"Mad Max" has one of those openings that just pulls you in, that makes you excited to watch a film of this intensity, but then where do you go? Miller seemed to indicate that more car crashes, more violence, more cliché family drama would indicate a stronger film. The opening scene, the car crashes as our bearded villain just yelled "Toecutter" was fantastic. He was incredible as Max, and the world that Mr. Yet, there were points that I just loved. But why has that conclusion been made? What makes "Mad Max" mediocre instead of powerful? It is hard to pinpoint the exact scene, but the sense of "alright, I've seen it - now what" was definitely present by the end. It seems to be lacking that re-watch excitement. So, again, there is no arguing that "Mad Max" is an important film, one that I am glad to have finally seen, but once was enough. Miller's directorial outing, at times it felt a bit episodic with tough edits placed, but for the majority he told a deathly story with great ease and excitement. The final moments, he has transformed from the man we were first introduced to into something quite terrifying. He begins as an ominous optimist, able to stop crime as it occurs on the streets, but then as his sense of normality is turned upside down, his ability to react and adapt is seen. Gibson does a great job as Max, a man torn between the evils of the road and his personal philosophies. While I loved what "Mad Max" represented, what it was - a full body of color and action - it wasn't something to be watched again and again. Miller's disturbed eyes, but is it re-watchable? Does it have the appeal to see new things throughout if watched and watched again? For me, the answer seemed to float near "no". "Mad Max" was dark, it was brooding, it was destructive, and it never gave us that glimmer of hope for humanity, but now - nearly 20 years later - does it still remain the classic that it started? Sure, it was impressive to watch the crash scenes, it was powerful to see the world through Mr. Not only did it introduce us to Australian cinema, but also a young 21-year old newbie named Mel Gibson.
"Mad Max" is one of those films that is on everyone's top film lists. The same reason was given for passing it at 18 uncut back in 1992. In April 2015, the film was passed with a 15 rating uncut, because of "(the scene's) implied nature and lack of visual detail of the acts themselves". Though the original uncertified 1982 video release of the American dub from Warner Home Video was released uncut, the cut was re-instated on the 1986 18-rated VHS, but was restored in 1992 when the Australian dialogue version was finally released in the UK and to all later releases with the same rating (although Warner's budget labels SCREEN CLASSICS still put out the American dub with the cut scene well into the 90s). Instead, the scene cut to black as the bikers smashed the first window and resumed on the bird hovering overhead. They edited the scene where the bikers tear up the hot-rod with the terrified couple inside.
The original UK cinema and certified video releases (American dub) were cut by 48 seconds by the BBFC to keep an X (18) rating and to prevent the film from being banned, as X was the highest rating.
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