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People boycotting the movie becaues of no Chalize Theron... join the club! :-)

posted a month ago by ReelReviews14 (1030)
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Now all the people gnashing their teeth about Chalize Theron not coming back know how WE felt about their previous "masterpiece" being made WITHOUT Mel Gibson!

I STILL haven't seen Fury Road, and I never will! The TRILOGY ended with Beyond Thunderdome! No Mel Gibson, No Max! It's like trying to make an Indiana Jones movie without Harrison Ford!

George Miller & the people making the movie will say they had to move on from Theron because she's "too old" to play the character in this story and its "more of a reboot anyway" . SAME excuse they used for getting rid of Mel back in 2015! But "the fans" that loved Theron in the role simply won't see the NEXT Mad Max movie regardless of how "good" it is and whether there are rave reviews fawning over Anya Taylor-Joy in the role.

Well guys, join the club! I'm ahead of the game!

[–] StinkyPoopyPants (2695) a month ago

"I STILL haven't seen Fury Road, and I never will!" That's too bad because Mad Max: Fury Road is amazing.

[–] ReelReviews14 (1030) a month ago

Beyond Thunderdome was the PERFECT ending for the Mad Max TRILOGY and brought the events full circle. It did not need a belated fourth film 30 years later, let alone one WITHOUT Mel Gibson.

Two men enter, one man leaves!

[–] Roguemail (1565) a month ago

Get real.

Mad Max 3 had its moments but was ruined by the silly kids.

But fundamentally, Gibson is just far too old to play the character now, and is also no longer bankable.

I also thought the last Mad Max movie was incredible. So I am happy to see more of the same. I have no time for weeping over the notion that a certain character or actor is not in the movie.

[–] ReelReviews14 (1030) a month ago

Mel Gibson IS Max Rockatansky & Martin Riggs, just like Sylvester Stallone IS Rocky Balboa & John Rambo, and Harrison Ford IS Han Solo & Indiana Jones.

Those are ICONIC 80s action heroes and those actors became "A listers" BECAUSE of those breakout roles. You can't simply dump the actor and randomly cast some younger guy who doesn't even LOOK like the character, let alone have the charisma and bad-assness of the original actor. It's precisely why I have zero interest in seeing Fury Road or Solo: A Star Wars Story.

And I would likewise skip a Col. Trautman: A Rambo Story with Nicholas Hoult as "John Rambo" or Rocky: The Italian Stallion with Finn Wolfhard as "Rocky Balboa".

[–] Roguemail (1565) a month ago

Hate to burst your bubble , but studios own the rights to the characters and can remake and recast any time they like. The public have no say in the matter.

Sure you can voice your opinion, but its meaningless. If they want to remake something with a different actor they can and they will.

You also need to remember that a lot of todays generation may not even know who Gibson, Stallone are. They never grew up with them like you may have.

So casting a different actor who appeals to today's cinemagoers public makes sense.

And as I said before, the original actors are just too old to be making these movies.

[–] almonigal (1108) a month ago

To say the public opinion is meaningless when consuming a product (especially entertainment) is not a good argument.
If public opinion/attachment to characters from previous ibstallments didn't matter, naming it Mad Max would serve little purpose.

[–] DavidM (335) a month ago

The important is the idea, not the actor who played it. Mel Gibson isn't Mad Max, George Mlller is.

[–] almonigal (1108) a month ago

The idea is post apocalyptic wasteland with powerful cars and fuel treated as currency.
If you dont have strong characters you are left only with ideas

[–] moviechatterer (13339) a month ago

"I have zero interest in seeing Fury Road"

Again , like the other guy said, thats too bad for you - because its an amazing film . miller made it . Miller is mad max.
I agree mm3 was a nice ending , but it ended.
If you want more then it could not be done any better than MM4, Gibson was too old to come back so they swapped him like they swap James Bonds.

I avoided it myself for years on the basis I'd heard it was "just one long car chase , no story" , but it was well worth it in the end .
Anyway , although it might not sound like it , im not here to convince you , no skin off my nose

[–] MartyMoose1977 (94) a month ago

You still haven't seen "Fury Road"? You're a moron if you have been protesting seeing the movie because it doesn't have Mel Gibson. Sure, I was disappointed that Mel Gibson wasn't in Fury Road but it still looked amazing so I went and saw it. I went and saw it KICK ASS!! "The Road Warrior" is easily in my top ten favorite movies of all time but guess what... So is FURY ROAD! Get off your GD high horse and go see what you've been missing out on before jumping on here bitching about something you know fuck all about.

I saw "The Road Warrior" with my father at a drive in movie theater in 1982 and we both absolutely loved it. When Fury Road came out it was a tragic time in my life as my wife had just passed away so my father was in town for the funeral. We went and saw "Fury Road" together and it was spectacular! First we saw it in 3D and I went back a few days later to see it in regular format. I personally preferred the film in 2D as the 3D effects were more distracting than anything.

Watch the Fury Road while your still alive and can enjoy it and then when this comes out go see it too! If you wanna bitch about something in it then go ahead and bitch but until you've at least seen Fury Road your opinion isn't worth dirt.