Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

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David F The most bloated and cliched of the Mad Maxes so far, this entry in the franchise appears to have a rather big budget but doesn’t really apply the creativity and imagination that the previous two films had. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review Cj P This movie is good and I definitely appreciate the different direction but it’s not for me personally. My least favorite in the franchise but it still entertains Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/24 Full Review DanTheMan 2 Coming at a time when Miller was grieving the loss of his best friend and producing partner, Beyond Thunderdome veers sharply into mainstream-friendly, Lord of the Flies-like territory and tends to get a bad rap among fans. Often unfocused, not quite living up to the pace and power of its predecessors, but the more varied visual style, more substantial storyline and characterisations, are a welcome, if not wholly successful, change in emphasis. George Ogilvie co-directs not wishing to let Miller succumb to his grief alone, on the whole looks fantastic with plenty of varied environments and set pieces, Miller's use of suspense is still effective, the brawl in the titular Thunderdome is fantastic and the climactic railroad chase at the conclusion handsomely echoes the other outrageous stunts of the trilogy. Unfortunately, the film kinda flounders between these otherwise great moments with a lot of unnecessary pit-stops, but I do appreciate what the film is trying to do, deepen Max's character while fleshing out the wasteland around him. Gibson delivers another great performance as Max but the show is stolen by Tina Turner's role as Aunty, one she relishes in. Sadly, Maurice Jarre's score doesn't do a whole lot for me, I feel like it should have been Brian May once again, however, both of Tina's songs are absolutely wonderful, some of her best, especially "We Don't Need Another Hero" that one hits hard. While Mad Max 3 ends up as a massive comedown for fans of the previous two, I still quite like it; a wild, imaginative action film that truly shows what the power of cinema can accomplish in even the direst of situations, Beyond Thunderdome closes the trilogy like a lightning blast followed by the ominous, resonant drone of thunder... Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 05/23/24 Full Review Mate P I did enjoy Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, but it was worse than I expected it to be. I knew this wasn't as good as the first two, but I imagined it to be a similar movie to those. To be honest, it didn't feel like a Mad Max film. There was only one car chase scene, which was actually very good. The script was awful. Most of the dialogues felt forced. I never talk about dubbing, because that doesn't have to do anything with the original creators of the movie, but this had the worst Hungarian dub I've ever heard. The sound design was also bad, especially the Hungarian one, but I felt the original had problems too. The cinematography was still good, although not as visibly as it was in the first two. The story was okay. I liked it in the beginning, but by the middle, I think the writers did not know where they want to go. This story was all over the place. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/23/24 Full Review Jorge C Estuvo bien pero, hizo falta más Mad Max. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/21/24 Full Review Erik B The third chapter of the Mad Max saga (and the final in the Mel Gibson trilogy) brings us an older and wiser Max who is now living as a nomad in the wastes, trying to make his way through the blasted lands. He happens across Bartertown and Aunty Entity who wants to put Max's skills to use to keep her populace under thumb, leading to internal and external confrontations for the broken hero. Great film, but not quite as gritty as the previous two films. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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