Mad Max [4KUHD] [Blu-ray]

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But, Max and Furiosa, nonetheless, charge towards the perilous challenge head on and come out in the end with a few cuts and bruises. Interesting little tidbit here, Immortan Joe is played by Hugh Keays-Burn, who is the SAME actor who played Toe Cutter; in the original Mad Max; film. Few films compare with this full-throttle epic of speed and carnage that rockets you into a dreamlike landscape where the post-nuclear future meets the mythological past. Compared to other UHD releases thus far, one can almost imagine Immortan Joe yelling out, "Mediocre! Overall, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is a mixed bag which has a few entertaining scenes but the desert interlude with the kids is incredibly tedious making it the worst of the franchise by far.

There he becomes a gladiator and gets dumped in the desert where he is rescued by a band of feral orphans who have been looking for help for years. For a more in-depth take on the film, check out our review of the 2015 Scream Factory Blu-ray and of the trilogy box set edition from Warner Bros. Beyond Thunderdome still has the crazy side characters with Angry Anderson’s security officer Ironbar arguably the most bizarre yet with his kabuki mask that he has above his head and Masterblaster is a wonderful creation. It is still a significant improvement and will be a better viewing experience, but with this new format, we are looking for more than just sharpness and resolution. HDR and WGC do give a depth to the colours, the richness of the sand, the vibrancy of Bartertown, with the lighting of the Thunderdome looking particularly pleasing.

We reviewed the Region free UK Ultra HD Blu-ray release of The Mad Max Anthology on a Panasonic TX-65HZ1000B Ultra HD 4K TV with a Panasonic DP-UB450 Dolby Vision HDR10+ 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player. The big bad is The Humungous (Kjell Nilsson) who is more reasonable than Wez but every bit as dangerous. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. In the opening moments, Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy), seen staring out into a lifeless desert abyss and munching on raw mutant lizard, announces that crazy is the new norm in a wasteland created by the careless pillaging of Earth's natural resources and atomic wars.

This is the entry that really inspired all the copycats over the years with the hilariously over the top outfits and campy villains all looking like they’ve walked off a Frankie Goes to Hollywood music video. They also rule over everyone with an antiquated belief system that has young soldiers like Nux (Nicholas Hoult) welcome death with the promise of reward in the afterlife and view women as property without a say or right over their own bodies. They aren't the same character in the film, but it is certainly neat that George Miller cast one of his old actors in this 20 year remake/reboot/sequel (whatever it is). Mad Max, The Road Warrior and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome were all shot on 35 mm film and have all benefitted from a new scan and clean up to produce a 4K DI, from which these new UHD discs are sourced. On the surface, Miller's directorial debut can be dismissed as another car-obsessed action flick in the vein of similarly-minded American actioners, fueled by a standard revenge-vigilante formula after Max's wife (Joanne Samuel) and son are murdered by the maniac gang leader Toecutter (Hugh Keays-Byrne).Our mission at AV NIRVANA is to pursue audio and video systems that deliver extraordinary satisfaction, allowing one to transcend the ordinary while becoming completely and blissfully engaged by music and movies.

Plot: In a not-too-distant dystopian future, when man’s most precious resource — oil — has been depleted and the world plunged into war, famine and financial chaos, the last vestiges of the law in Australia attempt to restrain a vicious biker gang. In his third go-round as the title hero Gibson takes on the barbarians of the post-nuclear future – and this time becomes the saviour of a tribe of lost children.It’s a war that must be seen to be believed, a road-scorching, neo-punk, take-no-prisoner combat set in a postapocalyptic Australia. It is pure carnage in the form of entertainment, amping up the villainy, the mayhem, the stunts, the very stakes, and it is utterly fantastic. Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron star in this fourth instalment of the post-apocalyptic action series from film-maker George Miller. In 'Mad Max 2' (1981), following the road-side slaughter of his family, ex-cop Max roams the post-apocalyptic landscape alone. This makes him less sympathetic for the first half (especially the way he treats Bruce Spence’s The Gyro Captain) but it makes him feel like a more believable character especially after seeing how selfish people have behaved over the past few years.

Nevertheless, the mid-range is decently dynamic with strong clarity and detailing during the loudest, bombastic segments. Our would-be reluctant hero, Max Rockatansky (Mel Gibson), is one such character, a federal police force in the Main Force Patrol (MFP). Europe's busiest forums, with independent news and expert reviews, for TVs, Home Cinema, Hi-Fi, Movies, Gaming, Tech and more. Anyway, once you get over the recasting Fury Road is one of the better action movies in recent years with incredible visuals, spectacular set-pieces and the best music score of the entire franchise.

Music superstar Tine Turner steals wha's left of the screen as Aunty Entity, a power-mad dominatrix determined to use Max to tighten her stranglehold on Bartertown. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at our warehouse. He composes beautiful extreme wide shots to give a majestic sense of space and distance, and then spruces things up with medium shots and close-ups to heighten the suspense. This Ultra HD Blu-ray disc arrives with a strong 4K video presentation, but unfortunately, it also appears to be plagued with a couple of noticeable artifacts and doesn't quite have the pop we'd expected from the new format, bringing it down a couple notches. DISC 1: HDR Dolby Vision | Audio Commentary with Art Director Jon Dowding, Cinematographer David Eggby, Special Effects Artist Chris Murray, Moderated by Filmmaker Tim Ridge | Australian 5.