Mad Max prequel Furiosa fires up the hype train with first reactions calling it everything from a “visceral triumph” to “action filmmaking at its absolute best”
The first reactions to Mad Max prequel Furiosa are in
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The first Furiosa reactions are in – and the hype train for the Mad Max prequel, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Alyla Browne as younger versions of the titular character, is well and truly up and running.
“George Miller’s #Furiosa is powerhouse action filmmaking at its absolute best!” Fandango’sErik Davis wrote. “A ferocious & relentlessly paced epic that expands the story of Furiosa and the Wasteland while delivering the craziest chases, the most bombastic characters & just plain stunning cinematography.”
Critic John Nguyenremarkedthat Furiosa is “2-and-a-half hours of colorful mayhem… It’s one of the most brutal Mad Max films yet.”
“Furiosa is a visceral triumph,” Heroes Unboundwrote. “An epic trip through Miller’s scorched wasteland that spans decades. The emotional journey is intimately personal and deeply moving. Action is ferocious, wild and unrelenting.”
Others – includingNick’s Flicks Fix– found time to praise Chris Hemsworth for his turn as the villainous wasteland warlord Dementus, while David Ehrlich’s appraisalnotedthat it’s in a “different gear” toFury Roadbut manages to make George Miller’s 2015 Mad Max masterpiece “even richer.”
Simon Thompson’s verdictwas similarly effusive, stating, “Jesus George Miller! #Furiosa engulfs you. At times it almost seems to exceed the canvas of the #IMAX format it is THAT big - and yet at times has a deeply affecting intimacy. Echoing cinematic elements from the 50s through the 80s, it’s a rich, smart vision the cast revels in.”
Furiosa, whichhas been given an R Ratingfor “sequences of violence and grisly images”, isset to feature a 15-minute action sequencethat took 200 stunt people over two months to shoot.
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“George and I would have these big conversations about why this particular set-piece was so long,” Anya Taylor-Joy told Total Film. “It’s because you see an accumulation of skills over the course of a battle, and that’s very important for understanding how resourceful Furiosa is, but also her grit. It’s the longest sequence any of us have ever shot.”
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is released on May 24. For more, check out theupcoming moviescoming your way very soon.
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