Agree. First movie was great if a little slow by today's standards. You just had to root for Max.
Second movie had great action and unbelievable stunts. Decent plot and memorable characters. Max got hosed yet again, but you had to admire his spirit.
I’ve been to Broken Hill and Silverton where the first MM was filmed. Went to the place where MM looked over the oil plant and then down to where that site was. Pretty cool. At Silverton they had a scrapbook of the filming, showing Mel Gibson playing cards with the bad guy. Sat in the same courtyard and had lunch.