The first film Mad Max (1979) was good, though it could have been better, it was still not bad of a revenge movie to start to the Mad Max franchise, and the sequel Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) was a fun and entertaining action movie that I liked more than the first; after watching the sequel, I have heard from fans that the third film is not the best one, so after watching it for the first time I will say that it is just ok compared to the last film. The third film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was an entertaining enough film that has good performances, a few fun action sequences, cinematography that looks good, nice looking camera work, good enough antagonists, well-done stunts, and a slow but fast pace that can be entertaining; I did like the look of the town Max goes through and goes against, along with all these other characters he meets during the movie like a queen running the town, and the whole Thunderdome part of the premise could have been built up better for the third act instead of being used too early/quickly.
Mel Gibson was great once again as the lead character Max with him just being a drifter being exiled and rebelling against this advanced town, and being cool when doing certain things to go against the queen, along with him finding a group of abandoned children who help him thinking he is this hero they are looking for; I will say he was still a cool character just like in the other films, so when there is a fun action scene or dialogue scene, he is entertaining and tough when he is talking to certain people to mess with them or get them on his side. The rest of the characters are weird or crazy, with them having some over the top performances that were entertaining to watch; there was a reliable performance that was from this queen running this town named Aunty Entity played well by Tina Turner, and there are these two characters named The Master and The Blaster who are tough and entertaining to watch in the scenes they are in, especially when they go up against Max.
The cinematography and camera work were excellent with there being nice shots of the town or nice looking shots of the desert wasteland, especially in the occasional action scene that has well-handled camera shots with good stunts and practical effects; I will say that the editing is good, in this you can tell what is happening and there is an occasional wide shot showing everything in frame, so you can now see any car crashes, shootings, or explosions that occur. I will just say there are a lot of fun and entertaining moments that occur in the performances, the third act climax, and how the Thunderdome was shown. Also, I will add that I like the look of the Thunderdome with a variety of weird looking characters, and the fight in the Thunderdome with Max was entertaining to watch; after the use of the Thunderdome early in the movie, I was interested what was going to happen next after it already showed the main focus of the film, but I feel like it should have saved it for the third act along with the film having a slow pace at first until it goes faster by the third act.
The third film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was an entertaining enough film that has good performances, a few fun action sequences, cinematography that looks good, nice looking camera work, good enough antagonists, well-done stunts, and a slow but fast pace that can be entertaining; I did like the look of the town Max goes through and goes against, along with all these other characters he meets during the movie like a queen running the town, and I liked the whole Thunderdome part of the premise. I will end this by saying that I liked the second film more than the first film and this third film, I just thought the second film was a better handled movie, but Mel Gibson is still cool in the role of the character Max; I now understand why there are lots of people/fans who think this film is the weakest in the old original trilogy, because I do agree, and even though this film was not as good as the last film I am still on board with this George Miller as a director and the world he has created.
Mel Gibson was great once again as the lead character Max with him just being a drifter being exiled and rebelling against this advanced town, and being cool when doing certain things to go against the queen, along with him finding a group of abandoned children who help him thinking he is this hero they are looking for; I will say he was still a cool character just like in the other films, so when there is a fun action scene or dialogue scene, he is entertaining and tough when he is talking to certain people to mess with them or get them on his side. The rest of the characters are weird or crazy, with them having some over the top performances that were entertaining to watch; there was a reliable performance that was from this queen running this town named Aunty Entity played well by Tina Turner, and there are these two characters named The Master and The Blaster who are tough and entertaining to watch in the scenes they are in, especially when they go up against Max.
The cinematography and camera work were excellent with there being nice shots of the town or nice looking shots of the desert wasteland, especially in the occasional action scene that has well-handled camera shots with good stunts and practical effects; I will say that the editing is good, in this you can tell what is happening and there is an occasional wide shot showing everything in frame, so you can now see any car crashes, shootings, or explosions that occur. I will just say there are a lot of fun and entertaining moments that occur in the performances, the third act climax, and how the Thunderdome was shown. Also, I will add that I like the look of the Thunderdome with a variety of weird looking characters, and the fight in the Thunderdome with Max was entertaining to watch; after the use of the Thunderdome early in the movie, I was interested what was going to happen next after it already showed the main focus of the film, but I feel like it should have saved it for the third act along with the film having a slow pace at first until it goes faster by the third act.
The third film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) was an entertaining enough film that has good performances, a few fun action sequences, cinematography that looks good, nice looking camera work, good enough antagonists, well-done stunts, and a slow but fast pace that can be entertaining; I did like the look of the town Max goes through and goes against, along with all these other characters he meets during the movie like a queen running the town, and I liked the whole Thunderdome part of the premise. I will end this by saying that I liked the second film more than the first film and this third film, I just thought the second film was a better handled movie, but Mel Gibson is still cool in the role of the character Max; I now understand why there are lots of people/fans who think this film is the weakest in the old original trilogy, because I do agree, and even though this film was not as good as the last film I am still on board with this George Miller as a director and the world he has created.
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