Okay. First I want to say it makes me angry that Troll 2 steals the spotlight from this highly original horror/comedy just because it's such a terrible movie. Troll, the original, is pretty great in my personal opinion. It's a funny movie with a pretty creepy troll and a fantastic soundtrack...
But let's get to it... the plot. I'm going to take this time to make a pretty serious point. It is absolutely INCREDIBLE to me that J. K. Rowling, who "invented" Harry Potter, has not been sued for stealing from this film. Does anyone find it absolutely insane that the protagonist of this movie is named "HARRY POTTER JR." Yes, I'm not kidding. And let's talk about the plot. A boy moves into an apartment building with his family and is stalked by a magical troll that's hanging out and possessing people and turning them into trolls in a sort of troll making farm... but here's the kicker. On the top floor lives a witch, who teaches Harry Potter Jr. About the secret world of magic and the troll. Yep, you heard it. A secret magical world. A witch teaching magic to Harry Potter Jr. And a troll antagonist. Now, I realize this isn't the complete Harry Potter story that we all now know... but... c'mon! The mind boggles... how is this legally possible?!? Why don't more people talk about this?!? And all people seem to care about is it's sequel being so incredibly awful...
But the truth is Troll is a good movie. It's hilarious. Sonny Bono is great. The troll is great. The puppets are great. The dad is great. It's got an awesome Blue Cheer "summertime blues" segment in it... what a great funny scene and an amazing tune. We also have a very young Julia Louis-Dreyfus looking... very... young. She's great. The little sister is great. It's just a fun movie with great makeup and puppets... it's good man! It's funny! And that troll creeps me out!
But seriously folks. Harry Potter Jr.... WAKE UP PEOPLE! There's no Harry Potter without Troll. Just sayin...
But let's get to it... the plot. I'm going to take this time to make a pretty serious point. It is absolutely INCREDIBLE to me that J. K. Rowling, who "invented" Harry Potter, has not been sued for stealing from this film. Does anyone find it absolutely insane that the protagonist of this movie is named "HARRY POTTER JR." Yes, I'm not kidding. And let's talk about the plot. A boy moves into an apartment building with his family and is stalked by a magical troll that's hanging out and possessing people and turning them into trolls in a sort of troll making farm... but here's the kicker. On the top floor lives a witch, who teaches Harry Potter Jr. About the secret world of magic and the troll. Yep, you heard it. A secret magical world. A witch teaching magic to Harry Potter Jr. And a troll antagonist. Now, I realize this isn't the complete Harry Potter story that we all now know... but... c'mon! The mind boggles... how is this legally possible?!? Why don't more people talk about this?!? And all people seem to care about is it's sequel being so incredibly awful...
But the truth is Troll is a good movie. It's hilarious. Sonny Bono is great. The troll is great. The puppets are great. The dad is great. It's got an awesome Blue Cheer "summertime blues" segment in it... what a great funny scene and an amazing tune. We also have a very young Julia Louis-Dreyfus looking... very... young. She's great. The little sister is great. It's just a fun movie with great makeup and puppets... it's good man! It's funny! And that troll creeps me out!
But seriously folks. Harry Potter Jr.... WAKE UP PEOPLE! There's no Harry Potter without Troll. Just sayin...