The
Earth has gone to war and created a post-apocalyptic universe of dust. The remaining humans are left to fight
for scraps to maintain their existence. A group of survivors live in a gasoline refinery in the
Australian outback. They fight for
their lives and protect their gasoline supplies from barbarian warriors. Oil has become a commodity more
precious than gold. The leftover
vehicles of the previous Earth are used for transportation. Motorcycles, trucks, tankers and customized
racing cars from 1982. Max is now a
nomad wandering the outback after the death of this wife and child. When he meets the refinery group, his original plan is to take their oil but he decides to join them in their fight with the marauders. He volunteers to drive an oil
tanker-truck in a drive to the coast even though he knows he will be followed and attacked by many
men.
I
wanted to see the other films that came before the recent new release Mad Max:
Fury Road. Mad Max was released in
1979, Mad Max 2 in 1981, Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome in
1985, Mad Max: Renegade in 2011. One thing all the films have in common is action with limited
character development, dialogue and plot.
Special effects and stunts are the backbone. There is a high body count and many of the vehicles are demolished during the chases. There are a lot of plot similarities between this film and the new release. 3* (This movie is OK)
94
min Action directed by George Miller with Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael
Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty, Virginia Hey,
William Zappa, Arkie Whiteley, Steve J. Spears, Syd Heylen.
Note: Imdb 7.6 out of 10, 98% critic 85%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 3 ½*.
Special
Note: Since the first release proved to be a hit with audiences, there had to be sequels. I did not pay close attention to the
beginning scenes in this film, there is a lot of violence and brutality that does ease up to more tolerable levels.
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