Troll
Empire Pictures | Release Date: January 17, 1986 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Negative:
3
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The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Troll has a knowing tone that's more smart-alecky than clever. And it hovers uncomfortably between comedy and horror, without ever landing decisively in either camp. The film is as funny as it gets in a sequence that has Sonny Bono pretending to be a great ladies' man. Read full review
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Los Angeles TimesPatrick Goldstein
A clunky, poorly executed shocker. Read full review
25
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The special effects, supervised by director John Buechler, who was the effects man on GHOULIES, are pretty poor, essentially slimy rubber creatures with a limited amount of movement and the seams from their molds clearly visible. Read full review
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