Mar 2017 *
Troma has done a nice job at living off the reputation it got from putting out movies like The Toxic Avenger, Redneck Zombies and Cannibal The Musical. Although, there are quite a few more great ones and definitely quite a few good ones, too, but considering how few and far between the good/great ones are in a sea of garbage, I'm not so sure Troma is qute as deserving of whatever reputation it may have left. Because, really, what have they done for us lately? Father's day? No. 2011 isn't lately. I'm not sure what's up with that Return To Nuke 'Em High Volume 2, and don't really care, to be hones. I'm sure I'll get a few laughs out of it, but I doubt it's going to be the next legendary Troma movie that will be spoken in the same breath as Combat Shock. But I'm not here to bash Troma, as I've accepted their hey day is over, and that there doesn't seem to be much motivation to improve things. But have you ever been watching some crazy B-movie and thought to yourself "This could totally be a Troma movie"? I have. Here's 12 that I feel would have been a perfect fit for Troma, and could have possibly gotten them a little more long lasting respect.
Blood On The Highway (2008)
Street Trash (1986)
Squirm (1976)
Premutos (1997)
Helen Keller Vs. Nightwolves (2015)
The Abomination (1986)
Dear God No! (2011)
Lake Nowhere (2014)
Teenage Slumber Party Nightmare (2014)
Hobo With A Shotgun (2011)
Special Dead (2006)
Birdemic: Shock And Terror (2010) https://trashepics.com/post/9/73/
I've seen a lot of Troma movies, which goes without saying that I've seen a lot of shit. But aside from that, I've also seen a lot of Troma movies that should not be Troma movies at all. Some are just so abysmal and boring, that they do this company no favors, and mostly just make it seem like the company that'll take ANY movie. "If all else fails, there's always Troma", some wannabe Horror directors probably say, nowadays. That's sad. Troma should have taken a little more pride in itself over the years. Also, some of these films are simply not a good fit, and would seem more at home in the Something Weird catalogue. I don't know what happened there, but there's about as many black sheep as there is unwatchable garbage.
Pigs (1972)
Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987)
Scream Baby Scream (1968) https://trashepics.com/post/9/21/
Teenape Vs. The Monster Nazi Apocalypse (2012) https://trashepics.com/post/9/9/
Sugar Cookies (1973)
Space Zombie Bingo!! (1993)
Fatty Drives The Bus (1997)
Cry Uncle (1971)
Curse Of The Cannibal Confederates (1982)
Dark Nature (2009)
Demented Death Farm Massacre (1971) https://trashepics.com/post/9/20/
Croaked: Frog Monster From Hell (1981)
Any more suggestions on either end?
Troma has done a nice job at living off the reputation it got from putting out movies like The Toxic Avenger, Redneck Zombies and Cannibal The Musical. Although, there are quite a few more great ones and definitely quite a few good ones, too, but considering how few and far between the good/great ones are in a sea of garbage, I'm not so sure Troma is qute as deserving of whatever reputation it may have left. Because, really, what have they done for us lately? Father's day? No. 2011 isn't lately. I'm not sure what's up with that Return To Nuke 'Em High Volume 2, and don't really care, to be hones. I'm sure I'll get a few laughs out of it, but I doubt it's going to be the next legendary Troma movie that will be spoken in the same breath as Combat Shock. But I'm not here to bash Troma, as I've accepted their hey day is over, and that there doesn't seem to be much motivation to improve things. But have you ever been watching some crazy B-movie and thought to yourself "This could totally be a Troma movie"? I have. Here's 12 that I feel would have been a perfect fit for Troma, and could have possibly gotten them a little more long lasting respect.
Blood On The Highway (2008)
Street Trash (1986)
Squirm (1976)
Premutos (1997)
Helen Keller Vs. Nightwolves (2015)
The Abomination (1986)
Dear God No! (2011)
Lake Nowhere (2014)
Teenage Slumber Party Nightmare (2014)
Hobo With A Shotgun (2011)
Special Dead (2006)
Birdemic: Shock And Terror (2010) https://trashepics.com/post/9/73/
I've seen a lot of Troma movies, which goes without saying that I've seen a lot of shit. But aside from that, I've also seen a lot of Troma movies that should not be Troma movies at all. Some are just so abysmal and boring, that they do this company no favors, and mostly just make it seem like the company that'll take ANY movie. "If all else fails, there's always Troma", some wannabe Horror directors probably say, nowadays. That's sad. Troma should have taken a little more pride in itself over the years. Also, some of these films are simply not a good fit, and would seem more at home in the Something Weird catalogue. I don't know what happened there, but there's about as many black sheep as there is unwatchable garbage.
Pigs (1972)
Deadly Daphne's Revenge (1987)
Scream Baby Scream (1968) https://trashepics.com/post/9/21/
Teenape Vs. The Monster Nazi Apocalypse (2012) https://trashepics.com/post/9/9/
Sugar Cookies (1973)
Space Zombie Bingo!! (1993)
Fatty Drives The Bus (1997)
Cry Uncle (1971)
Curse Of The Cannibal Confederates (1982)
Dark Nature (2009)
Demented Death Farm Massacre (1971) https://trashepics.com/post/9/20/
Croaked: Frog Monster From Hell (1981)
Any more suggestions on either end?
