Troll 2, for the uninitiated, was a horror movie, originally to be titled Goblins, but had the name changed to make it a part of the Troll series. The Troll series is probably most well known for having the largest number of sequels that have NOTHING to do with the original movie, and also for having two Troll 3's. I haven't been this confused by chronology since I discovered the confusing links between the Adventure Island, Wonder Boy, and Monster World series. Troll also had a brief return to the limelight when the people behind Troll, in 2008, criticized J.K. Rowling for perceived copyright issues, but it's not like there was a character named Harry Potter in the film. That's a troll in the dungeon that I wouldn't want, thought you oughta know.
As you can find the plot of Troll 2 practically anywhere online, due to it receiving a cult status much akin to Rocky Horror Picture Show (and I can honestly see why), I won't go into plot, except to say that there were some random left-field style plot points, but at least I could see what they were going for. It's a growing-up/coming of age film, for both kids transitioning to being older, and teens to adults, well, kind of, at least I thought so. I also loved how some of the horror aspects fell laughably on their respective faces, creating perhaps one of the funniest movie experiences that I have ever had.
This is the weirdest porn movie I have ever watched of all
time... oh wait, it's just a scene from Troll 2
It certainly was a bad movie. There have certainly been worse movies out there, like Nudist Colony of the Dead, or Twilight (sorry, not sorry). The acting was much like that little attempt at making an actual movie that I know you did, I know I did. My cousins and I tried making a very low budget version of Goldeneye with me as James Bond, a seven-or-eight year old me as the main character, and the acting was piss poor. At least this was before the YouTube era, so it never wound up online, and it was taped over to have on film me getting hugged by my first girlfriend after she squeed at the present I got her. Me at 6th grade, before I became Mr. "Have You Accepted Jesus As Your Lord and Saviour." At least I didn't piss on hospitality like some people did during those transitory years.
However, this movie was so sincere in its delivery. You knew that the people were trying their hardest to perform their roles, and we can't fault them for that. It reminds me of an old campfire story. They weren't scary, but they had a sense of home, a sense of the familiar, and yes, the ridiculous. This was a very sucky horror movie, and if you view it as just that, then yes, this would be one of the worst movies of all time. However, Troll 2 is more than that. Troll 2 is definitely a party movie, a movie to watch with a large group of people, to experience the hilarity of it together. If you can find it on Netflix, or if you have it on DVD (or you can find it online, like I did with Best Worst Film), make a night out of it, serving green colored foods, and Rocky Horror-esque acts, like throwing popcorn at the scene I displayed above.
Has this film made a fan of me, yes, yes it has. As soon as I got done watching it, I had to find Best Worst Film, and watch that, and I enjoyed that to. Many call Troll 2 the Rocky Horror of the MySpace era, and I can see why. This film is very entertaining, and it definitely requires a watch. That's my muse on it.
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