Reviews

The film succeeds in what it sets out to achieve as far as a straightforward post-apocalyptic action film goes.

It's funny to think that the main strength of a movie that features flamethrowers and outlandish, bondage-inspired costumes is a less is more approach, but I found that the main heft of the film comes from a certain degree of minimalism when it comes to the main character.

The only Mad Max movie I'd seen was Fury Road, so it was an interesting experience to go backwards and see where a lot of the elements from Fury Road originate from, it definitely feels like a companion piece between the films.

It's true that in the prologue of this film, there are scenes which show why Max (Mel Gibson) went mad, based on what happened in the first film, but they basically have nothing to do with what happens in this film.

On a personal level this film holds a deep meaning for me...it's tenet that runs through this movie and also in Beyond Thunder Dome...The cool thing about Road Warrior is that despite all of the carnage and violence, Max has a personal code of honor that he holds to and I admire that.

This film was a perfect mix of action, sci-fi, and fantasy, and they blended perfectly together for this film, and it much surpasses its slower paced Mad Max, and the more action-packed Fury Road.

You'd think with my fondness for post-apocalyptic science-fiction (especially the Fallout videogame series) that I'd be all over the Mad Max films.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

The Road Warrior (AKA Mad Max 2): 1981 (R) -19

In Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, something really terrible has happened to civilization since that first movie and now Max lives in a total dog eat dog world.