Sorry for the pedantry, but as far as I'm aware, FURY ROAD isn't actually a *remake*, but a "legitimate" sequel to the original trilogy - simply with the role of Max recast. And as much as I like Gibson's performance in the first three movies, I'm perfectly fine with that concept. The stories - especially BEYOND THUNDERDOME - were framed in a semi-mythical narrative; treating Max Rockatansky more or less like a cipher. That lends itself well to recasting, methinks. So I'm quite optimistic - after all, George Miller himself has written&directed FURY ROAD.
P.S.: Speaking of George Miller, I *seriously* have to recommend his *other*, often overlooked masterpiece: BABE: PIG IN THE CITY. Yes, I'm serious, you can stop laughing. That movie is a work of art.
I think there are so many remakes and 'reimaginings' done these days that a lot of work that isn't either of those things gets labeled as one or the other. A few years ago, they did a companion piece to John Carpenter's 'The Thing' that everyone was incorrectly labeling as a remake even though it wasn't. (Though why you would call your prequel of 'The Thing' also 'The Thing' is a mystery that is beyond me... and probably the source of at least some of the confusion.)
I'm not sure if I can, in good conscience, really recommend the prequel. I mean, it was competently executed for a 2011 horror movie, but it was very much the same sort of thing as the first. But sort of what made the first special was that it was 1982 when it came out, (meaning that it hit that sweet spot for a 12 year old kid who wasn't really supposed to be watching this sort of thing), Rick Baker's practical special effects, and John Carpenter's stark, bleak manner of filmmaking that really shone through in this film and in Halloween.
The one with James Arness? Yes, I saw that about 10-15 years ago and thought it was very good, but the John Carpenter one will always hold a special place in my heart. :)
And as much as I like Gibson's performance in the first three movies, I'm perfectly fine with that concept. The stories - especially BEYOND THUNDERDOME - were framed in a semi-mythical narrative; treating Max Rockatansky more or less like a cipher. That lends itself well to recasting, methinks. So I'm quite optimistic - after all, George Miller himself has written&directed FURY ROAD.
P.S.: Speaking of George Miller, I *seriously* have to recommend his *other*, often overlooked masterpiece: BABE: PIG IN THE CITY.
Yes, I'm serious, you can stop laughing. That movie is a work of art.
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