Review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) by Charlie R — 08 Mar 2008
Aunty Entity: Remember where you are - this is Thunderdome, and death is listening, and will take the first man that screams.
To follow up a movie as epic as Road Warrior, you need something pretty amazing, and while there are some flaws in this final chapter of the Mad Max trilogy, it is still full of imagination and some cool scenes.
Gibson is back as Max, with an opening sequence involving the same characters from the end claiming to have never seen the Road Warrior again, seeing him again and stealing his vehicle.
Max then walks to a place known as Bartertown, to find a new means of transportation. There he meets the town chief, Auntie Entity, played by Tina Turner.
She offers Max the chance to leave with plenty of supplies if he eliminates the other leader of Bartertown. This is Master-Blaster, a person made up of two people, one is the brains, the other is the brawn. He lives in the depths of Bartertown, controlling the electricity.
To get the job done, Max must fight Blaster in Thunderdome.
Dr. Dealgood: [giving instructions to Mad Max and Blaster prior to their battle] Thunderdome's simple. Get to the weapons, use them any way you can. I know you won't break the rules, because there aren't any.
This is the highlight of the movie, and sadly not seen long enough to justify its use in the title.
After the events transpire there, Max eventually winds up in the desert, where he encounters a group of lost boys and things carry on fro there.
Director George Miller returns, but only to direct the action scenes, which is apparent, because his style is so distinct, that compare to the rest of the film, has plenty more energy.
This whole film seems like it could have functioned without Max, a series that could have easily ended after the first sequel, but it is still very entertaining.
All of the crazy characters, neat post-apocalyptic set design, awesome action sequences including Thunderdome and a much delayed car chase, as opposed to the other films of this series - these things all add up to a lot of fun.
A fine conclusion to this series down under.
Jedediah the Pilot: We're not gonna make it.
Max: We haven't got any choice.
Jedediah the Pilot: between them and us, there isn't enough runway.
Max: There will be.
This review of Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was written by Charlie R on 08 Mar 2008.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome has generally received positive reviews.
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