was captured by Immortan's men, is strapped to a pursuit vehicle as a live "bloodbank." Wearing a Hannibal Lector/Bane face mask so he won't bite people, Max is helpless during the chase until the vehicle on which he plays hood ornamentcrashes explodes. After getting a bath and an entertaining S&M treatment from Immortan's ladies and especially from the renegade truck driver, Max teams up with the aptly named Furiosa (Theron) in an effort to get to safety at a rumored "green place." Bane, I mean Lector finally manages to take off his ridiculous muzzle. The green dream withers when the escapees happen upon a ragtag band of old motorcycle chicks. The hags say there's no green place anywhere left. After lots of navel-gazing and mulling the limited choices, try crossing the desert and probably die or, turning back and taking over Immortan's giant rock lair, they decide to go back, the whole kit and kaboodle, lactating chicks and all. Another giant chase ensues and the victorious Max, skinhead Furiosa, most of the lactating babes and some of the old hags make it back to the giant rock lair, the very dead Immortan strapped to a vehicle like a dead buck. Everyone, including the thirsty masses is happy, and get a quick bath, but after a curt nod to Furiosa, Max slinks off back into the dessert. He's just not a people person.
At least spring for the 3D version if you decide to watch it at all.
While the original Mad Max, but especially its sequel The Road Warrior are surely the finest cinematic action spectacles filmed in and to ever come out of Australia, the reboot was mostly shot in Namibia and other parts of SA. Sure, one desert looks like the next, but it still isn't the same.
The reboot is also more of a chick flick and max takes quite literally the backseat to Theron's renegade truckdriver/liberator of breeding stock. The main chases, and they are each like 30 minutes long demolition derbies and pretty spectecular, although CGI-enhanced. Never has a sparely-clad warrior looked more picturesque when getting blown by an explosion off a vehicle before becoming a jumbled mess of limbs rolling in the sand.
As for the story, it seemed lame. Kurgan, I mean Immortan the self-annointed god of the 20,000 people who live under a giant rock in the desert is angry because of his raiders, a truck-driving Charlize Theron has freed his extremely nubile, pregnant and lactating women and is now on the run, having stolen a war rig. During the ensuing chase, Max, who was captured by Immortan's men, is strapped to a pursuit vehicle as a live "bloodbank." Wearing a Hannibal Lector/Bane face mask so he won't bite people, Max is helpless during the chase until the vehicle on which he plays hood ornament
At least spring for the 3D version if you decide to watch it at all.