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| Year: | 1981 |
| Country of origin: | Australia |
| Director: | George Miller |
| Genre: | Isolation, revenge, homo-eroticism |
| Starring: | Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence |
| Rating: | 5/5 |
| IMDB link: | http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082694/ |
| Tagline: | Ruthless... Savage... Spectacular |
| Favourite line: | "My life fades. The vision dims. All that remains are memories. I remember a time of chaos. Ruined dreams. This wasted land. But most of all, I remember The Road Warrior. The man we called Max" |
Not many sequels manage to be superior to the originals from which they were spawned, but this is such an example.
A bigger budget equals bigger stunts and set pieces and, whilst that does not always equate to a better movie, in this case it surely does.
Max is now a wanderer, living a solitary existence, constantly searching for food and, that most precious of resources, petrol, without any sense of purpose. When he happens upon a small community who are being violently harassed by a biker gang he reluctantly becomes their only hope of salvation.
Stunning action scenes, great car / bike chases, and Mel in top form, this is a very good movie.
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