Best movie of this year hands down!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

This film believe or not is one of my favorate films of all time, it's also kinda another one of my childhood gems, well more like my teen gems, I'll explain. It kinda was a gradual build for me, I first discovered this franshise from the cartoon show "Toxic Crusaders" which I thought was cool and I didn't even know at the time this was loosely inspired/based on the movie "The Toxic Avenger". I didn't see this film until I lot latter when I was a teenager about 16 and I'll admit it blew me away it wasn't entirely what I was expecting but that what made it all the better as it was outrageously fun and funny; watching it now as an adult is even more fun and funner than before. It's also one of the films that actually inspired me, yes I'm not kidding in writing and getting into the entertainment business.This film to me really turned things on their head let alone turned up the notch on violence, effects, comidy, and the superhero genere up to 11. The content and wild expressionism in this film wasn't common place at the time, it was defenantly before some of the TV shows "South Park", "The Simpsons" which are just as nuts, and that's part of what made the film great for me because it wasn't afraid of being what it wanted fun while doing what it wanted.This film was made on a low budget but I felt it was money well spent just showing that you can still make a good fun film despite limitations; as opposed to most big budget film where some tend to disappoint because they forgot one curcial element fun.The music is great it's one of my favorate movie soundtracks I really like the song "Body Talk" which is a catchy tune and a fun one to use if you ever want to do aerobics or fitness training.This film of course were in it for the action and comidy and like any well done floor it shines on both. The comidy is great the whole thing plays out like a live action Mad Magazine cartoon, it's rich in both verbal and visual humor. I also feel has a bit of replay value because sometimes watching this again I can pick up on more jokes that might have flied over me.The characters are fun, everyone in Tromaville are kinda live action Mad Magazine characters because not everyone is totally normal there is always something unusal about them or are just crazy. From villain despite unlikeable which is the point their still funny, like Cigarface as well as the two health club bullies Slug and Bozo whom are all true to their names, let alone the fact Bozo has got some real impulse problems as he gets easily stressed and angry over the smallest or stupidest thing, it cracks me up whenever he blows up.And Toxic/Melvin whom is a soild superhero. I really love the makeup design on him where he's ugly but actually plesent looking. The voice is great as it perfectly fits whom he is strong and authoritative, but also a bit quirky. But the funny thing about him is he's the only person in Tromaville that is actually sane which makes him sort of the straight man in the film. But what I really like about him is how acessable a hero he is as he's more of a local, he doesn't go to some Justice League or Avengers whom are always too busy fighting big threats from somewhere and for some reason never having time for common ones which is weard despite their money and resources. He stays in town to help out whoever is in trouble doing the best he can to make his home liveable, he has no fancy weapons he uses whatever he has to his advantage making him resourceful. But also what I like is how thoughout the film from his actions he not just makes Tromaville safer but he creates a sense of community which to me is the underlying message in the film about the power of the individual and community .I really like the use of satirical humor where it's pokes fun and is suttle in the subjects it's pointed out and underlined. From Pollution and how completely irresponsible and amoral companies are in handling hazadarious chemicals, thinking about how much money they'll make instead of the dire consequences they create. Urban crime and how not enough is being done because of corruption going on in the higher departments. As well as how powers that be trying to tyrannically control indiviuals and community.The action is great, the fights are well chorigraphed and the gore effects are on par. I really like how before the action begins it's a suspenseful build as we see an innocent/innocent bystanders are in trouble one reason or another as they are being terrorized and even slaughtered by these really awful evil people and your thinking he's coming, he's coming any minute now. And then just when it gets down to the wire Toxie comes in and I just cheer because he's coming in to clean up the scum of the Earth. One of my favorate battles of all time is the battle at the "Taco Time" like restarurant where he's battling this gang of three but has a martial arts one on one fight with one of them that takes out nunchus and even uses a katana. And of course the kills in this film are great the practical gore effects are top notch. The kills are creative, colorful, and a slight blackly comic edge sort of like Jason and his kills in the "Friday the 13th" films only difference is it's bad guys Toxie is killing whom all get what they deserve. My favorate kill is of course the legendary head crushing scene which in a way pertains to our subconscious fear of getting hurt or worse from exercise equipment.Well I've said enough, "The Toxic Avenger" is messy fun.Rating: 4 stars

