Mad Max (1979)
Country: AUS
Technical: col/scope 100m
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel
Synopsis:
In the not too distant future highway police are in more or less open conflict with violent biker gangs; the only difference appears to be that they wear uniforms.
Review:
Or so the Gibson character at one point quips, and it seems to be the excuse for the police to be as ruthless as their foe. This rough and ready film has its share of longueurs but introduced a new vigour to the highway thriller, with some astonishing stuntwork, and very low-slung cameras to maximize the speed. It is also extremely unpleasant, its tone epitomised by the shot in which a raven fills the screen; the sequels would be progressively less low-brow in their appeal.
Country: AUS
Technical: col/scope 100m
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel
Synopsis:
In the not too distant future highway police are in more or less open conflict with violent biker gangs; the only difference appears to be that they wear uniforms.
Review:
Or so the Gibson character at one point quips, and it seems to be the excuse for the police to be as ruthless as their foe. This rough and ready film has its share of longueurs but introduced a new vigour to the highway thriller, with some astonishing stuntwork, and very low-slung cameras to maximize the speed. It is also extremely unpleasant, its tone epitomised by the shot in which a raven fills the screen; the sequels would be progressively less low-brow in their appeal.
Country: AUS
Technical: col/scope 100m
Director: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel
Synopsis:
In the not too distant future highway police are in more or less open conflict with violent biker gangs; the only difference appears to be that they wear uniforms.
Review:
Or so the Gibson character at one point quips, and it seems to be the excuse for the police to be as ruthless as their foe. This rough and ready film has its share of longueurs but introduced a new vigour to the highway thriller, with some astonishing stuntwork, and very low-slung cameras to maximize the speed. It is also extremely unpleasant, its tone epitomised by the shot in which a raven fills the screen; the sequels would be progressively less low-brow in their appeal.