Review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) by Hunter D — 02 Nov 2009
It's easy to see why this movie is seen as such a disappointment, as it lacks the blistering intensity of the first two films. This can probably be partially attributed to George Miller's mild involvement, as he left most of the directing duties to George Ogilvie after his producer and friend Byron Kennedy died in a helicopter crash during a location scout.
Miller's tight, firm hand can be clearly seen in all the action scenes, however the plot moves along at an uneven pace, moving too slowly when not much is going on, and moving far too quickly when a lot of important things are happening.
BEYOND THUNDERDOME has its iconic moments though. The Thunderdome fight between Max and Blaster is highly entertaining and original, and the house train car chase is great set-piece of high adventure.
Plus this movie has Master Blaster (easily one of the weirdest characters I've seen in a genre movie), who happens to be a dwarf in a samurai helmet riding on a muscular armored man-child, and their job is to extract methane as energy from pig feces to power an outpost called Bartertown that is ruled by a post-Ike Tina Turner.
What the fuck.
This review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was written by Hunter D on 02 Nov 2009.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has generally received positive reviews.
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