{"id":3813,"date":"2020-06-08T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/manborg-shows-you-dont-need-money-to-make-a-masterpiece\/"},"modified":"2020-06-08T04:30:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T01:30:00","slug":"manborg-shows-you-dont-need-money-to-make-a-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manborg-shows-you-dont-need-money-to-make-a-masterpiece\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Manborg\u2019 Shows You Don\u2019t Need Money to Make a Masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348ae6d4839\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a348ae6d4839\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manborg-shows-you-dont-need-money-to-make-a-masterpiece\/#Whats_it_about\" >What\u2019s it about?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manborg-shows-you-dont-need-money-to-make-a-masterpiece\/#Why_its_sublime\" >Why it\u2019s sublime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/manborg-shows-you-dont-need-money-to-make-a-masterpiece\/#And_in_conclusion%E2%80%A6\" >And in conclusion\u2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#\u2018Manborg\u2019 Shows You Don\u2019t Need Money to Make a Masterpiece<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div><em>Welcome to\u00a0<strong>The Prime Sublime<\/strong>, a weekly column dedicated to the underseen and underloved films buried beneath page after page of far more popular fare on Amazon\u2019s Prime Video collection. We\u2019re not just cherry-picking obscure titles, though, as these are <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a> that we find beautiful in their own, often unique ways. You might even say we think they\u2019re sublime\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSublime \/s\u0259\u02c8bl\u012bm\/: of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<\/hr>\n<p>The Astron-6 collective might not be mainstream, but the independent Canadian studio is still a force to be reckoned with. Founded in 2007 by <strong>Adam Brooks<\/strong>, <strong>Jeremy Gillespie<\/strong>, <strong>Matt Kennedy<\/strong>, <strong>Conor Sweeney<\/strong>, and <strong>Steven Kostanski<\/strong> \u2014 who write, direct, produce, and star in their own movies \u2014 the studio has released three features and a slew of shorts, all of which hilariously pay homage to the exploitation movies and genre fare they grew up loving.<\/p>\n<p>However, unlike many movies that poke fun at B movie traditions, Astron-6\u2019s films boast nothing but sheer affection for their myriad of wacky influences. You can tell that all of the filmmakers involved grew up on a steady diet of low-budget action, horror, sci-fi, and weird movies, as their nerdy passion is tangible for each of these genres in every frame of their own films. As such, their movies tend to attract like-minded fans.<\/p>\n<p>But what\u2019s even more impressive is the fact that all of their movies were produced for next to nothing. We\u2019re talking a few thousand bucks and not a penny more. Yet, despite their lack of budgets, each film is ambitious, impressive, and charmingly demented. While I highly recommend checking out <em>Father\u2019s Day<\/em>, <em>The Editor<\/em>, and their shorts as well, this piece will focus on <strong><em>Manborg<\/em><\/strong>, which is the funniest and most inventive of the bunch, in my humble opinion.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_it_about\"><\/span>What\u2019s it about?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Set in a post-apocalyptic future where the tyrannical vampire Count Draculon (Brooks) and the forces of Hell rule over the earth with an iron fist, the film follows the titular half-man\/half-cyborg soldier (Kennedy), who must team up with a band of rebel fighters to defeat an army of Nazi demons, robots, and other creatures. As Gizmodo rightfully notes, this world is like a fusion of Satan and Skynet.<\/p>\n<p>Manborg\u2019s allies also h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en to be action movie caricatures. They include English voice-dubbed kung-fu fighter (Ludwig Lee), a tough no-nonsense Australian (Sweeney), and a badass chick who knows how to use a knife (Meredith Sweeney). The blade-wielding beauty also catches the affections of The Baron (Gillespie), a Nazi demon who\u2019s pretty romantic in his own bizarre way.<\/p>\n<p>What ensues is an action-packed adventure through a world that\u2019s reminiscent of SEGA video <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s and VHS genre movies. Think <em>Streets of Rage<\/em> mixed with a <em>RoboCop<\/em> knockoff and some <em>Hellraiser<\/em> thrown in for good measure. <em>Manborg<\/em> is a smorgasbord of influences that works spectacularly, and if you\u2019re a fan of any of these things and like to laugh, you\u2019ll have a lot of fun with this movie.