Warring factions fight over possession of the Equalizer 2000, which is a super duper lethal machine gun that can better guarantee the survival of anyone who owns it in a harsh post-apocalyptic world.

Filipino exploitation cinema titan Cirio H. Santiago once again makes nice use of arid and godforsaken desert landscapes, stages the rousing action with rip-roaring all-out gusto, keeps the entertaining story hurtling along at a snappy pace, and blows loads of stuff up real good (naturally!). The solid acting from the game cast keeps this movie humming: The extremely buff Richard Norton cuts an imposing figure as two-fisted bruiser Slade, the buxom and gorgeous Corinne Wahl adds plenty of spunk as the feisty Karen (Wahl also totally rocks a pair of skintight leather pants),Robert Patrick contributes a nicely slimy turn as no-count scumbag Deke, William Steis registers well as ruthless lead baddie Lawton, and the ubiquitous Vic Diaz has a neat small role as weary old man Bone. Ding Achacoso's funky syncopated score does the right-on groovy trick. A fun B-flick.

There are some days when I wake up and don't want to do anything but watch the films of Cirio Santiago. Seeing as how he produced 64 films and directed 105, so either I need to not do anything like work for awhile or just be content in the fact that I will always have a new film from him to enjoy.

Cirio made a ton of post-apocalyptic films. This is but one of them, all about a gun that can change the balance of power. It's called - you guessed it - the Equalizer 2000. It's no Blastfighter, but what is?

Three groups of people - Ownership, the Rebels, and the Mountain People - are battling for the control of the future after the bomb. Slade (Richard Norton, who played himself in Abba: The Movie, which I now must hunt for, and the Prime Imperator in Mad Max: Fury Road) was once one of the Ownership, but when his dad is killed, he goes off on his own. That leads to him making the titular gun along with Karen (Corinne Alphen - yes, she was once Corinne Wahl - the June 1978 and August 1981 Penthouse Pet of the Month and 1982 Pet of the Year; she's now a professional Tarot card reader). That brings them into conflict with Deke (Robert Patrick!).

According to the absolutely astounding Internet Movie Firearms Database, the Equalizer is "based on a Colt Model 653 carbine (most likely Colt/Elisco Tools Model 653P, Philippine license-manufactured version),fitted with an M203 grenade launcher, a pair of overhead shotgun barrels and a pair of bottom mounted missile launchers. The launchers doesn't produce muzzle flash when firing, and the hissing sound is akin to a compressed air blast."

At the end of the movie, the Equalizer is destroyed and hot, wet manly tears burned down my face. But I wasn't crying. I just had some radioactive sand in my eyes.

This movie really sucks, but still it´s fun to watch. For 90 minutes it´s just gunfights and explosions. No talking, just shooting. It´s amazing to see fully grown men act like this, and being serious about it! If you have nothing to do on a late Sunday night, then give this one a try!