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George Miller's Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior is widely considered an improvement over the original Mad Max, and there are 10 major reasons why it's a better movie. The Road Warrior is one of only a few sequels that surpassed the original movie. Generally, when movies get a second installment, something goes wrong, and the sequel simply can't live up to the magic of the original film.
Related 10 Most Impressive Mad Max Stunts In All 5 Movies The Mad Max franchise is known for its stunts, and here are 10 of the best stunts and action scenes from throughout George Miller's franchise. 7 Mel Gibson Gave A Better Performance In Mad Max 2 Gibson's Max Feels Feral In The Road Warrior & Muzzled In Mad Max Close Prior to Tom Hardy taking over the role, Mel Gibson was Max Rockatansky. He embodied the character, from his quiet madness to his full-blown rage. However, it wasn't until The Road Warrior that Gibson truly came into full stride as Max.
Close Max Rockatansky was a better hero in The Road Warrior than the original Mad Max, but the sequel also had better villains for him to face off against. The main villain of Mad Max, Toecutter, was really quite good: he was clearly deranged, incredibly easy to hate, and Keays-Byrne gave a great performance. That being said, Toecutter is a far cry from the other main villains of the Mad Max franchise, and not in a good way.
Related Mad Max's Next Movie Must Bring Back The Genius 44-Year-Old Villain Twist We Never Got Mad Max almost had a perfect villain twist in The Road Warrior, and Mad Max: The Wasteland needs to include the idea George Miller scrapped. There's nothing wrong with the original Mad Max's costumes. In fact, the MFP's all-leather uniforms were some of the coolest things in the entire film, but the original Mad Max simply can't compete with The Road Warrior. In comparison, the original movie is only a rough concept of the weirdness and silliness Mad Max 2 had in store for its costume department.
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