Mad Max 2 (1982)

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

The Road Warrior, is easily one of my favorite movies of all time. The world has taken a drastic turn since Mad Max and we are now in a completely identifiable dystopian future. The action, characters, and story for this one are absolutely superb. It ranks in so many top ten lists of mine its criminal: 80's movies, action movies, science fiction movies, and best sequels.

(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.

There is more to the Mad Max Franchise than just car chases and cashes. It is a story of a man named Max, it is his story, glimpses into his life after a world collapse. This story takes place after his wife and child were brutally murdered (the original film), the times are rough and the people are growing more desperate mainly for fuel. Gangs are everywhere, the violence is increasing and Max and his dog are in the middle of all it all - surviving any way they can.If you think about all the gangs and violence going on in the world as it already is then imagine if the world economy collapsed or even any survivors after WW3 -- I think you see where I'm going with this - the Mad Max films are not all that far-fetched IF the world economy collapses or WW3 happens in the real world. People are already violent, gangs and the world is a mess as it is. I find this franchise plausible: a fight over fuel.9/10

Road Warrior was by far the best of the original trilogy as in terms of action, plot and style, which has been one of the most used in the majority of post-apocalyptic story- lines in films, TV series, comics and video-games. In short this one and the Terminator three years later are the archetype of how to make a world after we have destroyed your civilization. To the setting, years after the events of the first flick ,we see that the society has crumble due to the near complete exhaustion of the global oil reserves and now the wasteland is filled by motor crazy, gasoline hungry gangs and drifters who fight each other in order to get some petrol, because in the wasteland their but one rule : find oil by any means, because no oil, no mobility and then no food, water or protection. In general the creators of the film took inspiration from the oil crisis of 1973 and 1979 and went berserk with the idea. That was an amazing idea for the film hit hard then (and even now) to our dependence of the fossil fuels, which some day will be gone and then let's hope that we have find a solution to the problem.As for the plot, it is pretty simple in that desolation we follow our protagonist, the stoic Max Rockatansky, who shambles on oil rich community ,which is besieged by a gang of sadistic motorcyclist and decide to give them a hand for them to get out. That is,nothing more the rest in on the shoulder of the director George Miller, his co-writer Terry Hayes and the actors lead by Mel Gidson to make you invested to the plot and world they are in. Also that simplicity works to the favor of the crew and the film ,because they didn't have to think continuously what was happening and so they had their minds fixed on doing their best and in definitely paid of. As the production of the film, even though it had about tens times the budget of the 1979 predecessor it was still quit low so that premonition simple story allow them to focus it in them vehicles, stunts and costumes to bring this world to life.As for the action, holly cow dang(the no curse rules of IMDb is a bit annoying) even 36 years after holds up very well and the practical effects were amazing. Side note here one of the reason of why the stunts look so great and painful it is because some of them weren't stunts at all, the drivers for real lost control of their vehicle and face plant to the ground. Ah well you can't make an omelet with out breaking some eggs.In conclusion the flick rocks, it worth every minute of it (the 95 minute version) and if you want to make a film about how the world could be after we have devastated it then that is a good place to start your study!