This is NOT an American Film.

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2015)

In Australia the original Mad Max was a cultural phenomenon. The 70s birthed some of the most high-octane albeit ridiculous films in the cinematic history of this country and everybody loved it. George Miller returned to Mad Max after 30 years to pick up where he left off and it is nothing short of incredible. In a world where computer animated special effects are applauded as revolutionary, it was wonderful to see PRACTICAL special effects. you see a guy swinging from a pole on the top of a car? That's a stuntman swinging from a pole on the top of a car. Miller had every reason to succumb to the popular idea that CGI is the only way to create spectacular sequences, but he didn't. Miller's direction was as important here as it was when he initially released Mad Max 30 years ago. This is by no means an American film and i am sick to death of seeing people suggesting that it is. Miller is a prize to Australia and we are very lucky that he used all Australian actors for supporting roles in this film, as well as casting the wonderful Hugh Keays-Byrne as Immortan Joe so long after he played Toecutter in the original. The story is, yes, quite simple; but so is the original. The high emotion in this film was unsurpassed by any action film that has been released this year, and i wish that people would approach it for what it is; an Australian director re-imagining something he put so much effort into so long ago. The acting is strong from all sides and the soundtrack is incredible. You can complain all you want about Max's lack of presence in the overall film but George Miller willed it to be that way. This is an action film that transcends the action genre. This is Ozploitation for the 21st century. This is what action films should be.