What It's About:

In a post-apocalyptic society, biker gangs wreak havoc on and off the roads, raping and pillaging at will, and laughing in the face of an ill-equipped police force. Then they make a big mistake: they pick the wrong cop to hurt. Max Rockatansky (Gibson) may not look like much, but when you cross him, you're in for a world of trouble. It simply doesn't pay to get Max mad.

Why I Love It:

George Miller's first entry in the three part series helped boost Gibson to stardom, and showed Hollywood a thing or two about making an explosive action flick on a shoestring budget. The bleak, desolate near-future is intriguingly rendered: the world looks like a junk shop in a desert. The baddies are a dirty, gruesome lot, which only gets the audience more revved when Max goes after them in earnest. Gibson has "star" written all over him. Hyperkinetic stunts punctuate this raw, rugged actioner.