Mad Max special edition DVD-2002 release

While the Mad Max series is in need of a re-release, this 2002 DVD is the most current one of any of the three films. The commentary tracks (featuring directors, production crew and trivia experts) alone are well worth buying the special edition over the regular DVD version. They are entertaining, informative and answer a lot of the questions you've found yourself asking if you have seen this movie before. Also included are the original Australian audio as well as the hilarious U.S. dubbed audio. The other special features are somewhat negligible, but worth watching anyway. My favorite aspect of the film is the fact that all the stunts were performed by actual human beings, driving real vehicles. If you're tired of the overly CGI laden action movies of today, this should be a refreshing alternative. The action is only a bonus to the gripping story, though. Mad Max is the dramatic tale of the transformation of an ordinary man into a hardened survivor of a post-apocalyptic wasteland. If the Road Warrior or Beyond Thunderdome drew you into the series (as they did me) this is where it all starts. You'll learn the tragic origins of the man they call Max and find out why he's so mad at the world.

Mad Max DVD

I remember seeing this movie when I was a kid and thought it was awesome. Mad Max is set in a post-apocalyptic Australia. The criminal element is ruthless but the law enforcement counters them with equal tactics. When Max runs afoul of a motorcycle gang, they kill his family. After a period of grieving, Max dons his police uniform and saddles up in one of the last of the V-8 Interceptor police cruisers. Max mercilessly hunts down the bikers one by one until the final showdown with the leader. Max gets his justice. Best viewed on a flat screen tv with a high end surround sound system. Mad Max promises plenty of action. Buy it, you won't be disappointed.

The real first Mad Max

Th original Mad Max film, not nearly as well-known as Road Warrior or Thunderdome. it sets the stage, you see the earlier time in his life and the background of why the outback is a post-apocalypse wasteland.

We haven't reached the home-made vehicles yet in this one, they are driving souped-up Ford Falcons, which, while not Chevy Vegas, are just as goofy.

Still essential if you are watching Mad Max at all.

Road Rash Apocalypse Style!

Classic Debut by Mel Gibson, this film is considered prophetic by some, dull and violent by others. There are moments where you do not want your children watching with you, as violence is the central theme around which the plot rotates.

Fuel is not much available after the Big One Atomic War, so they run around fighting over fuel. The conflict develops primitive style alliances around food and energy, and the teams struggle against each other for something that is never quite revealed. Oh yes, fuel, gasoline.

This is a cult classic which launched dirctor/actor Mel Gibson's career from his humble beginnings in Australia. Considered prophetic by some because it is a daily tragedy on our highways today, where we collide with each other in a struggle to provide. And it has some moments where hope is lost, in tune with the post-apocalyptic theme.

Just the commentary alone is worth the purchase price, simply awesome!

Simply the best DVD version of this classic Australian film. A feature length commentary and text trivia track with two great documentaries. Awesome!