Fury Road

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Fury Road Minute 29 - Oh, what a day! What a lovely day!

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The toxic storm is raging all around them as Nux and another pursuit vehicle tail the War Rig. But the unnamed War Boys stick themselves between a Rig and a whirling vortex and soon find themselves flying through the air. This awesome sight leads Nux to utter one of the most recognizable phrases from the movie.

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Fury Road Minute 28 - Into the fire

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Nux shouts to warn Slit about the incoming sandstorm which gives Max the opening he needs to catch the War Boy off guard. But Slit isn’t going down without a fight and takes one of Max’s boots as he’s left behind in the dust. Despite the danger and uncertainty, Nux speeds headlong into the storm on the hunt for the War Rig.

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Fury Road Minute 27 - Out of the frying pan

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Nux has to fall back due to the damage his car sustained trying to attack the War Rig so he tells Slit to move Max to the back in order to counterbalance. Meanwhile, Immortan Joe and his War Party close ranks and prepare to enter the storm. Likewise, Furiosa covers her face and puts the hammer down, heading full speed into the swirling clouds of dust.

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Fury Road Minute 26 - She thinks she can lose us

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Furiosa has nowhere to go but forward, straight into a massive toxic storm. Rictus realizes that she intends to shake off the war party in the storm, but Nux is determined to stop her before she ever gets that far. Ace confronts Furiosa after finally realizing that his commander has led him and his War Boys astray.

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Fury Road Minute 25 - Now we bring home the Booty

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The Excavator rips into the War Rig with it’s spinning blades as Ace shouts for the War Boys to focus their attacks on the hydraulic systems. Slit takes this to heart and disables the sawing arm, which causes it to swing wildly around and nearly decapitates Max, but it also releases several explosives which blow the Excavator to pieces.

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Fury Road Minute 24 - Stay out of sight!

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With only the Excavator remaining, the War Boys focus their efforts against the mighty machine, but their weapons continue to glance off harmlessly, even Nux and Slit cannot damage the beast. Meanwhile, Furiosa is visited in the Rig by one of Joe’s wives, the Splendid Angharad, who has emerged from her secret hiding place.

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Fury Road Minute 23 - Witness me!

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The harpooned Buzzard car swerves back and forth, trying to free itself, but it only succeeds in having its roof ripped away. This opens the Buzzards up to shoot at the War Boy, Morsov, but the War Boys are strong-willed and with a plea for witnesses, Morsov throws himself at the Buzzards, obliterating them completely.

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Fury Road Minute 22 - That's my head!

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The Buzzards unleash their ultimate weapon as Nux and the other Citadel forces catch up with the War Rig. Slit is quick to start his assault on the Buzzard’s Excavator, but his thundersticks cannot penetrate the thick armor. As another Buzzard car swerves to attack The Nux Car, they’re quickly harpooned by the War Rig.

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Fury Road Minute 21 - Clowns to the left of me, Buzzards to the right

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With one escort down and more falling by the moment, the War Boys fight ferociously to repel the attacking Buzzards. One attacker is destroyed by the only remaining escort vehicle, while Ace and Furiosa work together to destroy a pair of Buzzard cars attacking from the other direction. The first wave is defeated, but the Buzzards have more in store for the War Rig.

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Fury Road Minute 20 - Foolish… but welcome

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With their sights set on the War Rig, the Buzzards descend on the convoy. Furiosa is the first to spot them and instructs Ace to ready the War Boys for battle, despite his assertions that they turn tail. The Convoy presses on, but it’s not long before the first escort falls victim to a devilish trap set by the raiders.

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Fury Road Minute 19 - They’re firing flares

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The plot thickens as Furiosa’s War Boys catch sight of flares fired by Immortan Joe’s War Party. Intrigued by this new development, Ace returns to Furiosa and asks for an explanation but She only offers another platitude. On a nearby ridge, a new vehicle appears, one covered in spikes and driven by Russian-speaking strangers.

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Fury Road Minute 18 - Scanning the horizon

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The War Party thunders across the wasteland to the raucous soundtrack provided by the Doof Warrior, and right out front is Nux trying to catch the eye of Immortan Joe. As He shouts and salutes, Nux is blessed with the slightest glance from The Immortan, and rejoices by raising his steering wheel in celebration and speeding ahead.

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Fury Road Minute 17 - High-octane crazy blood

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With Slit and the Organic Mechanic both certain that He is unfit to drive in the War Party, Nux has to get creative and insists on strapping his blood bag, a muzzled Max, to the front of the pursuit vehicle. Nux follows this up with a headbutt that throws Slit to the ground and declares his intention to claim glory on the Fury Road.

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Fury Road Minute 16 - Treason, betrayal, an Imperator gone rogue

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As the drums of war echo through the Citadel to the blood bank, Nux sits anxiously watching a stream of other War Boys rushing by to claim their steering wheels from the altar of the mighty V8, but being hooked up to a blood bag isn’t enough to stop Nux from reaching out and stopping his lancer from giving himself a promotion.

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Fury Road Minute 15 - They begged her to go

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Stepping through the tunnel that leads to his private harem, Immortan Joe calls out for the wives that he has trapped in this gilded cage, but all he finds is defiant graffiti and the double barrels of Miss Giddy’s shotgun. Not one to let such a thing slide, Joe grabs the old woman and calls for his War Party to assemble.

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Fury Road Minute 14 - You know about this?

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Back at the Citadel, amidst several maids-a-milking, Immortan Joe and Rictus Erectus sample a batch of Mother’s Milk. This quality control inspection is interrupted by Corpus Colossus whose keen eyes have caught sight of The War Rig’s unplanned detour, a revelation that sends Joe running for his vault.

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Fury Road Minute 13 - New orders!

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With things taking an unexpected left turn, Ace is on the case to find out exactly what’s going on, but Furiosa isn’t about to divulge her plans and pacifies him with her vague answers, which he dutifully passes along. The War Boys are likewise wary of their new orders but are nonetheless quick to adapt and comply.

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Fury Road Minute 12 - That's a universal donor

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Back in The Citadel, Max sits bound and muzzled in a hanging cage, he is now a blood bag. The Organic Mechanic, the closest thing to a doctor in the fortress, arrives and calls for Max to be hooked up to a War Boy. Meanwhile, out on the road Furiosa steels herself, and turns the steering wheel to head out into the wasteland.

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Fury Road Minute 11 - Convoy's on its way

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Furiosa and her escort leave The Citadel on their way to Gas Town, leaving the enforcers on the massive elevator to fight back the wretched. His duty finished, Immortan Joe leaves his balcony as his son, Rictus Erectus, instructs a nearby Imperator to signal Gas Town that a delivery will soon arrive. Out on the road, the War Rig and its convoy speed along unassailed.

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Fury Road Minute 10 - It will take hold of you

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At Immortan Joe’s whim, great torrents of water flow forth from massive pipes in the side of The Citadel. Far below the wretched scramble to fill their paltry vessels with life-saving water, but Immortan Joe’s generosity only extends so far and he cuts the flow. As the last precious drops fall on the crowd, their adoration turns violent as they fight over muddy pools.

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