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thunderdome is like the best, you'll wonder why tina turner didn't do more movies, she does an incredible job, the plot is cool, every character is on point, dunno who how anyone could rate it the 'lowest', trust me you'll enjoy it.
Yes, it was a REAL explosion. The biggest one in Australian cinema up to that point. One that actually was bigger than some Hollywood explosions and topped even some real-war explosions as well. It held the record as "biggest in movie history" (Both in Australia and around the world) for nearly 10 years. Keep in mind, this is considered as "ONE explosion" for the record. Having "secondary explosions" in the effect didn't count. And they also could only film it happening ONCE due to the fact that it actually blew the entire set apart and they couldn't afford to rebuild if they failed to capture it on film or it didn't go off properly.
My favorite Mad Max movie? Beyond Thunderdome hands down. I particularly like the way the modern world as we know it is now myth and legend after the apocalypse. Fury Road actually disappointed me the first time I saw it because it was too unlike Thunderdome lol Predictions: you'll like Thunderdome more than you thought and Fury Road will be your favorite.
I agree that the 2nd is the best of the originals, but the Tell of Captain Walker in Thunderdome is one of my favorite scenes; the tribal dialect is fascinating.
I would give more points to Fury Road. It was pretty good. They did try to stick with the rawness and practical effects that Road Warrior had. I would put Fury Road a real close second to Road Warrior.
That pappagallo dude was the best, he says we've won at the end because his people was safe, the plan wasn't to protect the tanker, but to give the rest of the clan a chance
It has been 40 years, and the opening narrative is still one of the best "opening" for a movie ever. Tells so much, gives so much background of characters and history, and sets up the perfect introduction to the chaos about to be unleashed.
It's funny when I look back on most post-apocalyptic action movies and realize that they are just repackaged American and Italian Westerns or Australian bushranger epics.
@@robwalsh9843 Japanese Samurai movies were inspired by American Westerns, and Italian Westerns were inspired by Japanese Samurai movies. All of them inspired Star Wars. It's all memetic. I'd classify Mad Max as dry pirate movies. Cars for boats, water/fuel/food for treasure, roads and dunes for sea...
Tina Turner was epic in that movie and her single "We Don't Need Another Hero" is still powerful today. Here's a YT link to a non-video version to prevent spoilers! ruclips.net/video/kDERlmd2NS4/видео.html
"Mad Max" was about a society about to fall, "The Road Warrior" is a world in complete chaos, and "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" is the journey back to rebuilding some sort of society. I think as far as trilogies go, it's one of the absolute best. The third isn't my favorite, but it's still great, and it lays a lot of the groundwork for the expanded universe we see in "Mad Max: Fury Road." (Which you should most definitely see)
Australians don't really like Mad Max as it's sort of an embarrassment for their film industry, despite it really putting it on the map. I can definitely see why with the 1st but the 2nd and 3rd aren't that bad, definitely better than the newer Hollywood made one
Mel Gibson is not even Australian. He was born in New York City and live in the suburbs until 12. Then his father moved the family to Australia to avoid any children getting drafted.
Yes, those were real explosions in the movie. I miss the real non-CGI explosions from old movies. Realized that after re-watching Predator years ago, and seeing just how close the stuntmen were to them made it even more impressive. And don't get me started on CGI blood.
Thunderdome is well worth watching. It's not as adrenaline fueled as this one, it's a different kind of story. More world building and I see it as Max moving back and forth between Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Also has the legend Tina Turner. A friend of mine took a psychology course and we watched Thunderdome together because the characters were suppose to represent the Jungian Archetypes; The Warrior, The Wanderer, The Orphan, The Innocent, The Sage and so on. I don't remember them all. Thunderdome isn't The Road Warrior but it's still very good and well worth watching. And, once again, it has freaking Tina Turner All the children say We don't need another hero We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond Thunderdome
It's not just the Jungian archetypes, but also the anthropology of The Tribe was so well realized. The filmmakers created a new society with its own mythology and its own pidgin language, it was great.
I just visited Australia and I drove for 12 hours to visit the locations in this movie. I needed a couple of tanks of guzzoline but it was worth it. After watching this movie >150 times on the other side of the world since my Dad first allowed me to watch this film, it was an unforgettable experience to drive these actual roads. I stood in the spot where the tanker flipped over and rallied a rental car on the road to the compound (which is unfortunately closed off near the compound now)
I will never understand why people are trippin about the third movie. I thought it was fantastic. There is so much happening in it. Plus it was a throwback to the first movie in that it allowed Mel Gibson to do more than just grunt & look tough. And it introduced the concept of Max literally being a mythological figure.
Third movie is worth watching, it has a lot of good scenes. Think its rated lower because they toned down the violence from R to PG13 (US rating) so it isn't as intense. Still has a good story and a killer theme song by TT.
