The lawlessness that pervades Mad Max 1979 is pretty terrifying. Plus, without the budgets of Road Warrior and especially Fury Road, the 1979 movie has both feet planted firmly into an-all too believable dystopia that resembles the here and now. It's one of the best examples of low-budget filmmaking.

I agree with Madman about Thunderdome. It isn't a different beast, it's an inferior Max flick, but still engaging enough.

Meg, I gotta ask, care to elaborate on why you feel MM2 is stupefyingly overrated?