if you read the plot summary for mad max and you have just ruin the first 1 hour and 10 minute of the film . you have also find out that mad max take place in post apocalyptic australia and which will be helpful because otherwise you would not have any idea what go on . the film and make in 1979 and try really hard to be stanley kubrick a clockwork orange ( 1971 ) only that film and in all it strangeness and actually make sense and leave an impact . this film do neither and end up be a car or bike stunt fill romp that crash like every vehicle in the film do . the first thing wrong with mad max be that it try to sell itself a a revenge tale when no vigilante appear to take revenge until the final 20 minute . if the first hour be condense to 20 30 minute and then the final 20 add on and then another hour add after that and mad max would be a cool action film with a great vigilante protagonist . instead and mel gibson have to wait around and act like a sissy for 2/3 of the film and then have a sudden epiphany to seek revenge . i have yet to watch the sequel road warrior and i have to admit i be excite for it only because i want to know what he do next . this first film be mostly a waste of time . george miller do some great action stuff here and but his over the top symbolism be absurd and the unbearable cheesy reaction sequence every time a character discover something horrify like a burnt hand or what have you completely ruin those moment . it a terribly cliché b movie technique . there be absolutely no thematic value or subtle critique of society in this film no matter what you might think . a great action sci fi movie at least make a point and but the gratuitous violence do by random and weird bikers doesn not say anything of value . even the villain toecutter feel model off alex of clockwork only ugly and completely unimposing . the pg violence just do not allow the violence of this gang to settle in and get a reaction from the viewer and it just cheese it up if anything . i will give credit for the amount of stuff the film crew blow up and crash into thing and miller do a great job make you feel the intensity of the collision . everything else be mediocre at best and then after an hour of mediocrity and you get something good and the film end 20 minute later . i be just cross my finger road warrior will fulfill the expectation of where this film end and otherwise that more time waste . ~steven cvisit my site at http represent or or moviemusereviews . blogspot . com .