THE FILM

Lauren (Catherine Corcoran) and her blogger girlfriend Chrissy (Asta Paredes) must save Tromaville's Nuke 'Em High from the ongoing effects of the nuclear-sludge filled tacos from Tromorganic Foodstuffs, while also trying to keep their illicit love affair from being unmasked.

THE PICTURE AND THE SOUND

THE PACKAGING

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THE FEATURES

Disc 1: The Film

Disc 2: Special Features

THE FILM 5 THE PICTURE 8 THE SOUND 6 THE PACKAGING 7 THE FEATURES 10 Summary Return to Return to Nuke ‘Em High aka Vol. 2 is a miss for me. I really love Troma but there isn’t much here to keep me going. That said, this blu-ray is a must have for Troma fans. The film may not be all that great but the doc that is on this disc is pure perfection. I would recommend people just buy this set for the making of. It is that good. 8.5 Overall Score









It has been five long years since Return to Nuke 'Em High Vol. 1 was released on blu-ray, but the time has come for Troma to release Vol. 2 on blu-ray. Is it worth the five year wait or is the film a substandard entry into Troma's filmogralhy.January 15th, 2017 (theatrical)November 12th, 2019 (blu-ray)85 minsFREE1080p (1.78:1 aspect ratio)English Dolby Digital 2.0English SDHNoNoAsta Paredes, Catherine Corcoran, Zac Amico, Vito Trigo, Lloyd Kaufman, and Tara E. MillerDerek Dressler, Lloyd Kaufman, and Gabriel FriedmanLloyd KaufmanNot Rated (strong graphic violence and gore, graphic nudity, strong sexual content, and language)It has been over five years since the release ofwas released on blu-ray and fans finally have the conclusion to this saga that shouldn't have taken this long to finish. While the first volume had plenty of plot and characters to move that plot forward in an honest way,barely enough meat on its bones to limp to its 85 minute run time. It becomes very apparent while watching this volume that had Troma just made a two hour film that combined everything needed from both volumes they wouldn't have needed this second volume. Now, that's not to say that there isn't anything to love here, quite the contrary, it's just that I have forgotten most of what happened inand it has only been a few days since I watched it. I can still remember volume one pretty well and I haven't seen it in five years. The gore effects here are good as are all of Troma's gore effects. It's the CGI that Troma uses that doesn't look very good at all. Thankfully, they aren't used very much but I wish they weren't used at all. In the end,meets Troma's standards when it comes to gore and everything else that Troma is known for but fails as a film because it is completely unnecessary. Oh well, we should be thatis already in the can.Being Troma's first digitally shot film, you should expect it to look good but I think it looks so much than good. This is a great looking film with a wide color palette that accentuates the blood and gore. This transfer keeps up with everything Troma has put into the film. Colors never bleed and skin tones look great. Detail is high in just about every shot and I didn't detect any problems that plagued some of Troma's blu-rays over the years.While the sound is not lossless, we only get a Dolby Digital track, I didn't really have any problems with the track. Dialogue is clear and the effects are all gooey as we have come to expect from Troma.Both discs areTroma takes the piss out of the fact that it has been over five years since Vol. 1hit blu-ray by setting this introduction 100 years in the future and havingdescendants of Kaufman (Lil Lloydy), Amico, and Corcoran introduce thefilm in a way that only Troma can.A list of the backerswho gave Troma money through Kickstarter so that Troma could finish post-productionon Vol. 2.Mr. Topps (10m 43s, HD)Merry Christmas to My Wife’s Butt (9m 59s, HD)Since TerrorFirmer, Troma has become known for their honest and raw behind the scenesdocumentaries. In fact, they are some of the best making of docs out there. Thisone is no exception. Return to Nuke ‘Em High was the first film that Troma shotdigitally and thus they wanted to do things right and hired a small crew that hadworked on many Hollywood productions to oversee the photography of the film.This turns out to be more of a curse than a blessing. The crew required Troma torent tons of equipment that the film really didn’t need and then the crew also lookeddown on the production and the people working on the film any chance they got.This leads to some confrontations between the people of Troma and the Hollywoodelite. That is just a small sampling of what this doc has to offer. I actually liked thisdoc much more than the film it accompanies.A look at how a showerscene is shot with Ophelia Rain.This is fromsome pickups down after the film had finished filming. We see how Troma usesa green screen to good effect.An extended version of what is seen in the doc.A look at what hashappened to the Cannes Film Festival in recent years. Cannes has become amilitary state that tries to silence independent cinema while Disney and theother big corporations can do the same thing the independents are forced to abandon.THE CONCLUSIONTHE SCREENSHOTS