History Film / Troll2

* {{Fanservice}}:
** Creedence in HotWitch mode. She even uses this to her advantage, seducing Brent.

* {{Fanservice}}: Creedence in HotWitch mode. She even uses this to her advantage, seducing Brent.

** The movie the guys watch in the trailer was assumed to be a [[ShowWithinAShow fictional film]], however[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUS-T5BmMQU James Rolfe]] discover that it was an actual film called Grunts!

* AluminumChristmasTrees: In some countries, especially Europe, milk that can keep unrefrigerated actually is sold. However, ''Troll 2'' takes place in the US. The director was Italian, further complicating matters.

* DoubleAesop:
** Vegetarians are evil. Rossella Drudi, the woman who wrote the script, and director Claudio Fragasso's wife, apparently got the idea by being annoyed at how many of her friends had recently become vocally vegetarian.
** If you want to have sex, get rid of your friends. There's a really weird idea running through the movie that Elliot and Holly can only be happy -- and her family will only accept him -- if he breaks all other ties to everyone else in the world. The intention was just that everyone thinks his friends are morons and he's better off without them, but it's poorly conveyed to the audience.

->''"They're eating her. And then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!"''

->''"They're eating her. And then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!"''

->''"They're eating her. And then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!"''

* GreenIsGross: Pretty much everything involving the trolls involves green, particularly the concoctions they make to turns humans into plants to feed on.

* BigGood: Grandpa Seth. He acts as a mentor figure to Joshua, and is the only one with foreknowledge of the goblins.

** [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IZUwIBl5cWw/TEYKIybRTHI/AAAAAAAAGaQ/4hFDSOChbkg/s1600/Picture.png The original VHS cover]] features a goblin that looks nothing like the creatures in the movie, menacing a boy who is clearly ''not'' Joshua, who's holding a significant-looking evil troll doll that never appears in the movie. Every word of text on it is also totally unrelated to the movie; the actual film has nothing to do with "the original boogieman", nothing to do with haunting you in your sleep, there isn't even one singular "it", and, of course, there's no trolls.

%%* EatenAlive: See page quote.

* EvilIsHammy: "I am ''Creeeeeeeeedence... Leonorrrrre... Giel-gud.''" It is truly something to behold how she over-pronounces that entire sentence. You can almost ''see'' the bits of scenery in her teeth.

* GirlsWithMustaches: In her true goblin form, Creedence has a full on thick beard and mustache, as well as hairy sideburns and a BigOlUnibrow. Justified since she's a goblin.

* MagicCountdown: Thirty seconds of frozen time last for close to a minute of screen time.

* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Grandpa Seth doesn't seem to obey any particular rules as to what he can do or how he can appear in the mortal realm. He can shoot lightning, stop time, appear corporeal or incorporeal and bring back various weapons from the afterlife, including an axe and a molotov cocktail.

* {{Planimal}}: The goblins turn people into edible plantmen, because they are vegetarians.

* SdrawkcabName: "Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom!" Joshua sees this by viewing the town sign in a car rear view mirror.

%%* SinisterMinister: Yeah, so it turns out that goblins are evangelical Protestants.

%%* {{Veganopia}}: Subverted in that this probably the first ever depiction of an outright ''evil'' vegan society.

%%* MsFanservice: Creedence. Attempted with Holly, but she's a gawky sixteen-year-old, so it's weird.

%%* BigGood: Grandpa Seth.

%%* AlwaysChaoticEvil: "That's the point. Goblins don't need to justify their cruel acts. They're evil creatures."

%%* BigBad: Creedence Leonore Gielgud.

%%* BodyHorror: Attempted with the melting of people into green goo and turning Arnold into a plant ("attempted" being the operative word here).
%%* CanOnlyMoveTheEyes: Arnold, when he's paralyzed by Creedence, and later gets turned into a plant.

%%* DeadPersonConversation: The very first scene.

%%* DullSurprise: Arnold's reaction to being turned into a plant, and how Brent responds to HotterAndSexier Creedence.

%%* EroticEating: The scene with Creedence and the corncob was probably intended to be this. In-universe it seems to work; to the viewer... not so much.
%%* EvilIsHammy: "I am ''Creeeeeeeeedence... Leonorrrrre... Giel-gud.''" It is truly something to behold how she over-pronounces that entire sentence. You can almost ''see'' the bits of scenery in her teeth.
%%* {{Fanservice}}: Creedence in HotWitch mode.

%%* HotWitch: Creedence transforms into this partway through, and uses her younger-looking self to... get some action from Brent.

%%* IncomingHam: You know [[EvilIsHammy exactly what kind of villain you're in for]] when Creedence first waltzes into frame and shouts "This is ''myyyyyyyyyyyy'' house!"

