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Here's the movie in a nutshell:
The Waits family ([[Tom Waits|no relation]]) goes to a village called [[Sdrawkcab Name|Nilbog]], who are unaware that the townsfolk are actually <s>trolls</s> [[Our Goblins Are
''Troll 2'' has been dubbed the "[[So Bad It's Good|Best Worst Movie Ever Made]]" by its fans and has [[Cult Classic|gained a cult following over the years]]. Little Joshua grew up and [http://www.bestworstmovie.com/ made a documentary] about the movie and its fan base.
A planned sequel titled ''Troll 2, Part 2'' is currently in [[Development Hell]] due to lack of funding.
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*** That, and [[Too Dumb to Live|moronic protagonists.]]
* [[Alternate DVD Commentary]]: Unsurprisingly, it's gotten the [[Riff Trax]] treatment.
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{{quote|"That's the point. Goblins don't need to justify their cruel acts. They're evil creatures."}}
* [[And I Must Scream]]: Arnold is unable to move or speak when he is turned into a plant.
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* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: The <s>trolls</s> [[Running Gag|goblins]] themselves, who claim to be vegetarians despite the fact that they apparently feed by killing and eating animals - [[Hunting the Most Dangerous Game|the human animal]], specifically.
** Apparently the reason why they don't eat meat is because they're incapable of digesting it (which suggests a more appropriate term would be "herbivore"), rather than any ethical concerns. Of course, since the film was designed to be a [[Take That]] against vegetarians, it does undermine that intention quite severely, since only a tiny minority of vegetarians stay off of meat because of health reasons rather than ethical ones.
*** The sermon their minister gives seems to imply they find carnivory somewhat abhorrent, which seems to be indicative of an extreme case of [[Blue and Orange Morality]].
* [[Can Only Move the Eyes]]: Arnold, when he's paralyzed by Creedence, and later gets turned into a plant.
* [[Cassandra Truth]]: Joshua telling his dad about how the people were really Goblins who wanted to turn him into a plant so they could eat him.
* [[Corrupt Hick]]: They appear, with the added kicker that the evil townsfolk are also goblins in disguise.
* [[Cruel Twist Ending]]: The ending seems to have been an attempt at this. It was a bit too [[Mind Screw|nonsensical]] to really be effective.
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* [[Depraved Bisexual]]: Creedence.
* [[Don't Make Me Take My Belt Off]]: Spoofed. The dad initially seems like he's going to beat Joshua, but instead tightens his belt.
** Some viewers initially thought that he was going to pee on Joshua. Squick.
* [[Double Aesop]]:
** [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop]]: Vegetarians are evil.
** The woman who wrote the script (Director Claudio Fergasso's wife) apparently got the idea by being annoyed at how many of her friends had recently become vocally vegetarian. Take that as you will.
*** If you want to have sex get rid of your friends.
** [[Fantastic Aesop]]: Only the power of goodness can defeat the <s>trolls</s> goblins.
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* [[Obviously Evil]]: None of the goblins disguised as humans make any attempt to act non-suspicious.
* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: The upcoming ''Troll 2: Part 2''.
* [[Our Goblins Are
* [[Planimal]]: The goblins turn people into edible plantmen, because they are vegetarians.
* [[Plot Hole]]: Unsurprisingly there are several, mostly in regards to characters having information they shouldn't have or going places they should have no reason to go to. For instance, why did Joshua wander into the Barn where the sermon was being held?
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