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Tromeo and Juliet | Year: 1997 Classification: Action/Adventure Directed: - James Gunn (II) - Lloyd Kaufman Above-Average TROMA effort! 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 A great Troma pickup Tromeo and Juliet was one of the latest Troma films by Lloyd Kaufman untill Terror Firmer which is one of the sickest Troma films but before Terror Fimer this was the sickest.The movie is a Troma remake about Romeo and Juliet if you haven't figured that out yet and has very little to do with the original.What surprised me about this Troma film is that it didn't pile on the gore like most Troma films but don't get me wrong it still had some gore, and it even had serious moments and good acting.The story is about Tromeo and Juliet two lovers from two different families who hate and even kill each other.When Tromeo and Juliet marry chas soon happens between both families.There are a lot of classic scenes some are when Juliets fathers head blows off after a microwave is slamed on his head and when you meet the famous penis monster.Troma fans like me will love this film others should give it a chance they just might like it. classic troma this is troma at its best.being a troma junkie i found this great as anything the troma boys have done.this movie is the second best troma flick i've seen next to the toxie movies.<BR>its made evan better by the appearance of the man the myth the legend lemy kilmeister of motorhead.<BR> i showed this to my buddy who never saw a troma film and got him hooked on troma.when i read romeo and juliet i was bored out of my mind,and the leo decrappio made me queesy butt this is the best retelling of that snorefest bill shakespear i've seen<BR>so if your a weirdo or just likeoffbeat movies yull love this flick i did and i'm a looney Buy Tromeo And Juliet at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  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