By Connor Carlbom
Aurum Staff

Whenever anyone asks me what movie they should watch on any given night, my answer is automatically Troll 2. Why is that? Because this film may be one of the greatest things you will ever see in your entire life.
Not in a serious way though. Troll 2 is famous, or rather, infamous, for being the “best worst movie” ever made. And I must say, that moniker is 100% correct. We’ve all seen bad movies before, but none so hilariously bad as this. I guess I should probably explain the back story of the creation of this movie in order to bring it all into perspective.

Troll 2 is the rip-off/sequel to the 1986 “classic” Troll. Troll is about a boy named Harry Potter (I’m not kidding, the director even sued J.K. Rowling) and his dealings with a troll that lives in his apartment building. Troll 2 has nothing to do with that. There aren’t any trolls in the movie; they are called goblins the entire time. Troll 2 tells the riveting tale of a boy named Joshua Waits and his family as they go on vacation to a middle-of-nowhere town named Nilbog  from here on out. The ghost of Joshua’s grandpa is constantly showing up warning him to get his family and leave. He soon finds out why; Nilbog is the kingdom of the goblins. You really have to see the movie from this point on because it gets surprisingly kind of hard to explain.

Troll 2’s number one problem is its acting. You haven’t seen bad acting until you’ve heard someone try and seriously recite the line, “We need time for some things to happen.” The script was written in Italian and then translated into English by said Italians. This could account for the some of the wickedly atrocious dialogue, but it really is hard to make the line, “They’re eating her, and then they’re gonna eat me! OH MY GODDDD!” sound convincing.

Another knock against the movie is its special effects. I hate making fun of old movies effects because it’s not fair, but in this case its really bad. The back of the DVD claims that the film is a “gourmet gross-out!” Yeah, right, MGM. If you think that green food coloring, water, and corn-starch is gross then don’t watch this movie.

But despite all these things, Troll 2 is still undeniably charming and unwittingly hilarious. I would highly recommend you go out and buy this movie. Just skip the rental, because I guarantee you will want to see it over and over again.