Troll/Troll 2
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DVD Cover Information Actor: George Hardy, Margo Prey, Michael Moriarty, Michael Stephenson, Shelley Hack Director: Claudio Fragasso, John Carl Buechler Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT Writer: Claudio Fragasso Writer: John Carl Buechler Producer: Albert Band Producer: Brenda Norris Writer: Ed Naha Writer: Rossella Drudi DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Picture Format: 1.85:1 Running Time: 178 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-08-26 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: MGM (Video & DVD) Product features:
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Movie Reviews of Troll/Troll 2
Movie Review: "Best Worst Movie?" Sorry, but...no.
Summary: 1 Stars
Sorry, Michael Stephenson. I can see why you want to commemorate "Troll 2," the film on which you wasted your childhood, as "The Best Worst Movie" ever made. And I'd be a liar if I didn't admit you have thousands of fans who agree with you. But, in my opinion, "Troll 2" is the ultimate laff riot only for "Fangoria"-reading fans of ooey-gooey creature features. On the other hand, "Plan 9 from Outer Space," the enduring masterpiece of the incomparable Edward D. Wood Jr., is a wonderfully hilarious treat for anyone who has ever seen a movie, or even heard of movies.
I admit "Troll 2" has the Best Worst Performance ever recorded on film, with Deborah Reed's snarling, smirking, twisting interpretation of Creedence Leonore Gielgud, leader of the goblins. (I only hope the real Gielgud never learned of his cinematic namesake.) And it may well have the Best Worst Plot Twist ever, when you, portraying little Joshua Waits, foil the baddies by pulling a double-decker bologna sandwich out of your backpack. (The baloney in the sandwich matches the baloney in the script.) But in the battle between "Plan 9's" kookiness and "Troll 2's" ookiness, for me the kookiness wins every time.
Nevertheless, Michael, I must also admit that the sheer, breathtaking lunkheadedness of "Troll 2" kept me glued to the screen, whereas its predecessor, "Troll," had me reaching for the "Off" button exactly 13 minutes and 7 seconds into the film. There was a certain amount of pleasure at the beginning to watch the confab of Ben Stone, Tiffany Welles, Elaine Benes, Andy Travis, Boxey, Timmy's mom and the ineffable Sonny Bono, but after a couple of minutes all the cliched dialogue, shouted at the tops of the lungs of every member of the A-list cast, became unbearable. So if "Troll 2" is not the Best Worst Movie, it is the Better Worst Movie, or at least the More Entertaining Worst Movie, of the two movies with "Troll" in their titles.