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Post by Dutch on Feb 15, 2008 11:24:02 GMT -5
Definatly Vernon Wells second best performance as Wez the crazy biker, i really like him in this ecspecially when he does that crazy scream at the start.
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Post by MacReady on Feb 15, 2008 15:59:06 GMT -5
"Be my dog of war!" I haven`t seen this one in year`s The chase at the end is terrific.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2008 16:08:36 GMT -5
This, along with Fortress, is in my top 3 Vernon Wells performances. Crazy ol' Wez. This movie is a bloody classic--every second of it. Simply the greatest of the post-apocalyptic genre, and one of Mel Gibson's greatest roles (best is Riggs in Lethal Weapon). It's a shame there's no decent dvd out for this gem, just the piece-of-crap Warner Bros. plain Jane release with hardly anything on it at all--just like the dvd's of Showdown in Little Tokyo and Boiling Point. One shocking thing is that Bennett actually has a male lover in this flick--something we never really see in his movies, but is obviously there behind the closed door.
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Post by Pissant Soldier on Feb 16, 2008 5:35:05 GMT -5
I'm loving that Bennet sig Fake Mustache!
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Post by commandorulez on Feb 2, 2009 0:10:54 GMT -5
The Road Warrior is the mecca of post apocalyptic flicks and not just because of Wez. Mad Max is one cold hearted dude in this flick. Look at what he does in this one: 1. Leaves the Gyro-Captain tied to a tree and never goes back for him. 2. Finds said Gyro-Captain later and uses him for a pack mule. 3. Sends an innocent kid out of the broken windsheild of a Semi-Truck to retreave his ammunition while the truck is going 75 mph and with the possibility that the psycho Wez could still be out there.
This is my favorite of all of Mel Gibson's movies and I only hope that some day it will get the treatment it deserves on DVD.
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Post by Wildey on Feb 2, 2009 16:17:29 GMT -5
I think Beyond Thunderdome is a 'reet good film as well, even if it was watered down (PG-13).
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Post by Jeff Goldblum on Feb 2, 2009 19:20:29 GMT -5
I only hope that some day it will get the treatment it deserves on DVD. Yeah, the Road Warrior was one of the first Warner movies to receive the dvd treatment. In fact, the dvd is so old, it only credits Gibson with three Lethal Weapon films. LW4 wasn't even complete at the time! The film was recently updated for Blu-ray, but a new dvd seems unlikely at this point. Oddly, Warner released a fairly nice VHS special edition back around 1999/2000- but never bothered to update the dvd. I think Beyond Thunderdome is a 'reet good film as well, even if it was watered down (PG-13). I also think Beyond Thunderdome is greatly underrated. What it lacks in car stunts and action it makes up for with creativity and imagination. I've always enjoyed the nomadic portrayal of Max, and the Bartertown/Lost Children societies are both well-realized. There's some very good science fiction ideas on display. It's popular to make a comparison to Return of the Jedi- and that film's kid-friendly Ewok culture- but Thunderdome is actually a fairly serious-minded affair. Each of the Max Max films featured an interesting and unique approach to the character, and it remains a very solid trilogy. It's a shame we never got Gibson back for Fury Road, but I like to think there's still a possibility he could return. Despite Gibson's frequent complaint that he's gotten too old, Max was hardly the most physical of roles. Aside from the Thunderdome battle, most of his stunts took place behind a wheel. George Miller insists he's still going forward- with or without Gibson- but I think the project would hold far more appeal with the original Max. I'd much rather see an older version of the character involved in a "retired gunfighter" type of story than yet another prequel or reboot.
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Post by commandorulez on Feb 14, 2009 20:04:43 GMT -5
You can't make a Mad Max film without Mad Max. Mel Gibson is to Mad Max as Kurt Russell is to Snake Plisskin. Recasting just can't be done.
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