I think its because casting her was a clear marketing choice rather than a story choice. This is from the era of shoe-horning the latest sensations into movies.
the third is absolutely worth checking out, maybe weakest of the original three, but none the less best effects and continued the story well worthy. still better than many action flicks theese days....
This movie was so amazing to see in the theater. Yes, they were all real explosions. The first movie was dubbed into American English, because they didn't think Americans wouldn't understand it. I have a copy of the original Australian. The timeline of this was 2020. In the game series Fallout, the leather armor has one arm torn off in tribute to these films. I'd watch the third, it's not as good, yet it's fun, and completes the trilogy.
Mad Max 2 -was released in 1981 in Australia, in December) -it was in America in 1982. I was 13 years, and this film was R-rated (17 years to see) I convinced my Dad to see this with me at the cinema. Dad also found it a real thrill-ride. I got my Mother and Brother to see this next. My parents took me to Australia in the Summer of 1986. My Dad, who was a Doctor, wanted to go to a medical convention in Sydney -so we flew down, traveled for two weeks before that (Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Melbourne, to Tasmania, Canberra, then Sydney) I have seen many Australian films, like of Peter Weir. I became a fan of Midnight Oil, Crowded House, more into ACD-DC, INXS. My Dad and I did see "MM:thunderdome" and we were disappointed. Years later in 2015, with "Fury Road" I convinced my Dad to go see that too, in 3-D, the day before I was to have surgical hip-replacement. (theme -all the body damage in the Max films, I understood pain, then) My Dad now has Dementia, but we were talking the other day, and I told him how many great things he shared with me. I said that I've told friends, that my Dad was "cool" enough to taken me to film-revival showing of Hitchcock, or "Easy Rider" or "Officer and a Gentleman, or "The Road Warrior,...and some friends have said, "My Dad wouldn't have taken me to that". This made my Dad happy.
Bruce Spence, who plays the gyro captain, also appeared in the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars franchises, and he was also one of the regulars on a show I used to watch called Legend of the Seeker, where he played a wizard. He's got one of those unusual faces that makes him perfect for a lot of fantasy roles -- plus, it doesn't hurt that he's 6' 6" tall.
I saw this film Mad Max 2 in theater when it first came out in 1981 , when I was 13 years old. And for it’s time and my age it left a life time impression on me as a young man. One of my all time favorite movies. I’m glad you reviewed it, I just watched your review of the first mad max movie a day or two ago and was happy to see you released this one today.
The next film in the series (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) also has Mel Gibson playing Max. In Mad Max: Fury Road Tom Hardy played Max. Both are worth seeing, but the cinematography and effects in Fury Road are spectacular. The director (George Miller) favors non-CGI special effects so a LOT of what you see in all the films is actual stunt people doing amazing work.
Fury Road is totally a reboot. Its taking the mythology and doing its own thing. Same thing with the rebooted Star Trek. IMHO it's best to look at those on their own and not compare them.
I'm so glad you decided to watch this series of movies. I love them all they are all great in their own way . Glad to see someone watching different movies then the same ol ones everyone else is watching. Sometimes the real gems are not the most popular. Love your channel.
The character is called Gyro captain and is played by Bruce Spence who also stars as Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max 3. He also plays the Trainman from the Matrix.
He's also in Star Wars:Episode III as the leader of the people who Obi-Wan and his Clone Trooper unit are protecting leading up to the final fight scenes with General Grievous
A major yet subtle part of the story is Max beginning to rediscover his humanity, after everything he'd been through in the first movie. Then, the third one, he finds himself even further as he selflessly helps a group of kids who look to him as something of a Messianic figure. The whole series takes a serious look at humanity, as an whole, and sets it in an high-octane, post-apocalyptic world that dares us to degenerate into an animalistic mentality.
Thx Mary for making me feel old again. Yes, real explosions, real car chases and car crashes etc. was the way to go up until at least the late 90s. And TBH, I still take a real explosion and real crashes any time over most of those CGI fake ones. CGI was a great addition to the special-FX toolbox, but IMO mainly for those things that can't be done IRL, like T1000 in Terminator 2, A lot of shots in The Matrix etc..
I love how each movie is it's own story. Thunderdome was my introduction to the franchise, though road warrior is my fav out of the original three. But... I cannot freaking wait for Mary to get to Fury Road. SO epic.
Mary, if you've never seen it, you should watch the sci-fi show _Farscape._ It was filmed in Australia and features a number of Australian actors, including Virginia Hey who was the Warrior Woman here as Zhaan.
The guy who flipped end over end actually overshot the boxes he was supposed to land on during the stunt. He was injured, but they kept the shot in because it looked great!
The "Warrior Woman" was played by Aussie Virginia Hey, who also played Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in the series Farscape (an Australian/American production) until, according to reports, she had to quite the series because of the chemicals in the makeup applied to her skin.
Good morning Mary, hope you are well! To answer your question at the beginning; yes, Beyond Thunderdome is worth checking out. I know it's the least popular of the series, but I have always liked it.
