Product: Mad Max (1979)
Rating: 4.0
Fitting beginnng of an epic
"Mad Max," the first film in a much-imitated but never equalled "action" tragedy/trilogy, perfectly sets up the following two movies. Together, they form an epic of one man's losses of all he loves, his ruthless revenge, and his eventual redemption, beginning in "The Road Warrior," when he grudgingly assists a commune whose members repay him with treachery. Despite that, his metamorphosis comes to fruition in "Thunderdome," in which Max regains his humanity to the fullest degree.Side made several in Australia before this one, and the one to see is "Tim," in which Mel gives an incredible performance that's about as opposite of an apocalyptic anti-hero as anyone could get. This man has amazing talents, to the "Max."