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Summary: Mad Max
Review: This is one of the greatest films ever made! If you had to say this film is about [REVENGE]. The story line is great. This film is way better the Death Wish.Mel Gibson was a great actor for this role. The best part of film is when Mad Max drives about five insane bikers off a bridge.There were two seqels to this film. They are The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.But the first one is best. This is truley a Cult Classic.
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Summary: Talk to me GOOSE
Review: Talk to me goose, Johnnies copped a saucepan in the throat, wre out of the game. I am the knight rider, a fuel injected sucide machine do you see me toe cutter do ya see me man......she sucks nitros Max...and so does this movie . These are just some of the lines in this great movie. A must see for anyone who enjoys action movies.And was filmed right here in Melbourne, Australia.
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Summary: Mad Rod
Review: For a long time i've been waiting for this dvd, it becames my way of life, i bought a CB750 and a F-100 V8. These kind of vehicles really amaze me.
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Summary: Unsettling vision of a possible future
Review: The deterioration of society is the basis of the first Mad Max film. A dark vision of the near future, the film's low budget works in its favour: it feels real, props look suitably well-worn and there are no unbelievable settings or overblown special effects. The world the film is set in, with industrial decay, vast empty motorways and gangs of low-life bikers terrorising the remaining decent people left, is a deeply disturbing proposition. Mel Gibson, who looks remarkably young (he was 22) plays the title role - police officer Max Rockatansky of the Main Force Patrol, a specialised unit whose task is to rid the roads of the biker gangs who have brought anarchy to the cultural wasteland that they roam. Gibson's character has a wife and young son. They, like his colleague and friend, MFP Officer Jim Goose, are eventually hunted down and brutally murdered by the psychotic gang leader Toecutter, who holds Max responsible for the death of a gang member. The film moves towards its inevitable conclusion - Max is without all that was important in his life, so takes to the road once more in vigilante mode. This is a very unsettling film, devoid of Hollywood sensationalism. Two sequels followed, but the original movie, for me, has the greatest impact: a stark and gritty nightmare in a barbaric world that seems all too close to home.
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Summary: Not too shabby
Review: Unless you're a fan of the other Mad Max movies, you might not care for this one. It's pretty good, but it can be confusing at time. The accents can be hard to understand too. On the plus side, the action is intense so this movie's far from boring
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Summary: Needs To Be Re-released With The Aussie Soundtrack
Review: Before I wrote a review for this film I had to get my hands on a version with the original Aussie dialogue to see if it truly mattered. Well the answer is, yes it does. Other reviewers are correct when saying the dubbed version (in American English) makes the actors come off campy and it hurts the film a great deal. And yes, dialogue is even changed slightly, some more than others, like when the one kid and his girlfriend leave town in his hotrod with the biker gang hot on their trail. In the American version he says "Don't worry" to his girlfriend, but in the Aussie version he says "No worries". I don't really think a dubbed English version was necessary. I could understand what they were saying even with the Australian accents. I mean imagine network TV dubbing Crocodile Hunter every week with an American accent...BAD IDEA! Now that the DVD is out of print (because ORION Pictures is out of business) let's hope Warner Brothers obtains the rights to this masterpiece, digitally remasters it (Dolby Digital 5.1 or better) and gives us the Aussie Soundtrack. Japan released this film on DVD with both Audio tracks (But in Region Code 2 only), so it's about time we got the same thing. In fact, Warner should re-release all three films in a nice box set and make them all special editions. The latest VHS version of The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) included a retrospective documentary that was never included on the DVD. To me, this is a great film that deserves the S.E. treatment. It's hard to believe it was only Mel Gibson's 3rd film (After Summer City & Tim). This movie is set during the decline of civilization and Mad Max 2 is set shortly after that when civilization is all but destroyed and scattered. Mad Max sets the standard for the sequals and truly gives us a man gone mad by the loss of loved ones at the hands of not just the bikers, but the decay of life as we know it. I love the trilogy...rare that each one is uniquely special in it's own right, yet still propells the character forward. Mad Max is a Classic, so Warner Brothers needs to get a move on with that remastered version (you know they won the rights to it) so people can see the original Mad Max in all its glory!....G'day!
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Summary: What do I...
Review: ...have to say that's so different? Well, this film isn't the post-apocalyptic one that I was led to believe it is. Unless society is expected to have TV after a nuclear war, the second and third ones are the post-nuke war installments. This film has a great start, lonnng middle, and a great end. The action portions of the film are the beginning and the end, while the portions in the middle are more like melodrama. Big exception is that some "Action" scenes are more like "Horror" scenes, especially the two kids being assaulted in their fire-paint car. The film does have a low-budget feel, with some film cuts being repeated. The dubbing doesn't help, though I thought I heard some Australian in the first chase scene [the crazy dude's chick riding in the passenger seat] and in the TV anchorman. Some of the music also seems over the top, too. For all its faults, it succeeds as a whole, and worth watching if you like action films.
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Summary: Decent
Review: Decent movie, perhaps more aligned with a cult classic. Excellent end scene. Unexcusable dubbing.
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Summary: MAD MAD MAD
Review: This is one of the best films of Mel Gibson's Career. Although it is quite violent there are great performances all round. It is by far the most realistic futuristic movie of its kind. If you don't already own it you should!
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Summary: Not a classic, but it's got its thrills and stunts.
Review: The Road Warrior is one of the best action films ever made. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome explores post-apocalyptic societies better than any film ever has. Where does this leave Mad Max? What it remains is a flawed, but remarkable low-budget film. On a reported cost of $ George Miller has staged some truly impressive chases and stunts. Not a penny was wasted in this production. There are even some very tense moments, such as the scene where the gang tries to run over an injured Max as he desperately reaches for his gun. But the film still has its flaws and I can't just ignore them because of the low-budget or the cult classic status this movie has received. The problems range from some poor acting to scene transitions that are somewhat done in a disjointed manner. The only good performances seem to come from Mel Gibson and Joanne Samuel. Most others don't exactly get a lot of time to flesh out their characters. And then, there's the pace, which begins in lightning speed with its opening car chase, but slows down considerably quite a bit before regaining its action momentum in the finale. The Road Warrior began slowly, but it built itself up to a breakneck pace half-way through, rather than in the finale. So, Mad Max may not be a classic like its sequel, and it is the weakest of the series, but it's still very much worth watching for Gibson fans and those looking for some truly gritty and realistic action.
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