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Citizen Toxie - The Toxic Avenger IV (Unrated Director's Cut)x$8.80
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A tale of two Toxies!!! Experience the marvelous fun that Fangoria Magazine has dubbed one of the top 13 DVDs of 2003! Citizen Toxie is Troma’s most ambitious and successful movie! When the notorious Diaper Mafia take hostage the Tromaville School for the Very Special, a horrific explosion creates a portal between Tromaville and its dimensional mirror image, Amortville. While the Toxic Avenger (Toxie) is trapped in Amortville, Tromaville comes under the control of Toxie’s evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender (Noxie). Will Toxie return to Tromaville in time to stop Noxie’s rampage or is he doomed to remain a second-class citizen in Amortville forever? How did Toxie’s wife Sarah become pregnant with two babies from two different fathers? Will Tito, the Retarded Rebel, ever get over his teen angst and become a productive member of society? Citizen Toxie features the most formidable line-up of superheroes ever assembled, including Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD, Mad Cowboy, Dolphin Man, Master Bator and The Vibrator. Auteur director Lloyd Kaufman has also assembled a cast that reads like a veritable reunion of Troma superstars, including Ron Jeremy, Lemmy, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf, James Gunn, Kinky Finklestein and many others. Hilarious and shocking; erotic and surprising. Citizen Toxie is full of unforgettable special effects – everyone is calling it a Tromasterpiece! This exclusive two disc DVD collector’s edition features over two hours of extra materials, including "Apocalypse Soon: The Making of Citizen Toxie," a 90 minute documentary that’s almost as entertaining as the feature itself!
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It's Bad When Ron Jeremy Provides The Taste And Decorum      By A2NOZB6VZCTOI4 on 2005-03-22
This film was sent to me by a friend who also appreciates movies so bad they're good. At the end of the day though, this movie is so bad it's, well, bad. I love grade-Z cinema as much as the next person, although I am not amazingly fond of pointless gore (that's problem number one in this case), but the real problem here is that Lloyd Kaufman has taken what had the potential to be an amusing premise at the beginning of the series and gone out of his way to attempt to offend everyone. He does so, but mostly because of his lame attempts at satire. Question: is it absolutely hilarious to mock and parody brilliant theoretical physicist Steven Hawking? Apparently Kaufman thinks so, although I don't know anybody else who does. Likewise the premise of the "Diaper Mafia" taking over the "Tromaville School for the Very Special" leaves something to be desired in the taste department. I will skip the details of the extreme requisite flatulence, blind girlfriend forced lesbianism (with translator), and inter-uterine evil-twin mop fight, and just suffice it to say that at no time did this film rise from the gutter to attempt humor: in the gutter is where it should stay.
I love bad movies, I love parodies, and I love satire, but this film fails on more levels than most other films even attempt. Like I said in the title, when Ron Jeremy provides the taste, refinement, and decorum in a movie, you know there is a flaw in the film.
In attempting to be fair to the film I will say that people who actually do like the movie (for whatever reason) will love this packaging. There are multiple audio commentaries, a 95 minute long (it seems like forever) "making of" feature, outtakes, behind the scenes stuff, etc. The whole thing takes two DVDs, and in this case I can definitely say that the extras are more enjoyable viewing than the feature.
The premise of Toxie having an evil twin ("The Noxious Offender", or "Noxie") is actually a good one. This could have been a good B-movie satire; it's a shame that it became a cheap exploitation piece, and an un-funny one at that.
The TRUE sequel - the best film!      By A1NJLISY4ZWP7D on 2003-04-23
Lloyd Kaufman is a genius making masterpieces on a budget that would barely be enough to pay for one day's catering on an average Hollywood producton and he does it for thirty years now. In a world where low budget independent filmmaking means manymultimillion dollar productions by subdivisions of Warner and Disney, Lloyd Kaufman survived for three decades (and counting) with his truly independent filmcompany Troma and in doing so directed, produced and/or wrote dozens of brilliant films. (For which he received a lifetime achievement award at this year's edition of the prestigious Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival.) CITIZEN TOXIE: THE TOXIC AVENGER IV is his latest and even better than even those brilliant masterpieces as TROMEO AND JULIET and TERROR FIRMER. I am not going to give away anything of the story, too much is happening in any case to even begin to tell you about in a few lines, but it is SO wonderful you just have to see it for yourself. Dave Mattey is ondoubtly the best Toxie of all four films, Heidi Sjursen his best (in this case) Sarah, and even though the budget of the film is not much more than that of the first one, made almost twenty years ago the production value of this one is unbelievable! This exact same film made by one of the Official Indepentents (Miramax, how independent can one be?) would have cost at least ten times this amount. And then - they would never have the guts and the intelligence to come up with this totally awesome film in which more aspects of our messed-up world are tackled that they could cram in their entire catalogue. Apart from a film you can't afford to miss, this 2-disc-DVD-set (and look at the rediculously low price!) provides you with SO much more. There are no less than three full-length audio-commentaries. One by director Lloyd Kaufman, and his commentaries are always at least as entertaining and insightful as the feature itself. This particular one even includes a soundsample of Troma co-founder Michael Herz!! The second one is a wonderfully compiled track with contributions by the most important stars of the film, including Troma Action Hero Joe Fleishaker, star of many of Kaufman's past movies. Another track is by the editors of the film and provides even more info on how such a brilliant film could be made under conditions that are difficult to say the least. At any rate - much more is there, such as loads of deleted scenes (with or without commentary), talks with the cast and crew, footage of CITIZEN TOXIE-premieres around the world, tons of hidden easter-eggs and much, much more. Apart from all this there even is a complete second feature: the 135 minute behind-the-scenes documentary APOCALYSPE SOON, which also comes complete with it's own deleted scenes! This is NOT the usual "he is wonderful, he is great, he is the best" docu - as the audiocommentaries do it provides a no holds barred look inside the hard-working-low-paying world of independent cinema. These people are HONEST, and where do you get that on your DVD-extra's?? There is no doubt this is the very best DVD-presentation of a movie ever - over six hours of Tromatic entertainment, and I'm not even counting the multiple viewings of the film itself with the various audio-tracks! Count those and you need a week to take in all information this instant interactive encyclopeadia provides. If you haven't seen the other installements of THE TOXIC AVENGER, not to worry as everything you need to know is worked into the movie, without it being boring for those who are familiar. Don't rent this one, don't watch your friend's copy but support independent cinema and buy our own copy. You never received so much value for your bucks!! (Except maybe when you bought Lloyd Kaufman's latest book MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN MOVIE).
Troma rules!!!      By AAGFBE5EM7YKB on 2003-05-01
The original Toxic Avenger is the most famous Troma movie ever made and finally there is a worthy sequel. When I first heard of Citizen Toxie and how great it was, I had high hopes as Tromeo & Juliet and Terror Firmer were so cool. I wasn't disappointed, Citizen Toxie is hilarious from start to finish with everything that makes Troma great. There's tonnes of nekkid girls (a few guys as well), action, cheesy Troma gore and some of the most twisted humour ever! I mean who else but Troma has the guts to make jokes about, hate crimes, penil implants, abortions and the metally challenged? I think that plenty of people would feel it's their duty to critisize such un PC humour, but really the true racism satired in this film are shown as events happening in the 'evil' dimention thus rightfully protrayed as dispicable yet how many Hollywood film makers even acknowledge that these exact evils happen in the real world? Most people would agree that making fun of the handicapped is not cool, but hey the mentally challenged characters Tito and Sweetie develop true personalities in Citizen Toxie and really aren't the tear jerking Hollywood flicks like 'I am Sam' that use handicapped people to make their films sappy and sentimantal exploiting them just as much as films that laugh at them? Citizen Toxie has the kind of no holds barred creativity only a low budget independant film can capture. If you love Troma you will already have this 2 disc set, if you don't like Troma steer clear of this film as it embodies everything Troma represents. As usual there are a tonne of extras on the disc. Troma certainly know how to make great DVD sets, how many big studio DVD's do you get which think that 'interactive menus' and 'chapter selection' are special features? Apocalypse Soon the making of documentry is awesome. Any big budget film 'making of' consists of a glossy set of interviews in which one dimentional actors like Julia Roberts go into the dynamics of their character acting and feature a director explaining his artistic vision for the remake of a foriegn film, but Apocalypse Soon features totally raw on set footage of the film crew. All the problems like lacklusture stunts, late actors, script revisions ect are all shown in on the spot unedited footage. LLoyd isn't painted as a character who is beloved by all crew and actors but shown reacting honestly to the day to day struggles on set. This double DVD is amazing, very cool film, great extras, some interesting easter eggs and is worth every penny.
Beyond reproach, even for Troma      By A2GCSYH0YK535V on 2003-12-16
I love the Toxic avenger. I found the original to be a classic example of how to make a fun, clever and extremely gory laugh fest on a shoestring budget. I actually own the film on dvd. And, yes, I am aware that Troma is not the place to go if you're looking for class or fine art. This is a company that deliberately panders to the basest impulses of the filmgoing experience- sort of the home video version of "grindhouse cinema". But this time they've gone too far. Billed as the "real" sequel to the original film, "Citizen Toxie" manages to be boring, disgusting, loathsome, cheap ( I'm not kidding..even by Troma's low standards the effects are just awful in this film...and Toxie's makeup is the worst in the series..so bad that the design of this character from the original film looks oscar-worthy by comparison) and unredeemingly brazen as it revels in the most disgusting images put to film since "Pink Flamingoes". The "plot" involves Toxie being transported to an alternate dimension where everything is evil, while at the same time an evil Toxie from said dimension pops up in our world to terrorize Tromaville. I am a guy who can usually laugh off any image a movie has to throw at me, but this flick had moments that honestly made me sick. Do yourself a favor and avoid this one like the plague that it is. You'd be better of just watching the original again. Way to corrupt your one legitmately interesting franchise, Troma. If this is your idea of stellar entertainment, your day has definitely passed.
4 stars for the extras, 0 plus for the film      By on 2003-05-14
I have been a fan of the Toxic Avenger since its release in l985. The two sequels were indeed lame, but part 4 really did it for me. I can honestly say I am no longer a Troma fan. Troma has sunken to a new low; if you find long scenes of retarded teenagers being made fun of and sickening sex scenes involving cheese, feet, and men spitting out sperm from other men, then this film is for you. The Toxie mask even looks the worst it ever did. I can't believe how bad this flick is...even the FX are horrible compared to the original. Troma needs to either hire a new director (Kaufman made his million, so I doubt he's too concerned with what he puts out anymore after seeing this), or get some new writers. I doubt even pre teens would enjoy this lame excuse for an exploitation film. At least the extras were interesting...but wasted on such a piece of garbage. I never thought I'd say this about my favorite hero from NJ.
- Brilliant
     By A14MQ6FIMU7OXX on 2003-03-20
TOXIC AVENGER 4 IS AN AMAZING MOVIE. hillarious and filled with violence the DVD is packed with extras including 3 commentaries deleted scenes and a full lengtht documentary on the making of toxie 4 . The best Toxic avenger movie gets one of the best dvd of the past year.
- The sequel us Troma fans have all been waiting for.
     By A2T25Y89Q15N3T on 2003-05-01
Okay when I saw the bootleg edition of Citizen Toxie the Toxic Avenger part 4 I was blown away, this movie was really hilarious, the actor who played the Toxic Avenger was well built for this movie, the perfect size and everything, he also knew how to handle a mop expertly. Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf did a hell of a job in this film even though he was sober I would have loved to see him drunk in this movie. Heidi was a complete babe she did a great job playing not only Sarah the blind blonde bimbo also Toxie's love of his life but she another role since this film was about Toxie going into a evil dimension and facing the evil version of himself. You have to see this movie it is hilarious you will enjoy it. Lloyd Kaufman did a real cool job directing this movie.
- BEYOND OFFENSIVE!
     By on 2004-01-30
If you love, care, like, or even have the smallest amount of respect for yourself or another person don't expose them to this garbage! I did not expect a movie with taste, and I enjoy B-movies, tacky gross outs, and off color humor. BUT THIS MOVIE GOES WAY OVERBOARD! The filmakers trying so hard to be shocking they forget to give this flick anything that a decent human being could find enjoyable.
- Citizen Toxie saves the day
     By A3SCYUEOIXJ2H2 on 2003-04-02
I am the biggest Toxic Avenger fan. I can't get enough of Troma films. I have not yet seen the DVD edition of this movie. I have seen a promo copy on VHS that was sent to me by Troma last summer. I would have to say that Citizen Toxie is just as good as the first Toxic Avenger. I will admit that Toxic Avenger both 2 and 3 were somewhat disappointing, but Citizen Toxie is good all of the way through. Troma did not let me down with this one. If you like the Toxic Avenger and if you have an appreciation for Troma films- you will love this release.
- good lord - i cant see how it gets any better than this!
     By AJ1HPBN6ME7QT on 2003-04-27
its entirely beyond me how with every film lloyd kaufmann directs, it outdoes the last. sheer genius. this is one of THE greatest flicks ive ever seen in my entire life. with hours upon hours of dvd extras, this two-disc set is the greatest dvd since terror firmer. i cant even begin to describe how amazing this movie is. indeed it is the true sequel (although toxic avenger II is a guilty pleasure of mine). i think the most amazing thing about this movie is it was made with 1 half of 1 percent of the amount of money a common hollywood film costs. utter and sheer genius.
- I wish I could give it more stars
     By A1GKZX6RMO8QO6 on 2004-02-05
A long time fan of Troma, I was very excited about the next installment in the Toxic Avenger series. Let me just tell you that I have seen a lot of weird, messed up, and down right insane movies, but this one has got to take the cake. They spared absolutely no expense in trying to offend every person, political group, organization, and anything and everything basically under the sun. It made me proud. I was even shocked at the extent they went, and that is REALLY hard to do. Just when I thought they had covered all aspects of humanity they would add another tid-bit of juicy offensiveness. I was very impressed with the effort that they had obviously put into this film, in excluding nothing from it's insulting and vulgar attacks. It's hilarious, full of cheese, and has plenty of violence. The plot is simple: Toxie gets mixed up with his evil twin Noxie and they end up in each other's different planes of existence-let the fun begin! Fans of troma and Toxie will cherish this movie, after I rented it I had to own it. It also has plenty of extras on the DVD, including a troma trivia game. This movie is bound to shock even the most desensitized viewer, as it did me, and delight all you morbid peoples' funny bones! Definitely a classic, and definitely worth it's weight in gold.
- Much better than 2 and 3!
     By AEFRJ6ZBKGZV2 on 2003-03-27
The toxic avenger is back.This time the Toxic Avenger is sent to Amortville,while his evil double Noxie is in Tromaville.This time there is plenty of gore,I would say more than the previous three combined.There's also gobs of topless women.Troma at it's finest.If you liked the original Toxic Avenger check this out.
- Tromeo and Wholiet?
     By A37GTE7FVDZ2LU on 2003-06-02
Forget the original Toxie, Class of Nuke em High, Tromeo and Juliet, and even Terror Firmer: Citizen Toxie is the definitive Troma movie! The characters are excellent, the script is genious, the directing is inspired, and the acting is just campy enough. There is no plot to get in the way of the over the top gore, tomatoes, and "Special" people. Let's get to the characters, shall we? Of course there's Toxie. No intro needed. Noxie is the Noxious Avenger, Toxie's doppleganger from Amortville. Lard-butt is toxie's "morbidly obese sidekick." Sarah is the ever name changing blind wife of toxie. OH, in Amortville she's deaf not blind. Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD quite possibly steals the show as a drunk loser of a vigilante. Well, almost steals the show. Tito steals the show, a special crack head who is undergoing a major case of teen angst. As Tito says in the film when discovered getting high, "Being a teenager sucks. Being a retarder teenager sucks more. Drugs make it suck less" Toxie: "wow, you're quite articullate for a special druggie." Tito: "what's atriclate?" LOL!!! This is what the script is like the whole time, but better and even more obscene. The DVD extras are incredible, 3 comentaries, a feature length making of docu called "Apocalypse Soon,"(don't miss the segment with the stunts coordinator complaining about his 3 FEET JUMP.) deleted scenes to the documentary, deleted scenes, bonus footage, trailers, like, 4 premiers, not-so-hidden hidden easter eggs, and more. Buy this DVD, turn off your brain, like, totally, and have some friends over: it'll be fun.
- Toxie is Better Than Ever!
