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George Miller On MAD MAX 4: ‘I’m very very keen to do it’!!
I am – Hercules!!
In Focus Magazine just published Mike Russell's interview with George Miller to promote the iconic writer-director’s first directorial effort since 1998’s “Babe: Pig in the City,” an animated penguin musical titled “Happy Feet.” But Mike and George spoke of other things. An excerpt:
GEORGE MILLER: “Mad Max 4” is so prepared, there seems to be a lot of momentum for it to get done. Right now, I’ve got another, smaller film to do, and then we’ll gear up and do “Mad Max” again. In what form and so on, I don’t know. But it hasn’t gotten stale in the meantime, and I’m very very keen to do it. It seems like there’s the appetite out there.
Another excerpt I found of interest:
IN FOCUS: A story in Daily Variety dated Dec. 10, 2002 reported that Mel Gibson had signed on for a fourth “Mad Max” movie. Does that mean the rumors about “Mad Max 4” being a prequel — focusing on Max’s days in the Main Force Patrol — were always patently false?
GEORGE MILLER: Yeah. Yeah, they are.
It may bear noting that In Focus interviewed Miller in mid-September, about a month and a half AFTER all the unpleasantness in Malibu.
Read the entire In Focus interview here.
Harry, if you use this, call me "Herakles The Strong"!!
GEORGE MILLER: Yeah. Yeah, they are.
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I am there.
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Max gets mad and starts cursing out the Jews. Sounds like a winner.
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Dark Horizons is reporting that Mad Mel has put the kibosh on both future installments of both MAD MAX and LETHAL WEAPON. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/061031k.php
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could be cool.... happy feet looks like balls.
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I think Mad Max 4 is a brilliant idea.
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Tina Turner's still alive, right?
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please don't put headlines like that, I thought George Miller died. Carry on.
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It's wild speculation passed off for news and the kind of crap I applaud the good folks at CHUD.com for taking a stand against in their ban on bullshit "Indy 4" news.
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I'll only be cool with it if he uses the words "sugar tits" in the film.
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Gibson said very emphatically that his Lethal Weapon days are long behind him (and basically scoffed at the idea of doing any more), but he didn't conclusively rule out another Mad Max, stating "They were talking about making one. I think you just watched it (referring to Apocalypto) but, you know, I don't know. I'm gettin' a little long in the tooth for that one". So yeah, while he sounds clearly hesitant he didn't say no or definitively rule anything out the way hid did with Lethal Weapon, so who knows. I have a hunch that if the script was good enough, the studio cash money was plentiful and his old buddy George was in the drivers seat Mel would probably come back for one final go around. If this project ever gets off the ground we'll just have to wait and see I guess.
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you are ridiculous. this is from an interview WITH THE DIRECTOR. how is this "wild speculation"? make sure you read the article before you disparage AICN for no other reason than to try to look cool...
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You are not to mock the glory of the Semetic breastal region.
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The only info I've read on Mad Max IV is that the only way Mel would consider it was if they killed him off, or he just made some cameo appearance. He had no interest in starring in another one. Maybe he'd consider Leathal Weapon V also? Hell, if they offered me 25-30 million plus a percentage of the box-office, I don't care who you are, they could just give you a license to print your own currency!
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also Janice from Friends, and don't forget Golda Meir, Oy Ve!
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and be done with it. kthxbye.
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and Gibson. These guys would not pony up the usual Hollywood suits shitacular. This would be a real film, with a real story, with real depth and weight. I for one am 100% behind this. I want to see the promise of the story-the road warrior in middle age in the wasted city. That was the story promised at the end of 'Beyond Thunderdome.' Lets see that story and done by Miller and Gibson.
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Throw enough money at an aging action star, and he'll sequelize anything.
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Everything Gibson's made for about the past ten years has in one way or another been some self-aggrandizing bullshit fest of personal pompous martyr-dom. That Gibson himself was too old to play Christ and get that crucifixion scene himself must still wake him up sobbing every night. I liked the Mad Max movies when they came out, but I can only imagine what the current incarnation of Mel Gibson might do with them, even with George Miller at the helm. I'm sure in the newest Mel version Max will be graphically and prolonged-ly tortured to death at the end, and his amazing sacrifice will save the world and gloriously enrich every man, woman, child, small puppies, etc. and he'll be annointed a saint and be the father of kings. If there was any chance at all that a Mad Max sequel with Gibson might be, you know, actually fun and entertaining, rather than an overblown egotistic drag, I'd say give it a go. Unfortunately, I think Gibson left those days behind him long ago.
