Saturday, January 19, 2013

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

After the success of 1981's Road Warrior,director George Miller gave us the third installment 1985's Beyond Thunderdome,a marvelous post apocalyptic vision rivaling both sequels again starring Mel Gibson  as Mad Max,a ruthless crusader and Tina Turner as the impassive and heartless Auntie Entity who I think was perfectly cast. The soundtrack was composed by the great Maurice Jarre who's Midas touch also gave us the gorgeous music in 1985's Witness,and Lawrence of Arabia I consider film's greatest score.

The film begins with Max entering the fictional Bartertown who depends on the methane gas derived from pig flatulence and feces to generate energy,the soul source of the seedy town's power.Max encounters The Collector who introduces him to Aunt Entity while being held at gunpoint,Entity is impressed by Max's fighting skills and preps him for The Thunderdome

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