The Road Warrior (Blu-ray Disc, 2007)

The Road Warrior transfer to Blu-Ray is a adequate at best but compared to standard definition copies, the clarity and depth are above average.

Exclusive to Hi-Def: new commentary by director George Miller and cinematographer Dean Semler

Introduction by Leonard Maltin Theatrical trailer

Director George Miller's follow-up to his own 1979 hit Mad Max is proof that not all sequels are inferior to their originals. If anything, this brutal sci-fi action film is even more intense and exciting than its predecessor, although the state of its post-apocalyptic world has only become worse. Several years after the deaths of his wife and child, Max (Mel Gibson) has become an alienated nomad, wandering an Australian outback that has fallen into tribal warfare conducted from scattered armed camps. After a road battle with psychotic villain Wez (Vernon Wells), Max meets up with the odd Gyro Captain (Bruce Spence), who takes him to the camp of a sympathetic group led by Pappagallo (Mike Preston). As Pappagallo's people are camped at a refinery, Max plans to take their oil -- more precious than gold in this world -- but eventually joins them to fight a band of marauders led by the evil Humungus (Kjell Nilsson). The stunning climax features a heart-pounding chase scene involving an oil tanker-truck and a frenzied rush for the coast, with Humungus and his forces in hot pursuit. Nilsson is a scary villain, with huge muscles and a sinister pre-Jason hockey mask, but the stunt work is the key here, and it is more flamboyantly dynamic than ever, edited at breakneck pace and staged with manic fury by Miller and stunt coordinator Max Aspin. Savage and kinetic, Mad Max 2 is a must-see for action buffs.

Never has a film's vision of the post-nuclear holocaust world seemed quite as desolate and as brutal, or as action-packed and sometimes as funny as in George Miller's apolcalyptic THE ROAD WARRIOR, an extravagant film fantasy..."
New York Times - Vincent Canby (04/29/1982)

If you are a fan of the Mad Max series, wondering if you should get the Blu-ray disc, do it. This is one of those movies that I don't get tired of watching. Now that I have it in Blue-ray, I'm seeing stuff I never caught in my previous viewings. The scenes and the details come to life. Crank up the sound and enjoy.

Mel Gibsons best movie ever made, last of the interceptors, blu-ray is awesome! one of his first movies ever made, but watch (mad max) first then (road warrior) then (mad max beyond the thunderdome)

great movie, great car chase scenes, no computer graphics, and even better on blu ray! nothing better then shoulder pads and supercharged australian muscle cars.