I love the Mad Max series so much. Loved all 4 of them including the video game version. If I have to choose just one, I wouldn’t hesitate on choosing The Roadwarrior.
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Mary, I'm glad you enjoyed Mad Max 2. It certainly is an amazing film and stands the test of time. Back in about the early 2000s at a South Australian university during a screen studies / film studies class, we (the students) were once asked what our favourite Australian movie was. I was pretty shocked that out of the whole class, I was the only one who said Mad Max. All the other students favoured more recent Australian films. With my nomination of MM, I was really referring to the MM franchise rather than a single film. In particular the first two MM films since they were so great. I remember back in the 1980s in high school, the MM films were considered the best things ever with my fellow students. Whenever Australian films became the topic of discussion back then, MM would quickly be brought up and raved about. People were so passionate about Mad Max then.
I saw this when it came out in theaters in the U.S. After that, I saw the first film Mad Max when they had a late night showing at the UC Theater in Berkeley, CA. It was full of people who had seen the Road Warrior and wanted to see the first film.
This one, The Road Warrior, was my favorite out of the originals. The third one is worth watching for the spectacle, but tries to do a lot. I don't think you'd be disappointed watching it.
I've noticed that Miller likes doing that for the Mad Max movies, 'cos the actor of Toecutter from the first one is the same guy that plays Immortan Joe in Fury Road.
I've always loved "The Road Warrior" ("Mad Max 2"). So epic, exciting, and mythic. Beautifully shot and edited. Superbly paced. Short and sweet. Making the most out of a limited budget. The third one is bigger and more elaborate. Twice the budget, but not as moving or powerful. The most recent one has a lot of exciting action and stars the great Tom Hardy (who's perfect) but it's overlong and just more of the same. The budget for "Fury Road" was around $150M compared to $4.5M for "The Road Warrior!!" However, "Fury Road" IS well-loved by modern audiences who probably didn't see the earlier films. It's certainly entertaining enough for anyone hungry for a fresh Mad Max fix. Thanks for the always wonderfully entertaining commentary.
The stunts in Mad Max 1 and 2 are soo metal it actually made the stuntmen in the US film industry really jealous. For example,19:06 that dude was supposed to clear that car, but he took off too low and broke both his legs.
He actually broke only one leg that was broken in a previous stunt on another movie and repaired with a pin. although technically the bone didn't break, it bent the pin. This was so unique it was written up in a medical text>
I think Fury Road will blow your mind not because it's the last and therefore the cleanest but because this film is a true work of cinematic art with as little CGI as possible. The 3rd film "beyond the thunderdome" is good entertainment but well below the others for what is expected of a Mad Max. On the other hand this film has an introduction music worthy of a James Bond ^^. Finally, if you want to see a good Mad Max on the ocean, you have "Water World" (with Kevin Costner actor of the masterpiece "Dances with Wolves") which looks quietly.
Love your reactions, Its a banger! as for the explosion, Royal army engineers were brought in the conduct the explosion of the compound, It was so large that flights into Broken Hill and all underground mining was alerted to its implementation. Meanwhile during the lockdown The owner and creator of the Mad Max 2 museum In Silverton built a replica of the Compound , and its bloody awesome.
This one became the archetype for most post apocalypse fiction going forward. Scavenging for resources in a wasteland. Bands of ruthless raiders. I like the way the first one depicts a kind of pre post apocalypse scenario. Society hadn't yet devolved to the level seen in part 2, but you can tell that things are past the tipping point. The third one wasn't as popular upon release, but has become more well loved over the years.
This is the Valley of Death. See! Nothing can escape! The Humungus rules the Wasteland! Great reaction! The Road Warrior is a classic. I love all the Mad Max films. You should definitely check out Beyond Thunderdome and Fury Road.
The Road Warrior is my favorite of the 4, I liked 3 more than 1 personally. Thunder Dome starts off good the second act is a little weak, but the 3rd act, although better doesn't do enough to make the movie really good but it is worth a watch, if for nothing else to give you more background of this world going into Fury Road.
Love this sequel i think it's one of thee most underrated sequels in film history just a brilliant script showing what people will do for the last drop of oil. & Mel Gibson is fantastic in the lead role
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is very underrated. It had a tough act to follow in Road Warrior, but it's definitely worth checking out. George Miller co-directed the third installment because his collaborator, Byron Kennedy, was killed in a helicopter crash while scouting locations, and he fell into a depression. He did direct the action sequences, though.
A couple of great Australian films that should invoke some more Aussie pride are "Breaker Morant" and "Gallipolli" (also starring Mel Gibson.) And all the stunts, wrecks and explosions were real, no CGI.
That 6.1/10 for the third movie seems a bit harsh to me. It has its faults but it's an entertaining watch: well worth your time. When this came out, the custom bike scene went mad for the post-apocalytic Mad Max look, and the "survival rat" became an established sub-genre that endures to this day. Yes, all the explosions and stunts you see are 'real' (i.e. done practically, in front of the camera): no CGI in 1981.
