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Some
films are so bad they're great. Troll 2 is so bad that
it's actually a life changing experience. Never in my darkest
most depraved nightmares could I ever have envisioned something
this wretched. In fact by all physical laws of the universe this
film should not even exist. Did I just call this a film? I'm sorry
I will not make that mistake again.
You're
probably expecting a general summary of the plot as I usually
start out with in my reviews, however since I can't really find
one in this movie I'll just write about the random events that
occur in no sequential order mixed with critiques along the way.
The
video begins with an old man named "Grandpa Seth" narrating
a pointless story that has nothing to do with anything to his
grandson Jonathan (from here on out Jonathan will be referred
to as "Pain" as in the most annoying pain the ass kid
in movie history). According to legend, some guy with a silly
hat ran through the woods once, attempting to escape the clutches
of some evil goblins (goblins?). He eventually falls down and
is picked up by a comically brilliant woman who feeds him magical
green oatmeal. This pastel green muck makes him sweat Lime Otter
Pop juice and turns him into "half man, half plant",
I suppose you could call it a "mlant." He is then supposedly
eaten by the goblins (goblins?).
You
may notice the word Troll thus far is absent from my description.
That's because there is not one Troll in this entire life changing
event. Just Goblins.
Anyway,
the family of Pain, Michael, Diana, and Holly decide on a hick
swapping vacation to the desolate, wonderful and wacky town of
NILBOG (Get it, Nilbog? as in Goblin!). Apparently in the WTF
world of Troll 2 big city folk frequently contact rednecks in
the middle of the sticks to borrow their home for vacations, especially
when said rednecks are rude and serve chunky warm milk with green
shit covered food while living in the middle of NOWHERE! (sign
me up.)
I
digress. So anyway this jolly family begins to get in an argument
in their minivan on the way there. To break up the tension and
bickering, the mom steps in and requests Pain to "sing that
song I like so much." The song is in fact "Row, Row,
Row Your Boat" which was obviously too technical and confusing
for the mother to recall the name of, but that still doesn't quite
explain why she liked it "so much." I would guess it's
because she's an idiot, but I've been wrong before.
Did
I mention the acting ability of the above characters? The acting,
my Lord, where do I start? Suffice it to say that, if you set
any castmember on fire, I would lay down even money that he or
she would have a hard time convincing onlookers that it hurt.
They're really that bad. In fact it is the worst acting I have
ever witnessed in my entire life! If you've seen Corpses are Forever
you may be thinking "Right Earp, I am sure you are exaggerating"
Well the cast of Corpses are Forever deliver oscar worthy performances
compared to this.
The
special effects in this movie are indeed "special",
in the same way that a one-legged blind mongoloid with Alzheimer's
who molests children is "special." Cardboard cut-outs,
construction paper, glitter, cotton balls, finger paint, and Elmer's
glue sums up the make up effects.
If
you think I am being harsh I can assure you, I am going easy on
Troll 2. REALLY! And guess what? There's more!
Troll
2 also contains a very interesting soundtrack. Interesting
in that there's not a single scene in the movie where the music
is appropriate to the on screen action. Even more amazing is that
it's all done by Casio keyboard. Truly they spared no expense
while composing a soundtrack that sadly can not be found at your
local Sam Goody's. Seriously though, it's rare, even in straight-to-video
trash like this one to hear music of this woeful caliber.
In
case you could not tell by the above description this is a vile,
awful flick. They manage to pack every bad and embarrassing "sub
b-movie" cliché into one mindless piece of brain rotting
trash. None of the characters exhibit anything that could even
remotely be called human traits.
When
I finished watching Troll 2 I found it hard to regain my
basic motor skills to lift my big ass off the couch. I was physically
affected by this in a way I did not realize was possible. This
is the worst movie I have ever seen, and that's saying something.
It's physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting to watch.
I recommend doing it alone, at least the first time you see it.,
that way you can concentrate on its truly majestic badness and
on feeling your brain cells ever so slowly die off, one by one,
until you are no longer able to speak. I really wanted to take
my time piecing this review together to insure you get a thorough
description of what it really is....shit!
0
out of 10 gallons of warm, chunky milk that the dickheads in this
attempt to drink
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