Maz-hell This movie is a complete "what in the hell am I looking at?" kind of movie. Not for the conservative or for the homophobic or for the religious. It is a criticism to noir films, action films, cop films, horror films... probably every film on the planet.This movie's plot is insane: A condom that eats the genitals of every man that uses it. From republicans that look a lot like Trump (in 1996) to crazy experiments with condoms with brains I have no idea what to say.Characters? The titular is Luigi Macarroni, a gay italian cop that speaks German in New York. He is the least insane one.The dialogue is so abysmal it is bellygrabingly funny. The cinemathography and photography are more cheap than the effects (and these are cheap as hell), but it actually feels adequate to the insane plot. Scenography? Supremely cheap, but you feel in ambience. Seriously. It is an enjoyable, cheap film. Would watch again.

MisterWhiplash Killer Condom is the kind of movie that goes below the belt of B-movie (though above the Z-movies that Troma usually churns out like butter), and somehow through its German-made/set in New York ways it's actually watchable. Or, to put it another way, it's what the VH1 channel might dub as 'awesomely bad'. You know the kind of awesomely bad movie- it's when something is up on screen that is really despicable and horrid and, as others have pointed out, trashy, but at the same time it's also done unpretentiously in its quasi German art-house sect. I'd almost imagine if Wim Wenders had to fill a quota for Lloyd Kaufman by gun-point this might be it. Or maybe not. Maybe it's just an idea for a movie that gets cross-bled with a gay love-story involving a cop- Udo Samuel as Luigi Mackeroni (yeah, the only Italian-name pun that has surpassed what Nintendo did for Mario)- who in the midst of investigating multiple cases of a certain creature of the picture's title taking away genitalia, is in the cross-hairs of not only a male love-triangle with Bob (err, Bebette), but also a random guy that always calls him 'Cop'. That he stills pines for Sicily doesn't help matters, especially with something personal of his, which I dare not reveal, that he loses early on in a very inane, odd way.Director Martin Walz is adapting from a comic book apparently, but I wondered when watching it if how much was taken from the book and how much he just threw in on his own cognizance. It's a stupid movie, when you think about it, but it's the kind of stupidity that I actually don't mind watching, at least in 80 minute doses. And at times individual scenes take on a kind of brilliant absurdism that's a combination of just seeing the condom go to town (and just move around in general), the reactions from those around it with either disbelief or malaise that no one really gets what's going on, and the Gay material that goes past making fun of itself and almost becomes endearing in its all-too-what-the-hell ways. Don't look for logic here, is what I'm saying, particularly in the last twenty minutes as the filmmakers go to lengths to explain how the killer condom phenomena occurred, even as it comes closest to justifying Giger's involvement in the project (there is an uncanny relation to this and some of the Alien movies, particularly with what's almost a 'Queen Condom').Killer Condom is many things, but great art likely wont be one of them. But unlike some other horror movies that have terrific titles, this one wasn't as much of a disappointment as it could have been. At the least Samel is consistent with his character's tough but sort of sensitive character, and what's laughably dumb about it goes alongside the director's more lofty visual ambitions. As it says on the front cover, it's both a Troma video release AND an entry into the Berlin Film Festival.

plaznihqyllnikaaf Based on one of Ralf König's gay comicbooks. Great adaption, great humor, great effects (by german sicko Buttgereit) and much better than Der Bewegte Mann, also a König adaption. One of the best german movies in a long time... and with a nice message! Also check out the original german soundtrack, with the lamest titel song EVER + a lot of disco!?

LarsW-2 This trashy masterpiece is based on a cartoon by the great German cartoonist Ralf König (he is still quite unknown outside his home country and especially in the US for some reason). Your typical hardboiled, cynical, chain-smoking trench-coat wearing Italian detective stalks the street of New York. Only this one is openly gay, and is famous for his enormous..."schwanstucker". At the Hotel Quickie in his district, an alarming number of men have lost theirs. Over-eager hookers are first suspected, but our hero soon discovers the truth when he goes to the hotel and almost loses his – to a condom with teeth! Who may be behind this fiendish creature, and how is detective Macaroni going to convince others of the existence of this killer contraceptive before it strikes again? Unlike most Troma films this film actually have a rather good and coherent (but extremely absurd) plot. It is a satirical comedy that is actually played straight for the most part. For being a European film it actually had quite a big budget. It is also interesting to notice that lots of famous German actors and celebrities clamoured to get roles in this film that would have made Hollywood stars run away in terror screaming "Career killer!!!". The bearishly handsome and openly gay actor Udo Samel who stars as detective Macaroni has previously played in famous German masterpieces such as Far Away So Close and Kasper Hauser. There is a tender (but funny) love story included too. There is no frontal nudity but there are some sex scenes that might offend. But if you are easily offended, why are you here?The DVD version includes some nice animated menus, some Troma extras and a great comment track by the director and special effects supervisor. There are lots of funny anecdotes about the directors claiming to be making a documentary so they will get permission to film in famous locations, police officers closing off New York streets for hours, stunts that went horribly wrong, and all the gruesome scenes that were cut. "For some reason they cut a close-up shot here of the condom on the floor after it had just...fed. I can't see why. I think it was a beautiful shot". At one point there is a nice fade from a flashback sequence, into a reflection in a window, and then a pan as the actor turns and walks away into the distance. The director explains how he did it, and then with a big laugh adds "But this was probably lost on the average Troma viewer!" Alien designer Giger is included in the credits as a creative consultant, but he joined the filming so late he could basically only say "yes, that looks good" about the designs already made. The film is in German with English subtitles. Unfortunately you can't turn the subtitles off, they are not on a separate track but for what its worth, it is a very good translation. American viewers might find it amusing to see German actors speaking German pretending to be New Yorkers, but as the directors point out, that is what Hollywood does to the rest of the world all the time.The second half of the movie is unfortunately less polished (relatively speaking of course) than the first because the makers ran out of time and money. Lots of scenes were cut from the second half, which makes some subplots a little confusing, but the directors admit that the film would probably have been even better if some more stuff had been cut from the last half. However, it is still a good film and I can recommend it if you are a fan of trashy entertainment.