%%* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "I'm Sheriff Gene Freak."

%%* SdrawkcabName: "Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom!"

''Troll 2'' (originally titled ''Goblins'') is a 1990 InNameOnly and unofficial sequel to the 1986 B-movie ''Film/{{Troll}}''. Note that not a single [[AllTrollsAreDifferent troll]] appears in the film, nor is the word "troll" spoken once. There are two different films called ''Troll 3'', and neither have much to do with either ''Troll'' or ''Troll 2''.

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The Waits family goes to a village called [[SdrawkcabAlias Nilbog]], unaware that the townsfolk are actually [[strike:trolls]] [[OurGoblinsAreDifferent goblins]]; specifically, [[YouKeepUsingThatWord 'vegetarians']], who would try to get their vic... ''guests'', to eat their all-vegetable food, which would [[{{Transflormation}} turn]] their victims into a "half man, half plant" [[strike:troll]] goblin food. It is up to the Waits' son, Joshua, who can communicate with his dead grandpa, Seth, to save his family from the [[strike:trolls]] [[RuleOfThree goblins]] before his family becomes [[strike:troll]] [[ILied Goblin]] Chow.

* AllTrollsAreDifferent: More like "''All ''Troll'' Movies Are Different."'' The only real connection between the three "primary" Troll movies is a weird focus upon plants; Troll 1's troll turned people into plant-pods to spawn more trolls, Troll 2's goblins turn humans to plants (and then eat those plants), and Troll 3 (the one also called "Creepers") was about killer radioactive tree roots.
* AlternateDVDCommentary: Unsurprisingly, it's gotten the Podcast/RiffTrax treatment.
* AluminumChristmasTrees: In some countries, especially Europe, milk that can keep unrefrigerated actually is sold. However, ''Troll 2'' takes place in the US. Perhaps the Italian director had something to do with the discrepancy in the movie.
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: "That's the point. Goblins don't need to justify their cruel acts. They're evil creatures."
* AmbiguouslyBi: Creedence, who describes Holly as 'appetizing'. She probably just wants [[ToServeMan to eat people]], but the implication is there.

* AsideGlance: Creedence does a very ''slooooow'' and overdramatic one of these.

** Creedence Leonore Gielgud (of ancient Druid origins!). Her ancestors came from Stonehenge!

* BadassGrandpa: Being dead doesn't stop Grandpa from stopping time, throwing lightning bolts, chopping goblins up with an axe, bitchslapping them, or making {{molotov cocktail}}s.
* BalefulPolymorph: Arnold's {{Transflormation}}.
* BigBad: Creedence Leonore Gielgud.
* BigGood: Grandpa Seth who has the creepiest smile for a BigGood.
* BigOMG: And watch for a fly that appears on Arnold's forehead between cuts.
* BodyHorror: Attempted with the melting of people into green goo and turning Arnold into a plant ("attempted" being the operative word here).
* BumblingDad: Michael Waits, though it's not clear if that's how the character was written or if George Hardy's wooden performance makes him come off that way.
* {{Camp}}: [[UpToEleven Oh, God, the camp.]] There are two things people use as the best example for camp: Silver Age ''Series/Batman1966'' and this. [[ChewingTheScenery Deborah Reed's performance in particular]].
* CampbellCountry: One thing the film genuinely has going for it is the intriguing novelty of a Mountain West setting for a horror story. Unfortunately, its many issues detract from that.
* CanOnlyMoveTheEyes: Arnold, when he's paralyzed by Creedence, and later gets turned into a plant.
* CassandraTruth: Joshua telling his dad about how the people were really goblins who wanted to turn him into a plant so they could eat him.
* ChewingTheScenery: Deborah Reed seems to be the only performer enjoying herself.
* CorruptHick: Goblins in disguise.

** [[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IZUwIBl5cWw/TEYKIybRTHI/AAAAAAAAGaQ/4hFDSOChbkg/s1600/Picture.png The original VHS cover]] features a goblin (or perhaps a troll?) that looks nothing like the creatures in the movie, menacing a boy who is clearly ''not'' Joshua, who's holding a significant-looking evil troll doll that never appears in the movie. That said, it ''does'' look pretty damn cool, and is probably a significant reason for the film gaining an audience. Every word of text on it is also totally unrelated to the movie; the actual film has nothing to do with "the original boogieman", nothing to do with haunting you in your sleep, there isn't even one singular "it", and, of course, there's no trolls.

