Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

Forumrxes Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Maximus This film is a blast! I enjoyed it on many levels. From the past/futuristic time frame to the heavy metal soundtrack to the barroom brawlingesque fight sequences. For me this film really struck a chord and I found myself watching it again, twice, that same day(second time back to back, and later with a buddy). While not my favorite action flick it definitely ranks high.That being said, I will submit that though I really enjoyed it I can completely see why this film has garnered some less than positive reviews. Here are my views on these comments to help prevent someone who will love this movie from missing it due to bad press.PLOT: Yes it has a plot, but as the critics have pointed out, your left to imagine what it really is. The movie tells you that coffin bad, monk good, anti-hero childlike and selfish but power wells beneath; you have to fill in the blanks. This didn't bother me as much as it seems to have bothered others. I would have loved it to have been as fleshed out as Lord of The Rings, but that's not the case. You can easily draw your own conclusions which make for an enjoyable viewing.ACTING: I have read a lot of comments online about Tak Sakaguchi as a one trick pony. He plays the bigger than life "anime" hero in all his roles. Well I say great! I don't watch action movies for the complex character interactions or to see the hero seethe with inner pain and angst. I wanna see a childish, fearless, happy-go-lucky dude with a one track mind and the endless skills to follow it. While the critics are right (at least about this film and Versus) that is a pro for me, not a con. I felt like I was reading a manga the entire time.FIGHT SEQUENCES: Finally, I will address the fighting. It is lacking the awe factor of super-human, circ de soleil like acrobatics and parkour of other Asian action flicks, but I think the style fit the story. While back flips and wall runs are visually appealing they serve little to no purpose in knockdown, drag out street fights. And that is what Grave(Tak)is; a skilled samurai with a childlike love of fighting. His moves are lighting fast and he is so at home in a battle it's enthralling. He fights with such enjoyment that I found myself smiling along with him when more enemies show up. The two best scenes which illustrate this are during the fight with "coffin bandits" in the woods. The first is when he runs with the fleeing marauders, attacking them as he passes, then, having out run them turns and runs back through the crowd. The second is a seen you rarely get to see in more "classy" action sequences. After having beat a bandit he turns to walk away and, having thought better of the idea, turns and proceeds to mercilessly pummel the poor shmuck. He evens trips in his excitement and falls on him after a miss placed kick and continues to beat him to a pulp(hilarious!)All in all it was a great movie. Did I learn something from it? No. Did it change my outlook on life? Uh-uh. Do I have a new found respect for something or realize something profound that had been right under my nose all the time? Nope. But it is a kick-a** slug fest in a surreal world with characters that seem so familiar to anyone who enjoys anime and manga, and that is what it was meant to be; an hour and a half adrenaline pulsing action film.-MAXIMUS

kosmasp Not even the title "Versus 2", under which it did play at the Fantasy Filmfest in Stuttgart/Germany, could fool anybody, that this is more than a piece of crap. Only thing this has in common with Versus, is the main actor here.Other than that, don't look for a decent script (for a b-movie that is, not an actual movie, of course) nor decent acting nor decent humour nor decent anything. It's just plain stupid. And it's a shame, because it does start promising enough and there is a funny moment here and there ... but not nearly enough to grant this movie more than two stars ... it's still a waste of time!

titan-28 How can you go wrong with the action director of "Versus" and the star of the movie Tak Sakaguchi, you can with "Death Trance". After watching a trailer on line I hurried as fast as I could to find this movie. Once I got my hands on a copy and started to watch it, I got more and more disappointed. Being a huge fan of "Versus" I was expecting the same over the top crazy action and crazy characters. It was almost like watching a watered down version of "Versus", maybe that is because Kitamura had nothing to do with this film and that is what was missing. Almost the whole movie takes place in the forest, it even looks like the same one from "Versus", and you have your swords, guns, and even near the end zombie-like figures. There was hardly any blood or gore, the action was just OK, nothing special, and the acting was pretty weak I thought. Tak fights throughout the movie with his sword in its sheath because "Killing is no fun"? What?! Please Tak tell me they paid you a lot of money to say that. So most of the time you are just watching him bop people over the head with his sheathed sword. For a story to seem to have so much history and background behind it, we almost get no information on what is going on and why characters are doing what they are doing, even when they do try to explain, you could care less. The characters are poorly developed and the ending is pretty abrupt and feels like it shouldn't end. I really can't recommend this film to anyone, I know most "Versus" fans will try to watch this, but I hate to say that you will probably be disappointed.

running_with_scissors Death Trance is from the action director of Devil May Cry 3, if you've played that game then you should know what to expect!Death Trance is a completely O.T.T. fantasy action movie, a few have criticised the plot but I found it to be good and the humour is genuinely funny which is something that Versus failed at. If you hate the plot then rest assured, it's the crazy action scenes that provide the entertainment and there's plenty of them! My only disappointment with the movie was Steven Seagals son, if he takes after his father then it doesn't show, he has a small action scene at the beginning, and it's nothing special.