They rated Thunderdome low? What the hell? Tina Turner alone should make it rated higher. We don't need another hero, we don't need to know the way home, all we want is life beyond the Thunderdome.
This movie stands up well as one of the BEST movies of all time, it is so incredibly well done. Been a favorite of mine since the early 80s, seen it more times than I can recount...
Beyond Thunderdome is OK. George Miller the director left the series to make kids movies . Babe, pig in the city and Happy Feet then came back strong with Fury Road.
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thunderdome is like the best, you'll wonder why tina turner didn't do more movies, she does an incredible job, the plot is cool, every character is on point, dunno who how anyone could rate it the 'lowest', trust me you'll enjoy it.
Yes, it was a REAL explosion. The biggest one in Australian cinema up to that point. One that actually was bigger than some Hollywood explosions and topped even some real-war explosions as well. It held the record as "biggest in movie history" (Both in Australia and around the world) for nearly 10 years.
Keep in mind, this is considered as "ONE explosion" for the record. Having "secondary explosions" in the effect didn't count. And they also could only film it happening ONCE due to the fact that it actually blew the entire set apart and they couldn't afford to rebuild if they failed to capture it on film or it didn't go off properly.
Gasoline tends to give the explosion more fire while most other things give more impact but doesn't look nearly as impressive for the movie.
To watch Fury Road you should really play Mad Max (2015) videogame.
It's cannon and leads up to Fury Road.
My favorite Mad Max movie? Beyond Thunderdome hands down. I particularly like the way the modern world as we know it is now myth and legend after the apocalypse. Fury Road actually disappointed me the first time I saw it because it was too unlike Thunderdome lol Predictions: you'll like Thunderdome more than you thought and Fury Road will be your favorite.
The 3rd film is 85. This one was 81. And yep, they did everything you saw for real! And, of the originals, this is by far the best one!
Yeah, it has a raw, visceral quality that the slickness of Fury Road can't match.
@@richardb6260 I actually meant of the original trilogy, but yeah, unpopular opinion that it is, I'd put Part 2 over Fury Road as well!
I agree that the 2nd is the best of the originals, but the Tell of Captain Walker in Thunderdome is one of my favorite scenes; the tribal dialect is fascinating.
I would give more points to Fury Road. It was pretty good. They did try to stick with the rawness and practical effects that Road Warrior had.
I would put Fury Road a real close second to Road Warrior.
@@DocMicrowave Ditto.
That pappagallo dude was the best, he says we've won at the end because his people was safe, the plan wasn't to protect the tanker, but to give the rest of the clan a chance
Years after I saw this film- I still grieve for that beautiful V8 Interceptor.
It has been 40 years, and the opening narrative is still one of the best "opening" for a movie ever. Tells so much, gives so much background of characters and history, and sets up the perfect introduction to the chaos about to be unleashed.
Agreed, great intro and then just drops you into intense chase scene right out the gate. One of best intros of all time.
The opening is massively influential. The Fallout games clearly took a page from Mad Max with their Ron Perlman narrated intros.
Mad Max is the hero of legend who wanders in and out of people's tales. It's what makes him a legend. He's like Eastwood's man with no name
It's funny when I look back on most post-apocalyptic action movies and realize that they are just repackaged American and Italian Westerns or Australian bushranger epics.
@@robwalsh9843 Japanese Samurai movies were inspired by American Westerns, and Italian Westerns were inspired by Japanese Samurai movies. All of them inspired Star Wars. It's all memetic.
I'd classify Mad Max as dry pirate movies. Cars for boats, water/fuel/food for treasure, roads and dunes for sea...
The third movie is definitely worth checking out, if only for Tina Turner.
Bruce Spence, the actor who played the gyrocopter pilot in this movie also appeared in Beyond Thunderdome, playing a different character
Tina Turner was epic in that movie and her single "We Don't Need Another Hero" is still powerful today.
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Who run Bartertown?
It's... Meh. Not very good. Love Tina though.
Tina Turner was enough reason for me NOT to see the third movie.
"Mad Max" was about a society about to fall, "The Road Warrior" is a world in complete chaos, and "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" is the journey back to rebuilding some sort of society. I think as far as trilogies go, it's one of the absolute best. The third isn't my favorite, but it's still great, and it lays a lot of the groundwork for the expanded universe we see in "Mad Max: Fury Road." (Which you should most definitely see)
Read the book "Milton". It's better to rule in hell than serve in heaven!
Damn girl, how have you not seen this yet. They're going to take your Aussie card away. Lol
If she hasn't seen "Crocodile Dundee" she is officially not Australian 😆
Australians don't really like Mad Max as it's sort of an embarrassment for their film industry, despite it really putting it on the map.
