Ep21 - Mad Max Furiosa (2024)

George Miller returns to the wasteland with Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, a brutal, kinetic prequel that tells the origin of one of modern cinema’s most iconic characters. Trading Max for Furiosa, this film dives deep into survival, power, and vengeance—but does it live up to the insanity of Mad Max: Fury Road? In this R Rating movie review, I break down Furiosa with an honest look at its storytelling, action design, world-building, and performances. We’ll talk about Anya Taylor-Joy stepping into the role of Furiosa, Chris Hemsworth’s villainous turn, George Miller’s visual language, and how this film expands the Mad Max universe while standing on its own. Is Furiosa a worthy companion piece to Fury Road—or an unnecessary deep dive into backstory? Let’s talk about it. If you’re a fan of Mad Max movies, post-apocalyptic action, or director-driven blockbuster filmmaking, this one’s for you. Subscribe to R Rating for more movie reviews, franchise deep dives, and no-BS takes on modern cinema. If you like what we do, and you want to support us, consider joining our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/Rrating?utm_source=campaign-search-results Watch the Show on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/@MongoolisMovieShow Dan's Channels https://www.twitch.tv/themongoolishow https://www.youtube.com/@themongoolishow Brian's Channels https://www.twitch.tv/run_seven https://www.youtube.com/@RunSeven Will's Channels https://www.twitch.tv/cleaningagent https://www.youtube.com/@CleaningAgent Chapters (00:00:01) - Will: Mad Max was the very first episode we ever did on rating(00:02:55) - Two and A Half(00:04:17) - Furiosa Movie Review(00:10:08) - Mad Max: From Music to Film(00:11:15) - Tom Hardy on Mad Max: The Dark Knight(00:16:14) - Dementia in 'The Walking Dead'(00:17:21) - Chris Hemsworth in(00:20:59) - Mad Max: The End Explained(00:26:31) - Mad Max: The Fall of the Tank(00:28:56) - The Other Things I Think I Learned From 'The Descent'(00:30:28) - George Miller on Mad Max: The Wasteland Sequel(00:32:41) - Mad Max: Escape From The Dark(00:35:26) - Black Box Review(00:39:43) - Fury Road: Ending Explained(00:43:56) - Fury Road Ending Explained(00:48:48) - "Can I Go First?"(00:49:10) - Mad Max: Fury Road(00:51:22) - Mad Max: Into(00:52:44) - Revenge Movie Review(00:54:21) - The Good Guy(00:54:46) - Mad Max vs The Predator(00:57:56) - Mad Max: Furiosa ReviewJoin the Conversation on Discord! - https://discord.gg/VAYxp2FM39 If you like what we do, and you want to support us, consider joining our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/Rrating?utm_source=campaign-search-results Watch the Show on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYYg6U_AaGTIk2fIhJ438xg Dan's Channels https://www.twitch.tv/themongoolishow https://www.youtube.com/@themongoolishow Brian's Channels https://www.twitch.tv/run_seven https://www.youtube.com/@RunSeven Will's Channels https://www.twitch.tv/cleaningagent https://www.youtube.com/@CleaningAgent