Test audience screening Wed 4/30

[biolumen]

PG-13 rating still allows nudity as long as it's non-sexual and not explicit so FURY ROAD could be ok.

It would appear you are right. From the MPAA Wiki

A brief scene of nudity (non-sexual) will require a PG rating. More than a brief nudity (non-sexual) will require a PG-13 rating

So, breasts that are shown in a non-sexual way (and apparently regardless of how much is shown or much screen-time they have) are subject to a PG-13 only. Never knew that. So yeah, FR should be okay in that regard.

As for violence, the MPAA is pretty lax on that. I just saw Captain America: Winter Soldier this past weekend and it was pretty violent. Easily an 'R' back in the old days.

[MWFV8]

Max drawing his shotgun on Wez but having no shells is not unlucky

I was referencing when he fires from the tanker and the shells just spark and fizzle.

BTD. It's precisely the fact that Max has a sense of ethics that means he doesn't kill Blaster when realising he is mentally challenged so as an audience we like him more. He is not unlucky in this, he makes a decision which moves the story on. If he killed Blaster, there is no story and Max is no different from every other thug in Barter Town (though clearly skilled).

He's unlucky in that he's trapped in a town, and business deal, that demands he kills a man who's mentally handicapped.

in each of those films, Max is shown to be resourceful, highly skilled and different to the other characters that surround him which makes him a hero or at least peaks our interest.

This doesn't make him a hero, but you're touching on what matters here. His skills and resourcefulness are likeable character traits, they are the staples of a well built anti-hero.

[Maximum]

The rating system is so messed up here though compared to the rest of the world. FURY ROAD could be PG-13 here but then 15 or 18 in the UK with no cuts. Slapping the PG-13 rating on it here just means 13 year olds and younger can see the movie without a parent thus expanding the audience base, say rather than being rated R which as a guardian or parent you can still take your underage kid to the movie but they just can't get in alone when compared to the UK's rating where regardless of a guardian if you're not 15 or 18 then you're not getting in. Period.

Absolutely, I remember watching Event Horizon in the usa, it was an R there. The movie is pretty graphic in terms of horror and it was quite unsettling to see a three year old wandering around the aisles! One of my favourite shot from Mad Max 2 is where Max leans out of the tanker and shoots the bad cop through the windscreen, lashings of blood and a laugh from the feral kid. Not sure this would make it into a PG 13?

[DGSimo]

As for violence, the MPAA is pretty lax on that. I just saw Captain America: Winter Soldier this past weekend and it was pretty violent. Easily an 'R' back in the old days.

Yeah. Violence in general seems to always get an easy pass for the movies here even when they air them during the middle of the day on TV but nudity or sexual content? Awww hell no!

The rating system is so messed up here though compared to the rest of the world. FURY ROAD could be PG-13 here but then 15 or 18 in the UK with no cuts. Slapping the PG-13 rating on it here just means 13 year olds and younger can see the movie without a parent thus expanding the audience base, say rather than being rated R which as a guardian or parent you can still take your underage kid to the movie but they just can't get in alone when compared to the UK's rating where regardless of a guardian if you're not 15 or 18 then you're not getting in. Period.

Absolutely, I remember watching Event Horizon in the usa, it was an R there. The movie is pretty graphic in terms of horror and it was quite unsettling to see a three year old wandering around the aisles! One of my favourite shot from Mad Max 2 is where Max leans out of the tanker and shoots the bad cop through the windscreen, lashings of blood and a laugh from the feral kid. Not sure this would make it into a PG 13?

Simliar experience but I was watching 'A History of Violence" and yeah there was this toddler running up and down the aisles. I couldn't believe it. It looks like since a different chain took over our local theater plex that they changed polices stating after a certain time you can't bring your kids into R rated movies. I still think adopting the likes of the BBFC system would be far better.

As for the Tanker scene...hard to say...I could see it making it in a PG-13 rating. Has anyone in the US seen The Road Warrior on TV lately? They usually edit it down for the content and if that scene is in or not would probably have your answer.

[pauli77]

Max drawing his shotgun on Wez but having no shells is not unlucky

I was referencing when he fires from the tanker and the shells just spark and fizzle.

BTD. It's precisely the fact that Max has a sense of ethics that means he doesn't kill Blaster when realising he is mentally challenged so as an audience we like him more. He is not unlucky in this, he makes a decision which moves the story on. If he killed Blaster, there is no story and Max is no different from every other thug in Barter Town (though clearly skilled).

He's unlucky in that he's trapped in a town, and business deal, that demands he kills a man who's mentally handicapped.

in each of those films, Max is shown to be resourceful, highly skilled and different to the other characters that surround him which makes him a hero or at least peaks our interest.

This doesn't make him a hero, but you're touching on what matters here. His skills and resourcefulness are likeable character traits, they are the staples of a well built anti-hero.

I agree on each response you make here.

Getting back to those who've seen the film, I'd be quite interested to know if they could name a film that has a similar tone (look, feel, mood)?

[DGSimo]

Couple of answers from "Joe". In response to biolumen's PG-13 question and debate:

Yes, you could edit FR for a PG-13 and it would have nearly the same impact as it does now (though I'd certainly hope for an unrated or directors-cut on the eventual blur-ray)

Well that does sound quite promising.

Secondly, a response to pauli77 question about comparing FR to a similar film (tone, feel, look etc)

Tough one. For me, this movie felt so fresh and so new that I don't think I have much of a comparison to give. Sorry.

I did ask about how the Wasteland looks in comparison to the say the video game because of what we've seen in the game seems to expand on the movie by showing a dried up sea bed with old liner and ship wrecks. Joe had commented on a location being mentioned and seen in the distance in the movie but you'll visit it in the game.

Stuff like rusted ocean liners sitting in the desert would all be created in post-production, so those shots might still be coming. But there isn't anything like that in the movie right now. There are some interesting rock formations, so it's not just bare desert, but it's mostly a wasteland. Still, you will see some variation (it doesn't feel like they're just driving on one dusty lonely desert plain the whole time). I'd rather not get too much more specific than that.

[biolumen]

The guy doing the movie's final sound mix just tweeted that his start date has been pushed from mid May to the end of June. Any guesses for the delay?

[kickherintheguts]

The guy doing the movie's final sound mix just tweeted that his start date has been pushed from mid May to the end of June. Any guesses for the delay?

Maybe Miller & Co. are making significant changes in response to the feedback they received from the test screening.

[DGSimo]

Yeah that'd be my guess. Heading back to the editing room to extend or trim the film more before doing the final mix?

[Stamper]

They're not heading back anywhere. They're still editing. You only finish your edit when it's taken out of your hands.