I can definitely see why with the 1st but the 2nd and 3rd aren't that bad, definitely better than the newer Hollywood made one
I'm still waiting for her to watch the 2 crocodile Dundee movies.
@@Haerinx87 Clearly you're not Australian, otherwise you would have known the movie all Australians see is The Castle.
Mel Gibson is not even Australian. He was born in New York City and live in the suburbs until 12. Then his father moved the family to Australia to avoid any children getting drafted.
Yes, those were real explosions in the movie.
I miss the real non-CGI explosions from old movies. Realized that after re-watching Predator years ago, and seeing just how close the stuntmen were to them made it even more impressive. And don't get me started on CGI blood.
Mel is not actually short…it’s just that the gyrocaptain is 6’6” tall.
True, Mel Gibson is 1.77 - just as tall as me and I'm spectacularly tall 😁
@@jonasfermefors 1.77 cm is short, dude.
@@leesweets4110 Mice are 1.77 cm tall.
@@leesweets4110 Well technically it's about average male height.. but well below average here in Sweden, so I do not consider myself to be tall.
Bruce Spence (the Gyro Captain) is very tall. He also played The Voice of Sauron in Return of the King...again with really magnificent dentures!
Thunderdome is well worth watching. It's not as adrenaline fueled as this one, it's a different kind of story. More world building and I see it as Max moving back and forth between Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Also has the legend Tina Turner.
A friend of mine took a psychology course and we watched Thunderdome together because the characters were suppose to represent the Jungian Archetypes; The Warrior, The Wanderer, The Orphan, The Innocent, The Sage and so on. I don't remember them all. Thunderdome isn't The Road Warrior but it's still very good and well worth watching. And, once again, it has freaking Tina Turner
All the children say
We don't need another hero
We don't need to know the way home
All we want is life beyond
Thunderdome
It's not just the Jungian archetypes, but also the anthropology of The Tribe was so well realized. The filmmakers created a new society with its own mythology and its own pidgin language, it was great.
Ahh the Jungian archetypes. The astrology substitute for psychology students
They did the same thing for the Wives in the new one.
I just visited Australia and I drove for 12 hours to visit the locations in this movie. I needed a couple of tanks of guzzoline but it was worth it. After watching this movie >150 times on the other side of the world since my Dad first allowed me to watch this film, it was an unforgettable experience to drive these actual roads. I stood in the spot where the tanker flipped over and rallied a rental car on the road to the compound (which is unfortunately closed off near the compound now)
I will never understand why people are trippin about the third movie. I thought it was fantastic. There is so much happening in it. Plus it was a throwback to the first movie in that it allowed Mel Gibson to do more than just grunt & look tough. And it introduced the concept of Max literally being a mythological figure.
Maybe because The Road Warrior is so epic? I liked the 3rd movie, I should probably watch it again.
Why? It has a lot of unnecessary characters and too many plots going on at once.
@@kiillabytez yeah okay... But what about "bust a deal spin the wheel" and "2 men enter 1 man leaves"
As an American, I think this movie is one of Australia's greatest cinematic works of art. It's the ultimate post-apocalypse adventure movie.
Third movie is worth watching, it has a lot of good scenes. Think its rated lower because they toned down the violence from R to PG13 (US rating) so it isn't as intense. Still has a good story and a killer theme song by TT.
And many memorable one-liners. At least for me.
I think its because casting her was a clear marketing choice rather than a story choice. This is from the era of shoe-horning the latest sensations into movies.
Virginia Hey was a super model which acted on TV and in movies. She was also in a James Bond film and appeared as a regular cast member on Farscape.
the third is absolutely worth checking out, maybe weakest of the original three, but none the less best effects and continued the story well worthy. still better than many action flicks theese days....
It’s so quotable too
@@tbirdUCW6ReAJ And it has Tina Turner!
This movie was so amazing to see in the theater. Yes, they were all real explosions.
The first movie was dubbed into American English, because they didn't think Americans wouldn't understand it. I have a copy of the original Australian.
The timeline of this was 2020.
In the game series Fallout, the leather armor has one arm torn off in tribute to these films.
I'd watch the third, it's not as good, yet it's fun, and completes the trilogy.
It wasn't 2020. Mad Max was set in 1985, Road Warrior was around 5 years later, so around 1990.
Mad Max 2 -was released in 1981 in Australia, in December) -it was in America in 1982. I was 13 years, and this film was R-rated (17 years to see) I convinced my Dad to see this with me at the cinema. Dad also found it a real thrill-ride. I got my Mother and Brother to see this next. My parents took me to Australia in the Summer of 1986. My Dad, who was a Doctor, wanted to go to a medical convention in Sydney -so we flew down, traveled for two weeks before that (Perth, Darwin, Adelaide, Melbourne, to Tasmania, Canberra, then Sydney) I have seen many Australian films, like of Peter Weir. I became a fan of Midnight Oil, Crowded House, more into ACD-DC, INXS. My Dad and I did see "MM:thunderdome" and we were disappointed. Years later in 2015, with "Fury Road" I convinced my Dad to go see that too, in 3-D, the day before I was to have surgical hip-replacement. (theme -all the body damage in the Max films, I understood pain, then) My Dad now has Dementia, but we were talking the other day, and I told him how many great things he shared with me. I said that I've told friends, that my Dad was "cool" enough to taken me to film-revival showing of Hitchcock, or "Easy Rider" or "Officer and a Gentleman, or "The Road Warrior,...and some friends have said, "My Dad wouldn't have taken me to that". This made my Dad happy.
