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Summary: Beyond reproach, even for Troma
Review: I love the Toxic avenger. I found the original to be a classic example of how to make a fun, clever and extremely gory laugh fest on a shoestring budget. I actually own the film on dvd. And, yes, I am aware that Troma is not the place to go if you're looking for class or fine art. This is a company that deliberately panders to the basest impulses of the filmgoing experience- sort of the home video version of "grindhouse cinema". But this time they've gone too far. Billed as the "real" sequel to the original film, "Citizen Toxie" manages to be boring, disgusting, loathsome, cheap ( I'm not kidding..even by Troma's low standards the effects are just awful in this film...and Toxie's makeup is the worst in the series..so bad that the design of this character from the original film looks oscar-worthy by comparison) and unredeemingly brazen as it revels in the most disgusting images put to film since "Pink Flamingoes". The "plot" involves Toxie being transported to an alternate dimension where everything is evil, while at the same time an evil Toxie from said dimension pops up in our world to terrorize Tromaville. I am a guy who can usually laugh off any image a movie has to throw at me, but this flick had moments that honestly made me sick. Do yourself a favor and avoid this one like the plague that it is. You'd be better of just watching the original again. Way to corrupt your one legitmately interesting franchise, Troma. If this is your idea of stellar entertainment, your day has definitely passed.
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Summary: At last...Toxie Part 4 - a real classic
Review: I must make a confession. I have always been aware of Troma but never actually sat down in front of one till my friend put on this dvd....and I was blown away!!! As a result I have revisited most of tromas back catalogue and become quite a fanatic of The Toxic Avenger (who is actually from my home town! Who would have guessed?) I urge anyone to give this movie a try if you're looking for something a little different to your average mainstream fare. Also, the extras are just amazing and will take a good few days to trawl through them all. You will NOT regret buying this DVD....
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Summary: BEST TROMA SO FAR
Review: I thought troma was dead. i did'nt really like tromeo and juilet and i never saw terror firmer. well, as soon as i thought troma was dead the toxic avenger 4 proved me wrong ( and i am very happy about that!). Any way this movie is awsome it is sooooooo gory and has a lot of funny parts, like the retarted rebel, the "duck" scene, and the scene where the original melvin makes an appearence!!!!!! It is also very gory and has a head running over scene that gives the one from the first movie a run for it's money. also the scene where toxie kills all of these nazi cops....
i also give loyd kaufman cridet for sticking his neck out and making fun of abortion, raceism and others.
TROMA LIVES!!!!
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Summary: easily offended need not apply
Review: I'm curious about some of the comments of one of the other eviewers, who professes to be a long-time Troma fan and also claims to be offended by this film. Hey, man, if you are even close to easily offended, you need to steer as clear of this film as as humanly possible. This is nothing new for Troma movies. My god, they distributed a movie called "Buttcrack," which is about a killer buttcrack!To deal with the actual movie, though: it's very funny. Sick, yes. Disgusting, yes. But funny. And thought-provoking, in a strange sort of way. When a supporting character visits an abortion clinic and is assaulted by both vicious pro-lifers and sadistic pro-choicers, you are left with no choice whatsoever but to actually think for a second about where you stand on this issue. Such things happen at several points in the film, which is sort of surprising. You don't expect keen social commentary from a director who has fashioned a career out of head-crushing, arm-ripping, and gratuitously gratuitous nudity. My point is, this is a movie that is smarter than it seems to be, which to me is the best sort of art. The DVD is especially worth purchasing for the basketload of extras, which include a lenghty documentary on the arduous making of the film. There are three commentary tracks (one with director Lloyd Kaufman, one with various of the actors, and one with the editors), each of which is excellent and informative.
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Summary: BEYOND OFFENSIVE!
Review: If you love, care, like, or even have the smallest amount of respect for yourself or another person don't expose them to this garbage! I did not expect a movie with taste, and I enjoy B-movies, tacky gross outs, and off color humor. BUT THIS MOVIE GOES WAY OVERBOARD! The filmakers trying so hard to be shocking they forget to give this flick anything that a decent human being could find enjoyable.
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Summary: Ignore the loser at the bottom of the list... It's the BEST
Review: In my opinion, this is THE best Troma film. Incorperating super heroes from around Tromaville, this film is amazing. It is full of all the stuff that Troma enjoys, and it has some of the best heroes of them all, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Dolphin Man and Mad Cow Boy, and not to mention the strongest and best looking hero of them all... The Toxic Avenger!!! It is action packed with Tromatic flair, and is truly a masterpiece. Keep them coming Troma!!!
