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Mad Max 3 - Beyond Thunderdome (1985) [DVD]

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  • Actors: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Adam Cockburn, Frank Thring
  • Directors: George Miller, George Ogilvie
  • Writers: George Miller, Terry Hayes
  • Producers: George Miller, Doug Mitchell, Marcus D'Arcy, Steve Amezdroz
  • Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Subtitles: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 25 Jan 1999
  • Run Time: 102 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00004CXXA
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,994 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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

Special Features
2.35 Wide Screen
French\Italian
English\Italian
English
Region 2
Dolby Digital 5.1 English\Dolby Surround French\Mono Italian
Dolby Digital 5.1
Interactive Menus
Production Notes
Scene Access
Arabic\Dutch\English\French\Italian\Portuguese\Spanish


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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Could've been more shabby!, 9 Feb 2001
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
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"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 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A new beginning, a new hope, 18 Aug 2004
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.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The dangers of suddenly having a big budget
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after the great original and the good first sequel, this second sequel is miles away from that quality. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Two Men Enter. One Man Leaves.
Gibson Takes on The Barbarians of The Post-Nuclear Future, While Tina Turner Plays a Power-Mad Dominatrix.Great 80's Film, And the Best of The Mad Max Tilogy. Read more
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The motor vehicles are going to be there, even a plane. The desert is going to be there too. But the whole world has regressed for a reason we don't know - but do we care? Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars I wish it hadn't gone beyond the Thunderdome.
The blurb on the back of the DVD case reads "Tina Turner steals whats left of the screen as power-mad dominatrix Aunty Entity". Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by J. Poole

3.0 out of 5 stars Madness!
Beyond Thunderdome was a lost opporunity. The feeling at the time was that director George miller had ended up making a maudlin memorial to his friend Byron Kennedy (producer of... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2005 by J. S. Meins

4.0 out of 5 stars The best mad max film
The mad max films are all about life after the appocalypse,the roaming gangs and tribes killing each other lawlessly for the last of the food and water,mad max (mel gibson),is an... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars A nice end to a colourful trilogy
For followers of this film, chances are likely that you have seen the previous two installments of what rates alonside Star Wars as a near perfect trilogy. Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars big improvement on mad max 2
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