Bruce Spence, who plays the gyro captain, also appeared in the Lord of the Rings and Star Wars franchises, and he was also one of the regulars on a show I used to watch called Legend of the Seeker, where he played a wizard. He's got one of those unusual faces that makes him perfect for a lot of fantasy roles -- plus, it doesn't hurt that he's 6' 6" tall.
I saw this film Mad Max 2 in theater when it first came out in 1981 , when I was 13 years old. And for it’s time and my age it left a life time impression on me as a young man. One of my all time favorite movies. I’m glad you reviewed it, I just watched your review of the first mad max movie a day or two ago and was happy to see you released this one today.
I grew up with the third one since it was the only one I was allowed to watch as a kid. I loved it!! A lot of really quotable quotes.
The next film in the series (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome) also has Mel Gibson playing Max. In Mad Max: Fury Road Tom Hardy played Max. Both are worth seeing, but the cinematography and effects in Fury Road are spectacular. The director (George Miller) favors non-CGI special effects so a LOT of what you see in all the films is actual stunt people doing amazing work.
Fury Road is totally a reboot. Its taking the mythology and doing its own thing. Same thing with the rebooted Star Trek. IMHO it's best to look at those on their own and not compare them.
and i think the same actor who plays the vilain in mad max 1 is also the vilain of Fury Road(=
@@tiagoalves2056 you are correct.
@@WolfHreda yes i know big fan💪😉
@@arandomnamegoeshere I agree with Tarantino.
Mel Gibson should have played Max in Fury Road.
I'm so glad you decided to watch this series of movies. I love them all they are all great in their own way . Glad to see someone watching different movies then the same ol ones everyone else is watching. Sometimes the real gems are not the most popular. Love your channel.
The character is called Gyro captain and is played by Bruce Spence who also stars as Jedediah the pilot in Mad Max 3. He also plays the Trainman from the Matrix.
Also Mouth of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Wasn’t he also The Mouth of Sauron?
He's also in Star Wars:Episode III as the leader of the people who Obi-Wan and his Clone Trooper unit are protecting leading up to the final fight scenes with General Grievous
He's also the Mouth of Sauron in LOTR: Return of the King.
Pretty sure he is also The Mouth of Sauron in LotR Return of the King
A major yet subtle part of the story is Max beginning to rediscover his humanity, after everything he'd been through in the first movie. Then, the third one, he finds himself even further as he selflessly helps a group of kids who look to him as something of a Messianic figure. The whole series takes a serious look at humanity, as an whole, and sets it in an high-octane, post-apocalyptic world that dares us to degenerate into an animalistic mentality.
Mad Max 3 is a worthy watch. Enjoy it, I did.
Thx Mary for making me feel old again. Yes, real explosions, real car chases and car crashes etc. was the way to go up until at least the late 90s.
And TBH, I still take a real explosion and real crashes any time over most of those CGI fake ones. CGI was a great addition to the special-FX toolbox, but IMO mainly for those things that can't be done IRL, like T1000 in Terminator 2, A lot of shots in The Matrix etc..
I love how each movie is it's own story. Thunderdome was my introduction to the franchise, though road warrior is my fav out of the original three. But... I cannot freaking wait for Mary to get to Fury Road. SO epic.
@17:45 Most definitely a real explosion. This movie was filmed “in sequence”, so when they blew up the set, they blew up the set, no reshoots.
Mary, if you've never seen it, you should watch the sci-fi show _Farscape._ It was filmed in Australia and features a number of Australian actors, including Virginia Hey who was the Warrior Woman here as Zhaan.
Farscape is the best.
Bruce Spence is in it too,he was supposed to play Scorpius but had conflicting responsibilities.
The guy who flipped end over end actually overshot the boxes he was supposed to land on during the stunt.
He was injured, but they kept the shot in because it looked great!
The "Warrior Woman" was played by Aussie Virginia Hey, who also played Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in the series Farscape (an Australian/American production) until, according to reports, she had to quite the series because of the chemicals in the makeup applied to her skin.
Wow, that's crazy.
Nah. She just hated shaving her head. When she came back for an ep she painted herself blue again but wore a bald cap.
Bruce Spence was recently in Death of a Salesman at the Sydney Theatre Company and appeared with Eric Bana in The Dry. Very impressive career.
