tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post5878093321613241972..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Mad Max (1979)Roman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-92051981418182341812016-07-30T08:26:36.708-07:002016-07-30T08:26:36.708-07:00Yeah that car chase was excellent. And on such a s...Yeah that car chase was excellent. And on such a small budget... just damn impressive. But yeah this was more of a character piece building on itself to its climax. But from the title and the reputation I was just expecting a different movie. I need to give it another viewing some day. I'm sure my opinion will improve.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-218151022707987912016-07-29T08:25:13.560-07:002016-07-29T08:25:13.560-07:00I saw MAD MAX at an impressionable age before THE ...I saw MAD MAX at an impressionable age before THE ROAD WARRIOR and THUNDERDOME so it really affected me. The opening car chase is one of THE best ways to not only introduce the main character but the world he exists in - very memorable. Also, it introduced Miller's distinctive way of filming action scenes - that low to the ground camera angles and filming cars at such fast speeds (or doing it via camera speeds) really gives these sequences an immediate, visceral quality that can't be beat.<br /><br />I would say that the film does drag in bits between action sequences but it's never boring and does go a long way in building up the character of Max and believably creating an arc for how his character goes from loving family man to cold-blooded vengeance killer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164105442273577128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-73253054622705368662016-06-27T09:24:56.371-07:002016-06-27T09:24:56.371-07:00Yeah that scene with the flipped car is classic. M...Yeah that scene with the flipped car is classic. Mel does a great job with the intensity for sure. The final ten minutes are really handled well. I just think I was expecting wall to wall action and got a slow burn instead. Not a bad thing, just not quite what I expected.Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-72047171779766001472016-06-27T09:23:32.281-07:002016-06-27T09:23:32.281-07:00Yeah, "Mad Max" was a solid movie with s...Yeah, "Mad Max" was a solid movie with some great moments, especially considering the budget. Nice comparison to "Terminator" for sure.<br /><br />I don't even think we caught the first 20 minutes of "Beyond Thunderdome" it was some where in the middle of the movie. I didn't let it impact my desire to the other films, I was just wondering what Tina Turner was doing in the film. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-27958157944418121112016-06-26T15:43:05.035-07:002016-06-26T15:43:05.035-07:00Yeah, I gotta admit I was a little disappointed wi...Yeah, I gotta admit I was a little disappointed with it too on the first viewing. That said I've grown to appreciate it with subsequent viewings. When I first saw it I thought, well, it's okay, but compared to 2001 or even the original Planet of the Apes, I thought they did a much better job. But then as Richard says, they had much bigger budgets. <br /><br />I rewatched it again before I saw Fury Road because I had read where the actor, Hugh Keays-Byrne, who played Toecutter had reprized his role in Fury Road as the head villain. He makes a good one too. <br /><br />There are scenes in Mad Max though that are classic along with all that carnage and high speed chases. One of them is when Max confronts one of the gang who has turned upside down in his car and is leaking gas on the road. I own all the Road Warrior films, and Mad Max may be my least favorite of all of them for now. But there are moments from all of them that I enjoy. El Voxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05985563041511492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-50140062264006456252016-06-26T11:02:05.860-07:002016-06-26T11:02:05.860-07:00Like “Alien” or “Terminator,” “Mad Max” was a mode...Like “Alien” or “Terminator,” “Mad Max” was a modestly budgeted film that spawned a big-budget blockbuster sequel. (The “Road Warrior” works despite the curious “boy meets girl, boy gradually wins over girl, boy ignores girl” element.) I can see how seeing the movies (or even just the trailers) in reverse order would mess with one’s expectations. “Beyond Thunderdome” is the weakest of the bunch and is an awkward place to start: not as bad a place as “Alien 3,” perhaps, but almost. I might have quit at 20 minutes too, were it my introduction to the franchise.Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com