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Mad Max Times Coming?

Deep Kimchi
19-06-2006, 15:12
I watched The Road Warrior again last night, and the introductory monologue is one of the best things about the movie.

So, after we pass through peak oil, do you think that it's going to happen?

To understand who he was, you have to go back to another time. When the world was powered by the black fuel. And the desert sprouted great cities of pipe and steel. Gone now, swept away. For reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior tribes went to war and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all. Without fuel, they were nothing. They built a house of straw. The thundering machines sputtered and stopped. Their leaders talked and talked and talked. But nothing could stem the avalanche. Their world crumbled. The cities exploded. A whirlwind of looting, a firestorm of fear. Men began to feed on men. On the roads it was a white line nightmare. Only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage would survive. The gangs took over the highways, ready to wage war for a tank of juice. And in this maelstrom of decay, ordinary men were battered and smashed. Men like Max. The warrior Max. In the roar of an engine, he lost everything. And became a shell of a man, a burnt out, desolate man, a man haunted by the demons of his past, a man who wandered out into the wasteland. And it was here, in this blighted place, that he learned to live again...
[NS]Liasia
19-06-2006, 15:23
I'm still annoyed with saw for stealing the leg-saw-off-thing from mad max 1.
Andaluciae
19-06-2006, 15:30
Come peak oil, the market will do what it has always done. Find an alternative. The solution is NOT to have some bureaucrats worry, instead let BP, Shell and Amoco realize they're in deep shit if the gas runs dry, and figure out a way to keep themselves alive. Most likely through another energy source, such as hydrogen. Trust me on this, if they realize that they're screwed, which they will, they have the resources to unscrew themselves.
Deep Kimchi
19-06-2006, 15:33
Liasia']I'm still annoyed with saw for stealing the leg-saw-off-thing from mad max 1.
I've always wanted to be in a situation where I could give someone that choice.
Deep Kimchi
19-06-2006, 15:33
[the Kid is handcuffed to a car that's about to explode]
Max: The chain in those handcuffs is high-tensile steel. It'd take you ten minutes to hack through it with this. Now, if you're lucky, you could hack through your ankle in five minutes. Go.
[the hacksaw is dropped next to The Kid, and Max limps off]
Minoriteeburg
19-06-2006, 15:39
i thought this was a mad max 4 thread
Iztatepopotla
19-06-2006, 15:41
Still coming? Damn!

*puts chainsaw away*
Nag Ehgoeg
19-06-2006, 15:45
Liasia']I'm still annoyed with saw for stealing the leg-saw-off-thing from mad max 1.

Ditto. And I've known Mad Max would happen since I watched it as a small kid.
Muravyets
19-06-2006, 17:59
And you just can't wait for it, can you? I know, I know -- you dream at night about those big sweaty Australians in those leather chaps with no underwear on. I'm not judging. You're entitled to your fetishes.

I remember when my friend and I went to see Road Warrior, when it first came out. We went on a Saturday afternoon. Not only were we the only females and the only people over the age of 14 in the audience, but we were also the only ones laughing. We were surrounded by little boys, handfuls of popcorn suspended halfway to their mouths, gazing at the screen, rapt, just rapt. Who knows? You could have been one of them.
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:08
And you just can't wait for it, can you? I know, I know -- you dream at night about those big sweaty Australians in those leather chaps with no underwear on. I'm not judging. You're entitled to your fetishes.

I remember when my friend and I went to see Road Warrior, when it first came out. We went on a Saturday afternoon. Not only were we the only females and the only people over the age of 14 in the audience, but we were also the only ones laughing. We were surrounded by little boys, handfuls of popcorn suspended halfway to their mouths, gazing at the screen, rapt, just rapt. Who knows? You could have been one of them.
Oh come on, you know you secretly dreamed of being taken away in the middle of the night by Lord Humungus...
Zen Accords
19-06-2006, 18:12
The only movie intro that will apply to me is Conan.

For after peak oil hits and physical strength is valued highly, then I shall sit upon my throne, with the crown of Aquilonia upon my troubled brow.
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:15
The only movie intro that will apply to me is Conan.

For after peak oil hits and physical strength is valued highly, then I shall sit upon my throne, with the crown of Aquilonia upon my troubled brow.
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Humungous.jpg
Lord Humungus rules you.
Saige Dragon
19-06-2006, 18:17
i thought this was a mad max 4 thread

Fury Road is currently in hiatus. I don't think they have the money to ship the cars to Africa where it is to be filmed. And Mel Gibson isn't on board either....

Whatever, yea the handcuff scene from the first film is quite ruthless and well doesn't beat around the bush when it coems to Max's intentions.

As well I totally hope something like Mad Max happens after peak oil, that would beso friggin' awesome.:)
CSW
19-06-2006, 18:18
*snip*
Lord Humungus rules you.
What in the name...
Zen Accords
19-06-2006, 18:19
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Humungous.jpg
Lord Humungus rules you.

