Thursday, April 3, 2008

Troma!

Llyod Kaufman and his partners have created some truly lousy movies during their years and some really cool flicks. One has to admire the fact the Indy company has stayed in business for so many years and have been breaking the rules. I hope someday to work with them. In the meantime I thought I would make a top 5 list for people who haven't seen too many Troma films. Some of their films stink, some are great and others are so bad they are entertaining, but these 5 films are safe bets for most film buffs who enjoy a silly movie every once in awhile.

5. Class of Nuke'em High: Bad weed from a nuclear power plant leads Chrissy and Warren down a dangerous path. Chrissy throws up a mutant monster. Warren tries to clean up the school. If your strange this is loads of fun.

4. Tromeo and Juliet: This is Troma's take on the classic Shakesphere story and they added a penis monster, Body Piercing, Kinky Sex, Dismemberment, and Lemmy from Motorhead.

3. Def by Temptation: Actually one of the first serious black horror films. Well made and really doesn't seem like a Troma film. It stars Kadeem Hardison from a "Diffrent World" in a really funny performance. Also Bill Nunn is extremely funny as a Vampire Hunter.

2. The Toxic Avenger: The film that started it all for Troma. Melvin the Mop Boy falls into Toxic Waste and becomes the first Superhero from New Jersey.
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1. Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D: A New York cop eats some worms and turns Japanese. This movie is so crazy its great.

Honorable Mention: Combat Shock: If you like Mutant Babies, sour milk, and Junkies this is the film for you.

3 comments:

Adam Schnapper said...

Ah, glad to see some horror additions to this post, because as you know I don't know anything about the entire genre.

Olga Privman said...

Sgt. Kabukiman sounds very interesting and promising. I'm seriously considering giving that one a go.

Anthony Benedetto said...

Alright I convinced Olga. :)