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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985
Sci-fi, Action
1h 47m
Mad Max becomes a pawn in a decadent oasis of technological society, and when exiled, becomes the deliverer of a colony of children (imdb)

Directed by:

George Ogilvie, George Miller

Screenwriter:

George Miller, Terry Hayes

Starring:

Helen Buday, Mel Gibson, Justine Clarke, Bruce Spence, Tina Turner, Frank Thring, Angelo Rossitto, Robert Grubb, Angry Anderson, Adam Willits, Rebekah Elmaloglou

Franchise:

Mad Max

Genres:

Sci-fi, Action, Adventure

AKA:

Mad Max 3

Countries:

Australia, USA

Language:

English
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Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

1985
Sci-fi, Action
1h 47m
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doctor7doctor7
Rated 21 Oct 2007
66
47th
I feel that this is really two different movies in one. The first is Mad Max 3: Thunderdome, which is awesome. The thunderdome fight is downright stellar and it's no surprise how much it's influenced many movie fights since. Now the second movie is Mad Max 3: Peter Pan which is barely passable as a film in my opinion. Some of the fight gags are funny but for the most part it's just not Mad Max. Shame really, it started out great.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
paxtonPaxton
Rated 17 Oct 2019
68
56th
"I'll drive that tanker," turns into "I'll raise these children." Forgetting the Lord of the Flies meets Adventures in Babysitting last half, Bartertown is a fun environment that makes me want to play the original Fallout on PC like some kind of dinosaur.
Rated 17 Oct 2019
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 17 Jun 2013
80
77th
Mel Gibson and Tina Turner are duking it out for who has the bigger hair and then some WEIRD PETER PAN STUFF HAPPENS>
Rated 17 Jun 2013
bofbof
Rated 15 May 2015
48
21st
Amount of movie franchises improved by adding a bunch of adorable children: Zero and counting.
Rated 15 May 2015
terrymacterrymac
Rated 05 Jun 2015
58
31st
I liked this, didn't love it, when it first came out, and found I liked it for different reasons when I rewatched it recently. I think I enjoyed the parts with the kids when I was young, with the Lord of the Flies-esque themes. I didn't care for them more recently, preferring Max's shenanigans in Bartertown and the climactic action. It is peppered with memorable characters and scenes, and is directed well, but doesn't entirely work as a whole. And Max is nowhere near mad enough...
Rated 05 Jun 2015
vengefulkbmVengefulKBM
Rated 21 May 2015
45
21st
Oh, jeez. To echo the sentiments of many, the first 45 minutes were pretty awesome, and then the whole thing just fell off a cliff. The characterization gets completely arbitrary, the tone shifts to an almost kiddie vibe, and Tina Turner (who's honestly fantastic) completely disappears. I'd watch the first act again, but unfortunately the rest of the movie is incredibly boring (despite picking up a LITTLE bit at the end with the car/plane chase). Not worth the price of admission.
Rated 21 May 2015
hellsditchhellsditch
Rated 18 May 2015
80
62nd
Non-controversial Opinion Alert! The first half, set in the sleazy, Jabba's Palace-like Bartertown is easily the best thing about this movie, to make no mention of The Thunderdome, and the action pieces set within, itself. I'm not telling you anything you didn't already know. The punk rock Peter Pan second act can't help but be a letdown, even if you know what Miller is going for. The climactic chase is a fun but inferior take on the RW finale. Still, it's Max and Miller, so worth a watch.
Rated 18 May 2015
halfjapaneseHalfJapanese
Rated 15 Jan 2010
70
40th
Undoubtedly the weakest film in the series, Beyond Thunderdome starts off well but falls off pretty quickly by the time the tribes of children show up. One feral kid is fine, but a couple dozen wear out their welcome a hell of a lot quicker than Max did in Barter Town.
Rated 15 Jan 2010
ytadelYtadel
Rated 27 May 2015
5
57th
(2015 Mad Maxathon #3:) I actually really like most of the first half or so of the film, and the titular Thunderdome fight is a unique blast of weaponry and flying around on bungee cords; total goofball fun. When Max runs into the tribe of kids the film suffers, though. It actually feels almost exactly like when they meet the Ewok tribe in Return of the Jedi, but without being balanced out by cool Death Star/Emperor Palpatine stuff.
Rated 27 May 2015
kasperlKasperL
Rated 22 May 2015
40
19th
