Review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) by Cory W — 22 Sep 2010
This final entry in the series doesn't match up to the previous two, but it could've been a lot worse. Case in point, popstar Tina Turner (famed for "What's Love Got to Do with It?") was hired to do this film, which wasn't necessarily a wise career move, but she manages to deliver a fine performance nonetheless.
Sure, the film's visuals are glossier, the film's music is akin to the spirit of the Mad Max films, and some of the action is still present, but the plot jumps the shark in the middle by bringing Max to a tribe reminiscent of the Lost Boys of Neverland (which was crap), familiar characters from the second one are reduced to cameos and could've been given a larger role in the film's events other than its outcome, and the film loses the series' trademark violent, bleak edge and low-budget charm from being more family-friendly and ambitious.
Mel Gibson still retains his dignity and the awesomeness of his character even amongst the laborious pace (well, that's a first) and New Age/political gobbledy-gook of this installment. Overall, this trilogy was good and somehow this film ended up being better than most threequels (like, say.
.. the colossal disaster that was Spiderman 3).
This review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was written by Cory W on 22 Sep 2010.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has generally received positive reviews.
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