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{{quote|'''Jared''': All right, Alex. Now this is gonna... |
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'''Alex''': Sting a little? I know. |
'''Alex''': Sting a little? I know. |
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'''Jared''': No, actually it's gonna hurt like a motherfucker. }} |
'''Jared''': No, actually it's gonna hurt like a motherfucker. }} |
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Hilariously cheesy [[Cyberpunk]] movie from 1992 by Albert "[[Cyborg ( |
Hilariously cheesy [[Cyberpunk]] movie from 1992 by Albert "[[Cyborg (film)|Cyborg]]" Pyun, starring Olivier [[Poor Man's Substitute|"Poor Man's Van Damme"]] Gruner as a [[Cyborg]] ex-LAPD officer. |
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It was followed by three sequels that take place several decades after the the events of the first film. |
It was followed by three sequels that take place several decades after the the events of the first film. |
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=== This movie contains examples of: === |
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* [[Cyborg|Cyborgs]]: It's an Albert Pyun flick, after all. |
* [[Cyborg|Cyborgs]]: It's an Albert Pyun flick, after all. |
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* [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul]]: |
* [[Cybernetics Eat Your Soul]]: |
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{{quote|'''Narrator''': It always scared him that they might take out his soul... and replace it with some matrix chip.}} |
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* [[Eye Scream]]: Alex's cybernetic eye being extracted from its socket. |
* [[Eye Scream]]: Alex's cybernetic eye being extracted from its socket. |
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* [[Gender Blender Name]]: And how! |
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: And how! |
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** Michelle (male) |
** Michelle (male) |
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* [[Made of Explodium]]: The entire world. No matter what weapon is used and what's being hit, the result is a fiery explosion or at the very least massive sparks. |
* [[Made of Explodium]]: The entire world. No matter what weapon is used and what's being hit, the result is a fiery explosion or at the very least massive sparks. |
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* [[Never Mess |
* [[Never Mess with Granny]]: A little old lady is harassed by one of the cyborg assassins searching for the protagonist. When he walks away, she pulls out a large pistol out of her purse and shoots him in the back several times, and then shoots him half a dozen times more when he's down for good measure. |
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{{quote|'''Old woman''': Fucking cyborgs. Streets aren't safe anymore. Can't even go to the market without meeting some punk... }} |
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* [[Slow Motion Fall]]: Usually right after a... |
* [[Slow Motion Fall]]: Usually right after a... |
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* [[Super Window Jump]]: Whenever there's a window. |
* [[Super Window Jump]]: Whenever there's a window. |
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* [[Unexplained Accent]]: Almost every single character. Not just confined to the various European actors either - even the American characters played by ''US'' actors have inexplicable foreign accents. |
* [[Unexplained Accent]]: Almost every single character. Not just confined to the various European actors either - even the American characters played by ''US'' actors have inexplicable foreign accents. |
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* [[We Can Rebuild Him]]: The protagonist, Alex. |
* [[We Can Rebuild Him]]: The protagonist, Alex. |
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{{quote|'''Narrator''': It took them six months to put him back together. Synthetic flesh, bioengineered organs.}} |
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* [[Why Am I Ticking]]: The protagonist's motivation. |
* [[Why Am I Ticking?]]: The protagonist's motivation. |
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[[Category:Films of the 1990s]] |
[[Category:Films of the 1990s]] |
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[[Category:Nemesis]] |
[[Category:Nemesis (film)]] |
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[[Category:Film]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:48, 10 May 2018
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Jared: All right, Alex. Now this is gonna... |
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Hilariously cheesy Cyberpunk movie from 1992 by Albert "Cyborg" Pyun, starring Olivier "Poor Man's Van Damme" Gruner as a Cyborg ex-LAPD officer.
It was followed by three sequels that take place several decades after the the events of the first film.
Tropes used in Nemesis (film) include:
- Cyborgs: It's an Albert Pyun flick, after all.
- Cybernetics Eat Your Soul:
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Narrator: It always scared him that they might take out his soul... and replace it with some matrix chip. |
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- Eye Scream: Alex's cybernetic eye being extracted from its socket.
- Gender Blender Name: And how!
- Alex (male)
- Jared (female)
- Angie (male)
- Max Impact (female)
- Germaine (male)
- Michelle (male)
- Made of Explodium: The entire world. No matter what weapon is used and what's being hit, the result is a fiery explosion or at the very least massive sparks.
- Never Mess with Granny: A little old lady is harassed by one of the cyborg assassins searching for the protagonist. When he walks away, she pulls out a large pistol out of her purse and shoots him in the back several times, and then shoots him half a dozen times more when he's down for good measure.
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Old woman: Fucking cyborgs. Streets aren't safe anymore. Can't even go to the market without meeting some punk... |
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- Slow Motion Fall: Usually right after a...
- Super Window Jump: Whenever there's a window.
- Unexplained Accent: Almost every single character. Not just confined to the various European actors either - even the American characters played by US actors have inexplicable foreign accents.
- We Can Rebuild Him: The protagonist, Alex.
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Narrator: It took them six months to put him back together. Synthetic flesh, bioengineered organs. |
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- Why Am I Ticking?: The protagonist's motivation.