People might rave about the car chases in ''Bullitt'' or ''The French Connection,'' but neither holds a candle to the road rage orchestrated by George Miller in Mad Max. While it may not be as good as ''The Road Warrior'' -- the rare sequel that's not only better than its predecessor, but actually benefits from a bigger budget -- there's no denying the impact of the movie that made Mel Gibson a star. The best bonus goodie on this DVD isn't the commentary by some of the tech crew, or the pair of documentaries; it's the fact that this special edition replaces the crappy English dub with the original Aussie dialogue track. Now, Max sounds like the outback badass he is.
WHAT WE SAID THEN: ''…a whirling fantasia of rococo kitsch.'' (#597, May 25, 2001) B– -- Owen Gleiberman
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