Everyone's got an opinion but this movie is a classic and doesn't need your approval

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Now i saw it first time
You fail to provide any evidence that it is badly directed. But then, everyone in this thread is being stupid. That said, I only gave it 6 stars, because it's a pretty average film that was fairly entertaining. But it's certainly not great, nor a classic.
WORDS MEAN THINGS! Also, before you come to bitch about a plot hole, rewatch the show/movie.

Totally agree.

Don't be a hater, dear.
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This film was made for next to nothing, it is amazing how good this film is made and directed, i suggest you pull you head in and wake up.
Also if you are going to talk utter rubbish about a great film and pick on things that are so stupid then people can do the same with your grammar and spelling.
Both are as worthless as each other.

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I don't think you know what a director does.

No one said that, movie is bad or worst movie ever. What we were defending was, movie should not be categorized as cult, classic, poetic or post apocalyptic etc. etc.
Let's say that this is just a point of view, and I am the ignorant one, who does not understand beep Ok. well taken.
what bothers me more is, it has been told at a few times, that I was turkish etc. and that kind of racist approach. Yes I am turkish, so what? I never had an extra pride for my born country, and it would not be different if I was from US, italy, morocco or spain.. who cares?
Now I regret about even for this answer, cause it feels like I am debating with adolescent teens around here, which is worse.
whatever, I really don't give a beep about it anymore.

The 2 people who don't like this film both have Turkish names, hmmm.
Either way, I'll give you $350,000 (1979 money) and let's see how well you can do?
Sure, some films have been made for less, but not action films with so many car wrecks, not in 1979.
The bikers in the film were an actual bike gang (The Vigilantes) who got paid with beer and got to keep the motorbikes (donated free by Kawasaki) at the end of the film. Well, they weren't really allowed to keep 'em, but they did (who's gonna ask for them back?).
The only cops in this film wearing actual leather was Max (Mel Gibson), the rest are wearing cheaper vinyl.
The road scenes were filmed on public roads without permission by simply going to remote areas and blocking sections of road off and hoping the cops didn't show up.
Most of the extras weren't paid (film students doing it for experience), the owner of truck at the end was paid $50 for the use of his truck, he didn't want his truck damaged so he insisted they use a painted wooden board on the front.
But this is the thing, you only know about that because you read it on the trivia page of this film, as I did. There's no way you or anybody else could see or notice that board in any way at normal speed, especially somebody who has not seen this film more than once. Just proves you're trolling.
I could go on and on, but why bother, the detractors are already convinced of their ignorance.
Sure, it's not the best film ever made, nobody ever said it was, but it sure is interesting and entertaining. If you don't like it, don't watch it, nobody is forcing you to watch it, just stick to Transformers and Batman or whatever it is that entertains you.

thanks dear, I am indeed.
but at least I my make my point and explain myself.
You should jerk more, if it will help.

You are a wanker.

After 35 years this movie has been made, (the year I ve borned) I listened my friends and comments about it, and started to watch it. It never attracted me to watch it till this day, even I was a fan of cheesy 80s movies.. (I was expecting something cool and heavy with some depth instead of cheesy btw cause it was a "cult" movie)
Sad thing is, after watched first 50 mins, I could not take it anymore. This is not post apocalyptic, cult, or anything. This is a stupid, badly exetuted ordinary movie. I may understand the fans, who watched it when they were 10-14 yo, and got a little nostalgic crush for it. I found this title while checking out for more information to calm down my reaction for it. Sorry but thanks to Onur, he has summed it up pretty well for me.
This was really one of the worst movies I've ever watched. Many people defended the flaws of the movie, because of the time it has been done. Sorry but Aliens, Star Wars, Shining, taxy driver, deer hunter etc has been made at that era..
Oh if you say that their budget was much better, than what about Easy Rider which has been made 10 years before, or Scorsese's Mean Streets? made at 1973?? And let's not forget about Rocky.. which has been made with a bit better budget.
Budget also is not an excuse for irritating acting performance. This beep looks like a 3rd grade film school student work.
And for the guy who told something about the movie like "Poetic"
Really? if there is 1 thing poetic at mad max 1st movie, males the world population .. me than.
Don't know anything about the 2nd movie, gonna watch it. Hope it is better.

What an abrupt and sudden end of the movie. I thought we would see every gang member getting eliminated and the leader Toe Cutter get whacked at the end in a usual fist fight to the death. But an indication of a low movie budget is a feeling of the director cutting the movie 15 minutes short.

