It's been 27 years since the first NUKE 'EM HIGH movie was
released by Troma and times have certainly changed since then. The same can't
be said for Troma films. Once heralded as a company that prided itself on
releasing some of the most unusual and controversial films of the time it's
attempting to continue on with that tradition with this film. So many other
companies have jumped on the bandwagon in that 27 year period doing the same
thing that you wonder if they can achieve their goal. Leave it to Troma to pull
out all the stops and go as far over the top as possible.
Taking place in the same New Jersey town all of their films
take place in we once again have bad guys in the form of crooked politicians
and big businessmen determined to make money and ignore public safety in doing
so. When a batch of their toxic waste finds its way into the high school lunch
menu things begin to happen.
The most notable is the transformation of the school nerds
into the terror inducing gang called The Cretins. Wreaking havoc on everyone
else in the school they do damage in minor and major form to anyone who crosses
their path. That being said they aren't even the main focus of the film.
Instead we focus on two female students (names aren't really
important are they in these movies?). One is a rough and tumble sort who
doesn't take guff from anyone. The other is a rich girl who is used to getting
her way. Of course opposites always attract and suddenly we have two girls in
love with each other, a convenient way to show girl on girl simulated sex with
plenty of gratuitous nudity. But what else would you expect from a Troma film?
Eventually even these two fall prey to the toxic goo and change as well, with
one eventually sprouting a 6 foot long penis about a foot in diameter that
punches holes in people. Do I need to remind you yet again that this is a Troma
film?
I would love to say that there is more story than that to
find here but the truth is there isn't. It won't matter to Troma fans who think
they can do no wrong. Others will wonder why they bothered to rent/buy this
movie. Is it bad? Certainly. But that's been Troma's claim to fame for years
now. Is it entertaining? It is for Troma fans but not much for anyone else. Is
it worth renting? Not at all. For owning? Only for die hard Troma fans.
There was a time when I thought there was some originality
to Troma movies, some things that while controversial made them at least fun to
watch. The thing is once you get the joke it just isn't funny any more to watch
it repeated over and over and over again. Fart jokes were funny when I was in
elementary school (and there are plenty of those in this film too) but they
just aren't funny any more. The same holds true for seeing this movie that
seems to offer nothing new, be repeating old jokes once again and just becoming
sad to watch. Add to that the fact that this movie is supposed to be two parts
with each apparently stretched out for no reason other than to make it two
parts and, well, it just isn't what it used to be. Perhaps it's time for Troma
to start making something fresh rather than revisit old catalog titles.
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