Still Trashy: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Remake Fails by Taking Itself Too Seriously

Still trashy: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ remake fails by taking itself too seriously

I was part of the generation who watched the legendary, purposely bad Troma Entertainment films like The Toxic Avenger upon their initial release. I remember renting the original one on a Friday night back in 1984, pairing my viewing with an ill-advised pizza. The film had some disgusting gore effects in it, so that didn’t go well with red sauce and mozzarella cheese. The original was as kooky of a movie as you are ever going to get; it didn’t t…

Macon Blair's "The Toxic Avenger" is a gory "live action cartoon" with a heart of gold

Macon Blair's take on 1984's gore-core classic is as much a movie about love of family as it is a violent shock comedy.

Still Trashy: ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Remake Fails by Taking Itself Too Seriously - Coachella Valley Independent

I was part of the generation who watched the legendary, purposely bad Troma Entertainment films like The Toxic Avenger upon their initial release. I remember renting the original one on a Friday night back in 1984, pairing my viewing with an ill-advised pizza. The film had some disgusting gore effects in it, so that didn’t go well with red sauce and mozzarella cheese. The original was as kooky of a movie as you are ever going to get; it didn’t t…

Macon Blair's "The Toxic Avenger" is a gory "live action cartoon" with a heart of gold - TPR: The Public's Radio

Macon Blair's take on 1984's gore-core classic is as much a movie about love of family as it is a violent shock comedy. The post Macon Blair’s “The Toxic Avenger” is a gory “live action cartoon” with a heart of gold appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.