The Road Warrior [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of The Road Warrior [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: The Road to Nowhere
Summary: 5 Stars
In a world that has been destroyed by War Max(Mel Gibson) is on his own. The sequel to Max Max starts off when a small intro for those who are unfamiliar with the story. The setting is Post Apocalyptic Australia. The dry, barren landscape makes the perfect home for this world of destruction.
The story begins with action and the pace doesn't let up from there. Max is being chased by a group of violent road pirates. Out to steal the most valuable resource in this new world, fuel. Fuel becomes scarce as people still use vehicles in this barren landscape. Max has been toughened by the War and then losing his wife and child. This toughness makes him able to take on these bandits.
On Max's journey he meets a comrade who at the threat of dying is more willing to show him the way to a fuel refinery. The refinery is the most valuable commodity in this world. It then becomes Max's toughness that gains the trust of the people who live in the refinery as they are threatened by the large group of road pirates. Most of the story continues in this direction and the action is never lacking.
The Blu-ray version of this movie is beautiful. The picture is excellent and the sound has been greatly improved which make this movie even more enjoyable. The extras that are included are rather limited. You get an intro, the theatrical trailer, and commentary. Thankfully the movie looks great so that is more than worth it.
If you love action and good fast paced movies The Road Warrior is excellent. This movie set the pace for the action genre. There is little dialogue and all the stunts are real. In the age of digital effects this movie is a breath of fresh air. Mel Gibson shows the world why he is such a great action star and this movie shows why it doesn't take an incredible budget to make a great movie.
Movie Review: Max never looked better.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a fan of this movie ever since it came out. I've always been disappointed with the mediocre image quality on the DVD edition of the Road Warrior. It always lacked detail and looked grainy; I feared that the original print of the movie was of low visual quality.
I recently got a 46 inch Hi-Def LCD set and had watched the DVD on it. The image was bigger but no better.
The Blu-Ray version of The Road Warrior ( or Mad Max 2 since this is the original Australian version,) is far superior to the DVD. There is far more detail and the colors are more saturated. I found the widescreen scenes of the Aussie desert quite stunning. This film is easily worth the discounted price it sells for on Amazon.
Since this is the original Aussie version of the film, there are about ten more minutes of the movie which were trimmed out of the U.S. version. While the Aussie version doesn't move quite as quickly as the U.s. version, it is more complex and interesting.
The added detail of the Blu-Ray makes the road battle finale even more dramatic. You have to admire the fearlessness of the stuntmen as they are thrown dozens of feet through the air during those amazing crashes. As this was in the days before CGI, what we see is more or less what really had to happen in front of the camera. Obviously some scenes have dummies getting crushed under wheels, but those are brave guys driving down that narrow road with that huge tanker.
Sadly, the Special features are rather sparse. We do get a commentary track with director George Miller and the director of photography. While I could have wished for a making- of featurette, the Blue-Ray commentary is far better than the zero features of the DVD.
If you love this movie, You should see this disc.
Movie Review: Mad Max 2 (The Road Warrior) Blu-Ray: The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla!
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie sits next to "Blade Runner" on the top of my list as the best films of ALL time. I've been watching the standard cardboard case DVD for 10 years now, and it looked really BAD on my HD LCD.
When I fired this baby up and "Mad Max 2," the original Austrailian title came up instead of the U.S. "Road Warrior," I almost fell out of my chair! The clarity and crystal clearness of the picture was everthing I've been dreaming for. I couldn't believe that a film this old could ever look like this. The sound in my 5.1 theater is even better. My wife who hates action flicks even sat through with me and was impressed.
Sure there isn't much extras on the disk, but who has time for those? The film is what matters most.
The story is about the ultimate anti-hero, a broken man who wanders into a post-apocalytic wasteland battling scavengers for gasoline. This film has the most amazing stuntwork and car chases. It has been cloned, copied and is pretty much an important model for all science fiction post apocalytic action films. I just can't believe director George Miller went on to make "The Witches of Eastwick" and "Babe." This is a must buy for Blu-Ray sci-fi fans!
Movie Review: A true post apocalyptic classic, now in High-def
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished watching The Road Warrior (Mad Max 2) on Blu-ray which I ordered from Amazon. It's one of my favorite films and still holds up today, largely thanks to its wonderful direction and quality attention to realistic detail. Likened to westerns and samurai films, it should be at the top of anyones list that is a fan of action, cars, post apocalyptic futures and stories about a lone wolf type hero. The quality of the picture is great and the sound is good too thanks to being on Blu-ray. And if you are worried about getting this because you haven't seen the first Mad Max, fear not, the film is done in such a way you don't really need to. There is a short recap at the start of the film which will help tie things together. Also a new feature exclusive to the high-def version not found on regular DVD is a new audio commentary with the director. I haven't listened to it yet so I'm hoping it sheds insight onto the production of this wonderful film.See Mel Gibson at his best as... The Road Warrior.
Movie Review: The Road Warrior (1981) [Blu-ray]
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the few sequels in cinematic history to surpass its predecessor, George Miller's masterpiece (the second installment in the Mad Max trilogy) asserted Mel Gibson as a force of a leading man after being introduced in the wretched '77 pic Summer City and starring in the cult classic Mad Max. Like the first film of the franchise, The Road Warrior was praised by audiences and critics alike, and was a huge box-office success. While bombarding viewers with hardy action, it also grazes topics such as emotional solidarity, women's independence, and immigration and overpopulation; and consists of a Hollywood-famous car chase that belittled any chase anyone had ever seen (including that of Bullitt) prior to the recent releases of the Bourne flicks. There are more than a handful of Blu-ray remasters that are necessary for the relevance of one's video pantheon, but The Road Warrior should be at the top of one's priority buying list.