A lot of times when you try to revisit a beloved film from the past, the end result simply doesn’t live up to the memory and nostalgia you had for the original. The recent Indiana Jones and Star Wars prequels immediately come to mind. Yet, Mad Max: Fury Road not only lives up to the previous films, hell, you could make the case that it surpasses them. It also perfectly stands well on its own as an action classic. From the opening minute of the movie, the action starts full throttle and rarely eases up until the credits roll. It sets the bar extremely high for action movies and will inevitably be compared to other films for the next couple of decades. It’s a film that will not only make Mad Max fans happy, but will recruit legions of new fans who weren’t even born when the originals hit the big screen, or even knew about them.
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