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Mad Max 2 (1981)
Excellent, flat out action
Quite simply one of the best action movies ever made. Simple, direct, yet compelling, the 2nd in the Mad Max series does not pretend to preach. It simply brings the viewer into a very simple, brutal post-apocolyptic world. The violence is not over the top and most impressively ever scene is well done and necessary for moving the plot along. Although Mel Gibson speaks maybe 30 words in the whole film, he is quite convincing and believable as burned-out mercenary who grudgingly succumbs to noble intent.
The driving action scenes are top notch and as added bonuses you get: 1) an awesome villain (Humungous) plus 2)a mini-me of David Lee Roth who hurls a bladed boomerang with deadly results. Highly recommended.
Kiss the Sky (1998)
Whiny Boomers
A couple of whiny boomer guys p*** and moan about how horrible it is to have money and a great family, chuck it all for sex and drugs in some 3rd world hell hole, then wonder why it's not satisfying. Throw in some Philosophy 101 and a dash of Penthouse Forum and you get this mess of a movie. Yet, somehow, some way, it held my attention all the way through. So for that alone, it gets a 3.