Mad Max (1979) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!

[@dewaynejelks9088]

Yes. "The Road Warrior" and "Beyond Thunderdome" are worth the watching. Max is just existing at this point, surviving. He grows beyond this in the following two films and gets to a point that allows him to start caring again. There are challenges that he has to face and or overcome about himself and others he encounters along the way. Enjoy, Shan.

[@krissiep1317]

❤️ this

[@waynekent7068]

And I'm sure you noticed. To make Max more noble, a couple of the gang in Road Warrior are wearing MFP leathers.

[@chopps75]

What? Max isn't "just existing" in this film, he's a fully functional police officer until his family is killed, then he's a fully functional avenging angel. Story wise, it's just as strong as the following films.

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

Total BS. It's the other way around. Max had a life, dreams and a friends family he loves. In the sequels he is basically a zombie. Going dayto day scrounging, killing. Basically he became that nomad trash. The Road Warrior there is no character development for max.

[@blinkachu5275]

Fun anecdote, the "villain" in this movie (called Toecutter) is the same actor that did Immortan Joe in the Mad Max Fury Road movie.

[@RighteousBrother]

That's not really an anecdote mate

[@MicksKicks-]

I prefer it to people to typing fun fact lol that drives me crazy

[@blinkachu5275]

@@RighteousBrother except.. that it is? An anecdote: "a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person." It is interesting and amusing that the same actor from this movie came back to the same franchise later to play another villain. Maybe if you want to correct people, actually know what you're talking about?

[@LeviBoldock]

@@blinkachu5275 He's an Arsenal fan - his brain clearly doesn't function properly.

[@therealjohnxerri]

Shoestring budget is spot on. Beer was used as a form of payment on set. The blue van destroyed in Nightrider's chase belonged to George Miller's dad.

[@karlsmith2570]

And also the engine had been removed from the van, hence the reason for why it behaved the way it did when Big Bopper's car smashed into it

[@quiett6191]

I've also read that they stole the road signs for shooting certain scenes, then returned them after the shoot.

[@therealjohnxerri]

@@quiett6191 for the ice cream shop scene, the signage for the shop was "borrowed" from a real shop and returned.

[@lisathuban8969]

I know I'm showing my "old" here, but I really like the first versions of Mad Max better than the re-makes. The first three films were groundbreaking. Plus, handsome young Mel! As I see it, the first movie has a bit of civilization going on. The second one is after the collapse of civilization, and the third one is kind of civilization trying to re-build itself in a small way.

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Remakes? There are no remakes. So far there’s Mad Max, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome, and Mad Max 4: Fury Road. They just left the 4 out of the title because it took way too long to get made and their star was too old (and crazy) by the time it finally did get made, so they had to replace him.

[@Paul_1971]

@@ClaytonMacleod Fury Road is a soft reboot, doesn't matter what you say - doesn't tie in with the originals at all

[@ClaytonMacleod]

@@Paul_1971 Heh, it isn’t what I say. It is what Miller and the script say. The KZbin channel “Mad Max Bible” has two timeline videos that go into detail for those of you that have already seen them all, obviously with spoilers, so avoid them until you’ve seen them all. But for those that have already seen them all those two videos go into very good detail as to the timelines of all four movies and what Fury Road is and is not. Go watch and see for yourself. It isn’t a reboot. It is just part 4. I don’t want to discuss it too much here as I don’t want to spoil actual parts to the stories. The timeline videos lay it all out rather nicely anyway, so I shouldn’t have to repeat anything already laid out in those.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

I'm with you, Lisa. I loved the first 3 Mad Max films, but I thought Fury Road was just bizarre, and if there was supposed to be some tie-in, as Clayton claims, it was extremely poorly done as, to me, it seemed like a reboot, and one which just had zero to do with the other 3.

[@ClaytonMacleod]

@@ArtofFreeSpeech Watch the timeline videos, or even just the second of the two, as that one deals with this exact topic. Only one detail was changed in the final scene of the movie between the original attempt to get it made and when it finally did get made. Not a reboot.

[@bigneon_glitter]

I envy the man who has never seen _Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior_ - one of the greatest Action films ever made. Wise to start here, _Mad Max_ is the backstory. Main villain actor Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter) also plays Immortan Joe in _Fury Road._ No, the music is not by Queen's Brian May - a different guy. And, yeah, real Mel is controversial but I will always love "Movie Mel". He's not the first movie legend to be troubling irl.

[@independenceltd.]

Mad Max is great. The Road Warrior is excellent. ...Beyond Thunderdome is good. Fury Road is...meh.

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

The story sounds totally unbelievable but one day I was on my way home from downtown Dallas and I saw a replica interceptor at a gas station. I started drooling immediately and slowed down to get a better look and try to get a picture and then the owner came out and got in. It was a freaking elderly lady. I crap you not. That's been a head scratcher for 10 years.

[@BigGator5]

"I'm scared, Fif. You know why? It's that rat circus out there. I'm beginning to enjoy it." "What is this, funny week?" "Look. Any longer out on that road and I'm one of them, you know? A terminal crazy... only I got a bronze badge to say I'm one of the good guys." Fun Fact: George Miller raised the money for Mad Max (1979) by working as an emergency room doctor. Shakespearean Villains Fact: Hugh Keays-Byrne and Tim Burns were both classically-trained Shakespearean stage actors. Hugh Keays-Byrne (Toecutter) modeled his performance of Toecutter after historical records written about Mongolian warlord Temujin, also known as Genghis Khan. Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy) was so into character that he annoyed everyone on-set and was abandoned one day during lunch while handcuffed to the wreck. Vigilantes Gang Fact: The "get-out-of-jail-free card" that Goose gives the triker was an on-set joke. Because of the limited budget, the biker gang was an actual biker gang (the Vigilantes), and they had to ride to the set each day in-costume; often with their prop weapons displayed. Since the production company expected them to be pulled over by the local police, each was given a letter explaining the film's peculiar requirements, and asking for law-enforcement's understanding and cooperation.

[@richardcase3786]

THIS is a perfect film!!! When put in the proper perspective. Miller made this film in 1978-79 and was very much influenced by a lot of themes and subject matters that were prevalent in 70s exploitation films. This movie is a post-apocalyptic car chase, biker flick, revenge flick all in one. Hats off to George Miller for making the perfect 70s drive-in classic. It''s too bad this film is wasted on most people under 30 who simply don't get these classic low budget 70s classics.

[@warpig4942]

"The Road Warrior" is one of the greatest action movies of all time.

[@dougquade1023]

Have to watch 3 if you watch 1.

[@GreenJeepAdventures]

Mad Max, Fosters, and AC/DC....thank you Australia.

[@dmwalker24]

The 'weaknesses' of the film give it its own character, imo. This is one of the older films that plays out without any serious consideration of the viewer. The exposition is there, but not delivered to the viewer specifically. One of the things I love about this film is Toecutter. Yes he's a lunatic, and a villain, but I still kind of like the guy. That's impressive.

[@flammenwaffenfries3039]

Absolute classic, but Road warrior is the best!

[@alexandrebenard6163]

Next watch movie.. MAD MAX 2 (1981) MAD MAX: BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985)

[@davidmeir9348]

Mad Max pretty much was responsible for invigorating the post apocalyptic subgenre that was so popular in the 80's The high point of the original trilogy will come in the next movie with some of the best action and car chase put on film, but this one created the character of Max and we understand why he's broken and roaming the wastelands of Australia. Although the first movie, unlike the second and third is not strictly post apocalyptic, society is already shown as on the brink of collapse, hanging by a thread. Hugh Keays-Byrne, who play the main vilain Immortan Joe in the 2015 reboot/sequel Fury Road plays here also, the main vilain Toecutter. The scene at the end where Max gives a choice to Johnny to either cut his feet or die because the rusty saw won't cut through the chain is the inspiration for a similar scene in the original Saw movie.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

Not to mention MM introduced a whole new line of car combat based games. Steve Jackson games made the tabletop game "Car Wars" back in the day of pen and paper and board games because of this film, and that spawned video games like Interstate 76, Crossout, and 100 others.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

It's also the bit they skipped in Rorschach's backstory when filming Watchmen.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Most Americans saw "The Road Warrior" as a standalone film and had no idea about the original Mad Max. So we spent a lot of the movie wondering who this guy was, even though they did put the recap/introduction in there. THEN, when we finally got to see Mad Max, it was the version with the horrible dubbing. And I always hoped to see Johnny return in a sequel, minus a foot.😁

[@Yngvarfo]

​@@annalieff-saxby568- Yes, but Watchmen, the comic book, came out in 1985, so this movie was still earlier. Alan Moore certainly wasn't beyond borrowing details like that.

