Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

CrawlerChunky In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

jellopuke Look, it's not high art, it's a silly B movie about a cyborg punching the bad guys. The effects are pretty bad, the acting is worse, and the so-called future is pretty much just the 80's with a couple of shiny tubes sticking out of things. But it has a goofy charm and any time a dude tears another dude's heart out with his bare hands you've got a good time. And don't forget John Saxon!

Glyn-52-910242 If you were to have watched this film when it was released, you'd have probably thought it was OK, or been a little disappointed. But watch it now, in 2017, and it takes on a whole different identity.Hands of Steel is just a pure cheese fest of 80's stereotypes. The fight scenes are badly choreographed, the shoot outs have over the top sound effects dubbed on, magazine clips that never run out, and helicopters that seem to be able to withstand hundreds of bullets with no effect. The bad guys are even worse shots than in Commando!The music and sound effects are typically and wonderfully 80's, and the script has to contain some of the corniest lines ever. And when they unleash the 'futuristic' laser weapon.. well, that was the final touch of perfection for me!If you loved the 1980's and the action films it produced, then you will absolutely love Hands of Steel. I have never smiled and laughed so much watching a film in a long time. It's fantastic!Watch it with a few friends and some beers, and you're guaranteed a fantastic evening.

mark.waltz Daniel Greene, the "actor" from the Chuck Norris school of acting, takes on the biggest acting challenge since Schwartznegger in "Conan the Barbarian". He is a "cyborg" (part man/part robot) involved in the plot of assassinating a scientist who ends up in hiding. One of the more entertaining segments has Greene taking on an arm wrestling champion and being told that after he's done, he'll need to "wipe himself" with his nose. That poetic line is one of the more clever lines among the script's absurdities, and the plot goes into so many ridiculous directions that it's tempting to pull out a compass to see where you are. Then, it stops altogether, becoming crass and violent with no purpose. Greene seems to be giving a deliberately wooden performance, showing no depth and passion, a far cry from his likable heroic roles on "Falcon Crest" and opposite Elvira in "Mistress of the Dark". John Saxon adds some class, but the other actors just come off instantly forgettable. This ain't no " Terminator" or even a "Robo Cop", an obvious rip-off of science fiction TV shows and movies without really much thought put into it.

tomimt Paco is an assassin cyborg, who after a failed assassination escapes and starts to regain his humanity in the tender, loving care of motel keeper Linda. All this happens while the bad guys try to find their broken toy in order to get rid of the evidence before the FBI gets on their track.If anything is evident from Hands of Steel, it's the evident lack of budget. It's one of those cheap 80's movies, that are filled with clunky special effects, odd music and strange plot pieces which in the case of this movie revolve around arm wrestling.Hands of Steel is what it is: a cheap, clichéd sci-fi yarn with moments of unintentional hilarity from severally overacted scenes of oozing testosterone and badassery.Surprisingly enough the movie is not totally unwatchable. It has some nice scenes in it and the camp value is high, but it does require a certain state of mind.