(1981)
Mad Max 2 belongs to a select band (stand up, Evil Dead II) of second installments that are a more iconic than, and superior to, the original. The Road Warrior mostly holds up, even if the post-apocalyptic fashions are a bit on the '80s side. Gibson's far more compelling here than in later years when post-Lethal Weapon goofing and mullet-acting took precedence.
Interesting to hear George Miller and Dean Semler on the Blu-ray commentary talking about the decidedly non-arty, get-it-done approach to making the film, and the agreement that its continuing popularity is down to everything being real; if it was made today there'd be so much done in post as effects shots it would lose that immediacy. I hope Miller remembers that if he ever gets Fury Road off the ground (and especially since Happy Feet was about as far from Max as you can get).
Interesting to hear George Miller and Dean Semler on the Blu-ray commentary talking about the decidedly non-arty, get-it-done approach to making the film, and the agreement that its continuing popularity is down to everything being real; if it was made today there'd be so much done in post as effects shots it would lose that immediacy. I hope Miller remembers that if he ever gets Fury Road off the ground (and especially since Happy Feet was about as far from Max as you can get).
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