Import Corner: Nemesis 3: Die Entscheidung (DigiDreams) Blu-ray Review + 1080p Screenshots + Packaging Shots

The third film in Albert Pyun's sci-fi series is pretty good and the blu-ray gives some nice special features.

Studio: Digidreams

Release Date: June 18th, 1996 (video premiere) / May 28th, 2015 (blu-ray)

Run Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (both English versions) / 1 hour 30 minutes 22 seconds (German version)

Region Code: FREE

Picture: 1080p (2.10:1 aspect ratio (main English version) / 1080p (1.78:1 aspect ratio (16:9 version) / 480p (1.33:1 aspect ratio) (German version)

Sound: German 5.1 Dolby Digital, 2.0 Dolby Digital / English 5.1 & 2.0 Dolby Digital

Subtitles: German

Slipcover: No

Digital Copy: No

Starring: Sue Price, Tim Thomerson, Norbert Weisser, Xavier Declie, Sharon Bruneau

Written by Albert Pyun

Directed by Albert Pyun

Rating: FSK-16

Note: This blu-ray is available separately or in the Cyborgs - Gegen Die Cyborgs Hat Die Menschheit Keine Chance Blu-ray Box Set that contains the following films:

Nemesis

Nemesis 2: Nebula

Nemesis 3: Time Lapse

Nemesis 4: Death Angel

Hologram Man

The Demolitionist

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

Slinger

Class of 1999

Prototype

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Poster

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What's It About?

Alex again fighting the cyborg mercenaries in 1998 East Africa. This time, Alex finds that she has 20 half sisters who are waiting for her to return to 2077. Central Command wants Alex captured alive and scanned to see if her DNA is a strong and more powerful strain than the normal. But Alex may be too tough for Farnsworth to capture. (taken from imdb.com)

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Video/Audio

The good news is: it doesn't look like NEMESIS 3 was touched all that much by the DNR machine. There is a thin layer of grain and some de-noising was done but not too much. The film looks pretty good. Colors are strong with the golden hue of the desert being the stand out again like it was in the previous film. Detail is decent, especially in the close-ups. Overall, I liked this transfer.

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Extras/Packaging

Trailer

Nemesis 1 Original Trailer 4:3 HD (2m 13s, HD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 1 Original Trailer 16:9 HD (2m 13s, HD, 1.78:1)

Nemesis 1 Original Trailer (2m 26s, SD, 1.85:1, 4x3)

Nemesis 2 Original Trailer 4:3 HD (1m 49s, HD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 2 Original Trailer 16:9 HD (1m 49s, HD, 1.78:1)

Nemesis 2 Deutscher Trailer 4:3 HD (1m 49s, HD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 2 Deutscher Trailer 16:9 HD (1m 49s, HD, 1.78:1)

Nemesis 2 Original Trailer (1m 49s, SD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 2 Deutscher Trailer (1m 49s, SD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 3 Original Trailer (1m 50s, SD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 4 Original Trailer (2m 11s, SD, 1.33:1)

Nemesis 4 Deutscher Trailer (2m 11s, SD, 1.33:1)

Slideshow (2m 15s)

Albert Pyun uber Nemesis 3 (17m, SD, 1.33:1) This is another clip show with commentary from Albert Pyun.

Artwork Galerie (1m 22s)

Nemesis 3 in 16:9 (1h 30m 45s, HD, 1.78:1)

Alte deutsche Fassung (old German version) (1h 30m 22s, SD, 1.33:1) in German with optional English or German subtitles.

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Overall

You know, Albert Pyun (RIP) knew how to take a very small budget and turn in a film that looked amazing. His actors are also very willing to spend weeks in the desert and say a bunch of nonsense. He also gets fairly big names in the direct-to-video landscape with Tim Thomerson coming back into the fold after sitting out the previous film.

The blu-ray is pretty good too. The picture quality is better than I expected and the special features are pretty cool. It would have been nice to get a proper making of even if it was a franchise retrospective. I like this release and would recommend it to Pyun fans and 90s action fans.

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