“…warrior of the wasteland, the Lord Humungus, [and] the ayatollah of rock-and-rollah.”
This past weekend saw George Miller release the fourth film in his classic Mad Max film series. Mad Max: Fury Road has been receiving critical-acclaim both from film critics and the general public. It’s a film that has shown the return of an action-film maestro to the forefront of a genre he helped create.
Leonard Wilson has made his thought’s known about Mad Max: Fury Road and all should check it out.
Yet, today I would like to share a favorite scene of mine from the second film in the series, Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior. This scene introduces the leader of the roving band of post-apocalyptic raiders who have besieged the small-community and it’s supply of precious oil and gasoline. Lord Humungus has become such an iconic figure in this series and in action-film lore.
The look of Humungus and his band of raiders would influence other post-apocalyptic films for years to come. It has even had a hand in creating the look for the Dr. Dre and Tupac music video “California Love.”

I’ve never seen any of these and Im upset that they are not easy to rent online. Road Warrior will be playing in a theater near me This Summer and I hope to see Fury Road hopefully soon. BTW I nominated you for a Liebster Award https://videovortex.wordpress.com/2015/05/18/the-vern-honors-some-great-online-critics/
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Lisa Marie’s going to be thrilled you nominated her. π
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π Yay! Thank you! I will write up a post formally accepting the Liebster soon. π
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Arguably, the best of the sequels. Unlike Fury Road, this film captured the true depth of depravity of what it would be like in a post apocalypse.
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