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Citizen Toxie:
The Toxic Avenger Part IV (2000) by Gary Schultz The Toxic Avenger is still the greatest super hero from New Jersey.
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After nearly fifteen years Troma's greatest hero The Toxic Avenger is back and he's brought his overweight sidekick, Lardass! In Oct of 2001 Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger Part IV premiered at the pioneer Theatre in New York City. After a lengthy festival run Citizen Toxie was released on DVD for the non-festival viewing public to enjoy. Now I'm going to say this just once so listen up for those of you that don't know anything about Troma Films you MUST ONLY VIEW THE DIRECTOR'S CUT of this film or any other Troma Film for that matter. The rated "R" version is cut to pieces. The MPAA is judgmental and evil and they tell you, the free thinking citizens of America what is appropriate to view, but we'll save that argument for a different time. Now here is a brief explanation of Troma Films. Troma make very low budget hardcore comedic films, that are usually gorier than any mainstream splatter flick, featuring sexy lesbians and over the top violence and stereotypes. Some people in the mainstream world would consider Troma Movies to be crap. This might be true, but people in the mainstream don't know shit anyway. Troma Films are for a desired taste. Troma is one of the oldest independent film companies and distributors in the United States. Troma films are a treat that go against the grain of cookie cutter Hollywood films and should be viewed with large groups of friends, lots of beer and mini-tacos.
So here's what we've learned so far...The Toxic Avenger is still the greatest superhero from New Jersey. Troma films are pro-hot lesbian sex. Sgt. Kabukiman is a suffering alcoholic who needs to get laid. Stan "the man" Lee narrated the intro and outro out this film which awards this film an extra 50 cool points. If you don't know who Stan Lee is, go run as fast as you can into a wall fan boy. If Lloyd Kaufman's only agenda in making Troma style films is to piss people off then so be it. Troma rules! Gary Schultz is an indie filmmaker from the great Chicagoland area. He thinks Troma films are neat-o and you should too! Got a problem? Email us at filmmonthly@hotmail.com Please visit our friends at HKFlix.com. |