# Troma: Art or guilty pleasure? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 1, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troma-art-or-guilty-pleasure/192316 "2003-08-01T08:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Prisoner\_24601](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a6a055/32.png) [@Prisoner\_24601](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prisoner_24601)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troma-art-or-guilty-pleasure/192316/1 "2003-08-01T08:04:56Z")
What do you think, is Troma insane art or grade Z crap? I love films such as Surf Nazis Must Die, Tainted, and Cannibal the musical, but hate most everything about flagship titles like the Toxic Avenger crap. Never have I seen an intellegent debate about Troma, but maybe this will be it… ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troma-art-or-guilty-pleasure/192316/2 "2003-08-01T09:34:46Z")
Grade Z crap. I admit, the whole “Independant Film” studio thing is a great thing, but anyone who tries to pass off **Teenage Catgirls In Heat** off as “art” is just looking for an excuse to watch porn during Lent. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troma-art-or-guilty-pleasure/192316/3 "2003-08-01T10:21:45Z")
I’ll give it the guilty pleasure. I love the original Toxic Avenger (the sequels were crap), Surf Nazi’s must die had me rolling and who could forget Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-a-rama. I would like to hear from anyone who really things these are “good” movies instead of just fun to watch. I’d love to get the viewpoint.