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Summary: A little strange, but it is Troma
Review: Here is a modern story of romeo and juliet, only that it is made about as obsurd as you can get. Not that that's a bad thing. This is still a great movie (if you have a sick sence of humor). Lots of great charaters, including one played by Llyod Kaufman himself. It is for sure a sick and twisted movie, but if that's your thing, then give this movie a watch, you won't regret it.
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Summary: LOVE MEANS NEVERY HAVING TO SAY A THING
Review: hey:mr. k. has done it big time with this classic. only kaufman can take on shakespeare and come out a head. wow. i dig it like a vegtable. jack e. jett
the jack e. jett show
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Summary: LOVE MEANS NEVERY HAVING TO SAY A THING
Review: hey: mr. k. has done it big time with this classic. only kaufman can take on shakespeare and come out a head. wow. i dig it like a vegtable. jack e. jett
the jack e. jett show
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Summary: a film of pure genius!
Review: How could you resist this movie after looking at the cover? full of hott babes and hotness period! perhaps it doesnt have much class, ... buy this film and get ready to be impressed!
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Summary: Romeo and Juliet as it was in Shakespeare's time
Review: I can't help but wonder if people back in the Elizabethan age thought the same way about Romeo and Juliet as people today think about Tromeo and Juliet. If it's true, then this is possibly one of the best adaptations of Romeo and Juliet ever, and in a horrible and perverse way brings out the raw power of the play itself (except of course for the subplot and the ending which have nothing to do with the play). I think this movie is excellent. I give it only four stars because some scenes don't work (like some of the stupid jokes about the crossbow) and there's some pretty twisted stuff in there that gets to me. But the scenes that do work justify the whole movie, and whenever I need a fix of nudity or laughter or gratuitous (and humorous) violence or Shakespeare, I turn to this movie.
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Summary: actually, it's a 4 1/2
Review: i gave this troma classic a shot based on reviews read on this site, and i must say i'm very happy with my purchase. it's sick, sweet, violent, romantic, funny, with a "surpise" ending. give a chance, you'll enjoy it!...
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Summary: Shocking in every way imaginable
Review: I like TROMA and other independent films a lot. I find it inspiring to see people's attempt at making a good story work in screenplays filmed and distributed outside the Hollywood system. Now with independent films, naturally you expect the standards to be a little more liberal and some the the content to be off the wall. However, Tromeo and Juliet blew this concept away completely. Everything gross, shocking, and immoral you can possibly imagine was crammed into this movie. It contained not just a lot of sexual content but very graphic sexual content including lesbian sex, incest, transformation into a hermaphroditic cowbeast, and a dream involving a huge penis monster. Not to mention the most graphic violence and gore that I have ever seen crammed into one film. Now you already know that if you are easily shocked or offended you should not watch this movie. But the thing that I have the hardest time understanding is what is up with the MPAA? I am amazed this movie got off so easily with an R rating when it so badly deserved an NC-17. Yet the MPAA insisted that Orgazmo, which is far, far less offensive and less shocking than this movie any day of the week had to have an NC-17 rating attached to it. It makes no sense, none at all. The point being that the MPAA needs to seriously recondsider their position and possibly redefine the standards of what is allowed in each classification of movie.
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Summary: Above-Average TROMA effort!
Review: I realize Troma Studios has an extremely loyal, if not large, following and I am about to honk off what few loyalists will read this, but I just don't get it. I know Troma is trying to cater to those who prefer their movie entertainment to whack them in the face with a brick, but I get the feeling watching a Troma-produced movie made in the last few years that they are becoming a parody of themselves. This is not meant to be a slap at "Tromeo and Juliet," but I can't help but vent about Troma. I don't, and never did, think that doing a "take" (turning your face toward the camera with your mouth and eyes wide open - some people refer to it as "mugging") was funny, and Lloyd Kaufman is the king of this. My feeling is that when I see a "take" in a movie, I am reminded that I'm watching a movie and am not simply a bystander in some characters' lives. I say this fully knowing that Troma-produced movies are not meant to be great art and are made to appeal to a certain viewer - I think he lives somewhere in New Jersey - and God forbid I tell someone what they should do with their money, but they could at least TRY. The ultimate example of Troma's "love of self" - besides their commercials for their merchandise that show up before AND after each of their movies on the tapes - is the movie "Tromeo and Juliet." Tromeo?!?!?! I thought the world was coming to an end when I saw "The Toxic Avenger" made into a Saturday morning cartoon and then referred to as "Toxie" every time he makes an appearance, but "Tromeo?!?!?!". I always liked "The Toxic Avenger" but with each successive sequel, it got hokier and