Mad Max Minute presents: Fury Road (2015)

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Fury Road Minute 120 - The End of a Furious Road

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Fury Road Minute 119 - Back in black and chrome

Following Mad Max Fury Road’s release in theaters and subsequent success at the box office, George Miller told interviewers that he, at one point, wanted to release the film in black and white, similar to the rough copy used by...

Fury Road Minute 118 - We salute our Imperator

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Fury Road Minute 117 - There's gonna have to be a different man

Immortan Joe gave us one of the most amazing wasteland warlords in cinema, but how does he compare to The Toecutter, the villain Hugh Keays-Byrne brought to life 30 years earlier? We also discuss Capable’s necessity in helping Nux transform...

Fury Road Minute 116 - Rebel rebel, you've torn your dress

Despite the series being about Mad Max, Furiosa burst on the scene to steal the spotlight. In this episode, we discuss Furiosa and whether having her play such a large role in the narrative sets a good precedent for any...

Fury Road Minute 115 - We could be heroes, just for one day

Tom Hardy stepped into a role that had been held for decades by another actor, so how did he do? We take some time to discuss Max’s character arc, how Tom Hardy did as the titular character, and wonder if...

Fury Road Minute 114 - Where must we go

With the harrowing tale of Max’s run-in with Furiosa and the War Boys run its course, the movie leaves us with one last thing to ponder. Simple white lettering on a black background shows the words of the unseen First...

Fury Road Minute 113 - Irish goodbye

Water pours from the great pipes onto the wretched below as the elevator begins to rise. Max stands on the slowly rising platform and considers his situation. As Furiosa turns to look at him, she discovers that he has disappeared...

Fury Road Minute 112 - Let them up

The wretched begin to chant, demanding that Furiosa and the others be allowed onto the elevator. With Corpus Colossus remaining silent, a gang of War Pups take matters into their own hands and lower the elevator to the ground. As...

Fury Road Minute 111 - The Immortan Joe is dead!

Max stands over a shrouded figure lying between the Gigahorse’s twin engines and rips away the cloth to reveal the Immortan Joe’s corpse. He tosses it to the ground and the Wretched swarm the body, tearing it apart. Unsure of...

Fury Road Minute 110 - Coming home

The Gigahorse returns to the Citadel, causing a row and a ruction among the wretched as they press in around the Immortan’s vehicle. The great elevator descends to meet the Gigahorse, but the guards feel that something is amiss and...

Fury Road Minute 109 - My name is Max

Max has to act quickly to save Furiosa from her nearly fatal blood loss. He gathers the necessary tools and performs a blood transfusion, giving his own blood to save Furiosa’s life. As Furiosa lies on the back seat of...

Fury Road Minute 108 - One breath at a time

The Gigahorse drives through buzzard territory on its way back to the Citadel as Max and the others do their best to treat Furiosa’s injuries. Her side wound has caused one of her lungs to collapse, so Max performs an...

Fury Road Minute 107 - Dying historic on the Fury Road

Separated from the others, surrounded by flames, and facing the primal might of Rictus Erectus, Nux looks to Capable and quietly asks for her to witness him. The Gigahorse speeds through the pass and Nux rolls the War Rig, killing...

Fury Road Minute 106 - Nearly at the pass

The Dag and the others quickly abandon the War Rig, leaving Nux to assure Capable that he is right behind her, but Rictus recovers and quickly cuts off Nux’s escape. Nux tries to shake the towering Rictus from the War...

Fury Road Minute 105 - Remember me?

With the help of a well-placed shotgun blast, Max is able to knock Rictus down. Furiosa uses her position on the Gigahorse to attack Immortan Joe and after hooking his mask with a harpoon, lets the line out and rips...

Fury Road Minute 104 - Like a wrecking ball

Max narrowly avoids being crushed by the Doof Wagon and climbs onto the Tanker. Rictus puts Cheedo on the Gigahorse and fights the Vuvalini for the wives. Cheedo helps Furiosa get on the Gigahorse and Max arrives to continue fighting...

Fury Road Minute 103 - Up on the stage

Max leaps down onto the Doof Warrior’s stage, but before he can continue on to the War Rig, He has some Imperators to contend with, a task made easier with the use of the flaming guitar. Elsewhere, Cheedo devises a...

Fury Road Minute 102 - Airborne V-8's

As the War Party enters the Rock Rider’s canyon, Furiosa tries to get out in front of the Gigahorse, but Immortan Joe uses his speed to block the War Rig. Furiosa leans over to Nux and tells him that she...

Fury Road Minute 101 - The long explosion

The People Eater’s Limo begins to explode forcing Max to take a dramatic leap onto the War Rig. He’s quickly snatched by one of the Polecats and after dispatching his abductor, finds himself sailing through the air as the People...

Fury Road Minute 100 - Operation bullet sponge

Max accelerates the People Eater’s Limo, quickly catching up to the Gigahorse. Immortan Joe tries to shoot Max, but The People Eater provides more than enough cover. Furiosa takes this chance to escape the vehicles boxing her in and returns...

