Cyborg 2 (Video 1993)

Cyborg 2: Directed by Michael Schroeder. With Elias Koteas, Angelina Jolie, Jack Palance, Billy Drago. 2 companies battle for Cyborg domination. One’s built a cyborg/Angelina Jolie so human, that they hope, she’ll get into the competition’s HQ and explode. But she escapes with her human martial arts instructor.

“How many sci-fi/action B-movies from the u0026#39;90s featuring cyborgs do you know of that are actually any good? u0026quot;Cyborg 2u0026quot; is a shamefully underrated sequel to Albert Pyunu0026#39;s original from 1989 and it actually succeeds in surpassing its predecessor. The story has more heart u0026amp; thought put into it (you get a little bit less action sequences because of this), the production values were decent and the special effects quite impressive for this type of production (especially the wide shots of a futuristic, post-apocalyptic city are well-crafted, echoing some of the visuals seen previously in Ridley Scottu0026#39;s u0026quot;Blade Runneru0026quot;). It wasnu0026#39;t until producers read the script of u0026quot;Glass Shadowu0026quot;, they decided to turn it into a sequel to Pyunu0026#39;s film. But u0026quot;Cyborg 2u0026quot; is pretty much a standalone film, merely just referencing the first film by adding some footage of it. A female cyborg (Angelina Jolie) and her trainer (Elias Koteas) form a leading duo we actually care about, while theyu0026#39;re on the run from the corporation that employed them. Being hunted down by a bounty hunter (Billy Drago) and another female cyborg assassin (Karen Sheperd), the mysterious entity Mercy (Jack Palance) guides them through the city. There are many far worse cyborg movies out there, which usually revolve around showcasing some martial arts u0026amp; blowing things up. u0026quot;Cyborg 2u0026quot; has some of that too, but still manages to be a little different.”