Mad Max Movie Scoring Big with 90 Metacritic

[RCTjunkie]

pokoko said:

RCTjunkie said:
Would I need to see the old movies to enjoy this? I plan on watching them eventually but it'll mean the difference between theater viewing and home viewing

No.  Almost no one had seen the original Mad Max when the second film became a huge hit.  The first film is an 'origins' type and, honestly, it's pretty dull until the action bits at the end.  It explains why he became a wanderer with something of a death wish but it's far from necessary or original.  I mean, do we really need to see Bruce Wayne lose his parents to watch him fight bad guys?  Kind of like that.

He's a drifter character who stumbles his way into an entirely new conflict with each film.

Awesome! My dad was always a big fan of the series, but I was always too scared when seeing the little boy (almost?) get sucked into quicksand when I was no more than 10. Now that I'm cool with death of children in entertainment, I should be okay.

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