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Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This review will be on the director's cut of the film (known as "Nemesis v2.0"), which can be purchased from Albert Pyun. I will also be comparing the theatrical version with the director's cut as much as possible.Originally released in 1992 and directed by Albert Pyun (director of "Captain America," "Slinger," and "Invasion"), the film centers on the character Alex Rain (perfectly played by Olivier Gruner of the independent films "Velocity Trap," "Sector 4," and the up-coming "Executive Protection"), who is an LAPD police officer going against cyber-terrorists. The character himself has been augmented with robotic replacement parts, from his eyes to his legs and skull. After an operation at the beginning of the film, he's repaired once again and given a vacation where he attempts to find his humanity.The protagonist of the film is Chief of LA Police, Farnsworth (masterfully played by Tim Thomerson from "Dollman" and "Trancers"), who is a cyborg of his own right involved in a massive conspiracy to infiltrate and take over the planet. He begins to use Rain as a pawn in that conspiracy, but his loyalty to a female cyborg - Jared (played by the beautiful and very talented Marjorie Monaghan) - brings him to not only rebel against his cyborg superiors but bring back his humanity.It's a great story of not only personal redemption but also what it takes to be human. It can be seen as a perfect metaphor of the increasingly technological world we all live in. Director Pyun's masterful storytelling comes out as usual, but was hindered when it was theatrically released. The only way I was able to see how the film was initially intended was when I purchased the director's cut a couple of years ago. It definitely keeps a seat in my science- fiction collection as a hallmark in robotic SF filmmaking.If you are a fan of smart SF, great action, and incredible special effects (done by Fantasy II, which did the SFX for the first two "Terminator" films), then you will absolutely love "Nemesis v2.0." Please support Mr. Pyun in purchasing his vision of the film. Trust me: just like with "Slinger," you will not be disappointed.

I mean really.... burn the reels. I never write reviews for movies. Even if I love them. But this one..... This one was such a total... complete waste of my and your time that I decided to register on IMDb and give this lemon some colour.I was a little hesitant to watch this movie. The out line seemed good and the actors were recognized, but I still felt like passing this puppy up to rot. I should have let it at that. But no.... I had to watch it. That'll teach me to go against my gut.BTW; Sparks don't fly from guns. Even futuristic ones.

I saw NEMESIS back in the mid 90's where it probably looked a lot better but the age factor with this film isn't really the issue, if you watch it today the effects will obviously be dated but the main thing that still stands out about this film after all these years, is that its very energetic, you never once get bored of watching it because despite the fact that this is now an old film, its still one of the most entertaining rides I've ever been on, the pace keeps the film moving and the direction by on and off director Albert Pyun is well handled.The acting by the cast is better than you'd expect from a film of 90's low budget standards, Olivier Gruner certainly gives one of his better performances in this film and it features a good performance from the late Brion James.Overall, NEMESIS is one of my old favorites from way back, now its part of my DVD collection and its as good as it was the first time I saw it.Also this is the kind of film Albert Pyun directs on one of his on days, if you want to know what he does on his off days, check out the NEMESIS sequels and that URBAN MENACE junk, not to mention the MAX HAVOC series

Albert Pyun is hardly known for his stellar directing skills so it came as little surprise when I began to watch this to find it a horribly disjointed and muddled affair. Indeed, such is the case until about a third of the way through before things do finally start to settle down! Certainly I'd previously heard many good things about the film as regards its action sequences but in truth, said scenes don't really kick in until the final third or so(!) bar one or two OK sequences such as the start. Having said this, when the said scenes do take place, they admittedly do so in style; Indeed, whilst we have to wait for the action to kick in, when it does, it doesn't let up with some superb stunt work on display, big and beautiful explosions and bullets flying left right and centre. Also of note is some very good special effects work such as one android/cyborg who's face opens up to reveal a gun - yikes!Fans of Gruner may be a little disappointed initially to learn that the kickboxing champ hardly performs any of his trademark martial arts in this but as if to make amends, he performs many of his own stunts - always a sign of a true trooper! Finally, keep an eye out for a pre-fame Thomas Jane in this who gets some early exposure in this......by exposing himself!!!! Oo er!Well worth a look (the film that is, not Thomas Jane's - um, oh, you get the picture!)