The Thunderdome fight is alright, but the rest - apart from an okay middle section - is almost as bad as Tina Turner's hair. Almost.
Rated 22 May 2015
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 07 Jun 2015
78
52nd
Credit Miller 4 carving a new post-apocalyptic nightmare 4 Max 2 stumble through w/ an inspired take on gladiatorial arenas & a counterpoint Lord of the Flies-style community of children. Unfortunately the script never ties these together in a satisfying way. Wanting 2 maintain a certain innocence 4 the children when they face off with Bartertown results in diminished, Goonies-like, action sequences. The final chase is impressive but it feels shoehorned in just 2 meet audience expectations.
Rated 07 Jun 2015
kusanagiKusanagi
Rated 12 Oct 2010
65
17th
What happened?! This movie seemed like it would have been awesome if they had just kept to the gladiatorial Thunderdome. Once I laid eyes on the Lost Boys, I completely lost interest.
Rated 12 Oct 2010
overratedoverrated
Rated 10 Jan 2010
32
24th
Needed more shirtless sax guy from the music video. Also see: Lost Boys.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
32nd
Tina Turner sucks and all the stuff with those kids who had their own little society was terrible, but this flick also has Master Blaster so it's hard to condemn it completely.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 17 Jan 2020
90
84th
As with BABE, this feels like a delirious middle finger from Miller to those who want "more of the same" from a sequel, striking out in a bizarre, Gilliam-esque direction for the wonderful Bartertown sequences and turning Max's desolate wasteland into a genuine mythological place in the second half. Just as wild a ride in its way as 1 & 2, starting with the casting - while Gibson is deliberately more flat and passive than usual, Turner, Anderson and a brilliant Thring are terrific grotesques.
Rated 17 Jan 2020
vv238vv238
Rated 18 Sep 2018
54
55th
This film badly misses Miller's sure-handed direction. There is some good work here and some great action but it never comes together as it is split down in the middle, literally in terms of the plot. Also, can we just stop putting children in action movies?
Rated 18 Sep 2018
lady_moeLady Moe
Rated 03 May 2018
81
51st
Mad Max takes a sharp turn in this oddball of a sequel that is much better than people give it credit for. I heavily enjoyed its over the top weirdness and enjoyed that Max was given more of an arc and a goal in this film other than just protecting his stuff.
Rated 03 May 2018
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 21 Sep 2016
62
14th
It's a competently made film, maybe even good in parts, like some of the action scenes, but after the Thunderdome the rest felt so incredibly tedious. The setting just doesn't do it for me, and I can't stand the way the children talk.
Rated 21 Sep 2016
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 30 Mar 2016
50
23rd
The first part is quite good, especially the fight in Thunderdome, and so is the final chase. The rest of it is rather plodding and only mildly interesting. It certainly does miss the sparkle of the first two films. Aesthetically, "Beyond Thunderdome" is faithful to the Mad Max universe, but the comparatively small amount of action and the weak, kid-infused script are worlds away from the violent, laconic original films. This film is sure to alienate the die-hard fans yet is far from a disaster.
Rated 30 Mar 2016
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 15 Feb 2016
65
33rd
Broadens the story and builds some interesting settings but ends up feeling disjointed and somewhat worn. The action is still top tier especially in the final chase although the whole thing seems to have lost some of the edge that gave previous instalments their grim fun. It's very watchable but lacks the harsh ethos it needs to be anything special. Too many cute kids fooling around and too few dog executions.
Rated 15 Feb 2016
randallodimRandallODim
Rated 15 Jun 2015
78
45th
Two potentially great movies that crashed painfully together to become one okay one.
Rated 15 Jun 2015
thunderpinthunderPIN
Rated 17 May 2015
70
40th
My feelings towards this movie are strange because it ended up being completely different than what I was expecting. It's better than the original but falls short of The Road Warrior. It's also lighter in tone so don't expect lots of violence. The setting and the visuals are once again done very well. The chase at the end is entertaining. Tina Turner's soundtrack doesn't suit the movie. Worth a rental. 3.5 STARS
Rated 17 May 2015
