Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow (1993 Video)
3/10
boring flick but one to see for Angelina Jolie fans
16 February 2012
This was the follow-up of 1989's success Cyborg. If you haven't seen the original one than it isn't a problem to watch this part because in the first minutes it is explained with fragments of the original what it was all about. But the second part is for me just a piece of crap.

This flick has really nothing to offer storywise. And some scene's are way too long. On part of the editing there are a few jumps that I thought, hell, I can do better. Michael Schroeder, the director, who also did Cyborg 3 tried to make a good flick, everything is in it but it just didn't work out.

What makes this flick worth hunting down for so many geeks is the list of actors in it. The biggest name must have been Jack Palance who I knew from so many blockbusters to independent to even trash flicks. But he's maybe 2 minutes in this flick. And see, his face is on the cover of the VHS/DVD even shown in a cyborg face that isn't in the flick, go figure out. Further we have Billy Drago from for example The Untouchables (1987) or Elias Coteas who went further to Shutter Island (2010) among other blockbusters. So much ability but it just didn't work out like it should.

But there is one name that makes this flick also worth watching and that is Angelina Jolie. Back then she was 18 years old and it shows on her voice and face but you can see that she had it in her to become a major actress. This was her second flick, Looking To Get Out (1982) was her first one and was credited as Angelina Jolie Voight, and immediately became the leading star. But for the perverts there's another thing why people hunt this bad movie. Angelina goes topless and it is clearly hers to see and no stand-in. It's funny to see an 18 year old Angelina having sex.

This flick proofs that even with good acting a flick doesn't work like it should be. A script is the beginning. But it's cheap to find (under 1 euro) and if you like Terminator rip-offs or post apocalyptic flicks then this is a must.

Gore 0/5 Nudity 1,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
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