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I'm not really that surprised by Mel's rants. They're pretty racist down there. Still a fucking beautiful country though, full of great and nice people, but they kinda just seem to have some... intolerance.
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Ha ha ha! That *proves* 'Mad Max 4' is a bad idea, or something!
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I am 10x more excited to see the new director's cut of Payback. After the crapfest that was 'Beyond Thunderdome,' some 20-odd years, and his Malibu adventures, new Mad Max does not have much appeal to me.
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Umm... his show on HBO? I think this week his monologue was on the distinction between the USA being number one and claiming to be number one; guess which one the USA is?
Yeah, dressing up as Steve Irwin is pretty insensitive. I was more appalled about the South Park episode that depicted Irwin (and the stingray) in Hell than Maher wearing a controversial costume. Then again, I live in a state where morons dress like it's the Wild West, and pretend Muslims are wild Indians out to scalp us, so I'm used to role-playing crossing lines of decency. -
You might want to rewatch the episode that offended you. Steve Irwin was not in Hell.
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I read the same interview you are referring to and when I read it, I assumed when he said, "I think you just watched it" he wasn't talking about Apocalypto. I thought he was talking about the whole DUI incident being like Mad Max 4, or Mad Mel 4, if you will. That was just my first thought when I read it. It seemed to fit Mel's self-depricating ways, which are one of the reasons I admire the dude. I don't know what the hell he meant though.
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She's the biggest midget in da game
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Sup fellows? I'm usually pretty reserved, but had to say something... and this is the only talkback where it was mentioned. Not that it should be said, but it must be resaid...
I'm ALL for freedom of speech, freedom of expression...the whole nine yards. However, freedom to express doesn't mean freedom from consequences. And Mr. Maher, I'm pointing my finger at YOU. Yes, you...
You piece of shit scumbag. You smirky, dirty pile of filth. How dare you do that to Irwin's memory? God sake, the guy just died months ago, and you gotta go and do this? It was bad when South Park did it, but now you? A member of the *cough* actual media folk? Damn...
The guy did great things for people, and he's got a wife and kids that shouldn't have to put up with this bullshit. There's absolutely NOTHING cool or even remotely smart about donning a bloody Steve Irwin costume. Why did you do it? When's the public apology about how 'sorry' you are, just before they yank your show (again). Blame it on the conservative again, go on. It's always the conservatives...cuz Bush made you dress up in that shit-faced costume mocking a role model to kids and kid-like peeps around the world. Fuckin SHAME man.
I don't hope you rot in hell. I hope you repent, and somehow manage to mean it. But something tells me that if that's how you view decent humanity and hide behind fucking 'rights' to express yourself, then I feel sorry for you. You're not one-tenth the man, nor celebrity that Steve Irwin does and I hope every fuckin' day that burns a hole through that shriveled bit 'o muscle you call a heart.
Fuckity fuck, SHAME on you.
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Sorry for the rant above (see Maher's inanity) but it needed to be said. Can you aintitcool guys make a topic-forum for it? Hell, I'll write the opening... that shit can't stand.
However, I'm thrilled to see a new Mad Max might happen. Having grown up and fully appreciative of the apacalyptic point-o-view, I've warn out more second-hand VHS tapes of the Road Warrior and Thunderdome than anything else. I LOVE the Max films...
Get Mel back...do whatever it takes, even if it's just a cameo. Bring in the hurt, and make it great...c'mon Miller, you can do it. You made Babe fuckin ROCK the world, you can do this. Mel needs a proper swan song (recent events hereby rendered IRRELEVANT to his movies, so you jokes don't work no 'mo).
P.s. Babe rocked. Babe 2, not so much. Never seen so many children cry in a kid's movie. Remember the "crippled doggie drowning" scene, along with the "slow motion suffocating fish"? Yeah...artsy.
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I'd be more than happy to buy a ticket for Fury Road (AKA Mad Max 4 you losers). However, a) there is NO chance, NONE, of it being made. NONE. We have more chance of seeing Arnie in King Conan, Wings Of Heaven & The Crusades as a treble bill next weekend. This is complete vapourware, always has been. Nobody wants it more than me, but it just ain't going to happen, and it's as simple as that.
