Product: Mad Max (1979)
Rating: 5.0
The film that started the post apacalypse films.
Mel Gibson skyrocketed to overnight star status in this lowbudget yet amazingly vivid film that George Miller made with ashoestring buget is highly affective , viscerally emotional aswell as visonary filmaking from George Miller who does not shyaway from making incredible action scenes mixed with emotionalrealism as well as giving birth to a household name for Gibsonas well as Max the lone warrior of the desolate highways thatbring him vengance.Max Rockatansky lives in a desloate barren hellish futurewith scraggly intentions of a industrial nightmare that oncewas Max a loving husband and father and partner to his friendthe Goose who works with him to keep the roadways safe goneare the war machines of the past,now the one battle machineof the future are the hellish cars that devour the roadwaysand the gangs the rule like cowboys from the past like theToecuter who rides into town when he learns the his partnerthe night rider is killed so his croanies lay waste to themany pedestrians on the road , Max being the best Bronze copthere is is hot on there trail, but when the Toacuter hitsclose to home and burns his partner the Goose , Max hangsit up from The Halls Of Justice and retires spending moretime with his family,but the Toecuter not wanting to end itthere does the unthinkable and kills his wife and childnow Max is mad and he want's revenge and he will get it atall and any cost's one by one he takes out the Toecutersposse even if he has experience pain to do it eventuallykilling the Toectuer wich sets the stage for the even moreimpressive and amazing sequel The Road Warrior.The French Connection may have made car chases a household thing but Max Max gave them style and The Road Warriorliterally made them a stuntmaking phenomonon with some of thebest car stunts next to The Road Warrior,Mad Max gives us astunning look into the future while entertaining us into anew geanra the post apacalypse film many have been made likeMad Max but there is only one Road Warrior.The DVD has aninteresting look at the phenomonon of Mad Max as well asa documentary on Mel Gibson's rise to stardom with Max andhis acting and directing carrer as well as trailers and theuntouched Australian version of the film that dosen't editthe actors voices if you like action films and Mel Gibsonyou will not wan't to miss Mad Max make sure to add it toyour collection.