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Summary: Endlessly Imitated, Never Equaled
Review: The Road Warrior is one of those rare sequels that actually improves in every concievable way to the previous movie. The first Mad Max was well concieved, but ultimately, the low budget hindered it in many places. Not so with the Road Warrior, the story, the characters and especially the action are more exciting and interesting than the first. Developing the post-apocalyptic theme of the first Mad Max, Max is wondering around the Austrailian desert looking for gas and eventually helps a group of people trying to protect their home, possessions and above all gas from a ruthless gang of bikers who look like they were cast from a local leather bar. While the story sounds fairly generic, the characters and plot rise above what one would normally expect from B-movie action/adventures. However, the real selling point, of course, is still the action. The chase scene at the end, in my opinion, has never been equaled in cinema as far as sheer terror, dread and excitement as the bikers slowly try and demolish the semi-truck driven by Max. Although the DVD itself is given the spartan treatment as far as extras are concerned, the movie itself is more than enough to warrant purchasing it. A worthy addition to any action fan's library.
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Summary: Excellent! As good as or better then Mad Max
Review: Mad Max, now a solo ex-cop, wanders the deserts of the post-apocalyptic Australian outback, on a never ending scavenge for fuel. Eventually stumbling upon a lone settlement, Max is drawn and convinced to help the settlers, who are now being threatened by a gang of conquering lunatics, with their leader Humungus. A non-stop action movie, with even wilder stunts then the original. Gibson is incredible again, with his role as Max. This film in my opinion is a tad bit better then Mad Max because the American version of Mad Max was released with the Austrailian accents removed and retarded American dubbed voices are added in. Even Mel's voice is removed! But The Road Warrior brings back some of that good old Austrailian film making.
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Summary: This is what it has come to...
Review: Okay, here's the deal. Mad Max (Max Rockatansky) is THE baddest BELIEVABLE movie hero that ever was and will be. Enough said.
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Summary: Not very interesting
Review: I guess the folks who made this movie decided to make an all-out pitch to a mediocre audience: it's all about cars and gasoline and violence -- themes which appeal to high-school dropouts, and especially to men who love nothing better than working on their cars when the weekend rolls around. The way it is put together is mildly interesting, but incoherent. The purported hero, Mad Max, has been subjected to an enormous personal loss (his wife and child) which occupies about ten seconds of the movie. He finds a bunch of liberal-hippie types running a gas refinery (??? huh ???) in the middle of the outback, in a world where gasoline means life or death. The liberal-hippie types are being attacked by a really weird group of folks, including a very obvious gay couple. There is a feral boy with a razor-sharp boomerang who knows more than anyone else. He manages to kill one of the gay men (unless all the attackers are gay, who could know?) It seems hard to find any connection between this movie and anything in reality. Recommended only for curiosity value.
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Summary: Best of the Mad Max movies
Review: The Road Warrior is a fantastic sequal to the very good Australian film Mad Max.It takes place a few years after the first film,and Max is wandering the desolate wasteland searching for gasoline,which there is very little of left.He runs across a man called the Gyro Captain,who tells him about a place where they have lots of gasoline.When they find the place,they find that a strange bunch of characters,led by the ruthless Humungus,is also after the gasoline.That's all I'll say about the plot.Of course Mel Gibson is back as Max,and the film has a lot of other interesting characters including the Gyro Captain(Bruce Spence),Warrior Woman(Virginia Hey),Feral Kid(Emil Minty),Papagallo(Michael Preston),and the Humungus(Kjell Nilsson),just to name a few.There is lots of action,and the last twenty or twenty-five minutes of the fim is one of the best movie chases ever.The musical score by Brian May is good and adds a lot to the movie.I could be mistaken,but I think the reviewer named Peter Webster from NH is mistaking this film for the first Mad Max(which was obviously dubbed)as far as the dubbed soundtrack goes,as the diologue for the most part sounds pretty Australian to me.At any rate,this is an excellent movie,and one of the most exciting action movies ever.The Road Warrior is followed by Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome,which is a pretty good film.
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Summary: One of the best action movies ever made.
