Mad Max High Octane Collection [Blu-ray]

This is a fantastic collection of movies for a good price. You get a lot of stuff, including Mad Max, Mad Max 2 (Road Warrior), Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, and Mad Max: Fury Road. You get three copies of Fury Road, including the Black and Chrome edition, and a 4K ultra HD edition. You also get two bonus Blu Rays, The Madness of Max (a documentary) and the Road Warrior bonus disc, which is further documentary stuff. I'll talk a little bit about the movies, but I won't go into great detail. I'll save that for their respective pages. Mad Max's most interesting thing is the would building. As the first movie of the franchise, it's very different from what others would identify as "Mad Max." It doesn't take place in a desert, and there aren't weird, bondage equipped savages. Civilization actually exists, and Max has a wife and child. However, it's clear that society is decaying, and Max is a member of a special police force meant to keep the rural roadways of Australia safe. Conflict between himself and a biker gang leads Max to abandon the law and instead seek revenge. There are car stunts, but they are few and far between. There's also not as much bloodshed. Again the depiction of a world on the edge is the most interesting thing about this movie. I'd recommend that fans start by watching Road Warrior, and then the rest of the movies, and then coming back to this one should they find themselves interested in the franchise and want to learn more about who Max was. The Road Warrior is, in my opinion, the greatest of the movies. This movie spawned thousands of cheap imitators in the 80s, and has had a huge impact on pop culture. It's where we get our ideas of masked, mohawked, leather punks riding motorcycles around the desert from. Max is a loner in this film. With only his dog, by his side, he finds himself roped into a confrontation between villagers and a biker gang. The story in this movie is on par with the world building that the franchise is known for. It's got amazing, incredible action scenes. Something about this movie seems gritty and real, almost like a documentary when compared to Fury Road. Beyond Thunderdome is an entry in the franchise that divides many people. It's often seen as goofy, tonally inconsistent, and just bad. I personally enjoy it. Once again, it's another nice bit of worldbuilding, and I like the fact that it shows us the wasteland that Australia has become is not full of sadist biker maniacs. It's a more hopeful movie. Fury Road is the must recent film, and generally considered the best (it's either this or Road Warrior). It is absolutely non stop action, all of which takes place on an armored semi truck. In the story, Max finds himself trapped on the rig as Imperator Furiosa escapes the warlord Immortan Joe with his concubines. In this movie, Mel Gibson has been replaced by Tom Hardy, who was a great choice. The action does not let up. In contrast to other Mad Max films, gunplay is abundant in this movie. Previous films established firearms as a rarity, and many were armed with cross bows and bows and arrows. In this movie, everyone is armed to the teeth. The movie is also beautifully shot. I remember seeing it in theaters, and it was amazing. However, it's almost TOO pretty for me. And the action, don't get me wrong, it's awesome, but it's almost TOO much. It's like the Road Warrior injected with super steroids. While it's my second favorite movie of the series, Road Warrior beats it because it just feels more "real." Anyways, this is a great collection. If you are fan, you must get it!

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Alright, so the only bad thing I have to say about this great collection is that it lacks the latest "Mad Max" spin-off involving Furiosa and Dementus, but other than that, this is a formidable collection, with solid remastered footage for the older movies ( which I had only seen on VHS until now ) and some interesting documentary content. It also notably contains the black and chrome/white edition of Fury Road which is cool if you want to rewatch the movie in a different way. Then there's the audio commentary you can always listen to while watching the films as well. Overall this is a very cool collection for Mad Max fans, but I think they should make a new one containing the Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga film ( which is pretty good as well, but maybe just a bit under Fury Road in terms of quality ). The menus are bland as usual ( typical modern blu-ray disc, sadly ). I miss the interactive DVD menus!

Exactly as described. Don’t hesitate to buy this movie set!

The Furiosa movie was surprisingly awesome! Also, Mel Gibson's Rockatanski is one of the most iconic post apocalyptic "heroes" ever!