Best Worst Movie

“Have you ever seen what legions of people on IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes hail as being the worst movie ever made, Troll 2? I haven’t, but after seeing Best Worst Movie I think I may have to. Director Michael Paul Stephenson has not only seen it but he lived it, having starred in it when [...]

“The Cinema Snob tackles a movie so bad, it even has it’s own documentary made about it!” [Video]

“This week, he recommended the classic Troll 2, an extremely B-minus movie about a family attacked by a group of vegetarian trolls who turn people into plants for sustenance.”

“Everyone, it turns out, survived, and followed the Waits family home, perhaps in anticipation of Troll 3. Alas, it was not to be. For now, we’re stuck with a masterpiece of crapola; the one that damn near got away, only to be revived by a new generation of cinematic masochists. Here’s to ‘em.”

“When you try to explain what Best Worst Movie is about to anyone, even a lot of film fans, you’re likely to receive a blank stare or a confused line of questioning. So it’s a documentary about bad movies? How can it just be about Troll 2? Why would anyone make a documentary about Troll [...]

“The story unravels into a crazy tale of what happens when you combine an Italian director, a language barrier; a cast of amateur actors; and horror movie enthusiasts.”

“One film that I can’t recommend enough is Michael Paul Stephenson’s wonderful documentary “Best Worst Movie”. Here is a film that I saw back at South by Southwest Film Festival this March and is an endlessly entertaining, hilarious documentary that still works even if you haven’t seen Troll 2 (although it does help).”

“There’s heart in Troll 2, and there’s heart in the people who love it (and who share their love for it with each other). Best Worst Movie finds that heart and shares it with you, reminding you why you love  movies in the first place: you sit in a dark theater and experience things with [...]

“Best Worst Movie overall is terrific fun and a fascinating glimpse into how being involved with a movie production can be far less exciting than we dream about, and how bad films can turn into cult favorites, even if it is ultimately because it is so darn bad. If you’re into cult films, I strongly [...]

“’So many films are so contrived. You feel like your being spoon fed. With ‘Troll 2,’ here is a genuine failure,’ he says, adding what Christopher Guest says about comedy applies to his old film - the best comedy is always unintentional.”