Review of Trancers (1984) by Shirley G — 24 Oct 2013

I have a hard time reconciling the fact that this film was in no way marketed as a comedy, which suggests the frequent moments of stupidity and bad acting are intended to be sincere, making the whole film hilarious as a result.

It's basically a Terminator rip-off with some mind-controlled zombies thrown in and a hero called Jack Deth because why the hell not? It's not so much that the story often has plot holes so much as the film being a minefield of plot holes (some even mentioned in the film itself) with the occasional bit of story.

There are far too many to dumb moments to list - I would say the only reasons to watch the film are 1) it's a SoBIG (so bad it's good) sci-fi action not-comedy 2) it's only 75 minutes and does pack a lot in its run time 3) the 80s soundtrack and atmosphere are actually pretty decent.