Mad Max 35th Anniversary (WS/RPKG/DVD)

A bona ride CLASSIC, which retains its status as such. Quite frankly, I am a bit suspicious about the number of one and two star ratings this film has, along with the three or four word “review” attached. A bombastic performance from Gibson, whose pending SUSPERSTAR status was clearly on display in his first major film role, combined with incredible action sequences and a straight-forward revenge plot that will have you glued to your seat and cheering aloud when the mighty fist of vengeance is struck hard and squarely in the faces of those who murdered his family. As far as people complaining about the supposed lack of a plot, I wonder about which film you are referring to, as I don’t think the plot could be any more straight forward. Despite cranking out quite a few great films, the Australian film scene was barely recognized before this film came along and shook the foundation of Hollywood, as well as the low budget indie scene so hard, it put Australia on the map and helped to raise the profile of the country and its movie output for years afterward. A worthy purchase and an excellent way to spend a few hours.

The 1st time I saw this movie, was at a screening at a theater near Penn University in Philadelphia. The film was shown with the original "Australian English" soundtrack, and I could barely understand half of what was said in the movie. The accents were so thick, as was the use of colloquial terms, that I was thought I was watching a foreign movie - which I was ! Don't get me wrong-the film was spectacular, but I felt like I had the experience of watching a British film with all the principles speaking in thick Cockney accents.From what I've read, from different critics, the Americanized audio version in plain ol' USA English and in mono is pooh-poohed as being vastly inferior to the original 5.1 Australian English version. I'm just glad It's included as an alternate audio track for those dunderheads like me, who aren't internationally gifted at multiple tongues!Thank you, Shout Factory !

One of the best Australian films ever, very raw film-making/Directing by George miller for sureeven thou it's Mel Gibson first film it's still Great acting performanceaswell as Actors Steve Bisley-Jim Goose, Hugh keys byrne who plays Head Gang member ToecutterActor Tin Burns-Johnny the boy, Actor Vince Gill who played the Demented Night riderand Actress Joanne samuel-Jessie, Max's wife in the filmall these actors had originally come from NIDA National institute Drama Art schoolthe best Dramatic acting school in Australianot to mention George miller's Directing, and David Eggby's cinematographyand the incredible haunting music score by Aus composer Brian may, not Queen Guitarist Brian mayplus all the stunts in the film, very convincing stunts, car chases all that is really done in the film, no CGI, no camera trickswhat you see on the film was caught on camera, no camera tricks all done for realthe first blu-ray release by MGM had no extras at all, just barebonesso as a fan that was an insult i didn't waste my moneyScream/shout factory got the rights to the MGM DVD release and finally released the respectable versioni have no regrets buying this new blu-ray reissuethe new High definition transfer looks fantastic, very clear & sharp picture quality in 2:35:1 widescreenshout factory really made the effort with the transfer for sure better quality than the old MGM dvdplus scream/shout factory made the smart Decision to carry over both theAustralian & American Dialogue soundtracks to this blu-ray from the MGM DVD versioni've heard some scenes with the American Dubbed accents, it's terrible it really does wreck the filmso of course i switched to the new Australian 5.1 Master audio mix and the sound quality is incrediblesounds Great through my surround sound systemthere's also an AUS Master audio stereo mix added if you prefer to listen to the stereo mix insteadi believe all fans will want to watch the film with the Australian Dialogue, not the Thought was best option American Dubbed versionscream/shout factory also made an effort to add new special features something that MGM would never doMGM would just recycle the old dvd extrasa new 29mins retrospective featurette with Mel Gibson, Actress Joanne samuel & Cinematograher David eggbywho all give recollections acting on Mad maxActress Joanne samuel who plays Max's wife in the film Jessietalks about how she got the acting part, her experience acting with Mel, and Hugh keays-byrneworking with George miller etcDavid eggby recalls shooting the scenes with George miller, gives some interesting behind the scenes storiesand so does Mel Gibson of courseDefinitely an interesting 29min featuretteplus all the special features from the old DVD release have been carried overMAD MAX THE FILM PHENOMENON, a 40min retrospective with interviews withDirector of photography David eggby, special effects artist Chris murray & Tim ridge and Art director Jon DowdingMAD MAX-THE BIRTH OF A SUPERSTAR which is a documentary about Mel Gibson himselfand how he became famous from his role in Mad maxplus the Audio commentary from the MGM DVD release has been added toyou also get still Photo Gallery, Theatrical trailerthere's reversible artwork cover like all scream/shout factory blu-ray's, so if you don't like the new 2015 artworkjust switch it around for all the original Theatrical poster artworkworth the money for sure, this blu-ray is region A locked soMad max fans outside the U.S. will need ALL REGIONS playerDefinitely time to upgrade get this new shout/scream factory blu-ray, not the old MGM blu-ray5 stars for the film, 5 stars for this blu-ray

This is full of tremendously bad 1980s-style overacting, but it was made in 1979. So maybe it inspired a lot of the films that followed. It's meant to be gritty, but you feel the director and writer haven't actually met up with any real grit in their lives. The overacting thankfully has not survived in modern films, but the post-apocalyptic look of this film endures in modern P-A films. The background music often made me think of West Side Story, specifically the background music for the gang-fight dance scenes. So, you get the feeling none of it is meant to be taken literally and that it is supposed to have some deeper meaning. Also includes lots of chases and crashes, they must have used up a lot of vehicles in filming this. The odd sex scene, plus implied sexual violence.Well, I'm looking forward to seeing the next film in the franchise. Maybe I'll make through all four of them, eh? The last one is supposed to be the best.

I used to be able to quote this film line for line. I AM THE KNIGHTRIDER, I'm a fuel injected suicide machine, ask the toecutter he knows lol. What's not to love about this film? It's just worth mentioning that this one does have little in common with it's three sequels, in case you've just discovered the latest instalment, as this one has an almost contemporary setting. But it's still a great origin story with Mel Gibson giving a star making turn. The car chases are still fantastic, but for me it has always been the dialogue. So see ya later Goose (taps the back of his neck to goad Jim Goose)

The. movie. itself. is. excellent. The. story. is. good. and. the. acting. is. of. high. standard . I. also. liked. the. different. styles. of. dress , and. i. found. the. bizarre. personalities. interesting.On. the. downside . The. dialogue. in. the. movie. has. been. changed , from. the. original. Australian. accents .

After seeing Mad Max: Fury Road in cinema I had to buy the originals and I'm not dissapointed at all, for some reason this version is automatically set to the terrible American dubbed version so make sure you select the Original Australian Dialouge in the language selection before watching the film or you will have to sit through 93 minutes of terribly dubbed campy accents and the main bad guy with a British voice haha typical Americans. Overall fantastic film and highly recommended.

A classic movie ruined by absolutely dreadful over dubbing with U.S. accents.

High speed chases, open endless roads and nomad bikers in a post-apocalyptic vision of the future. Mel Gibson is Max, a police/highway patrolman who is determined to live his life clean and rid the roads of the scum that terrorise them. Events transpire that catapult him into another world, another outlook and new way of doing his job. A great film that looks as good as it sounds. Still modern and still plenty to admire. The film 'Saw' has a lot to thank this film for..!