# Mad Max (1979 film)

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Mad Max (1979 film) and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Praised for realistic crashes over explosions, heart and soul, and aging well. One mixed reviewer called it pretty alright.

## Why people recommend it

- Realistic crashes, not explosions (1 comments): "realistic crashes like in Mad Max 1, not explosions or rollover on a hidden ramp" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46067354))
- Heart and soul, a real movie (1 comments): "The first is a real movie with heart and soul" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46243113))
- Has aged well (1 comments): "I think it aged like a fine wine." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46244521))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mad Max: Fury Road](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mad-max-fury-road.md): 7 recommend
- [Marvel Cinematic Universe](https://hackerapproved.com/p/marvel-cinematic-universe.md): 6 recommend
- [The Dark Knight Blu-ray](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-knight.md): 6 recommend
- [The Good, the Bad and the Ugly](https://hackerapproved.com/p/good-the-bad-and-the-ugly.md): 5 recommend
- [Die Hard (1988)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/die-hard.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mad Max (1979 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mad-max/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).