Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

Mel Gibson	'Mad' Max Rockatansky
Tina Turner	Aunty Entity
Bruce Spence	Jedediah the Pilot
Adam Cockburn	Jedediah Jr.
Frank Thring	The Collector
Angelo Rossitto	The Master
Paul Larsson	The Blaster
Angry Anderson	Ironbar
Robert Grubb	Pig Killer
George Spartels	Blackfinger
Edwin Hodgeman	Dr. Dealgood
Bob Hornery	Waterseller
Andrew Oh	Ton Ton Tattoo
Ollie Hall	Aunty's Guard
Lee Rice	Aunty's Guard

Director	George Miller George Ogilvie
Producer	George Miller
Writer	Terry Hayes George Miller

Although Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the third part of George Miller's post-apocalyptic Mad Max trilogy, is certainly the least of the bunch (Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is the undisputed masterpiece, and maybe the best action movie ever made), it has still got a good share of imaginative industrial-wasteland-pastiche imagery. And casting Tina Turner as Aunty Entity, the queen of Bartertown, was a masterstroke. Mel Gibson's character Max is pitted in a battle to the death against the bizarre Master Blaster in the Thunderdome, flying around on rubbery straps inside a sort of gigantic overturned colander with bloodthirsty spectators clinging to the outside. Miller's producing partner, Byron Kennedy, was killed in a helicopter crash while scouting locations for this film. Miller was devastated, only agreeing to direct the action sequences--and, somehow, you feel his heart wasn't entirely in it. --Jim Emerson

Edition Details
Series	Mad Max
Chapters	30
Release Date	7/1/1997
Packaging	Snap Case
Screen Ratio	2.35:1
Subtitles	Arabic; Dutch; English; French; Italian; Portuguese; Spanish
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Layers	Dual Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes	1

Personal Details
Purchase Date	7/1/1997
Owner	Thomas Eisenmann
Store	Ken Kranes
Purchase Price	$19.95
Condition	Excellent
Reviewed	Widescreen Review
Bit Rate	384 KB
Anamophic	Yes
Links	IMDB

Anamophic

Color Closed-captioned Widescreen Dolby

Story Synopsis:
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is the third part to the Australian futuristic cult tale. Mad Max (Gibson) is the title hero who once again takes on the out-of-control merciless barbarians of the post-nuclear future. Only this time, he becomes the savior of a tribe of children. Turner is Aunty Entity, the powerful dominatrix who seeks Max as a tool to strengthen her hold on Barter Town and the Thunderdome arena. The Mad Max style remains intact with loads of visionary chase scenes, magnificent costumes and scrap metal vehicles.

DVD Picture:
First reviewed in Issue 9, the LaserDisc picture is severely recomposed at 2.50:1 while the DVD is composed at 2.45:1 in the anamorphic and letterbox formats. None of the releases actually properly display the picture at the 2.35:1 Panavision® scope aspect ratio. The LaserDisc picture quality is excellent, though the DVD anamorphic component video version, with fully saturated color, is the preferred presentation. But images appear slightly more orange hued and blacks are a bit brownish rather than deep black as they are on the LaserDisc. Nonetheless, the DVD looks richer in chroma fidelity and is sharper and more detailed compared to the LaserDisc.

Soundtrack:
The LaserDisc Dolby® Surround soundtrack is excellent with aggressive surround envelopment and a directional music score punctuated with unusual sound effects. The DVD has a remastered Dolby Digital discrete soundtrack that sounds to be a 4.1-channel mix with fortified bass and a wider soundstage presence.

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Reference Quality