Friday, May 28, 2010

Best Worst Movie - 3 stars

In 1992, Troll 2 was released. It had nothing to do with Troll 1. In fact, the movie is about goblins. But at some point, the producers decided to call it a sequel to Troll. The movie at one time was the lowest rated movie on imdb.com. For some reason, people started getting together to watch the movie and revel in its badness.

Best Worst Movie is a documentary about Troll 2. You don't have to be familiar with Troll 2 to enjoy this documentary. Directed by one of the actors, the movie shows enough scenes to give you an idea of how bad Troll 2 is. I always like hearing actors be honest about how much a movie they were in sucks (which rarely happens, because actors want to keep working), and these guys all know how horrible Troll 2 is.

The only people who don't get it is the film's director and writer. They think they actually made a good movie, and we get to see them at one of the Troll 2 screenings saying "What is everyone laughing at? They don't get my movie!"

The main focus of the documentary is George Hardy. He was the dad in the movie, and he now works as a dentist in Alabama. It's great to see how honest and sincere he is about Troll 2. As the movie's popularity grows, he realizes he has another shot at fame. One of the saddest moments in the documentary is when we see him at a horror convention and no one is stopping by his booth.

We also get to meet some other actors from the movie. One keeps Troll 2 off her resume, one is a recluse who never leaves the house, and another was in an insane asylum while the movie was being made. Crazy stuff.

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