Comments on: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/20/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/ Film reviews and commentary tonight, before I forget tomorrow Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:21:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Hoju http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/20/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-6402 Hoju Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:42:53 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/19/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/#comment-6402 "it's like they somehow tried to make it legit -" To quote Orson Welles, that is a lot of shit, and you know that. You sound ridiculous. “it’s like they somehow tried to make it legit -”

To quote Orson Welles, that is a lot of shit, and you know that. You sound ridiculous.

]]> By: Piper http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/20/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-3205 Piper Sat, 29 Dec 2007 15:00:56 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/19/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/#comment-3205 No, I saw it the movie. And I watched a lot of it again just recently because it's been making the rounds on TV. To me this movie suffers from over-telling of a story. Like the most recent Halloween, it isn't enough for people to leave a story with loose ends. To make him some messiah is to try to bring depth to a story that doesn't need it. It's like they tried to somehow make it legit. And if you say this movie is better than The Road Warrior, I'm hopping on the next plane West to smack you around because you've lost your senses. Shit, it's so damn cold here I might just do it regardless. No, I saw it the movie. And I watched a lot of it again just recently because it’s been making the rounds on TV. To me this movie suffers from over-telling of a story. Like the most recent Halloween, it isn’t enough for people to leave a story with loose ends. To make him some messiah is to try to bring depth to a story that doesn’t need it. It’s like they tried to somehow make it legit. And if you say this movie is better than The Road Warrior, I’m hopping on the next plane West to smack you around because you’ve lost your senses.

Shit, it’s so damn cold here I might just do it regardless.

]]> By: Joe Valdez http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/20/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-3099 Joe Valdez Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:07:56 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/19/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/#comment-3099 Chuck: That might be the most enjoyable endorsement I've read on this site. Thanks! George Miller is feloniously underrated due to the fact that he's only directed maybe six or seven movies, and almost all of them were kind of ahead of their time. Look at his segment of <em>Twilight Zone: The Movie</em> with John Lithgow. Miller ran rings around Steven Spielberg and John Landis in terms of visual ingenuity. As for the pig, I'll have something to say about him later in the week. Pat: "Not near as interesting as the first two?" Have you watched the movie? There's more going on at the edges of the screen than in the entirety of <em>Mad Max</em>! You may not have seen the film because you were memorizing Master Blaster's lines. "Yumping Yesus! Him sad. Brain broken. Me explain. This: my vehicle. You: pedestrian!" Chuck: That might be the most enjoyable endorsement I’ve read on this site. Thanks! George Miller is feloniously underrated due to the fact that he’s only directed maybe six or seven movies, and almost all of them were kind of ahead of their time. Look at his segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie with John Lithgow. Miller ran rings around Steven Spielberg and John Landis in terms of visual ingenuity.

As for the pig, I’ll have something to say about him later in the week.

Pat: “Not near as interesting as the first two?” Have you watched the movie? There’s more going on at the edges of the screen than in the entirety of Mad Max! You may not have seen the film because you were memorizing Master Blaster’s lines.

“Yumping Yesus! Him sad. Brain broken. Me explain. This: my vehicle. You: pedestrian!”

]]> By: Piper http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/20/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-3098 Piper Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:25:06 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/19/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/#comment-3098 I am not of the camp that enjoys this movie. I felt it's a perfect example of when Hollywood gets ahold of a good idea. It wasn't complete trash, but not near as interesting as the first two. It tried to be bigger than it was and Mad Max has been nothing more than a story about a reluctant hero that gets himself into great action sequences. To make him some kind of saviour was taking it too far. I guess I agree with George Miller when he felt there was no more story to tell. Too bad he didn't stick with that statement. I will say though that Master Blaster has given me many hours of enjoyment. To say Master Blaster in a social scene and have someone get it is really quite something. So I often drop that as a cultural reference and it often gets me a laugh. I am not of the camp that enjoys this movie. I felt it’s a perfect example of when Hollywood gets ahold of a good idea. It wasn’t complete trash, but not near as interesting as the first two. It tried to be bigger than it was and Mad Max has been nothing more than a story about a reluctant hero that gets himself into great action sequences. To make him some kind of saviour was taking it too far. I guess I agree with George Miller when he felt there was no more story to tell. Too bad he didn’t stick with that statement.

I will say though that Master Blaster has given me many hours of enjoyment. To say Master Blaster in a social scene and have someone get it is really quite something. So I often drop that as a cultural reference and it often gets me a laugh.

]]> By: Chuck http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/20/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/comment-page-1/#comment-3096 Chuck Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:28:46 +0000 http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2007/12/19/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome-1985/#comment-3096 Possibly the most enjoyable thing I've read on this site. Really good work here. You've inspired me to go back and re-watch the film which is of course the highest compliment a writer of film can be paid. I've never considered Mad Max 3 one way or another, though the Thunderdome sequence is memorable and amazing. One can't help but notice that Miller pulled a similar sequel stunt when he took over as actual director on Babe: Pig in the City. Possibly the most enjoyable thing I’ve read on this site. Really good work here. You’ve inspired me to go back and re-watch the film which is of course the highest compliment a writer of film can be paid. I’ve never considered Mad Max 3 one way or another, though the Thunderdome sequence is memorable and amazing.

One can’t help but notice that Miller pulled a similar sequel stunt when he took over as actual director on Babe: Pig in the City.

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