That is what you get when you have a low budget to work with. And I think they did the best they could with it. Much better than the action movies we get today. coughtransformerscough

the owner of the truck was worried the stunt would damage his rig, so this was a compromise. that's the sort of shortcut they had to take. It doesn't affect the scene's impact.
Yea, I could care-a-less how the truck was done; it was a great film regardless. Sad that so many have to fret and worry over such petty crap that they can't even just enjoy something.
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the fake painted on front of the truck
the owner of the truck was worried the stunt would damage his rig, so this was a compromise. that's the sort of shortcut they had to take. It doesn't affect the scene's impact.
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The score is awful. It's like a cheesy soap opera score. The ending is pretty rushed, too. There's also a lot of mistakes like stunt cables being shown and the fake painted on front of the truck that hit's Toecutter and such. A lot of that can be excused by lack of budget and lack of experience, though. It was one of their fist movies. Not many people make a perfect movie right out of the gate. Anyone that says the stunt work in the movie is bad is absolutely daffy, though. That's just stupid.

Yeah its terrible, just watched it. 3/10.
Generic revenge story with way too long setup, the revenge part happens in last 15 minutes.
I mostly know mad max form the second and third movie, and i now know why.
First one isnt yet set in any post apocalyptic world, and mostly takes place in what looks like a mix of modern detroid and any random tiny town.
Generic setting, mediocre acting, very bad plot, and 1h setup for a very disappointing conclusion.

Did you expect Oscar caliber performance in an australian exploitation movie?
Actually, the actors that play Toecutter, the Boy, and the station manager are all classically trained Shakespearean actors. And yes, I learned that from this page's trivia section. ;0)
Really though, I think the acting's great,
especially
Toecutter.
I think most of the movie is great. Stunts are great. Acting's great. Aesthetic's great. Premise is great. Pacing is fine, and even the score is great, though I'll concede that it's too loud at times. A bigger budget would have afforded a better mix (didn't I also read that the movie was edited on a home-made suite in the director's living room..?)
I'll also agree that structurally it's a bit lop-sided. There are a few other niggling flaws too, but how many movies are perfect? I don't think anybody in this thread, at least, is arguing that Mad Max
is
perfect.
It's just a really nice, effective little low budget action-revenge flick.
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Is relished by the wisest men."

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Low budget turned this film into a bad movie. It is not an excuse
I don't know why people know it's low budget but still expect it to be a slickly made hollywood production. i'd really like you to list some low budget films that you think live up to your expectation. Miller claimed the final budget was between $350,000 and $400,000. "Life of Brian" was considered (and looks) low budget at 4 million!
i'm not saying you have to like this movie, but don't think a low budget automatically makes it bad.
remember:
You get what you pay for
Its ridiculous to critique a movie with the argument 'it's not real, so it doesn't matter'

Low budget turned this film into a bad movie. It is not an excuse, i am an audience i dont care how much money they did it, i am not their producer, i care about execution which was poorly done.

Now i saw it first time and because of this i am gonna criticise it without nostalghia.
No. You are going to critize it without a context.
That means i am not giving extra credit for film's mistakes.
Nobody gives credit to a mistake, nobody.
score is too loud, some of the scenes i couldnt heard the dialouges.
Budget.
Actions scenes are not good enough.Most of them cut when the event happens.
Budget.
Stunt also terrible.
I'm sure you saw those stunts almost dying in the movie. Sure, it could've been terrible. Balls to the walls.
Script could have been improved.
Yes. So, what?
Max's revenge was totaly rushed and give nothing.
Rushed how? Did you mean that he should have gone mad before the family event? He should've been mad before his friends fatal accident? He should've been mad before the system through a loop let that biker free? He should have been mad before the bikers did something innapropiate?
It was like a trailer.
Isn't that what people like nowadays?
Acting medicore.
Did you expect Oscar caliber performance in an australian exploitation movie?
mad max 1 was made at 1979 but road warrior which is a better movie than first one in every way made 1981
650.000$ vs. 2.000.000$
dont show tehnology excuse for badly directed action scenes in first movie.
650.000$ vs. 2.000.000$
Obviously you didn't look close enough to realize how the scenes were shoot.
It is really badly directed movie
It is not.
Dont get me wrong i am not a hater, i loved road warrior and made me think how they could do first one better.
Your problem is the money, nothing else. You can't see talent, you can only see $$$.

mad max 1 was made at 1979 but road warrior which is a better movie than first one in every way made 1981, so dont show tehnology excuse for badly directed action scenes in first movie.It is really badly directed movie and i see no point to show excuses to justify it. Dont get me wrong i am not a hater, i loved road warrior and made me think how they could do first one better.
about the R rating i dont think first film rated R because of violence i think it is because of nudity. well when you think again there is more nudity than action scenes in first film. and i dont know should i piss that or enjoy with the view.