Purchased at a local thrift store in May 2012
When I originally found this, I was thrilled BUT when I opened the case inside was a copy of "RUDY". My heart was hurting and I left empty handed. I returned days later though and perused through the wall of VHS and low and behold, it had been unveiled! This classic cult movie crass yet ridiculous covered in a thick layer of 80’s sleaze.
Labeled under the "horror" genre though it is really anything but, "The Toxic Avenger" tells the story of a nerd, Melvin, the mop boy at the health club of Tromaville, who after being tormented by his peers, has an accident that lands him into a vat of nuclear waste. This event then transforms Melvin into an over-sized pile of mutated muscle who uses his newly obtained strength to fight the bad and save the innocent. Though the story line of this movie has been used time and time again, how it s carried out is truly yet oddly unique. There is child head crushing, dog shooting and blind girl raping scenes, that all sound pretty terrifying and awful. Truth be told though, they will have you laughing with how unrealistic they look and how the actors carry them out. The budget is estimated at under half a million, so if you’re looking for high quality special effects, you won’t find it here. Even Melvin/The Toxic Avenger, has little dialogue but again, this isn’t supposed to be an award winning drama. One of the taglines for the film is “Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State.”, so you’re not expected to take it too seriously. If you’re looking a top notch, low budget, bad yet good movie, than with this you have struck gold wrapped in grime.
Left at South Station at 4:30 p.m. on 5/25/2012
When I originally found this, I was thrilled BUT when I opened the case inside was a copy of "RUDY". My heart was hurting and I left empty handed. I returned days later though and perused through the wall of VHS and low and behold, it had been unveiled! This classic cult movie crass yet ridiculous covered in a thick layer of 80’s sleaze.
Labeled under the "horror" genre though it is really anything but, "The Toxic Avenger" tells the story of a nerd, Melvin, the mop boy at the health club of Tromaville, who after being tormented by his peers, has an accident that lands him into a vat of nuclear waste. This event then transforms Melvin into an over-sized pile of mutated muscle who uses his newly obtained strength to fight the bad and save the innocent. Though the story line of this movie has been used time and time again, how it s carried out is truly yet oddly unique. There is child head crushing, dog shooting and blind girl raping scenes, that all sound pretty terrifying and awful. Truth be told though, they will have you laughing with how unrealistic they look and how the actors carry them out. The budget is estimated at under half a million, so if you’re looking for high quality special effects, you won’t find it here. Even Melvin/The Toxic Avenger, has little dialogue but again, this isn’t supposed to be an award winning drama. One of the taglines for the film is “Not all monsters are scary to people. Not if it's one fighting crime in the Garden State.”, so you’re not expected to take it too seriously. If you’re looking a top notch, low budget, bad yet good movie, than with this you have struck gold wrapped in grime.
Left at South Station at 4:30 p.m. on 5/25/2012
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