- Actors: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence, Michael Preston, Max Phipps, Vernon Wells
- Directors: George Miller
- Writers: George Miller, Brian Hannant, Terry Hayes
- Producers: Byron Kennedy
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
- Language English, French
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: R (Restricted) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Warner Home Video
- DVD Release Date: 26 Mar 1997
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0790729342
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 130,476 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Mad Max 2 is a strong candidate for the designation of most thrilling action movie ever made (the turbo-charged exhilaration of its full-throttle highway chases has never been equalled); the second part of George Miller's post-apocalyptic trilogy is also a magnificently imagined movie myth. Like the Star Wars trilogy (by that other George) the Mad Max films draw their inspiration from the works of mythologist Joseph Campbell. In the 1979 original, Max (Mel Gibson) is a policeman, the last guardian of civilisation and order in a devastated world reduced to chaos. But when a leather-clad gang of sadomasochistic speed demons mows down Max's family, his remaining connections to humanity are also permanently severed. After brutally exacting his revenge, Max wanders off into the wasteland alone, "a burned out shell of a man" who (to paraphrase The Searchers) is destined to wander forever between the winds. In The Road Warrior, Max rediscovers a sliver of his shattered humanity, and a spark of redemption, when he helps an embattled colony of pioneers fight off the savages who are after that most precious of all commodities: "guzzline." Max is transformed into a legendary hero, just as Mel Gibson was catapulted to international film stardom. With its final stirring images, The Road Warrior transcends its genre (whatever that may be--science fiction? Western? action adventure?) and becomes something timeless. --Jim Emerson, Amazon.com
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114 of 118 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I bought "Mad Max 2" (aka "The Road Warrior") on DVD today - my all-time action movie favourite. I've watched it on video more than 30 times, where the editing, music and action sequences form one of the very best action movies ever made. It is violent, yes, but not in the splatter movie way. Instead, it is tough, grim and violent without being gory. The DVD is a Zone 2 release (Europe), and I began to suspect foul play when I saw the running time: 87 minutes. When I came home, I checked it against my British video version, which is 92 minutes, and the US release, which is 96. Dreading the worst, I started watching the DVD... And yes, the censors had been there and cut or shortened several scenes. Mad as h*ll, and disgusted as well, I stopped watching the travesty. I will return it to the shop, as the cuts made it unwatchable. I absolutely _hate_ censorship, and the DVD version has severely stunted what should have been a welcome addition to my DVD shelf.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A previous reviewer has claimed that this is missing around 10% of the footage found in the US release. This is incorrect. There is indeed a time difference between the Region 1 (US) and Region 2 (UK) DVDs of about 5 minutes but this is down to the conversion in video standards (I won't go in to details!)from NTSC (US) to PAL (UK). This generally results in a decreased runtime of around 7 ot 8%.
This version of Mad Max 2 is the full US theatrical version, which itself was slightly cut for a few seconds of violence, before reaching our shores. Aside from those precuts made in the US this film is untouched before theatrical release. Oddly the original Warner Brothers UK VHS release has these few seconds of violence remaining!
This stands as one of the best action movies ever, and the final chase sequence is staggering. This movie does indeed deserve a Special Edition with lots of extras and a decent picture (which is sadly lacking here).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Mad Max may have got the ball rolling, but it's sequel is the one that people will remember more.
Subtitled 'The Road Warrior', the film recounts a terrible apocalypse which has turned the world into a land ravaged with marauding gangs, searching and killing for fuel. In the middle of the wasteland, there is a small refinery under constant attack by The Humungus and his army. Meanwhile, loner Max has arrived on the scene and eventually offers to drive their oil tanker to safety. Cue lots of high speed crashes, eccentric villains and violence.
The pace of the film never lets up and there is always something to hold your attention, thanks to the bare-bones plot and lean running time. While there is graphic violence, there is lots of humour and Bruce Spence's Gryo Captain provides the comic relief while Mel Gibson's Max talks with his shotgun. The visuals are impressive and George Miller makes good use of the outback in widescreen.
Action sequences are frantic and entertaining, accompanied by cool stuntwork and pounding music. The whole film is comic book stuff and it's post-acocalptic feel has since been imitated and ripped off - for a prime example, see the manga series 'Fist of the North Star'.
For me, this is the only Mad Max worth watching more than once. The first was cheap and paced badly, with it's famous revenge element coming in too late. On the other hand, 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' was too adventurous and clearly ended up like a family-friendly Indiana Jones film rather than following the hard-as-nails action of Mad Max 2.
Sadly, this dvd is bog standard and has no special features. The picture is pretty good, although I was confused as to why it begins in fullscreen. Luckily it's only for the prologue and makes it more exciting when it switches to anamorphic for the opening action sequence (it's even mentioned in the script).
Sadly, my major gripe with this (as another reviewer mentioned) is that it's the US cut. Fine, as it's not edited down, but it does have the 'The Road Warrior' title instead of 'Mad Max 2' which is an annoying giveaway. Overall though, the entire film seems intact and with a good picture so what more do you need?
Subtitled 'The Road Warrior', the film recounts a terrible apocalypse which has turned the world into a land ravaged with marauding gangs, searching and killing for fuel. In the middle of the wasteland, there is a small refinery under constant attack by The Humungus and his army. Meanwhile, loner Max has arrived on the scene and eventually offers to drive their oil tanker to safety. Cue lots of high speed crashes, eccentric villains and violence.
The pace of the film never lets up and there is always something to hold your attention, thanks to the bare-bones plot and lean running time. While there is graphic violence, there is lots of humour and Bruce Spence's Gryo Captain provides the comic relief while Mel Gibson's Max talks with his shotgun. The visuals are impressive and George Miller makes good use of the outback in widescreen.
Action sequences are frantic and entertaining, accompanied by cool stuntwork and pounding music. The whole film is comic book stuff and it's post-acocalptic feel has since been imitated and ripped off - for a prime example, see the manga series 'Fist of the North Star'.
For me, this is the only Mad Max worth watching more than once. The first was cheap and paced badly, with it's famous revenge element coming in too late. On the other hand, 'Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome' was too adventurous and clearly ended up like a family-friendly Indiana Jones film rather than following the hard-as-nails action of Mad Max 2.
Sadly, this dvd is bog standard and has no special features. The picture is pretty good, although I was confused as to why it begins in fullscreen. Luckily it's only for the prologue and makes it more exciting when it switches to anamorphic for the opening action sequence (it's even mentioned in the script).
Sadly, my major gripe with this (as another reviewer mentioned) is that it's the US cut. Fine, as it's not edited down, but it does have the 'The Road Warrior' title instead of 'Mad Max 2' which is an annoying giveaway. Overall though, the entire film seems intact and with a good picture so what more do you need?
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