 "Minimally Entertaining" | 2007-10-02 |
| - Reviewed By M. Ryan Fairbanks from Cleveland, Ohio |
By now we all know the story behind The Toxic Avenger parts 2 and 3. They were made to be one cohesive film, it was too long, hence divided into two halves or movies. It was an interesting experiment, leave it to Troma to try something like that, however the results left a lot to be desired.
After watching parts 2 and 3, it becomes evident that this hardly bears any resemblence to the original Toxic Avenger at all. Toxie has a totally different outgoing personality, he looks different, even his name was changed from Melvin Fyrd to Melvin Junko. Nevertheless the first half (part 2) was bearable, though the plot had more holes than a slice of swiss cheese...
The Toxic Avenger 3: The Last Temptation of Toxie is virtually plotless. Comprised almost entirely of remainder footage from part 2, the film is almost confusing in its similarity. The first 30 minutes is the same concept as part 2, Toxie ranting about the lack of meaning in his life and how depressed he is. Eventually he gets a job at Apocalypse Inc. (Yes the same one he just defeated in the previous film...I guess they just never went away). When the town learns of his alliance with the evil Apocalypse, they turn their backs on the hero. Realizing his mistake, Toxie sets out to make everything right again in a confrontation with the devil himself.
I'm not going to comment on the dialogue, or special effects, or screenplay, because this is a Troma film. I realize that what Troma does is meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but this flick is pretty bad even for that type of film. Toxic 3 is just a hodgepodge of left over footage that translates into one giant, nonsensical continuity error. If you enjoyed the original, I'm sure you want to see every Toxic Avenger movie. (I know I did!) But if you can resist, just skip this one. |
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 "Toxic Avenger Part III" | 2007-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By Gitters from Allendale, IL United States |
The Toxic Avenger Part III is pretty much made up off leftover footage from the Toxic Avenger Part II. That being known, you can tell Toxic Avenger III has a paper thin script. The best part of the movie is the fight scene in the video store, where he rips out a guys intestines.
The plot involves the Toxic Avenger working for the devil, the chairman of Apocalypse Inc, which really doesn't make any since. He battled Apocalypse Inc in Toxic Avenger Part II, so he would already know that Apocalypse Inc is bad. Toxic Avenger wants to get Claire an eye operation. Why is her name Claire in Toxic Avenger II & III, when her name was Sarah in the original? So, if you watched the first two Toxic Avenger movies Part III is going to seem kind of stupid and pointless. Even though is movie pretty much contradicts Toxic Avenger II, I still give it three stars because I enjoyed the first two so much, if you forget about what you know first the first two films part III is fairly entertaining. If you didn't like Toxic Avenger II stay away from this one! |
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| "An OK sequel!" | 2007-05-25 |
| - Reviewed By John from Socorro, New Mexico USA. |
After the events of part 2, lovable monster superhero Toxie must still deal with the evil forces of the greedy corporation known as Apocalypse Inc. as he struggles to get his fiancee Claire an eye operation to restore her sight. He joins Apocalypse Inc. and becomes a yuppie then the hero every Tromaville citizen loves, unknown to him that the owner of the corporation is actually satan who plans on taking over the town of tromaville but can Toxie regain back his soul and take on the dark lord himself or will Tromaville including humanity will suffer?
An all-right entry of the series though it's not as good as the first, second and fourth entries! The splatter is well done but there's not much of them as shown in the other parts of the saga but the laughs are still there.
This DVD has good picture and sound with the unrated director's cut and cool extras like trailers to this and other Troma movies, an introduction by Toxie creator and Troma president Lloyd Kaufman, interviews with cast, interactive troma map, Toxic Avenger museum with stills and merchandise gallery, easter eggs, where in the world is Toxie? featurette and more. |
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| "The Weakest Of All TA's, but still enjoyable." | 2005-06-29 |
| - Reviewed By Micheal Hunt from Hellbourne |
I first got into the Toxic Avenger with this very movie years ago. I loved the humour and the over the top goofyness of it. I became a fan 'cause of this movie and then later on saw Toxie 1 and saw why people didnt like the sequels 'cause they where more comedy driven then gore, like the original.
However, part II does has some great re-inserted gore bits that makes it better then it's original release. I was hoping that this one, part III, the directors cut would have re-inserted some bloody awsome grouseme shots. But, I hardly noticed any changes at all from the old VHS copy I had.
It had been a long time since I watched any of the Toxies, and watching them all on DVD in the correct order, i did see why this movie is said to be the weakest of them all, it does drag for a while through the middle of it and doesnt pick up untill the end. But there is still some great scenes in it.. however, I cant say you will enjoy it, some will, some wont, it depends on taste and how much you loved the first movie I guess.
The DVD contains the movie. The movies fine, except it looked a bit faded in color. The subtitles are screwed up. it's only in stereo, the commantary is the usual crap, the Toxic interviews would only entertain the die hard fan, they would put everyone else to sleep, Clips from the Anthology Film Archives screening of the movie is a snore, Watch the Naked Dance of the Damned Fat is just a dumb extra added, Absorb the Radiation March is a stupid thing put on every Troma DVD, Visit the Troma Treasure Chest is something that has potential to advertise there gift store, but it's just not funny, Learn to TromaDance is for the dumn at heart, The Mutant Slide Show old-school style is a bunch of pics and cover arts, Where in the World Is Toxie is hardly diffrent from the one on the 1st TA DVD, i didnt even bother going through them all.... the bonus features are pretty weak.. some outtakes & Deleted scenes are badly needed, but unfortunalty none exsist because they where thrown away.
If your a fan of Toxie and want this to complete the collection, then theres no stopping you from buying it, but otherwise, look for it in the cheapie bin or rent it, it's ok, and watchable again and again, but it's not as classic or as strong as part 1, 2 & 4's directors cuts. |
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 "The Worst of the Series, But Still a Lot of Fun" | 2004-10-13 |
| - Reviewed By thecrypt777 from Arkham |
| What a great idea... after Toxie cleans up Tromaville and makes it a "nice place to live" where people are happy and dance like idiots in the streets, who's left for Toxie to oppose? Well, how about THE DEVIL!!! For those that don't know the story behind parts II and III, it was originally supposed to be one movie. The ony problem is that after it was completed it turned out to be something like 6 hours long! So the directer decided to chop the film in half and trim it down to two seperate movies. This explains the continuity problems and the fact that Part III seems to have such a weak plot. It's really just the end of one long movie. Personally I would have liked to see it as a 6 hour epic, but that's just me. So anyway, the themes of evil big business conglomerates being represented by satan is taken literally this time around. Now we find out that the Chairman of Apocalypse Inc (whom you'll remember from part II) is actually Old Nick himself (i.e. Satan) trying to pollute the planet and control the people. Of course we all know who wins. With the help of non other than the Good Lord, Toxie mashes satan. I would say to ignore those advising to steer clear of this movie. I found it to be, while not quite as good as I and II, a good, fun little movie. |
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 "This was a Disappointment" | 2003-02-01 |
| - Reviewed By Nick from NH |
As much as I like Troma films, this movie was seriously disappointing. As a fan of the first two films in the Toxic Avenger series I was expecting a lot more from this third installment. Instead, this movie is a large step backwards from the previous two. The acting is horrible, the fight scenes are awful, and the plot is lacking.
And it features one of the worst endings ever. The "videogame" showdown makes little to no sense. Regardless of whether or not you're a Troma fan I recommend steering clear of this one. |
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