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Ugh, I'm such a slacker. I've been so busy with work and personal matters that I forgot to write an article last week, not to mention that I'm writing this one late on a Friday. This week's pick goes back to the roots, the type of movies I wrote about when I first started this article. That's right, we're doing another Troma flick: Decampitated.

If you're a regular reader and you don't already know this, I should smack you, but Troma movies can be pretty polarizing. You either love them, or you hate them. While this wasn't directly produced by Troma, it fits in well with the movies they distribute, thanks to having the usual goofball sense of humor along with hilariously graphic violence. The main difference here is that these extremely silly characters seem to be able to take a lot more punishment than your usual campsite cannon fodder.

Just when you think someone has taken more damage than they should, it gets turned on its head and they take even more. One of my favorite gags, the Severed Head Hand Puppet makes an appearance, but even though I've seen many movies do this gag, I think this is the first one I've seen where the character that was decapitated uses THEIR OWN HEAD as a hand puppet to talk to their other friends that are getting mowed down in the woods.

As you can see from the trailer, Decampitated has plenty of graphic violence, sight gags, and cheesy acting to make it a fun B-movie to watch with some friends and a few beers. They knew what they were making, and it's obvious they had a lot of fun doing it. Some of my favorite movies are the ones that are self-aware and know not to take themselves too seriously. Do yourself a favor, take a cue from me, crack open a beer, fire up Netflix, and in the immortal words of Troma president Lloyd Kaufman...

Let's Watch!