Mad Max: Fury Roadis one of the most beloved movies to come out in a very, very long time. So rare do blockbuster movies connect with both the movie going public and critics in the wayMad Maxwas able to, which is truly something special. That being the case, it seemed inevitable that there would be some attempts to capture a little of that lightning in a different bottle. The team behind the new movieMad Sheliadecided to just seemingly remake it on the cheap with Asian actors.
The trailer forMad Sheilarecently made its way onto YouTube and is truly something to behold, especially if you are a fan ofMad Max: Fury Road. Maybe not a good something, but it is something. There have been many spoof movies made in the past, it is not a new concept. For300, it wasMeet The Spartans. ForThe Hunger Gamesit wasThe Starving Games. You get the idea. Those movies took the general premise of a blockbuster movie and played with it a bit.Mad Shelialooks to be a poorly attempted, borderline shot-for-shot- remake ofMad Max: Fury Roadtrying to pass itself off as a spoof.
TheMad Sheliatrailer is only about a minute long, but in it, we see plenty of homages, if you can call it that, toGeorge Miller’s modern day masterpieceMad Max: Fury Road. There is a female protagonist, but this time she seems to be more sexualized and less of an awesome, feminist icon likeCharlize Theronas Furiosa was. There are lots of crazy outfits and post-apocalyptic vehicles, but they were definitely slapped together with much less attention to detail and aren’t nearly as cool. Also, the movie appears to be one long car chase with brief pauses for dialogue and whatnot, but even the car chase takes place on a paved road. Something like this might be considered flattering if it weren’t so clearly insulting. Even the poster (which you can check out below) is virtually a carbon copy of theMad Max: Fury Roadposter.
DirectorGeorge Millerhas stated in the past that he has a script ready to go for a follow up toMad Max: Fury Road, but he has also been non-committal to the idea that he would be rushing to start up production on another movie in the franchise. We reported a while back on a rumor that started production was gearing up for a prequel movie calledMad Max: The Wasteland, but there has been no word on it since. Instead, we get this. So, while we wait for another legitimate trip to the world ofMad Max, we can watchMad Shelia. Or at least watch the trailer forMad Sheliaand maybe not watch the actual movie.
There is no word on when, if or how we will be able to seeMad Sheliain the U.S., but surely it will find a way onto a streaming service at some point.Netflixwill probably see the potential in something like this immediately. For now, you’re able to watch the first trailer for thisMad Max: Fury Roadripoff,Mad Shelia, for yourself below.
