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Summary: One of the best "how-to" books every, very very funny!!!!
Review: I found this book to be great, while it didn't help me become a film maker in the since I thought, it did teach a lot of things, and in a very amusing way too. Truthfully I had to set the book down two or three times because something was just too funny, I even dropped a copy in the bath because I was laughing and had to buy a new copy, GREAT BOOK.
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Summary: lloyd kaufman told me to write this review so here gos
Review: upon asking for his autograph at a recent horror convention i knew i was getting into a situation that even the most strangest person would never want to be in, i met the president of troma pictures, lloyd kaufman.prior to some belief mr. kaufman wasn't the physcopathic deviant some thought him to be, so he ordered me to write a review of the book stating how great it was even if i didn't enjoy it. but i did enjoy it, i felt it taught me how to be a better film maker while entertaining my simply digusting mind, with more fart jokes than one can count, and as always a healthy dose of masterbation and melon heavy breasts this book really hits home. thanks mr. kaufman for the movies and the great book.
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Summary: Troma-tization is for everybody!
Review: I'm wrighting this review for Lloyd Kaufman, who I met at last weekend's Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors. This is the very real life tale of how the oldest Independant film company came into being. The president of Troma Lloyd Kaufman shares some of the funniest anecdotes you'll ever hear as he takes you from his first film that was shot in Chad to Troma's latest release Tromeo and Juliet as well as a lovely recipe for Troma Vomit. If you've never heard of Troma but want to make movies, read this book. If you love Troma and need this book so you can say you have a complete Troma collection buy it and read it any way it's good. If you can't read buy it and pay someone to read it to you.
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Summary: the best book I ever read
Review: A great book.the reason i Loved this book is i am a big fan of troma and lloyd. the bopk featrue the creation of troma, loyde's life story, a troma movie index with short summerys. little mistakes from some of their movies. Filled with fun facts. Great tricks to play or use in a movie. The inside scoope on tromaville. A must read for any troma fan,and anyone else. Buy this book!!! You will enjoy it.
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Summary: One of the best books I have read about the film industry
Review: This book is definitely one of the best books that I have read about the film industry. Lloyd Kaufman is able to accurately describe the rise of Troma studios while adding his own sense of humor in the book. I feel that anyone who wants to get into the filmmaking business whould read this book. He gives great hints about how to start and even neat little special effects tricks that you can use. I really enjoyed hearing how they were able to rise to great heights by basically ignoring what the hot thing was in Hollywood. I am a troma junkie but this book is not for Troma junkies only. He also never lets the book drag and I love how he puts in the conversations that he had with James Gunn while he was writing the novel. He definitely deserves great recognition for this book.
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Summary: If you want to know how it's done, buy this book.
Review: WARNING: The following conversation contains strong languageand never actually occurred.The phone rings Kirker Butler:Hello. Lloyd Kaufman: Kirker, Lloyd Kaufman. I want you to review my book. KB: It's four in the morning Lloyd LK: Is it? KB: Yes. LK: Great. So, will you do it? KB: Why? LK: Because it's a fantastic book. KB: I know. LK: So tell everyone. KB: I don't know, Lloyd. I don't think so. LK: Why not? KB: Lloyd, no offense, but I have my own career to think about. LK: You have no career. You came to me for help. KB: Your point? LK: The point is that this book is possibly one of the most important books ever published about the nature of independent filmmaking. This book contains the essentials for every young person who wants to make a movie. It teaches you to walk the fine line between high art and gratuitous booby shots. KB: Lloyd... LK: Look at the English Patient. It didn't have anything gratuitous; and I'll bet you a pie that if it did, it probably would have won the best picture Oscar. KB: It did win the Oscar, Lloyd. LK: Then what am I thinking of? KB: How the hell should I know? LK: Oh, I guess it's not important. Will you write the review. KB: *@!$ Yes, Lloyd. I'll write your review. Over the years there have been countless books written about the independent film movement in America, but no company has done more to perpetuate the true independent spirit than Troma. Now in their 25th year and with a library of over 40 titles, Troma has become one of the last independently operating film companies in America. At a time when the Universals and Disneys are buying up the smaller, "independent" studios, Troma has remained true to their twisted and thoroughly unique vision of what filmmaking should be: self-indulgent and fun. That is why Lloyd Kaurman's book, "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned From The Toxic Avenger" is a must have for anyone interested in low budget filmmaking. The advice contained within this book is invaluable for anyone wanting to make films or just know more about the industry. Lloyd, the Troma guru since it's inception, throws out juicy insider information like, "talented people are usually irresponsible or insane" and the recipe for how to make green foam spew from your mouth. Aside from the ridiculous examples and Lloyd's relentless and many times painfully funny jokes, "All I Need To Know About Filmmaking I Learned from The Toxic Avenger" is a wonderful story about a man who just wanted to make his movies his own way and has done so successfully for the past 25 years. If you truly want to know how it's done, buy this book. Troma Titles: The Toxic Avenger: I, II and III, Tromeo and Juliet, Sgt. Kabukiman, N.Y.P.D., Troma's War, Redneck Zombies, Bloodsucking Freaks, Cannibal: the musical (from the creators of South Park), Squeeze Play, Class of Nuke 'Em High: I, II and III, Def by Temptation, Teenage Cat Girls in Heat, and many many more.
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Summary: This book is great!
Review: I've been a huge fan of Troma movies for a while. I bought this book thinking I would just learn a few inside things about Troma movies, a few extra facts, etc. Instead, I learned all this stuff about how to make movies! About locations, how to make gore, how to choose actors, and so many more things. And the book is written in a fun style with a lot of humor. After reading this book, I decieded I can and want to make a low - budget movie! I think this book is a must for anyone interested in making movies. This was one of the greatest book I'd ever read!
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Summary: Not just a history, there's useful information too!
Review: This is a great book. Inbetween all of the dirty jokes and histories is real information about cameras, special effects, equipment, pre and post production, location shooting, etc. The book isn't just great reading for Troma fans, it's also very useful for aspiring filmmakers. Throughout it all you realize that Kaufman knows what he's talking about, be it the filmmaking process, writing, the MPAA, or the Hollywood system. Highly recommended.
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Summary: It's Troma-Riffic Fun!!!!
Review: Lloyd Kaufman's book, "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger," is a step-by-step how-to book for anyone that wants to get into "guerilla filmmaking." Just as important, it is also a behind-the-scenes look at the history of Troma Entertainment, Inc. - the world's oldest independent film company.
If you're looking for a semi-movie-making manual or if you're a long-time Troma Fan, "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger" is a great place to start.
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Summary: This Book Could Save You Thousands of Dollars!
Review: I went to film school. It cost my parents thousands of dollars. They could have saved all that cash by simply dropping fourteen bucks on "All I Need to Know About Filmmaking I Learned From the Toxic Avenger." Not only was the book more valuable than four - er . . . six - years of film school, it was about a thousand times more entertaining. Think Howard Stern's bold honesty with about a hundred extra I.Q. points. Lloyd takes you from his humble beginnings as locations manager of Academy Award dreck such as "Rocky" to the heights of his career - directing superstars like Motorhead's Lemmy in "Tromeo & Juliet." This isn't a primer by some academic schmuck who got a film degree in film theory. Lloyd has been active in the trenches of independent warfare - er . . . filmmaking - for twenty-five years. The man knows what he's talking about when he says that most folks can't tell the difference between a melon with a wig and a $25,000 CGI effect if you film it correctly! Truly inspiring.
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