[@DanJackson1977]

The reason Hugh Keyes Burne was brought back to the series as Immortan Joe (other than their friendship) is that Miller credits his Toecutter performance for making Mad Max a success. He was the most experienced and respected actor on the set, and once he came on board he really "rallied" his gang and got them to act as a real gang. Even traveling hundreds of miles on their bikes to shooting locations to get them bonded together. And on top of all that, he was an unforgettable villain.. and a hero is only as good as their nemesis.

[@starvinforGarvin]

The big handy capped guy at the old woman's house shows back up in Beyond Thunderdome. Or that's the theory.

[@inputfunny]

First.

[@Dracounguis]

Is Fury Road even considered part of the same timeline as the Mel Gibson movies? I never considered them the same.

[@tofersiefken]

I appreciate your "completionist" approach to movie franchises. The first film in this series that I ever saw was (Mad Max 2:) The Road Warrior. It was so amazing that I had to search to find a local showing of this film (pre-internet) just to learn Max's back-story. After all, Max is pretty "mad" in the sequels, this film informs us about what "broke" him. This is also the film that explains the "origin" of the "post-apocalyptic" Australia. All of the other films provide only a glimmer of memory of the "before" time. This film shows a crumbling global infrastructure at the point when it all fell apart.

[@Osprey850]

I appreciate his completionism, as well. I tend to immediately lose interest when reactors mention that they haven't seen the previous movies. It means that they won't fully get it and may ask questions and make criticisms that they wouldn't have if they had started at the beginning. It makes me a little frustrated and watching the reaction unsatisfying and a bit of a waste of time. I think that a true film lover will always try to start at the beginning, so that he or she can appreciate the films the most. I know that Shan saw Fury Road first, but it was before the channel and seemingly before he became the film lover that he is now.

[@vincegamer]

Most of us saw road warrior first because it had much better marketing and distribution. Then we had to go search for small theater showings or bootlegs of the original.

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

By that time frame cable tv had gained majior traction. It was already in a lot of homes. I can tell you that is where most saw mad max as it was on frequent rotation on HBO and showtime.

[@vincegamer]

@@0PsychosisMedia0 maybe so. My family did not have cable. We did however, have several small art theaters in town.

[@0PsychosisMedia0]

@@vincegamer Thoes small theaters showed a lot of indie films that normally most would not be able to see in that large format.

[@Dennis-nm4qh]

You are going to love Mad max 2 probably one of the best action movies ever made🤗 I also recommend Roadgames from 1981 staring Stacy Keach and Jamie Lee Curtis, a very Hitchcockian thriller that takes place in the Australian outback.

[@mongomongo7664]

