The Road Warrior Blu-ray "Differences"....

[pjasonOH]

Aside from the title(Mad Max 2) the only thing I really noticed was that the scene when Wez pulled the boomerang from his "friend's" head appeared to be a bit more graphic.
I hadn't seen the film in a couple of years,I suppose if I had watched the DVD version more recently I would have noticed more.

[KenThompson]

I hadn't watched the movie in years when I bought the bd. It looked alot better than I remember, but any differences I couldn't tell you.

[aramis109]

Have you compared the running times? I don't own the title but that would be your first clue if there were differences or if you just hadn't seen the movie in awhile.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by aramis109

Have you compared the running times? I don't own the title but that would be your first clue if there were differences or if you just hadn't seen the movie in awhile.

Running time on both is 95 minutes but be advised the extra scenes aren't really anything that would extend the film by more than perhaps a minute total. It was just a few seconds here, and there, and probably wouldn't be enough to warrant them changing the running time. But if you can, compare the two and see if you spot anything else.

[HumanMedia]

Yep these sound like the differences between the original Australian version and the USA "Road Warrior" release, which makes sense since it was titled "Mad Max 2" when originally released in Australia. So they must have gone back to an Australian master. Nice to know.

[#Darren]

I am Australian and this seems exactly the same as my Australian DVD.

I think there is a review on the net that says the the Blu ray is the exact same version as the original Australian release.

So maybe your US versions were "cut"...

[Bobby Henderson]

Some years back I saw a "Mad Max 2" cut that had different, and rather corny sounding opening narration from the US "Road Warrior" version.

Is the opening narration sequence on The Road Warrior BD the same as the previous Warner DVD?

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by pjasonOH

Aside from the title(Mad Max 2) the only thing I really noticed was that the scene when Wez pulled the boomerang from his "friend's" head appeared to be a bit more graphic.
I hadn't seen the film in a couple of years,I suppose if I had watched the DVD version more recently I would have noticed more.

Yes, you are correct, that was one of the scenes I caught as well. It was more graphic in that they showed him pulling it out which I don't remember seeing in the standard DVD version or theatrical version. I have seen the film so many times, when I watched it on Blu-Ray for the first time, this, and a few other scenes stood out as being different.

The first scene I noticed was at the beginning. When Mel gets out of his car and begins to soak up the gas with a rag on the street, Wez and his blonde headed companion watch from the up the road on the motorcycle. Wez screams and this scene is extended, and a tad bit more graphic. The original version was not as long, but the Blu-Ray features a slightly longer version of Wez pulling out the (I want to say Harpoon) from his arm. Comparing the standard DVD version and then the Blu-Ray, you will see what I mean.

The boomerang scene as mentioned by PJason is another, again compare the DVD version to the Blu-Ray and will see a slightly longer and more graphic version on Blu-Ray. I also want to say we see more facial expression by Wez (played wonderfully by Australian actor Vernon Wells, who played Schwarzenegger's nemesis in the film "Commando" by the way).

Another scene, again quite brief, is when Mel honors his part of the "arrangement", gets his fuel and leaves the compound, only to be pursued by Wez and the outlaws. Watch the scene were Wez smashes Max's windshield and when the car starts to roll, there more footage of Max in the car as it tumbles. I know the DVD version showed a brief scene of it, but the Blu-Ray version's scene appears longer.

There were a few other differences, but they are escaping me right now as I type this. Perhaps I will watch it again and report back.

[Porky Pine]

Originally Posted by Kinsella5

Yes, you are correct, that was one of the scenes I caught as well. It was more graphic in that they showed him pulling it out which I don't remember seeing in the standard DVD version or theatrical version. I have seen the film so many times, when I watched it on Blu-Ray for the first time, this, and a few other scenes stood out as being different.

The first scene I noticed was at the beginning. When Mel gets out of his car and begins to soak up the gas with a rag on the street, Wez and his blonde headed companion watch from the up the road on the motorcycle. Wez screams and this scene is extended, and a tad bit more graphic. The original version was not as long, but the Blu-Ray features a slightly longer version of Wez pulling out the (I want to say Harpoon) from his arm. Comparing the standard DVD version and then the Blu-Ray, you will see what I mean.

The boomerang scene as mentioned by PJason is another, again compare the DVD version to the Blu-Ray and will see a slightly longer and more graphic version on Blu-Ray. I also want to say we see more facial expression by Wez (played wonderfully by Australian actor Vernon Wells, who played Schwarzenegger's nemesis in the film "Commando" by the way).

Another scene, again quite brief, is when Mel honors his part of the "arrangement", gets his fuel and leaves the compound, only to be pursued by Wez and the outlaws. Watch the scene were Wez smashes Max's windshield and when the car starts to roll, there more footage of Max in the car as it tumbles. I know the DVD version showed a brief scene of it, but the Blu-Ray version's scene appears longer.

There were a few other differences, but they are escaping me right now as I type this. Perhaps I will watch it again and report back.

You forgot the one where Wez is chasing Max and Max engages his turbo in a blood-red Aussie sunrise. That also wasn't in the American version.

[Kinsella5]

Originally Posted by Porky Pine

You forgot the one where Wez is chasing Max and Max engages his turbo in a blood-red Aussie sunrise. That also wasn't in the American version.

Are you certain about that? You are referring to the scene where Mel delivers the "rig" and gets his gasoline and leaves what appears to be pitch black, only for it to be rather bright and daylight a few moments later. I remember that scene in the film back in 1982 (Yes I know, long time ago, but when you are 12 years old at the time and your eyes glued to the theater screen, you remember this sort of stuff).