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As an Aussie, sad to say that's true.....and it's only getting worse down here
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For the record, my votes with Scarlett. Oh and does Kate Hudson qualify? 'cause she is small, but perfectly formed.
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Damned Jews tryin' to steal my juice! Bastards were shooting out my tires and climing on the tankah! Get those damned cuffs off me!
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That one didn't really bother me. South Park shows EVERYONE going to hell (except the Mormons). Ghandi went to hell, fa chrissake! And people were upset about it in the episode, at least. South Park can do bad taste in good taste. Maher is just a tactless asswad attention whore.
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Is "iamnicksaicnsn" an American? Fucking hypocrite.
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If there's one thing that unites people in a common cause, it's a nice pair of jawambas. White, black, yellow, whatever - everyone loves a great set of Chesticles - the humble thrupenny bit cuts across all divides of race, culture & religion.
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I love natalie portman, she's hot as hell, and I'm not a boob guy anyway. but when you say her breasts are worth going to war over...what breasts? http://tinyurl.com/tz7ag
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A great rack can come in many shapes and sizes. Small or no, she's got a nice pair of yoyo ma's.
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One of the greatest action/adventure movies ever, the road chases remain the best in cinema history (unlike the shitfest of matrix reloaded); the opening monologue "To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time..." and the opening shot of black zooming back from the roaring hood engine of the interceptor to see a ragged Max in the Interceptor with that furious intense music as he's flanked by two speeding bike barbarians sends shivers down my spine and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. Heck, those subtle low trumpets during the friggin credits puts me in an epic mood. Just a damn fine work of cinema.
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w/ mel of course (he owns the role like ford does indy), a more older and rougher max would own just as well. heck harrison ford's picking up the whip and fedora at 60 while mel's just 50! can't wait for this.
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Probbaly won;t happen, but you can hope. I would like to know how the story picks up from Thunderdome.That is one seriously underated movie.
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I like this new Mel Gibson - MelGibson Version 2.0, maybe - who is the maverick independent film maker and crazy insensitive person. I don't agree with many of his personal views, but drunken attacks on police officers are more entertaining than a thousand 'going back to the well' type sequel films. Also, they remind me of your classic drunken looney film directors such as Mr Sam Pekinpah. Just let the Mad Max thing lie, Mr Gibson. You have so much more to offer these days.
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WTF are you talking about man? Did you not read that it was already going ahead only to be stopped by the war and associated fallout? They had crew in Namibia working on the vehicles and locations. I hope it gets going again, as it's more like 2 than 3. Warners being happy with how Happy Feet turned out are excited about it again, so never say never. Anyway I forgive you for all that because you introduced me to the term "chesticles". Genius!
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So, technically, Steve Irwin WAS a resident of Hell in the episode, he just had a day pass to go up to Satan's party. EVERYONE!!!!
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Actually you might be right in your assumptions there, I didn't even think of that, but it fits. Then again with Mel who knows what the fuck he's talking about half the time...he is entertaining though.
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Damn you Michael Bay
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I, one again, am pleased by this news.
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This i unrelated to this guys, but it's funny as hell http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQcFYUBLzcw
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I heard that they did some preliminaries, location scouting etc, but I didn't know they actually had crew out there! How far did it get? Was Gibbo involved at any point?
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Lethal Weapon 5 and Mad Max IV will be winging their way to cinemas soon...
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Guys, Mel Gibson is American, not Australian. He was born in New York
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Everytime I watch a Madmax film I feel like I'm in an episode of the twilight zone. I sit there thinking "what the hell is this shit?" while a bunch of shiity Australian TV actors prance around an abandoned gravel pit in second rate S&M costumes while NOTHING FUCKING HAPPENS; then when I stop watching everyone gushes to tell me how the films are fantastic, landmarks of the genre, low budget masterpieces etc WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE RATE MADMAX SO HIGHLY?! i just dont see it. I'm an Aussie, I love postapocalyptic flicks and sci-fi in general, and I've read countless books that study and giv insight to the films, yet for the life of me I can't see what makes them special. And I've tried, Lord how I hav tried. Look at the first one for instance: what happens? Cops kill some cackling idiot bad guy u never get to know, other bad guys get revenge, bad guys try to chase down max + wife, they kill wife....and then max goes on a rip roaring rampage of revenge. That last for a total of 8 minutes.
