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NEW TROMA RELEASES
So. Here are the latest Troma releases. Buy these DVD's and books. Watch these DVD's and read the books. And let the world know what you think of them. On www.amazon.com, www.dvduniverse.com, www.dvdempire.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, the Troma Studio Store at www.troma.com, www.cdnow.com, www.amazon.ca and every other store that carries these titles or site that has information on DVD-releases you can think of. And of course at www.imdb.com as that is read for reference by almost everyone!!
Some fantastic DVD's that were released some months ago:
INFILTRATE AND BE A JOURNALIST JOURSELF! (contrary to most professional ones You actually know what you're talking about!!) - Here are some of Tromatonic's reviews of the new Troma-releases as posted on all major online webstores. PLEASE DO THE SAME!!
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead is Lloyd Kaufman's best movie to date. Which is true for almost all of his previous movies as the legend only gets better and better. This film can be read on so many levels that finally being able to revisit it over and over again now that it is out on DVD is something many fans have been waiting for. Of course the careless viewer can watch it as a wonderful splattering gory and amazingly entertaining, wildly funny horror musical with a great story and one of the best casts Troma has ever had the pleasure of working with, and even then you are in for a treat because no nanosecond is wasted. There is so much going on in the background, the tiniest props have the most insightful jokes and messages on them. The dialog is fast, witty and powerful and the film leaves the viewer with a whole lot to chew upon This again is a movie that demonstrates how ridiculous the popular notion is that Troma makes trivial and tasteless movies. Lloyd Kaufman may make movies the about tastelessness of todays world, but that doesn't make his movies tasteless. Quite the contrary – there are very few directors in the movie industry who are able to show what is wrong with humanity in such a painfully accurate way, The 3-disc DVD set is not to be missed by anyone who is remotely interested in horror, Troma, movies in general and fans of Lloyd A great film by a legendary genius director with a very talented cast. And all that in this kind of loaded package for such a price. Get it, before they're gone. It's the best buy for your money.
Australian filmmaking at its best! Demons are everywhere. Not only among us, but in our dreams, in our heads and running our countries. At first sight "The Demons Among Us" can easily be enjoyed as a very well made and highly entertaining horror-movie. But there is much more to this work of art than meets the eye of the careless viewer. Under the surface of the very well written and well acted story there are layers of social and regilious commentaries. But there is also the subleties added to the movie, and adding to the viewing pleasure and amazement, by the editing. Incredible use has been made of the possibilities digital editing has to enhance the feel of the film – the editing is a very important player in the film, it almost tells the story and gives it a kind of depth you rarely see. The use of colors is highly imaginative and disturbing in the best possible way. The score is one I would love to hear seperately as well, it is hard to believe that a movie made for a non-Hollywood budget could have been treated with such an great score that is rich in ingenious percussion and ranges from Death Cube K kind of atmospheres to Krzysztof Penderecki-ish wonderment and is complemented by some superb rocktracks. All of this edited in the film with the same editing skill that misses not a single nanosecond. This movie should be watched in the dark and with complete concentration to enjoy it completely, as many clues, commentaries and important images come and go in very short images or lines, and to allow all of this wonderment to be fully comprehended (which I doubt I have already – there is so much in it) is the biggest cinematic experience I have had in a very long time. This is Australian filmmaking at its best, and it makes me wonder how it can be that people choose multi-million dollar emptyness in the megamultiplexes over this kind of true artistry. The DVD comes with a selection of deleted scenes that are not yet totally finished in post-production, and here it becomes even more clear how much care has been taken to get every frame in the film exactly right. The 35 minute behind the scenes featurette is highly informative and detailed, and very entertaining as well. The included short "Sickie", of the same fimmakers it becomes obvious that the very original ways of directing and editing can also be used to create something morbidly and wonderfully funny. This is one of those movies that prove wrong the rediculous myth that Troma is about bad taste. This is even better that Peter Jacksons early work. Rounded up with a range of wonderful Tromatic extra’s as well this is one DVD that no one even remotely interested in great filmmaking should miss! Highly recommended.
THE COMPLETE TOXIC AVENGER Essential Bookend Box of Brilliance!! All episodes of the rare and impossible to find Toxic Crusaders TV series are featured in this 7-disc set. Only 4 have been previously released on DVD and getting the entire 13 episodes alone is worth the very affordable price of this set. But, apart from that, of course the director's cut versions of the four classic Toxic Avenger films are included as well, along with the feature length documentary "Apocalypse Soon: The Making of Citizen Toxie", making this the most complete, affordable and essential set of any great filmfranchise. You may have one or more of Toxies films already, and to be honest, without at least the first one no collection of important horror films can be taken seriously. (You might even, and possibly mistakenly, have picked up the R-rated version of the best film in the batch: Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger part IV".) But in any case you do yourself a big favour buying this box-set. Even if you are lucky enough to already own the (now discontinued) Tox Box you should get this new released COMPLETE TOXIC AVENGER set, not only because of the low price and the complete Toxic Crusaders series, but also because you could use bot boxes as beautiful bookends to mark your collection of Troma-films. And one simply can't have too much of Lloyd Kaufman's unique creation. Don't forget to also read the unputdownable "The Toxic Avenger- The Novel", by the infatiguable Lloyd Kaufman and Adam Jahnke. © Tromatonic. All Troma images used with permission. Monique Dupree photo (with Tromatonic T-shirt) courtesy of Monique Dupree |
The central point of Tromatonic is to try and convince everybody of the importance of SPREADING THE WORD about Troma-movies. INFILTRATE in the official websites and online stores and write your own review. We all know we can't rely on the puppets on strings who call themselves "professional journalists", they just write what their bosses want them to write. You on the other hand can reach a lot of potential buyers on the online stores by writing exactly what YOU want. And, more than most professional journo's, you actually know what you are talking about!!!
