{"id":210750,"date":"2025-12-02T03:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/210750\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T03:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:58:08","slug":"the-troll-2-out-on-netflix-today-is-not-troll-2-the-best-worst-movie-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/210750\/","title":{"rendered":"The ‘Troll 2’ Out on Netflix Today Is Not ‘Troll 2,’ the Best Worst Movie of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

For a certain type of cult-movie junkie<\/a>, the mention of Troll 2<\/a> brings forth some of the most quotable and terrible dialogue ever scripted: \u201cYou can\u2019t piss on hospitality!\u201d \u201cThey\u2019re eating her\u2026 and then they\u2019re going to eat me! Oh my goddddd!\u201d Troll 2<\/a> is so fantastically awful it spawned a tribute doc, directed by the movie\u2019s own grown-up child star, lovingly and perfectly titled Best Worst Movie. But if you go to Netflix right now, the Troll 2 the streamer is pushing is a completely different movie.<\/p>\n

Disappointing, but what a double feature that would make! The 1990 horror comedy (unintentional comedy) follows a family visiting the town of Nilbog, which they discover is home to a hostile community of goblins who are vegetarian\u2014except they also eat people, which is the kind of logic the film wholeheartedly embraces. There are no actual trolls (here\u2019s another famous line: \u201cNilbog! It\u2019s goblin spelled backwards!\u201d), but there are shaky acting performances and squishy Z-grade special effects galore. It is impossible not to have a good time while watching Troll 2, and the documentary is also essential viewing.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s the deal with this other Troll 2? You can imagine the 1990 film\u2014made in America by an Italian crew\u2014hasn\u2019t found its niche of weirdos in Norway. Instead, Roar Uthaug, who made the 2018 Tomb Raider as well as 2022\u2019s Troll<\/a>, draws on actual Nordic folklore and cutting-edge creature effects for his sequel, which continues the story of the first film. Here\u2019s the official Netflix synopsis:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen a dangerous new troll is awakened, unleashing devastation across Norway, beloved adventurers Nora, Andreas, and Captain Kris are thrust into their most perilous mission yet. To stop the creature\u2019s ruthless rampage, they must enlist new allies and delve into the country\u2019s ancient history, searching for answers. As the clock ticks and the troll\u2019s path of destruction grows wider, our heroes face impossible odds in their fight to save their homeland from falling into darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking to Variety<\/a>, Uthaug explained, \u201cI got the idea for a troll movie like this back in the \u201990s.\u201d But before you get too excited, he was inspired by Steven Spielberg and other creators of action movies of the era. Not the decade\u2019s finest schlock, in other words.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was after watching Armageddon and Independence Day and Jurassic Park. I was thinking, \u2018How could we do this in Norway? What would that be about?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued. \u201cI thought, \u2018What would happen if a troll, for real, was walking through the center of Oslo today? How would the government and the army react?\u2019 And that was the first inspiration for the movie.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first Troll was a huge non-English language hit for Netflix, and Uthaug told Variety that if part two is similarly well-received, a third could be coming. \u201cWe\u2019ve talked about this and the word \u2018trollogy\u2019 does sound really good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The man appreciates a pun, you say? Perhaps a dorky sense of humor is lurking within? Someone get him a copy of 1990\u2019s Troll 2 ASAP.<\/p>\n

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