"The Road Warrior" is a great action movie. The thing I appreciate about it the most is the way that we actually get to SEE the action. So many newly released films are edited with such quick cutting and flashing away to different scenes that I never can get a sense of where and what and to whom something is happening. For example there is a sequence where the director lets the camera follow the bad guys as they climb like ants on Max's tanker. There are also a number of lesser action scenes that setup the lengthy ending chase by familiarizing the viewer with the vehicle and weapons of choice of the baddies. Mel Gibson is also great as he plays the mentally scarred hero with just a touch of humor that's put to good use in his interaction with the Gyro Captain. The thing that keeps me from rating this as excellent is the relatively boring "good guys" (other than Max and the Gyro Captain). I don't know how they managed to hold the refinery for longer than an hour.
Shout by whitsbrainVIP 6BlockedParent2022-01-15T16:51:40Z
"The Road Warrior" is a great action movie. The thing I appreciate about it the most is the way that we actually get to SEE the action. So many newly released films are edited with such quick cutting and flashing away to different scenes that I never can get a sense of where and what and to whom something is happening. For example there is a sequence where the director lets the camera follow the bad guys as they climb like ants on Max's tanker. There are also a number of lesser action scenes that setup the lengthy ending chase by familiarizing the viewer with the vehicle and weapons of choice of the baddies. Mel Gibson is also great as he plays the mentally scarred hero with just a touch of humor that's put to good use in his interaction with the Gyro Captain. The thing that keeps me from rating this as excellent is the relatively boring "good guys" (other than Max and the Gyro Captain). I don't know how they managed to hold the refinery for longer than an hour.