One of the most memorable film going experiences in my life was when I went to the very first showing on opening day of George Miller’s "The Road Warrior" ("Mad Max" 2), in May 1982, in a theater in Los Angeles.
Everyone in the packed house knew that we were going to get something good. Instead we got something that was great. It was different, unique, something that we had never seen before. (Though it’s been ripped off numerous times since then.) When the final credits came on, the audience gave it a rousing ovation that lasted nearly 5 minutes. It still remains, to this day, a film that defines what action cinema is.
When "Mad Max Beyond…
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