Mad Max (1979) Reaction & Review! FIRST TIME WATCHING!!
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- Mad Max is a very good movie and although it wasn’t close to perfect, it was very impressive what George Miller and his team managed to pull off here. The stunt-work and the explosions were clearly the highlight followed by Mel Gibson’s performance and some bold narrative choices by Miller. I did have an issue with the editing as I found the movie a little hard to follow, a lot of that is very forgivable because of the tiny budget they had to work with. I’m definitely looking forward to reviewing Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and seeing how Max’s character evolves.
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0:00 Intro
2:24 The Film
19:22 The Review
24:45 Outro
Hey guys, I'm Shaneel (Shan). Welcome to the channel!
My reaction and review to Mad Max (1979) for the first time. Hope you enjoy the video!
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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.
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
I've also read that they stole the road signs for shooting certain scenes, then returned them after the shoot.
@@quiett6191 for the ice cream shop scene, the signage for the shop was "borrowed" from a real shop and returned.
Fun anecdote, the "villain" in this movie (called Toecutter) is the same actor that did Immortan Joe in the Mad Max Fury Road movie.
That's not really an anecdote mate
I prefer it to people to typing fun fact lol that drives me crazy
@@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?
@@blinkachu5275 He's an Arsenal fan - his brain clearly doesn't function properly.
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.
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.
❤️ this
And I'm sure you noticed.
To make Max more noble, a couple of the gang in Road Warrior are wearing MFP leathers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@ClaytonMacleod Fury Road is a soft reboot, doesn't matter what you say - doesn't tie in with the originals at all
@@Paul_1971 Heh, it isn’t what I say. It is what Miller and the script say. The RUclips 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.
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.
@@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.
"The Road Warrior" is one of the greatest action movies of all time.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
@@0PsychosisMedia0 maybe so. My family did not have cable. We did however, have several small art theaters in town.
@@vincegamer Thoes small theaters showed a lot of indie films that normally most would not be able to see in that large format.
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.
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.
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.
It's also the bit they skipped in Rorschach's backstory when filming Watchmen.
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.😁
@@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.
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.
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.
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
"I'm a rocker, I'm a roller, I'm a right out of controller" was taken from an AC/DC lyric.
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.
The final death and Max's set up was so so satisfying! Decent debut for both actor and director.
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.
Yep. A lot of us who were introduced to Max in The Road Warrior spent most of the movie longing for his backstory.
When Johnny the Boy gets it, the explosion is a mushroom cloud.
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"
Mad Max:Beyond Thunderdome is absolutely worth watching, especially considering the fact that Tina Turner played the main villain in the movie
Great reaction as always Shan. Every Mad Max film is worth watching
Absolute classic, but Road warrior is the best!
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.
The Road Warrior had a major release. Most people didn't know Mad Max existed until home video.
Yeah, here in Canada the first one I heard about and saw was The Road Warrior, with no Mad Max 2 in the title. Just called The Road Warrior. And it wasn’t until some time after that that we heard about the first movie and it showed up on VHS in these brand new things called video rental stores.
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.
Good ups.
As a youth I knew many teens and young adults who did bad things for fun, not for a real reason.
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.
About time someone started the Mad Max series from the beginning instead of jumping straight into Fury Road.
He already watched Fury Road. Because starting with part four makes the most sense. ;)
5:01 He realizes that he 'is' afraid of death.
16:19 "A man without hope is a man without fear."
The original Mad Max trilogy is really cool. Thunderdome was less violent than the first two, but was still a really fun film.
I didn’t care for Thunderdome myself, but I really like the first two films, especially the original Mad Max.
"Who run Bartertown?" 😆 Though very different from all the others, MM:BT was my favorite.
Two men enter, one man leaves.
Thunderdome seemed like a preview for Spielberg's 'Hook'
Thunderdome gets better on subsequent views
The Road Warrior, the second film in the series, is actually my favorite. Worth reacting to.
The Road Warrior (1981) is peak Max and was one of my favorite movies as a teenager in the ‘80s. A must-see.
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.
George Miller also directed "Babe" which was great as well, and worth reacting to if you have never seen it.
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.
@@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.
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.
Im so glad you watched this first. It is an incredible movie for its budget and for it being a first role for Gibson - where he only made $400. I used to live in Australia as well from 1987 to 1992; so there is also great nostalgia for me with this movie. I remember watching part 1 and 2 consecutively late Saturday night on tv once.
