Mad Max 2 (1982)
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
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Good story, Not enough for a whole film
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
This action film is not only one of the best post apocalyptic fantasy films ever, but it was one of the best action films ever. It was great until they decided to insert Tine Turner and later reboot with a woman instead of a man (sigh the cliches...)Mad Max 2 was thrilling, scary, non-stop, interesting, men were men and women were women hot, thin and sexy
(Flash Review)Simple plot. Mad Max, a former policeman turned enforcer for hire, helps civilians living in a fuel refinery protect their resources from road pirates. This felt about as empty as the first one. Lots of time goes by without much story progression and just a little character development. A couple car smash and people bashing scenes through the first 2 acts. The last act was the behemoth car and truck chase scene on the endless dessert road. That was pretty exciting but I still feel this film is overrated but at least the story was more substantial then the first one.
The 1981 movie "The Road Warrior" is a highly overrated action film. The story is naive and the action sequences are mediocre. There is simply nothing thrilling. Perhaps the only surprising scene is when Wez climbs up the truck and scares the Feral Kid. It can hardly match its 2015 sequel "Fury Road".
Clearly this is one of the best movies ever made regardless of genre. I first watched this movie as a college student in the 80's. The filming and action sequences were so far ahead of its time. Watching tonight some 35 years later still sends tingles down my spine. This is the best of the Mad Max series by far.