Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Just for the record...

...I find it hard to understand the appeal of the Mad Max films.   Post apocalyptic grubby, ugly, violent worlds leave me completely cold, and wishing that all concerned would just have a good bath.  (It's not just desert based films that have this problem - I was recently watching part of Waterworld and wondering how many people didn't like it because of the Costner's unwashed looks - even though he had plenty of ocean to swim in.)

It looks like the revival of the Max series is getting very strong reviews, and I have read that it has much more stunt work that is obviously real than found in many CGI infested films these days.   I suppose that's a good thing, given my complaints along those lines over the years, but I still have no interest in the peculiar genre it inhabits.   And if it is a good movie, it sure isn't reflected in the trailers, which looked completely un-engaging.  

3 comments:

Not Trampis said...

I am with you. why are these movies popular?

Anonymous said...

it appeals to the part of me that would like to return to a hunter gatherer anarchistic world :-)

Jason

Steve said...

So, Jason, one part of you wants to live in the world of Gattaca, the other in the Road Warrior...