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Release Date: 1998-03-25
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Showing Rabbish Talentedly
Probably, mixing unstoppable murdering with sexism and good laugh is really a talent producers and performers display while satirised still existing US devotion to gyms, cars and guns in a world/the USA particularly consuming artificially created products increasingly since this work appeared decades ago.
A world is still here in spite growing up of generations of pre-mature then kids watching this adult movie addictively.Where it all began...
If your reading this review, chances are you havent seen Toxie because you already would have bought it, going on how these movies are literal classics of the B movie genre. Its better than bad, its good.
Toxic Shocker...
In our world gone mad, it's good to know that a movie such as THE TOXIC AVENGER is around. Loaded w/ squishy, über-cheeezy gore, delightfully painful gags, and a gleefully haphazard storyline, this Troma masterwork is the very definition of low-budget / low-brow entertainment done right. The iconic avenger himself is a horrific, melted mess. Every villain he faces is so reprehensible that the violent, toxic retribution each receives is always well deserved. TTA is also a touching love story w/ rubbery, mutant passions on display. There is pathos mixed in w/ the humour, so make sure your hanky's handy, as you'll need it to clean up the vile green slime...The first DVD I ever bought.
When I was about 4 years old, I came across a cartoon called Toxic Crusaders. The show lasted only 13 episodes, but it made a big impact on me. It was one of my favorite animated shows at the time along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Real Ghostbusters. Not too long after discovering the cartoon, I crossed paths with a familiar face at the local video store.
I remember going with my Dad to a very small video store. It was the only one near our house at the time, and it's business ran surprisingly well for most of the 90's. So one day I was wandering around and noticed Toxie, leader of the Toxic Crusaders on the cover of a VHS. The cover read "The Toxic Avenger Part II" and had an illustration of Toxie with his signature mop in one hand and a hot chick on his shoulder, firing a machine gun. It was one of the coolest images I had seen in my young life and left a lot to the imagination.
Unfortunately, my Dad did not allow me to rent the video. Ironically, I was allowed to watch movies like Puppet Master 2 and Species. Years went by, and I would just stare at the cover of the video. I would wonder what the movie was about and if any of the other Crusaders made an appearence. Near the end of the 90's the small video store closed, but I never stopped thinking about this movie. We started to rent movies from a new video store, it was larger but there was no Toxie in sight.
Then in March of 2001, just a couple months before my 8th Grade Graduation, a new section opened in the video store. It was called CULT CLASSICS. They were all VHS, and to my surprise sat a copy of the very first Toxic Avenger movie. I was in shock; could this be real? I was 14 years old now and I spent ten of those years wondering what would happen if I put this video in the VCR; what would I see? I was 14 now, the rules had changed and the gloves were off; and besides it was my Mom who came with me to the video store on this day.
So, my Mom allowed me to rent it for the evening. My parents were going out with friends and I was finally alone with the one movie that I had wanted to watch since I was four years old. The film was very different from the show I remembered as a kid, it was filled with awesome fight scenes, gore, and few boobs. I loved every minute of it and a few weeks later my Dad decided to get a DVD player...and I decided to get my first DVD.Well worth the 13$
I rented this movie from a local video store in San Diego (Kensington video, in the heart of Kensington, on Adams Ave.) and then I purchased it right here on Amazon. The film is unique. If you have no idea what Troma is or what Troma movies are I suggest that you read Lloyd Kaufman's autobiography (All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger) first, it will give you a better understanding of Troma, if you are just curious and want to purchases this film and dive in head first I can say that you will be pleasantly entertained by this film. Its goofy, campy, horrifying and in every sense of the word: terrific. EnjoyDescription
He was 98lbs of pure nerd until he fell into a barrel of Toxic waste and transformed into a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength! In 1985, The Toxic Avenger opened in one NYC movie theater but just a few short years later, Toxie would become a household name! Up in the superheroic stratosphere with characters as eclectic as Swamp Thing, Spidey, and the Incredible Hulk, The Toxic Avenger endures till this day! Through three smash hit sequels, a children’s cartoon show, lines of comics, toys, public appearances and even his own Nintendo video game, Toxie has been the creature on the scene! From the NY Times to Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign, and beyond, few figures receive as much adoration as the Toxic Avenger, and this wacky, violent and hilarious movie started it all! The DVD release includes tons of tromatic extras, including lost scenes, an interactive tour of Troma Studios and an audio-commentary track from Troma president and creator of the Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman! The toxic Avenger is presented uncut and uncensored, featuring the full head-crushing scene!Amazon.com
The most widely known of Troma Films' stable of low-budget exploitation, The Toxic Avenger is an exuberantly crude poke at superheroes and monster movies, delivered with a healthy dose of cheap gags, splattery special effects, and T&A. It's also a genuinely funny film, and its no-holds-barred attitude has a grubby charm that eludes most gross-out comedies. The Toxic Avenger opens with an absurdly vicious crew preying upon Melvin, a nebbishy janitor. Their pranks land him in a vat of chemical waste, which transforms him into a lumpy monster that deals out gruesome revenge. Directors (and Troma company heads) Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz aim low in detailing "Toxie's" vengeance spree, and the subsequent carnage should please gorehounds. But they're also savvy enough recognize the film's limitations, and wisely camp things with plenty of slapstick. The result is a frantic and funny mess that should amuse even the most dour cult movie fan. --Paul Gaita
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