It's easy to discard Troma movies as silly schlock-horror. It would also be a mistake to do so.
"Greetings from Tromaville" is 2 hours well spent in the greatest company. Lloyd Kaufman and friends tell the story of Troma, the movies and the cultural impact the company have had on moviemaking. From The Toxic Avenger being an icon in itself to James Gunn starting his career on the set of "Tromeo and Juliet", Troma has a long and entertaining story, which if you're even the slightest interested in cultfilms or just moviemaking in general, will be worth a watch. A lot of people working on set has gone on to do great things on their own. As one of the actors puts it: "Troma is one of the best film schools in the world in a way"
This documentary just goes to show the importance of indie-movies in an age of huge-budget mediocre Hollywood-blockbusters.
It's not just about the blood, boobs and gore. It's the underlining story as well. The satire, the social-critique and Lloyd Kaufman holds no punches in attacking all he deems wrong with modern society, be it McDonalds and the fast-food industry or the superficial social-structure of society.
But what's maybe even more important, this documentary is just very entertaining and it made me wanna rewatch all the classics again.
Now, how about a new Toxic Avenger movie?
"Greetings from Tromaville" is 2 hours well spent in the greatest company. Lloyd Kaufman and friends tell the story of Troma, the movies and the cultural impact the company have had on moviemaking. From The Toxic Avenger being an icon in itself to James Gunn starting his career on the set of "Tromeo and Juliet", Troma has a long and entertaining story, which if you're even the slightest interested in cultfilms or just moviemaking in general, will be worth a watch. A lot of people working on set has gone on to do great things on their own. As one of the actors puts it: "Troma is one of the best film schools in the world in a way"
This documentary just goes to show the importance of indie-movies in an age of huge-budget mediocre Hollywood-blockbusters.
It's not just about the blood, boobs and gore. It's the underlining story as well. The satire, the social-critique and Lloyd Kaufman holds no punches in attacking all he deems wrong with modern society, be it McDonalds and the fast-food industry or the superficial social-structure of society.
But what's maybe even more important, this documentary is just very entertaining and it made me wanna rewatch all the classics again.
Now, how about a new Toxic Avenger movie?