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Overall Rank: 14221
Average Rating: 2.6/4
# of Ratings: 4
Theatrical Release Date: 05/14/2009
Blu-ray/DVD Release Date: 08/31/2010
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mike C. Hartman
Actors: Josh Hooper, Bart Allen Burger, Glen McFarland, Virginia Bryant, Bonnie Zimmerman, Sharron Nelson
Plot: The spirit of a heavy metal Detroit rock legend who was murdered possesses his guitar. When a would-be rocker gets it for his birthday, he has the chance to not only become a rock legend, but clean up the streets of the city from the deadly Ms. Delicious and her crew. -- Chris Kavan
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Heavy Mental So Bad It's Almost Good
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/26/2010
Oh Troma, how I have missed you. You have to go into any Troma film with a certain mindset: most are low-budget, with no one you've ever heard of, which mean you're not going to get anything close to award-winning acting or editing or anything else.
But Troma supplies a very important niche in the movie industry: it's one of the last bastions of good bad movies. It keeps the grindhouse spirit alive by providing plenty of over-the-top violence, a bit of titillation and outlandish stories. Sure, the dialogue may be stiff or forced and the blood may be a bit too red the sound effects intentionally hilarious - but in the end, if you're watching a Troma film, you want to be entertained, not necessarily impressed.
Which brings me to Heavy Mental. This was actually the first Troma film …
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