boxcarsBoxcars
Rated 15 May 2015
7
49th
"Beyond Thunderdome" is light on the vehicular carnage that fans of the series come for, and it departs from the unorthodox atmosphere of its predecessors to conform to a more Hollywood feel, but the show continues to build the world with imaginative action and design.
Rated 15 May 2015
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 15 May 2015
64
22nd
That's just silly.
Rated 15 May 2015
lookjabbaLookJabba...
Rated 10 Aug 2014
5
30th
Beyond Thunderdome is the third and my least favourite film in the Mad Max trilogy. The scale of this franchise has drastically grown throughout each installment. And personally I think that George Miller's imagination and ideas in this film have somewhat lost sight of the original Mad Max. There are moments of enjoyment and the Thunderdome fight scenes are the highlights. But otherwise this is disappointing and the vehicle scenes in particular are inferior to what 'The Road Warrior' achieved.
Rated 10 Aug 2014
bourneluckyBourneLucky
Rated 29 Nov 2013
90
69th
I liked it. It's a B movie classic, so you can piss orf
Rated 29 Nov 2013
desertpunkDesertPunk
Rated 20 Jul 2013
63
34th
I watched this movie in bed when I was 13 with a fever of 103. I'm not sure if that helped or hurt it.
Rated 20 Jul 2013
clark_novaClark Nova
Rated 13 Apr 2013
20
10th
Two may watch. One may stay awake.
Rated 13 Apr 2013
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 24 Sep 2012
65
45th
Wasn't it adorable when that clan of children referred to it as an "apopyclypse."
Rated 24 Sep 2012
evan_watersEvan Waters
Rated 07 Jul 2012
90
63rd
An astoundingly imaginative postapocalyptic adventure which creates a fantastic but absorbing world with its own rules and language. The downside to all this is the story doesn't move as gracefully as Road Warrior's, and doesn't manage quite as much tension, but it's a superb capstone to the trilogy.
Rated 07 Jul 2012
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 02 Jun 2012
45
33rd
Thunderdome has more of an adventure bent and a light, comedic tone, than the prior Mad Maxes, and hence seems to converge with that period's Spielberg/Lucas style of filmmaking. It's not that Mel Gibson had much of a personality in the first film, but by now he's a stock action hero. Tina Turner doesn't make for much of a villain. It's still an invested and entertaining movie, but the edginess is gone.
Rated 02 Jun 2012
icybrianIcyBrian
Rated 20 Apr 2011
67
32nd
Feels like two films. First you get a movie with Mad Max in Bartertown fighting it out in Thunderdome, then you get another with him rescuing a bunch of kids. It's not just that there is a separation of plot, but the tone shifts pretty abruptly at the same time.
Rated 20 Apr 2011
prowlerprowler
Rated 26 Apr 2010
11
8th
Dumbed down and boring. No need to see this one unless you really like Tina Turner for some reason.
Rated 26 Apr 2010
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 22 Feb 2010
75
71st
Panned for all the wrong reasons but it has been very influential. This has spawned endless homages in post apocalypse games and films..even more so than Road Warrior. Tina Turner's presence is laughably camp but strangely fitting. The costumes and action is remarkably good and has held up to today's standards because of all the live stunt work. It doesn't quite rival road warrior in action but all in all it's very good and the camera work top notch. Oh and Master Blaster rule barter town.
Rated 22 Feb 2010
naurunauru
Rated 27 Jan 2010
5
3rd
Mad Max Beyond Boring. No coherent plot, dumb costumes, brutal acting, crappy action, overlong scenes where nothing actually happens. I was actually counting down the minutes for this movie to be over.
Rated 27 Jan 2010
ivanstrelivanstrel
Rated 19 Aug 2009
30
1st
This is the VHS that cost $5 at Wal Mart before they started selling DVD players.
Rated 19 Aug 2009
jswinderjswinder
Rated 28 Jan 2009
60
27th
It is appropriate that this film was directed by two people. It stayed true to that formula. As mentioned, it seemed like two separate films in one. The sentiments of redemption were indeed appropriate, as this was the final film of the trilogy. It was just poorly executed. Very silly acting for the occasion. Gibson's character achieves this redemption through a selfless act. However, the directors' vision, shockingly void of any structure, seemed selfish in it's assumption of a worthy capper.
Rated 28 Jan 2009
nathan_sNathan S
Rated 21 Jun 2008
1
6th
What a let down.
Rated 21 Jun 2008
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 17 May 2008
