Runtime: 95 minutes
Directed by: Claudio Fragosso
Starring: A bunch of non-actors, my favorite being dentist George Hardy
From: Filmirage
A movie that I just realized was never reviewed here by me before. It was a realization made just a few days ago; I saw this back long before I joined Letterboxd almost a decade (!) ago-the same goes for both the Best Worst Movie documentary made about Troll 2 and the OG unrelated Troll film where for reasons unknown to me, a certain transphobic author “borrowed” the name HARRY POTTER for their set of novels.
Even with the lowest possible rating, this is a case where the unintended humor helps mask how painfully bad this is. To think that this came from a madman director because his wife was rankled that some of their friends were vegetarians so in a spite-filled rage she wrote this with hubby. That's why this had the rather unique premise of goblins (that's right, no trolls to be seen) creating half-human/half-plant hybrids via a green liquid and you also have people dripping chlorophyll green. A lot of weirdness happened in Utah due to the minds of some apparently insane Italians.
Those that haven't experienced the “magic” of this motion picture, I'd dare not reveal too much of the most memorable moments. Instead, I'll be vague and note that the “plot” is a family in a city spending a month in the city of Nilbog... yes, the name is a clue. The young boy in the family talks to the spirit of his recently-deceased grandfather, who warns him of goblins. His older sister, meanwhile, has a boyfriend who'd rather hang out w/ his buddies in an RV, drinking Mountain Dew and watching TV than hanging out with just her-draw your own conclusions.
The highlights include food that is obviously covered w/ what looks like green mold yet people seem oblivious to that, questionable acting (after all, the dad of the family is played by a dentist who never thought he'd get such a large role for an amateur), bizarre dialogue that was due to the language barrier and director Claudio Fragosso being a dick who insisted on sticking to the script* & many weird issues concerning food-including an ear of corn-”You don't piss on hospitality!”, an OOT character named Creedence Leonore Gielgud, & no shortage of meme moments. Those not familiar with Troll 2 may think I was BS'ing them if the details of the most hilarious moments were recapped.
As agonizing as the movie can be, the insanity on display and such moments as the teenage daughter both lifting weights in 80's workout clothing & later dancing to 80's music on her boombox... how can I hate on a movie which provides such bellylaughs? Heck, the actress Laura Gemser even worked on the costumes. I do recommend Best Worst Movie to learn how something this infamous was made then found its audience.
* Then again, he seems like a dick in general. The actors did not seem to care for him on set and years afterward, was bitter instead of accepting that he made something atrocious which nevertheless has entertained many after its release.
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