     By A12RP1X828V2VZ on 2003-06-15
I Don't even know where to begin about Troma's biggest, baddest, and most feature packed double disc of Citizen Toxie. When Tromaville's School For the Very Special Is Terrorized By the Diaper Mafia Toxie Saves the day Resulting in an Inter-dimensional Switch of extreme proportions! Good Toxie is sent To Amortvile the opposite of Tromaville and Noxie (Evil Toxie) is sent to wreak havok on Tromaville and chaos ensues! What happens next? You have to rush out and grab what could be the best toxie of all to find out. No lie, this 2-disc will keep you occupied for weeks figuring out and going through all the features and easter eggs plus the added documentary Apocalypse Soon is great too. This Is A Troma Fans Dream So wake up and go grab Lloys greatest now!
- Destined for B-movie greatness
     By A3JD8FDS3CO3GH on 2003-07-17
You've got to love Troma. No other studio has so elevated trash to an art form (not intentionally, at least). Taking cues from the likes of Roger Corman and John Waters, director Lloyd Kaufman truly knows how to make great bad movies. Making his films truly as exploitative, offensive and trashy as possible, Kaufman does a better job at making bad movies than most directors do at making good ones. With Citizen Toxie, Lloyd Kaufman has nearly topped what I previously thought to be the epitome of trashy B-movies, Terror Firmer. Terror Firmer probably still stands as the ultimate Troma movie, but Citizen Toxie is not far behind. Among of the objects of spoofery this time around is Orson Welles' masterpiece Citizen Kane. Does that mean that Kaufman is trying to make the Citizen Kane of B-movies with Citizen Toxie? Possibly, and he just may have done it. I've seen a lot of cheesy, awful exploitation flicks, but few of them were as enjoyable or as hilarious as Citizen Toxie. There's everything that makes B-movies great here: over-the-top gore, gratuitous sex and nudity, crude and vulgar humor, bad acting and cameos by bottom-drawer celebrities (Lemmy Kilmister, Corey Feldman, Ron Jeremy, Julie Strain, Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf). Dare I say that Citizen Toxie may even be better than the original. Even if you haven't seen the classic 1985 movie, it will still be enjoyable. The original movie is also summarized at the beginning to bring you up to speed. As usual, Troma has put together an excellent DVD package. It has deleted scenes, outtakes, interviews, a feature-length documentary and all kinds of fun stuff. Well worth the low price for hours of disgusting entertainment. Citizen Toxie is highly recommended for fans of the genre and anyone who can sit through a Troma movie and enjoy themselves.
- Troma for life!
     By A1XC2ELZ6QMT1J on 2003-08-22
Citizen Toxie may even be better than the original! Lloyd and the whole Troma gang really outdid themselves with this one! It's got 400 times more gore than the original and 500 times more naked chicks than the original. It has a complex plot, too. Toxie rules! Buy the movie!
- easily offended need not apply
     By A33G2XG1S5NSH1 on 2003-09-07
I'm curious about some of the comments of one of the other eviewers, who professes to be a long-time Troma fan and also claims to be offended by this film. Hey, man, if you are even close to easily offended, you need to steer as clear of this film as as humanly possible. This is nothing new for Troma movies. My god, they distributed a movie called "Buttcrack," which is about a killer buttcrack!To deal with the actual movie, though: it's very funny. Sick, yes. Disgusting, yes. But funny. And thought-provoking, in a strange sort of way. When a supporting character visits an abortion clinic and is assaulted by both vicious pro-lifers and sadistic pro-choicers, you are left with no choice whatsoever but to actually think for a second about where you stand on this issue. Such things happen at several points in the film, which is sort of surprising. You don't expect keen social commentary from a director who has fashioned a career out of head-crushing, arm-ripping, and gratuitously gratuitous nudity. My point is, this is a movie that is smarter than it seems to be, which to me is the best sort of art. The DVD is especially worth purchasing for the basketload of extras, which include a lenghty documentary on the arduous making of the film. There are three commentary tracks (one with director Lloyd Kaufman, one with various of the actors, and one with the editors), each of which is excellent and informative.