* CruelTwistEnding: The ending seems to have been an attempt at this: while the protagonists believe the Goblins are gone for good, a group of them abruptly come to their house and eat the mother. It was a bit too [[MindScrew hard to understand]] to really be effective.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Grandpa Seth, who as a spirit has a "kingdom of shadows", is generally associated with poor lighting, and is told to go "back to hell". Not to mention he's named after the evil trickster-god of Myth/EgyptianMythology. Despite all of this, he's the caring BigGood.
* DeadPersonConversation: The very first scene.
* DiabolusExMachina: The Nilbog Goblins may have been destroyed, but another group of them (presumably those who normally live in the house the protagonists were renting?) come back to the protagonist's house to eat his mom.
* DontMakeMeTakeMyBeltOff: Spoofed. The dad initially seems like he's going to beat Joshua, but instead tightens his belt.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Our heroes destroy the goblin army and escape Nilbog. They go back home, but the goblins are waiting. The film ends with Joshua entering his kitchen and finding the goblins eating his mother.]]

** Vegetarians are evil. Rossella Drudi (the woman who wrote the script, and director Claudio Fragasso's wife) apparently got the idea by being annoyed at how many of her friends had recently become vocally vegetarian. Take that as you will.
** If you want to have sex, get rid of your friends. There's a really weird idea running through the movie that Elliot and Holly can only be happy -- and her family will only accept him -- if he breaks all other ties to everyone else in the world. The intention was probably just that everyone thinks his friends are morons and he's better off without them (which is true), but this is very poorly conveyed to the audience.
* DullSurprise: Arnold's reaction to being turned into a plant, and how Brent responds to HotterAndSexier Creedence.
* EatenAlive: See page quote.
* EnterStageWindow
* EroticEating: The scene with Creedence and the corncob was probably intended to be this. In-universe it seems to work; to the viewer... not so much.
* EvilIsHammy: "I am ''Creeeeeeeeedence... Leonorrrrre... Giel-gud.''" It is truly something to behold how she over-pronounces that entire sentence. You can almost ''see'' the bits of scenery in her teeth.
* {{Fanservice}}: Creedence in HotWitch mode.

* FauxAffablyEvil: All the people of Nilbog. They're hospitable and polite to their guests, but really, they just want to turn them into vegetables (literally) and eat them.

* HotWitch: Creedence transforms into this partway through, and uses her younger-looking self to... get some action from Brent. And do weird shit with corn.
* HumanResources: It's easy to miss it because the sound-mixing is poorly done, [[spoiler:but Arnold gets turned into a milkshake and fed to Drew.]]
* IncomingHam: You know [[EvilIsHammy exactly what kind of villain you're in for]] when Creedence first waltzes into frame and shouts "This is ''myyyyyyyyyyyy'' house!"
* IronicEcho: "Do you want some, Joshua?"
* ItMakesSenseInContext: The ghost of the grandfather stops time to allow the protagonist to urinate on his family's dinner.
* ItMayHelpYouOnYourQuest: Grandpa Seth hands Joshua a double-decker baloney sandwich in the last 5 minutes of the film, saying "take this, and only use it [[YouWillKnowWhatToDo when you really need it]]".
* KubrickStare: An epic one by Don Packard at the end of his scene. It helps he is schizophrenic and off his meds during the scene.

* LargeHam: They may be vegetarians, but Creedence, the General Store Owner, and the Preacher are pretty hammy. Sheriff Freak starts to swallow the scenery whole towards the end, too.
* MagicCountdown: 30 seconds of frozen time last for close to a minute of screen time.
* MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext:
** The scene where the grandfather stops time was never set up, and this ability was never spoken of again; it'd be a BigLippedAlligatorMoment, except that it's crucial to the plot.
** The corn scene. Why was it there?
* ManOnFire: [[spoiler:Preacher Bells after Grandpa Seth ignites the MolotovCocktail he confiscated.]]
* MsFanservice: Creedence. Attempted with Holly, but she's a gawky sixteen-year-old, so it's weird.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: "I'm Sheriff Gene Freak."
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands:
** Grandpa Seth can come back from the dead, freeze time, and summon the power of lightning, whenever it is convenient to do so.
** Likewise, it's established that everyone focusing their goodness on the Stonehenge Magic Stone will kill all the goblins. Except apparently some of them survive for the CruelTwistEnding.
* NonindicativeName: The title. The film is neither about trolls nor a sequel to ''Troll''.
* NotUsingTheZWord: They're goblins, not trolls.

* OddlyNamedSequel2ElectricBoogaloo: The proposed follow-up ''Troll 2: Part 2''.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Grandpa Seth, as noted above, doesn't seem to obey any particular rules as to what he can do or how he can appear in the mortal realm. He can shoot lightning, stop time, appear corporeal or incorporeal and bring back various weapons from the afterlife, including an axe and a molotov cocktail. Really, he could just kill all the goblins himself.
* OurGoblinsAreDifferent: In this movie they can transform into anything and eat plant-turned humans.
* {{Overcrank}}: Used when [[spoiler:Preacher Bells burns to death]].

