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8 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
terrifyingly bad movie, 20 February 2002
1/10
Author: D3CTyrell from Newcastle

I have and will be a fan of bad movies. A bad movie can have a kitchness, grace, and humour all its own. Producers, and actors do things in bad movies they wouldn't do elsewhere. Plots go places normal movies fear to tread. It all makes for a good time.

This is not one of those bad movies.

This is a real honest to goodness, Pol Pot kind of bad movie. I say this primarily because this is not a movie that tried to do well on a tight budget or to some odd notion of what constituted entertainment. It is simply a sloppy piece of makework. Every single area of expertise in film-making is neglected.

The script takes derivative segments from a host of good movies and inexplicably fails to deliver anything that made them good in the first place. Nor are these derivations satirical or funny. The acting is so bad that even the killer robot is unconvincing - something I found suprising since the other actors were so robotically wooden. The props department spent their entire budget on a single handgun and a paper-mache foetus in a jar, something evident through the film by the gun's inexplicably reappearance. The sound fades in and out, which probably the fault of the amateur sound team who let the overhead boom into shot twice.

All in all, the primary emotion I felt while watching the supposedly gripping trials and tribulations of the heroic duo was a restless queasiness, and the urge to bolt from my chair and run shrieking into the night. On only two occasions did humour struggle into the film, the first as a consequence of the robot's infrared vision which is perfectly normal vision where certain objects have been painted bright red. The second is when the prop gun spends an entire scene floating in water next to the actors.

Without a shadow of a doubt this is the worst movie I have ever seen. Do not trust anyone who tells you to watch this movie, they are attempting to do you a psychic injury.

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6 out of 9 people found the following review useful:
Bringing new meaning to the term Disaster Movie, 15 May 2001
1/10
Author: D3CTyrell from United Kingdom

I would consider it a crime not to warn potential viewers that this is the worst of an extensive range of sci fi movies that I have ever seen.

Bad, doesn't even come close.

I do not think there is a single aspect of film-making that is not violated by this movie. Poor plot, corny lines, appalling music, and acting are backed up by technical handling that leaves home movies looking good. Of particular note are the special effects. Marvel at the simulations of infra-red and the dazzling array of weaponry that has been designed for the film.

I think that lastly, the cyborg deserves a special mention, for making me appreciate Schwarznegger's performance in Terminator 1. You would have thought bad acting was pretty close to a robot, but in this case it is more like the Village People.

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5 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Entertainingly awful., 25 July 2006
1/10
Author: ecnadniar from Illinois, USA

Indeed, this is probably the worst movie I have ever seen- which is exactly why it kept my attention. I first saw it on a tour bus while studying in Ghana, West Africa. The driver showed it because, I think, he thought we all knew and loved it. It's intriguing, which pieces of our culture are picked up abroad. This movie, in particular, is over the top awful. It hits just about every cheesy gimmick that a low budget sci-fi-action-thriller can, and then more.

Every time you think it can't get any worse, it does so- emphatically. With gusto and over-dramatic affectation, this movie has won its way into my heart as the most entertainingly worthless bit of film imaginable. I would recommend it for the sheer entertainment value. It's probably even better drunk. Seriously- watch this movie.

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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful:
Steel Warriors coming out to play, 17 February 2007
5/10
Author: Frank Markland from United States

Joe Lara stars as a tough martial artist who helps escort the last pregnant woman to Europe, while a cyborg (John Ryan, not John P. Ryan) is close behind in their footsteps. American Cyborg:Steel Warrior (a rather awkward title) actually got a theatrical release (And no I didn't see this in theaters) and well with all things considered it represents the last dying breath from Cannon films. (Who distributed this) Back in the 1980s, Cannon were the ones responsible for such movies as the American Ninja series, Revenge Of The Ninja, Delta Force, Invasion USA, Masters Of The Universe, Bloodsport, Kickboxer, Death Wish 2-4 and Cyborg. I listed this filmography mainly so I can point out that the type of movies that Cannon used to pedal to market. In this regard American Cyborg:Steel Warrior isn't the best or the worst production from Cannon, it is just a low budget rip off of Escape From New York with elements of Cyborg and Hell Comes To Frogtown thrown in for good measure, it really isn't so bad as it is derivative. I mean it's a B.movie, but i'm not sure this deserves a 2.2 rating on IMDb. The movie itself has a couple decent action sequences but mainly it's a rip off and I think fans of B.movies will be the ones who find this enjoyable. The movie is also respectably made with some okay production values and the story (if simplistic) makes sense. Although Lorenzo Lamas rip off, Joe Lara is a liability that the film's competence can't overcome.

