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Mad Max (1979) watch along (Patreon)

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2026-04-17 12:05:02
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Well, that was a wild, crazy and bumpy ride! So many mixed feels, but I thought it was worth it! Kinda my weird! haha!

Let me know all your thoughts on this one, minus spoilers for any of the follow-up films!

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enjoy the ride!

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Mad Max (1979)

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Paddy Thompson

Welcome to one of Australia's very own cinematic universes! Born and bread here in the land of Oz by the guy who directed Happy Feet and Babe XD Sure hope you enjoy these films

Wade Wallenstein

The Mad Max franchise is one of those that shaped my love for Post Apocalyptic films. I grew up watching the 3 films on Showtime/Cinemax/HBO so they are a part of my childhood. I still have a VHS tape with the Third film recorded on it lol. One of my favorite films in that genre is called "The Salute of the Jugger" or as it is more commonly known "The Blood of Heroes." It's a great film with an interesting premise.

John A

Not mind control just scare control

John A

I was George Miller first movie. it was Australian film with great stunts. The Road Warrior which is the 2nd film was a bigger budget and was released in the US and became a commercial success. Which is more of an post-apocalyptic dystopian action film. Here in the US it made us go watch the original Mad Max. Which in Australia it The Road Warrior was known as Mad Max 2. I remember watching The Road Warrior in the theaters and never know about the first movie until later, so hunted down Mad Max to watch,

JM63

This movie definitely has some corny aspects (wtf is going on with the wife's sax solo, that had to be a self-conscious joke 🤣) but it makes the most out of its minuscule budget. It was made for around $500K in Australian dollars, which would be about $350K in USD in 1979 or $1.5 million today. One and a half million dollars!! 🤯 George Miller (no relation to Frank Miller, the comic book writer/artist) was an emergency room physician before getting into the film industry; this was his feature film debut. The story was inspired by the 1973 oil embargo led by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia (from LoA) and other OPEC nations as retaliation against the US and other countries that supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War. The price of gasoline spiked and images of gas station lines stretching around the block were burned into the minds of viewers worldwide, emphasizing the dependence of the Western world on Middle Eastern oil. The cause of the near-collapse of governmental services in the world of Mad Max is left vague, which adds to the sense of unease. But it (along with PKD's 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and films like Soylent Green) foreshadows the ecological dystopia of Blade Runner (1982) and the hapless police force of Robocop (1987). (The satirical elements of a religion-obsessed, gun-crazed society -- the anti-blasphemer and the baby with the gun -- don't feel so far-fetched today.)

Eric Lucas

That was my first time watching Mad Max. The Thunderdome movie is a whole different kind of movie. This was crazy. It was really sad and horrific. Mel Gibson looked so young. Interesting experience for sure. Not bad. Great watch along as always! :D

Clay F

I appreciate the significance of the movie. Mel Gibson did well. Some good car stunts/crashes. Cartoonish villains. As you noticed, hard to tell what going on but maybe that doesn't matter. I like Fifi and how he tried to talk Max out of leaving. Sad about Sprog (DOA). Sad about the wife. I was 18 when Mad Max 2 (bigger budget) released in US in 1982 as “The Road Warrior” – one of my favorite movies at the time. Fury Road is my favorite of the franchise. Great action. Hard not to like Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. The cartoonish villains overall better acting.

Brian

I haven’t seen this in forever. Clearly feels like George Miller was still finding his way as a filmmaker. Continuity issues, plot point choices that seemingly make no sense, etc. However, at its core, there are really really bad dudes, where the performances are so over the top, it’s hard not to be engaged by their flat out evil nature, which makes the payoff at the end of them systematically being killed off that much more satisfying. I find that the 2nd film in this series (The Road Warrior) is a much better overall film, as, clearly, George Miller was getting much better with experience as a director. But, this was a wild trip down memory lane, where the bad guys & their over the top performances are the stars of this quirky movie.