FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Scarecrow-88 In the future, cybernetic beings are replacing humans with perfectly duplicated cyborgs which mimic human behavior and look the part. Oliver Grunner is an LA cop, Alex Raine, who is a human with cybernetic parts, who hunts terrorists for his department, under Commissioner Farnsworth (Tim Thomerson). What Alex doesn't realize is that Farnsworth has been "replaced" with a state-of-the-art cybernetic recreation who is to lead a revolution with a plan to wipe out humankind. There are characters like Angie-liv (Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa), Max Impact (Merle Kennedy, who moves like a monkey), Jared (Marjorie Monaghan, a "good cyborg" and once Alex's lover before he discovered she was in fact an "it"), and Julian (Deborah Shelton, Jared's cybernetic ally whose naked body actually looks synthetic) who are trying to stop the evil cyborg's from the planned human holocaust.The plot, with a lot of technical mumbo jumbo as dialogue to explain facets of the story play second fiddle to the non-stop action and you can most definitely see the John Woo influence in the grand ways director Albert Pyun and cinematographer George Mooradian stage action sequences. Gruner, in exceptional shape, even moves like Chow Yun Fat , at times, with how he shoots his various guns, particularly hand weapons. Lots of buildings take abuse, sparks emitting when metal is blasted into, the ground exploding from missiles and bullets, trees in Java toppling, old factories no longer in use taking an ass whooping thanks to the stunt coordinators and action choreographers allowed to work their cinematic magic.Coolest scene could be where Gruner must escape from certain death by blowing out several floors under him in order to escape. Plenty of "cyborg effects" which should appeal to fans of "cyberpunk".

Jan Strydom 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

TheOmniscientOne I remember when I first saw "Nemesis" way back in the day, '93 or so, on cinemax or that TMC cable channel. I don't really recall exactly, but I recall being completely intrigued by the whole cyborg/futuristic screenplay. I was a fan of Olivier Grunner from an earlier low budget film that he made called "Angel Town," so I knew he wouldn't disappoint. Spoiler Alert: I loved the intro to the movie. How Alex Rain (Grunner) was about to get busy with some chick in what looked like a hotel room, but was later realized to be set right in like an industrial factory or something. Very weird to say the least. But then as they passionately kiss, she chokes the hell out of him! It turns out that she's some kind of "information terrorist/carrier" and she needs to make sure that Alex is not an undercover agent/cop. She seems to have confirmed that he's okay when suddenly he grabs her own pistol and shoots her right in the head. Which reveals a very odd looking cybernetic skull. And right after he kills her, the chase is on. As Alex leaves the room members of the "red army hammerhead" terrorist group pass through the hall. All 4 of them staring at Alex suspiciously. Needless to say they find the destroyed cyborg and go right after Alex. What ensues is one of the sickest action scenes I've ever seen. Complete with sexy females with machine guns and grenade launchers looking to murder our hero. You just have to see it to realize the strength and athleticism that Grunner has and how well he pulls off being a "cyborg" cop. I really think (for it's time) Nemesis was an awesome sci-fi action flick with lots of cool scenery, special effects and some seriously funny one liners and dialogue. The acting and accents were so bad and stiff that it was likable, or even funny. I love the interaction between that pony tail guy, Farnsworth and the other pony tail guy when they're trying to "convince" Rain to take on their "last assignment" by letting him know that they implanted a remote control bomb near his heart. Just too funny. See this movie!

ventrue42 Action? there was precious little action in this piece of crap. Frankly the best damn action in the movie was granny pulling the hand gun out of her shopping bag and blowing away 2 or more of the 'droids'.It's yet another example of why governments should be careful about writing tax laws. Because it was done simply to make an investment in for tax purposes. It has no story You don't give a damn about the characters, It was created to lose money in a controlled fashion pure and simple. With this 'loss' to offset things on the investors income taxes it makes it possible for them to keep more money then if they never 'threw it away' in the first place.Sorry for the poorly writing comment but frankly don't waste your time on this at all.