Mad Max trivia Most of the extras used in the film were paid in beer. The "get-out-of-jail-free card" that Goose gives the triker was an on-set joke. Because of the limited budget, the biker gang was an actual biker gang (the Vigilantes), and they had to ride to the set each day in-costume; often with their prop weapons displayed. Since the production company expected them to be pulled over by the local police, each was given a letter explaining the film's peculiar requirements, and asking for law-enforcement's understanding and cooperation George Miller raised the money for Mad Max (1979) by working as an emergency room doctor. Tim Burns (Johnny the Boy) was so into character that he annoyed everyone on-set, and was abandoned one day during lunch while handcuffed to the wreck. Shot in twelve weeks, on a meager $350,000 budget ($1,419,674.84 in 2022 adjusted for inflation), in and around Melbourne. Because of the tight budget, actual decommissioned police cars were used in the film. Only Steve Bisley (Goose) was wearing real leathers. All the other police officers were wearing vinyl costumes. The motorcycles, all late model demonstration units, were donated by Kawasaki. Many of the bikers kept them after the shooting was completed. Some of the things Nightrider yells over the radio are lyrics from the AC/DC songs "Rocker" and "Live Wire." George Miller paid a truck driver $50 ($202.81 in 2022, adjusted for inflation) to run over the bike at the final scene. However, the truck driver didn't want to damage his rig; thus the crew had to install a shield painted to look like the front of the rig. Hugh Keays-Byrne, who plays Toecutter, went on to play Immortan Joe in Mad Max: Fury Road (2015). The crew couldn't afford a breakaway prop door, so the actors had to break through solid wood. The first scene shot was that of Johnny breaking the chain on the overpass phone. He appears hurried, not only because of the storyline, but also because the film company didn't have permission to shoot on that overpass. Mel Gibson got the part of Max Rockatansky while still a drama student. He was paid $10,000. George Miller described the whole experience as "guerrilla filmmaking", where the crew would close roads without filming permits, not use walkie-talkies because their frequency coincided with the police radio, and after filming was done Miller and Byron Kennedy would even sweep down the roads. Still, as filming progressed the Victoria Police became interested in the production, helping the crew by closing down roads and escorting the vehicles. Because he was relatively unknown in the U.S., trailers and previews did not feature Mel Gibson, instead focusing on the car crashes and action scenes. Sheila Florance broke her knee when she tripped while running with the antique shotgun. She returned to complete her scenes with her leg and hip in plaster. Jessie doesn't use real sign language. They're just some movements that Joanne Samuel made up. Most of the biker gang extras were members of actual Australian outlaw motorcycle clubs and rode their own motorcycles in the film. They were even forced to ride the motorcycles from their residence in Sydney to the shooting locations in Melbourne because the budget did not allow for aerial transport. If you would like more trivia here is a link www.imdb.com/title/tt0079501/trivia Ps Brian May (28 July 1934 - 25 April 1997) was an Australian film composer and conductor who was a prominent figure during the Australian New Wave. He is perhaps best known for his scores to Mad Max and Mad Max 2.

[@karlsmith2570]

Mad Max:Beyond Thunderdome is absolutely worth watching, especially considering the fact that Tina Turner played the main villain in the movie

[@yodieyuh]

Good ups. As a youth I knew many teens and young adults who did bad things for fun, not for a real reason.

[@adiwild]

Great reaction as always Shan. Every Mad Max film is worth watching

[@MattSipka]

The first film feels like an origin story for Max. We get to see society falling apart before the post apocalyptic future we all know.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Yep. A lot of us who were introduced to Max in The Road Warrior spent most of the movie longing for his backstory.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

When Johnny the Boy gets it, the explosion is a mushroom cloud.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

5:01 He realizes that he 'is' afraid of death.

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

1:52 "Shoestring," budgets always highlight creativity.

[@dustinheese]

This series is art. Fury Road, is a love letter to the original trilogy and Miller's strive for perfection. The Road Warrior is my favorite.

[@iapetusmccool]

I always assumed that Nightrider's problem was that he'd never chickened out before, and doing so completely destroyed his confidence and his sense of identity.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

I always thought he finally cracked from the realization that society was doomed, and that even his pretense of nihilism couldn't mask the fact that civilization was truly lost.

[@metoo7557]

Sometimes bad people don't require reasons or explanations as to why they do bad things. As Alfred says in The Dark Knight. "some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn"

[@80smoviesfan]

The original trilogy with Mel Gibson is great. I feel lucky that i grew up in the 80's. We went every week to the video store and rented a great movie. When mad max 2 came out i rented both parts and watch them back to back. The first one was shocking but very good. And then i saw part 2 and thar one was even better. Part 3 has an epic scene. Mentioned in other tv shows. I recommend to watch the sequels. Looking forward for those reactions.

[@Gr8Buccaneer]

he was just MAX,before he lost his family and became MAD...

[@alberthart4146]

add another Aussie flick to your list...The Man From Snowy River ..its a timeless tale

[@Jay-ln1co]

In the first film, society hasn't collapsed yet. It took elements of the 70s oil crisis and other stuff and extended them. In Road Warrior society has collapsed, civil unrest and wars have broken out, but nukes haven't been fired yet. Between Road Warrior and Thunderdome was when the nuclear war happened, at least partially. By the time of Fury Road (which was suppose to be the final film of the series with old Max), it's all gone and whole generations have grown up never knowing the world that was.