80
74th
mad max, tina turner, master blaster, i am fucking in.
Rated 17 May 2008
ozymandius10ozymandius10
Rated 09 Jan 2008
40
5th
Any momentum that was built with The Road Warrior was completely destroyed with this movie. Avoid.
Rated 09 Jan 2008
shmendrekShmendrek
Rated 19 Sep 2007
2
33rd
Loved the cargo cult kids and Blaster Master (Master Blaster?). Otherwise, the series ends on a serious down-note.
Rated 19 Sep 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
34th
I hate this. The original idea of society dying not with a bang but a whimper is gone. It's good to see 80's big hair never goes out of style, even after the bomb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
pilgermannpilgermann
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
94th
I enjoyed this thoroughly and I love the little Riddley Walker references. It's probably heresy to like this more than The Road Warrior but I do.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
nilkynarfynilkynarfy
Rated 20 Mar 2007
60
48th
The presumably higher budget allows it to delve further into Max's world than the previous film, but it's not as exciting, and the bonus bucks just meant they didn't have to be inventive anymore. It was good for a regular movie, but it lacks eau de max. Imagine if Jarmusch's Down by Law had enough money to build a track for their dolly instead of using an old hatchback, a piece of plywood and the patient but eager legs and backs of production assistants. Would it be Down by Law anymore?
Rated 20 Mar 2007
pixiedakittyPixiedaKitty
Rated 29 Aug 2024
5
33rd
I would say this movie feels the most mad max of the original triology. It has far more depth in worldbuilding, characters, and plot. However, I understand that a lot of people were missing the gore from the first two, and in that I agree. I do disagree though in it being bad, because it has the depth I believe the first two truly lack and what later films had.
Rated 29 Aug 2024
bookhouseboybookhouseboy
Rated 03 Jun 2024
25
19th
#24#, rw2, popcorn, franchise-rewatch, oldies(2) }*{ 80s, popcorn!
Rated 03 Jun 2024
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 29 May 2024
55
42nd
A more suitable title would be 'Mad Max: Cargo Cult' or even better 'Mad Max: Cave of Forgotten Dreams'. Speaking of which, the clear high point of this almost mess of a film is Savannah Nix's archi-cinematic (re)telling of the Captain Walker story, complete with a proto-cinematic framing device (i.e., the rectangular wood structure on the end of a stick that points the audience's attention to particular tertiary retentions on the cave wall).
Rated 29 May 2024
leutianleutian
Rated 23 Oct 2023
92
70th
what I love about mad max is that each movie takes on a different movie. Thunderdome is basically a kid friendly Spielberg adventure while not losing its roots from gritty violence. it's easily the most rewatchable and fun one.
Rated 23 Oct 2023
shockularSHOCKULAR
Rated 15 Aug 2023
82
79th
Maybe it's just my soft spot for '80s movies, but this totally bonkers third installment of the Mad Max series hit the spot for me. Great over the top sets and characters and props. It's aggressively '80s in the most delightful ways. I preferred it to the first (which I hate) and the second (which I like.) It's not as good as Fury Road, but it's a damn fun time.
Rated 15 Aug 2023
omniavanitasOmniaVanitas
Rated 20 May 2023
2
22nd
It's fine if you've seen The Road Warrior and are wanting more. Overall somewhat flat.
Rated 20 May 2023
greyspartanGreySpartan
Rated 25 Dec 2022
80
17th
good
Rated 25 Dec 2022
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 09 May 2022
60
25th
Tinaisgreat+Bungeefightlol-whistle-cantkillcuzretarded+weirdtribesaveshim+didntreallypayattentionforawhile+anotherfuryroadlol
Rated 09 May 2022
redflagredflag
Rated 04 Mar 2021
96
85th
Perhaps the most uneven of the series, it's still really, really good, and one of the best for exploring the Wasteland of the Real and the series's search for redemption. Cargo cults are fascinating.
Rated 04 Mar 2021
iamdwgIamdwg
Rated 26 May 2020
71
37th
Criticker guessed I would score this 70%, and it was really close. Mad Max 3 is probably the craziest of the Mel Gibson series, but it's a little all over the place for me, especially with how it started out - which was great...but then it transforms into something else entirely, where he's helping a group of lost children...and it's just kind of dumb. It's fine for what it was...I just didn't love it. Unbiased Score: 70% | Biased Score: 72% | Criticker Prediction: 70%
Rated 26 May 2020
