Mad Max 3 - Beyond Thunderdome [VHS] [1985]: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Paul Larsson, Angry Anderson, Robert Grubb, George Spartels, Edwin Hodgeman, Bob Hornery, George Miller, George Ogilvie, Doug Mitchell, Marcus D'Arcy, Steve Amezdroz, Terry Hayes: Amazon.co.uk: Video

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Although Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the third part of George Miller's post-apocalyptic Mad Max trilogy, is certainly the least of the bunch (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is the undisputed masterpiece, and maybe the best action movie ever made), it has still got a good share of imaginative industrial-wasteland-pastiche imagery. And casting Tina Turner as Aunty Entity, the queen of Bartertown, was a masterstroke. Mel Gibson's character Max is pitted in a battle to the death against the bizarre Master Blaster in the Thunderdome, flying around on rubbery straps inside a sort of gigantic overturned colander with bloodthirsty spectators clinging to the outside. Miller's producing partner, Byron Kennedy, was killed in a helicopter crash while scouting locations for this film. Miller was devastated, only agreeing to direct the action sequences--and, somehow, you feel his heart wasn't entirely in it. --Jim Emerson

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Mel Gibson stars as the Road Warrior who arrives alone and destitute in Bartertown in the post-holocaust wastelands of Australia, searching for his stolen possessions... a tribe of lost children also wait for a hero in a world battling to survive - they face a woman determined to rule...

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3.0 out of 5 stars Could've been more shabby!, 9 Feb 2001

By	"supervoc" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mad Max 3 - Beyond Thunderdome (1985) [DVD] (DVD)

On TV, even '80s films are starting to look like old films, and as action flicks get the most airplay, the thrills are quick to wane. One gets all too used to a faded pan & scan experience, ending up with a lesser impression of the film itself. So with films being spruced up and returned to their original aspect ratios, "a new lease of life" is no empty cliche, and on DVD 'Thunderdome' really thunders. However, despite being awash with terrific set pieces, the film fails to live up to the reputation of its predecessors and methinks that too much money may have been part of the problem. Quite frankly, the saga has lost its edge - the future feels nowhere near as dangerous as in 'The Road Warrior'. And there's the feeling of deja-vu too, in that the tribe of children are merely an extension of the Feral Kid from the previous film and, of course, they're not as effective. Tina Turner proves the real highlight - a true scene stealer. Getting her to stick a song on the end titles would have been completely inappropriate to the first two films. Here, though, given the nature of 'Thunderdome', it sort of fits. The bottom line? It's hard to be rough when there's too much gloss.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Slightly annoyed Max", 2 Dec 2005

By	JA Fairhurst "johnfair" (Edgeley, Stockport) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Mad Max 3 - Beyond Thunderdome (1985) [DVD] (DVD)

"Slightly annoyed Max" was Barry Norman's rather dismissive comment on this film when he reviewed it for the BBC. While it is certainly true that Mel Gibson had indeed toned things down quite considerably for this, the third and final outing for Max, the franchise had become mainstream along with its star and so the producers went for a more family friendly view of this post nuclear future.
Now reduced to animal drawn vehicles in the main, the opening scene has Max being bushwhacked and his stuff hauled off but his opponents had failed to finish him off - a fatal mistake!
We soon get our first sight of Barter Town where anything can be traded. Barter Town is one of the newly emerging powers in this post nuclear future and rule is split between the mysterious Master who provides electricity for the Town and the all-too-visible Auntie Entity whose roost lets her see all that goes on inside the Town. Max's presence causes the hidden tensions between the two to explode when he finds that the Master has his equipment, Auntie (played with brilliant exuberance by Tina Turner) gets Max into the Thunderdome against Master's henchman the massive Blaster, leading to one of the most inventive fights in cinematic history involving all sorts of weapons from mauls to chainsaws.
There's also a tribe of children, survivors of a final flight before the bombs flew, looking for a saviour to return them to civilisation. Max finds himself cast reluctantly in that role.
This is certainly the most extravagantly designed of the Mad Max films, with Barter Town in particular being wonderfully decadent! It also has something resembling a coherent plot especially when compared with Mad Max 2s pure gorefest. The main sound track is provided by the Royal Phillomonia Orchestra and Tina Turner sings the opening and closing songs with the verve she brings to her stage performances.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A new beginning, a new hope, 18 Aug 2004

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This review is from: Mad Max 3 - Beyond Thunderdome (1985) [DVD] (DVD)

Beyond Thunderdome is my personal favourite of the Mad Max series for many reasons. The films are set in a post Nuclear Holocaust world where fuel is something to fight for, among other things. This film illustrates how society might begin to reform after such a war. A return to the barter system where skills and products are traded. A return to an "oral tradition," where the tribe's history is remembered and taught to the young. Of course there are always thieves, murderers and someone who is power hungry and want to be in control. Above all it is about what you are prepared to do to survive and still remain human. Tina Turner's Aunty character is the power hungry person and Max is just trying to survive the best he can, however he can. The tribe of children have echoes of the film blue lagoon as they have survived in an innocent manner in a harsh environment. OK Mad Max 2 is a good actioner, and is a no-brainer. This film requires some thought from it's audience and is criticised for having many levels in which to condsider instead of an all out action film we have a film which suggests that even after a tragedy like a Nuclear Holocaust that life will begin to form a new society and maybe just maybe learn from its mistakes.