The The Toxic Avenger

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Melvin is a social misfit who works in the Tromaville Health Club. He is always suffering the abuse of two bullies and their respective girlfriends and the four are also murderers. But all the abuse is going to end when Melvin accidentally falls into some barrels with toxic material. Now he is "The Toxic Avenger" and soon he will be the hero of Tromaville and a menace to the corrupt mayor.
This is the story of Melvin, the Tromaville Health Club mop boy, who inadvertently and naively trusts the hedonistic, contemptuous and vain health club members, to the point of accidentally ending up in a vat of toxic waste. The devastating results then have a transmogrification effect, his alter ego is released, and the Toxic Avenger is born, to deadly and comical results. The local mop boy is now the local Superhero, the saviour of corruption, thuggish bullies and indifference. Troma classic with good make-up effects and stunts, a pleasant surprise indeed.
For some reason, when I first heard about this movie, I made the blind assumption that it was a kids action movie. I mean, a nerdy guy gets turned into a crime fighting action hero, so I assumed it may be some kind of family friendly fun, good triumphing over bad, blah blah blah. After reading more about it, I heard Troma made it, plus it had plenty of blood, gore, and of course, nudity. To heck with a PG rating, this movie sounded great, I had to see it. POSSIBLE SPOILERS ***** Premise is basic enough, with the nerdy mop boy at the Tromaville health club getting picked on by everyone (honestly, I would have decked that guy), and when a prank goes haywire, he winds up tumbling out of a window and into a bucket of toxic waste (logical, no, entertaining, yes). He transforms into a serious butt kicking monster that fights bad and also comes after those that have personally done him wrong. Oh ya, he also falls in love with a blind chick along the way. I enjoyed this movie tremendously. While the running time was just under an hour and a half, I think music was playing for about an hour and ten minutes, it rarely stopped. About 1/75 of the music was good but the majority of it was synth laden 80s schlock that you would have heard in a Heather Locklear workout video. So this movie is obviously from the Reagan years, but the satanic acts that take place will still make you go "oh my God, I can't believe they actually filmed that." Whether people are running over kids on bikes, beating up old ladies for their car, having their eyeballs gouged out or shooting a seeing eye dog, this movie has no respect for anyone. I can't competently explain the this movie's madness. It should anger people on the right, as it shows irreverence towards human life, as well as those on the left, as a dog gets killed by a firearm. Except for Peter Jacksons Bad Taste, I never witnessed anything that displays more excessive blood and guts. Even though the gore and blood are obviously fake, it's so graphic that it'll make you squirm. The movie should also offend anyone that enjoys quality film-making, I bet this film was budgeted around $10,000. Frantically paced throughout, this movie has tons of cheesy dialogue, horrible acting, 80s hair and attire, as well as characters that are so over the top that they're obviously ironic. Either way, the creators of this film were seriously sadistic, but that's what makes it so much fun. Not for the faint of heart, but highly recommend for fans of splattered brains and spilling guts.
That this movie is rated 6.2 on IMDb undermines hope for humanity. There is nothing even remotely engaging, good, or well done in this movie. Perhaps if you are under the influence of mind-altering substances, or are a pubescent male there might be something in it for you, but otherwise forget it. The acting is not just over-the-top, which may have been intentional, but it doesn't work because it is just plain bad. There is not a single actor in this movie that can do exaggeration in any convincing way, and so they all simply look nothing but stupidly ridiculous, and not in a humorous way. There are a few attempts at crafting a humorous-looking scene, but as soon as you spot it and your hopes increase for a comedic laugh, the direction and staging dive immediately downward and dash all hope for something truly amusing. The writing couldn't be less moronic, so when coupled with inept acting, makes for a disaster of a movie. So, as last resort, could this movie possibly be saved by well-crafted make-up and effects? Once again, all hope is lost, as the make-up and effects are notably cheesy and unconvincing. Oh, wait a minute...lest review of the so-called action sequences be unfairly omitted here, it is sufficient to say that they are poorly choreographed and edited, and the stunt work is consistent with being as unconvincing as everything else in the movie. This movie can't even qualify as being good as a guilty pleasure flick. It does, however, achieve top honors as being remarkably repugnant.
All-in-all a fairly unpleasant experience for most audiences.
Yes, it's true. The so-called Unrated Extended Cut was released in Germany on VHS and features the well-known Unrated Version plus the deleted scenes reintegrated into the movie. Therefore this versions is nearly 12 minutes longer than the Director's Cut. In the UK, the cult film (that by now spawned 3 sequels) was released in a shortened version on VHS as well as DVD. Only the VHS tape released by Vipco and a very rare edition released by Troma are uncut. All shortened versions are missing nearly four and a half minutes of footage. Not sure if she appears in the theatrical, but she is definitely in the DC. She may be in the crowd when the lights come on and Melvin is kissing the sheep (with the red bikini)... but if you REALLY want to get a good look at her, go near the end of the film. When Toxie goes back to the gym later in the movie to take care of Julie (Cindy Manion), he confronts her by a mirror. A woman screams and Toxie spins around to see... Marisa Tomei (in a full body blue and purple striped swimsuit), who promptly spins around and runs away. a5c7b9f00b

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