Nemesis 2: Nebula

Director - Albert Pyun (Cyborg, Dollman)

Starring - Sue Price (RoboWoman, House of Pain), Chad Stahelski (Constantine, Vampires), and Tina Cote (Barb Wire, Bram Stoker's Dracula)

Release Date - 1995

Genre - Sci-Fi/Action

Tagline - "The future just got darker"

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     When it comes to the world of direct to video action films you can almost always bet that a sequel is going to be cheaper than the first one film and nowhere near as good.  There is a few instances where this is not true but for the most part a lot of direct to video sequels are garbage.  Nemesis was a film that was pretty fucking bad but it's a fun kinda bad.  When I saw that there was not only one sequel but four additional films I was blown away.  However, once I started looking into them I realized that one of the films, Nemesis 2: Nebula, was one I had actually seen when I was younger at a friends house.  I never finished the film but it was cool to revisit it.  This is, in my opinion, one of the few times where the sequel surpasses the original film.  

     The film picks up almost 80s years after the original.  The cyborgs has enslaved the human race with the few survivors hidden away trying to defeat them.  They are able to develop a mutated strand of DNA which they hope to use it to breed an army that can defeat the cyborgs.  They inject it into a female survivor and she gives birth to a little girl.  However, they are found out forcing her to flee to 1980 where they arrive in Africa.  The mother is hunted down but an African tribe finds the baby and raises her to be a warriror.  Now, 20 years later, a cyborg bounty hunter has tracked her down and the survival of all mankind rests in her hands.

     Honestly. I went into this one expecting pure shit but I found myself seeing some of this one for the second time.  The movie is another rough one but I actually enjoy it.  Shitty acting, unoriginal story, and horrible fight scenes but when you put it all together it's a stupid but fun film.  The acting in this one is so bad.  I don't know much about female bodybuilder Sue Price aside from the fact that her imdb page is relatively small.  After binging these four Nemesis films starring her I can see why.  She's very fit and does a solid enough job during the more physically demanding roles but the dialogue heavy scenes are pretty fucking awkward to watch.  The same can be said about her co-stars.  Some have some pretty impressive credits under their belts but they didn't bring their "A" game to set on this one.  The story for this one was not originally intended to be a follow up to Nemesis.  Instead, it was meant to be a stand alone sci-fi action flick centered around aliens.  A few scenes were added to make it loosely a sequel.  With that being said, it's cheesy as fuck but it works. As much as I like it I know it's far from perfect and has more holes in it than swiss cheese.  Finally, this one has a little blood and some fun practical effects but the icing on this cake is the horrible visual effects that will leave you laughing your ass off at how bad they are.  Overall, Nemesis 2 is, in my opinion, a little better than the first film but still far from perfect.  It's cheap but entertaining.  Fans if mid-90s sci-fi action flicks can appreciate it.