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From: rs55611@ihuxk.UUCP (Robert E. Schleicher)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Mad max
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Date: Thu, 27-Jun-85 14:21:45 EDT
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> I managed to miss all the earlier Mel Gibson movies, but want to go back
> and "prepare" for the new one:
> 
> Questions:	Is MAD MAX just a remake of Road Warrior?  I.e. is it important
> 		to see Road Warrior first?
> 
> 		Is Road Warrior worth seeing even in the dubbed American
> 		versions?  Is the original version available on videotape for
> 		rental?  How can I tell the difference from the box?
> Thanks,
> Brad Myers

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Mad Max is the earlier film.  You should see it before seeing the Road Warrior
as it provides much more in the way of characterization (of Max), and also
explains a little more about the state of society in the films.  Mad Max
takes place in an environment that is much more similar to the present day
than is the Road Warrior.  In Mad Max, it seems that the nuclear war was
fairly recent, as there was still some semblance of order (ie., the decay to
barbarism was just starting).. The Road Warrior takes place after society
has degenerated to barbarism.

I found Mad Max to be much more gripping, emotionally, due to the very 
personal attacks made on Max and his family.  The desire for revenge is
very strong in this film.  The Road Warrior, on the other hand, is a much
more stylish and well-crafted film, but the there is less emotion involved.

Bob Schleicher
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PS. I wasn't aware there was a dubbed version of the Road Warrior, since
it is Australian.  Are you suggesting that the Australian accents were
deemed to be too hard to understand?
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