Review: Movie:
The Road Warrior, set seven or so years after the events of Mad Max. Max is now a heartless man, wandering the wastlands of the outback. The third world war has left the world in total ruin, and many have turned to the cruelness of the gangs that rule the wastland. The few that maintain the humanity are few. Max stumbles apon an little sliver of civilization which is constantly assulted by evil biker gangs. Soon he finds himself involved in their flight for survival. The last chase scean is epic compaired to anythng made to date. This movie as many movie buffs like me say, is possibly the best Action/Scific movie ever made. One might think that it is a very poor movie to the small amont of talking, this just adds to the brillance of the movie! This is kind of like Star Wars: Even if you don't like it, you have to see it at least once.
Movie 5 out of 5 stars
DVD:
Whoever owns the rights to this breakthrough-of-a-movie is out of his mind! Shure the picture and sound quality is good, but look at the extras! Zero, nada, zip. What a good way to ruin a great movie's DVD!
DVD: 1 out of 5 stars
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Summary: Not very interesting
Review: I guess the folks who made this movie decided to make an all-out pitch to a mediocre audience: it's all about cars and gasoline and violence. The way it is put together is mildly interesting, but incoherent. The purported hero, Mad Max, has been subjected to an enormous personal loss (his wife and child) which occupies about ten seconds of the movie. He finds a bunch of liberal-hippie types running a gas refinery (??? huh ???) in the middle of the outback, in a world where gasoline means life or death. The liberal-hippie types are being attacked by a really weird group of folks, including a very obvious gay couple. There is a feral boy with a razor-sharp boomerang who knows more than anyone else. It seems hard to find any connection between this movie and anything in reality. Recommended only for curiosity value.
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Summary: Some people will do anything,for the juice.
Review: Unless he returns on a quest for more juice,"The Road Warrior" remains by far,the best of the three Mad Max films.This time around,max eats old Dog Food from rusty tins,and also happens to think a lot about,er,juice.But lots of maniac cut-throat savages,also dream of an oasis of the prized liquid,because in this future,no juice means no car,no car means no food,no food means no life."The Humungus"(literally)-a hockey mask laden fruitcake leader,high priest to be of the various petrolium substances,commands the savages,and also cherishes a single shot polished posh pistol,inside the case of which it comes-a 1920's style photograph,of,er,Mother and Father? Some truly great action scenes,involving some cool car chases,spectacular crashes,and some bizarre ways to meet your'e death.Max does show he has a heart,by helping some people?Enough of that.Presented on this DVD in original aspect ratio of 2.35/1,the picture is somewhat grainy in a lot of scenes,particuarly those distant panoramic Desert shots,but overall,a clean,stable image,with more highs than lows,never distracts the viewer.The sound however,does justice.Guzzling petrol Engines revving,squeels of bizarre deaths,and "The Humungus" speaks.
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Summary: The Classic
Review: In 1982 this epic action film was released here in America as The Road Warrior.. In Australia and Europe it was Mad Max 2. The film that made Mel Gibson a movie star. A landmark action film that has been emulated considerably since it's release. The world has finally caved in after wars and social decay. Australia has become an epic wasteland where it's remaining survivors hunt down the remaing gasoline. A bizarre and vicious pack of barbarians led by Lord Humongous kill any and everyone who gets in their way of the precious fuel. Max now a loner and roams the land for the fuel becomes a reluctant ally with a motley but tight knit group that has established a small fuel depot. An epic battle ensues when the ragtag group decides to transport its fuel to "The Promised Land" This explosive and spectacular film still lives up to the critical and public applauds here in 2000. Mel Gibson's Max is a futuristic take on Clint Eastwood's Man with no name. Bruce Spence as the Gyrocaptain, Mike Preston as Papagallow, Virginia Hey as The Warrior Woman and Emil Minty as the memorable feral kid are some of the standouts in the film. Brian May's exciting music score adds to the tension and action of the film. George Miller created an epic masterpiece and all but the greatest "sequel" ever made. This DVD edition is a must have for action film fans
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Summary: The Best of The Series!
Review: The only movie that is capable of achieving such greatness is Alien. every scene has action. Instead of seeking revenge, he is just trying to get some gasoline.(which may be sacred in that time.) But yet again, he runs into another gang. After you see this movie, you may be paralyzed.
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