Mad Max

Mad Max

Rating 6 out of 10

I am a big fan of the original Mad Max movies.  Specifically the Road Warrior.  The Road Warrior was the first VHS tape I rented when I bought my first VCR back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.  Have watched it a dozen times.  So I was very excited to see the series get a reboot with one of my favorite actors, Tom Hardy playing Max.

With this movie you get what expect from watching the trailer.  Tons of action from start to finish.  This movie is like getting in your neighbors sports car and before you have a chance to get your seatbelt on he puts the pedal to the floor and does not let go until the ride is over.  This isn't really a remake of the Max movies as a reboot.

In the future the world seems to be turning into desert.  Gas is at a premium even though everyone seems to drive cool hot rod cars.  Water is at as much a premium.  There is a big city run by a ruthless bad guy that controls the water named Nux.  He has these bald headed minions that paint themselves white and like to spray paint their teeth silver (don't know why).   The bald white guys capture Max in the beginning of the film after a crazy car chase and hold him draining his pure blood.  At this time Nux is sending out a convoy of his bad guys led by bad gal Furiosa (bald Charlize Theron) on a gas run.  Only Furiosa goes rogue taking off across the desert in an 18 wheel tanker taking Nux's breeding women who all happen to look like Victoria Secret models. Max gets involved and the action continues.

The action is virtually non-stop.  My issues with this movie is it should be called Mad Furiosa as Charlize is much more the star and Max is back up.  That's not terrible.  As you might guess plot line was not a major issue here.  75% of the movie is them driving thru the desert with the bald white guys doing their best to bring them down.  The ending was a little goofy for my taste.

I was still entertained and felt I got my monies worth.  I gave it a six.  My movie buddy Ted whom I would have seen this with would have given it an eight.