Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall

Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

HottWwjdIam There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.

Seth_Rogue_One Not seen the first one and as this is a standalone movie set decades later I didn't feel I needed to either.The only reason I watched it really is because Angelina Jolie was in it, who is one of my very favorite actresses.She doesn't show much acting-talent in this though I have to admit, but she was 17 when she did it with extremely little acting experience previously so she's forgiven.There have been a lot of talk about her love scene in it but frankly by today's (and Angelina Jolie's later movies) standards it's a pretty mild one, that's also frequently interrupted by a old man crying over his dead daughter (which takes away any sexiness that scene could have had otherwise).Anywayssss... The movie boasts of awful dialogue throughout, with some exceptions "If you want to dine with the devil, you need a looong spoon" made me laugh so there was always that.Storywise meh, acting wise oh lord no. So yeah overall give this a big pass, unless you really enjoy poorly written lowbudget sci fi flicks from the 90's with bad acting etc.

TheLittleSongbird Not quite as bad as the rating suggests and has enough to make it watchable, but at the end of the day it just felt like a waste of potential. I forgive that it has little in common with the original Cyborg, the cheesiness and (sort of) the low budget, but not so much that it didn't do enough with its intriguing concept or let its talented cast properly shine.The best asset for me about Cyborg 2 was the performance of Jack Palance, most of his screen time is voice only but that does not once stop Palance from still being a blast as Mercy, one of the few in the cast who actually sounded like he was having fun. Who can't help love his lines either, on the most part the script was not that great at all but the outrageous surrealism of Palance's dialogue and the way he delivered it(literally just going for it no matter how little sense it made) made for enormous entertainment. Billy Drago is a sneeringly over-the-top but also chilling villain and Allen Garfield brings a little wit to his role.Cyborg 2 starts off promisingly, showing some imaginative visuals and some intriguing story set-up. Some of the futuristic special effects are nicely done too, there is a good attempt at a dystopian futuristic atmosphere that can come over effectively and the photography succeeds in being both dream-like and nightmarish.However, with the exception of Mercy's lines the script is rather weak, a lot of it reminiscent of gibberish that was in serious need of a proof-read or two. Some of it only succeeds in confusing the story even further and the characters are literally less-than-one-dimensional stereotypes, Mercy was the only character that actually seemed like the writers cared about halfway developing and even he was severely underdeveloped. The story concept-wise is intriguing, but while effort was made into giving the film atmosphere not as much attention was paid giving it momentum and such. Cyborg 2 drags a lot and changes tone shifts and plot points so frequently the story felt tonally weird and structurally choppy, which just didn't feel right. The action scenes are uneven, some have verve and fun but too many others are sloppily choreographed and lazily performed.While Cyborg 2 is not a amateurish looking film, there are instances where low budget is obvious, the sets are dreary and generally unimaginative, some editing lacks polish and the film is frequently lit far too darkly. The synthesised music score just felt at odds with the film, it sounded cheap and like it would belong more at home in a film from the late 70s-early 80s, plus to me it lacked energy. While it's true that Cyborg 2 has little to do with the first Cyborg it does incorporate a few flashbacks to tie them together, the trouble was they were rather brief and at the end there was not much need for them to be there. It was completely understandable why they did it and it was laudable, but with the way the story was written here their inclusion didn't add very much. Palance, Drago and to a lesser extent Garfield were fun, but Angelina Jolie's(in her lead role debut) acting inexperience shows no matter the effort in as sparely written a role she could have possibly gotten and Elias Koteas is even blander than his very underwritten hero character, while the rest of the cast were average or below.Overall, watchable but mediocre. Notable for it being Jolie's lead actress debut and those fond of Palance and Drago will find pleasure. But at the end of the day, with not enough done with the story and the cast not having enough to shine, it felt like a waste of potential. 5/10 Bethany Cox

