Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Bigger, better... Crazier. The second Mad Max is a great spectacle, action packed from start to finish, full of deranged characters, dusty, hot and uncompromising just like the post-apocalyptic landscape in which it is set. The action doesn't lack ideas, style or surprises, Mel Gibson is excellent, so what more could you ask for? It's a shame that it didn't quite work in the third film. (29/05/2015)

Desert, cars, trucks, petrol, blokes dressed badass… all things I don’t like, but I still I expected some decent entertainment from the cult Mad Max, a film that set the slightly clichéd template for pretty much every post-apocalyptic film. I didn’t get it, unfortunately. I acknowledge it as a strong source of inspiration, but otherwise, it’s weak, very weak. (18/07/2011)

The model of the revenge film has been exchanged for a story set in a post-apocalyptic world, where oil is the most important thing a person can have, because without it, it will be very difficult to move forward in the barren landscape. The roads here are blocked by various scoundrels, but also by people who simply want to live. One of them is Max, who seeks revenge but has not given up on life. This time, however, he must face more scoundrels and help people defend their oil source. At times, it is absolutely iconic, the boy with the boomerang is perfect, at other times, it is quite ordinary, but it is important to realize that it is still a film that has already aged about 33 years. The environment will constantly make you feel incredibly hopeless. This is definitely a welcome effect. (05/03/2014)

A breathtaking post-apocalyptic action flick during which you feel the ubiquitous dust in your own mouth. Perfectly chosen locations, a dynamic plot with a powerful atmosphere, unique action scenes with cars. The Road Warrior is even better than the very good first Mad Max. What I wouldn’t give to see it on the big screen! (16/06/2004)

The Road Warrior is a film I have seen many times and still enjoy. An action-packed post-apocalyptic blast and one of the top 5 action films of my childhood up there with RoboCop, Terminator, Alien, and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Among other things, the film contains great costumes and technology, but above all, it manages to draw me into the plot and doesn’t let go for a second. (25/06/2016)