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Summary: The Usual Troma Fare
Review: 'Terror Firmer' is yet another seedy contribution to the world of cinema by the gang at Troma films. Lloyd Kaufman, the founder of Troma, continues to offer up films loaded with soft-core sex, sickening gore, and acting so bad that it makes a home movie look like a Shakespeare production. Kaufman's best known film is 'The Toxic Avenger,' a 1985 release that, despite the bizarre premise, succeeded beyond anyone's wildest expectations. Troma took the modest success of 'Avenger' and promptly ran it into the ground with a series of stupid sequels and shameless self-promotion. To a great extent, 'Terror Firmer' is itself a means of promoting Troma and its no budget films.'Terror Firmer' is a film about making a film, namely a behind the scenes look at the making of 'The Toxic Avenger Part 4.' In the process of creating yet another sequel in the Toxic Avenger franchise, we learn that a serial killer is hunting down members of the cast and crew. Kaufman himself stars as the blind (yes, blind) director of the film, interacting with cast and crew members played by Debbie Rochon, Alyce LaTourelle, Will Keenan, Kaufman's real life daughter, adult film star Ron Jeremy, Lemmy from the thrash band Motorhead, and Troma co-founder Michael Herz. Many of these people appeared in other Troma films, so 'Terror Firmer' seems to be a sort of reunion/chef-d'oeuvre for Kaufman and company. The idea behind 'Terror Firmer' is to show how difficult it is to make a low budget film. We constantly see the trials and tribulations that actors and crew face during a shooting schedule. Apparently, romances always blossom on a film set, as does professional jealousy. Throw in a pain-in-the-you-know-what prima donna leading lady and you have a typical day in the movie business. In the warped world of Troma, however, there must also be mutilations, interesting uses of a pickle, body parts that stretch like plastic, and a serial killer who looks like a poor man's Tim Curry from 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show.' Kaufman relies on tons of sight gags, multiple storylines, gratuitous nudity, and disgusting gore to entertain and sicken his audience. Many of the scenes in 'Terror Firmer' take place behind the cameras, where dozens of people mill around during the course of the film shoot. It pays to watch closely what people in the background are doing, or else you may miss many of the gags. Also present throughout the film are constant references to Troma: film posters, spoken panegyrics, and other assorted advertising gimcracks. The shameless promotion for all things Troma tends to grate very quickly. The gore in 'Terror Firmer' is well done for any movie, let alone a Troma film. Herz's unfortunate encounter with an escalator may be one of the sickest scenes ever witnessed by this viewer, rivaling anything done by grindhouse maestros Lucio Fulci or Ruggiero Deodato. Other attempts at gory violence do not work as well due to an insistence on pairing the grue with extraordinarily dumb slapstick humor. For the determined gorehound, however, 'Terror Firmer' offers up a congeries of stomach churning scenes. This is a two-disc set, with an unbelievable amount of extras included. There are deleted scenes, actor auditions, a 'making of' documentary, interviews with actors, bloopers, trailers, and several music videos directed by Lloyd Kaufman (which are highly unlikely to appear on MTV or VH1 anytime in the future). There are so many extras on these discs that it takes hours to get through all of them. Did I mention that there are three different commentary tracks? As for sound and picture quality, both are more than adequate for enjoyment of the film and the extras. If you shell out the money for this movie, you will definitely get enough bang for your buck. Ultimately, 'Terror Firmer' is an entertaining film, although I still believe that 'The Toxic Avenger' is the best movie Troma will ever produce.
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Summary: Terror Firmer
Review: A film writhing in dark humour, gore and a wonderful storyline, Terror Firmer is a must for anyone who loves Troma and anyone who doesn't. The film is one of the best black movies I have ever seen, and I recommend it to you, because it is fantastic and a classic.
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Summary: nice
Review: a very entertaining movie. blood, guts, nudity, comedy and just plain sick. i suggest you check it out.
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Summary: Trash, trash, TRASH!!!!!
Review: Another typical piece of Troma Trash, I am unfortunate enough to have a brother who enjoys this waste of celluloid, please kill me...
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Summary: A Tasteless Treasure
Review: but this went far beyond that. It was pychotic with a capital "P"
Don't get me wrong, I have enjoyed other Troma movies, "Toxic Avenger", "Tromeo and Juliet", but this was pure madness.
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Summary: Wheres my damn poster?!?!
Review: Decent flick, but where the hell is the mini poster advertised on the front of the movie?
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Summary: One of the most disturbing movies ever made!
Review: Definately one of the sickest if not the sickest movie ever made. Don't get me wrong, thats not a bad thing. If your a fan of Troma movies like I am, then you pretty much know what to expect. The story is that they're on the set of a new Toxie movie, but there is a killer on the loose, taking out alot of the crew, but they keep going on like nothings happening. If your a Troma fan you'll notice alot of things in Terror Firmer that have been in some of their other movies (such as Tromeo & Juliet). Another 5 stars for Troma. Oh, by the way, you'll probably never look at pickles the same way again.
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Summary: Great movie, great presentation
Review: First off, if you're a child, don't watch this movie. It's very boring, nothing happens, everybody in it is really very nice and happy and likes to play bingo. Are we adults alone? Good. Now, if you're faint of heart, or easily offended, get away from this movie. Everybody else, you should see it ASAP. It's a riot. It's sick, perverted, disgusting... use all the adjectives you want. It's also VERY funny, and oddly moving in a way. It shows a lot of true love for the art of making movies, and makes the point that it's something one should only do for love. That's a good message, I think. Mainly, though, the movie is just insanely funny. As for the DVD... Wow. The 100-minute documentary is easily one of the best I've ever seen about making movies (the one on "Magnolia" may be better, but not by much). The commentary tracks are all great, too, especially Lloyd Kaufman's. If you love independent cinema, horror films, and demented comedy, then it is your solemn duty to buy this DVD. Heck, buy two, give one away... but not to kids!
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Summary: The most disgusting movie ever made
Review: Forget Pink Flamingos, okay? "Terror Firmer" holds the title in my eyes as the most disgusting movie ever made. I saw it on late night cable, and it was so disturbingly gross and twisted that it was all I could do to sit through it without hurling chips and beer I had just consumed. And yes, I intend this as a compliment, for it has always been Troma's aim to push it to the extreme. However, I can't imagine them pushing it any further, because there may not be any further to go.
In the first 30 seconds of this movie, we see a guy get his leg ripped off and then used as a club to beat him to death, and a pregnant woman's fetus ripped from her stomach while she is still alive. These are some of the least graphic scenes in the movie, and the pace doesn't slow down for a second. If you're into this kind of thing (and you know who you are), you can't miss this movie. If you are disturbed by this kind of campy, wretched trash, then stay away. You have been warned.
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Summary: TODDDSTERRRR!!!!
Review: HAHAHAH, if you seen the movie you know what i'm talking about. best film by troma since redneck zombies in my opinion. And the rap video with dj polo and his homeboy Ron Jeremy is worth the money alone. That was hilarious. Pick it up!!
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