Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Starring: Mel Gibson, Tina Turner, Bruce Spence, Helen Buday, Rod Zuanic
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The performances are superb. The script allows Gibson to bring a welcome new dimension to the Mad Max character, and the actor rises to the occasion.
Gibson impressively fleshes out Max, Tina Turner is striking in her role as Aunty (as well as contributing two topnotch songs, which open and close the picture) and the juves are uniformly good.
The punky energy of the earlier films has given way to a self-conscious striving for significance, obscuring Miller's considerable kinetic talents in favor of a lumpy didacticism.
Enough imagination, wit and ingenuity to put recent Spielberg to shame.
This film has showier stunts than its predecessors, and a better sense of humor. It also has Tina Turner, in chain-mail stockings.
Let's face it, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome isn't terribly memorable.
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