Review of Mad Max (1979) by Danny B — 17 May 2015

I watched the original Mad Max starring the extremely talented Mel Gibson directly after seeing the newest one featuring Tom Hardy. Personally, I've never been a big fan of older films: they're less satisfying and don't hold up to my standards as much as other die-hard filmgoers as they do for me.

While I do understand how good movies like Mad Max were for their time, they just rarely ever do it for me. Mel Gibson plays Max at least 15 years before the events of Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), and he's just as quiet as Tom Hardy's portrayal.

Here, there is no apocalypse, unlike Fury Road: instead we have an alternative Australia where cops are men in leather jeans and biker jackets. I have nothing against this film, because I know my opinion is a little biased.

However, I still feel like it didn't age well, over 35 years later.