Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road
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- Author：Kyle Buchanan
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Reviews
Bob M。
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I've read a few books of this ilk- the making of a particular movie or TV series， and this was the best of the lot！ Mr。 Buchanan's attention to detail， and his commitment to talking with， seemingly， every human being that had a significant role in the making of "Fury Road' was gratifying。 As a reader， that's what I'm looking for in a book of this kind。 And it's laid out in a way that you fly through it！ Even if you've seen the movie， this'll make you want to see it again！。。。and again。。。 I've read a few books of this ilk- the making of a particular movie or TV series， and this was the best of the lot！ Mr。 Buchanan's attention to detail， and his commitment to talking with， seemingly， every human being that had a significant role in the making of "Fury Road' was gratifying。 As a reader， that's what I'm looking for in a book of this kind。 And it's laid out in a way that you fly through it！ Even if you've seen the movie， this'll make you want to see it again！。。。and again。。。 。。。more
Mark Colomb
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It’s exactly what you wanted。
Trevor
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A very entertaining fast read that I’ll be sure to pull off the shelf and revisit from time to time。 Actually made me appreciate the movie even more than I already did…which is pretty impressive， since I already considered it the best movie of the 21st century so far。 For as honest and unflinching as it about all the struggles while making the movie， though， I’m surprised it didn’t even touch on the post-film lawsuit between Miller and WB。 I’m sure there’s some legal reasons they couldn’t get in A very entertaining fast read that I’ll be sure to pull off the shelf and revisit from time to time。 Actually made me appreciate the movie even more than I already did…which is pretty impressive， since I already considered it the best movie of the 21st century so far。 For as honest and unflinching as it about all the struggles while making the movie， though， I’m surprised it didn’t even touch on the post-film lawsuit between Miller and WB。 I’m sure there’s some legal reasons they couldn’t get into it， but to not even mention it？ Weird。 。。。more
Savanah Tiffany
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"The backstory of the movie is something that campaigns usually struggle to make sound interesting and exciting and dramatic， but in the case of Fury Road， you didn't have to stretch very far。" - Awards columnist Scott Feinberg**Content**Feinberg isn't wrong - the history of this movie， from conception to release， is absolutely batshit insane。 When you see quotes from cast and crew going， 'I'm shocked no one died，' they're NOT being dramatic。 So no， you don't have to stretch very far in any dire "The backstory of the movie is something that campaigns usually struggle to make sound interesting and exciting and dramatic， but in the case of Fury Road， you didn't have to stretch very far。" - Awards columnist Scott Feinberg**Content**Feinberg isn't wrong - the history of this movie， from conception to release， is absolutely batshit insane。 When you see quotes from cast and crew going， 'I'm shocked no one died，' they're NOT being dramatic。 So no， you don't have to stretch very far in any direction to find a wild anecdote。 But you have to give Buchanan credit for the way he strings together an absolutely masterful narrative。 TO BE CLEAR: I love Fury Road， but I wouldn't consider myself a huge fanatic。 It's been a while since my last re-watch！ That being said。。。 this book got me excited about the story again。 It made me want to go watch the movie with my friends so I could be that annoying person that pauses every ten seconds to point out all the little facts and anecdotes I learned。 It's not just the big near-death stunts or character decisions that Buchanan gets you with either - reading about the War Boys' cult-like induction workshops was just as interesting as reading about the camera crew's battle against weather and strange camera angles， or the building of the set pieces。**Format**After reading the first few pages I thought， "Damn， I want to watch a documentary about this movie。" A couple pages later I realized， "Hang on， that's pretty much what Buchanan has done here。" You can literally see the interviews playing out in your head。 This book captures one of the best aspects of oral history （in my opinion）: the diversity of lived experience and memory。 He doesn't shy away from tackling controversies or clashes between the crew， but while the narrative stays objective and offers multiple points of view， I also feel like it doesn't let anyone off the hook for bad behavior （Chapter 24， for example， addresses the tensions between the film's leads， Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron。）This book is also a testament to Buchanan's skill as an interviewer。 He fades into the background， and you feel like you're just sitting among the crew and listening to them tell you a story。**Accessibility**Finally， with non-fiction books， I like to comment on accessibility: is this a book anyone could pick up， or would it be more enjoyable for someone with someone with a certain level of interest/understanding in the topic。 I can confidently say that you don't need to have seen all the Mad Max movies or have a deep interest in filmmaking for this book to draw you in。 It touches on every aspect of production， explaining trade politics， stakes， and background where necessary。 Honestly， I think it's possible that people who haven't even seen the movie could enjoy this book （though I do recommend watching the movie。 Seriously， go watch it now）。 **Rating**Usually I reserve my five-star reviews for books that absolutely shake my world and change my life。 I wouldn't necessarily say that was Blood， Sweat & Chrome。 But I've gotta say: When I was reading this book， I couldn't put it down， and when I wasn't reading this book， I was thinking about reading it。 Do yourself a favor and give it some attention。 5/5Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chris Molnar
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You don't get the full melancholy force of an oral history when it was just a couple years ago， but lots of intriguing tidbits about the last - and maybe only - great big movie。 Finding out what went in to all those stunts and funny details just deepens one's respect for the violently divergent qualities of calmness， madness， thoughtfulness and instinctiveness that a good director must have。 You don't get the full melancholy force of an oral history when it was just a couple years ago， but lots of intriguing tidbits about the last - and maybe only - great big movie。 Finding out what went in to all those stunts and funny details just deepens one's respect for the violently divergent qualities of calmness， madness， thoughtfulness and instinctiveness that a good director must have。 。。。more
Emmalita
