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Mad Max: Fury Road Kicks Every Other Movie’s Ass Even Without FX

For a movie with nonstop exploding cars and a CGI-altered central character, Mad Max: Fury Road took a shockingly practical approach to effects. Its physical FX and stunt work has been applauded throughout the internet and festival circuit for more than a year, but every release of badass original footage shocks all over again.

This new supercut of the film’s pre-production action shots is so exciting I changed my evening plans to watch the full movie directly after. The video, put together by space150 for Warner Bros., captures the tactile glory of why practical effects still matter…and the mind boggling amount used.

Director George Miller and production team members estimate that over 80% of the movie’s effects are physical. There are a lot of dramatic landscape additions and an entirely fabricated lightning storm, but for an apocalyptic action film the majority of the edits are comparatively tiny. 

Cars are arguably the central theme and real backdrop of the story, and the film used (and crashed) over 150 real ones, giving undeniable realism to a fantastical story. The Doof Warrior’s guitar shot real fire! Action movies will never be the same!

If you hunger for more before and after details, check out the in depth FX Guide breakdown and watch Iloura’s beautiful reel of their work: