Good, Bad, I haven't met the movie I can't watch.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Terror Firmer (1999)

Director- Lloyd Kaufman
Starring- Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, Lloyd Kaufman

As a female serial killer stalks the city, a notorious low-budget Troma film director tries to shoot a Toxic Avenger sequel with a cast of odd characters. If that's not bad enougn, he's blind as a bat.

I would have a lower opinion of this movie if I had watched it without knowing that it was a Troma film and that it was actually based on a book written in tribute to previous Troma films. That being said, it did rely a little too heavily on trying to shock than on simply being creative with the effects they could create. However, despite the fact that this film was edited digitally, it seemed to use a lot of old-school special effects, which was a smart move. A proper homage to Troma films shouldn't be made with CGI.

The Seinfeldian scene in the cafe in which Casey and Jennifer joke with eachother about pickles is completely unfunny and loses this film an entire Bonedaddy.

All in all, it was an honest effort, not quite as good as it could have been, but giving Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead a cameo and a Public Service Anouncement about hermaphrodite awareness doesn't hurt.

Rating: 2.5/5 Bonedaddies.


No comments: