Product: Mad Max (1979)
Rating: 5.0
Movie - top notch, Trivia section - insult to intelligence
I and saw this movie the first day it opened, on the big screen. In later years, I purchased it on VHS, LaserDisc, DVD(US dubbed) and now Special Edition DVD. This latest offering is by far the best, and the film is presented the way the director intended. This film is non stop action, and makes the move to DVD very well. Picture and sound 100%. BUT for a US audience, it may be a bit hard to follow, from the perspective of different accent and Australian slang that are common in the movie. The provision of subtitles does assist the US viewer. The Trivia track certainly does not, it is rather an insult to the intelligence of any viewer, I'm at a loss to know why it was included. For example: a conversation between Max and Goose - Goose - "Hey Max, he looks....." indicating a man running away, ('he looks'..... like he is in trouble etc. etc.) The trivia track helpfully states that Goose is saying "SEELOOKS" i.e. Australian "slang" for a 'look see'. Being an Australian, and having never heard of this ANYWHERE, EVER, I wondered what fool made this up and INCLUDED it on the trivia track!!! Especially as the english subtitles show Goose as saying the correct line (as verified from original script) line "Hey Max, he looks....". Another example was the Trivia track nominates the location of Max's beach house as "Fairhaven, West Australia" WRONG, Its' Fairhaven , Victoria. (If you are not familiar with Australian geography - they didn't miss by much, just the OTHER SIDE of the continent. Similar to New York/California). On and on it goes. I found the trivia track foolish and stupid, and puts us Australians in a bad light. US buyers - buy the DVD, its the best yet!!!! (Just don't even bother with the trivia.)Mark, Melbourne. Jan 02.USA we're with you Sept 11 2001.