It has been 73 years since Alex failed and the Humans lost the Cyborg Wars. Since then, the Humans have been enslaved. Scientists have developed a new DNA strain, which could signal the end ... Read allIt has been 73 years since Alex failed and the Humans lost the Cyborg Wars. Since then, the Humans have been enslaved. Scientists have developed a new DNA strain, which could signal the end of the Cyborgs, and they inject it into a volunteer. When the Cyborgs learn of the woman a... Read allIt has been 73 years since Alex failed and the Humans lost the Cyborg Wars. Since then, the Humans have been enslaved. Scientists have developed a new DNA strain, which could signal the end of the Cyborgs, and they inject it into a volunteer. When the Cyborgs learn of the woman and the baby they list both for termination. To escape, she takes a stolen Cyborg ship and ... Read all
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And as I had the opportunity to sit down and watch "Nemesis 2: Nebula" once again here in 2024, of course I did so. However, it wasn't with a whole lot of great expectations though.
The movie is set to take place in 2077 in what is known as Cyborg America, yet they are still using weapons we have in our times today and even 30 years ago, that made very little sense. Wouldn't such weapons be considered archaic by that time? The storyline in "Nemesis 2: Nebula" deviates so much from the 1992 movie "Nemesis" that it hardly feels like the same franchise. Just exactly what were writers Rebecca Charles and Albert Pyun thinking when they concocted the script and storyline for this movie?
Needless to say that there wasn't a single famous or familiar actor or actress on the cast list. But then again, a movie such as "Nemesis 2: Nebula" would hardly draw in great talents, now would it? I have to say that I am still put off by the physique of Sue Price (playing Alex).
The character gallery in the movie is flaccid and superficial. You don't really get to know any of the characters, as they are either just extras or briefly passing by without much of any influence on the narrative (not that there was much of that either).
The special effects in the movie are exactly that; special. For a movie made in 1995, the special effects were quite dubious and laughable. A sci-fi movie such as this needs proper special effects to fully come off as being believable and creditable. And the props and wardrobe department didn't really manage to make the movie have a believable futuristic feel to it, which spoke well against the overall impression of "Nemesis 2: Nebula".
This is essentially a movie where you just disable your brain cells, lean back and enjoy the dubious sci-fi action, whilst munching on whatever snacks you have readily available. The movie requires absolutely no particular focus or concentration on the storyline.
"Nemesis 2: Nebula" is a futuristic sci-fi action movie without much of any actual sci-fi feel to it. It was, at best, a cheap knock off based on the "Predator" movie.
My rating of director Albert Pyun's 1995 "Nemesis 2: Nebula" lands on a very generous three out of ten stars.
Throughout the whole movie, an overwhelming what-the-heck-feeling firmly grasps the viewer. I'm utterly confounded that this clumsy home video ever made it to production stage. It's supposed to be a sequel, yet has no apparent connection whatsoever with the first film. The hero has the same name, but this time "Alex" is female, although it took us half way into the movie to stop guessing, what with all the muscles and the barbarian-nomad outfit!
There is really no plot at all, it's merely a prolonged chase scene, only it's so slow-paced and senseless that calling it a chase scene makes it sound way more interesting than it really is. There is almost no dialogue, which is just as well considering the quality of it, and then the film suddenly just comes to an abrupt end after a blatant action scene with lots of gasoline explosions, without ever really explaining what it was all about. Luckily, it never gets boring, because there's something silly and phony going on at all times!
Terrible movies are usually just tedious, but Nemesis 2 is such a perfect mixture of over-seriousness and utter nonintentional wackiness that it's truly entertaining. Rent this film, or buy it even, you won't be disappointed!
Of course the alien cyborg bounty hunter is a cross between Bobba Fett, the Terminator, and that alien guy from "Predator." He even has that partial invisibility screen that looked much cooler in the former film.
Speaking of "Predator," theres even one scene which is an hommage (rip-off) of when Schwarzenegger is escaping from the alien and gets all muddy and wet from trudging through the Amazon river.
Sue Price is stone cold in her acting, and you're never sure whether she's angry, sad, happy, or whatever. I'm not sure what else she's done, other than the rest of the Nemesis series, but I'll bet she's a much better weightlifter than actor.
All things considered, I've seen better episodes of "Sheena".
Did you know
- TriviaThis, along with parts 3 and 4 were originally intended to be one entirely big movie.
- Crazy creditsBefore the opening credits at the very beginning of the film, a caption appears the screen which reads as: "Alex Rain tried to stop the cyborgs. He failed..."
- ConnectionsEdited from Nemesis (1992)
Details
- Runtime1 hour 23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1