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Grant Page,
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George Miller,
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: MGM
: Action, Foreign, Science Fiction , Post-Apocalypse, Chase, Quest, Chase, Australia & New Zealand
: 94 min.
: English
: English, Spanish, French
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This stunning, post-apocalyptic action thriller from director George Miller stars Mel Gibson as Max Rockatansky, a policeman in the near future who is tired of his job. Since the apocalypse, the lengthy, desolate stretches of highway in the Australian outback have become bloodstained battlegrounds. Max has seen too many innocents and fellow officers murdered by the bomb's savage offspring, bestial marauding bikers for whom killing, rape, and looting is a way of life. He just wants to retire and spend time with his wife and son but lets his boss talk him into taking a peaceful vacation and he starts to reconsider. Then his world is shattered as a gang led by the evil Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne) murders his family in retaliation for the death of one of its members. Dead inside, Max straps on his helmet and climbs into a souped-up V8 racing machine to seek his bloody revenge. Despite an obviously low budget and a plot reminiscent of many spaghetti Westerns, Mad Max is tremendously exciting, thanks to some of the most spectacular road stunts ever put on film. Cinematographer David Eggby and stunt coordinator Grant Page did some of their best work under Miller's direction and crafted a gritty, gripping thrill ride which spawned two sequels, numerous imitations, and made Mel Gibson an international star. One sequence, in which a man is chained to a car and must cut off a limb before the machine explodes is one of the most tense scenes of the decade. The American version dubbed all the voices -- including Gibson's -- in a particularly cartoonish manner. Trivia buffs should note that Max's car is a 1973 Ford Falcon GT Coupe with a 300 bhp 351C V8 engine, customized with the front end of a Ford Fairmont and other modifications. ~ Robert Firsching, All Movie Guide
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by rakdaddy
June 6, 2002 - 2:13 PM PDT
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8 out of 8 members found this review helpful
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| I can't say enough good things about this DVD. First, and probably best, the print looks beautiful. All those big Australian skies look clear blue and sharp. The action is that much more kinetic and exciting: duels on the highway! Explosions in the desert! Rah! Second, we Americans can hear the original Australian dialog. For years, the only version we've gotten is a dubbed one, where everyone's voice has been replaced by American actors. No more, baby. We get to hear Mel Gibson as a young man, and, good gravy, you can see why he's still big today. Charisma. He's got it. The extras are just as great: commentary from the filmmakers, plus two featurettes. Rent it and crank up the sound. Woot. |
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