hokier (is hokier a word?). I respected Troma about 15 or 20 years ago when they were making movies such as "Combat Shock," "Class of Nuke 'em High" and the original "Toxic Avenger" but now it seems they are doing nothing but exploiting their viewers...whose numbers appear to be dwindling. Not that there's anything wrong with capitalizing on an alleged strong point and making money, but "Ars Gratia Artis" (art for art's sake) seems to mean nothing to Troma. Phew...all that without taking a breath. On to the movie review. "Tromeo and Juliet"...damn, I can't get past that title...is not a terrible movie. That is, if you like tattoos, body piercing, off-the-wall violence and the 'F' word. I could go on and on about over-the-top acting, stifled camera work (what I could do with HALF that budget!), rubber-mask effects, blah, blah, blah. Other than that, it's pretty good. The main characters, Will Keenan, who pays Tromeo...Tromeo?!?!?...and Jane Jensen, Juliet, are actually pretty good. Their attraction for each other is actually believable because neither one of them are matinee idols...above average looks, below average IQs, rebellious, etc. Their characterizations, though, by no fault of the actors (we blame the writers for this), are very uneven. One example of this is that Juliet is portrayed as virginal and naive, yet at one point she pleasures herself after calling a 900 number and in more than one scene makes out with the maid, played by Debbie Rochon. Aaahhh, Debbie Rochon. Rochon has a certain something that I haven't been able to put my finger on. She is very good when it comes to her needing to be sexy, although if the scenes in this movie are any indication, she has shattered a bunch of my illusions (I could never understand why guys get turned on by lesbian scenes). I don't think she is as good when she need to be evil, but she is convincing in straight roles (such as the mom in "Santa Claws") and alluring roles (again, when her character is shooting the strip scenes in "Santa Claws") or when she's scared (as in "Abducted 2"). The one constant about Rochon...she sure is easy on the eyes. A couple other actors give above-average performances. I'm getting old and my memory is failing so I don't remember their names, but the actor that plays Juliet's father does a commendable job, as does the woman who plays Tromeo's...Tromeo?!?!?!...girlfriend (before he meets Juliet), but when you see her you'll know why I like her performance. Who needs silicone! All the other performances are well over the top and on their way down the other side. As I said, I will always bring up the positive points of the movies I review, so here goes. The overall tone of the movie is fast-paced and has a lot of energy...a lot of shouting, a lot of arms flailing, and none of that introspective acting that sometimes gets in the way of a performance. Even with her tattoos, numerous body piercings and the darkening of her eyebrows - which I didn't understand - Rochon is a breath of fresh air - literally. When her character sees that Juliet loves Tromeo...Tromeo?!?!?!...and needs to show a hint of a conscience, she makes it believable and it tugged at my heartstrings...but I was drunk when I watched it... One last thing about Troma itself. I'm not sure if Lloyd Kaufman thinks people watch Troma movies because of him, but his name is the only credit on the front of the video box (directed by...) and appears on the box more times than the title of the movie! Being in advertising myself, I know the theory behind promotion and selling, but the word "subtle" is not in Troma's vocabulary. OK, one more thing - I don't know why, if they shoot on 35mm, everything looks so grainy. Rent a Panavision. Well, I think I just killed any chance I might have had of working with Troma. I can see how someone in their early twenties would love this movie. You know, the more I think about it, perhaps this movie wasn't aimed at my demographic. I should have known better when I saw a soundtrack which included bands such as Motorhead, Superchunk, Ass Ponys and Unsane. It's sad that filmmaking at this level has come down to demographics, isn't it?
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Summary: This is a pretty intense movie
Review: I watched it on cable, and I was fascinated by it. It is truly funny, and utterly devoid of all the politically correct garbage that every other movie expects us to swallow whole. As a Christian, I am disturbed someone would produce such an item, and then distribute it. It is truly vile, and it appeals to the basest human ideas of sexual gratification, not to mention that it is completely lewd. However, my opinion is tempered by the fact that it (refreshingly) lacks a P.C. agenda, and like I said, it is funny. The acting was average, and not much worse than what passes for "big-budget" talent these days. It is not for the weak of heart, or stomach, for that matter. I cannot bring myself to give it 5 stars, but it does deserve something.
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Summary: TROMEO & JULIET: A New Troma Classic For A New Generation!
Review: I'm glad that I picked up the DVD Unrated Director's Cut copy of TROMEO & JULIET, a Troma film that is destined to become a cult classic for the generation of the late '90's and on into the new millenium. If you can't already tell, this is Troma's version of William Shakespear's 'Romeo & Juliet' - only it's loaded with violence, sex, classic one-liners, halarious bad acting, basically all of the things that make Troma great, oh yeah, I almost forgot; there's also a huge... monster - AAAAAHHHHH! Well, anyone who's a fan of Troma or independant movies in general, should pick this one up!
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