Future War (1997)

Daniel Bernhardt (The guy who starred in Bloodsport II) stars as a slave from a different planet who escapes cyborgs and dinosaurs in a future where Earth is heaven to the alien humans who ditch the slave planet run by cyborgs. It’s quite possible that this was intended to be a deep absorbing drama about the trouble with immigration and the lengths illegal aliens go to live their dream and escape the problems of poverty. Of course the symbolism is all there, the cyborgs represent poverty, Daniel Bernhardt represents the hard work and determination to get ahead and the dinosaurs represent the border patrol (How else do you explain how these dinosaurs fail to ever stop Daniel Bernhardt) of course he protects the American girl and her friends because nobody else will do it. Once again the symbolism stacks up mightily. This is truly a fascinating work of art that really details the struggle of an immigrant and his dream to elude the capture of poverty. The fight sequences represent hard work and due to the (not so) fancy footwork Bernhardt is able to get ahead and accomplish his dream. Truly an inspiration to people everywhere that if one comes more will follow. This could very well be the most heartfelt and subtle political commentary on immigration in this country. Then again considering the porn level production values, terrible acting and lame fight sequences, probably not. Still this is a not too bad movie, if you discount everything that makes a movie good.