Post Apocalyptic Retro Movie
Just saw the OLD, old Jean-Claude Van Damme flick, Cyborg on Cinemax. It's one of the first from the master of martial arts camp, telling of a future world ravaged by disease and killer street gangs. Van Damme plays a man named Gibson, a bounty hunter or slinger who is hunting down a mutant gangleader named Fender. The titular cyborg is a woman named Pearl who carries information that may lead to a cure for the world plague. Fender captures Pearl and intends to take her to her destination; a secret lab in Atlanta, to find the 'treasure' she promises is waiting for him. Meanwhile, Gibson is on their trail, thirsting for long-awaited revenge- and not even hordes of brutal gangmembers will stop the Muscles from Brussels.
This is a film that's pretty much made up of a seemingly non-ending stream of fights as Van Damme battles thug after thug after thug. The script is pretty basic, with evil Fender basically saying orders like "GO!" or "Waste him!" while the rest of his crew just make do with grunts and screams like "AAAAUUUUGGHHH!!!" or "RRAAAHHHHH!!!"... which is most of Van Damme's dialogue as well.
I have to say though that the guy who plays the Fender is probably one of the scariest and most irritatingly evil-looking baddies you'll see onscreen.
Cyborg is pretty dumb but satisfying fun; pretty much as close to a Final Fight beat 'em up videogame turned movie. Heh.
Just saw the OLD, old Jean-Claude Van Damme flick, Cyborg on Cinemax. It's one of the first from the master of martial arts camp, telling of a future world ravaged by disease and killer street gangs. Van Damme plays a man named Gibson, a bounty hunter or slinger who is hunting down a mutant gangleader named Fender. The titular cyborg is a woman named Pearl who carries information that may lead to a cure for the world plague. Fender captures Pearl and intends to take her to her destination; a secret lab in Atlanta, to find the 'treasure' she promises is waiting for him. Meanwhile, Gibson is on their trail, thirsting for long-awaited revenge- and not even hordes of brutal gangmembers will stop the Muscles from Brussels.
This is a film that's pretty much made up of a seemingly non-ending stream of fights as Van Damme battles thug after thug after thug. The script is pretty basic, with evil Fender basically saying orders like "GO!" or "Waste him!" while the rest of his crew just make do with grunts and screams like "AAAAUUUUGGHHH!!!" or "RRAAAHHHHH!!!"... which is most of Van Damme's dialogue as well.
I have to say though that the guy who plays the Fender is probably one of the scariest and most irritatingly evil-looking baddies you'll see onscreen.
Cyborg is pretty dumb but satisfying fun; pretty much as close to a Final Fight beat 'em up videogame turned movie. Heh.
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