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Not a fan, but I just saw it for the first time a couple nights ago, I'm sure if I saw this when I was younger (like Robocop), I'd be a fan of this as well.
Posted By: Gruesome76 at 11:27am, October 23, 2009
I loved this film since I first saw it in theater so long ago. Since then I have owned the vhs, uncut bootleg version on dvd. Finally glad it is now officially released with tons of bonus.
Its been several years since I have seen this movie and pretty happy to see it finally release on DVD. I agree that the plot may be messy, but for some reason I am drawn into the film and like it very much. Definitely getting this one.
Hardware is a great movie that is finally getting it due on DVD. It was ahead of it's time when it was released in 1990 (Well before turds like Sreamers & Soldier). And it still holds up today.
Hardware is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. We're introduced to some interesting characters decked out in some cool costumes, but what follows is two hours of out of place trippy visuals and weird sexual stuff that doesn't even mesh with the plot, which is barely there to begin with. There's really nothing redeeming about this movie. It's boring, weird, and all over the place, it has no direction. There's no way there was a completed script before Hardware was filmed, it's just a series of scenes which plod along and lead to a completely inconsequential conclusion. Some people might be drawn in by the cyberpunk costumes and promise of a b-movie gem, but there is nothing good about this movie. The fact that it has so many elements I love, but I still hated every minute is a testament to how poorly made it is. It's got the cyberpunk aesthetic and a robot fight scene, how could I not like that? I assure you, it's not awesomely bad, it's painfully bad. I'd watch the Max Payne movie again over this, it's that bad.
THE DVD WILL NOT BE RELEASED UNTIL OCTOBER 20th 2009
Posted By: Ebbemonster at 7:24am, October 12, 2009
To start with, I have only watched this movie as a VHS transfer DVD, so the picture quality was pretty poor!
I found this movie to be a mixture of Screamers and Soldier, both atmospheric and plot wise. The robot is well made, but IMO the story is a bit messy and it is also easy to see that the budget wasnt that high. The acting is just descent and the settings are just ok.
IMO this movie is a bit overrated; but is you loved screamers and soldier it is definitely worth checking out. This is the kind of movies you discover when you have fully explored all the big mainstream movies in the scifi genre :-)
