Troll 2

4997-poster
release date October 3 1990
studio MGM
director Claudio Fragasso
writer Claudio Fragasso
starring Michael Stephenson, George Hardy, Margo Prey, Connie Young, Robert Ormsby
rating
PG13
tagline The original boogeyman is back
trailer 1 Trailer #1

Synopsis

A young child is terrified to discover that a planned family trip is to be haunted by vile plant-eating monsters out of his worst nightmare. His attempt to save his beloved family is assisted by the spectre of his deceased grandfather. Also, there are NO trolls in this movie, only goblins.

Official Review

My relationship with Troll 2 began the same way a lot of people’s did: a childhood fascination with Troll. John Carl Buechler’s adolescent fantasy-horror tale has its charms (it’s certainly “cute”), but it’s one of those flicks that just hasn’t aged well and really can’t hold the interest of many viewers over the age of 13. Revisiting the film for the first time since elementary school sometime in 2005, I found myself perplexed at how bored I was; clearly, I was a victim of nostalgia. But, flipping the disc over, I soon found myself experiencing its sequel for the first time. Little did I know how brilliantly terrible it was. …Read More

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Official Score: 5 / 5