If Cormac McCarthy wrote 'Fast & Furious' you'd get 'Mad Max'

TL;DW: Two warriors who team up to take out the beloved asthmatic mayor of a post-apocalyptic town.
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Mad Max: Fury Road is a beautiful, insane movie about two warriors who team up to take out the beloved asthmatic mayor of a post-apocalyptic town.

It's Fast & Furious, if Cormac McCarthy had gotten a chance to touch up the script before filming started.


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Since the film is a Best Picture nominee, and since it's just honestly one of the coolest movies of all time, we thought we'd help out anyone who hasn't gotten a chance to see it yet with our latest episode of Too Long; Didn't Watch.


We cover the key elements that make the movie what it is: Furiosa, the elderly dirt-bike ladies, the creepy war boys and, of course, the thousands and thousands of cars.

BONUS: The Jurassic Park trilogy in 3 minutes


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Max Knoblauch is the Assistant Humor Editor in the NYC office. He is a journalist, comedian and illustrator. More humor and art by Max can be found on his website.Follow him @MaxKnoblauch

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