Ridiculous, homemade B movie that's actually quite fun. The plot is pretty negligible, a mishmash of Robocop, Mortal Kombat, Star Wars, Army of Darkness and various other influences. Matthew Kennedy plays the title character, a former soldier who fought in the war against the minions of Hell. After he was nearly killed and left for dead, a scientist turned him into a cyborg. He awakes in the future, where the minions of Hell have taken over, and joins with a group of prisoners (Meredith Sweeney, Conor Sweeney and Ludwig Lee) to take back the world. Most of the film is shot in front of a green screen, with animated backgrounds playing behind them, similar to Sin City and Sky Captain. It has a cheap but fun aesthetic. Most wannabe cult movies attempt to be funny, but fail miserably. This one is actually pretty funny. In particular, I loved Ludwig Lee's dubbed tough-man voice, which parodies dubbed kung fu movies. This certainly isn't great, but it's clever and smart enough not to overstay its welcome (it runs just over an hour). It was also nice to see some real stop-motion animation the week that Ray Harryhausen passed (even though, yeah, it was pretty crappy). I'd love to see Steven Kostanski get a decent handful of money (I have no idea how much this cost, but I'd imagine very little) to make a real movie.
