On Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7:44:53 PM UTC-10, Leo wrote:
> On 2021 May 6, , Graham wrote
> (in article >):
> > Wasn't the 1st Mad Max movie set in 2021?
> I saw "Mad Max" too long ago to remember. I recorded, and haven´t watched
> yet, "Them" the other day. Now, that´s a dandy monster movie with no
> CGI. It´s right up there with "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" and
> the "War of the Worlds" with Gene Barry.
> Of course, I watched all of those films when I was very young and
> impressionable. Giant bugs and aliens in rubber suits rule. To me, vampires
> and werewolves have always sucked without drawing blood.

The Aussies of the period were doing gonzo action filmmaking - like the Chinese. The stunts were amazing in that they looked pretty dangerous. The low budget nature of these films made that a necessity. These days, the Chinese and Americans are heavy into CGI. George Miller could make his films into CGIfests like the Chinese/Americans but he prefers "practical" effects. These old-school effects are simply breath-taking.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtjGTrVwRr4