In the near future big brother is watching us. Literally cameras EVERYWHERE. They are set up to observe and report and are not allowed to enter private residences without a warrant. Somewhere down the line things went bad. Now the cameras, called “Eyeborgs” have started subverting pretty much all human law and conduct to support their own agenda.
So the Department of Homeland Security has funding to start a project and enact a law called the “Freedom of Observation Act”. Which basically means they have the right to have cameras pretty much anywhere because it will keep us safe from terrorists. The system is basically automated and controls cameras all over the US (though the movie takes place in one town). It’s sort of a Skynet scenario, where the computers controlling the Eyeborgs and the eyeborgs themselves seem to become self-aware. When this happens they do whatever they can to survive and replicate.
As it turns out they have been controlling the stream of information for years as well as falsifying information. Things that people take for granted as “truth” because they have video evidence come under suspicion. As the movie goes on we are told not to believe everything we see unless we see it with our own eyes because “we aren’t seeing it through OUR eyes, we see it through THEIR’S.” That’s deep man.
Eyeborgs stars that guy from Highlander (that isn’t Sean Connery) the guy from the local “Mark Down” car commercials and Danny Trejo, and that’s pretty much it. I am not sure is this was one of those movies that started out as a “made-for-tv” kind of thing or not. The casting seems right, but the special effects seemed better than most of the movies that are “SyFy Originals”.
When the movie started I kinda figured it was going to be just the run of the mill crap movie. It seemed pretty generic, and the dialog was pretty campy. That being said though, by the end of the plot when the actual agenda of the Eyeborgs was revealed, it felt a little bit better. The big twist ending though not entirely original, was pulled off well enough that it seemed like something well thought out. Now having said THAT, the ending proper of the movie should have been cut. It leaves off with a feeling like the end of “The Matrix” where Neo realizes his potential and what he needs to do. However Highlander dude is no Neo. And the way it was carried out was really ham-fisted and comes off almost comedic.
With a little bit of re-writing and some better casting this probably could have been molded into a better movie. As far as the category of “Bull Shit Movie Of The Week”, it still fits just fine. I mean look at the tag line, “No Where To Run. No Where To Hide.” I think that could pretty much be used for any horror or suspense movie. It just could have been better, and I have seen movies that are far far worse.
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