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after recent debacles with the law, slips of the tongue, and Religiously fueled tirades about his last film Mel needs to play Max one more time.
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Hey Nacho - yeah some of the crew had bought a house & moved their families over and everything! Not many but still how pissed off would you be that you had to up stumps and go back again?! ________________ Bobbyjoe I think enough time has passed that things are strangely right for him to play Max again, especially if you remember that Miller's original pitch to Gibson was that he (Max) was "Jesus in black leather"! Remember the talk about Heath Ledger plaing Max? I may be myopic but I reckon it's gotta be Mel.
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That is all......by the way....
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Had to say it..that's all
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Maybe this will be the first stop in Mel's attempt to salvage his career.
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Who cares! She's hot! That first scene in Lost in Translation where you get a close up of her ass...I could spank to that forever
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Ugh. I dunno. Miller already turned "Beyond Thunderdome" into a Spielberg-esque version of MadMax.
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A few years ago..it was said that heath ledger wass gonna be with Mel gibson in th mad max film as the son of Mad Max...Is this still true...or is it just Heath Ledger, gonna be "The joker" in "The Dark Knight"....none the less...Its about time for some MAD MAX NEWS,,and FURY ROAD IS A GOOD TITLE.....AND PLEASE NO GOING BACK IN TIME PREQUALS....PLEASE PLEASE...PEACE PEOPLE!!!
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Any hope of seeing another Mad Max film was ended when Adolph Gibson went on his jew-bashing tirade. Could Miller pull of another MM movie with a different lead? Doubtful.
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his crappy video again
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like the small turd you are
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That should appease the masses.
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Babe2 was a brilliant dark fairy tale. It had visual brilliance, atmosphere, and an innocence somehow combined with a sense of foreboding. These are things needed in The Hobbit.
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Good god this is a terrific idea. Can the post-apocalyptic future consist of Hebrew biker gangs that threaten Max?
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Mad max is gay
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And cast Chevy Chase as mad max.
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Chevy Chase is gay
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JackRabbitSlim is gay
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...stated Mel Gibson in an interview a few years back. Miller and Gibson were always keen on doing another "Max." I just hope they do it justice, in vein of the first two films. And R rate the fucker!
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I came here to read about Mad Max and now all I can think about are Natalie Portman's lovely breasts. I'll get nothing productive done this morning!
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Thanks!
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Almost_Human is gay
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I agree, I hate people who make stupid and what they consider witty remarks
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You heard me.
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He professes his love for MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR in the latest issue of "Fade In." I bet he'd jump at the chance.
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We need our Ragedy Man!!!!!!!!!!
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are you out of ur fraking mind
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If they do make it because Mel lied about saying he wouldnt which is pretty much not true because he was serious....would you all honestly care?!?
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BringingSexyBack = Donkey
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Don't do it Mel. Move on. And arghhhhhhhh is gay.
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***And everywhere...the sound of crickets chirping.***
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He can't help it, Yackbacker. He is a product of his parents and the public school system.
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And he plagiarizes, too.
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One of the best bad puns ever, courtesy of the fine folks at MST3K. Anybody remember which episode that was?
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It's no secret that Gibson hated Mad Max 3. Personally I loved the film and it sits proudly on my DVD shelf.
I'd love to see another Mad Max film and revisit the apocalyptic world but I really doubt Gibson would be interested. I'd hope he would be... but at the same time, it'd better be a great story. It'd be a shame, three or four years from now, if we were mocking the fourth installment for being a waste of time.
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Didn't you hear? BSB is "brokebackcowboy". His friend, Phategod1 said so.
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It was revealed over yonder in the Halo TB. Great AICN moment. *** And as for "shock and awe campaign on MNG and Anchorite's asses.", I have no idea what he's talking about. I've been pwning him since Monday but nobody said BSB was quick on the uptake. I guess that's what happens when you're punchdrunk.
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If you guys want to hear George Miller spill even more beans about Mad Max 4, check out the latest audio interview with him on "Scene Unseen." http://www.sceneunseenpodcast.com -
I didn't even notice there was a Phategod2. But really, does it even matter?
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...Phategod makes the nature and reasoning behind his posts very clear. Good lad that Phategod.
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No one dragged Phategod into it. He responded on his own to a challenge put forth to you by your beloved, anchorite. Do you need someone to hold your hand and lead your through it, BSB?
