tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post5265312915113991658..comments2024-03-27T02:02:59.126-07:00Comments on Mortal Engines: Books & Movie: Mortal Engines is not Mad Max, it's just mad, Max.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7784099681407679393.post-32362253239985369322018-06-09T00:51:41.930-07:002018-06-09T00:51:41.930-07:00"Fury Road, which was a fabulous movie and a ..."Fury Road, which was a fabulous movie and a sumptuous CGI delight of trucks and cars trying to crush one another". Except all Fury Road vehicles were real and CGI was kept to the bare minimum. Opinion discarded, as this lazy and dishonest attempt to put a children's book adaptation on par with a movie so grim it got banned for years and so influencal it spawned a whole genre craze.<br />Also yes, the first teaser was actually very reminescent of Fury Road: same bright-yellow wasteland, emphasis on mechanical monsters, same soundtrack, same "violence spiral" theme. The official trailer has been a lot more honest in showing the typical "your parents were very special and you'll be a savior" Harry Potter recipe the books followed, with the exception of the quote "it's survival of the fastest" which sound ridiculously out of place compared to how Mad Max-inspired it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com