BEST MAD MAX MOVIE EVER MADE!
Soundtrack makes the movie. May was a genius. The score just pushed the action to another level.
Good morning Mary, hope you are well!
To answer your question at the beginning; yes, Beyond Thunderdome is worth checking out. I know it's the least popular of the series, but I have always liked it.
Yes, Beyond Thunderdome is well worth checking out. Not as good as this one but well worth your time.
Yeah, for sure! There's some good sequences in it.
I love the Mad Max series so much. Loved all 4 of them including the video game version. If I have to choose just one, I wouldn’t hesitate on choosing The Roadwarrior.
To be honest, sometimes I wonder what I would do without your videos. I am so incredibly grateful to be able to accompany you a little on your way... You are simply great. Again and again you manage to get me out of my deep, black hole, for that I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Kind regards, David 💙🙏
Definitely check out the third I believe you will enjoy it
Thank you so much for reacting to this movie. So many others only react to Fury Road but this was the one that elevated action films to new levels.
Mary, I'm glad you enjoyed Mad Max 2. It certainly is an amazing film and stands the test of time. Back in about the early 2000s at a South Australian university during a screen studies / film studies class, we (the students) were once asked what our favourite Australian movie was. I was pretty shocked that out of the whole class, I was the only one who said Mad Max. All the other students favoured more recent Australian films. With my nomination of MM, I was really referring to the MM franchise rather than a single film. In particular the first two MM films since they were so great. I remember back in the 1980s in high school, the MM films were considered the best things ever with my fellow students. Whenever Australian films became the topic of discussion back then, MM would quickly be brought up and raved about. People were so passionate about Mad Max then.
OMG! I've been waiting for this one!!
Gotta watch the third one too!
I saw this when it came out in theaters in the U.S. After that, I saw the first film Mad Max when they had a late night showing at the UC Theater in Berkeley, CA. It was full of people who had seen the Road Warrior and wanted to see the first film.
This one, The Road Warrior, was my favorite out of the originals. The third one is worth watching for the spectacle, but tries to do a lot. I don't think you'd be disappointed watching it.
Yes! third one, loved it with iconic themesong☺
The Road Warrior is the best Mad Max movie. Beyond Thunderdome is good as well.
My favorite! Thanks Mary , the stunts are incredible and the camera angles are the best
If you watch Mad Max 3, don't get confused. You'll see the actor for the Gyro Captain again. The actor is back, but playing a different character.
I've noticed that Miller likes doing that for the Mad Max movies, 'cos the actor of Toecutter from the first one is the same guy that plays Immortan Joe in Fury Road.
And he happens to be a pilot too, what are the odds? Lol
I've always loved "The Road Warrior" ("Mad Max 2"). So epic, exciting, and mythic. Beautifully shot and edited. Superbly paced. Short and sweet. Making the most out of a limited budget. The third one is bigger and more elaborate. Twice the budget, but not as moving or powerful. The most recent one has a lot of exciting action and stars the great Tom Hardy (who's perfect) but it's overlong and just more of the same. The budget for "Fury Road" was around $150M compared to $4.5M for "The Road Warrior!!" However, "Fury Road" IS well-loved by modern audiences who probably didn't see the earlier films. It's certainly entertaining enough for anyone hungry for a fresh Mad Max fix. Thanks for the always wonderfully entertaining commentary.
The stunts in Mad Max 1 and 2 are soo metal it actually made the stuntmen in the US film industry really jealous. For example,19:06 that dude was supposed to clear that car, but he took off too low and broke both his legs.
He actually broke only one leg that was broken in a previous stunt on another movie and repaired with a pin. although technically the bone didn't break, it bent the pin. This was so unique it was written up in a medical text>
I loved your reaction Mary, these movies made put interest in Australia for many people in the world
Yes! Watch Beyond Thunderdome.
Yes please do a reaction video on that one.
This one is my favorite. A story that makes sense and it was tons of practical effects.
George Miller is all about the amazing, real explosions and stunts, even in the recent Mad Max: Fury Road.
And that's why Happy Feet was so good! 😂
Furiosa as well 🔥
I think Fury Road will blow your mind not because it's the last and therefore the cleanest but because this film is a true work of cinematic art with as little CGI as possible.
The 3rd film "beyond the thunderdome" is good entertainment but well below the others for what is expected of a Mad Max. On the other hand this film has an introduction music worthy of a James Bond ^^.
Finally, if you want to see a good Mad Max on the ocean, you have "Water World" (with Kevin Costner actor of the masterpiece "Dances with Wolves") which looks quietly.
For me, I rate all 4 of them:
1. Thunderdome
2. Road Warrior
3. Fury Road
4. Mad Max
Yes, the third movie in the series is my favorite.
Thunderdome over the road warrior. Unacceptable. It's the weakest of the 4.
@@LouieR.4682 It's the most fun for me. I love it all the way through.
