Oh what a day, what a lovely day!
-Nux

The almighty George Lucas and Steven Spielberg tried revisiting their 80s greatness resulting in a crash and burn before the finish line known as expectations was even in sight. Enter George Miller running everyone off the road in his V8 Interceptor blasting through that finish line at 160 mph.

The 80s didn't die off, they were simply locked away in Miller's basement and he's apparently decided to unleash them on an unsuspecting world again. For 30 years we've witnessed countless post-apocalyptic imitators attempt to entertain us while Miller gave us Babe: Pig in the City and the Happy Feet films. Well now he's back like The Humongous in The Road Warrior telling the pretenders to the thrown to "Just walk away".

Let's be honest here, revisiting iconic 80s characters like this seldom end well when you have the original star much less recasting them. It's practically insane to even try. Well here Miller did it with Tom Hardy grabbing the torch away from Mel Gibson. They successfully pulled of a "James Bond". Hardy brings us the Max Rockatansky we last saw in The Road Warrior with very few words but plenty of intensity.

Now Mad Max films have never been known as a showcase for co-stars outside of the villains, but here Charlize Theron will have you sometimes wondering if the film shouldn't have been titled Imperator Furiosa... cuz you know, that's her character. She is a force of nature and the beating heart of the film. She is Max's equal except she still has a bit of humanity left.

Now the villains are something these films ARE known for; Toecutter, Bubba Zanetti, Lord Humongous, Master Blaster. How do you ensure you're new villain will be remembered in the same breath? You bring back the god damn Toecutter from the original film that's how! Hugh Keays-Byrne of course doesn't play the same character, here he's Immortan Joe... kinda like Toecutter except turned up to 11 with unhealthy doses of audaciousness for good measure.

Good old Joe isn't the only thing that is audacious here though as Miller throws us into the deep end of the post-apocalyptic chaos that is the world of Mad Max. It's like going to your 30th anniversary class reunion but only the cool people showed up. There's a lot of familiar to love, but there's also some catching up to do and it's all done at high speeds.

Then you have the action... the stunts... the vehicles... the rest of the characters... it's all insanity on a level we haven't seen in years. Each film seemed to up the ante on it's big chase scene. Well here Miller has finally done it. A Mad Max film that is almost entirely one huge, insane, chaotic, glorious chase.

Miller is the maestro and chaos is his symphony.