The story of Terror Firmer is about a blind film director (played by Lloyd Kaufman) who tries to put a movie together. But there is a serial killer on the loose on the set and kills off people in the most horrifying ways possible. Will they have to shut down the production or will they be able to catch the killer?
Some people out there totally love almost everything by Troma and praises their films, I can't relate to that at all, and some people hate Troma and thinks that everything they do suck. Me, I think they've made a few ok movies, no brilliant ones and of course a lot of junk but still there are a few Troma movies out there that definitely are watchable.
With that said, Terror Firmer is one of those movies that are watchable. It's way over-the-top at times and a lot of stuff in it just sucks but then it also features some kinda cool and funny stuff which is the whole reason for watching it.
That I'm not gonna give away here but watch it and you'll find out. That's the main story of Terror Firmer but it's also about the cast and crew working on the film set and their problems and daily life. Like a lot of other Troma movies, Terror Firmer of course offers a lot of cheap style gore but that works totally ok. If you've other Troma movies you kinda know what to expect.
The actors vary from totally dreadfull to somewhat ok with Will Keenan as one of the main characters who do an ok job just like he did in Tromeo & Juliet.
Like a lot of other Troma movies the humour in this one's ok at times but for the most part really shitty. Thing is that it takes a while to actually "get used" to Troma and what Troma is about but when you do you learn to appreciated it a little bit more for what it is, well maybe.
We get to see a lot of gore and a lot of other gruesome things with high shock value and this is your typical Troma movie but has more sleazy and gory stuff to offer than most of the other Troma releases and that's what makes it ok. As usual it's a low-budget flick but still has ok effects and they've made the best out of it.
Terror Firmer is ok if you take it for what it is; a low-budget, gory Troma movie with lots and lots of humour of the lowest kind.
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MOVIE YEAR: 1999
DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kaufman
WRITING CREDITS: Patrick Cassidy, Douglas Buck
GENRE: Horror, Comedy
CAST: Will Keenan, Alyce LaTourelle, Lloyd Kaufman
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 114 min
RATING: 5/10
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