1:52 "Shoestring," budgets always highlight creativity.
4:41 He is quoting lyrics to the AC/DC song "Rocker"...nice shout-out to the band
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.
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.
Came here to say this, but now I don't have to. 👍👍
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.
Side note, anyone notice how great shans hair is coming in?
FYI: The main bad guy in "Mad Max" (1979), the Toecutter, is played by Hugh Keays-Byrne. Hugh Keays-Byrne also played the main bad guy, Immortan Joe, in "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015).
Mad Max, Fosters, and AC/DC....thank you Australia.
So glad you watched Mad Max. It helps to inform the remaining movies and characters, especially Max. I've seen others recommend seeing Aliens without seeing Alien, Terminator 2 without seeing Terminator, etc. The sequels can stand on their own but are SO much richer and more informed by seeing the initial film.
"This Looks Like The Car In The Picture Behind Me"
Because it is the car in the picture behind you
The actor who played The Toecutter also played Immortan Joe in the latest one. Also, the actor shaved one of his eyebrows here to appear even more unhinged... I'm willing to wager you didn't notice, but will not not be able to unsee it.
9:50 Holy cow, Shan! This is the world right now.
I think "Beyond Thunderdome" is my favorite of the original 3 movies. A hit song from its soundtrack, and soo many references come from it.
The big handy capped guy at the old woman's house shows back up in Beyond Thunderdome. Or that's the theory.
This is the very start of Max's decent into madness, you do need to watch this to really appreciate his character in later films.
The budget was tiny, but they made things happen...
The blue van and the caravan at the start of the film actually belonged to the director,
The small child standing in the road during the car chase was the son of two of the stunt people on the film, and this scene was pretty much last minute, they added it to show the chaos on the roads.
The Bikers were not trained stuntmen, they belonged to two local biker groups, and were paid in beer.
The old lady who played May actually broke her leg two weeks before filming started.
She really wanted to carry on with the film, as she was also mainly paid in beer, and the film crew realised it just added to the story, of a tough old lady surviving in the outback, still setting sh!t done.
After the filming finished, the cast and film crew did a collection for her, to show how much she really was appreciated....
She was fantastic around the set, and could out drink the other cast members,
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.
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.
Delighted to see you doing this series, Shan!
This movie is a sad necessity to understanding Max. I've loved it since I was young.
Great Movie!
As a young teen, loved this! I was just getting into cars and everyone loved the aussie cars in this movie.
Great foreshadowing with the first baby in the road not getting hit earlier in the movie.
Hey, Shan! Hope you are well!
I always tell people to "make up your own mind" about movies. I know a lot of people didn't like Beyond Thunderdome, but personally, I did. Hell, I still quote that movie to this day. ("Methane cometh from pig-shit." is my favorite line, and no, I won't explain why.... you'll figure it out). I'm glad you're finally getting to these! It's the franchise that put Mel Gibson on the map. You watch all 3, and I'll be here to watch them with you.
Edit: 11:00 or so in, and you asked what caused this societal collapse. In this movie, it was based on the "Oil Crisis" of the 1970s. Here in the US, there was rationing done over it (yes, I was alive for that). You could only get fuel on certain days, based on your car's tag number. I remember gasoline jumping from $0.35 / gallon to nearly a dollar a gallon in a few weeks. There was even some speculation back then what the ramifications might be. Fortunately, we didn't experience a full on societal collapse (as they did in this movie), but there was a lot of fear about it. And yeah, just another thing to add to the mix of things that made Generation X the way we are.
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.
Gotta watch ALL 3 now, bro! You'll love it :)
The original Mad Max is a very different vision of the future from the sequel, Mad Max 2, released in the USA as The Road Warrior. Mad Max depicted a dystopian society in decline due to a collapsing infrastructure and a fuel shortage, taking inspiration from the economic recession and "stagflation" of the 1970s, coupled with the energy crisis and gasoline shortage due to wars and political upheavals in the middle east. It showed civilization still in place, but going through what could only be called a new "dark age." The Road Warrior, however, was in an entirely different reality, depicting a post-apocalyptic world following a nuclear holocaust, drawing inspiration from the Cold War tensions of the early 1980s between the USA and the USSR. The two films have almost nothing in common with each other aside from the main character of Max Rockatanski.
Shan, now you know why Max Rockatansky became Mad Max.
