Tag Archive | “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”
Flashback: on 1980’s “Mad Max”
Alright, 1979. But since it didn’t open officially until early 1980 in North America–that’s the year I’m going with. Yes, “Mad Max” has been with us for 35 years, but there was a 30-year gap between 2015’s phenomenal “Mad Max; Fury Road”. and 1985’s “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”. Those are the only two I experienced […]
Mad Max: Fury Road 3D
It’s been three decades since we last followed the high-octane wanderings of Max Rockatansky, and 23 years since director George Miller helmed a fully live-action feature (1992’s “Lorenzo’s Oil”). Great news, though–37-year-old Tom Hardy capably takes over from original “Mad Max” Mel Gibson, plus Mr. Miller hasn’t even lost half a step at the age of 70. […]
“Mad Max” returns in one month!
Who would’ve thunk it? It’s thirty years since the last appearance of “Mad” Max Rockatansky, and boy has the landscape changed for the character’s two most famous creators. Australian-hotshot director/writer of the original trilogy, George Miller, is now 70 and hasn’t directed a film exclusively using “live” actors since 1992’s “Lorenzo’s Oil” (he has helmed […]
Reviewed by Mark Leonard 