The Toxic Avenger (21st Anniversary Edition)

This is a classic they should have stopped with this one special effects were terrible but classic!!!👍🏿

The Toxic Avenger is one of the most important films in independent cinema, and without it there would have been no Lord Of The Rings as we know it. Peter Jackson (only one of Hollywood's major directors who admits to be influenced by Toxie, filmstudio Troma and director Lloyd Kaufman) would never have made his earlier horror-flicks which made him famous enough to be chosen to direct this much too expensive series. The Toxic Avenger may have influenced many directors, it has never quite been surpassed in its originality and brilliance, which is even more surprising if you take into account that it was made for the budget of Christopher Lee's breakfast on the set of LotR.Lloyd Kaufman is a genius, and his films are trendsetting, innovative and completely original. The Toxic Avenger is the one that put his (and Michael Herz's) filmcompany Troma on the map and they still survive as a truly independent studio after 30 years, in spite of increasingly below-the-belt practices of the Major Conglomerates who don't really like to have any competition of someone who actually has ORIGINAL IDEAS. Besides Disney, Troma is the only filmcompany in the world that has a legion of fans who follow the Brand in itself. And such a thing can only happen if that brand has proven to be responsible for a continuous string of very special, innovating and high-quality products.This release is a deserved tribute to one of Horrorfilm's icons. The Toxic Avenger turns 21 this month, and with three sequels to his name he is still more alive than he has ever been. Besides a wonderful TROMAMORPHIC widescreen presentation of the film (that has never looked better) this set offers hours of very interesting bonus-material. There is a brand new Audio Commentary. Kaufman's commentary tracks are always an attraction of their own, and this one is certainly no exception. With his unique sense of humor, sharp analisys and immense know-how of making films he offers a highly entertaining, funny and informative commentary that in some cases can even be seen as an extension to his Make Your Own Damn Movie-instructions.The fist disc also offers very interesting recent interviews with a great number of the original stars of the film, seven deleted scenes, the intro and outro from the original Laser Disc release and an updated 45 minute film showing highlights of many Troma and Toxie-appearances on festivals and other occasions around the world in "Where in the world is Toxie".And even though this first disc is more than worth the price alone, there is a second dvd in this set with some fantastic stuff. There are fan-submissions offering a number of very interesting reminiscences, hommages and short films of surprising quality that need to be checked out, unique scenes from the successfull theatrical musical TOXIC AVENGER: THE MUSIKILL musical, original trailers for all toxic avenger films, trailers for other Troma-releases and much more Tromatic information. Another disc that would be interesting enough and worth the low price of the entire set.This is the ultimate release of this very important film. A MUST BUY for thos who haven't yet seen the film. A HAVE-TO-GET for anyone who is familiar with the film but still does not have the title in their collection, but also a GOTTA-GET-IT-TODAY for those who already have the film, as this presentation is much better than ever before, and it offers a load of highly entertaining, infomative and not-to-be-missed extra's that is unheard-of, especially on such an affordable release.It's from Troma. Of Course!

productions are some campy fun.

Classic movie. Huge fan of the franchise, but the overall quality is very poor. I mean this is supposed to be bluray, but it looks like straight vhs to dvd. Pretty disappointed 😞

What cannot be said about this fine example of a film that has not been said before? If you are like myself and many others who crave cinema that provides escapist fantasy that doesn't have the jackwagons of the "Hollywood Elite" preaching to us on how to vote, how to live our lives, and all around be ashamed of who we are – then this is the motion picture for you! Does it have a large supply of cuss words – yes. Does it have a plethora of extremely disturbing violence and deaths scenes of scum receiving their just comeuppance – yes. Does it have an overwhelming abundant supply of gratuitous nudity from the chest up complete with bikini tan lines that only 80s action films can deliver – OH MY GOD YES! From the many topless scenes that would make one reminisce of the first time you stayed up late and snuck out to see Porky's while your parents slept, to the over the top action scenes such as in the taco restaurant where the bad guy gets him arm ripped off and beaten with it while his bad guy buddy gets shoved into the fryer and cooked to death, to yes you guess it even the cheesy campy dialogue, this movie has it all and is a true hidden gem and cinema masterpiece. So what are you wasting your time reading the rest of this review, grab the popcorn, crank that stereo to eleven, and call it a date night!

The Toxic Avenger is probably one of the best cult movies of its time and of course it brought Troma to life in every way possible. When I heard that this movie was coming out on DVD again and it was put in widescreen quality I thought "That's cool. Maybe they'll remaster it and give it a new digital makeover!" Man was I fooled. The 21st Anniversary edition packaging was cool but I played both the new one and the old one. The old one had a transfer that was way way better than the new one and the widescreen format didn't make much of a difference to the movie (than again Troma never did good transfers to their movies, but the original DVD of this movie has a way better transfer). The fullscreen transfer actually had a wider reach than the widescreen version. The extras on the new one are not much better than on the old one. even though it did include most of the stuff on the original version, some of the stuff on the original version was more helpful on the behind the scenes look to the movie. The new one showed mainly fans recreating classic scenes from the movie and the commentary track is different; the one on the original is way more informative. If you don't own the movie the two-disc version is at a cheap price but the original DVD release is cheaper and is definitely the better one to have.Me, being a big fan of Troma, I did enjoy the movie, and I own the original DVD release. If you people are planning on upgrading to the 21st Anniversary Edition, you may be a little disappointed. I still give this movie a 5-star rating for the movie and for the original DVD release. But beware, as I say again, you may be disappointed with the new DVD release. I'd say only the elite die-hard fans will want the new version. I'm a die-hard fan but I'm perfectly happy with the original version. But the movie passes with flying colors. GO TOXIE!

Package arrived safely, and the DVD case is mint. Love this horribly good movie!

Disc doesn't work. Can't watch movie

This film is a classic with some really great comedy and gory scenes in it. Only be sure to get the US Director's cut release because that is uncut while the UK release is edited for violence. The US Director's cut is also region free which means that it will play on your DVD player or games console with no problems. On top of that it also includes lots of cool extras from Troma so if you're a fan of Troma then this will be an essential purchase.All in all a really awesome movie that is certainly not for kids unlike the old TV series.

this is the kind of super hero we need. a misfit becomes an accidental hero showing up all those glossy wana bes and trashing them. wish it was only simon cowl or the royal family on the other end or the kardashians of his mop

a couple of years ago i was getting pleasantly high in bed watching hellraiser 3 on the horror channel (now zone horror). After having one too many tokes on the old dubee my body decided to comatoze itself and drift off to ganja land. After a couple of hours of kip i was woken up by my telly only to find my fuure favoroute film THE TOXIC AVENGER. I instantly fell in love with this masterpiece and thus began my obsession with all things Troma.

this movie is a little old(1984).But great.The first toxic avenger,is the beginning.

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