Wordiezett So much average

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Kien Navarro Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

Brenda The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

adonis98-743-186503 A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future. Cyborg is a super cool late 80's action movie starring the great Jean Claude Van Damme but also Vincent Klyn made for a terrific and pretty scary looking villain. The movie is kind of a Mad Max meets Terminator kind of movie but of course it's nowhere near as great as those movies but on it's own terms? Cyborg is a whole lotta fun with terrific action, lot's of martial arts sequences and even Van Damme getting cruficied but also going toe to toe in a rain fight sequence. (10/10)

gavin6942 A martial artist hunts a killer in a plague-infested urban dump of the future.While this is exactly what I expect from a late-1980s science fiction action film with no budget, it is still very strange. The plot is sort of a mash of dystopian themes with vague references to "Blade Runner" and "Clockwork Orange" thrown in. Beyond that, it lacks a strong coherence.If you want to see a movie about kicking, punching and plenty of grunting, this is the movie for you. Because it is loaded with those things, especially coming from a bad guy who is dubbed with a very monstrous voice for no clear reason other than to increase the weird factor.

debalelay Cyborg is pure Sci-Fi for the old school of tin foil, sticky back plastic, and silver spray paint special-effects team. Sets range from rubbish tips to derelict buildings and sewers; there's no complex story lines to dwell on. Just a plague induced apocalypse and a personal vendetta for justice to set the backdrop for some of the greatest choreographed fight scenes of all-time. A nobody cast of big body nasties who look the part and have little to no dialogue. It's this perfect brew that allows the directors vision to come through unadulterated, and yet in spite of it's simplicity Cyborg manages to be deep and meaningful for those who care to look. For example, in the closing scene, upon delivering the cure, Gibson refuses the hospitality of those in Atlanta, stating to his partner "we're needed out there, let's go". Also, Gibson's vendetta towards Fender is for revenge for the murder of his adopted family and the attempted murder of himself. This narrative is told through flashbacks throughout the movie, in which he recalls his surrendering his way of life as a Slinger, laying down his arms to live a life of peace with the woman who has taken him as her husband and the children who have taken him as a father figure to them. Their murder is recalled by Gibson as he hangs from the crucifix crafted by Fender's cronies, it is his recollection of laying injured at the bottom of a well alongside their corpses and his realization that he IS still alive that prompts him to climb, despite his injuries, despite his grief, toward the daylight; and in defiance of the evil of the world in which he lives, fight for life and civilization and this in turn spurs him to fight free from the crucifix on which he hangs. This is, to me, symbolic in a religious sense; a man put to death on the cross returning to claim victory over his enemies. Also it speaks of the indomitable human spirit that refuses to admit defeat, Gibson's chosen life as a Slinger, which his murdered spouse questions as little better than that of the Pirates. Gibson could just as easily join a pirate gang and become party to their evil if he were willing to sell his soul and take pleasure in the pain of others, yet he chooses to retain his individuality and in turn his integrity.There's nothing to not love about this movie, if you want a kick arse no brainer action movie you got it, but if you care to look, you've got great action to keep you entertained underwritten with a deeper lesson about the human spirit to survive.

Fluke_Skywalker The basic components for a serviceable 'Mad Max' rip-off are all here, but the story is so listless and the pacing so slack--even at 85 minutes--that it totally undermines the film's relative strengths.Van Damme may not exactly be Brando, but he normally has an easy charm that buoys even his worst films. Not so here, as JC is asked to be a brooding anti-hero. This robs the film of its greatest asset right off the bat. The rest of the cast mostly just growl. So much so that *my* throat was sore by the end.Schlockmaster Albert Puyn does do a decent job of creating his post-apocalyptic world on a shoestring budget, and there are a couple of solid moments (the flashbacks that set up the history between JC and the villain, a fight in an abandoned factory) and some great shots (JC suspended above a toadie by doing the splits between two walls) but none of it is enough to save this tedious dreck.