I picked this one up after seeing the trailers for it (which looked pretty damn cool) and I will say it was better than I thought it would be. Lots of kick-ass fight scenes based around a decent but somewhat hollow storyline - DEATH TRANCE is pure chop-socky entertainment.
Grave (Tak Sakaguchi of VERSUS fame) has stolen a sacred coffin that it is rumored will grant the "owner" anything that they wish for. This is obviously a hot-commodity for others who would also like to partake of the coffin's secrets - and the entire film is basically about Grave trying to protect his new acquisition from rival kung-fu kickers...
Basically - the whole plot for DEATH TRANCE is just a set up to show a bunch of super-stylish and awesome fight scenes - honestly - that's fine with me for this sort of thing. There's never a dull moment in the film and martial-arts fans will probably get a boner over this one. It has a VERSUS-like feel to it - but I honestly dug DEATH TRANCE a little more than VERSUS. Non-stop ass-kicking action, worth a look to Asian-action fans...8.5/10
Grave (Tak Sakaguchi of VERSUS fame) has stolen a sacred coffin that it is rumored will grant the "owner" anything that they wish for. This is obviously a hot-commodity for others who would also like to partake of the coffin's secrets - and the entire film is basically about Grave trying to protect his new acquisition from rival kung-fu kickers...
Basically - the whole plot for DEATH TRANCE is just a set up to show a bunch of super-stylish and awesome fight scenes - honestly - that's fine with me for this sort of thing. There's never a dull moment in the film and martial-arts fans will probably get a boner over this one. It has a VERSUS-like feel to it - but I honestly dug DEATH TRANCE a little more than VERSUS. Non-stop ass-kicking action, worth a look to Asian-action fans...8.5/10