Mad Max High Octane Collection [DVD]

The movie franchise that really launched the future-dystopian genre to the next level finally comes to blu-ray with all films in-tow!Ok, so I'll try to make this brief, but there is a lot to unpack here. What makes the "Mad Max" films so cool is not so much the action, the cool chases, and the crazy heroes & villains. The world is the star of "Mad Max" more than Max himself. That's one of the most interesting aspects here. Most of the "Mad Max" arcs view Max himself as a vessel to get you into the world of "Mad Max"; a future post-oil-crisis Australia where the outside world has collapsed into chaos.A common misconception about "Mad Max" is that all the post-apocalypse stuff was caused by nuclear war. While it is common knowledge that the various pre-war global powers used nukes against each other, it wasn't enough to cause any sort of nuclear winter which decimated the planet. What really went wrong was an oil crisis. It can be extrapolated that after the first "Mad Max" film, Director George Miller used the effects he saw of the gas crisis that hit his home country in the 1970's as a spring-board for "Mad Max 2" (more commonly referred to as "The Road Warrior"). Gasoline (or guzzoline, or "juice" as it's referred to in "Mad Max 2") is pretty much worth its weight in gold. People kill, plunder, and pillage each other just for some gas. That's why over time the population has dwindled down to mostly those with the strength to kill and steal what they need to survive.The films all focus on the events surrounding former Main Force Patrol (MFP) cop Max Rockatansky. The first film focuses on him as trying to be a good family-man while the world around him crumbles into chaos. Eventually the chaos eats at him and leaves him a broken shell of a man. The second film picks up an undisclosed amount of time after the first film. Max is still travelling in his tricked out black Ford Falcon XB Interceptor, now customized heavily for a life on the hellish Australian highways. In a bid to fill his fuel tanks with all the juice he can carry, he ends up in a deadly power struggle between two warring wasteland factions. His bid doesn't pan out the way he had hoped. In the end, he's left once again to wander the wasteland. The third film, "Beyond Thunderdome" picks up (again an unknown amount of time later) with a scraggly looking Max being duped and having all his earthly belongings stolen from him by a father and son duo of thieves. He travels to the closest human settlement, Bartertown, to look for his things. However, he again get's stuck in the middle of a power struggle between two factions. This time Max is thrown out to fend for himself in the desert and ultimately comes to find a tribe of abandoned children that need his help. He then makes a gamble to save these kids and secure a little redemption for himself by reentering the crossfire of the two warlords. The fourth film, "Fury Road", picks up at an undisclosed point in the timeline. Max, now played by Tom Hardy instead of Mel Gibson, is still driving his Interceptor across the desert while looking like a disheveled hobo, similar to his appearance in "Thunderdome". (There is a big continuity gap here that folks who have seen the film known about.) Within 2 minutes of the film's start, he's captured by a wasteland warlord and embroiled in a conflict that he really wants nothing to do with. He teams up with the warlord's rebellious right-hand woman, Imperitor Furiosa (Charlize Theron), to evacuate the warlord's prized sex-slaves to a new home far from the warlord's grasp. As usual, things don't go according to plan. Thus Max and company have to come up with a backup plan in the face of overwhelming odds.Overall, the films are all represented beautifully. The transfers are all nice and clean. No complaints come to my mind. I'm aware that there is a lot of extras and other behind the scenes stuff included, but I'm not really into that stuff.At this point, you can find this collection for under $30 (used) from a number of Amazon retailers. I was glad for this because the original price for this set was somewhere in the ballpark of $70 on Amazon at first. So getting it for far cheaper, in good shape, used, from a reputable seller on Amazon was a big bonus.

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!

Each disc ran fine without issue. Its impressive this franchise grew to the scale it is now, proving just how far creativity can make the most from just about anything. The first film is now my favorite of the franchise, and each one is distinct in its own right after. With "Beyond the Thunderdome" proving itself to be more clever than its given credit for its wastland world. And "Fury Road" showing how Miller's refined his concepts with each film of his world, lets just hope it doesn't become our future. Unlike most apocalypse movies, this one is more realistic than we'd like to think just give it time sadly.

I had to buy a second copy of the original Mad Max because it was skipping really disappointing. Otherwise the other 3 movies played great.

Excelente paquete que quizá no es un artículo coleccionable de edición limitada pero finalmente tiene todo Mad Max en su interior, incluyendo la versión 4K de Fury Road y la versión Black and Chrome de esta última entrega. Yo la compré en oferta relámpago en 500 pesos, sinceramente no creo que hubiera pagado mas de eso, pues como dije al principio no es una edición limitada, quitas la funda de cartón y te queda el estuche azul y los discos vienen rotulados muy sencillos. Pero las películas en si no tienen desperdicio, son un clásico del cine.

Excelente edición de Mad Max!! Llegó muy rápido y en perfectas condiciones. Iba a comprarlas por separado pero al ver esta edición me convenció.