The Toxic Avenger

I rented the toxic avenger when it came out in the mid 80s, i was about 9 or 10 years old, i was sitting on the couch watching it and when the part when the car hit the kid on the bike i laughed so hard, my mom came in and seen what i was watching and made me turn it off and return the tape back to the video store, the next day i went back and rented it again!
This movie made me realize what kind of humor i have, and now im 31 yrs old and have a ton of b-movies in my collection...and it was all from this lloyd kaufman masterpiece. If your looking for cheap B-movies..... THIS IS THE MOVIE!

Look!!
It's a bird!
It's a plane!
It's a toxic revolting puss-infected filthy distorted repugnant hero with a mop!

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This is the classic B-movie horror comedy flick. Here's the story--
Nerd gets picked on.
Nerd falls in toxic waste.
Nerd gets vengeance.

Yeah it's simple. It's cheesy. And it's totally awesome!

Troma owns disorder.

Ok-so it's a "wierd" film- a very wierd film! When I first watched it in early '80s- I was considered "normal". Then I had a medication caused stroke! Right side entirely paralozed-didn't remember even my brother's name-much less my then-fiancee's (together 7 years!) or where I worked-& I was a new partner in the company! Ssslllooowwwlllyyy memory & "right side" return. So movies-like this-are good in a different way! Enjoy!

Around Halloween time last year, my satellite provider was running a special presentation every night entitled "The best worst horror movies ever made". Among these atrocities was a film "The Toxic Avenger", which was presented as the highlight. The name rung a bell and reminded me of the Toxic Crusaders cartoon from my childhood, so I sat down and watched out of curiosity. The campy B-movie charm hit me almost instantly, I was stunned at how goofy yet entertaining this movie was! More shockingly, the film was over 20 years old! How could I have not seen this sooner?

Well within a matter of weeks I was completely absorbed by the world of Toxie, and had purchased the Toxic Avenger along with parts two and three. The sequels unfortunately didn't quite live up to the original by my estimation, but I have done seperate reviews for those. Needless to say this Director's Cut DVD thrilled me even more than the tame television edit, and the head crushing scene floored me. Packed with gore, corny humor, and absurd cruelty, this is the definitive B-movie!

The plot follows dorky janitor Melvin as he is belittled by two ruthless teen couples. As a result of a prank gone wrong, Melvin is thrown into a barrel of toxic waste transforming him into the Toxic Avenger. Now as a super hero, he fights the city's crime and gets his own revenge on the forementioned antagonists. Although Troma is notorious for its low quality film making, this one raises the bar and goes down as their best offering.

Although the movie has bits of comedy throughout, it sticks mostly to the violent, gory side of the spectrum. We have the infamous hit and run scene, a girl masturbating to photographs of a mutilated child, a dog getting blasted with a shotgun, hands dipped in a hot oil vat, senior citizen beat downs, dismemberments, guts ripped out, and much much more. Throw in some naked women, some tasteless humor, and you have The Toxic Avenger. This film is not for the faint of heart, or the faint of imagination. The Toxic Avenger is an unsung classic that should be in every gore hound's library!

I just recently saw this movie, which I consider one of the best creations ever to hit a tv screen. A couple of days ago, me and my friend went to a weird, underground video store (definitely not your normal blockbuster or Hollywood video) and I happened to finally come across The Toxic Avenger. I have looked for this movie at other video stores but was unsuccesful at finding it. This video store also carried atrocities such as Cannibal Holocaust, which I was very surprised to find.

Anyways, so I went back home, popped the DVD into my xbox 360 and watched the most brilliant movie ever created. First of all, this movie is pure cheese, but it was meant to be that way, so WAY TO GO TROMA!! The acting is so over the top that its just ridiculous, and this goes for the gore-fx as well. None of the characters are believable. They over-do it so bad that I think it takes talent to do so. The gore in the movie is alot more realistic than the acting. You'll get to see children's brains being run over by cars, dogs being shot, and much more. It is sick, but Jesus is it entertaining (and funny).

The biggest thing about this movie is the comedy, and it so funny I almost crapped my pants. Toxie is the funniest super-hero i've ever seen. He constantly growls, and he has the most hilarious one liners your ears have ever heard. Even for being mutated into a monster, he has the most normal voice out of everyone in the film. Everything that he did, from mopping people's faces to throwing an old lady into a drying machine, was 100% hilarious fun.

Overall, if you are ready to see an extremely gory cheesefest, then this movie is for you. This movie's taste is so foul and absurd that it is pure genius. I just don't know why all movies can't be like this. Go buy or rent it to see for yourselves.