If one were to summarize Cyborg in a word, it would have to be "intensity." This isn't smart storytelling or Oscar-caliber filmmaking, but it's a remarkably strong movie with fine pacing, good characters, sufficient acting, a great score, robust action, strong photography, a convincing landscape, and relentless energy, all on a small budget. It's a movie that demonstrates the effectiveness of resource utilization, mood, music, and photography in masking budgetary shortcomings. It's also a good example of how style and screen presence can be substituted for excess dialogue and make a movie of this sort all the more dangerous and potent. Most of all, Cyborg is a fun ride with high replay value, one that with every viewing comes a reminder of how good it really is on a technical level and under budget constraint. It's too bad Pyun's director's cut probably will never find a home video release through a major label, but hopefully it will one day see the light of day on Blu-ray, one way or the other. Considering this cut's effectiveness, one can only wonder what the film might be like under what are some supposedly drastic changes.