Mad Max is one of those movies that proves good writing isn't restricted to a large budget.
This came out in America in 1980 and was dubbed, when the Road Warrior came out 2 years later I was shocked to hear Mel Gibson with an Australian accent 😂
I just love watching my old favourites with your commentary and knowledge.
I love your reaction to this. It's funny how good you get seeing things destroyed.
This movie does not get as much love as the second film, but I personally like it more because it has more of a story to tell about the decline of society and its effect on individuals. The world is falling into madness just like Max is when he loses first his best friend, his faith in the police as an institution, and then his family. The other two movies are more raw futuristic fantasy, but this one is close enough to modern reality to be scarier
Shan, the director paid a lot of the cast with beer.
Also, it helped that Mel Gibson was the only actor wearing a real leather uniform.
This was the movie that made the most profits of ANY movie EVER back then.
It made the Guinness Book of Records,
for like a budget of 5-6 million AUD it made 200+million AUD worldwide.
That's crazy !
the most dangerous man in the world, is one who has nothing left to lose.
Glad you got to see the non-dubbed version!
Fun fact: The actor the played Toecutter is the same actor that plays Immortan Joe in the latest movie.
he was just MAX,before he lost his family and became MAD...
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.)
that was my first time seeing this so kinda reacted with you, the interceptor looks so slick in this one.
The Brian May that composed the score for Mad Max 1 & 2 is an Australian composer, not the guitarist from Queen. I thought the same thing when I saw this film years ago.
Who'd've thought the first in this franchise is a gritty wild-west style revenge flick? If you've only seen the later movies, it's pretty jarring. But seeing them in order, it's a pretty natural progression.
9:35 The footage me be "speed up," but it works.
If no one mentioned it, Toe Cutter is played by the same actor that played Immorta Joe in Fury Road.
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!
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!
Has some of the best dialog and performances in any movie ever. And I know Shan would love it.
Society crumbles through out the first three movies as Max moves deeper into the Outback.
Did you know the actor who plays Immortan Joe in Fury Road is in this film too as one of the key villains.
Hardy played a good Max and in retrospect you might discover some details in Fury Road. Max is still gone, still crazy, but there are traces of the old Max in him. You can see that when he helps the women in Fury Road, but leaves as soon as they are safe. He doesn't want to, he does his best not to help others, but in the end he can't escape neither his good nor his crazy side.
I remember seeing the Second film first, since It aired here on TV and then the third one. But never aired the first one (this one), I was always curious about it and when the films come up again on TV, always the 2nd and 3rd... Finally after several years, one channel when doing retrospective or themes films, did broadcast all 3. And i always like to see this one, it's more a Australian cinema and always thought that the film is like a feature film of a show, since i would love to see more of how this society work, the police/lawyers/ crime interactions. Even the brief character with the kendo armour makes me want more of all them.
Toecutter is one of the most intimidating movie villains ever.
I know how much you love explosions and practical effects in movies. that said, I'm really glad you got around to seeing this series!
and... the actor that played the gang leader in this, later on played as Immortan Joe in Fury Road!
Made not far from my home town , love this movie, thank you Shan
Mad max 5 the wasteland is going to start production next year btw
It’s true that this could be a lot better, but considering that it’s budget was low and that it’s the first film for everyone involved. This turned out to be really good.Even though it was released after the second one here in the U.S. it’s got good reception because a lot of people really liked this sort of movie because of it being something of a revenge story or what is termed a grind house movie.
Ozploatation, ha? Make sure to squeeze Hardware (1990), Razorback (1984) and Road Games (1981) with Jamie Lee Curtis somewhere.
The night rider is the guy in the coffin. Pretty safe guess to say he was dead.
The unusual thing about Mad Max 2 is that it was shot in continuity.
I don't think George Miller used the sped up footage because of budget; I think it was more for style, since it actually looks cool and creates atmosphere.
Mad Max 2 was always my favorite.
"Gallipoli" from 1980 was another very good Australian film... also with a young Mel Gibson.
Definitely watch part 3!
The first movie is not post apocalyptic - its a future dystopia of a world about to fall - the nuclear war comes in the second film’s prologue where they describe it. Whats really impressive about the first film is what they managed to achieve on a tiny budget of 350 thousand dollars and was independently financed by Miller himself.
since you lived here, the film was shot in Victoria, the underground carpark scenes are/were Melbourne university carpark.