Trouble with this is that Max is just not 'mad' enough. Sure he gets a bit of a cob on when some twat in a flying thing (Jebediah - his mate from part 2 actually) nicks his wheels and hoofs, but apart from that he's just a bit grumpy. There's actually a lot more wrong with this film than just that though. Like the stupid kids and their stupid kidspeak language that made me want to stove their heads in with a....well a stove. And the lack of a compelling story or someone to root for - it's just soooo dull and you really couldn't care less about any of the 'characters' (a word I use in the loosest possible sense) that clank about in it. As it was the late night movie on telly I thought I'd watch it in bed which is normally quite a treat. In this case though it turned into a full blown battle with sleep as I struggled to stay awake until the ending. A battle that I won too I might add, though there were some dozey casualties along the way.
Some things flitted into my bored and sleepy mind along the way...
1 - I noticed this was directed by George Miller and some other chap. A film with co-directors is usually a warning of pain and poo (unless the co-directors are brothers - think Coen or Wachowski).
2 - George had better step up his game for the new Mad Max films he's going to make.
3 - There's a lot of pigs in this and Miller would go on to make both 'Babe' films. I wonder if he's got a bit of a thing for our porcine chums?
4 - The Jebediah flying bloke from this likes starring in mahoosive film trilogies. Look - here he is in a postcard he sent me:
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