Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome Review 

In terms of continuity and chronology, George Miller said the easiest way to put it is to think of each film as a "legend of the Road Warrior" meaning that each film is a story about Mad Max that happened, but perhaps told by different people and so some things are altered from each story. Almost sounds like a campfire story - same story, different versions.

I've always thought the flashing light and siren were deliberately put in to Max's security system to deceive anybody else trying to disarm it. They'd get the 'warning alarm', assume they'd gone wrong somewhere, and reverse what they were doing, never realising that they were on the right track all along.

It should also be noted that during the location scouting for the movie, Byron Kennedy ( the producer of the first two movies and the co-creator of Mad Max with George Miller) died in a helicopter crash. Due to this, Miller split the workload with his friend George Ogilvie. He wasn't as into it as the other movies.

I saw no reason for Max and the Gyro captain not to know each other. In fact, its pretty clear Max remembers him. He didnt get a close look at who stole his wagon but knows it was a pilot. They haven't seen each other in 15 years, never leaened each other's names in the previous movie, and the gyro captain is trying to plat dumb to save his life. Clearly the same character.

Edit: I was wrong I have researched and turns out that blaster is supposed to be someone from aunt May's farm from the first film and then he became blaster when the bombs dropped (apparently he was someone called Beno)

So glad I found this channel a few months ago. Keep up the good work, Decker.

I love the song we don't need another hero

the kids storyline make this movie boring af for me besides the kids it's a cool movie

It's very interesting to know that this wasn't originally a Mad Max movie. it would be a good Goonies Lord of the flies Esque film.

17:08 You have to admit that Mad Max gave five solid reasons. ;-)

Was surprised how hot tina turner is in this

I got halfway through The Road Warrior one night when I realized the movie had been redubbed in American accents.

14:35 Do not my friend become addicted to water! For it will take hold of you, and you will resent its absence!

At the Burning Man festival the Death Cult creates a full sized Thunderdome. It uses foam weapons, but they strap you into the trapeze and everything. It's AWESOME!!

I have the Thunderdome soundtrack on vinyl. I love those big album covers. I frame my favorites and hang `em on my wall.

maybe the red lights and sound is to scare people who try breaking in it

okay am I the only one who thinks Ferra/Torr from MKX is a Master/Blaster omage?

And then George Miller redeemed with the brilliant _Fury_ _Road_. What a lovely day!!!

I really want to see Decker produce a movie. I'd watch that Frankenflick.

We don't need another hero, We don't need to know the way home All we want is life beyond the Thunderdome

turns 35 today! I definitely remember Tina turner the most in this one. it was a real comeback for her It's the most fun next to movie 2. The dome battle hearkens back to the gladiator days of old. Apparently George Miller suffered a personal tragedy that almost made him abandon the project, Bryon Kennedy his producing partner died in a helicopter crash in '83. Im glad it's still dedicated in his memory.

Yea, it's still his V8, even if it is camel drawn in this movie...

To Decker Shado If you're looking into the nature of post apocalyptic fiction a potentially valuable read would be the Australian novel "On the Beach" which depicts the slow collapse of life because even though the island continent is far rural enough to avoid any actual nuclear missiles hitting it, worldwide fallout eventually reaches there making a situation of scarce resources even worse. Best of luck and thankyou for an outstanding and entertaining channel JT Hughes

Fun Fact his whistle is a Boatswains Pipe

I watched a bit of Thunderdome a few years ago; now that I've seen the other three films, I feel obligated to watch it again.

On how Sidney still looked to be in fairly decent shape, read Nevil Shute's On the Beach. It is set in Australia, post nuclear war, and covers the final year of life there, and the radiation follows the wind around the Earth, ever creeping south. some interesting science in it, that could shed some light on what may have happened in the Mad Max timeline. And yes Decker, if you read this, they also did a movie based on that book. Might make for a good choice for an end of the world marathon.

