It was the far away best of the bunch -- though at some points almost too grim to watch.
My favorite line:
[a car that the bikers demolished earlier has been towed to the Halls of Justice]
Kid: Hey Mister! What happened to the car?
Bubba Zanetti: What do you think happened?
Kid: Looks like it's been chewed up and spat out.
Bubba Zanetti: Perhaps it was a result of anxiety.
Second favorite:
Nightrider: I am the Nightrider. I'm a fuel injected suicide machine. I am the rocker, I am the roller, I am the out-of-controller!
I read that Mad Max was the most profitable (i.e., revenue / cost) movie in history for a about 20 years until Blair Witch Project.