The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)

By now, the violence in these movies has become commonplace. Toxie skips rope with a guy’s bloody intestines, that sort of thing. This time, our hero is forced to work for the Man as he turns into a yuppie asshole. The good citizens of Tromaville are repulsed by this transformation, and he has to prove his worth against the evil Apocalypse organization. I’ll say it again, continuity is not Troma’s strong suit. What’s funny to me about these movies is that they spawned an animated series for kids dubbed Toxic Crusaders. Can you imagine a kid seeing one of the Toxic Avengers in the video store, thinking it’s some good ol’ wholesome family fun, and becoming traumatized for life? I’m sure it must have happened.

3 exploding orgasms out of 5

The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)

In this episode, Toxie is tricked into heading to Japan to reunite with his long lost dad, while the evil conglomerate corporation of Tromaville schemes to turn the city into a toxic waste dump. The first change you’ll notice from the original is that they recast all the parts, including Toxie’s voice from “booming superhero” to “nice guy.” Once you get over that initial shock, sit back and enjoy the cheesefest. Let me give you an example of a scenario in this film: Toxie grabs an evil midget, crushes him into a ball, dribbles and slam dunks him. If you find any part of that above sentence amusing, seek out these movies immediately.

3.5 toxic “dumps” out of 5