Greatest line delivery of any movie ever: Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, dyin time's here

After this picture, the spacetime continuum tears, and Max looses his memory, goes through a facial reconstruction operation, and the ANGEL COMBUSTION is made flesh, or steel as it were. Then Fury road happens.

Decker you are the best better then nostaliga critic

I actually liked this movie, it was weird compared to the prior one but it has that indiana jones feel to it. I still call it "the pocky lips" to this day.

Roger Ebert himself gave this movie 4/4

Tina Turner was so hot , my first crush...

Independence Day happened in the Mad Max universe. That's the only explanation.

I really hated the effort of George Miller to turn his dark and nihilistic "Mad" Max Rockatansky into an all-audience hero. The two first parts are masterpieces.

The thing about the Mad Max films is that each subsequent chapter delves deeper into the decay that the world ultimately became. The first movie essentially took place right before the big collapse, the second well into the collapse and nuclear war, and the third, bare bones as I like to call it, a return to primitive times: lack of gas, vehicles, electricity, even though they use methane, but that's an alternative of course when dire need requires it, which is portrayed rather credibly. If you paid close attention, there's a scene where Max runs a geiger counter over a bottle of water someone wants to sell him to test its freshness and it beeps loudly indicating radioactive, which in turn indicates nuclear war, hence fallout and contamination. Fury Road, according to sources, states that it takes place sometime between the first and second movie, though, I find it highly unlikely given that the V8 gets destroyed in that one too as it does in the Road Warrior. So I'm left baffled, even though that world appears to be even more primitive than Beyond Thunderdome. What do you guys think?

I know the Pigkiller also showed up in the Aussie TV series "Flying doctors" maybe that Savanna girl too...

will you be reviewing Fury Road next?! please do! i love that film!

(blinks at your mention of an asteroid) So the movies go : Mad Max 1, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, and then TANK GIRL?!

Mad max beyond thunder dome was awesome and that's the one and only Tina fn Turner

Fallout & Mad max was actually based on A boy and his dog

15:06 For the LONGEST time I was convinced the second half of this movie was a separate film. I'd describe it to friends and they'd say, "that's Thunderdome" and I'd get all worked up and flustered because Thunderdome had a Thunderdome in it, not the fourth film (at the time there was only 3 for clarity sake and to age myself) which most the time I'd storm off and it would just be something I wouldn't bring up much. I did the same with with Coneheads thinking the time they spent on the alien home planet was a second movie.

great job decker been loving these mad max videos

I recognize that shirt! Someone bought a man-can from IV8888 :)

the biggest departure from Mad Max that this film does is that it makes Mad Max the centre of the story, he is supposed to be our eyes into the world, not an actual protagonist.

“Gentlemen duels” I was thinking of Trial By Combat.

+Decker shado can you review Bronson please mate.

Correct me if I'm wrong but is blaster the same guy that was in mad max 1? It was a short appearance in the movie but if so then thats probably why max didn't kill him as he remembered him from his past. As for max saying this wasn't part of the deal I have no clue why he would say that as he did agree to kill blaster to get his stuff back......I can see this making sense if the dome allowed both to leave if one yields but as the they said "two men enter, one man leaves" implying its to the death

I hear cats in the back round at the end it’s so cute!

"come on guys, can't we get.... Beyond thunderdome?" Crow T Robot

Suddenly those Joke Trailers from the beginning of Tropic Thunder - the ones about a Mad Max Character in an apocalyptic setting, and the apocalypse keeps getting worse and worse per movie - suddenly have such more commentary to them...

hey Decker, I was wondering if you've ever seen the movie 'The Mist'? was watching it the other day, I enjoyed it but it felt like something was missing and I can't quite put my finger on it.

