Behold the second film in the Mad Max trilogy! This is the one that I always think of when someone says "Mad Max" to me. It's one of those rare sequels that surpasses the original in pretty much every way.An unspecified time after the first movie, our hero Max (Mel Gibson) has become a road warrior, cruising the wasteland of Australia for gasoline and avoiding the psychos with only his faithful dog as a companion. A gyro captain (Bruce Spence) tells him of a place where he can get as much gas as he wants, if only Max will spare his life. Initially skeptical, Max goes out and finds that it's true. A group of enterprising people have managed to get a refinery working. Unfortunately, they are besieged by the Lord Humongous (Kjell Nilsson) and his band of freaks. The refinery people want to get out and head to the north but they don't have a vehicle capable of pulling the tanker of gas. Enter Max: the man with the plan. In exchange for as much gas as he can carry, Max agrees to go out and get them a truck. But, of course, it's never that easy.
If you only own one film out of this trilogy, this should be it. They still had some problems with the sound (you have to turn the volume up for dialogue, then turn it down quickly when the action starts) but it's a FAR better film than the original and absolutely one of the best post-apocalypse movies.
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