WillSushyMedia
This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.
DubyaHan
The movie is wildly uneven but lively and timely - in its own surreal way
Catangro
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Sameeha Pugh
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film
glevsen24
I really don't know what to say about Terror Firmer. It is nothing like anything I have seen. Terror Firmer keeps the comedy, grit, and gore of other Troma films and then takes it new heights. I started watching this thinking it would just be another typical Troma movie. Which by the way means it would be pretty freaking awesome! Terror Firmer absolutely BLEW my mind. From the comically bloody opening scene to the comically bloody end it was amazing. Not for the faint of heart for sure. I don't get easily grossed out, after all I am a Troma fan, but I had to turn away a couple times. So how would one describe Terror Firmer. Hilarious, disgusting, immoral, vile,crude, obscene, and lewd. So in other words this is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, film ever made.
BA_Harrison
Terror Firmer, from B-movie outfit Troma, is a two-hour long attempt at being the most offensive movie ever. Packed into this trashy effort, from director and Troma head honcho Lloyd Kaufmann, is some of the most disgusting imagery ever committed to film. The trouble is, despite the inclusion of such 'delights' as an unborn baby being ripped from its mothers womb and poo eating, the most offensive thing about this movie is that it ever got made in the first place. All over the world, truly talented film-makers struggle to get their projects into productionmeanwhile, Lloyd Kaufmann is regularly churning out reprehensible cack with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.I have to admit that I have never been a fan of Troma's output, finding it amateurish and juvenile in the extreme. Their films do have their followers, however, and I suspect that they will find Terror Firmer to be two hours of pure heaven. With practically no plot, very puerile humour (farts, puke, bodily fluids, willies, tits and bums etc), bucket-loads of unconvincing gore and a smattering of sex, your average moron will probably find this movie unmissable.Starting off with a man being beaten to death with his own leg and the aforementioned foetus removal, the film quickly lets viewers know what to expect. Now I've no problems with sick humour and OTT gore (I've been a fan of Peter Jackson's movies since Bad Taste) but I do like to see some semblance of talent from those involved. Terror Firmer may be extremely violent and outrageous, but with some truly dismal effects, dreadful humour, awful acting, an annoying cast, and no attempt at a coherent narrative (at least until very near the end), this film is something of a challenge to sit through.The plot, for what it's worth, goes something like this: Larry Benjamin (Lloyd Kaufman), a blind director for Troma is making the latest Toxic Avenger movie. Unfortunately, a psycho killer is bumping off the cast and crew in various grisly ways, making completing the film slightly tricky. The nut-job responsible for the murders turns out to be the film's boom operator, Casey (Will Keenan), a hermaphrodite who had his/her penis cut off by his/her father (played by porn star, Ron Jeremy), who just wanted a little girl so he could abuse her. This has understandably unbalanced Casey mentally, resulting in him/her going completely gaga.I tried to like this film for its excesses, I really did, but by the end credits I felt like I just wanted to hurt everyone involved in the making of this worthless garbage.
EVOL666
TERROR FIRMER is pretty over-the-top, even for Lloyd and the Troma crew. Needless to say, that's why it's my favorite from the company (although that's really not saying much, I'm not really a big fan of Troma films in general...). The super short version: A killer is stalking the Troma movie set of the next Toxic Avenger film. TERROR FIRMER has all kinds of nastiness going on that I wouldn't have the space to even begin to describe, but all done in the tongue-in-cheek Troma fashion. Anyone not familiar with the Troma brand of horror/humor may not be ready for this one. In fact, I was caught unawares the first time I saw it, I just happened across it on Cinemax at about 3AM one night and had no clue what it was. After deducing that it was in fact a Troma outing, and finding that I really enjoyed this one, I rushed out and bought it on DVD the next day....anyway, if you can handle vomit inducing blood/guts/bodily fluid/etc... and want a good laugh all in the same film, check this one out for sure. Highly recommended 9/10
chuckc
On one hand, the folks of Troma are true independent filmmakers, striking a blow for the First Amendment with every movie they make. On the other hand, they make movies with jiggling breasts, tons of sex, severed body parts, and crushed melons for brains. Troma fills the void left behind by John Waters when he went semi-respectable."Terror Firmer" is the low-budget maverick's grandest statement for freedom of expression--its biggest blow against the empire. The flick is "Babes on Broadway" crossed with "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls," with a touch of "Pink Flamingos" for good measure. The plot, such as it is, involves Troma trying to finish the latest entry in its "Toxic Avenger" series while dealing with the ultimate critic--a serial killer bent on shutting the production down.I'll say one thing for "Terror Firmer"--it's funnier than Waters's "Cecil B. Demented" and much more repulsive. I can't recommend the movie entirely (although I never found it boring), but Lloyd Kaufman's (the director's) book "All I Need to Know About Film-making I Learned from the Toxic Avenger" is a hoot and worth reading.I admire Troma's spirit, if not necessarily their movies. We need these guys now more than ever.