Blaster is actually Max’s wife’s cousin(or her brother)

Actually, no. Fallout wasn't produced until the 1990's. The movie "The Road Warrior" inspired a table top game called "Wasteland" that was eventually ported to the PC in the late 1980's. Brian Fargo wanted to turn that into a BETTER game called "Wasteland 2," but was denied the rights. He decided to pursue the angle anyway and called it "Fallout," in reference to nuclear fallout. So, no. Fallout is NOT a "Mad Max" video game. And the references in this movie were made about 7-8 years before the game ever came out.

the biggest secret about mad max that they dont tell you is that none of that was planned... they showed up to austrailia and it all just happened. the film crew was like "is that mel gibson? get the cameras!"

You know he complains that Max get his wagon stolen not the fact that he still has his head on his shoulders after being hit by it. While he was driving his wagon and the plane was flying in the opposite direction.

you are officially my favorite movie reviewer ever xD

Maybe Auntie just wanted to stick it to Max and make sure he didn't escape the wastes

Hello worldwide desert I'm Mad Max the apocalypse survivor with the best hair!

Bruce was probably a different character as ozz has a shortage of actors. Ray meager played 3 different characters in prisoner cell block h all with same characteristics. Many more actors did more than one role

It's Australia, man. They get 2-3 Apocalypses per season.

Nostalgia Critic needs to see this review.

He can’t bear to kill Blaster because he was the simpleton helper from Mad Max 1. Remember his wife’s mom’s house?

1,186 views 120 likes and 0 dislikes....Damn thats pretty good. PS will you be doing Fury Road?

This movie is by a large margin my least favorite of the series. I never have an urge to rewatch it. Last time I did, it was in a marathon where I decided I'd finally sit down and watch all of them, since I hadn't seen the first or second ones yet. Thunderdome is just not what I'm looking for in this genre. Also, surprised you didn't mention how Master's speech pattern drastically changes midway through the movie. He's talking like "Who you? You fix!" at the beginning, but is speaking normal English later, for reasons that aren't explained.

Are you ever going to review "they live"?

I still can`t believe how this movie went down the drain within 20 minutes... confirmed: Miller was on drugs when ThunderDome was made...

What main characters would you say gained the most XP out of all your videos?

not viewable in Ireland Decker :(

It reminds me of the Dollars movies. You have the same acts showing up and playing different characters.

Whats beyond Thunderdome? Desert, Desert, more desert, a tribe of kids that somehow managed to survive with no adults and no clue what happened to the Adults or why they decided to leave the kids behind. So whats beyond Thunderdome? Dont know because the movie never really shows but thats okay because allot of it doesnt make sense anyway.

To be fair the pilot may be the same actor AND the same character. I mean they met 15 years before for 1\2 days so is not like they know each other really well.

Maybe Max didn't recognize Gyro Captain because he finally went to the dentist and got his teeth cleaned. 🤣

