Review of Mad Max 2 (1981) by Maineutral R — 21 Jan 2014

While far from perfect, Mad Max 2 knows how a sequel must be, and the consensus pretty much summarizes the No.1 rule of a sequel: Bigger, faster, louder, but definitely not dumber. Mad Max 2 is all that.

Action scenes, pacing, scale, climax and filming is all done incredibly, the downside is the story: a bit tin for a movie with such ambitions and some of the acting is boring, while Gibson is excellent as Max. But still, Mad Max 2 is a good action movie of the old days, has very impressive action, better pacing than the first and surprisingly, the photography is great, maybe some of the best I have seen, at such level like in Lawrence of Arabia. The shots, angles and photography is something you don't usually give a shit in an action movie, but Mad Max 2 shines with those: the landscapes are filmed and photographed in such a way, it makes the world feel bigger and upgrades the scale of the movie, filmed almost as it was an epic. All this makes Mad Max 2 definitely worth watching at any moment.

A great example of sequel, The Road Warrior is superior to the original Mad Max, an example all sequels should follow (and had, like The Dark Knight or Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). Is the best movie ever? No. Is it the best sequel ever? No, but is one of the best and very close. Does it worth before dying? Yes. Should I stop making questions? Yes, and stupid answers to them too. Just watch it, you won't feel bad, but proud and satisfied.