Product: Mad Max (1979)
Rating: 4.0
Good adventure/revenge story
This is a strong, exciting story, built from lots of great parts. There's Australia itself: hot, sun-baked, and barely tolerant of the people crawling through it. There's the background situation: almost post-apocalyptic, society hasn't broken down all the way, but it's getting there fast. There's Mel: a good cop in a place where that means being the law more than upholding what's left of it. Then there's the story: biker gang tries to intimidate Mel through his loved ones, but that just makes him angry.It's a bit formulaic, but it's a good formula and executed very well.But I have to keep asking myself - was Mel Gibson ever really that young?//wiredweird