Best & Worst: Mel Gibson

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From Mad Max to Casper…

Best: The Road Warrior (1981)

Otherwise known as Mad Max 2 , The Road Warrior was Gibson’s first big hit in the States. Again helmed by writer/ director George Miller, the sequel plays up the western angle as a community of settlers attempt to fight off a band of marauders.

Rather than resting on his laurels, Gibson spies Road Warrior as a chance to add layers to hero Mad Max Rockatansky, while Miller crafts something visually sumptuous. The result is a tightly-paced and violent thrill ride.

Joshua Winning

Josh Winning has worn a lot of hats over the years. Contributing Editor at Total Film, writer for SFX, and senior film writer at the Radio Times. Josh has also penned a novel about mysteries and monsters, is the co-host of a movie podcast, and has a library of pretty phenomenal stories from visiting some of the biggest TV and film sets in the world. He would also like you to know that he "lives for cat videos..." Don't we all, Josh. Don't we all.