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_its_sublime\"><\/span>Why it\u2019s sublime<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Made for $1000, <em>Manborg<\/em> is a movie that exceeds its budgetary restrictions thanks to heart, imagination, and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments. That said, the movie is also impressive from a technical standpoint. While the film looks extremely low-budget (that\u2019s also the point), there\u2019s no denying the incredible artistry on display. For a start, the prosthetic creature FX are as good as any that you\u2019ll see in any monster movie, which is unsurprising considering that they were handled by Kostanski. His other credits in the monster make-up department include <em>Crimson Peak<\/em> and <em>Star Trek: Discovery <\/em>in addition to several horror flicks that boast some terrific creatures.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manborg Poster\" height=\"500\"  src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/manborg-poster.jpg\"  width=\"700\"><\/img><\/p>\n<p>While <em>Manborg<\/em> features a mish-mash of creatures \u2014 from practical to stop motion \u2014 Count Draculon and The Baron are completely old-school in their design, and visually reminiscent of <em>Hellraiser<\/em>\u2019s Cenobites. Fans of practical monsters will have a ball with these grotesque delights, and they\u2019re a reminder that the best creatures will always be human beings in cool costumes.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the visibly cheaper digital effects also add to the film\u2019s charm. The goal here was to create an homage of the straight-to-video fare of a bygone era \u2014 <em>Eliminators<\/em>, <em>The New Barbarians<\/em>, <em>Guyver: Dark Hero<\/em>, <em>Trancers<\/em>, and <em>Robot Jox<\/em> were notable influences \u2014 and it recreates their lo-fi stylings with aplomb. If <em>Manborg<\/em> didn\u2019t have the nostalgic comedy elements that make it seem somewhat modern, it could easily pass as a relic from that glorious period of low-budget genre cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Still, it\u2019s the characters who bring some heart and humor to the madness. The film\u2019s heroes deliver their lines completely straight-faced, which is great considering that they\u2019re given ridiculous material to work with. Furthermore, Kennedy manages to bring some pathos to his half-man, half-machine character, which makes him a sympathetic and easy hero to root for.<\/p>\n<p>The monsters, meanwhile, are delightfully camp. The subplot about The Baron crushing over a hero is comedy gold, and the rejection he receives makes it even better. I love that there\u2019s a campy demon character whose existence is rooted in heartache and longing, as opposed to just making him a creature that only wants to kill people and drink their blood. The Baron is very well-spoken and entertaining, and there\u2019s so much more to him than pure evil wickedness.<\/p>\n<p><span>Even though <em>Manborg <\/em>isn\u2019t exactly family-friendly due to all the demons and bloodletting, it\u2019s also a film that boasts a real sense of innocence. If this were made in the 80s or 90s, then it\u2019d be handled by a studio like Empire Pictures\/Full Moon Features, as it\u2019s a movie for adults that contains childlike sensibilities. Charles Band\u2019s companies used to specialize in movies like this as they wanted to attract impressionable younger viewers. That\u2019s how many of us became horror fans in the first place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For me, <em>Manborg<\/em>\u2019s innocence is the film\u2019s strongest characteristic. It\u2019s a movie that\u2019s designed to make people feel good at the end of the day, and if it serves as a gateway to the world of B movies for kids then that\u2019s an added bonus.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_in_conclusion%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>And in conclusion\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Manborg<\/em>\u2019s nerdy charms make it reasonably accessible for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> viewers and cult movie fans alike. Those who share the movie\u2019s passion for niche pop culture will certainly gain a lot from the experience, but the comedy will strike a chord with anyone who appreciates off-kilter humor. It\u2019s also a prime example of how some of the best and most ambitious movies out there are DIY, no-budget oddities. Give me <em>Manborg<\/em> over the <em>RoboCop<\/em> remake any day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Want more sublime Prime finds? 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