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Summary: Fitting beginnng of an epic
Review: "Mad Max," the first film in a much-imitated but never equalled "action" tragedy/trilogy, perfectly sets up the following two movies. Together, they form an epic of one man's losses of all he loves, his ruthless revenge, and his eventual redemption, beginning in "The Road Warrior," when he grudgingly assists a commune whose members repay him with treachery. Despite that, his metamorphosis comes to fruition in "Thunderdome," in which Max regains his humanity to the fullest degree. Side made several in Australia before this one, and the one to see is "Tim," in which Mel gives an incredible performance that's about as opposite of an apocalyptic anti-hero as anyone could get. This man has amazing talents, to the "Max."
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Summary: How Max became "Mad"
Review: I've watched this movie any number of times and always enjoyed it, although, as mentioned, it has a low budget feel to it (not necessarily bad though). I do agree with many other reviewers and would give just about anything to obtain a copy without the dubbed Americanized voices - what a mistake that was! I had a friend in Australia send me a copy thinking that would solve the problem, but silly me of course it's in PAL format which renders it useless in my VCR here in the USA! Oh well, great movie just the same.
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Summary: It was a lot better than "Thunderdome."
Review: It was an action/adventure thrill ride, but it did seem a bit frighting at times. But none the less, it was absolutly amazing. But why was it dubbed, don't the Australians speak English too?
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Summary: It was amazing
Review: Mad Max was such a great film because they were always haveing high speed car chases and shooting at each other.The best was after Max wife and kid got killed he took that car and went out and killed the toecutter.My favourite scene was max told told that bloke to cut through his ankle. I SAY IT WAS A CLASSIC
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Summary: What it was like before the Nuclear Holocaust.
Review: This movie is terrific. I've always liked this movie, and if you think of the sequels while watching Mad Max, it makes it all the better. The car chase scenes are superb. Some parts of the movie are a bit slow, but overall this movie is great!
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Summary: One of the Best
Review: Made in '79 before The Road Warrior, This movie is one of the alltime greatest ever. Amazingly some people seem to think that TRW was made before the original Mad Max, which is false, of course. Movie consists of straight out storyline, with action packed driving sequences, shocking stunts and extatic V8 power. Get this film. but do not get the "american dubbed" version, It ruins about half of the film.
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Summary: ID BUY IF ORIGINAL AUSSIE DIALOG
Review: From the other reviews, it sounds like this version has the exceptionally bad american dubbing. I would love to buy this with the original australian dialog.
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Summary: Cheap but satisfying
Review: "Mad Max" was made on a low budget ($50K to $100K according to various sources); the dubbing and some of the editing do make the film seem cheap at times, but the photography and music are of big-budget quality. The chases provide lots of thrills (wait'll you see that trailer burst!). Director George Miller provides some brilliant imagery (Max's feverish search for the last of the bikers is a most unforgettable set-piece).
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Summary: PLEASEEEEEEE
Review: IF WHAT YOU SAID KENNETH MARBURY IS TRUE, EVERYONE GET TOGETHER AND TRY TO GET THIS DIRECTOR'S CUT WITH THE ORIGINAL ACCENT AND THE CUT SCENES.
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Summary: Has It's Good Moments
Review: Mad Max wasn't a bad movie. It really is a lot better than the third installment in the trilogy. Not a classic like "The Road Warrior," but it still holds it's own. It's quite different than the other two. You get to see how Max was before he lost everything, and how he became the way he was later on. Not bad.
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