[LivingNet]

I know this is unrelated to current movies but last weekend I saw the original Mad Max movie with Mel Gibson and I could not believe how horrible it was. It amazed me that people wanted more sequels after that. It just shows:
1. Movies have come a long way in 30 years
2. Scenes that were horribly long and drawn out
3. You could just see the director saying "action" and "cut" the scenes were spliced that badly
4. That movie today would never make it to theaters it was soooo bad.

[discostu]

You have to keep in mind what Mad Max was. It’s a micro budget indy movie. Movies like Max make into the same theaters Max made it to 30 years ago: arthouse. It got sequels because it made a stunning amount of money for an indie flick that mostly hit arthouses and somebody wonder what that team could do if they had a budget and stuff. That’s why Mad Max 2 was called Road Warrior here, since nobody saw Mad Max here they didn’t want to announce it as a sequel so they gave it a stand alone title. Sadly half the script team, IMHO the important half, died inbetween Road Warrior and Thunderdome, which lead to way too much talking and not nearly enough action.

[Rummyfan]

C'mon! Toe Cutter and Knight Rider? Sure it was made on a shoestring budget, but I liked it, and The Road Warrior even more.