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Apparently, Phategod1 and Phategod2 are the same person. Reread the entire thread. He answers that question...which was asked by BSB himself. I admit, I didn't see the number "2" and it kind of freaked me out = I thought I goofed! And yes, Phategod is a loyal "Transformers" fan and TB regular. I'm sure he could clear this up quite easily.
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I'm feeling pretty good about this one.
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Phategod said in the HALO TB exactly what you just stated here: he has 2 SNs - one for home and one for work. The whole point about this is simple = even Phategod thinks BSB is BBCB. That in itself is hysterical. And that is why I brought it up.
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Nov 01, 2006 2:25:23 PM CST
There can be no cease-fire with you, BringingSexyBack.
by mr. nice gaius
After all the "anchorite/MNG" posts, I've learned my lesson.
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... apparently, you forgot to include Phategod on your list. How are you going to explain this to your friend?
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Oh yes, I remember him well. It's such a tragedy that BSB appears to be gunning for that coveted spot. *** And thanks for taking the time to address this recent issue in your previous post. It's appreciated.
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Don't you find it interesting though that your first instinct was to accuse him of being BBCB? As I'm sure you know, I'm not the only one who thinks this. There is a whole laundry list of clues and tells that point toward this notion. (Anyone care to see if he posted in any of those Kong/LOTR TBs? Or, was he just conveniently lurking?) But I respect your opinion - no problemo there. *** As for the general beef: the BBCB/BSB issue aside...he's simply a trolling ass.
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Because I remember you saying that you thought we were friends and that I couldn't be trusted with the cease-fire. I then told you to calm down and "meet us halfway here". (You refused to do you own research in your defense, remember???) After that, you went on another one of your cute "anchorite & MNG" multi-post sprees. What's the matter? You couldn't bait DocPazuzu so you had to come after me again instead, is that it? Well, you got me. I'm all ears, buddy.
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Jebus, reading all this crap makes me want to remove my contacts with sandpaper. Just dont feed the trolls and be nice to each other damnit. I'm gonna go do something productive and hop on the Halo TB and remind everyone that videogames never make for good movies. I don't think they've heard that argument over there just yet.
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...but Thunderdome was forgettable. Wasn't as gritty or dark. Max shoulda given it to Tina Turner.
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I'm sure BORAT would approve. It'sha Niiiiiiccee!!
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Well, you're not missing too much when it comes to X3. I finally got around to watching it myself this past weekend. It's a mildly entertaining popcorn flick. Like the first two, it does have a couple of good moments. But the first two have begun to lose their shine with me. So, what do I know.
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... I'll just bid you all a good day. Yackbacker - thanks for your insight and wit (as always). BSB - thanks for the entertainment.
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He's too fucking old and unpopular. Just cast Clive Owen as Max and sign him for three pictures. Then we can see some more badass post-apocalypse films.
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The Halo talkback really needs that update.
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Have already been covered...moving on to the next TB..
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...was self-inflicted. You can't harrass wild animals with deadly defenses day in and day out for years on end and expect to survive. As far as the Mahr costume... lighten up guys, I'm sure you never had any friends who had tasteless halloween costumes. I swear I'll never understand the fondness you people have for that animal abuser. Yes I feel sorry for his kids (at least in a "I don't really know jack about them, but If I did I would" kind of way), but his wife was an enabler to his camel-tackling ways, so not as much sympathy for her.
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No cutsie ferral ewoks and bartertown 80's rubber joy boy bollocks, get back to the purity of that old high octane brutality lashed-up post-apocalyptic neo-western! Hook Max up with another pimped up Ford Falcon and turn him loose on a hoard of drug addled nomadic motorhead bastardos bent on destroying the new Sydney colonies. BTW: Was his kid 'salvageable'? chuck in a bit more of that broken man regains his humanity arc and get re-unite Max with Franken-sprog..err and maybe kill him off whilst in the throes of some kind of third act supreme sacrifice. All bollocks aside, I love this franchaise, here's to Miller laying down a kick-ass rubber road fourth outing.
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http://www.metacafe.com/watch/244327/norm_mcdonald_on_steve_irwin/
I don't care if it's wrong, it's funny. I don't get the love for him anyway. Michael Jackson lifts his kid over a balcony and he's the worst parent ever (well, there are other issues there). Steve Irvin hold his baby over a crocodile and his death is the sadest in recent history. Would Carrot Top get the same love if he died in a horrible prop accident? -
You're a little late. And your losing.