Paul Andrews Cyborg 2 is set during the future in the year 2074 where two companies control the market in cyborg technology. The American based Pinwheel Robotics wants rid of it's main competitor the Japanese based Kobayashi Electronics & develops a virtually undetectable explosive called Glass Shadow which is carried inside a state of the art cyborg named Casella 'Cash' Reese (Angelina Jolie) who is programmed to attend a Kobayashi conference & detonate killing all of it's top executives & leading the way for a complete buy-out by Pinwheel. However Cash starts to fall in love with a martial arts instructor named Colson 'Colt .45' Ricks (Elias Koteas) who also falls in love her, together they discover the truth about why Cash was made & decide to make a run for it before Pinwheel's plan is put into action. They are helped by a mysterious man named Mercy (Jack Palance) who guides them to the outside world & offers them help to try & stay one step ahead of Pinwheel & the psychotic cyborg tracker Danny Bench (Billy Drago) who they have hired to find Cash at any cost...Co-written & directed by Michael Schroeder this is a name only sequel to the Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi action thriller Cyborg (1989) which was alright but nothing special, here the script for Cyborg 2 tries it's hardest to say things but it doesn't come together & Cyborg 2 ends up being little more than average at best. Cyborg 2 is maybe a little bit ambitious for it's budget & the talent available to it, the one scene that works quite effectively is the ending in which while Colt has grown old Cash has stayed eternally young & not aged at all so we are left with the final shot of a young Angelina Jolie caring for an old & decrepit man but other themes such as love, humanity, will power & the replacement of humanity with machines feel half hearted. The future society seen here is rather dull, the Colt hero character is really bland while the story isn't quite quick enough to be a top action adventure together with forgettable set-pieces that show it's low budgeted lofty ambitions. At almost 100 minutes Cyborg 2 could have used ten or fifteen minutes edited out to quicken the pace but it's not the worst sci-fi adventure I have seen although it's nothing special, watchable enough I suppose but lacks any real cutting edge.The visual style of Cyborg 2 also flatters to deceive, there are some nice shots & some atmospheric lighting in cold blues or warm yellows but it has a rather low budget look as we only get to see one room in an entire building or one street as it's obvious there wasn't the budget to depict an entire futuristic world, just a few rooms. I liked the idea of the 'blade' fight where two people fight each other in front of huge spinning ship propeller's but the action scenes are too far apart & for the most part pretty weak. The technology on show doesn't look that futuristic & while the overhead model shot of the city is quite good it has a red tint that is clearly missing when a scene is actually shot on location. The violence is fairly tame & there's no real explicit gore but there is a little bit of sex & nudity.With a supposed budget of about $5,000,000 this went straight to video although it wouldn't surprise if it was intended for a theatrical run but wasn't deemed good enough, Cyborg 2 seems to be somewhere between being a low budget disaster & a big budget Hollywood production. The cast is interesting, veterans Jack Palance & the intense Billy Drago are good value although it's the casting of future A-lister & Oscar winner Angelina Jolie that grabs one attention in her first full length feature film. I don't like her, I've never liked her in any film I have seen with her in it & Cyborg 2 doesn't change mu y opinion that she is an awful actress.Cyborg 2 is an alright film, it's not the best sci-fi action thriller out there but it's not the worst, it tries & on occasion it can be quite effective but it's a little dull & the action scenes are weak which is the ultimate deal breaker. Watchable if your bored or a massive Angelina Jolie, Billy Drago or Jack Palance fan. Followed by Cyborg 3: The Recycler (1994).

jackf1946 I was channel surfing on Cox Cable and decided to try 'Cyborg 2' (1993) on "Showtime," on the strength of Jack Palance. What to my wondering eyes do I see but Angelina Jolie! With those lips, it's got to be her.The cable blurb (very brief as you may know) mentioned only Palance and Elias Koteas. Clearly, the movie - not too bad, Jolie made it fun - would have gotten tons more viewers if A.J. had at least been mentioned in the cable blurb.Jack Palance was a great addition to the movie, but he could have been more effective if he'd been on screen (instead of the Glass Shadow) earlier. One thing about him, he always gave every movie he played in, every part he played, his very best.I enjoyed the film...pretty campy!