vaudevillianVaudevillian
Rated 16 May 2020
90
67th
Master Blaster is my JAAAAAAM!
Rated 16 May 2020
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 01 May 2020
66
22nd
Why become Disney?
Rated 01 May 2020
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 06 Apr 2020
65
35th
One of the prime examples of a film having a second act issue. The beginning: there is Tina Turner in chain mail, pig shit, a thunder dome, a villain duo named Master-Blaser. It's awesome. The last act: another Miller driving action scene. Can't go wrong. That middle act? Everything stops in its tracks. Miller's vision has always been explaining little and showing a lot, but here is a backstory that is uninteresting and silly. A shame to an otherwise pretty cool film.
Rated 06 Apr 2020
jdm123JDM123
Rated 09 Jun 2019
100
84th
All the Mad Max films rock, and this one does too.
Rated 09 Jun 2019
kenmeistersKenMeisters
Rated 22 May 2019
75
71st
I actually enjoyed the movie quite a bit for its silly and 'out there' ideas. It's not quite as serious as "Mad Max" or even "The Road Warrior" but all in all it felt like the most definite of the three "classic" Mad Max movies.
Rated 22 May 2019
nutcrackrnutcrackr
Rated 17 Dec 2018
55
11th
A terrible story. Max stumbles into barter town and makes a deal to kill a character in the Thunderdome. He has a whistle to make it trivial, yet he refuses to use it until he's nearly dead. After that it turns into Hook and he gets to punch a kid. Then back to barter town for pathetic reasons. Only 5-10mins of car chases and bad ones at that (handcar manages to catch a train). It tries for satire because Angry Anderson dies 4 times. Car design is about the only good thing.
Rated 17 Dec 2018
badfish138badfish138
Rated 03 Mar 2018
95
85th
Amazing
Rated 03 Mar 2018
luordluord
Rated 04 Aug 2017
60
44th
The least of the franchise, it nevertheless features a cool performance by Gibson, an exciting climax and a hilarious villain by Turner.
Rated 04 Aug 2017
trixrabbiTrixRabbi
Rated 06 May 2017
71
33rd
Good movie with a musical score that manages to almost ruin the whole damn thing.
Rated 06 May 2017
fmoraesfmoraes
Rated 06 Mar 2017
70
53rd
2015/12/11
Rated 06 Mar 2017
quinlanljQuinlanLJ
Rated 22 Jul 2016
80
80th
This is my favourite Mad Max film (before Fury Road). I can't believe it since I heard this was bad, but to me it wasn't. Sure that children storyline is kinda weird, but if you look in to it, it's kinda fascinating. Not much action in this one, but it was still fun from the story perspective. I kinda see why fans of Mad Max would hate it, as the vehicle action kinda isn't there, but it's still set in such an interesting world, I just really like it. Oh, and the soundtrack? Absolutely great!
Rated 22 Jul 2016
bratingsbratings
Rated 04 Jun 2016
65
42nd
Featuring a dull story with unlikable characters, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome still succeeds thanks to the unrelenting action.
Rated 04 Jun 2016
tuerdatuerda
Rated 31 May 2016
31
27th
This gets bonus points for camp value, but objectively it's pretty terrible.
Rated 31 May 2016
daigoroDaigoro
Rated 16 May 2016
7
63rd
Starts off great, but dramatically shifts tone when Max encounters the lost tribe of children. Childishness aside it's still a pretty good movie, definitely lives up to its predecessors as far as I'm concerned.
Rated 16 May 2016
nevejasnevejas
Rated 22 Apr 2016
57
34th
Imagine buying a jigsaw puzzle of a cool looking toughest of the tough hero in the nuclear wastelands. Ecstatically you bring it home and start assembling. Small details become visible: a shamble bartertown, a mastermind midget, fights to the death. "Great!" you think, and return to work with twice the effort. When you finish it, you step back to have a good look at the whole picture - and what do you know - it is Peter Pan smiling stupidly all the way from the Neverland. How? Damned if I know.
Rated 22 Apr 2016
wulfstanleeWulfstanLee
Rated 22 Apr 2016
70
63rd
The least of the Mad Max films though it keeps the first two's camp sensibilities. The Thunderdome fight is excellent as is the final car chase, but the middle drags a bit.
Rated 22 Apr 2016
joelwatchesmoviesjoelwatchesmovies
Rated 13 Mar 2016
4
12th
It's a little hard to get past some of the 80s cheese (Oh hey Tina Turner), especially in the odd first half in Bartertown-an outpost filled with pigs, weird chanted laws ("Break a deal, you get the wheel!"), and the underwhelming Thunderdome-but once Max gets back out in the desert and has his hideous locks chopped off, things get a bit better, as he leads a group of wilderness children to rescue some slaves from the aforementioned town, which culminates in another exciting car chase.