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But you already knew that. How...infantile you've become today.
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I mean he lost the car and most of his guns. Although I'd like to see who he teams up with in this one.
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i think the mad max films are each on their own level excellent pics, classics, movies that will hold up for the next 50 years, unlike most of the forgetable action films made in the last 5 years. an angry bitter torn up old mad max in his 50s or so would work famously just as old Indiana jones and or the Ghostbusters would work. its a must, mel could take a 3 month break from making his awesome independent movies, apacalyptico looks fantastic i must add. i head FURY ROAD was very good script and i'd love to at least read it. i also must say mad max thunderdome definately is underarated as one person stated earlier, its like a more spiritual mad max film, theyre all kinda different from eachother, like three seperate max stories taking place in this future wasteland.
and on steve irwin, i think the south park joke wasnt that bad since it kinds wasnt making fun of steve, or at least it hid that in a larger joke which the punchline was ... "oh sorry dude, then no costume, you gotta go". it could of been any recently dead celebrity, steve just happened to be the most famous or recognizable one to die recently. thats how i feel about south park, as for bill maher, i never like the deuche and think it's just dumb to of did that, cause it's not really that clever so it's not really that funny in my book, it's not gonna get him anywhere and it's not gonna impress me how shocking it is or anything, it was a lame choice. he sucks anyway,alls he does is read jokes off a prompter or something, news jokes are the easiset kind anyway, its so easy to make fun of politiocal people who are already morons, at least steve irwin got out there and lived life and taught us something interesting and possibly useful if in the right situation and south park guys at least theyre creative and make us laugh, not u bill maher, not you!!!!!!!!!!!
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... you don't know how to read. Phategod has already proved the idea that he thought you were BBCB. As a consequence, I had to laugh. Two times. But I admire your tenacity and your desire to understand. It's refreshing. Keep up the good work, kid. You're gonna be alright.
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Not at all. They could do these until he's freakin 90. They'd just have to write the part to his age. It could work forever. It will be interesting to see if he does it (them) or not, though. People are going to hate on Mel forever now. Even if he creates/performs in many more great films. Or his first, if that's your POV. However you feel about that and his recent drunken behavior is fine with me. But I do wonder how much it's going to affect his future work. Because it won't be about money - it will be about selecting the films that will best rebuild his "image". It will be about making him marketable again. Or, he could just make his own damn movies. But this is really what I find interesting about Mel now. I'm kinda over all the scandle and backlash. I just want to see what happens next.
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This series should have stopped with Mad Max 2. Beyond Thunderdome was a mess a classic example of the Lucas pattern - a good director gradually losing his ability to discern good scripts from trash. I have no interest in Mad Max 4 unless Mel takes out Tina Turner in retaliation for Mad Max 3.
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I say the same thing I say about Indy IV - it will work, as long as they don't pretend he is still 35. And by all accounts Fury Road was going to portray him at the right age. The thing is, in my view as much as I loved the Lethal Weapon films, I think they have to be left as they are - there's no need for a sequel. IV left the series on a high note, it closed everything off without pushing things too far. Any LW film now would be too far outside of the whole ethos of the films in the first place - whereas Max (or Indy for that matter) really don't need to be 35. Frankly I am far more concerned about a wig-less Bruce Willis donning the string vest again - that's another series that perhaps should be left alone.
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I guess Mel blew his chances to guest star on Lost. As for age - Mel's only 50! He'll have no problems playing Mad Max (and I look forward to seeing the ol' psychopathic loner with a grey beard). Indy IV I had a dream about the other night, I helped Harrison walk up a flight of stairs during filming because he had a bad hip. Bad sign? No way. Harrison has stated that he wants Indy to show his age in the next film, so it's not gonna be Sean Connery ala The Rock. I'm more concerned about rumour of Natalie Portman playing Indy and Marion's daughter (but I'll be damn happy to see Karen Allen back on the bigscreen). We've had the two Mummy films with Weisz already. Keep the focus on Indy.
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Gibber, get this film made ASAP! And no CG bullshit in it either, keep the stunts REAL!
