Troll 2 Review

Disclaimer: Contains spoilers!

Plot Summary: Weird family decides to go on vacation in a town called Nilbog (goblin spelled backward!) and zany antics ensue.

Review: Like "The Room," "Troll 2" is in the category of "so bad it's good." First, it has absolutely nothing to do with the original "Troll" which is another awful movie. Ironically, I much prefer the sheer, hilarious stupidity of this sequel than the (somewhat) serious attempt of "Troll." Right from the moment this film opens, you see terrible acting, laughable storytelling, and an asinine plot that makes no conceivable sense. For some reason goblins are vegetarians and want to turn humans into plants and then eat them? I really don't know. From that great starting point we are introduced to one bizarre character after another. Apparently the shopkeep character was even a mental patient on release for the shoot (that actually would explain quite a bit)!  The actors are shoddy at best or downright laughable at worst. Each scene is one nonsensical setup after another which I love, but it's the weird presentation and almost dream-like stupidity that creates such a wonderful environment of comedy. For example: one scene with the goblin queen (or whatever the hell she is) coming on to some guy, making a RV fill with popcorn, and then leaving. What the fuck was the point to that?! At the end, the way the family finally stops the goblins is by reaching into a magic backpack, given to the main kid by the ghost of his grandpa that only he can see, and pulling out "a doubledecker bologna sandwich!" Now if that isn't the greatest twist in movie history, I don't know what is. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, sucks here, but it is that perfect degree of idiocy that makes it legendary. Few words can describe all the nonsense that goes on here so just watch this movie!

Notable Moment: The now infamous scene where a pointless throwaway character screams, "They're eating her. Then they're going to eat me...OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!"

Final Rating: 2.5/10 (10/10 for entertainment value alone)