Krum! (http://fantasy.mrugala.net/Les%20Edwards/Les%20Edwards%20-%20Conan%20Road%20Of%20Kings.jpg)
Greater Alemannia
19-06-2006, 18:20
Max Max times? Excellent. This means bikers with holes cut out of the seats of their pants.
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:22
Fury Road is currently in hiatus. I don't think they have the money to ship the cars to Africa where it is to be filmed. And Mel Gibson isn't on board either....

Whatever, yea the handcuff scene from the first film is quite ruthless and well doesn't beat around the bush when it coems to Max's intentions.

As well I totally hope something like Mad Max happens after peak oil, that would beso friggin' awesome.:)
I think the last I heard they got all the way through post production and then had to bail on the project all together, some great falling out or something.

It might be for the best, think of Star Wars...sometimes it's best to let things end on awesome, especially if the last one wasn't quite as awesome as the second.
Zen Accords
19-06-2006, 18:23
It might be for the best, think of Star Wars...sometimes it's best to let things end on awesome, especially if the last one wasn't quite as awesome as the second.

Thunderdome was pretty far from awesome.
Saige Dragon
19-06-2006, 18:25
I think the last I heard they got all the way through post production and then had to bail on the project all together, some great falling out or something.

It might be for the best, think of Star Wars...sometimes it's best to let things end on awesome, especially if the last one wasn't quite as awesome as the second.

Yea, I'm not to surprised that the 4th movie has not come off the ground. As you said, they should just leave it be.
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:26
What in the name...
Bow down (http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/roadwarrior/intro.wav)!
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:31
Thunderdome was pretty far from awesome.
It's worth it just for Master Blaster, though once Blaster dies you can pretty much turn the movie off...
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:32
Krum! (http://fantasy.mrugala.net/Les%20Edwards/Les%20Edwards%20-%20Conan%20Road%20Of%20Kings.jpg)
You dissapoint me... (http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/roadwarrior/mydogsofwar.wav)
Whereyouthinkyougoing
19-06-2006, 18:35
Bow down (http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/roadwarrior/intro.wav)!
Not working. Neither is the "You dissapoint me" one. :(
Cannot think of a name
19-06-2006, 18:38
Not working. Neither is the "You dissapoint me" one. :(
Huh, it worked for me. Try a copy and paste:
http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/roadwarrior/mydogsofwar.wav

http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/roadwarrior/intro.wav

This is the page they come from (http://www.moviesoundclips.net/sound.php?id=61)
Not bad
19-06-2006, 20:29
Bow down (http://www.moviesoundclips.net/movies1/roadwarrior/intro.wav)!

Forbidden!

You are either trying to access a part of the website you shouldn't (which isn't nice), or your following a leech link (which isn't nice either on the leeches part, not yours), or you have the referring information disabled (which is fine but I can't tell if your a leecher or not, sorry), or you right clicked on a link for the sound clip and clicked "save link as" or "save target as" (etc) to download. Normally the last one is perfectly alright, but lately I have been overwhelmed with leechers (mostly from myspace) who think its funny to link directly to my sound clips, thus stealing my bandwidth. It has finally come to my having to forbid anyone downloading from my site unless they come from my website. It is unfortunate, but I really don't have any recourse. All the sound clips are available for all to download, you just have to do it from this site. Just click normally on the link (and if that doesn't work, your not passing the refer header, just turn it on and it will work) and it will download just fine. I apologize for the inconvenience, but this is the only way I can combat all the leechers. All the best...



Nice link
Not bad
19-06-2006, 20:33
Anyway....

MySpace leechers aside, Mad Max was the only one worth watching. The other two were mostly special effects and stunt platforms that tried to make Mad Max into some kind of good guy.
Vetalia
19-06-2006, 20:57
Maybe out in the middle of nowhere or in some unstable region like Africa. It'll be pretty rough in the Middle East, too so that might be a great place to start building your Thunderdome.

Fortunately, the immediate post-peak period will be, for most people, one of a 1970's-type stagflation economy with severe inflation for most people until we're eventually transitioned and it's over and things likely return to the norm in time. Maybe some regions will see more serious depressions, wars, or the like, but the lights are still going to be on and you're still going to be able to buy fresh strawberries in December, cars from Japan, and computers from the US.

Whether you can easily afford such things depends entirely on your own decisions to buy efficient vehicles, use alternative energy, and conserve. However, we're not going anywhere; we passed Peak Wood okay so there's no reason why we can't do the same with a few centuries' worth of additional technology to help us.
Not bad
19-06-2006, 21:07
Maybe out in the middle of nowhere or in some unstable region like Africa. It'll be pretty rough in the Middle East, too so that might be a great place to start building your Thunderdome.

