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Information
- A.k.a.
- Future Cop II
- Year
- 1991
- Runtime
- 88 min.
- Director
- Charles Band
- Genres
- Action, Sci-Fi
- Rating *
- 5.5
- Votes *
- 1,020
- Checks
- 118
- Favs
- 4
- Dislikes
- 7
- Favs/checks
- 3.4% (1:30)
- Favs/dislikes
- 1:2
Top comments
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Siskoid
I'm actually surprised Trancers II (The Return of Jack Deth) still stars Helen Hunt, but 1991 is a year before her star-making role in Mad About You. Glad she's here even if the timey-wimey resurrection of Jack's wife kind of turns her into a jilted lover. I miss the energy she brought to the part in the original from 7 years earlier, and Megan Ward as Alice is nowhere near her in acting ability or charisma. Along with Hunt, there are a lot of returning characters (again, Alyson Croft, now a teenager, proves a favorite) and call-backs, and that's all very satisfying. There's a new trancer-maker in town, and I think the film's greatest sin is having Jeffrey Combs as a second-tier villain instead of being the creepy main guy. I mean sure, Richard Lynch can out-creep most anyone, but Combs feels completely wasted. Trancers II isn't as gritty and noir as the original, but it's still got some crazy fun stuff going on, enough to keep the ball rolling. Now can anyone try and remember Jack has to procreate himself into existence or is that no longer an issue? 4 years 10 months ago