Rated 13 Mar 2016
vishal8492vishal8492
Rated 03 Jan 2016
27
13th
It wasn't an ordeal to watch this movie per se, but even for 109 minutes; it felt like eternity (not in a good way). It had its moments, but the story was either too dragged or dull for one to care about it.
Rated 03 Jan 2016
evilmangoesEvilMangoes
Rated 21 Dec 2015
68
35th
B-
Rated 21 Dec 2015
feniusFenius
Rated 11 Dec 2015
75
11th
The unfortunate casting of Tina Turner really hurts this one, making it the Temple Of Doom of the trilogy.
Rated 11 Dec 2015
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 13 Nov 2015
60
20th
I can't remember the last time a movie lost me so quickly, as when Max takes Blaster's helmet off and Master comes running out blubbering about his innocence. Which leads directly to those horrible children. I've never seen such a sharp turn into mediocrity. And I loved the first act. It regains its footing with the chase at the end, though it's a pretty stupid chase (you're chasing a train, just blow up the tracks!), and it makes me wonder if Ogilvie directed the parts that turned out shitty.
Rated 13 Nov 2015
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 09 Nov 2015
80
57th
Three movies enter, one movie wins. I thought that Beyond Thunderdome was the best of the original trilogy of Mad Max movies. It had the perfect balance of post-apocalyptic-ness and adventure. Tina Turner was a brilliant casting choice for the big bad-gal for the film. Mel Gibson seems to have lightened up a bit from the first two films and was a much more likable character. Plus, I mean this movie has the Thunderdome and the fight against "Master-Blaster"...
Rated 09 Nov 2015
icarusIcarus
Rated 04 Nov 2015
60
26th
I love the opening in Bartertown--the environment is so strange that there's a real sense of openness for what might happen or what we might discover there. I understand how the kids section functions in the story--offering a measure of innocence in contrast to Bartertown, but it doesn't quite work due to a general preachiness that is out of step with the series. The final car chase is especially well done, and offers an excellent capstone to the original trilogy.
Rated 04 Nov 2015
sedricsedric
Rated 02 Oct 2015
0
3rd
Probably a 50 for people who love Disney movies.
Rated 02 Oct 2015
hakkanarejohakkanarejo
Rated 25 Aug 2015
97
76th
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome is a Golden Globe-nominated 1985 film, the third installment in the action movie Mad Max franchise, succeeding The Road Warrior. The film was directed by George Miller and George Ogilvie, and stars Mel Gibson and Tina Turner. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. The movie provides additional back story to the original Mad Max and Mad Max 2, showing a nuclear war following the energy crisis referenced in the beginning of Mad Max 2.
Rated 25 Aug 2015
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 28 Jul 2015
80
37th
Viewed July 27, 2015. The middle section is a bunch of nonsense, but the Thunderdome sequence and the chase on the train track that closes the film are brilliant. Like, it's maybe my favorite of the original Mad Max movies. That's how strong those two scenes are.
Rated 28 Jul 2015
xacviantxacviant
Rated 27 Jul 2015
68
22nd
George Miller didn't really want to make this third MAX film (and ceded half of the directing duties to George Ogilvie), and it shows; the ragged plotting and uneven tone (it feels like two or three films in one at times) preclude many real thrills or much investment, and the tribe of children is about as tiresomely cutesy as you'd expect. Still, there's some imaginative world-building to be found, the production design is impressive, and Dean Semler's cinematography is frequently lovely.
Rated 27 Jul 2015
genesiskelGeneSiskel
Rated 19 Jul 2015
88
66th
This middle portion of the picture becomes dangerously preachy, but just before we and Max are bored, director Miller returns Max to his roots, a screaming chase sequence through a desertlike Australian landscape.
Rated 19 Jul 2015
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 26 Jun 2015
59
15th
It only feels like a Mad Max movie in the beginning and the end, and even then everyone's just screaming like goats. The rest is like a cross between Waterworld and Hook, which is NOT a good combination.
Rated 26 Jun 2015
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 16 Jun 2015
6
35th