Fortunately, the immediate post-peak period will be, for most people, one of a 1970's-type stagflation economy with severe inflation for most people until we're eventually transitioned and it's over and things likely return to the norm in time. Maybe some regions will see more serious depressions, wars, or the like, but the lights are still going to be on and you're still going to be able to buy fresh strawberries in December, cars from Japan, and computers from the US.

Whether you can easily afford such things depends entirely on your own decisions to buy efficient vehicles, use alternative energy, and conserve. However, we're not going anywhere; we passed Peak Wood okay so there's no reason why we can't do the same with a few centuries' worth of additional technology to help us.

With ideas like that you will never get on the writing staff of Mad Max movies. Hell you arent even apocalptic doomsayer enough to get on the writing staff of Al Gore movies.
Vetalia
19-06-2006, 21:08
With ideas like that you will never get on the writing staff of Mad Max movies. Hell you arent even apocalptic doomsayer enough to get on the writing staff of Al Gore movies.

I'm just too pragmatic, I guess. It just seems easier to buy a Civic hybrid than spending tens of thousands of dollars on weapons and armor so I can keep filling up my Suburban...
Deep Kimchi
19-06-2006, 21:11
I'm just too pragmatic, I guess. It just seems easier to buy a Civic hybrid than spending tens of thousands of dollars on weapons and armor so I can keep filling up my Suburban...
But if you have weapons, you can drive your Suburban up and down the road, shooting at all the unarmed Civic hybrids during the post-apocalypse.
Vetalia
19-06-2006, 21:13
But if you have weapons, you can drive your Suburban up and down the road, shooting at all the unarmed Civic hybrids during the post-apocalypse.

But if we all have hybrids, there wouldn't be an apocalypse...you'd just piss off everyone and then you'd go to jail. I guess you could LARP Mad Max in jail but I think leather chaps might be an unwise clothing choice...
Not bad
19-06-2006, 21:35
But if you have weapons, you can drive your Suburban up and down the road, shooting at all the unarmed Civic hybrids during the post-apocalypse.

This sounds enough like Los Angeles circa 2006 to make me nervous
Dobbsworld
19-06-2006, 21:41
Oh noes, it's Lord Humungous!

http://ace.mu.nu/archives/Humungous.jpg

Quick everybody - let's hole ourselves up someplace he'll be sure to avoid - like an oil refinery in the middle of the desert, or something. He'll be so busy looking for fuel, he'll never think to look there.

That was all just so dumb. And yet it's still one of my favourite flicks.
Dobbsworld
19-06-2006, 23:02
He was 'the Ayatollah of Rock & Roll-ah!' Aieeee!
Muravyets
20-06-2006, 02:29
Oh come on, you know you secretly dreamed of being taken away in the middle of the night by Lord Humungus...
Actually, I was more of a Wez fan (that puppy ;)). So sensitive, in mourning for his Golden Youth (actual character title from the credits). So cute running around all bare-assed and stuff. Too bad for me he was gay. Oh, well. It's DK's fantasy, anyway.

Wez, in happier times:
http://www.j-talk.com/files/gallery/4148.jpg
WangWee
20-06-2006, 02:34
Krum! (http://fantasy.mrugala.net/Les%20Edwards/Les%20Edwards%20-%20Conan%20Road%20Of%20Kings.jpg)
This thread turned homo-erotic awfully fast.
Dobbsworld
20-06-2006, 02:36
This thread turned homo-erotic awfully fast.
Nah, when they say 'giving head' that wasn't what they meant...

Krum!
Muravyets
20-06-2006, 02:38
This thread turned homo-erotic awfully fast.
Well...it was a Mel Gibson movie...
Vetalia
20-06-2006, 02:44
Well...it was a Mel Gibson movie...

Tight leather+muscular men+desert+ass kicking is a known recipe for homoeroticism.
Zen Accords
20-06-2006, 12:40
This thread turned homo-erotic awfully fast.


Pshaw. My God is not homo-eroticism. My God controls the air and all things below.

E-Ditah! (http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0213149/Ss/0213149/img0037.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Mako%20(I))
Cannot think of a name
20-06-2006, 12:45
Pshaw. My God is not homo-eroticism. My God controls the air and all things below.

E-Ditah! (http://imdb.com/gallery/ss/0213149/Ss/0213149/img0037.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Mako%20(I))
MMMMMMMMMMAKO!
He's the man!
Deep Kimchi
20-06-2006, 13:04
This thread turned homo-erotic awfully fast.
You have a problem with that?
Zen Accords
20-06-2006, 13:09
You have a problem with that?

Whoh, Kimchi.

Nice abs, man. You been working out?
Deep Kimchi
20-06-2006, 14:11
Whoh, Kimchi.

Nice abs, man. You been working out?
You should see my glutes.

Damn, and I used to ride by Piccadilly every morning this spring...