Apocalyptic SF (Cyborg (DVD))

Member Name: woodsikov

Product:	Cyborg (DVD)
Date:	23/07/00 (29 review reads)
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Directed by Albert Pyun in 1989, this is one of Jean-Claude van Damme's early outings and is very different to the run of the mill martial arts films he had appeared in up to that point. Set in a post-holocaust plague devastated world, JCvD is a sort of bodyguard who is protecting a female cyborg (cue naff special effects) who is carrying a cure for the plague. Link into this a revenge quest for JCvD and you have all the ingredients for the classic good guy/bad guy confrontation at the end.

This is primarily an action film so there isn't too much in it to stretch JCvd's rudimentary acting talents. The story is fairly interesting and runs along at a fair pace with the exception of a couple of embarrassing emotional scenes where JCvD is completely out of his depth. Not much is included in the way of special effects and sets, with ruined industrial buildings forming most of the backdrop and the remainder of the cast looking like refugees from Mad Max 2.

Lots of violence and some nudity, but nothing to get too excited about.

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