* PosthumousCharacter: Grandpa Seth.

* SacredHospitality: You can't piss on it. I WON'T ALLOW IT!
* SatiatingSandwich: "A double-decker bologna sandwich!"
* SdrawkcabName: "Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom!"

* SinisterMinister: Yeah, so it turns out that goblins are evangelical Protestants.
* SpiritAdvisor: Grandpa Seth, when he isn't taking matters into his own hands and dispensing justice to the goblins with his nebulously-defined ghost powers.
* StuffedIntoTheFridge: The goblins eat the mom and then offer some to Joshua. That's cold.
* StupidEvil: For an enclave of goblins disguised as humans, using the word "goblin" spelled backwards as the town name maybe wasn't the best choice to help disguise [[TownWithADarkSecret their dark secret]].
* SupernaturalProofFather: Michael, to the point of accusing his daughter of being on drugs when she sees Grandpa Seth in the mirror.
* SurvivalMantra: Joshua hiding under his sheets. "Goblins don't exist! Goblins don't exist! Goblins don't exist!"
* ThematicSeries: The ''Troll'' series is actually a series of unrelated movies that were never meant to be sequels. After the first film, this movie was made with the original, and more appropriate name, ''Goblins''. It was [[DolledUpInstallment given the name]] ''Troll 2'' in hopes of making more money. As noted above, two different movies were released as ''Troll 3'' (along with their original titles) and neither had anything to do with trolls or the first movie. The only themes here seems to be that they were originally unrelated movies and they're usually considered to be terrible.

* TownWithADarkSecret: Nilbog.
* {{Transflormation}}: Arnold becomes part-plant. He still maintains most of his human properties, even if his abilities as a human becomes limited, like bark growing over his mouth and his legs grown stuck into a plant pot, but he definitely still has enough human traits to be able to be aware of his surroundings, and once the bark covering his mouth is removed, speak. It's pretty hilarious to see him being pulled out from the house stiff as a stick by the pot.
* TroubleFollowsYouHome: [[spoiler:Joshua and his family have just escaped Nilbog and gotten safely back home. All seems fine until he realizes that the exchange family laced their food, and sees the goblins devouring what's left of his mother.]]
* UnabashedBMovieFan: The guys are all sitting around watching a movie about a crystal-stealing gorilla with rocket powers. Apparently, this is a real film.
* {{Veganopia}}: Subverted in that this probably the first ever depiction of an outright ''evil'' vegan society.
* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:Double-decker baloney sandwiches]] are not an impressive weakness for the Goblins to have.
* WeirdnessCensor: Everyone from out of town (except Joshua, and that's probably only because he was forewarned) seems to believe the patently bizarre mannerisms of the townsfolk is folksiness.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Brent and Drew both disappear abruptly from the film without explanation. It's implied that the goblins ate Drew, after he ate a sandwich from Sheriff Gene Freak (yes, that's his name), drank a bit of Nilbog milk ("High in vitamin content!") and then was presumably forcefed a milkshake [[spoiler:made of Arnold]]. Brent was ''supposed'' to be transformed into popcorn, but it was so badly executed it just looked like he had some very weird sex and then goes to sleep.
* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: Creedence Leonore Gielgud. Apparently the Druids emigrated to Stonehenge from some vague location in Eastern Europe, by way of {{Scotireland}}.
* YouCanLeaveYourHatOn: The very song is used in the infamous Corn Scene. Well, a lousy Casiotone version, but still.

** Apparently being losing your balls makes you a homosexual.
* YouMakeMeSic: Subverted.
-->'''Seth:''' These evil creatures can transform themselves into flesh-and-blood people whenever and however they want.
-->'''Joshua:''' You're making a mistake, Grandpa. You said they can. You should have said they could... or what kind of fairy tale is it?
-->'''Seth:''' They can! They ''can''! Goblins still exist! Your Grandpa Seth is telling you!
* YouWillKnowWhatToDo: The double-decker baloney sandwich.

->''"They're eating her. And then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO[[GoshDarnItToHeck SH]]!"''

* {{Fanservice}}: Creedence in HotWitch mode. Yowza.

->''"They're eating her. And then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSH!"''

->''"They're eating her. And then they're going to eat me. OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!"''

* ChewingTheScenery: Deborah Reed seems to be the only actor enjoying herself.

* AsYouKnow: When Mrs. Waits is talking to Joshua at the beginning, she feels to need to mention that Grandpa Seth was ''her'' father.

* {{Camp}}: [[UpToEleven Oh, God, the camp.]] There are two things people use as the best example for camp: Silver Age ''{{Series/Batman}}'' and this. [[ChewingTheScenery Deborah Reed's performance in particular]].