"Nemesis" A masterpiece of B-grade SF action known only to those in the know! A unique world view created with a “future without a sense of future” and unique action scenes.

"Nemesis" synopsis

In Los Angeles in 2027, the earth is in ruins, and with the development of artificial organs, technology to turn the body into a cyborg has become widespread, and it has become common to turn injured body parts into cyborgs. Alex Lane (Olivier Graner), an LAPD investigator who specializes in robotics-related crimes, has part of his body turned into a cyborg and is busy shooting criminals. One day, right after burying a female cyborg who stole a data chip, Alex gets into a gunfight with a group of fellow terrorists, but he is told that they are fighting machines to protect the future of humanity. Severely injured and unconscious, Alex undergoes surgery again and most of his body is turned into a cyborg. Afterwards, Alex is fed up with his job and quits the police force to become a computer chip smuggler.During surgery, Alex's former boss, Commissioner Farnsworth (Tim), holds the activation switch for the bomb that was planted in his heart. Thomason) orders him to retrieve a chip containing security plan data for a meeting between the U.S. president and the Japanese prime minister, which was merged five years ago, from his ex-girlfriend, Jard (Marjorie Monaghan).

Index

• Director Albert Pyun, the master of B-movies
• Punch the floor with a gun and escape!
• Careful reuse of filming locations from ``Terminator 2: Judgment Day''
• A ``distorted masterpiece'' that emerged after the director was fired

Director Albert Pyun, the master of B-movies

If you hear the name "Nemesis" (1992) and immediately think of it, you're probably a movie fan in your 40s or older, just like the author. It's a B-grade science fiction film made on a low budget and doesn't have any stars in it, so it's not well-known. However, ``Nemesis'' is a rare work that concentrates the good parts of movies from before CG technology dominated visual expression.

Even if you haven't seen it yet, I would like you to experience this ``distorted masterpiece.'' The reason I wrote "distorted" is because that is the essence of Nemesis' charm. Before we get into that, let's first take a look at the kind of person Albert Pyun, the director who created this film, is. This is how he is introduced on the English Wikipedia:

"American film director best known for producing many low-budget B-movies and straight-to-video action films."

Director Pyun has directed more than 50 films in his 40-year career. He specializes in science fiction and action, and is known for hits such as `` Cyborg '' (1989) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. He has been active as a director since 1981, but before that he learned filmmaking on the set of Akira Kurosawa's Dersu Uzala (1975), so he is not closely connected to Japanese cinema.

“Nemesis” preview

In the production of B-movies, ``quick and cheap'' is what is sought above all else, and Pyun is known for his amazingly fast shooting speeds, and because he can write his own scripts, he is a highly valued director in Hollywood. Ta. ``Nemesis'' is the work that Pyun wrote with his own script and asked the world about it with confidence. He says:

"I made it with William Gibson's cyberpunk world in mind. At the time, the only movie in that genre was `` Blade Runner '' (1982) and nothing else. That's why I wanted to make a work with that world view. It was full of interesting themes related to technology and philosophy."

The work started with the idea of ​​creating a highlight with more intense action while incorporating a philosophy similar to ``Blade Runner.'' If you write it like this, is it a noble movie with a good atmosphere? It may seem like that, but it's actually not. There are certainly some philosophical questions to be asked, but it was the unique gunfights that blew away those questions and etched them into the audience's memory.

Punch the floor with a gun and escape!