12:16 It's possible that Blaster reminds Max of Benno from the first movie (a farmhand who might have been May Swaisey's son). The same actor also played the bigger of the two guys in The Road Warrior who are strapped to the front of one of the marauders' vehicles. He gets crushed during the tanker chase along with the guy next to him. 12:46 Auntie's in the right here. Sure, some of her policies are whack, but that's beside the point. Master is the one who's threatening the stability of the settlement, and he's doing so for the sake of his own ego. 12:56 Master's hypocrisy on full display. At this point, I'd only laugh if Auntie ordered Iron Bar to publicly execute Master Saigon style (which is basically what he does to Blaster and was justified in doing so for reasons aforementioned). 13:40 Notice how the scar that was on his right eyebrow in the previous movie is now on his left eyebrow. Also notice how the wounds he sustained in the previous movie didn't leave scars on the left side of his head and face like they should have. How is it possible to fuck up details like that? Just like how Brad Dourif of all people, a method actor notorious for his meticulous dedication to his craft, says "FEE-OR-EE sixteen" instead of "Fury 161" in Alien Resurrection. That's also the fruity French director's fault for not catching that as a mistake and not calling for another take. 13:54 They use the word "gulag" in place of "exile" for reasons that are never explained. 14:11 Notice how they even have "hard labour" as a punishment (complete with pointless but authentic UK spelling which is pointless because it makes no sense to add unpronounced letters to words and anyone who says otherwise should be shot because they're hastening the collapse of civilization by promoting the breakdown of communication). Also notice how much space it takes up, probably because they want people to receive that punishment so they can justify exploitation. That aspect of this so-called "civilization" is totally *NOT* justified. 14:35 It always bothers me when people do that in movies. No one would do that if they were actually in that situation. They'd be as meticulous with logistics as they possible could. 18:15 But why? Master got what he deserved. Better than he deserved, actually. He had a good job and a respectable position (by the standards of the time and place), but somehow that just wasn't enough for him. Why are we expected to sympathize with his plight when he was putting the settlement at risk with his own arrogance? Also, they never explain how or why he's suddenly wearing "civilized" clothing when they're on the train. Nor is it explained why it's "tailored for a tink," so to speak. Yeah, I'm borrowing that word "tink" from Borderlands 3. 19:21 I wouldn't shed a tear if that little bastard got shot. A bandit is a bandit no matter their age and they all deserve to be executed, ground up, and used as fertilizer. 20:54 Why is Blackfinger holding that whippet gun like that? If he fired a shot like that, he'd mess up his hand, yet no reprimand from Auntie nor from any sort of commanding officer. Anyway, why do movie people always hold guns wrong? Why do they leave stocks folded? Why do prop guys pick dummy guns that don't match the gun they're intended to stand in for? 21:36 Notice the Masonic imagery, especially the triangle and the ladder. I wouldn't be surprised if the floor had a black and white chessboard tile motif (known as "Masonic pavement").

Decker are you ever planning on Reviewing Phantasm movies or The Thing?

Cockburn is bad, but I knew a girl - last name: Hiscock At least she could get married and easily change it

Interesting bit of trivia in the mad max comic book made fore fury road it's implied that the waiting ones eventually became the buzzireds. You know those crazy war band of guys that put Spikes all over thier cars

Angry Anderson played Iron Bar with almost no makeup and in his normal voice so he's been out there in the world ever since this movie came out looking and talking exactly like Iron Bar in different clothes

Yay! It's Mad Max March!

I feel like they weren’t like brothers in arms or even friendsly after the second one so 15 years is likely enough time to forget each other

Sure, the pigs were a thematic choice, but they do have a lot of advantages for how they were used in the movie. Unlike most domestic animals they do pretty well in crowded spaces and they can eat damn near anything. Didn't see a lot of grain fields or grass around to feed most other herd critters...

i subbed when you were around 9000.... i love seeing the influx in subs!!

I always thought the high pitched noise freaked out blaster, because of the aquanaut helmet.

It was a load bearing train! 🤣🤣🤣

1:40 this makes sense, the movie didnt felt like a mad max movie at all i remember thinking the same when i watched it in vhs XD

"leaving alot of shit out" LOL +1

I still haven't gotten around watch mad max 3

12:18 .. Max can bare to think that he would be mashing a potato with his giant mallet

Sipping on some good coffee, breaking up some good chronic with scissors, and watching your review. Nothing better!

great review decker

Thunderdome and Fury Road are really just reimaginings that happen to be made by the same people as the first two films.

23:14 She isn't nice. She's chaotic.

I remember liking this in theaters but I've never seen it again. I watch the second movie several times. There was a fake artificial quality to this movie.

Mad Max 3 wasn't as good as the previous 2, according to Dekker, still he gave it 3/5 while the first only got 2/5?

Rip my mate Mark who hung off the Thunderdome 14 hours a day for weeks in the friggen outback heat and cold .

Is that fucking alchemist from dota

Kinda like your reviews more than Nostalgia Critic. Nothing against Doug Walker, I just like your style more.

Are you referring to Godzilla killing Zilla in Final Wars?

Fury Road is a number of months after this and he gets a haircut (actor change not saying)!

I love your comedy, it's so 90s

For some reason Max in this one reminds me of Kevin Costner in Waterworld (yes, i'm old).