AWESOME. If people didn't like the first one, why do they even bother to watch the second? I really liked this sequel and I DO understand the hype about this franchise. And Max is actually one of the best Mel Gibson's characters ever.
When do we go for a ride?
One of the trashiest plots, some of the cheesiest lines combined with outfits, weapons and special effects that are just laughable in my opinion make this one of the worst movies I know...
Why the "Mad Max" franchise and especially this second part are hyped that much I just cannot understand. Even Mel Gibson's performance is poor!
"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.
Dusty crash-ups, smeared make-up, hockey masks and butt cheeks in the desolate, post-apocalyptic wasteland of distant Australia. Is there anything more quintessentially Mad Max than that lineup? Following hot on the heels of 1979's low-budget original, The Road Warrior (as it was dubbed in America) ups the ante in every sense. Bigger and louder. More visually ambitious. Conceptually tighter, with taller fireballs, scrappier-looking vehicles and a more appropriate (read: super-speedy) pace. It's a solid '80s action movie, released when the world was still trying to figure out what, exactly, that meant.
Max himself might say a dozen words from start to finish - the epitome of the strong, silent type - but his sawed-off shotgun speaks volumes and his grizzled exterior is betrayed by the guilty grin he has for two unlikely cohorts: a fiercely loyal stray dog and a feral, fur-clad young boy. The kid seems redundant, really, given how well Max's pairing with the dog works, but neither relationship feels force-fed or strained and they each have a slightly different role to play in the simple, no-frills story.
Not that anyone is out for high art here. We're all after the crazy bondage outfits, the massive action sets and the twisted metal aftermath. Plenty of that to go around, especially in the quarter-hour of total, unhinged vehicular madness that concludes the whole ordeal. It's stupid and fun, visceral thrills with only the loosest of story beats; the bare minimum necessary to move us from one smoldering pileup to the next. I think my knowledge of / appreciation for Fury Road hurts it, though.
In a world where there is a gasoline shortage and all everyone does it search for gas, how does no one ever run out? Driving large machines and not exactly being fuel efficient you would think at least once.
I just don't understand the love for this franchise.
it truly was a terrible movie, i dont understand how this got a higher score than the first movie (which was great) there were so many plot holes. It really wouldn't have made a difference if max was part of the movie or not. The script was very poorly written and there was no chemistry between the characters. The whole movie was dull and lifeless and a huge disappointment compared to the first movie.
A sequel better than it's predecessor. A satisfying, fast-paced plot along with an engaging premise and intense action sequences makes this a thoroughly entertaining watch.
Mad Max
Mad Max (1979) https://trakt.tv/movies/mad-max-1979
Mad Max 2 (1981) https://trakt.tv/movies/mad-max-2-1981
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) https://trakt.tv/movies/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/mad-max-fury-road-2015
Mad Max: Fury Road (Black & Chrome Edition) (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/mad-max-fury-road-black-chrome-edition-2016
It just occured to me: The Humungus and Toecutter died similar deaths. Both drove towards the front side of a moving truck. The only difference is that one did it accidently (Toecutter) and the other (Humungus) on purpose. I honestly don't know which is stupider and more lackluster.
It won’t be long before this becomes a ‘How To’ survival guide - there’s loads of valuable tips for when the shit really hits the fan.
Always store a weapon underneath your car :knife:
You can survive on dog food :dog2:
Avoid (or kill) maniacs on motorbikes :motorcycle:
It belongs to a select list of films where a sequel outdoes the predecessor. Max Max 2 is better than the first in every way and stands out on its own as an exceptional action film.
Great movie. Just watched it for the first time. Amazing how much inspiration the Fallout series took from this flick.
Sound and image 3.5 / 5. The best of the series, has no lost over time
We enjoyed revisiting this movie.
A step up from the original in terms of bigger budget, action sequences, set pieces and stakes... but that's it! We get the full on dystopian setting. I appreciated the documentary intro at the beginning explaining the apocalypse but it felt like lazy exposition at the same time.
