Here’s my entry to the Ultimate 80s Blogathon hosted by Drew @Drew’s Movie Reviews and Kim @Tranquil Dreams .
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Welcome to week 2 of the Ultimate 80s Blogathon! If you missed any of the posts from last week, check out the list of entries here. Next up is Marta from Ramblings of a Cinefile with her review of George Miller’s classic Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. If for some reason you don’t follow Marta already, go give her site a look. She reviews all kinds of films and television shows and posts quotes that puts my Movie Quote of the Week to shame. But enough about my babbling, here is Marta’s review.
One of the first postapocalyptic films of the 1980s, Mad Max 2 (or The Road Warrior) has, very quickly, risen to the status of cult classic with his taciturn antihero (a strong reminder of the Man with No Name from Leone’s Dollars Trilogy) and its bleak, vast landscapes of the Australian outback, perfect setting…
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is one of the few sequels I can think of that is better then the original. It definitely benefits from a bigger budget and its setting in an even bleaker post apocalyptic world. This film runs like a well-oiled machine, and after all these years, it still gives me chills.
“No one . . No one gets out of here alive!”
I completely agree with you! It is such a great movie, you can watch it over and over again and it is a step up from the first Mad Max.
Thanks for participating, Marta!
Definitely the best of the original trilogy, and I agree that it feels very much like a Western. I never liked ‘Thunderdome’, and haven’t even watched ‘Fury Road.’ (Yet)
Best wishes, Pete.
It is my favorite of the original trilogy 🙂
Fury Road is true to the spirit of Road Warrior, just with a bigger budget 😉
I really liked your review of this. For my money, I like Road Warrior better than the first.
Glad to hear that, you’re always so kind. This one is my favorite of the trilogy.
I’d say it’s my favourite of the trilogy too. I always found the outfits were cool, though I reckon a pair of leather chaps would be very uncomfortable.
😀 they probably wouldn’t be as comfy as sweat pants.
I’m betting sweat pants would be a lot more comfy.