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Mad Max (1979)
A prelude to the Mad Max franchise
Before I start this review, anything bad you may have heard or think of this movie shouldn't stop you from watching the other two Mad Max movies, except if you really hate violent movies. These are three different movies that can be seen in any order.
That said, I'm not too thrilled by this first opus of Mad Max. If I hadn't seen and enjoyed Mad Max II before, I probably wouldn't have looked at this one twice. If it was only the abuse of gratuitous violence, I can stand it in a good story, but it feels like there is no story, no purpose to this mess. I just don't see the point of this movie : it's just violence over violence, and the characters don't seem to care for much any more.
So for me the Mad Max franchise really starts with the second movie, this first one being a prelude easily forgotten.