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Favourite Mad Max movie

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, May 2, 2009 20:50
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Monday, April 20, 2009 5:53 AM

Road Warrior is 1.
Mad Max is 2.

After taking a chance on this nobody mel gibson, Mad Max was a hit and they needed another flick with this character, but with the angst of not replacing his love lost, his dead wife. They also wanted a more worldwide audience. They marveled at the success and marketing of the Eastwood Man-with-No-Name concepts. The Stranger (rereleased as "Fistfull of Dollars"), The Two Strangers (rereleased as "For a Few Dollars More"), The Three Strangers (rereleased as "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly"), High Plains Drifter, Outlaw Josie Wales, etc.
The Amercian Civil War was the time of tremendous change, and so suggesting the future war of Australia was one way to bridge the 2 films with he same character.
I didn't think it the smoothest, but it did seem to work. IIRC Star Wars I and IV had a bit of a time gap in them as well.

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Monday, April 20, 2009 4:25 PM

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Originally posted by ecgordon:

Beyond Thunderdome is as bad an ending to the trilogy as Revolutions was for The Matrix.

Invalid comparison; no movie sequel ever made was as bad as Matrix Revulsions.
It makes Battle For The Planet Of The Apes look like Shakespeare.


The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, April 20, 2009 4:27 PM

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Originally posted by Kirkules:

This has got to be a joke. You may be the only human alive that thinks Thunderdome is better than Road Warrior.

I didn't say it was better (it's definitely not), just that it's my favourite, Kirk. The way Star Trek TMP is my favourite Trek film.
I am unique and flawed, don't make me execute my prime function.


The laughing Chrisisall

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Monday, April 20, 2009 4:30 PM

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Originally posted by cozen:
George Miller got it right the first time.


I lurve the first one, and for a while it was my favourite. Then the second one was, for its narrative quality. But I totally over-watched them. I just bought Thunderdome, and find that I really like it- I miss the Falcon, but I dig the characterizations & cool ending.


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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 9:50 PM

thunderdome then the road warrior is the best. thunderdome for the train and tina turners town it ruled. liked the dome fights with big guy with midgit on his back felt sorry for the little guy. road warrior set up the others showing i think the start of the decline of civilization.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:32 PM

"Two days ago, I saw a rig that could haul that tanker. You people want to get out of here? Talk to me!" Max

The Road Warrior! No contest.

Thunder Dome was okay, but I could have done without the "Captain Walker" section. More Barter Town, less goofy kids!

I'd given some thought to movin' off the edge -- not an ideal location -- thinkin' a place in the middle.

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Saturday, May 2, 2009 8:50 PM

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Originally posted by MacBaker:
"Two days ago, I saw a rig that could haul that tanker. You people want to get out of here? Talk to me!" Max


You just quoted Mel's biggest chunk of dialogue in that movie.


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