Reboot

[kickherintheguts]

i doubt Miller has watched Road Warrior since he finished editing it.

I guess you haven't heard his director's commentary on the Road Warrior DVD/Blu-Ray.

[P.F.]

i doubt Miller has watched Road Warrior since he finished editing it.

I guess you haven't heard his director's commentary on the Road Warrior DVD/Blu-Ray.

Sorry, it's not me who wrote this sentence.

[Dene]

Whilst I freely admit I'd rather see Mel back in a bone fide sequel to the original movies, I don't see how casting a new actor takes away the Mad Max-ness of Fury Road.

Does the Bond fanbase only accept the Connery pics? No, and yet each time a new actor takes on that role the franchise is rebooted.

George Miller (co-)created the character, and directed the originals - and he's back. That's good enough for me to be excited.

And, putting a positive spin on things, getting the original actor back many years later doesn't always prove successful. I love the Die Hard series, but thought Bruce Willis' reprisal of the role of McClane in Live Free or Die Hard was poor. It didn't seem like the same guy to me. Same goes for Harrison Ford in Crystal Skull - better than Willis, but still not 100% the Indiana Jones from the 1980s. There was very little of the twinkle in the eye, so important a part of the character's appeal IMO.

I often think fans are more knowledgeable about their heroes than the originators!

Be careful what you wish for, I guess. But there's no doubt in my mind that FR will be a Mad Max movie.

[Matt.]

I'll start off by saying that I'm 22 and even though I was born 10 years after MM originated, I still love it, but I can't help but think some younger people
who have never heard of MM and grew up with movies full of SFX and CGI (Fast & the Furious, Gone in 60 Seconds (the remake), Death Race ( the remake), etc.).
Will see FR, thinking it's a completely new movie, and not like it simply due to the fact that there'll be none of that special effects and CGI bullshit.
It's good to see that Miller is sticking with full speed stunts, real crashes and real explosions, but 'real effects' can only go so far compared to what
developers can make happen behind a keyboard.

It's confusing in the sense that it can either be a back to basics prequel/ sequel with all classic movie styling and real effects,
or it can be a complete and absolute reboot, where you wouldn't have to have seen the originals to understand what's going on but using all the SFX and CGI in the world.

But the fact that it sounds like it's going to be a complete and absolute reboot yet with classic styling, real effects and Miller expecting it to be a Blockbuster...
I don't have much confidence, one or the other George, you can't have it both ways.

Either way I look forward to seeing the end product, I just hope it doesn't end up like the remake of Gone In 60 Seconds, where most people who saw it and loved
it and bought the posters etc., never knew and probably still wouldn't know that it's actually a remake of an original...

And with the 'Hollywood' seemingly running out of movie ideas, I'm sure we can shortly expect a remake of Christine, using a Chrysler 300C or maybe
Smokey & the Bandit with a Pontiac G8...

[MWFV8]

Either way I look forward to seeing the end product, I just hope it doesn't end up like the remake of Gone In 60 Seconds, where most people who saw it and loved
it and bought the posters etc., never knew and probably still wouldn't know that it's actually a remake of an original...

I know what you mean there, that can kinda suck, especially if there's a new hero car. However sometimes reviving an old movie can cause new blood to check out the original.

[P.F.]

Whilst I freely admit I'd rather see Mel back in a bone fide sequel to the original movies, I don't see how casting a new actor takes away the Mad Max-ness of Fury Road.

Does the Bond fanbase only accept the Connery pics? No, and yet each time a new actor takes on that role the franchise is rebooted.

George Miller (co-)created the character, and directed the originals - and he's back. That's good enough for me to be excited.

And, putting a positive spin on things, getting the original actor back many years later doesn't always prove successful. I love the Die Hard series, but thought Bruce Willis' reprisal of the role of McClane in Live Free or Die Hard was poor. It didn't seem like the same guy to me. Same goes for Harrison Ford in Crystal Skull - better than Willis, but still not 100% the Indiana Jones from the 1980s. There was very little of the twinkle in the eye, so important a part of the character's appeal IMO.

I often think fans are more knowledgeable about their heroes than the originators!

Be careful what you wish for, I guess. But there's no doubt in my mind that FR will be a Mad Max movie.

In FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, when Bond puts flowers on the grave of his wife (murdered in ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE), the scene does not really work, because, one more time, the famous spy has a new face. But it's true Bond is almost a comics hero. Tolerate new actors for the role is not too hard. But Max Rockatansky... Try to imagine a Rocky movie without Sylvester Stallone! A reboot or a prequel! The choice is limited for George Miller. A sequel would be absurd.