Fury Road Minute 99 - Valhalla

With Citadel forces closing in on all sides, Slit returns driving the Razor Cola and gunning for Max. Furiosa is quick to act and sandwiches Slit between the War Rig and the People Eater’s Limo, destroying the Razor Cola. Nux...

Fury Road Minute 98 - Barely hanging on

Max is able to recover and acts quickly to keep more Polecats from harming those inside the rig. In the melee, Max is thrown from the side of the Rig, but Furiosa is able to catch him by the leg....

Fury Road Minute 97 - Stay with me

Max and the Vuvalini continue to fight off the Polecats, but Max is ambushed by a Polecat in a black mask and uses uncanny reflexes to impede a bolt launched at His head. The black masked Polecat then tries to...

Fury Road Minute 96 - The polecat offensive

Surrounded by the polecats, from Gastown, Max and the Vuvalini struggle to combat the melee fighters landing on the tanker all around them. The polecats also advance on the rig, using a smoke grenade to fill the cab with smoke...

Fury Road Minute 95 - Harpoons and plows

Max rushes to the back of the tanker, hoping to cut the lines that impede the War Rig’s escape, but for every line cut, another one replaces it. As Max struggles against the plow cars, a large tow truck, brimming...

Fury Road Minute 94 - They're hauling us back

Knocked to the ground, The Valkyrie grabs a rifle and begins firing at the approaching Gigahorse. It’s no use, and though she and the other Vuvalini avoid being run over, they’re quickly blind-sided by the People Eater’s Limo. At the...

Fury Road Minute 93 - One man, one bullet

The Valkyrie appears, riding on the back of a motorcycle, and kills the War Boy driving the Razor Cola, sending it spinning out into the dust. The War Rig begins to protest being pushed and Furiosa has to slow down....

Fury Road Minute 92 - Don't blow my engine

Despite the massive engines in the War Rig, it struggles to stay ahead of the Razor Cola. Nux sees Slit blowing fuel directly into the engine and decides to do the same, but despite the extra kick, the War Boys...

Fury Road Minute 91 - Anyone that's listening

Tensions run high in the War Rig as all around it flares pop from behind sand dunes signaling the scattered war party to regroup and begin the chase once more. Despite the anxiety felt by the wives, The Vuvalini are...

Fury Road Minute 90 - They're going back

Immortan Joe sits quietly contemplating when suddenly a polecat spots the War Rig speeding across the wasteland. Rictus and the People Eater wonder what Furiosa is doing, but Joe quickly realizes that she’s heading back to the Citadel because it’s...

Fury Road Minute 89 - It'll be a hard day

Capable suggests that they use Nux as a cover to get them into the Citadel, and he agrees, saying that it feels like hope. The Keeper of the Seeds points out that this could be there chance to start anew....

Fury Road Minute 88 - The same way we came

Toast and The Dag tell the Vuvalini all about the Citadel, Immortan Joe, and His iron grip on the region. The Valkyrie is hesitant to go with Max’s plan citing the time it will take to go around the mountains,...

Fury Road Minute 87 - This is your way home

Max gets on his motorcycle and rides after Furiosa, quickly catching up to her. Once stopped, Max presents Furiosa with the map he’s drawn and explains that they shouldn’t be running away. Instead, they should return to the one place...

Fury Road Minute 86 - You promised to help us

Max refuses Furiosa’s offer to join her and the others in their trek across the salt. The next morning, Max is standing on the edge of the plains of silence watching the others leave when he hears a voice. It’s...

Fury Road Minute 85 - More than welcome

Max is working on his hand-drawn map when Furiosa approaches and asks to speak with him privately. Max obliges her and Furiosa explains how she’s spoken with the others and they are planning on taking supplies from the War Rig...

Fury Road Minute 84 - Heirlooms, the real thing

The Dag looks at the rifle that The Keeper of the Seeds is maintaining and asks about her proficiency with the weapon. She confirms that She is quite deadly with it, which causes The Dag to scoff. The Keeper of...

Fury Road Minute 83 - Satellites

As night falls, The Vuvalini make camp around the War Rig. Cheedo and Toast discuss old world technology with a few of The Vuvalini. Nux and Capable cuddle together on top of the tanker. The Keeper of the Seeds overhears...

Fury Road Minute 82 - The only ones left

The Vuvalini tell Furiosa of how The Green Place became spoiled and died giving way to useless mud and crows. Their words fade away to noise as Furiosa trudges out onto the dunes, discarding her mechanical arm, to fall to...

Fury Road Minute 81 - Where did you find such creatures?

Though some in the Vuvalini are cautious about Furiosa’s traveling companions, the two groups quickly merge as introductions are made. This pleases Furiosa and she expresses her eagerness to reach The Green Place so The Wives can see it. Her...

Fury Road Minute 80 - Something in the eyes

The Vuvalini gather around Furiosa as The Valkyrie arrives after descending from the tower. The two embrace as they recognize each other after being separated for many years. The other Vuvalini begin to question Furiosa, wanting to learn more about...