[@TomBagwell]

Came here to say this, but now I don't have to. 👍👍

[@Yngvarfo]

The movies were never very clear on that, but I assumed that the war had already happened by the second movie, or was ongoing in a different part of the world. By the third movie the war was already so long in the past that teenagers knew no other life. I think George Miller didn't care much about consistency on that point.

[@Michael-id9bw]

George Miller also directed "Babe" which was great as well, and worth reacting to if you have never seen it.

[@jowbloe3673]

Had to look it up and make sure which movie you were talking about because that seemed odd for the director of *Mad Max,* but you are correct (almost). Actually, he did NOT direct *Babe,* but he did write and produce, as well as write, produce, and direct the sequel.

[@Michael-id9bw]

@@jowbloe3673 Ah, I should have looked it up. I could not remember 100% if he directed it or was a producer. Thanks for the correction.

[@Carandini]

You want perfect, you watch 'The Road Warrior'.

[@mariomunjko4277]

Ozploatation, ha? Make sure to squeeze Hardware (1990), Razorback (1984) and Road Games (1981) with Jamie Lee Curtis somewhere.

[@markjanssen7167]

4:41 He is quoting lyrics to the AC/DC song "Rocker"...nice shout-out to the band

[@lawrencekelli]

I love the first Mad Max movies. Didn't like Fury Road at all.

[@MrDeadstu]

Shan, now you know why Max Rockatansky became Mad Max.

[@davidr1050]

8:01 -- Do you not recognize Immortan Joe? Same actor played "Toe Cutter" in the 1979 movie.

[@prescottlange]

"I'm a rocker, I'm a roller, I'm a right out of controller" was taken from an AC/DC lyric.

[@aussiefarmer4955]

You will blow your mind on explosions in MM2 lol !! you may need medical staff on standby haha!!

[@shainewhite2781]

YES!!! This was the first MAD MAX I saw on the Sci Fi Channel back in 1999. Speaking of 1999, that's the year the film takes place.

[@Blaskor314]

Behind the Scenes: When they introduce the V8 Interceptor, the blower isn't really working, but the motor that is making it turn is under the yellow bucket.

[@MicksKicks-]

I feel like I've met you before Shan, I also live between in Australia but originally from N.Ireland, were you ever in Perth W.A?

[@XFLexiconMatt]

The final death and Max's set up was so so satisfying! Decent debut for both actor and director.

[@Luciphell]

Thanks for the reaction! Can't wait for you to react to "Beyond Thunderdome". Then I can beg you to react to "The Blood Of Heroes" also known as "The Salute of The Jugger" which is even better than Thunderdome. Look it up!

[@44excalibur]

The reason that the Night Rider began losing it and started crying was because Max refused to pull off during their game of chicken. The Night Rider was so used to being the craziest man on the roads that once he encountered a man who was even less afraid of death than he was, he began to realize that Max was someone he couldn't beat on the roads because Max was willing to push things to the edge just as far, if not farther.

[@gustavoalmanza2673]

In the book adaptation written after the movie it’s mentioned that Max is the last officer on that stretch of highway as a final defense for stopping criminals on the run because of how good he is. The Nightrider was only used to taking on other “hoon” cops, but Max is methodical and doesn’t rush in. He realized he was outmatched and his damaged car wouldn’t make it very far against Max’s fresh V8

[@LeviBoldock]

About time someone started the Mad Max series from the beginning instead of jumping straight into Fury Road.

[@ClaytonMacleod]

He already watched Fury Road. Because starting with part four makes the most sense. ;)

[@dug3569]

Mad max 5 the wasteland is going to start production next year btw

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

16:19 "A man without hope is a man without fear."

[@karlsmith2570]

The biker gang in this movie was played by a real-life biker gang

[@TwistedSither]

The original Mad Max trilogy is really cool. Thunderdome was less violent than the first two, but was still a really fun film.

[@barreloffun10]

I didn’t care for Thunderdome myself, but I really like the first two films, especially the original Mad Max.

