Trancers 5: Sudden Deth

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David W Shot in Romania back to back with the equally terrible fourth installment this would prove the last of the Trancers to have Thomerson actually in the movies. It's a terrible end (yes I know there was a sixth but I don't count that) to the cult character Jack Deth and a franchise that started so well. Even Thomerson, who is usually so reliable, looks like he wants to be somewhere else and who can blame him. Stick with watching up until the third movie would be my advice. The law of diminishing returns had well and truly kicked in by number 4. Shame. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Except for a cameo in the excoriable Evil Bong, this would be the last time that Tim Thomerson would play Jack Deth. Yes, there's a sixth movie and we'll get to that soon enough, but this is his swan song. Jack is trying to find his way home from the other-dimensional world of Orpheus, which is kind of like the European era of knights and swords, except that Trancers run things and living in a Castle of Unrelenting Terror, led by Caliban. According to the IMDB, Charles Band paid Tim Thomerson for the last two films in these series with off-shore dollars which had U.S. currency value, but could only be spent in Romania. I would assume that the man who is Jack Deth (and Brick Bardo) owns an entire town over there. There's a recap of part 4, because you know, if there's one thing you can expect in a Full Moon movie, it's an eight-minute piece of other films inserted into the one that you're watching so that the running time gets padded like a pre-pubescent bra. That said, I would watch Jack Deth go to the grocery store. It would probably be better than this. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Filmed back-to-back with the equally bad "Trancers 4: Jack of Sword" on cheap Romanic filming locations, this final entry in the Trancers series (unless you count a cameo by Thomerson in Evil Bong) is more than a disappointment. Tim Thomerson once again plays Jack Deth and this time has to find some mythical MacGuffin to stop an evil Trancer king. Chases through castles and forests ensue. The original film was a lot of fun because it was as if someone from the Blade Runner universe stepped into modern day Los Angeles. I'm not sure seeing Rick Deckard in a Romanian castle nearly as interesting. Stick with the first film to leave on a high note and maybe part 2 and 3 if you're in a forgiving mood, but skip part 4 and 5. Dullsville. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Continues right from # 4. Jack Deth finds a way back to his own dimension by finding a triamond in the Castle of Unrelenting Terror. A shade below the earlier films but it's still a treat to see Stacie Randall ply her trade in any film. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Once you get past the backstory filler at the beginning of this film, Trancers 5 turns out to be a decent film. Following in the medievil footsteps of part 4, this film concentrates more on Jack Deth and less on the trancers which is nice. This film is essentially a quest film as Jack is trying to find a way back home. While the quest he goes on isn't original, it's still a fun watch. A worthwhile addition to the Trancers series and a must watch for Jack Deth fans. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member Ah here we have an old Charles Band trick. This film was made back to back with the previous film and then cut in two. Problem is this half isn't too long so they have padded out the first six/seven minutes with back story from the last film! weak. So its the same again with the same people and the same baddie leader who conveniently comes back from the dead to be the baddie leader in this film again!. So if you read my review of number four you will get an idea for number five, identical stuff at a run time of 1hour 14min!! I do like the films poster art for this one though, all these films have some great cheesy 80's style poster art. The films title isn't half bad either 'Sudden Deth', nice play on words there. This film also marked the last time Thomerson stars as Deth in this franchise. I guess he finally got bored or they just couldn't afford to pay him anymore. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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