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Mad Max 2 The Road Warrior Remuxed (1981) (1080p)

Australië
Actie / Avontuur
91 minuten

geregisseerd door George Miller (II)
met Mel Gibson, Michael Preston en Bruce Spence

De wereld die we kennen is niet meer. De steden van vroeger zijn veranderd in een grote woestenij. Door deze 'waste land' trekt de eenzame zwerver Max (Gibson) doelloos rond, altijd op zoek naar voedsel en benzine om te kunnen overleven. Hij komt bij een dorpje waar de inwoners een enorme hoeveelheid benzine hebben. Tegen wil en dank besluit hij ze te helpen in de strijd tegen een groep gewelddadige motorrijders.

Not just a mindless action flick, 4 February 1999
 
Author: TeamRockwood from Norman, OK
 
Now I give this movie a 10 out of 10. I used to only give it an 8. Why the change? Easy. I watched the little things.

Those of you who haven't seen it, stop reading now. But for those of you who have...

The first 8 of that ten comes from spectacular action sequences. Anyone can see those. What the other 2 points comes from is the subtle things that director George Miller slipped in there that you would only notice the second time you watch.

Missed by almost everyone else's comments is that "The Road Warrior" is simply a locked room puzzle. The good guys have the gas and want to escape from their compound to "the coast." But if they try to leave, they will surely be killed by the savages waiting outside who only want their gas. Their solution is completely unexpected, yet when you watch it again, it is telegraphed the entire movie.

For instance, when Pappagallo is giving an inspirational speech to the good guys about how "that vehicle" is going to haul their gas to the coast, the vehicle in the background is NOT the tanker, as it should be, but instead the school bus that eventually takes them, and the gas, to freedom.

And what will the tanker be hauling? Notice the day before the escape when Pappagallo talks about driving the tanker with Max. He stares blankly into an hourglass, filled with SAND. He already knows he's not coming back, as his diversionary tactic will surely get him killed.

Anyone who claims "The Road Warrior" is merely a testosterone-laden guy flick should watch it again. What it REALLY is is the tightest, smartest, pure-action movie ever made. No moment is without significance. No moment is wasted. It is a testament that every post-apocalyptic movie is referred to as "The-Road-Warrior-on-'x'." The next time you watch it, REALLY watch it. You'll find there's more there than you ever thought there was before.

Disc Title: bd.mad.max.2.the.road.warrior.remuxed.1080p.1981.ac3.mill2k
Disc Size: 17,056,746,780 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 17,056,567,296 bytes
Length: 1:35:30
Total Bitrate: 23.81 Mbps
Video: VC-1 Video / 21940 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / Advanced Profile 3
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 640 kbps / DN -4dB
Subtitle: English / 21.693 kbps
Subtitle: Danish / 13.060 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 11.778 kbps
Subtitle: Finnish / 9.828 kbps
Subtitle: French / 19.163 kbps
Subtitle: German / 12.358 kbps
Subtitle: Italian / 11.116 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 10.129 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 13.348 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 9.476 kbps