The Return of the Jedi of the Mad Max trilogy, only Harrison Ford hasn't become a Jew-hating, Hollywood pariah and Ewoks have been replaced by annoying children. And God knows how much I can't stand them.
Rated 16 Jun 2015
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 07 Jun 2015
50
37th
A lot more bullshit compared to the first two films.
Rated 07 Jun 2015
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 05 Jun 2015
10
7th
I could have sworn this was influenced by Steven Spielberg's masterpiece "Hook", but apparently they conjured up the pointless magical children sequence all by themselves. Considering all the other stuff that's going on (or isn't), this movie is perfectly embodied by a retard wearing fancy armour.
Rated 05 Jun 2015
mddglumddglu
Rated 01 Jun 2015
55
29th
31.5.15
Rated 01 Jun 2015
recklessmessrecklessmess
Rated 27 May 2015
60
37th
So Auntie Entity let Max go after her pursuit? What was the point again?
Rated 27 May 2015
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 26 May 2015
10
1st
Pigs, a fight in bungee cords, some annoying jungle kids and finally the car chase scene. I wasn't sure these things could constitute a film, and sadly, they barely do.
Rated 26 May 2015
janusjanus
Rated 23 May 2015
65
41st
The first section of the film in Bartertown is the highlight of the entire series (yes, including Fury Road!) but boy does it ever shit the bed afterward.
Rated 23 May 2015
jnsonejijnsoneji
Rated 21 May 2015
85
33rd
Extreme running with cars, chased by uncivilized people, running for life, water, petrol... Fun to watch
Rated 21 May 2015
atmoatmo
Rated 20 May 2015
1
3rd
In the intro setting of the tough trade town you may be thinking it might be a good movie until you end up with wtf. It's a boring movie that takes lessons from Star Wars Return of the Jedi, but instead of native ewoks we have a tribe of annoying kids.
Rated 20 May 2015
dresd_r_e_s_
Rated 18 May 2015
1
8th
Bad Max Beyond Boring! This was by far the worst of the three. I doubt I will ever watch this series again. The only thing good coming from this franchise is Mel Gibson's Hollywood career. *Bad
Rated 18 May 2015
frankhowleyFrankHowley
Rated 17 May 2015
60
28th
Worth it for the Thunderdome scene.
Rated 17 May 2015
edkrakedkrak
Rated 16 May 2015
65
54th
x0
Rated 16 May 2015
montycircusMontyCircus
Rated 15 May 2015
40
38th
Rips off "Return of the Jedi" something fierce. There's Max Skywalker in Jabba's palace. There's a one-on-one cage match fight to the death with the Rancor Blaster Monster. There's a Sarlaac pit. There's Ewoks that must be saved. They even rip off the Han chasing Stormtroopers gag! (They had a few humour bits throw in here which clashed with the dark and gritty tone of the series.) It's nuts! Still, ripped off things happening is better than than the 1st flick where nothing much happens at all!
Rated 15 May 2015
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 13 May 2015
60
62nd
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome is the weakest of the Mad Max films. Its plot is scattershot - a Spartacus-style story would have functioned better - the characters are shallow, and there are really only two main action scenes. Max is still fun to watch, the action we do get is fun - save for the inexplicable decision to suspend the Thunderdome combatants by ropes. It's not a great movie like The Road Warrior or a really good movie like Mad Max, but it's passable entertainment.
Rated 13 May 2015
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 07 Apr 2015
45
13th
"Man, MAD MAX 2 was awesome! The third installment's gotta be... Wait... What's happening? What is this?!"
Rated 07 Apr 2015
ludvigsenludvigsen
Rated 30 Aug 2014
40
12th
For a series not known for it's memorable villains, sticking Tina Turner in here could seem like an easy, if somehow demented fix. It's just that.. she's appalling and upstaged by an actual demented giant. In addition our hero is disempowered throughout, and painfully paired with a goonie-like gang of children, changing the series tone from dystopic to silly. Also known as the ewok syndrome.
Rated 30 Aug 2014
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 08 Aug 2014
60
40th
Beyond Thunderdome is the weakest link of the series, yet it is still average and quite entertaining. It is truly campy and that adds to the entertainment value as we still see Gibson giving life to the Max character. The action is a little toned down from Road Warrior and the acting is no better, yet it is still quite entertaining.
Rated 08 Aug 2014

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