* * out of 4-(Fair)

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6 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Great Action Movie!, 3 March 2002
10/10
Author: ofireskao from Houston, TX

This movie was pure brilliance.

First, the most noticeable thing about this movie is how the same background music repeats throughout the movie. Now, usually this would destroy a movie, but surprisingly makes this move all the better. Blake Leyh does a great job on the music.

Onto the plot, the plot was pretty good. There could have been some improvements as far as the speaking parts, but the fight scenes and the action was all too great. There was a lot of violence and blood; stuff that makes an action movie good. There were several cool weapons used as well as hi-tech features and futuristic looking structures.

Basically, this movie is Terminator 2 with some modifications. First replace the young boy in terminator 2 with a beautiful and sexy woman, Mary. 2nd replace the bad cyborg in Terminator 2 with an even more vicious looking and stronger bad guy, and finally replace Arnold Schwarzenegger with Joe Lara, and with a few plot alterations you have American Cyborg: Steel Warrior.

The action in this movie is non-stop, from the exploding of the underground lab, to the fight scenes with the cyborgs, to the cannibals, to the lesbians.

This movie is a must see for all action movie fans!

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Bargin bin entertainment., 27 November 2008
Author: johnnymacbest from United States

I had the pleasure of seeing this Terminator ripoff at a very young age; preteen to be exact but that's not what I'm saying here. What I'm REALLY saying is that you can do a lot worse than watch this; something that I forbid anyone of actually doing. The acting is so relentlessly painstakingly bad it makes Faye Dunaway more alluring than the Mona Lisa! At least sci-fi has evolved to the point of excellence thanks in part to A Space Odessey, Star Wars Orig Trilogy, and of course the Terminator films. Poor Joe Lara. His career never recovered at this point. This piece of crap is nowhere near the level of those classic films so avoid this one at all costs. Avoid. Like the plague.

The end.

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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Expected bad... but not awful., 31 July 2003
3/10
Author: shanfloyd from India

Well, this movie may not be just another piece of crap like most of this type are, but I do not see any point to praise about it either. Same old premise -- destructed wasteland, no sign of sane life, deadly cyborgs reigning, some unlucky human beings... it works on a very cheap & boring formula. It reminds me of Van Damme's Cyborg, but somehow I feel this one better. Just because it has a better story. But please do not expect a breathtaking, mind dazzling sci-fi plot. I was just comparing.

The leadman, Joe Lara, is lucky that he turned out to be a cyborg in the end. Otherwise he himself should question his acting capability. Nicole Hansen added some human touch in this robot-robot game. At least she is the only human among the lead cast. And I'm still in dark why the director chose an old-man figure as the killing cyborg. 3/10.

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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
Super in Spanish, 29 March 2003
6/10
Author: GrappleGabbler from Kentucky

I watched this movie at midnight on Telemundo and it was just hilarious. First time for seeing it and my spanish is a bit rusty so everything seemed more exaggerated than it should be. I sure was loving it while watched it though and recommend it to anyone who just likes being entertained while not necessarily having to see the best movie ever.

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3 out of 6 people found the following review useful:
American Cliché Steel Warrior, 5 September 2006
2/10
Author: sebbezw from Sweden

Well well well, if it isn't the movie with the most laughable name ever? The name "American Cyborg Steel Warrior" makes you think of an non-serious hardcore action science fiction comedy, with cliché after cliché after cliché after another cliché. It isn't. The baddest thing about this movie is that it tries to be serious. HA! A movie cant be serious if it have that name this one has.

This movie is full of clichés from movies like Mad Max, Terminator, Cyborg and Universal Soldier. And that, if anything, makes this movie laughable. If it have clichés from b-movies starring Jean Claude Van Damme... I mean, those movies ARE clichés, and if you then have clichés from them clichés... well, you understand.

If the budget would've been bigger (or at least better used), the clichés fewer and the name another, then this movie could've been OK. Since that's not the case, it isn't.

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8 out of 16 people found the following review useful:
Title card is unforgettable, 22 March 2004
Author: Andrew Smith (sandrewsmith@hotmail.com) from Pittsburgh, PA

I saw this movie on late night cable in high school. While I don't remember much about the movie, other than it being stupid and incomprehensible, I do recall the end title card. It's laid out in such a way that the title appears to be Steel American Cyborg Warrior. At this point, my friends and I burst out laughing. I didn't find out the movie's real name until several years later. Steel American Cyborg Warrior? Steel Ameriborg Cyior Canwar? Asteelican Borgior Mercy War? Can I Steel A Merior Cyborg War? With the level of competence on display in this picture, I wouldn't be surprised if any of the above combinations turned up at the end.

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