Sent me spinning in so many directions, I'm not really sure how to rate it. I could care less about the contrived "conflicts" of the movie, especially as they become more obvious, but I am so in the tank for the real spontaneous moments throughout.
First of all, the hilarity of trying to organically stage a play within an online gaming space, let alone in the hyper violent world of Grand Theft Auto never stops being funny. They're constantly interrupted…
Watched maybe 60% of this last night, fast forwarding through the really boring, real world parts. The intro to Oasis, into the race, the Shining sequence, and parts of the final battle absolutely rule. I can pretty much do without the rest of it though.
I appreciate Mendelsohn and Rylance's wacky performances, they're giving it their all, but the whole movie is a weird marriage between a dystopian future (we're very much heading towards, except maybe shittier?), awesome setpieces in…
Nothing can top the singular maniacal majesty of Fury Road, so this rightly pivots into a proper tale with chapters, a story of righteous vengeance and civil war in the wasteland.
And yet, barring maybe one or two other films, this is still the best action we’ve seen since FR. That first real road war sequence with the parasailing is so jaw droppingly awesome. I was smiling with glee through long stretches across the whole runtime. It fucking rules man,…
You may notice I've logged this twice. That is not an error. I unexpectedly got to catch the 4:15 showing with about a dozen people in the theater. It was a transcendent experience. I walked outside as the sun was about to set feeling uplifted and grateful. I immediately knew I was going to see the 7:15 showing. I have never done that before in my life.
The first viewing simultaneously washed over me and whipped and throttled me around.…