I've never seen a Troma film before but I do remember watching the "Toxic Crusaders" cartoon as a child with a vague awareness that it was based on a movie. Something recently brought that cartoon to my attention again for the first time in decades and so I figured I'd dive into the movies from which the character originated. So, with no context whatsoever and only a passing familiarity with the sort of movies that built Troma's cult following, I ordered all four Toxic Avenger movies from Amazon. So it begins. THE TOXIC AVENGER is…a movie. That much is true. It's not a great movie and I'm certain I could find countless people who might even call it total garbage, but I don't hate it. It's unapologetic, violent, crude, stupid, and filled to the brim with the most hateful of characters but I can still see some of the charm shining through. I have no qualms with bad movies. Movies can have shoddy production values, incomprehensible writing, and wooden acting but still find redemption in the spirit. THE TOXIC AVENGER has spirit to spare. It's a low, low budget horror/action/comedy from people who love making movies and have a certain creative spark when it comes to special effects. Let's face it, this movie hasn't got the depth of a $10 plastic kiddie pool but it accomplishes what it set out to do: to titillate, offend, gross you out and, most importantly, make you laugh. In this sense, TOXIC AVENGER succeeds.As the movie opens, we're introduced to Tromaville. It's a cesspool of toxic waste dumping, political corruption, rampaging criminals, and a health club where everyone is just the worst. Melvin Junko (Mark Torgl) is the focus of everyone's hatred. The poor dork with the unfortunate face and dim wit is a mop boy under constant assault from the likes of Bozo (Gary Schneider) and Slug (Robert Prichard, who really looks like a "That 70's Show" era Ashton Kutcher). These aren't your average workout thugs either; when they're not torturing Melvin or sexing up their buxom girlfriends, their out running down pedestrians in their car and racking up points in their sick games. One afternoon, the punks formulate a plan to prank Melvin and it results in Melvin (in a pink tutu) going headfirst into a barrel of toxic waste. That toxic waste mutates Melvin into a scarred, hulking monster (Mitch Cohen) with a sixth sense for detecting evil. And when he detects evil, he has to clean it up. Because he's got a mop. Get it? So now Melvin, as this toxic monster, makes it his mission to violently murder Tromaville's criminals and get a little revenge in the process. He also finds love in the arms of the beautiful blind Sarah (Andree Maranda), whom he saves from certain death in a fast food robbery. And that's about it. Melvin transforms and we get a series of graphically violent murder scenes for about forty five minutes before the movie decides to wrap.The writing is very, very simple and the dialogue is very, very stupid. These things are not the focus of a movie like THE TOXIC AVENGER. There isn't a natural, believable performance in the entire film. No one in this movie is expected to act. Everything about this movie is explosively over the top. Evil characters screech their lines with wide eyes and cackle maniacally, and the suffering civilians of Tromaville bemoan their situation with wrung hands and stumbled lines. Melvin announces his intentions as the town's new hero with stiff, poorly-dubbed heroic monologues. It's admirable that Troma's cult classic manages to squeeze through with what, structurally, can be considered a functional film. None of this matters though because THE TOXIC AVENGER is all about the craziness. We get crushed heads, disembowelment, dismemberment, and more. There's a shotgun pointed at an infant's face and a guide dog blown away in gory fashion. No one is safe. There're jokes aimed at fat people, homosexuals, and at least one little person shoved into an industrial clothes dryer. There's also plenty of gratuitous nudity because a movie like this isn't going to hold out on any front. Or "anyone's" front. Because there's a lot of breasts, see. THE TOXIC AVENGER is not for everyone. It's barely for me. I wouldn't have minded a stronger plot or better performances but I guess graphic shots of a child's head exploding under a car tire is…something. But it's got that spirit. These are people who knew what they were doing and they were having a real blast doing it. That's worth something, especially with a film like this where it wears that spirit on its sleeve.

I can't believe I waited so many years to watch this AWESOME movie. There's so much good stuff that I don't know where to start. First off, I haven't had this much fun watching a movie in years. It's a gross-out comedy that purposely violates all the Hollywood rules while basking in the 80s feel-good attitude.With most B-movies, I hardly expect more than a few exaggerated kill scenes punctuated by filler, not this one. The characters are exaggerated to the point of becoming a real-life cartoon. Mark Torgl's facial expressions alone will brand themselves into your permanent memory. But this over-the-top hilarity is balanced by their ability to really make you feel their inner pain. The director, Lloyd Kaufman, also creates moments of true desolation while somehow keeping it funny. Somehow he gets you to feel sorry while laughing at the misfortune of those poor bastards.What makes this movie great is that "anything goes," but it doesn't toss out everything else expected: original dialogue, competent actors, and cohesive story. The only thing this movie lacked was better film quality. The lack of funds are definitely apparent camera department. But, with an astronomically low budget 475,000$, these film makers should be commended for making Toxic Avenger cult classic.

Troma movies are what got me into acting. Horrible video quality, terrible sound, awful actors and visual effects that are made in a basement....and its an amazing movie.A nerd turned superhero that has no limits. If you want to see a mutated superhero kill hundreds of bad guys and still hook up with the hot blonde in a red dress with red shoes this is your movie.Toxie delivers in every way possible. Ypu feel sorry for him, you cheer him on to kill more and more and you fall in love with the ridiculous and eccentric villains from the heath club, yes the Tromaville health club, Toxies true origin!Considered by many the greatest Tromaa movie of all time, I cannot recommend The Toxic Avenger enough! It really is one of my favorite movies.