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Jeff M I have sorta become obsessed with TROLL 2 since watching it for the first time recently, and this delicious, highly entertaining documentary is the perfect companion piece. In my review of TROLL 2, I pondered whether the filmmakers were making it in earnest or as a satire of bad movies in general. Well, this movie, made by the young man who played protagonist Joshua, answers that question and many others. I was often reminded of my favorite comedy of all time, WAITING FOR GUFFMAN, while watching this. GUFFMAN, of course, was about a group of small town "actors" doing their level best in making the next Broadway-level musical. I am convinced that everyone on TROLLS 2 was also trying their level-best to make the greatest movie they could. And that's what paints everything here with a couple colors of sadness and empathy. I found myself touched throughout to see the different ways in which these people dealt with their Z-list fame. We meet the defensive director, the actress who just wants to be alone, and the small town dentist who revels in milking everything he can from his 15 minutes. We also meet the legion of fans who truly love the movie and finds themselves legitimately moved to meet the actors involved. It's funny, it's endearing and it makes me anxious to watch the movie again with a whole new perspective Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review Jacob B A compelling documentary that offers both a good look at where the Troll 2 cast and crew are now nearly 20 years after the fact and shows that, for how fundamentally broken it is, the film still has a dedicated fanbase who keep the film's memory alive whilst also acknowledging that yes, it is so bad it's good, Best Worst Movie is a fun thing that might be a bit too ambitious (since quite the number of cast and crew members are being approached for this documentary with a rather short runtime) but shows that even poorly-made movies can still have enough niche appeal to have their legacy endure. I still prefer The Room, though. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The making of "Troll 2" (a film with no trolls, but rather vegetarian goblins) is re-lived decades later as told by the cast and crew, with the main focus being on the film's child actor. The Italian director, Claudio Fragasso, doesn't quite understand the hype, but keeps a decent sense of humor (though he had no desireto direct a sequel, even post-hype of this documentary). Most of the cast seems to really enjoy their "fame" as few were ever professional actors. A fun watch, even if you've not seen the film it documents. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member There's about 40 minutes of a good documentary here. But it's stretched out to feature length. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Ah, now I understand: The villains of TROLL 2 were never really the vegetarian goblins, but the Italian monsters who made the film in the first place. Their repeated denials and willful misunderstandings and verbal abuses, combined with the desperate pathos behind most of the cast—it's hard to know who to feel worse for: The mentally ill man cast as the drugstore owner, the depressed actress who just wants to be left alone, the jovial dentist itching for the convention limelight—make this feel less like a celebration of a bad film than therapy for those who have lived through trauma. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member laughed so hard at this Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/23/18 Full Review Read all reviews

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