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Mad Max Reviews
Mad Max is a dynamic debut feature from George Miller, rich with the visual ingenuity his later films would be known for in spite of its budgetary limitations.
One of the most horrific experiences I have suffered even by current grisly standards... The kind of ghoulish satisfaction that crowds once got from watching murderers disembowelled in public.
While Mad Max may not be the best movie from George Miller, given his work in The Road Warrior, Fury Road and Furiosa, it serves as an incredibly effective entry into the world of fire and blood
A low-budget achievement and an impressive, flashy debut by George Miller. [Full review in Spanish]
At times more horror than action, the Mad Max movie that started it all is quite sinister. The editing style, the sound effects, the background score, and the shot composition are all testament to that.
The first Mad Max may have been then-unknown, 34-year-old George Miller’s feature-length directorial debut but he knows well how to put together a few notable action set pieces.
Miller pulled ideas out of the culture he lived in during the time. However, its themes of vengeance, retribution, and violent outbursts by out-of-control men are still relevant to audiences. Mad Max (1979) is still an awesome indie spectacle.
Mad Max is the work of a director with a strong vision starting out on a career that would ultimately impress.
It's a tough little piece, just a little grimy, full of ambiance (love the crumbling sign over "Hall of Justice") and attitude and occasionally sparked by an inspired flourish.
George Miller's influential, hyperkinetic debut.
Although unoriginal and hindered by the lower trappings of its basic subject matter, Mad Max elevated itself by having something to say, and doing it in a way that was fulfilling both technically and dramatically.
As a filmmaker, George Miller keeps cliche at bay through his attention to detail even as he hews to revenge-thriller archetype...
If you haven't seen writer-director George Miller's Mad Max in quite some time, then it's very likely you're not even remembering it right.
The scene transitions and attention to continuity aren't the most scrutinized, but the editing and framing of action sequences never betray the age of the film.
There's something about Mad Max...that's allowed it to stand the test of time, not only as a work of art in and of itself, but also as a name and brand that commands cultural currency thirty years since the character's last appearance.
If punk is a sensibility as well as an adjective, Mad Max is a punk movie. Its Australian setting enhances it, authenticating its futuristic aura.
It may not be my personal favourite genre, but what a showcase of creativity and grit.
While it may not be as slick as Miller's other films featuring Gibson's iconic anti-hero, Mad Max still remains a timeless classic and one of the more remarkable films of its (or any) time.
A solid and entertaining spectacle, filled with brilliantly staged action scenes and made all the more fascinating for its oracular indication of the age of bold movie science fiction that was to follow.
An action masterpiece...