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Coudln't agree more. Get Karen Allen back, and ditch this rubbish plotline about Natalie 'small but perfectly formed' Portman as his daughter (or at least have it as a sidebar to the story only). Would love to see Karen Allen back for this one - have met her, lovely woman. I'm sure she'd be up for it. As for Portman, put her in Fury Road instead - she'll do fine, and at least that way we might get some nudity out of her.
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..it's the jews dammit, the jews ahhaaaaa...
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Making jokes about that alcohol-fueled pedarest really isn't private property, ya know?
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So, you're Donald Trump now? You've got a copyright on "all things Mark Foley" is that it? What a douche. And the idea that Phategod *thought" you were BBCB proves my point: I'm not the only one who *thought* (and some still think) that you're BBCB. See? Simple really. Why this particular detail about this whole Flame War escapes your tired, ignorant, feeble mind is a mystery to me. It's almost as mysterious as your fascination with all things gay, hairy, and indiscrete. I'm not sure about this fixation of yours. But if what you really want is for me to fuck you BSB, I will. I mean, it's like Yackbacker said: it is the 21st Century!
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... is no longer an issue with me. The fact that you are a trolling asshole (regardless of the theory) is all the tinder I need.
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Whatever gets you through the day.
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Gibson said he's not going to do any more Mad Max or Lethal Weapon movies. It's over.
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with his sidekick Borat
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The Lord Jewmongus! Starter of all the wars! The Moil of Oil! And is nephew Wesley! "Once again you have made me unleash my dogs of war, you goyishe shits!"
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looks like young Max. Cover the period between 1 and 2 or 2 and 3.
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BRING BACK MAX, SNAKE PLISKEN, INDIANA JONES, HAN SOLO, ROBO COP, ALIEN, PREDATOR, BATMAN, RIGGS AND MURTAUGE, AXL FOLEY, JOHN MCCLANE, JACK BURTON, GREMLINS, JOHNNY 5, MUNCHIES, ASH, DIRTY HARRY, THE MAN WITH NO NAME, YOU NAME IT... BRING EM ALL BACK. WHO CARES, SEQUELS SEQUELS! OR HAVE SOME REALLY RAD VERSUS MOVIES.
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...on each other. Really, neither one of you is winning whatever flame war you imagine you're waging against each other and its undermining some credibility you've both established when not addressing or baiting each other. This is just an outside observer's opinion. I've agreed with both of you on different topics and enjoyed typing back and forth with both of you on others. But you need to let go of this weird fatal attraction thing you've got going on. As for the topic at hand, much as I enjoy Mel as a self-defeating joke of a drunken shell of a man, I'd love to be able to see him in another Mad Max movie that makes me forget about all that shit for a couple of hours. That was a great world Miller created and Mel's the centerpiece. Unlike Harrison Ford, who is clearly too old to play whip-slinging, truck jumping Indy, I have no trouble believing a 50-something Mel driving erratically in his never-ending quest for "the juice" and getting out of his car all surly and ready to fight when obstructed or contested. Somehow it seems like the role he was destined to play.
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Unfortunately, everytime I leave the guy alone, I find a whole slew of "anchorite & MNG" posts strewn all over every TB on the front page. (He's also begun to refer to me as MiNiGimp. How clever!) It's a little annoying. You should take a look around just to see how much time he puts into it. Anyway, good to see you on the boards.
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I wouldn't worry about picking a "side". Just keep an eye on him; his behavior speaks for itself. Cheers.
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the brokeback dude is like the psycho woman in those movies that at first is desperate to be w/ the guy but when he turns her down she starts stalking him and eventually fucking up his life in some way-- fuckig creepy1!!!!
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...it's good to be back. I took some time off to get stuff done and wound up injuring myself badly enough to require pain meds that knocked me on my ass for about a week. COuldn't really focus on the screen or keyboard long enough to make posting worthwhile. So I watched horror films on AMC and TCM. There were worse weeks to be laid up, I guess.
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Damn, sorry to hear the bad news. But it's good to hear that you're on the mend. I hope those meds were enough to make those horror flicks a little more disorienting and creepy (if you know what I mean)! Again, it's good to have you back - the TBs need some veteran guidance and ownage. Cheers.
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When you had your "can't even get out of bed bad" injury, was it from a broken back? Get it? Broke back!!! (Sorry. Sometimes you've got to follow a pun to the bitter end. No matter the cost.)
