jonathancley

I don't know why people try to compare this to Fury Road (and rate according to a comparison). . . It is it's own separate story and beast. . .

I would have given it an 8.5 star rating but IMBD doesn't allow you do that. The CGI seemed a little off at times (but maybe intentionally done that way. . .but probably the main reason I wouldn't have given it a 9 outright.

It's a wonderful romp nonetheless . .first chase scene with the rig was simply over-the-top ridiculous, insane, silly and so damn delightful . . .classic George Miller style.

I've seen it multiple times (like I did with Fury Road) and blown away by the attention to detail, nuances in the story line that you pick up with repeat viewings.

On a separate note, it's rather amusing he produced "Babe" a completely different genre and wonderful in its own way.

Really looking forward to the third instalment of the series "The Wasteland". . .

These movies are meant to be seen on the big screen . . .preferably IMAX (at least for the first viewing)

Requires viewing for any movie buff...to be enjoyed like sampling a very fine wine. . .this is right up there with Apocalypse Now and made in the same sort of fashion...on sight in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the Amazon for the actors to get the feel...no CGI and all original stuff..and totally uncompromising...

I love Werner Herzog movies...he said why waste your time going to school...just go out and take action and make films and you learn as you go.

The story behind how this movie was made was equally as insane as the movie itself...Mick Jagger was originally supposed to play the main character but through what turned out to be a fortunate mishap, Klaus Kinsky stepped in - who probably better suited for the role in the end anyway.

Highly underrated movie...one of the best of 1982 and perhaps Herzog's masterpiece...he did another film in the Amazon worth watching as well.

I read Cixin Liu's series a couple of times in 2019 and 2020 and was blown away. . .so excited this show finally came out after the release date kept on getting delayed.

It's good that this show came out of a Chinese production company and captures the "feel" of the Cixin Liu's books very well so far. . .binge worthy watching all the episodes on WeTV.

The cast, acting and character development have been superb so far and the story has not been "watered down", "messed with" or "dumbed down" for the average viewer who hasn't read Cixin Liu's books. I would hate to see Netflix dissecting the story to dumb it down for the lowest common denominator (who have a hard time perhaps understanding the concepts in the stories) . . .and it will be interesting nonetheless with more of the characters not being Chinese in the Netflix version (to see if they can keep the "feel" of the story being told from a Chinese protagonist point of view . . . Time will tell.

The only problem I have with it is that the English subtitles flash by too quickly which some viewers will find off-putting and hard to catch. . .If they could hold the English subtitles on the screen longer, I would have given this a solid 9 for rating.