- The Ultimate Inner Conflict
     By A1QNVS6Z7UBMRD on 2003-09-09
After battling with a glutonous mayor of Tromaville, a towering Godzilla rip off and even the Devil himself, Toxie now faces his greatest adversary- himself. Citizen Toxie is by far the funniest, goriest and exploitive film Troma has put out since they originally put themselves on the map with their infamous head crushing scene from the original Toxic Avenger back in 1985. The film's opening and closing narrator is voiced by Stan Lee and he along with everyone else at Troma Entertainment apologize for their two previous ... sequels. They now have the chance with money, great special effects, lots of breasts, cheesy celebrity cameos and gore. This film will also answer all of those mindboggling questions within the Troma universe you've been dying to know for all these years. Such as, "If they made another Toxic Avenger film, what would it be like?"; or "If Toxie and Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD were to fight, who would win?"; or finally "How much blood, guts, gore, nudity, Ron Jeremy, Corey Feldman, breasts, the Sgt. Kabukiman car chase scene and Joe Fleishaker be crammed into a 2 hour feature film!?" Well rest assured that these and many other wonderful moments in cinematic history explode onto your tv screen with this jam packed 2 Disc DVD set. Not to mention all the extras like a 90 minute documentary on the making of this film, cut scenes, 3 seperate audio commentaries, great slapstick and satirical looks at life. This movie is a definite collector's item whether or not you are a Troma fan. And if you're not, ... watch and see what I grew up on.
- toxie cleans up the evil in tromaville
     By A1AJC95GQH212A on 2003-12-26
THIS MOVIE IS THE BEST MOVIE TROMA EVERMADE!Lloyd kaufman has made another asskicking movie.this DVD IS UNRATED DIRECTOR'S CUT and it has 2 DISC its a collector's edition.with including 95 minute dokumentary"APOCALYPSE SOON!" its a great movie and i think that you should now buy it because i think its the best dvd troma ever made.
- Movies I Own U Should 2!!!!!!!!!!!
     By A4MBTBC537044 on 2005-09-04
Toxie at his best this is one of the greastest TROMA movies ever made I would gladly pay 30 dollars for a movie this good also get the Tox Box***** and the Toxic Crusaders***** It's the cartoon show from when I was kid It's FRESH as HELL. The extra features are great like always with TROMA, you also get a cool Citizen Toxie poster!
- damn........
     By A2G2YXV9SHY6K2 on 2003-03-24
great film by troma. The mask of toxie is a bit off but the film is great. easily the funniest troma movie ever, filled with more gore than terror firmer, but I could have used a bit more. Keep it up, troma. Soon I'll be directing a troma film, seriously.
- A true sequel to the first Toxic Avenger
     By AVW6BHMTC9QS4 on 2003-03-31
The gags, effects, humor, and sleazy portrayal of characters makes this movie a must. TA4 is the best Troma film released, well--since the first Toxic Avenger movie! I loved every minute of it.
- Toxie still lives on in the hearts of men!!!
     By on 2003-04-06
I had waited a few years for this baby to come out I was going to buy the screener but i just couldn't bring myself to paying too much for it since Troma's films are cheap and a good imitaion of satire at it's best. But as soon as I had a chance to get the DVD i grabbed it,and i must say it is the best out of all the toxies Lloyd Kaufman still knows what the underground wants in cinema and what the capitalist industries hate most and thats DIY thanks lloyd for another fan favorite (also get the Tox Box) its the only way to see Toxic Crusaders (digitalized) and The Toxic Avenger Part 2 director's cut in it's entirity. Toxie rulezzz!!!!!
- At last...Toxie Part 4 - a real classic
     By A2JMYLOXEKQZC5 on 2003-04-16
I must make a confession. I have always been aware of Troma but never actually sat down in front of one till my friend put on this dvd....and I was blown away!!! As a result I have revisited most of tromas back catalogue and become quite a fanatic of The Toxic Avenger (who is actually from my home town! Who would have guessed?) I urge anyone to give this movie a try if you're looking for something a little different to your average mainstream fare. Also, the extras are just amazing and will take a good few days to trawl through them all. You will NOT regret buying this DVD....
- Come back, Troma! Come back!
