I saw this last time in London in a double bill with the original Class of Nuke Em High.
As a huge Troma fan it was a great honour to meet Lloyd Kaufman and i had planned to congratulate him on his latest "Tromasterpiece" however when i met him i didn't mention the film at all out of respect.
Whilst i didn't hate it, it is my least favourite out of all the recent Troma in-house movies.
Cutting it up into 2 parts just drags the film down. Whole scenes drag on way too long to seemingly just fill out time. The jokes just aren't that funny, and the topical humour regarding school shootings and cinema shootings just seems mean spirited.
Troma have seemingly embraced digital special effects, and oh boy are some of them BAD! Now i know Troma isn't known for its high budget but i love the makeshift nature of just a melon filled with blood being stamped on it works and is visceral. Seeing terrible digital visual effects takes away from Tromas normally fantastic physical work.
What I did think worked was the chemistry between the 2 lead actresses, they were the only 2 good actors out of the rather mediocre (even by Troma standard) bunch.
It really, really pains me to say it but it is not a good movie. I think when Vol.2 comes out it is salvageable and i am still definitely looking forward to it as trailers hint at many scenes not in Vol.1 that look awesome.
I just wish that we could have had a really tight awesome 2-hour Return to Nuke Em High as a single film rather then this unfortunate (so far anyways) mess.
Big props to Lloyd though he stayed and greeted his fans outside the theatre to the end signing whatever Tromabilia they had.
Thanks Lloyd your film disappointed but you still made my day x.
As a huge Troma fan it was a great honour to meet Lloyd Kaufman and i had planned to congratulate him on his latest "Tromasterpiece" however when i met him i didn't mention the film at all out of respect.
Whilst i didn't hate it, it is my least favourite out of all the recent Troma in-house movies.
Cutting it up into 2 parts just drags the film down. Whole scenes drag on way too long to seemingly just fill out time. The jokes just aren't that funny, and the topical humour regarding school shootings and cinema shootings just seems mean spirited.
Troma have seemingly embraced digital special effects, and oh boy are some of them BAD! Now i know Troma isn't known for its high budget but i love the makeshift nature of just a melon filled with blood being stamped on it works and is visceral. Seeing terrible digital visual effects takes away from Tromas normally fantastic physical work.
What I did think worked was the chemistry between the 2 lead actresses, they were the only 2 good actors out of the rather mediocre (even by Troma standard) bunch.
It really, really pains me to say it but it is not a good movie. I think when Vol.2 comes out it is salvageable and i am still definitely looking forward to it as trailers hint at many scenes not in Vol.1 that look awesome.
I just wish that we could have had a really tight awesome 2-hour Return to Nuke Em High as a single film rather then this unfortunate (so far anyways) mess.
Big props to Lloyd though he stayed and greeted his fans outside the theatre to the end signing whatever Tromabilia they had.
Thanks Lloyd your film disappointed but you still made my day x.