# Check out the trailer for the new Mad Max movie.. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 10, 2014, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876 "2014-12-10T19:52:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/21 "2014-12-11T02:06:19Z")
One of my first short stories in college was about someone who thought and drove an awful lot like Max. Its major criticism in class was that the hero was more vague than he needed to be and that nobody really liked any of the other characters because of their over-the-top flaws. Except the car. Universally, Everyone loved the car (as it was written). That English Ford with the V8 Supercharger has been on my wish list since I was 14. And at 1:36 in the trailer, Its There. šŸ†’ > [@mhendo](#): > > Iā€™ve got my fingers crossed. The visuals are good, and i like Charlize Theron. I also trust George Miller to do what he can, within the constraints imposed by studio bosses, to remain true to the original idea. Charlize is way cool. Tom Hardy is the closest weā€™ll get to Mel Gibson now. But. They have The Car, and they got it Right. Iā€™m There. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/22 "2014-12-11T02:21:07Z")
> [@DrForrester](#): > > **Looks like stylized nonsense. I didnā€™t see any indications of a plot**. Why do movies have such a budget for effects, but apparently not for a decent screenplay? > > Even the recent Terminator trailer is highly suggestive of a plot. (bolding mine) I take it youā€™re not familiar with the series? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/23 "2014-12-11T13:42:54Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > The movie is incredibly fast-paced with only a very short section where people arenā€™t actively running or driving very fast. Thank you for thatā€¦in that case, I wonā€™t waste my time. > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Thereā€™s almost no dialogue in the entire filmā€¦ I read how they were making the movie some time ago, and yeah thatā€™s pretty cool. But 2 hours of nothing but car crashes and explosions? Not for me. I mean _Mad Max_ had dialogue, _Road Warrior_ had dialogue. Would it hurt to have people, like, talk? Enjoy! ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/24 "2014-12-11T14:07:44Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > But 2 hours of nothing but car crashes and explosions? Well, I mean, there could be some long, quiet, existential scenes, too. Like _Vanishing Point_ with crossbows. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/25 "2014-12-11T14:54:24Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > I have to say, that is quite possibly the \*brownest \*movie I have ever seen. [Then it must be real](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RealIsBrown). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/26 "2014-12-11T15:29:11Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I assumed as much, seeing that Junkie XL did the soundtrack. It seemed out of place in the trailer. I thought the music from the [first trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdLl1GVjOrc) was a better fit. Is it [Carmina Burana?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJC-_j3SnXk) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/27 "2014-12-11T15:38:15Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > Thank you for thatā€¦in that case, I wonā€™t waste my time. > > I read how they were making the movie some time ago, and yeah thatā€™s pretty cool. But 2 hours of nothing but car crashes and explosions? Not for me. I mean _Mad Max_ had dialogue, _Road Warrior_ had dialogue. Would it hurt to have people, like, talk? > > Enjoy! Talking is not the only way to convey information, and film is able to exploit those other avenues well. _Zabriskie Point_, _Eraserhead_, Mel Brooksā€™ _Silent Movie_, _El Topo_, _Punch-Drunk Love_, \*_Blow-Up_, _2046_ are just a handful of examples of critically lauded and popular films that all have very little (in some cases arguably zero) dialogue. ---
**Author:** ![wevets](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9a140/32.png) [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/28 "2014-12-11T15:49:13Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Not to worry folks, there isnā€™t much CGI. > > [ > > [url=['Mad Max: Fury Road' News: Original Villain Set To Return In New Movie [VIDEO]](http://www.enstarz.com/articles/41981/20140722/mad-max-fury-road-news.htm)]]([http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-signs-mad-max-4-probably-craziest-movie-ever-made\_p2/](http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-signs-mad-max-4-probably-craziest-movie-ever-made_p2/)) > > Do yā€™all have any idea how this movie was made? It was freaking awesome! > > For almost 4 months, the entire cast and crew were in the Namibian Desert, shooting this thing _in order_. > > Thereā€™s almost no dialogue in the entire film, apparently, and no CGI means that when you see that car get flung into the air and come crashing into another speeding car going the opposite direction, _they really catapulted a car into another car_. > > I simply cannot imagine this movie as being anything other than awesome, and wish that it were opening sooner than 15 May 2015. Sorry to say, but judging from the trailer, thereā€™s a bit of CGI in there (the remaining 20% maybe? Maybe - hopefully - less) ā€¦the car being lifted up by the wind/sandstorm at 1:58, for example. No doubt hyping up the actual stunts plays better to the media than talking about their CGI, though. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/29 "2014-12-11T15:55:03Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Talking is not the only way to convey information, and film is able to exploit those other avenues well. _Zabriskie Point_, _Eraserhead_, Mel Brooksā€™ _Silent Movie_, _El Topo_, _Punch-Drunk Love_, \*_Blow-Up_, _2046_ are just a handful of examples of critically lauded and popular films that all have very little (in some cases arguably zero) dialogue. I understand and agreeā€¦but for some reason, I feel like there wonā€™t be much actually communicated by this particular film. I may be wrong, but itā€™ll probably be another _Transformers;_ an excuse for fights, fast driving and blowing stuff up. A genre Iā€™m thoroughly bored of by the way, despite itā€™s apparent popularity. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/30 "2014-12-11T15:59:48Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > That English Ford with the V8 Supercharger has been on my wish list since I was 14. And at 1:36 in the trailer, Its There. šŸ†’ Ahem. That is no ā€œEnglish Ford.ā€ Itā€™s an XB Falcon GT351 Coupe, made and sold exclusively in Australia, and modified for use in the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/31 "2014-12-11T16:12:48Z")
I havenā€™t watched the trailer yet, but my first thought was that this will suck. However, Iā€™ve heard some good things: Very limited CGI and lots of actual stunt action with real vehicles. The plot of the movie is a giant chase scene that lasts the whole film. The actors donā€™t have a lot of dialogue and their actions, not talking, is what gives them characters with depth. I donā€™t know if all this is true, but it sounds like theyā€™re heading in the right direction. On a side note: I guess the areas in Australia where they shot the originals is all green and lush now so they couldnā€™t film there. You have to go to Africa to get the look and feel of a Mad Max movie these days. Who knew? ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/32 "2014-12-11T16:24:00Z")
The dude on the catapult looking thing cracked me up. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/33 "2014-12-11T21:25:35Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Ahem. > > That is no ā€œEnglish Ford.ā€ > > Itā€™s an XB Falcon GT351 Coupe, made and sold exclusively in Australia, and modified for use in the movie. I apologize; it was a term Iā€™d heard often while growing up during movie discussions about the original (and obviously, it was the wrong term). Of Course itā€™s Australianā€¦ and thatā€™s probably why, outside of a car show, Iā€™ll never get to see one let alone drive one. Iā€™m not on the Exact other side of the globe, but Iā€™m[pretty close](http://www.freemaptools.com/tunnel-to-other-side-of-the-earth.htm). ā€¦And, although I typed the wrong name for the make and model here, I have _STILL_ lusted for that car since I was 14ā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/34 "2014-12-11T23:18:34Z")
So Tom Hardyā€™s making another [movie in a car](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=735977&highlight=locke+hardy)? Iā€™m so in šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/35 "2014-12-12T00:57:30Z")
MMmmmmā€¦Charlize with a buzzcut. Iā€™m in! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/36 "2014-12-12T02:00:49Z")
> [@Sicks\_Ate](#): > > I understand and agreeā€¦but for some reason, I feel like there wonā€™t be much actually communicated by this particular film. I may be wrong, but itā€™ll probably be another _Transformers;_ an excuse for fights, fast driving and blowing stuff up. A genre Iā€™m thoroughly bored of by the way, despite itā€™s apparent popularity. Twice now (I think) someone has mentioned _Transformers_ and I gotta tell yā€™all: I havenā€™t seen it. Well, not all of it. I borrowed the BR from some friends, thinking a giant robot action movie might be fun if kinda stupidā€¦ long story short, I lasted about 14 minutes I think. I couldnā€™t handle the stupid dialogue or the stupid handling of the stupid premise. I get that you see this as ā€œjust another action movieā€ and that you already donā€™t care for the genre; thatā€™s cool, dude. But me, I love a good chase movie. _The Raid: Redemption_, _Rumble In The Bronx_, _Itā€™s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World_, _Smokey & the Bandit_, _Replacement Killers_, _Terminator_, etc. I like Mr. Millerā€™s work and I like his ideas, both about stories and about films, and have high hopes that this movie will finally fulfill the promise of the original _Mad Max_. ---
**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/37 "2014-12-12T02:17:14Z")
Did they put all the CGI and green screen in the OP-linked trailer? 1:45 had me cracking up. (Where the guy kind of ā€˜pole vaultsā€™ sort of in front of a distant action scene, which seemed to me to be very bald-faced greenscreening.) The first trailer (linked later in the thread), though, seemed appealing. It may all look much better on a big screen anyway. ---
**Author:** ![KingLupid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/839c29/32.png) [@KingLupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KingLupid)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/38 "2014-12-12T03:16:26Z")
My brain just canā€™t accept that that is Tom Hardy after Charlie Bronson and that Batman movie ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/39 "2014-12-12T03:28:17Z")
> [@KingLupid](#): > > My brain just canā€™t accept that that is Tom Hardy after Charlie Bronson and that Batman movie Hell, _Bronson_ and _Warrior_ are what give me hope that Hardy is right for the role. He was fucking awesome in both, but his performance in _Bronson_ was, to me, perfect: he WAS Charlie Bronson. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876/40 "2014-12-12T21:36:39Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Talking is not the only way to convey information, and film is able to exploit those other avenues well. _Zabriskie Point_, _Eraserhead_, Mel Brooksā€™ _Silent Movie_, _El Topo_, _Punch-Drunk Love_, \*_Blow-Up_, _2046_ are just a handful of examples of critically lauded and popular films that all have very little (in some cases arguably zero) dialogue. 's why every night we does the Tell, so that we 'member who we was and where we came fromā€¦ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-out-the-trailer-for-the-new-mad-max-movie/706876.md?page=3)