Cyborg
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Movie Reviews of Cyborg
Movie Review: Not as bad as you might expect
Summary: 4 Stars
Which leaves quite a bit of room. But even at that, this is still a pretty good movie, for what it is.
'What it is' is a low-budget postapocalyptic martial-arts film, rather along the lines of the Mad Max series but with more personal combat. And despite its extremely tight budget, it has more rewatch value for me than _Mad Max_ does.
There's a lot of good martial-arts stuff here. If you like Van Damme, that stuff will sustain you through the film.
The postapocalyptic stuff is cartoonish and strained. Everybody, including the hero, is named after musical instruments and sound equipment. Thus the film's central dramatic conflict is between 'Gibson Rickenbacker' and his arch-nemesis 'Fender Tremolo'.
But if you can stop snickering at such WWF-quality comedy, you'll find a film that actually succeeds pretty well in spite of its low budget. (Indeed, the low budget may be an asset rather than a liability in that at least it provides an excuse.)
For Van Damme, I vastly prefer _Universal Soldier_ and _Timecop_. But this isn't bad. If you like postapocalytic thrillers (which I do), you'll probably enjoy this. It's the equivalent, in its genre, of a good Clint Eastwood spaghetti western.
Movie Review: This Movie Has a Message
Summary: 4 Stars
I realize this movie is campy by today's standards, so only someone who watched it back in the day when it was a different era in movie making can appreciate it. I'd say you'd have to be at least 25 to enjoy it, because of it's sentimental and nostalgic atmosphere. If you can get past that, it's actually really good. I've always enjoyed postapocalyptic reality-of-life depictions. The music is a bit much, but it does portray survival of the fittest in a realistic sense. The characters beat each other up a bit unbelievable and the breaking-himself-off-the-cross scene was absurd even then, but the fight scenes are well done and closefaced showdown scenes were gold. Definitely one for the collection.
Movie Review: Wild Science Fiction
Summary: 4 Stars
Wild science fiction but great for this style of movie -- I thoroughly enjoyed this movie but then I like Si-Fi- Would have liked the story a little more rounded out but liked the characters - the settings - the believable bad boys -- one of many in my collection -- not recommended to those who do not like violence -- not a tame movie --- moves along at a good pace.Movie Review: Launched a career, destroyed another...
Summary: 4 Stars
Cyborg, along with Bloodsport are the two films that launched Van Dame's career. Didn't matter that Van Damn lied about being a world martial arts champion, or that he blinded a fellow cast mate in Cyborg during that sword/rain scene. He was sued over this too... Cyborg is a very good low budget sci-fi film.Movie Review: Ok, this is really bad, but......
Summary: 4 Stars
as another viewer pointed out its so bad its good! Lets face it, this WAS the film that made JCVD famous - not Bloodsport. The acting is goofy and the plot thin, but its kind of like a pringles potato chip- you cant eat just one and leave it at that. You'll find yourself watching this again and again.