Mad Max 2 - Der Vollstrecker

Ein atemberaubender postapokalyptischer Actionfilm, bei dem man den allgegenwärtigen Staub im eigenen Mund spürt. Perfekt ausgewählte Schauplätze, eine dynamische und stimmungsvolle Handlung, einzigartige Aktionen mit Autos. Noch besser als der sehr gute erste Film Mad Max. Ich würde mir sehr wünschen, diesen Film auf einer großen Leinwand zu sehen! (16.06.2004)

Größer, besser… Noch verrückter. Mad Max 2 - Der Vollstrecker ist eine tolle Show, actionreich vom Anfang bis zum Ende, voller verrückter Figuren, verstaubt, heiß und kompromisslos wie die postapokalyptische Landschaft, in der sie spielt. Die Action hat Stil, viele Ideen und Überraschungen, Mel Gibson ist hervorragend. Was will man mehr? Schade, dass es in dem dritten Teil nicht ganz geklappt hat. (29.05.2015)

I prefer minimalism and anguish of the original over the overdone and loud action in the sequel. Though George Miller defines the post-apocalyptic genre in its essence and thus opens the doors for dozens of successors, it only answers the question for me of why I don't look for adventure in similar places. (24.05.2015)

Unlike the first film, the director "bothered" to outline at least a little bit of the vision of the post-apocalyptic world. It's nothing groundbreaking, and a rough cut of war scenes from documentaries is the easiest way to go. The script is also certainly not groundbreaking, and thus the pile of clichés may not be to the taste of the contemporary viewer and even the more tolerant individuals will struggle to swallow the overly theatrical dialogue. Fortunately, all of this is balanced by completely unique action sequences, which are unthinkable to film nowadays because some of the special effects numbers would make Hollywood insurance people throw a fit. Cinematographer Dean Semler excellently shot a vast desert wasteland and dusty trajectories trailing behind the cars are literally pouring from the screen onto the audience. Mel Gibson stepped up in the lead role and the soundtrack isn't quite as annoying. The cheesy B-movie aspects have shifted to a crazy romp (the costumes were stolen by the filmmakers from an S&M parlor!), yet it has no dead spots from first to last minute and watching it is actually perverse fun. (21.05.2006)

Desert, cars, trucks, petrol, blokes dressed badass… all things I don’t like, but I still I expected some decent entertainment from the cult Mad Max, a film that set the slightly clichéd template for pretty much every post-apocalyptic film. I didn’t get it, unfortunately. I acknowledge it as a strong source of inspiration, but otherwise, it’s weak, very weak. (18.07.2011)