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Picture life after the apocalypse, and most likely, the vision will be the one found in director George Miller's high-octane sequel to 1979's Mad Max: the image of the Australian outback as a ravaged wasteland populated by packs of car-crazed nomads has imprinted itself indelibly on moviegoers' imaginations. In Road Warrior, the western goes punk, and the lone horseman becomes a leather-clad Mel Gibson tooling across a barren frontier in his car, defending a ragtag band of survivors from the tribe of ruthless scavengers who want their oil. Led by a faceless, magnum-armed giant known as Humungus, these savages battle settlers, not for land or livestock, but for fuel -- it is car culture taken to its most violent extreme, and director George Miller's riveting, breakneck-speed car chases are legendary. Mel Gibson, in the role that catapulted him to international stardom, is perfect as the stoic drifter; with Road Warrior, his Max entered the pantheon of mythic movie heroes. Regina Raiford

All Movie Guide

Director George Miller's follow-up to his own 1979 hit Mad Max is proof that not all sequels are inferior to their originals. If anything, this brutal sci-fi action film is even more intense and exciting than its predecessor, although the state of its post-apocalyptic world has only become worse. Several years after the deaths of his wife and child, Max (Mel Gibson) has become an alienated nomad, wandering an Australian outback that has fallen into tribal warfare conducted from scattered armed camps. After a road battle with psychotic villain Wez (Vernon Wells), Max meets up with the odd Gyro Captain (Bruce Spence), who takes him to the camp of a sympathetic group led by Pappagallo (Mike Preston). As Pappagallo's people are camped at a refinery, Max plans to take their oil -- more precious than gold in this world -- but eventually joins them to fight a band of marauders led by the evil Humungus (Kjell Nilsson). The stunning climax features a heart-pounding chase scene involving an oil tanker-truck and a frenzied rush for the coast, with Humungus and his forces in hot pursuit. Nilsson is a scary villain, with huge muscles and a sinister pre-Jason hockey mask, but the stunt work is the key here, and it is more flamboyantly dynamic than ever, edited at breakneck pace and staged with manic fury by Miller and stunt coordinator Max Aspin. Savage and kinetic, Mad Max 2 is a must-see for action buffs. Robert Firsching

Product Details

• UPC: 883929076109
• Source: WARNER HOME VIDEO
• Region Code: 1
• Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
• Editions: Special Edition
• Time: 1:35:00
• Sales Rank: 3,157

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Road Warrior / Mad Max beyond Thunderdome
• Best of Blu-Ray, Vol. 1
• Best of Hd Dvd, Vol. 1

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