Mad Max 2 (1981)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 1981
	Director: George Miller
	Actors: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Kjell Nilsson, Emil Minty
	Country: AUS
	Genre: Action, Adventure
	Conditions of visioning: 24.05.2015, DVD, Original Australian Version without subtitles
Synopsis: Max (Gibson) is a former Australian policeman now living in the post-apocalyptic Australian outback as a road warrior. He agrees to help a community of survivors living in a gasoline refinery to defend them and their gasoline supplies from evil barbarian warriors led by the Humungus.
Review: This is the first Mad Max I remember. from TV. Andthis fits more to the image I have of Mad Max. Really post-apocalyptic. Mad Max against punk-looking bad boys and helping blond white-clothed people. In the context of the early 80s and as a ska-punk fan this feels strange. Another snap shot of the time is the shortage of the oil. Some side characters are introduced and make the story more interesting than Mad Max  because it gives more rythm. The Gyro Captain looking like Murdock from The A-Team. The Kid looks like a young savage and has the closest relationship with Max. The big boss Nilsson looks really bad and reminds me the manga Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North star). The directing is much better than the first Mad Max. The camera, the sound. The storyline is more like a cowboy story. Lonely cowboy enters in town and helps fighting against the bad guys. The recipe works quite well.  The movie is no more as original as the first Mad Max but the technical quality is far better.
Rating: 5 /10