Your appreciation of Trancers depends on why you came to the table: were you expecting Terminator 2, or a sharply diminished return? Well, I was expecting this to be a lot worse than it was. There are a few neat ideas that kept me interested.
Having McNulty in the body of his 15 year old ancestor was a great move, as you can tell Alyson Croft (who played the same character 6 years earlier, when she was 9) had fun trying to channel a grizzled middle-age future cop, and she does an enjoyable job. While silly, the tension created by Deth's once-dead-but-now-returned-in-another-body wife, Alice and his new (but, err, 'in the past') wife Lena, Helen Hunt's character, was surprisingly fun. The added layer of soap opera awkwardness made for more than a few cringe-worthy zingers.
Elsewhere, the chases, drunk baseball and hilarious gunfights are as-per Trancers I, if slightly more sophisticated and well implemented. But, essentially, if you've seen Trancers I, you'll appreciate that this is a step up, but that's not saying much. I was gobsmacked that there were so many sequels and, naturally, it has only fuelled my curiosity.
Having McNulty in the body of his 15 year old ancestor was a great move, as you can tell Alyson Croft (who played the same character 6 years earlier, when she was 9) had fun trying to channel a grizzled middle-age future cop, and she does an enjoyable job. While silly, the tension created by Deth's once-dead-but-now-returned-in-another-body wife, Alice and his new (but, err, 'in the past') wife Lena, Helen Hunt's character, was surprisingly fun. The added layer of soap opera awkwardness made for more than a few cringe-worthy zingers.
Elsewhere, the chases, drunk baseball and hilarious gunfights are as-per Trancers I, if slightly more sophisticated and well implemented. But, essentially, if you've seen Trancers I, you'll appreciate that this is a step up, but that's not saying much. I was gobsmacked that there were so many sequels and, naturally, it has only fuelled my curiosity.