Director: Todd Sheets
Year: 1994
Country: USA
Alternate Titles: N/A
Genre: Werewolf
Plot:
After escaping from a government facility, a soldier seeks refuge in a secret sewer-dwelling society of rebels looking to overthrow the government and when he discovers what’s happening with his son teams up with them to infiltrate their compound and save him using a secret power to do so.
Review:
This was an exceptionally enjoyable shot-on-video effort. Among its better features is the striking and engaging setup, providing this with a highly effective storyline featuring the dystopian society at play within here as the various pieces involving the government operation that plagues him, the lengths to which they go through to bring him back and the numerous goings-on that highlight this universe. Featuring the underground society of rebels that live in the sewers offering everything from child bodyguards, bare-knuckle boxing, and a life outside of government regulations, this provides a great background that goes alongside the desire to retrieve him through the androids that are sent after him. This is all entirely ambitious and far grander in scope than what would be expected in this type of genre outing.
That goes hand-in-hand with the type of action on display as well. The early scenes here provide a fine mix of Action and more traditional genre fare with the exciting car chase through the city ruins or the brawl with the robot that signals what he really is. The main part of the film, with the assault on the military compound involving all sorts of confrontations and shootouts with the numerous mutant guards in the facility or brawling with the forces on both sides along the way, has quite a lot to like while also setting up the low-budget special effects to generate a highly effective atmosphere of cheese. That all manage to keep this one enjoyable enough to overcome the fact that the microbudget origins are on full display here which might be an issue for some but isn’t a full-on issue here considering what it does with that budget.
Overview: ***.5/5
Far more fun than it has any right to be, this shot-on-video effort manages to remain fun and likable even though its main problem is the low-budget limitations that crop up here. Give this a look if you’re a fan of this type of genre fare or are fans of the creative crew, while most others that don’t appreciate this style should avoid it altogether.
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