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Hollywood really has done a poor job of preparing us all to survive after the coming apocalypse. They should be making more movies in that genre to warn us about the life skills we will need. And they have to update the technology since it's so old. Because let's face it: a person from the future would be too desperate for gas to be driving around in a 73 Ford.

Directors need to focus on high mpg cars like hybrids. Imagine a Prius version of the black police Interceptor- that would be totally cool especially if you can sneak up on people and run them over. Meanwhile the evil gangs can drive around in Ford Escape hybrids which have that rack on the top for attaching spikes, chains, harnesses, guns, prisoners, and feathers- everything you need. Plus think about it. After an apocalypse, you have to be more practical. If you have a gang of five or six henchmen, you're going to want a nice big vehicle to get around in as you travel across the desert and post-suburban wastelands. You don't want to waste gas on separate cars and motorcycles for everybody. The main character can do with a sedan, since he still needs to be cool and he travels alone except for his dog. He can't trust anyone else. As for the guy in the ornithopter, that's going to be salvaged carbon fiber if it exists at all, and it might have pedals. The Feral Kid needs no modification at all. He was already up to date since he already used very efficient and sustainable technology with that boomerang of his.

The "Lord Humongous" character- the ultimate nemesis of the good guys- drives around in a huge vehicle outfitted with old tractor tires and a big scary steam engine powered by a small salvaged nuclear reactor that notoriously leaks neutrons and fission products- but he's a mutant anyway and he wears a cadmium faceplate and armor to shield himself from his vehicle's neutron emissions so he's OK. Everyone stays far away from him for this reason so he uses a nuclear powered megaphone to issue orders to the Mohawk-sporting Wez and his other lieutenants: "Bring me the blood of my enemies- my reactor needs coolant!" I would totally go see that.

Then everyone can fight a little bit less for the gasoline, and we can see even more desperate fighting for all kinds of stuff like fresh water, solar cells, and "the precious nickel hydride". Maybe they can fight over "the precious hydrogen" in a sequel. Although the chase scenes won't be as exciting at 35 mph.

I would rather build a replica of the Mad Max V8 Interceptor.

I would rather build a replica of the Mad Max V8 Interceptor.

You're gunna need one of these babies to survive in the world of tomorrow.

The Australians have the Scramjet, but nothing to speak of to put it on.

That's what you think... http://www.madmaxmovies.com/cars/madmax2/Gyrocopte r/index.html

Technically Oz was founded by Brits (just like the US), first as a penal colony when the prison ships anchored on the Thames started to stink up the London gentry's riverside properties. Later waves of immigration (mainly in Victoria) accompanied the Australian gold rush. Of course, long prior to this there was a wave of immigration during the melanesian expansion that led to the Aboriginal population.

Anyways.... I personally am rather surprised that the Aussie government is complaining about GTA; after all, they have a fine tradition of road warrior fiction.

Aggressively

You've seen it!... You've heard it!... and you're still asking questions?

People should stop wasting their time on a poor replicated version of an already poor clone of someone else's product (in this case, Microsoft). Instead they should focus on coming up with something that's actually new, or at least improved.

But most of all, I remember the courage of a stranger, a road warrior called Max. To understand who he was you must go back to the last days of the old world when, for reasons long forgotten, two mighty warrior nations went to war, and touched off a blaze which engulfed them all...

Their world crumbled.

And only those mobile enough to scavenge, brutal enough to pillage, would survive.

Best get started building your car today.

Predictions ignore the fact that the world is vastly over-populated, even with all the wars, disease, etc. I suppose Christmas 2050 will look like something out of a "Mad Max" movie.

Nope, the Mad Max Interceptor is alive and well. Some were wrecked, but the main car is living in a museum in England.

Mad Max Movies FAQ is a great link for all thing's Mad Max

Ahhh, but who's seen the original Mad Max, where he gets issued that V-8 interceptor? (The Road Warrior is actually the second movie in the series)

They've finally released a US version on DVD with the original Australian dialogue (no more cheesy US english dub, yay!)