Test audience screenings 7/30 & 12/8 (Spoilers)

[henry2]

blackmocco, thanks for all the coverage, I really appreciate it! :)It sounds like a very interesting movie and I can't wait to see it!

[blackmocco]

Sorry can't go into any details, folks. Truthfully, as eager as I am to find out everything about a movie I'm interested in before it comes out, I kinda hate myself when I find myself reading spoilers so I'm going to spare you all that angst. Just go in as cold as you can, I think.

I'll just say this: It's a truly visionary movie, style wise. There's nothing like it I've seen before but like I said, it's pretty removed from the first three. I think your enjoyment of it will hinge on how much you're willing to accept some of those changes. We've waited a long time for this and had to suffer through a lot of 'inspired by's and rip-offs since so I understand why they didn't just rehash what came before. It would have just looked like Doomsday or some other shite like that. I'm onboard with the decisions they've made and if there's anything I wasn't 100% about, I'm confident they'll figure it out between now and next May. It's in very good hands.

[blackmocco]

Even just typing that last post makes me want to see it again...

[Desloc]

Ummm, because Prometheus was shite and Fury Road isn't.

Duh, forgot you saw the screening. My bad.
v/r
Mike

[blackmocco]

Ummm, because Prometheus was shite and Fury Road isn't.

Duh, forgot you saw the screening. My bad.
v/r
Mike

No worries! Haha!

[MonsterMawd]

Interesting review...

[seriz]

thanx for the review

[DGSimo]

Asked my friend and he said it was a different cut than April's screening. Some changes are noticeable like Max's V.O was a lot clearer this time. I've tried asking if he could talk about anything else so hopefully, given the timezone, I'll hear from him later.

Question for him...

1. Is the runtime longer, shorter or the same?

It was about the same with no end credits.

2. Has the violence/nudity been toned down? Some in the last audience thought it was borderline R.

Little less nudity. Violence seemed the same but how it is now he could see it being PG-13 with no further cuts.

3. Aside from the polish, was this new cut better or worse and, without getting too specific, why?

He absolutely loved the film in April and loved it last night. No real change in opinion save for tightening up the 2nd and 3rd acts but he still wishes Max had a better coda.

4. Does Hardy speak with a more distinctive Aussie accent, or is it basically the same?

Hard to tell. Mostly deep and gravelly again but it's not the final sound mix.

5. Any drastic changes from the previous screening (i.e. character(s) written out, whole scenes missing, etc)?

Not really no.

[leadcounsel]

But It's the average Joe's they need their butts in theaters for this to be a success.

Well, that's the misconception. If they built a great movie, the fans would come to it. Remember in 1979 MM1 was made on a shoestring budget with no CGI and it ranks #3 on all time % return pulling in $100,000,000. Fury Road will be fortunate to make $100,000,000 profit after spending more than that making the film.

So the true fan base IS there... I would see it 10 times in the theater if it were awesome (which I fear it won't be).

[leadcounsel]

Did anyone like Prometheus? I felt a bit letdown at cinema (although the first hour was really tense and I still thought the whole film dripped with atmosphere) but it worked pretty good on Blu Ray at home..

Wonder if Fury Road will turn out the same and need time ala Thunderdome or multiple home viewings to really cement?

Prometheus sucked....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BWnTW4rL0U