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WAY better with the original Australian voices
Would anyone have dubbed Alex from "A Clockwork Orange" just because he used a bizarre, otherwordly form of English? Or how about the childish drawl of Forrest Gump or Brando's slurred rasps in "The Godfather?" Of course not! They were integral parts of the characters, the settings, and the times of those films. So why, WHY were the distinctive, wonderful accents and slang of the Australian characters in the U.S. version of "Mad Max" dubbed over with, apparently, the voices of bland, Midwestern newscasters? Did the film's U.S. distributors think they'd fool us? That American audiences would hear Matt Lauer's voice coming out of Mel Gibson as he raced across the deserts of the Australian outback and not think, "Hey! Those 'Americans' are driving on the wrong side of the road . . . and their steering wheels are on the wrong side, too!?"

Fortunately, this DVD resurrects the outstanding, original voices of the Australian actors and actresses, coming through, crisp and clear, in stereo, rather than the "Hercules-in-New-York"-ish mono of the American dubbing.

If you've seen "Mad Max" before, and hated it or even just thought it was so-so, take a chance on this DVD and see it again in "Australian-English." It's an almost totally different movie. Believe me -- I didn't particularly like it the first time I saw the dubbed, U.S. version, either. If you loved it, (pardon the cliche) see it again for the first time. You'll be transported into the surreal world of Australian outback biker slang that George Miller intended. And, trust me -- Mel Gibson sounds a LOT better with his own voice than that of the mellow, sedating NPR commentator (I can only suppose) they found to dub him.

Good adventure/revenge story
This is a strong, exciting story, built from lots of great parts. There's Australia itself: hot, sun-baked, and barely tolerant of the people crawling through it. There's the background situation: almost post-apocalyptic, society hasn't broken down all the way, but it's getting there fast. There's Mel: a good cop in a place where that means being the law more than upholding what's left of it. Then there's the story: biker gang tries to intimidate Mel through his loved ones, but that just makes him angry.

It's a bit formulaic, but it's a good formula and executed very well.

But I have to keep asking myself - was Mel Gibson ever really that young?

//wiredweird

Copied but never equaled
This is a lower budget film. The thing that makes this film memorable is that it was the first (or one of the first) movies with this theme. the thing that also makes it so good is that becides having crazy people causing violence (that guys like) it also has emotions. The feelings of rage and retaliation are understood by people watching.

Many movies have tried to copy this film, but they failed. The main reason, I think, is because they focused on the violence part of it and forgot about writing thier films so people can agree with the feelings expressed by the main charictor.

I think this movie is a low budget clasic.

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