Tromeo falls in love with Juliet but they come from different families who are at war with each other and have been for some time. Will love conquer all?
Of all the Troma movies out there I think Tromeo & Juliet are among the top ones if not the best, yeah it's probably the best.
It's goofy but not super goofy like your average Troma release and the fact that it's a different take on Shakespeare's classic that they've actually managed to make something really good out of is pretty cool.
If you know Romeo & Juliet then you know the story to Tromeo & Juliet as well as it has the same story as the original but here done Troma style and told a bit differently.
It's a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's classic with all the usual Troma elements but as said before not as goofy as most other Troma movies and also the actors are not as crappy as we're used to which is nice for a change. Although there are a bunch of crappy actors in this one too, seems one can never escape from that.
The story is kinda cool and it has a lot of humour in it that actually works quite well. We also get treated to a lot of splatter and gore shown in a kinda comic way.
I have to give Troma credit for being able to really capture the classic story so perfectly and pull it off like it's been done here.
I'm not really a fan of Troma movies but this one sure is different from the rest, so even if you know what Troma is about and aren't too into the stuff that they make you might still wanna give Tromeo & Juliet a chance.
Being different is true but it still has a lot of Troma elements in it and Troma is behind it so don't expect anything else, but like I said, give it a try as you might find yourself enjoy it.
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MOVIE YEAR: 1996
DIRECTOR: Lloyd Kaufman
WRITING CREDITS: Jason Green, James Gunn
GENRE: Horror, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
CAST: Jane Jensen, Will Keenan, Maximillian Shaun
COUNTRY: USA
RUNTIME: 197 min
RATING: 7/10
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