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I don't know...kind of a tough call. Most of us vets would be willing to qualify it as a Flame War. But that makes me think of more spirited times and crazier trolls. Squabble? Perhaps. Continue to call me "MiNiGimp" and it could escalate. At least I provide you the courtesy of addressing you by your current moniker.
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Just ignore the guy. YOU know YOU! Your friends and family KNOW YOU! What some made up personality on the internets thinks about you has absolutely NO MEANING and NO BEARING on your life, unless you CHOOSE to let it.
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Gibson gets Latino vision award for "Apocalypto" By Jill Serjeant
2 hours, 27 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mel Gibson may have few friends left in the Jewish community but his upcoming movie "Apocalypto" could make him a hero with U.S. Latinos.
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Gibson received an award from the Los Angeles-based Latin Business Association on Thursday for his "vision and courage" in making his epic tale set in the ancient Mayan Indian empire -- a movie filmed in Mexico and with an all-Hispanic cast.
Showing a conference of Latino business leaders excerpts of the movie, the actor-director described the making of "Apocalypto" as a "badge of honor for the Latino community."
Gibson, who spurred outrage by going on a anti-Semitic rant this summer when arrested for drunk driving, called his Mayan-dialect story of human sacrifice an adventure movie.
He said it was inspired by his own interest in the Mayan civilization, which thrived more than 1,000 years ago in what is now Mexico and Central America. The film is set for release in early December.
He said he spent eight months casting the movie, choosing performers -- some of them Mayans -- who had mostly never acted before. The movie has no star names and most of the crew, including make-up and costume artists and set designers, were also recruited in Mexico.
"It was tantamount to being at the Super Bowl and getting your quarterback from the audience," he admitted. "But they scored touchdown after touchdown. I don't know why no one has gone down there before."
CULTURAL PRIDE
Presenting the award, Latin Business Association chairman Rick Sarmiento said that at a time of anti-Latino rhetoric in the United States, the movie had made him "feel extremely proud of everything to do with our culture."
Latinos are the fastest growing minority in the United States with a population expected to reach 49 million by the end of the decade. But rising Latino influence and purchasing power is clouded by a divisive national debate over illegal immigration, much of it from Latin America.
Gibson's appearance at the luncheon was part of a bid to reach out to a target audience in promoting his $30 million movie, which was seen as a marketing challenge even before his drunken, anti-Semitic outburst in July.
The 50-year-old Oscar winner checked himself to an alcohol rehabilitation center and has apologized, saying he was ashamed of telling police that "Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."
Two years ago Gibson had to fight off charges of anti-Semitism surrounding his film "The Passion of the Christ" -- also a deeply personal project -- which despite initial scepticism over its Aramaic and Latin language grossed $611 million worldwide.
Gibson, a devout Roman Catholic, said the Mayan civilization had always intrigued him, although little was known about it in the industrial Western world.
"It is generally a conceit of filmmakers that history only began with Europeans," he said.
"Apocalypto," he said "is not really a Hollywood production. It is a film made by Mexico."
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Uh, gee...the one I've been addressing you as in EVERY SINGLE ONE OF MY POSTS??? Wha???
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Australia is suffering the consequences from polticians who decided to make Australia a 'multicultural country'. However all this pretty notion consisted of was having loose immigration policies and encouraging other countries to emigrate to Australia, with no real goals or way to succesfully intergrate vastly different cultures crashing together. Recent events are simply a predicatble climax that the country needs to address
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Chopper. Aussie. The right age to pick up the character. But Hell don't pick up Max. Go with Tina Turner instead.
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Why don't you invent a time machine and go back to 1939 Berlin where you belong you white supremacist slag
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I don't know how you can glean anything from my post that says Im racist or a nazi. But I guess you would know right, because you know exactly what race I am right? And you know the situation in Australia better than me right? Listen retard, admitting their is differences between cultures is not racism. Pretending there isn't differences is close minded PC bullshit. The key in succesful intergration is recognising and respecting EVERY culture and to implement stratergies so that coexistance can acheived. Not just shoving everyone in a melting pot and awaiting the inevitable fireworks.
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The guys that filmed it on the DVD? I belive they have been caught and will be charged with rape. Hopefully they will be locked up for a long time
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if Justice League goes well, at least that is what Vern seems to think. Mayhap they would be more willing to finally green light this if Miller performs well at the box office.
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