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Summary: good lord - i cant see how it gets any better than this!
Review: its entirely beyond me how with every film lloyd kaufmann directs, it outdoes the last. sheer genius. this is one of THE greatest flicks ive ever seen in my entire life. with hours upon hours of dvd extras, this two-disc set is the greatest dvd since terror firmer. i cant even begin to describe how amazing this movie is. indeed it is the true sequel (although toxic avenger II is a guilty pleasure of mine). i think the most amazing thing about this movie is it was made with 1 half of 1 percent of the amount of money a common hollywood film costs. utter and sheer genius.
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Summary: Just buy it
Review: Just buy this. Right now. Words cannot describe how awesome it is. This is the definate Troma film.
I love it, and you will too. Why are you still reading this?
Go get it!
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Summary: The TRUE sequel - the best film!
Review: Lloyd Kaufman is a genius making masterpieces on a budget that would barely be enough to pay for one day's catering on an average Hollywood producton and he does it for thirty years now. In a world where low budget independent filmmaking means manymultimillion dollar productions by subdivisions of Warner and Disney, Lloyd Kaufman survived for three decades (and counting) with his truly independent filmcompany Troma and in doing so directed, produced and/or wrote dozens of brilliant films. (For which he received a lifetime achievement award at this year's edition of the prestigious Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival.)
CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV is his latest and even better than even those brilliant masterpieces as TROMEO AND JULIET and TERROR FIRMER. I am not going to give away anything of the story, too much is happening in any case to even begin to tell you about in a few lines, but it is SO wonderful you just have to see it for yourself. Dave Mattey is ondoubtly the best Toxie of all four films, Heidi Sjursen his best (in this case) Sarah, and even though the budget of the film is not much more than that of the first one, made almost twenty years ago the production value of this one is unbelievable! This exact same film made by one of the Official Indepentents (Miramax, how independent can one be?) would have cost at least ten times this amount. And then - they would never have the guts and the intelligence to come up with this totally awesome film in which more aspects of our messed-up world are tackled that they could cram in their entire catalogue.
Apart from a film you can't afford to miss, this 2-disc-DVD-set (and look at the rediculously low price!) provides you with SO much more. There are no less than three full-length audio-commentaries. One by director Lloyd Kaufman, and his commentaries are always at least as entertaining and insightful as the feature itself. This particular one even includes a soundsample of Troma co-founder Michael Herz!! The second one is a wonderfully compiled track with contributions by the most important stars of the film, including Troma Action Hero Joe Fleishaker, star of many of Kaufman's past movies.
Another track is by the editors of the film and provides even more info on how such a brilliant film could be made under conditions that are difficult to say the least. At any rate - much more is there, such as loads of deleted scenes (with or without commentary), talks with the cast and crew, footage of CITIZEN TOXIE-premieres around the world, tons of hidden easter-eggs and much, much more. Apart from all this there even is a complete second feature: the 135 minute behind-the-scenes documentary APOCALYSPE SOON, which also comes complete with it's own deleted scenes! This is NOT the usual "he is wonderful, he is great, he is the best" docu - as the audiocommentaries do it provides a no holds barred look inside the hard-working-low-paying world of independent cinema. These people are HONEST, and where do you get that on your DVD-extra's??
There is no doubt this is the very best DVD-presentation of a movie ever - over six hours of Tromatic entertainment, and I'm not even counting the multiple viewings of the film itself with the various audio-tracks! Count those and you need a week to take in all information this instant interactive encyclopeadia provides.
If you haven't seen the other installements of THE TOXIC AVENGER, not to worry as everything you need to know is worked into the movie, without it being boring for those who are familiar.
Don't rent this one, don't watch your friend's copy but support independent cinema and buy our own copy. You never received so much value for your bucks!! (Except maybe when you bought Lloyd Kaufman's latest book MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE).
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Summary: The sequel us Troma fans have all been waiting for.
Review: Okay when I saw the bootleg edition of Citizen Toxie the Toxic Avenger part 4 I was blown away, this movie was really hilarious, the actor who played the Toxic Avenger was well built for this movie, the perfect size and everything, he also knew how to handle a mop expertly. Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf did a hell of a job in this film even though he was sober I would have loved to see him drunk in this movie. Heidi was a complete babe she did a great job playing not only Sarah the blind blonde bimbo also Toxie's love of his life but she another role since this film was about Toxie going into a evil dimension and facing the evil version of himself. You have to see this movie it is hilarious you will enjoy it. Lloyd Kaufman did a real cool job directing this movie.
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