Review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) by Matt L — 08 Jun 2008
"Two men enter, one man leaves." That is such a great line to the thunderdome concept. It is just too bad that the rest of the movie is only so-so at best.Just from hearing the title, you expect to see Mad Max fighting in the thunderdome in some sort of tournament or something.
In fact, this film isn't like that at all.The first part of the film is what one expects to see. Mad Max finds his way into an oasis town before making a deal to fight in the thunderdome. This just happens to be the best part of the film.
That's right. The best part takes place within the first half of the movie. What about the final fight at the end, where Mad Max takes on the baddest motherf***** in town? There isn't any final fight.
There is only one fight in the thunderdome and that is it. No more thunderdome for the rest of the film.As for the fight, it is highly entertaining. The two combatants are attached to elastic straps, which allow them to fly all over the dome and grab a variety of weapons to kill each other with.
Great stuff.The middle of the film is weird. Mad Max stumbles across a colony of young people and it is like watching the lost boys from Hook. Eventually stuff happens and you end up with a decent vehicle chase at the end.
That's all there is to it.Mel Gibson is able to pull off Max again, while Tina Turner is only an average heel. Helen Buday also provides something nice to look at.Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has a decent story, but it strays away from itself and this is its downfall.
Take a chance and see what you think.
This review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was written by Matt L on 08 Jun 2008.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has generally received positive reviews.
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