Review of Troll 2 (1990) by Jennifer S — 09 Jul 2010
Ok, so the reason I'm giving Troll 2 (a film widely regarded as "the worst movie of all time") four stars is because it is so amazingly bad that it has infinite entertainment value. In my opinion, there are far worse films out there--and the reason they are worse than Troll 2 is because they are boring. For example, take Manos: The Hands of Fate. Manos is a TERRIBLE film mainly because NOTHING HAPPENS. You need MST3K in order to make Manos bearable.
Now, Troll 2 is a lot of things, but it sure as hell isn't boring. Stuff happens in Troll 2...crazy, crazy stuff. There's actually a plot. Granted, that plot involves a town of vegetarian goblins disguised as humans who force feed green goop to out-of-town visitors in order to turn them into half-human, half-trees and eat them. But come on! That's a plot! And it's a hilarious, amazing plot. No wonder this movie is a cult classic.
Troll 2 has it all: awful, deadpan acting; goblin costumes that look like a second-grader's art project; an 80's synthesizer musical score that captures the cheapness and tackiness of the whole film perfectly; and lines like "They're eating her! And then they're going to eat me...OH MY GOOOOOODDDD!!!" How can a person not love and cherish the unique wonder that is Troll 2?
This review of Troll 2 (1990) was written by Jennifer S on 09 Jul 2010.
Troll 2 has generally received negative reviews.
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