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Another posting in Octobermovie that I just had to share!
I really like cheesy horror films, because their intention is not to scare in a horrifying way but instead to throw some humor into the mix and make things a little more lighthearted. In my old age I can't keep up with the extreme gore and psychological terror some movies embed in your brain, especially when i'm about to turn off the light and sleep with these images in my head.
So now, friends, I give you the mother of them all: TROLL 2.
I'd no idea this was a cult classic but apparently it's known as the "best worst movie ever". And wow, is it ever! Besides the fact that it pretty much has absolutely nothing to do with Troll 1 (which we watched the night before, and was equally bad), and the monsters in the film aren't really even trolls, they're goblins, the film still manages to be a triumph in its own campy way. One person on IMDB commented "Troll 2" is simply the perfect storm of bad writing, casting, direction, cinematography, costuming, score, makeup, effects, acting, editing, and inspiration."
The Waits family takes a trip to the town of Nilbog with the intentions of enjoying some peace and quiet. However, something's fishy. Not only does everyone look like Kris Kristofferson on meth, but the town seems to be devoid of anything resembling a grocery store, the only food available being some delicious, curdled Nilbog milk and foods stuffed with some type of green mush. Surprisingly, it appears the goblins are vegetarians. However, they first need to feed the humans their green goo, so that they melt into a vegetable state edible to the goblins.
The acting is so, so bad. I thought the mom, Mrs. Waits, had topped the cake with her blank stare and robotic voice but then Mr. Waits came onscreen and blew her out of the water. The wardrobe is just awful. You can see into the goblin's masks at certain points and spot a human in there.
The kid Joshua's facial expressions are priceless. I kept imitating him out loud without meaning to, because it was just so damn funny! The brilliance of this film really didn't hit me until days later, when I couldn't get the stupid scenes and dialogue out of my head.
The crazy thing is, I personally wouldn't even classify this as the worst movie ever, because I was totally entertained the entire time and I couldn't wait to find out how the end was going to play out. I'll be adding this to my dvd collection next chance I have!
I really like cheesy horror films, because their intention is not to scare in a horrifying way but instead to throw some humor into the mix and make things a little more lighthearted. In my old age I can't keep up with the extreme gore and psychological terror some movies embed in your brain, especially when i'm about to turn off the light and sleep with these images in my head.
So now, friends, I give you the mother of them all: TROLL 2.
I'd no idea this was a cult classic but apparently it's known as the "best worst movie ever". And wow, is it ever! Besides the fact that it pretty much has absolutely nothing to do with Troll 1 (which we watched the night before, and was equally bad), and the monsters in the film aren't really even trolls, they're goblins, the film still manages to be a triumph in its own campy way. One person on IMDB commented "Troll 2" is simply the perfect storm of bad writing, casting, direction, cinematography, costuming, score, makeup, effects, acting, editing, and inspiration."
The Waits family takes a trip to the town of Nilbog with the intentions of enjoying some peace and quiet. However, something's fishy. Not only does everyone look like Kris Kristofferson on meth, but the town seems to be devoid of anything resembling a grocery store, the only food available being some delicious, curdled Nilbog milk and foods stuffed with some type of green mush. Surprisingly, it appears the goblins are vegetarians. However, they first need to feed the humans their green goo, so that they melt into a vegetable state edible to the goblins.
The acting is so, so bad. I thought the mom, Mrs. Waits, had topped the cake with her blank stare and robotic voice but then Mr. Waits came onscreen and blew her out of the water. The wardrobe is just awful. You can see into the goblin's masks at certain points and spot a human in there.
The kid Joshua's facial expressions are priceless. I kept imitating him out loud without meaning to, because it was just so damn funny! The brilliance of this film really didn't hit me until days later, when I couldn't get the stupid scenes and dialogue out of my head.
The crazy thing is, I personally wouldn't even classify this as the worst movie ever, because I was totally entertained the entire time and I couldn't wait to find out how the end was going to play out. I'll be adding this to my dvd collection next chance I have!