[@ArtofFreeSpeech]

"Who run Bartertown?" 😆 Though very different from all the others, MM:BT was my favorite.

[@krissiep1317]

Two men enter, one man leaves.

[@putinscat1208]

Thunderdome seemed like a preview for Spielberg's 'Hook'

[@vincegamer]

Thunderdome gets better on subsequent views

[@jez4491]

If you haven't seen it already and since you have a soft spot for Australia may I suggest watching the movie 'The Dish'.

[@Glas0101]

Why would anyone approach a trilogy by watching film 2 first? Granted it is very different from it sequels but well worth watching as it shows the beginning of the hell the world becomes.

[@whistlerwade]

This movie is a sad necessity to understanding Max. I've loved it since I was young.

[@layedout778]

Gotta watch ALL 3 now, bro! You'll love it :)

[@sherigrow6480]

Not sure how it was done elsewhere, but in my area the first two films showed up together as a double feature, at the drive in. That was my first exposure. I liked Thunderdome as well, but really did not care for the recent one. It's not a popular opinion, I know, but it just felt pointless, resolved nothing in the story arc, and Tom Hardy's character wasn't believable as being Max.

[@karlsmith2570]

"This Looks Like The Car In The Picture Behind Me" Because it is the car in the picture behind you

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

Shan, You gotta start posting vids on these older movies.

[@Rocket1377]

Mad Max II is a much better film than the first. It's similar to Evil Dead II, in that you don't need to watch the first to understand the story, and it had a much bigger budget.

[@johnmiller7682]

There’s a couple of things you should realize. First fury Road was not a direct sequel to the original movies it was more of a loose sequel. As for the biker gangs motivation, it was to to live without rules. The part that they didn’t explain very well in the movie was that society was on the verge of collapse. Even though you had cops, in many ways they were just as crazy as the criminals. The road warrior does a better job of explaining. So yes it is a Must watch.

[@jayconant3816]

Such a classic ,society is crumbling because of nations are having major problems with oil and gas ,shan after you watch the third film go on youtube and there are 2 really good mad max documentaries on tbe making of and the world george miller created ..ps the is a Australian biker drama movie called stone which helped influence this mad max movie

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

9:50 Holy cow, Shan! This is the world right now.

[@lisliaer7999]

Iirc the new ones take place in the same time line just after the 3rd

[@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344]

9:35 The footage me be "speed up," but it works.

[@hughdalton7622]

It's a throw away movie (in my opinion) to the two that followed. The two are so much more entertaining (to me) and you could start with The Road Warrior then Beyond Thunderdome without the first one. Love the second two... never re-watch the first and saw it after the second two.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

The Road Warrior, the second film in the series, is actually my favorite. Worth reacting to.

[@McPh1741]

Another great movie made on a very low budget. The police cars had to be repaired and reused in other scenes because they only had a few cars. In some cases, the paint was still wet when they were shooting. Also, the owner of the semi truck that hits Toe Cutter, didn't want it damaged so they had to build a guard for the front and paint it resemble the front of the truck. You can see it obviously right before he hits it. Definitely check out the other 2 films in the series.

[@betsyduane3461]

You can see the front of the 18 wheeler changes near the end, the guy who owned it didn't want it damaged because he need it for work.

[@gingerbill128]

All praise the algorithm

[@electronicgrandpa7974]

Side note, anyone notice how great shans hair is coming in?

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Mad Max is supposed to take place around 1985 or so. (It isn’t exactly stated, but there is a reference to December 6th, 1984 having already come and gone in the movie.) Mad Max 2 is supposed to be three years after that movie. Mad Max 3 is supposed to be roughly fifteen years after that. And Mad Max 4 is another ~18 years later. (This is why you shouldn’t have already watched it. Hehe.)

[@Trencher1375]

The night rider is the guy in the coffin. Pretty safe guess to say he was dead.

[@Oder_Aber]

I'm not a fan of movie franchises. Usually, the first movie, maybe the first two are worth watching, the rest is just cash-milking completionists who will watch anything. Mad Max though is one of the very few exceptions. Every single movie is an amazing ride.

