Perry Kate
Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!
TrueJoshNight
Truly Dreadful Film
Tockinit
not horrible nor great
Tedfoldol
everything you have heard about this movie is true.
jimbosworldorg
The Maxx is a deep psychological introspective lightly camouflaged as a weird-out superhero story. Julie Winters is a "freelance social worker" in an unnamed filthy city, ridden with crime, and she and everyone she knows has a lot of issues to work through. The Maxx is her friend and client, a street bum who thinks he's a costumed superhero - or is it the other way around?The Maxx is not to be missed for the artwork, the story itself, or the excellent voice work - particularly the late Barry Stigler's deliciously urbane, drippingly evil voicing of the main villain, Mr. Gone.If you get the chance to see this, don't miss it.
gavin6942
The Internet Database lists this as a TV show. And yes, it was a series on MTV shown on the "Oddities" program, after "The Head" and before "Aeon Flux" if I recall correctly. But the version I watched this time was a VHS tape with all the episodes run together into a film without annoying credits in between or having to wait a week for the next fifteen minutes.You have the story of the Maxx, Julie Winters, Sarah and Mr. Gone. The Maxx is a super-hero or a bum, Julie a social worker or a leopard queen, Sarah a girl who should listen to less of The Smiths and Mr. Gone a guy who can't seem to keep his head on. And then there's the other weird creatures...I use "or" with Maxx and Julie, because part of the fun is trying to figure out which parts of the story are real and which are dreams. Maybe they're all real or dreams. Maybe one of the characters doesn't exist. Maybe only one exists and dreams of the others. You'll have to wait and find out.I had the comic books before the show came out, and it was one of my favorites. The artwork was spectacular and the story was original -- unlike anything you'll find in Superman or Batman. It will bend your mind, and has strong adult overtones without being obscene or offensive. And the show used basically the same exact artwork (only now it moves) and the same story... guaranteeing that the beauty intrinsically found in the comic would be faithfully reproduced. This was the best show to appear on "Oddities", hands down.If you like comics of a darker nature or need a good mind trip, this is a show to check out. It's "Donnie Darko" before there was ever such a thing.The most astonishing thing is that this never went on to become another movie or television series, but I don't say this in disappointment. By keeping it simple, they have sealed this movie in gold and kept it free from the blemishes brought on by successive failures.
Lyrao
From beginning to end this series is deep and involving.. every line spoken can be taken in two ways and have two possible meanings just as the city and outback each have their dual constituents.. if you've ever been interested in shamanism, the astral plain, or are even remotely interested in the human psyche then this you'd find interesting. Of all of MTV's former "Oddities" line-up(Aeon Flux, The Head,The Maxx, Liquid Television) this stands alone as unique and one of a kind. there are no similar or rip-off versions of this series. there are only 13 episodes which all come from the comic and are nearly identical in artwork and dialogue. Don't let anyone spoil the final 3 episodes or tell you they don't make sense.. if you understand the premise of the astral plain being the contents of the human mind you will see that this an absolute masterpiece.. though not for everyone as it could be offensive to religious types. I've watched the series from beginning to end in one sitting at least 15 times, and i suggest you do the same.10 out of 10 Da Vinci himself could not improve upon this phenomenal story
sketchyninja
Fantastic all-around..and unsettling. Deep characters with their own sets of problems and circumstances set up around superb animation. I even drew the Mr. Gonn half portrait for art class. A thesis could be written on the emotional turmoil going on in these peoples lives, and yet it will engross you from the beginning. It is long to sit through in one sitting (the half hour spots on Mtv, back when it had its edge, made it easier to watch) though still very excellent. Julie is making sense of her life after a very traumatic past and comes across the would-be hero in Maxx who can't even remember things half the time. I fully recommend this movie for an in-depth soul searching experience. And please don't watch this when depressed :)
