Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993)

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   Siskoid

   It may sound odd, but I liked Cyborg 2 (AKA Cyborg2: Glass Shadow) a heck of a lot more than the original. It's got a lot of style, including a blazingly cool opening that, ironically, shows the movie has no idea what the difference is between cyborgs and androids. Angelina Jolie, in her first feature as an adult, is the starring "cyborg", trying to escape her parent corporation with the help of Elias Koteas so they can't use her as a suicide bomber. If it already seems like this has nothing to do with the original Cyborg, you are correct. They try to create a link with a couple of awkward flashbacks early on, but it's an entirely new story set decades, if not centuries, in the future. It doesn't matter. Cyborg 2 does a whole lot more world-building, and yes, its inspiration is quite obviously Blade Runner, but you could do a whole lot worse than riff on Ridley Scott's masterpiece. Jack Palance plays one of his weirdest characters, perhaps ever (which is saying something), and Billy Drago chews up the scenery as a vain tracker/assassin. Very fun performances and gonzo dialog from these two, which is exactly what B-pictures need to float topside. It's certainly the norm for cash-in sequels to already not great genre fare to get panned by armchair critics, but this is too much fun to get such a review from me! 1 year 4 months ago
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   Prof. Lumpcicle

   It’s hilarious watching Angelina Jolie struggle to perform in her first featured film. Yeah, she’s never been considered a top flight actress but this bad even by her standards. 3 weeks 5 days ago
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   nbats

   https://tubitv.com/movies/385501 1 year 4 months ago

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