What The Road Warrior ultimately lacks is an emotional core and interesting characters. The first movie at least had that. Max barely speaks and is emotionless in a lot of situations, I liked him better in the first. There's so much potencial with the character that's left untouched. Can't connect to any of the other characters either, they're too underdevelopped. I did like the boomerang kid and I thought he would serve as the emotional piece to Max but we don't really get any of that. The gyrocopter dude was an odd addition, he belonged in another movie.
There's more action than the first, but not that much more, it's mostly in the third act. I was bored for at least half of the movie and the generic story doesn't help. The villain was much better in the first, I thought we were getting some kind of origin story or explanation for why he looks weird but nothing. I found the score to be agressive but that's probably just me. A weird choice to do some sped-up action scenes, it looked awful.
I'm very disappointed overall. I prefer the first and why even bother with this when we have Fury Road?!
This is a much stronger vision compared to the first one, which is probably because of the bigger budget. The camerawork is cleaner, the action and scale are much bigger and the worldbuilding is more compelling. I like that it borrows a lot from steampunk, industrial and metal aesthetics, which leads to cool designs (the cars) as well as some cheesy, dated ones (a lot of the costumes). The major weakness for me continues to be the bad overacting, uninteresting characters and boring story, which are all staples of typical B-movie trash, but here they’re not really executed or elevated in an interesting way. As a result I’m just not that invested when there’s no action, which is basically the entire beginning/middle section. I also don’t agree with some of the filmmaking choices. For example, the opening montage is this really inelegant, unnecessary exposition recap and the John Williams-esque score does too much emotional handholding, nor do I think it fits the film as a whole. When your movie looks like this, I’m looking for something aggressive and nasty, not something that reminds me of Star Wars. Overall, it’s somewhat recommendable for its visionary worldbuilding and well executed action scenes, but when Fury Road does all of that and fixes all of those aforementioned problems, you can’t shake the feeling this has become somewhat obsolete.
5.5/10
The possibilities of the theme are exploited to the full.
First of all, I joined the franchise with Mad Max Fury Road and consider it a masterpiece of action cinema Consequently, the film has a difficult start, as I can’t help but use Fury Road for comparison. Effects, technology, digital post-processing and all other technological advances of the years between the two films aside and purely content-related remains one thing to be noted. Fury Road has simply picked out the most exciting and exciting part of Mad Max 2, dragged it out without creating lengths. On the other hand, with Mad Max 2, the first two thirds feel very lengthy, especially with today’s viewing habits. The ending, on the other hand, is also very exciting staged action. Nevertheless, and that’s why I would recommend this film to fans of Fury Road to see where some ideas come from and because it has its show values.
Everything that the first "Mad Max" should have been and more. However, while the first movie had a grittier and more dramatic tone, things are more cartoony and tongue-in-cheek here, probably to match the overblown presentation and campy costumes. Call it style over substance, but the art direction and action sequences manage to carry the film brilliantly even four decades later.
My major complaints are, again, the soundtrack (unfortunately, the same guy from the first movie is back), and the main villain’s voice, which kind of spoiled the character’s threatening appearance.
After admittedly being a bit disappointed with the original Mad Max, this improved in almost every way. This is much more the Mad Max I expected and looked forward to. Is it perfect? Nope. But it’s a fun action movie and very happy to have seen it!
Rating: 3.5/5 - 8/10 - Would Recommend
Acting: 2/3
Cinematography: 2/3
Story: 2/3
Enjoy: +1
This movie is fantastic and is most definitely the Mad Max: Fury Road of the eighties.
Overrated. Looks 80s cheesy. The first one looks timeless. The only good things are the opening montage (great world building) and the final 20 minutes.
do you want to know how is live after post apocalyptic ?
do you want to know how are people living in that time ?
do you want to know how mush savage is there in that time ?
then you should watch MAD MAX it is one of Mel Gibson best movies you well Certainly love this movie
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Not has good as the first time around and nothing on the first film, just didn’t have same vibe and did feel draggy and not much happen.