Sure there were some super funny parts, and for the most part it was entertaining. But some of those interviews were very depressing. Specifically the mom, Grandpa Seth, and the crazy store owner. also the scenes at the conventions where nobody knew anything about Troll 2, and George is trying to get them interested in it, and you can just see that they want to get away from him.
shareThat is part of what perplexes me about this doc. Were people expecting that this was going to be nothing but a laugh fest from start to finish?
I had read enough about this before it was released to know that it was going to have a lot of varying situations involved, and that it was going to (mostly) be about the actors, good and bad.
in the extras on the dvd there are extended interviews and it gets even more depressing...
shareCare to spoil? :D
shareI think that's what makes the doc special, in that it shows how different people can be, for better or for worse, although they were, at one point, doing the same thing together. It's authentic and I think that's very important as was the authenticity of Troll 2.
shareThe issue with the movie being "depressing" gets down to this: it would have had nothing do with Margo Prey (the mom) or the actor who played Grandpa Seth. Nor would it have had anything to do with the actor who played the storekeeper.
Almost all of these people were non union nobody actors with little to no experience behind the camera. The actor who played the storekeeper was practically hired off of the street. I bet if you did a doc about any garden-variety grade-z non union horror film, you'd find just as many screwed up people.
I second the request for a spoiler...
So in conclusion, I hope you realise you're reading my signature.
Were people expecting that this was going to be nothing but a laugh fest from start to finish?
Most of them didn't feel like they were in something excellent. They're not being laughed at when they show up at the events, they're being laughed at in the movie, and the actors for the most part are laughing with the rest of the crowd, knowing they did a bad job. All of them realize the movie's recognized for its awfulness.
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Oh, I didn't realize you were referring to the director of Troll 2. yeah, all the Italian people who made Troll 2 were a little bit skewed, but they were themselves jerks to a degree, especially if you watch the extras. The writer claimed to understand how "americans" spoke, which is why she wrote the dialogue the way she did. I felt most of the cast were in on the joke with the exception of Margo. I felt the "crazy guy" was the most interesting actor in the original movie who had a clear understanding of everything.
The child actor in Troll 2 who directed this movie I think will be a pretty good film maker.
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« Reply #4 on Aug 22, 2012, 3:44am »
you should watch the documentary "Best Worst Movie". The kid (now an adult) films it, and it's main "character" (if documentaries have characters) is the dad. Pretty entertaining, but some parts are kinda sad. The director has become a completely bitter old man who to this day refuses to admit that Troll 2 sucked, and the woman who played the mother unfortunately seems to be completely mentally unstable.
I think the wide variance in the direction these people’s lives have taken is what makes this such an interesting and compelling doc. It’s kind of like one of Michael Apted’s “Up” films for a bunch of Z-movie actors and director.
Most actor profiles you read or watch are canned, controlled, and spun so they make their subjects look as appealing as possible. Since these aren’t really actors, they had no press agents or marketing folks to answer to (or to hold their hand) so we’re seeing real people’s lives.
Some parts were sad, but then some people’s lives are sad, and sadness is part of everyone’s life to some extent. The actress that played the mom was the most difficult to watch, as whatever her “complications” are that she mentions several times in her time on screen seem to be ruling her life. Her opinions/delusions (“Troll 2” is comparable to Bogie-Bacall films) would strike nearly anyone as pathetic, but I wasn’t laughing at her, nor were the filmmakers. She seemed to have serious mental issues.
I almost thought the director was in a way more pathetic than the mom. He seemed perfectly sane and even successful to some extent, but somehow is not in on the joke. How can a man be so in denial about the “esteem” his most famous work is held in? Everyone except him gets credit for being a good sport about their role in what is truly an incompetent and too-weird-to-be-believed product like “Troll 2.” But he honestly doesn’t get it. How is this possible? That’s the enduring question posed by “Best Worst Movie.”
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I have meddled with the primal forces of nature and I will atone.
I love that Troll 2 ruined some people's lives.
This movie was dark, when you think about it. George was both living in the past and had moved on.
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