Rise of the Super Tromettes (Blu-ray Review)
Director
Mercedes the MuseRelease Date(s)
2025 (July 14, 2026)Studio(s)
Troma Films (Troma Entertainment/MVD Entertainment)- Film/Program Grade: D
- Video Grade: B
- Audio Grade: B-
- Extras Grade: B+
Review
Sigh. As a big fan of Troma, I was looking forward to this one. Sadly, there isn’t much for me to say about Rise of the Super Tromettes. Troma, one of, if not THE, longest running independent film production companies in America has put at some truly classic films (Toxie, Cannibal the Musical, Tromeo & Juliet) and some truly bad films (Tales from the Crapper anyone?), but to me at least, there was always something there. Setting aside co-founder Lloyd Kaufman’s oeuvre, the films they produced or acquired have been for the most part, fine. This one has more in common with Crapper than Toxie, as much as it aspires to be a Troma Classic.
The men of Tromaville, New Jersey are falling ill and D.D. a young scientist and her friend Mercy learn that the infection is actually a tentacled alien parasite that exits their victims via, well—let’s just say it’s a part of the male anatomy George R.R. Martin loves to write about. In order to save the men of Tromaville, these young ladies team up with a vigilante team Hypergirl and Tekno to form the supergroup The Super Tromettes! Lots of green goo, bad effects, terrible green screen (to compliment the equally bad acting) and plenty of real world nudity (you know, real people—not that slick Skinemax stuff) follow. Troma is what it is, maybe you like terrible films and you’ll find something here. Maybe not. It all just depends on your appetite and patience. For me, this wasn’t a positive experience.
The video is 1.78:1 anamorphic, in HD 1080p. It’s a very low-budget production with inconsistent videography and it’s digital video in to digital transfer out without any attempt to make it look cinematic. There is some artifacts here and there and it’s hard to say if any of that is problems with the source or the transfer—but it looks exactly as you’d expect—no flourish. Audio is Dolby Digital 2.0 and sounds fine, again, you can hear everything going on—nothing overwhelming.
There are plenty of extras—there is an autoplay promo stating that Troma stands with Ukraine, a new intro featuring Lloyd Kaufman where he pretends to be in trouble and the Super Tromettes save the day—a standard shticky intro and very much appreciated from Uncle Lloyd. A mini documentary that shows the behind the scenes, a fake promo for Club MRSA (seen in the film)—don’t be confused by the typo on the menu (Club MESA). The Totally Toxic Tour is director Mercedes showcasing her collection of Troma memorabilia collection (which there is surprisingly a lot of, both out there and on her shelf) and the film’s trailer. There is also a collection of Troma content—Tromalbania, is a thirty-minute behind the scenes look at the making of Lloyd’s newest opus #ShakespearesShitstorm, a music video titled Tromatized! filmed in the archive of the Troma Building, the Troma Intelligence Test (T.I.T), the classic Radiation March, commercials for Troma Now!, and the TA in 4K Toxic Avenger 4K Collection and trailers for #ShakespearesShitstorm, Eating Miss Campbell, Curse of the Weredeer, Kill, Dolly, Kill, Divide & Conquer, The Toxic Avenger, Class of Nuke ’Em High, Tromeo & Juliet and Sgt. Kabukiman.
- Todd Doogan