@@LouieR.4682 I accept that much more than anyone putting Fury Road over any of the legit movies.
Love your reactions, Its a banger! as for the explosion, Royal army engineers were brought in the conduct the explosion of the compound, It was so large that flights into Broken Hill and all underground mining was alerted to its implementation. Meanwhile during the lockdown The owner and creator of the Mad Max 2 museum In Silverton built a replica of the Compound , and its bloody awesome.
Yes, The Road Warrior is a very good movie!
Yes it is great takes me back to my childhood !
This one became the archetype for most post apocalypse fiction going forward. Scavenging for resources in a wasteland. Bands of ruthless raiders. I like the way the first one depicts a kind of pre post apocalypse scenario. Society hadn't yet devolved to the level seen in part 2, but you can tell that things are past the tipping point. The third one wasn't as popular upon release, but has become more well loved over the years.
The third one is worth watching. Then fury road was awesome
This is the Valley of Death. See! Nothing can escape! The Humungus rules the Wasteland! Great reaction! The Road Warrior is a classic. I love all the Mad Max films. You should definitely check out Beyond Thunderdome and Fury Road.
The Road Warrior is my favorite of the 4, I liked 3 more than 1 personally. Thunder Dome starts off good the second act is a little weak, but the 3rd act, although better doesn't do enough to make the movie really good but it is worth a watch, if for nothing else to give you more background of this world going into Fury Road.
Love this sequel i think it's one of thee most underrated sequels in film history just a brilliant script showing what people will do for the last drop of oil. & Mel Gibson is fantastic in the lead role
This is one of the best movies ever made.
I wish more people reacted to it
The Max stories are best taken as if they are legends told around a camp fire.. Of a hero that comes out of nowhere and saves the day..
Based on your prior reactions I believe you would really enjoy the third Mad Max movie, as well as the newer one. Both are good movies in my opinion!
I like the 3rd even more. Totally underappreciated. And Fury Road will knock your socks off.
Beyond Thunderdome is different, but worth watching
One of the best action movies of all time. Love your channel!
The third film, "Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome", is the best!
All the flames, explosions, car crashes and so on, are real. It is part of what gives the movie its kinetic feel. Absolute classic....go auusssiiiiie
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is very underrated. It had a tough act to follow in Road Warrior, but it's definitely worth checking out. George Miller co-directed the third installment because his collaborator, Byron Kennedy, was killed in a helicopter crash while scouting locations, and he fell into a depression. He did direct the action sequences, though.
One of my favorite action movies of all time.
Great reaction Mary and take care and stay safe 👍.
A couple of great Australian films that should invoke some more Aussie pride are "Breaker Morant" and "Gallipolli" (also starring Mel Gibson.) And all the stunts, wrecks and explosions were real, no CGI.
Your commentary is just WONDERFUL ! It was called 'The Road Warrior ' in the U.S. . This movie has just tons of 'character' , very surreal .
That 6.1/10 for the third movie seems a bit harsh to me. It has its faults but it's an entertaining watch: well worth your time. When this came out, the custom bike scene went mad for the post-apocalytic Mad Max look, and the "survival rat" became an established sub-genre that endures to this day. Yes, all the explosions and stunts you see are 'real' (i.e. done practically, in front of the camera): no CGI in 1981.
Cool reaction as always Mary, you have a great weekend sweetie 🥰❤️
They rated Thunderdome low? What the hell? Tina Turner alone should make it rated higher. We don't need another hero, we don't need to know the way home, all we want is life beyond the Thunderdome.
You are just so watchable! Thanks for reacting to this movie.
I think the Mad Max movies are set in Australia.
They are that’s one of the reasons why the world went rogue because of the isolation from the rest of the world
YES, I knew you would love this one! It's one of my top films.
Yes, all four Mad Max movies are worth watching. The third is the weakest, but it's still good.
STUNNING. I can watch you react all day. Very entertaining. :)
Please check out the third movie. It's pretty good and a very good post-apocalypse story
This is my favorite of all the Mad Max movies, but I did enjoy #3 - Thunderdome even more than the 1st.
Explosion is real.
This movie stands up well as one of the BEST movies of all time, it is so incredibly well done. Been a favorite of mine since the early 80s, seen it more times than I can recount...
Beyond Thunderdome is OK. George Miller the director left the series to make kids movies . Babe, pig in the city and Happy Feet then came back strong with Fury Road.
He also directed Witches of Eastwick after Thunderdome.
So good to see you!
Luv this movie!
all the explosions were real. 90+% was practical effects
I just wanted to say that the face you are making in the thumbnail made me laugh out loud. I love it.
The sequal is my favorite of the Mad Max franchise, loved it! Keep up the reactions!
George Miller certainly has quite the imagination
Third is a bit more mainstream, but it's a really fun watch, and cinematography is great, and there's Tina Turner.
Just walk away and there be end to the horror-AH
I still cant believe they took us to see this at school......Best school day ever!