     By A3OUKV8KBGUPS4 on 2003-05-28
So here it is...the long-awaited Citizen Toxie.You know, I'm getting tired of doing Troma all these favors. I buy all their movies, I watch them, I talk about them to my friends, I wear the T-shirts. But all I'm really doing is kidding myself, and biding my time until the real Troma stands up again. Because as perversely entertaining as Citizen Toxie is, it's not the real Troma. The Troma I know and love has heart, and I'm sorry to say Lloyd seems to have reached into the bowels of Toxie himself and plucked his poor, black little heart out. Maybe Kaufman is afraid of being "good." His defensive-bordering-on-paranoid rants against mainstream entertainment like Spielberg certainly suggest that he's intentionally shunning competence. Look no further than his last two flicks - they're both self-referential, self-conscious post-modern satires. Fine, but ANYONE can do that! There's no heart, and that's a huge letdown, following the masterful "Tromeo & Juliet," which was pure heart (and it was just as silly and campy as all the others, and it had a better lesbian scene too). But maybe that movie was a fluke. Maybe all Troma wants to do is stink up the joint in a good way, like a big plate of onion rings on a caviar-and-lobster buffet table. In which case Citizen Toxie fits in nicely. It's fun, funny, entertaining, a good time. So are the extras, even if the documentary is a little dull. But look at the actors in Citizen Toxie! They're GOOD! They know what they're doing! Give them a chance, man. Mix up the letters of "Troma" and switch that T for an E and you get "Amore"...let's get the Amore back in Troma, shall we? So on the whole, Citizen Toxie has a good beat and you can dance to it. 4 stars. Peace out.
- Disgusting... But Cute!!!
     By A3UEGRPHA4QF3C on 2003-06-25
TROMA fans unite!! Toxie 4 has arrived. Just when you thought Kauffman and TROMA couldn't possibly top themselves with offensive, yet hysterical, material... they prove you wrong. This is probably the MOST offensive TROMA film yet... but it's also the most "laugh-out-loud" offering from this risk-taking independent studio. It's all here... killing "special" children, lynching black men, homosexual and lesbian sex, Nazis, extreme gore, and even God (played by Hank The Angry Dwarf from The Howard Stern Show). But that's only a minor sampling of the outrageous content Toxie gets himself involved with in this (mis)adventure. Throw in other great characters from previous TROMA hits (such as Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD) and you have a perfect indie studio signature piece. This 2-disc set is also LOADED with extras (out-takes, deleted scenes, interviews, auditions, and more)! The "making of" documentary is worth the price of the disc, itself! If you love TROMA or if you're not afraid to laugh at extremely politically incorrect humor, this is a "must have" for your collection!
- Like the film says, THIS IS THE REAL SEQUAL!!!!
     By A230JUQIZ2YSOY on 2003-07-28
WOW! This movie has it all! And unlike my last review for the totally RETARDED movie Unspeakable, this is by far Troma's best film and DVD release EVER!!!! There are also so many extra's on this DVD I dare you to try and go through them all in one sitting. IMPOSSIBLE! No matter what the price, buy this DVD! The film is side-splittingly funny. The extras are so extensive it'll make you vomit. So what are you waiting for? BUY THE DAMN MOVIE!!! HA HA!!!
- Just buy it
     By AV1IZTPF2N7QY on 2003-08-08
Just buy this. Right now. Words cannot describe how awesome it is. This is the definate Troma film. I love it, and you will too. Why are you still reading this? Go get it!
- Worth of all the oscars!!!!
     By A10ERRPD9L7EGS on 2003-08-19
This movie should have swept the oscars. Llyod Kaufman has done it once again. The greatest Toxic Avenger of them all!! Way better than anything from the mega-studios!!! And the extras and Easter Eggs make the DVD as much fun as seeing it in a theater!If you are not a Troma fan, check out this DVD and you soon will be!!!
- A NEW ASSKICKING MOVIE MADE BY LLOYD
     By A1AJC95GQH212A on 2003-12-26
this movie whas relly great.the movie is much action in it much fighting.and its hilarius very good movie.the director lloyd kaufman did it again a new toxic avenger movie that gets a 9/10this movie isnt just one dvd its 2 dvd with one special feature with an including 95 minute dokumentary"apocalypse soon!"and much more special features.i got this movie as a present.you should go to the nearest store and buy this DVD. CITIZEN TOXIE:THE TOXIC AVENGER IV.
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