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Blood， Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan does what it says on the tin。 This oral history of the years and years it took to make Mad Max: Fury Road is interesting， comprehensive， and a great read for fans of Mad Max， an movie making in general。I knew that it had taken George Miller a very long time to get Mad Max: Fury Road made， and I knew that the movie had been storyboarded rather than scripted。 I hadn’t realized how many years before shooting ever Blood， Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road by Kyle Buchanan does what it says on the tin。 This oral history of the years and years it took to make Mad Max: Fury Road is interesting， comprehensive， and a great read for fans of Mad Max， an movie making in general。I knew that it had taken George Miller a very long time to get Mad Max: Fury Road made， and I knew that the movie had been storyboarded rather than scripted。 I hadn’t realized how many years before shooting ever began that the story was fully formed， nor did I realize how true Miller stayed to the images in the storyboards。 Even while he was making Babe: Pig in the City， Happy Feet and Happy Feet Two， he and a team were working on Fury Road。I was struck over and over that it took the singlemindedness of so many people to get this movie made。 Nothing about it was easy。 It was in some form of preproduction for over a decade， the shoot was long， dangerous， and grueling。 Even while filming was underway， there was no guarantee the funding wouldn’t be pulled。 The studio did pull the plug， leaving the film without a beginning or end。 Though I have watched the final product mane times， it was stressful reading about the pressure and uncertainty。 The fights with the studio lasted until a few months before the film opened。Sometimes reading the accounts of so many people made it hard to follow the events and the short bursts of text from so many people challenged my ability to keep who did what straight。 Where the oral history format really worked was in talking about the relationships between people。 The War Boys built a cult。 The Wives built a Sisterhood， and Theron and Hardy were sort of on the periphery of those groups without a lot of support。There are a lot of reasons Mad Max: Fury Road is important to me。 Purely as a movie， it is a visceral theater experience that I shared several times with friends。 Charlize Theron’s Furiosa was the character I’d been waiting for since Sigorney Weaver’s Ellen Ripley in Aliens （1986）。 My dad’s reaction to the movie （“too many girls”）， made me realize he wasn’t capable of having the relationship I would have liked us to have。If you are looking for deep philosophical thoughts about Mad Max， this isn’t that book。 I’d actually like to read that book someday， or listen to the podcast。 I watched Fury Road right before I started reading Blood， Sweat & Chrome and again while I was writing the review。 That’s the most movie watching I’ve done since February 2020。 It isn’t a perfect movie， but it is amazing。 I don’t know that any other director would have gotten this movie made， and it took the committed insanity of hundreds of people to get it done。I received this as an advance reader copy from NetGalley。 My opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kerry D。
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A really fascinating and thorough look at the making of Mad Max: Fury Road。 I knew beforehand the production was fairly tumultuous， but didn't realize quite how insane things were。 It is truly a wonder that this beautiful film was made at all。The book covers all aspects of the production， with interviews with actors， stuntpeople， producers， crew， writers， critics， and more for a really full look of the decades it took to bring Fury Road to the screen （and the many， many stumbling blocks along th A really fascinating and thorough look at the making of Mad Max: Fury Road。 I knew beforehand the production was fairly tumultuous， but didn't realize quite how insane things were。 It is truly a wonder that this beautiful film was made at all。The book covers all aspects of the production， with interviews with actors， stuntpeople， producers， crew， writers， critics， and more for a really full look of the decades it took to bring Fury Road to the screen （and the many， many stumbling blocks along the way）。If I have one quibble， it's that much is made of the Tom Hardy/Charlize Theron tensions on set， and in skimming the sources it seems like most of Hardy's quotes from the book are taken from archival interviews rather than recent ones， which I wish had been made clearer。 I feel like that changes the narrative a little bit （though I'm sure he's the one who didn't want to talk about it much in present day）。A very fascinating read and if you enjoyed the film at all， there are so many amazing stories about the making of George Miller's masterpiece。 。。。more
Walker Iversen
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An inspiring oral history told with great love from the author， the artists， and the audience。 There's something here for everyone: the creativity of pre-production， the business journey of getting to screen after a 30-year gap， and the truth behind the Charlize/Tom feud。 An inspiring oral history told with great love from the author， the artists， and the audience。 There's something here for everyone: the creativity of pre-production， the business journey of getting to screen after a 30-year gap， and the truth behind the Charlize/Tom feud。 。。。more
Wolfie （wolfgang。reads）
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If you're a die-hard Mad Max fan， curious about the aura surrounding Mad Max: Fury Road， or want a peek behind the Hollywood curtain， I highly recommend you check this out。It's a linear history about the Mad Max franchise and the kindhearted genius who created it told through interview snippets from the crew， cast， journalists， and major Hollywood players who are die-hard fans。 As a Fury Road lover who admittedly hasn't seen the previous four films， it was a fascinating， educational read。 It cle If you're a die-hard Mad Max fan， curious about the aura surrounding Mad Max: Fury Road， or want a peek behind the Hollywood curtain， I highly recommend you check this out。It's a linear history about the Mad Max franchise and the kindhearted genius who created it told through interview snippets from the crew， cast， journalists， and major Hollywood players who are die-hard fans。 As a Fury Road lover who admittedly hasn't seen the previous four films， it was a fascinating， educational read。 It clears up some misconceptions （the notorious bad blood between Theron and Hardy was largely because Hardy's deep commitment to method acting strained his relationship with the entire cast and crew。 not because Theron was difficult to work with - she was the opposite， actually）， intriguing trivia （Eminem was briefly considered to play Max， and the short list also included Jeremy Renner and Armie Hammer！）， and insight into the 10+ years that went into pre-production alone。It's a wild ride of a book and a smooth， well organized and enjoyable read。 Thank you so much to NetGalley and William Morrow for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review！Publication date: February 22， 2022⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5 。。。more
Jennifer
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