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Manborg
2011 70 min Canada 18+
★6.6
Horror, Science Fiction
Director: Steven Kostanski
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Description
The evil Count Draculon and his army of demons have conquered Earth, but a young soldier who lost his life in the first war against Hell has reawakened in the future as MANBORG! Together with a crew of post-apocalyptic rebels, the half-man half-machine hero will fight to defeat Draculon and take back the planet!
Starring
Matthew Kennedy
Actor
Adam Brooks
Actor
Meredith Sweeney
Actor
Awards
1 win & 1 nomination
Key opinion
Manborg is a low-budget, intentionally campy homage to 80s and 90s B-movie genre tropes. While its technical execution is intentionally flawed, it succeeds as a nostalgic tribute fueled by genuine youthful enthusiasm and imaginative creature design.
| Production | The film effectively captures a nostalgic 80s and 90s aesthetic through its synth-heavy visuals and arcade-inspired references. | |
| Production | The stop-motion and practical creature designs stand out as the film's most inventive and praised visual elements. | |
| Originality | The film's tone sits in a polarizing space, oscillating between a successful, sincere homage to Troma-style trash cinema and an amateurish, poorly executed production. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is viewed as a functional collage of genre clichés, with some finding its commitment to absurd tropes endearing and others finding the plot threadbare. |