73 years after the humans lost the cyborg war, mankind has been totally enslaved by the despotic cyborgs and the only hope of survival is a covertly developed DNA strain to vastly increase physical strength and advance cognitive powers. The initial female test subject gave birth to a super-DNA assimilated child and after the mother and newborn hijacked a Cyborg time-jumper they alighted in barren, war-torn Africa circa 1980 where Pyun's thrillingly oddball adventure begins in earnest!
I can, grudgingly, accept some of the negativity levelled at the marginally disappointing sequel to what was arguably one of the most kinetic, super stylised, ceaselessly pyrotechnical Cyberpunk actioners of the 1990s. If enjoyed for its very own bizarre, hyperreal theatricality, the deliciously outlandish Nemesis 2 remains another exquisite example of versatile genre filmmaker, Pyun's enviable ability to explosively execute slam-bang entertainment from even the most penurious of budgets. While the loss of, Olivier Gruner certainly stings I sincerely feel that the dynamic, physically commanding replacement, Alex (Sue Price) most definitely has her very own uniquely steely screen presence, and is energetically forthcoming with her distractingly well-developed Amazonian charms!
The film's not uninteresting premise has baby 'Alex' adopted by a proud, indigenous warrior tribe, the infant, Alex waxes strongly into a fierce, generously muscled, enticingly oiled, dangerously fleet warrior goddess. An extraordinarily adept fighter who utilizes her preternatural strength and resilience in order to survive innumerable violent travails. Very soon, the battle-hardened heroine's fiercest challenge will be to confront deadly Cyborg assassin, Nebula, a pitiless, relentlessly brutal harbinger of death that has been sent to Africa to terminate her!
Much of Nebula 2's boundless pep comes from the entirely zesty performance of striking body builder, Sue Price who single (big) handedly carries the film on her deliciously broad Promethean shoulders, tearing alacritously across the sun blasted African plains in order to do ceaseless, laudably athletic battle with all those who are unfortunate enough to cross her indomitable path!
Not without flaws, Albert Pyun's heroically hyped up, Sci-fried, sword and sandals shoot 'em up has much gonzo grist for B-Movie maniacs to savour! The muscular, cyborg decimating action is packed tighter than our primordially-ripped heroine's bulging, blood-spattered vest! The strikingly steel thewed, Susan Price makes one thing abundantly clear, her Beretta blasting barbarian goddess, Alex could splatter, Red Sonia into a redder dollop of crimson goo without ever mussing a single blonde braid on her handsome head! Given Nemesis 2's severe budgetary limitations, the excitingly tumultuous climax between, Alex and the monstrously destructive, fiendishly fluid-draining assassin Nebula proves to be a satisfyingly bellicose one!
I can, grudgingly, accept some of the negativity levelled at the marginally disappointing sequel to what was arguably one of the most kinetic, super stylised, ceaselessly pyrotechnical Cyberpunk actioners of the 1990s. If enjoyed for its very own bizarre, hyperreal theatricality, the deliciously outlandish Nemesis 2 remains another exquisite example of versatile genre filmmaker, Pyun's enviable ability to explosively execute slam-bang entertainment from even the most penurious of budgets. While the loss of, Olivier Gruner certainly stings I sincerely feel that the dynamic, physically commanding replacement, Alex (Sue Price) most definitely has her very own uniquely steely screen presence, and is energetically forthcoming with her distractingly well-developed Amazonian charms!
The film's not uninteresting premise has baby 'Alex' adopted by a proud, indigenous warrior tribe, the infant, Alex waxes strongly into a fierce, generously muscled, enticingly oiled, dangerously fleet warrior goddess. An extraordinarily adept fighter who utilizes her preternatural strength and resilience in order to survive innumerable violent travails. Very soon, the battle-hardened heroine's fiercest challenge will be to confront deadly Cyborg assassin, Nebula, a pitiless, relentlessly brutal harbinger of death that has been sent to Africa to terminate her!
Much of Nebula 2's boundless pep comes from the entirely zesty performance of striking body builder, Sue Price who single (big) handedly carries the film on her deliciously broad Promethean shoulders, tearing alacritously across the sun blasted African plains in order to do ceaseless, laudably athletic battle with all those who are unfortunate enough to cross her indomitable path!
Not without flaws, Albert Pyun's heroically hyped up, Sci-fried, sword and sandals shoot 'em up has much gonzo grist for B-Movie maniacs to savour! The muscular, cyborg decimating action is packed tighter than our primordially-ripped heroine's bulging, blood-spattered vest! The strikingly steel thewed, Susan Price makes one thing abundantly clear, her Beretta blasting barbarian goddess, Alex could splatter, Red Sonia into a redder dollop of crimson goo without ever mussing a single blonde braid on her handsome head! Given Nemesis 2's severe budgetary limitations, the excitingly tumultuous climax between, Alex and the monstrously destructive, fiendishly fluid-draining assassin Nebula proves to be a satisfyingly bellicose one!