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Originally posted by Joe Sixpack
For my money, you can't beat the original "Toxic Avenger" when it comes to Troma movies. For an ultra low budget flick it had shitloads of personality and it was exceedingly non-politically correct. Once people other than Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Hertz started directing Troma films they did tend to turn to shit. I saw an appaling one called "Stuff Stephanie in the Incinerator".
I didn't like "Meet the Feebles" as much as either "Bad Taste" or "Brain Dead". Some people love it but its just not my cup of tea. I'm assuming you've seen Jackson's "Heavenly Creatures" which I really enjoyed as well.
Other films I like:
If you haven't seen a film from Belgium called "Man bites Dog" you should really check it out. A brilliant black and white mock documentary. One of the all time classic black comedies. And when I say black I mean really BLACK.
I also love early Hal Hartley films like "Trust" "The Unbelievable truth" and "Simple Men". Not sure if you've heard of him but there's something about his laid back style I really appreciate.
And, as you've mentioned, Todd Solondz's films "Welcome to the Dollhouse" and "Happiness" are great.
And yes, "Gummo" rocks. I simply couldn't tear my eyes away from the screen. Brilliant.
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yeah, Stuff Stephanie was bad even by my standards...but the worst thing I've seen Troma put their name to was "Blades" sounded like a great flick..a possessed lawn mower causing havoc on a golf course...but it made a cardinal sin of good bad filmmaking...it was boring...
holy shit! another GFYer that knows Hal Hartley's work! I loved "Trust" and also really dug "Amateur"
Todd Solondz is a pure genius...he had to have had one really fucked up life as a kid....his movies are so damn funny yet painfully true....
I was the same way with "Gummo"...unlike anything else I've ever seen...it's a real love it or hate it type of movie....my wife totally hated it...for me it was one of those movies that stuck with me for a long time afterwards....probably because most of the people weren't actors, they were real people working without a script...the redneck wretling with the chair and the kids shooting the bed-ridden gramma with a BB gun to see whether or not she was faking her coma were two scenes that just really struck me and stuck with me...and of course the guy pimping out his semi-retarded sister....