[@handfuloftrains4781]

Good idea to start with the original Mad Max to warm you up for the masterpiece: Mad Max II - The Road Warrior. "Remember him when you look at the night sky . . ." The vehicle stunts in the first two films are still the most insane I've ever seen.

[@brockbaby]

Mad Max is rough around the edges.. low budget... Road Warrior is Amazing! Thunderdome is astounding. It's like Rocky series.. the movies get better as they go along. It's a cryin' shame they didn't use Gibson in Fury Road.

[@xKynOx]

Made at the time when they thought we would run out of oil lol.

[@Killer-ml1sd]

This is such a good movie

[@ClaytonMacleod]

Why did you watch part four first then? 😂

[@rs91268]

Amazing movie

[@maximillianosaben]

The first movie is almost bizarre to watch, because what we've come to know of Mad Max films (the desert wasteland type setting) doesn't come about until the second film onward. (The latest in the franchise is set to be released in 2024, though I believe they've completed principal photography, but I could be wrong on that.)

[@richinderbyshire4779]

You wait for MM 2 :)

[@michaeltucker5805]

watch all three films. beyond thunderdome is awesome.

[@wesdoobner7521]

lol thunderdome was horrible, I remember being so disappointed when I went to see that, i was expecting Road Warrior and I got Tina Turner.

[@jayconant3816]

Yes!!!!

[@krissiep1317]

Yes, please watch the third one. I think you’ll spot more similarities to Fury Road. Another reviewer commented that Thunderdome had more world-building, more costumes, backgrounds, etc. I just liked it because of the Thunderdome itself and Tina Turner, one of the most fantastical villains (and who you could possibly understand her position) who just owns the screen. Thank you again, cannot wait for more reactions!

[@jpotter2086]

SKIP THE FIRST ONE??? Who are the "people" making these "recommendations"???

[@Veged4]

Max's wife didn't die. In background we can hear doctor saying that they managed to save her life.

[@007beck9]

But she was on Life Support to keep her alive

[@calvinsweet3400]

Please consider reviewing The Lion in Winter. The dialog is amazing and the acting is top notch. The sets are realistic. Katherine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole in a christmas court. Great movie!

[@rabbitandcrow]

Has some of the best dialog and performances in any movie ever. And I know Shan would love it.

[@davidmc1489]

For 1million budget.....spot on... Kinda like the 1st terminator movie.... Then comes bigger budget for next film

[@clearsmashdrop5829]

You should watch the 3rd movie. It is the weakest of the original trio but is full of so many memorable lines and moments!

[@krissiep1317]

Yes!

[@thomasgriffiths6758]

All three are worth watching, the third one is worth watching just for Tina Turner's part alone.

[@putinscat1208]

It's not a terrible movie, just different.

[@adamdarmstaedter1256]

I always wished they had made an epic GTA style game based on THIS movie - with lots of car and motorcycle based action around open world Australia.

[@briankammerer9875]

There is a mad max game. It came out about 4 years ago.

[@adamdarmstaedter1256]

@@briankammerer9875 I know. It sucks.

[@jughtful]

Apocalypto 2006 is a great Mel Gibson

[@TimParker-Chambers]

I don't know if it's been mentioned, but this was originally supposed to be a road safety video (as in gov/state info video) I suspect that that's how they had the budget for the practical car-smashes, and once that was spent, there likely wasn't enough to hire many professional actors... As for the observation 'bad guys doing bad things for no reason', remember what the Night Rider said ''There's nothing left, it's all gone...'' He was referring to society... Society, in this movie, was already dead - a headless chicken running around, because the body didn't realize it was dead... That was why the bad guys did bad things: Pure nihilism. There was no reason Not to do whatever they wanted to whomever they wanted... Also, you no doubt expected Sproggo to survive, because in the original chase scene, the kiddo in the Freddy Krueger jumper *didn't* get mowed down... ''I dunno, man, I just got here myself...'' - The Goose

[@elHorstio]

People didn't like "Beyond Thunderdome" back then, because it has a lot of typical 80ies cheese instead of fuel injected Action. But the expansion of the Mad Max Universe is just great.

[@allamerican3100]

You Should do Mel Gibson's western movie Maverick.. underrated comedy a must see