Julian RuncanHell Comes to Frogtown: Hop, Don't Walk
April 3rd 2010 14:00
Hell Comes to Frogtown is one of those movies that knows exactly how silly it is. There are many parts you can catch Rowdy Roddy Piper smirking to himself as he participates in what can only be described as utter madness. The premise is ridiculous, the acting is terrible, the dialogue makes you cringe, but dammit that is exactly what they were going for so you can't really fault them.
In a post-apocalyptic society, a war has wiped out much of the male population and the rest is almost entirely sterile. Enter Sam Hell, a man convicted of sexual assault who happens to have some of the last potent sperm on the planet. Meanwhile, mutants have captured a group of young women and taken them to their hideout commonly referred to as Frogtown. Hell's mission? To rescue the women with his trusty-but-tough babe sidekicks, and impregnate them, finally fulfilling the terms of his criminal pardon. The movie is ridiculous, and if the above description sounds at all appealing you'll probably get at least a little enjoyment out of it.
It's hard to rag on a movie that obviously knows it's terrible, so Hell Comes to Frogtown can leave a viewer with mixed feelings. It certainly isn't the cheesiest or goriest of B-movies, but you're hit with so many genre clichés and references to other movies that it's hard not to smirk the whole way. If you're the type to ask why they would send the only fertile man left on such a dangerous mission wearing an explosive codpiece, then you probably shouldn't be watching this movie anyway.
If you like B-movies, Hell Comes to Frogtown is worth a check-out. It's not the best, certainly not the worst, but it's short enough not to feel like you totally wasted your time. Besides, there's something inherently charming about something that tries so hard to be terrible.
6.5/10
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