The Tox Box (The Toxic Avenger Box Set)
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Despite a roster of disreputable films that includes everything from Bloodsucking Freaks to Terror Firmer, Troma Films' crowning achievement remains its comic book tribute/parody The Toxic Avenger (1985) and its pair of 1989 sequels. The comedy/action/sci-fi effort, about a crime-fighting monster spawned from chemical sludge, is as proudly crude as Troma's other films, but also genuinely funny and competently directed by company chiefs Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz. The combination of slapstick and splatter helped earn the film the broadest audience recognition of any Troma film prior to Tromeo and Juliet––so much so, in fact, that several years later, the Toxic Avenger would be given his own Saturday morning cartoon. Troma's affection for Toxie is made abundantly clear with The Tox Box, a lavish (by the company's standards) four-disc package that contains the three features as well as four episodes of Toxic Crusaders, Toxie's animated adventures. Troma fanatics should note that that the discs for Toxic Avenger I and III are largely identical to versions that were released independently within the last few years, but the disc for Toxic Avenger II is a true "uncut" version (with more violence) that differs markedly from the previously released R-rated DVD. As with all Troma DVDs, each disc is packed with supplemental material, from Lloyd Kaufman's hilarious (and often unhinged) commentary to a wealth of excised scenes, trailers, and production stills. Toxic Crusaders even includes a pair of '40s-era serials in their entirety to fill out its scant running time. Cineastes may decry that lowbrow material such as this has been given the deluxe treatment, and even Toxie fans may wonder if this much Troma is good for their mental health, but DVD buyers must admit that The Tox Box is an embarrassment of riches. --Paul Gaita
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Since premiering in 1983, The Toxic Avenger has become a world famous icon, influencing independent filmmakers, environmentalists, and even Ralph Nader’s presidential campaign! Legions of fans around the world have followed the adventures of Tromaville's hideously-deformed hero of superhuman size and strength through four films, an animated feature and syndicated television series, comic books, action figures, and more! Now, Troma has packaged Toxie's first two decades of cinematic work together into the ultimate collectors' item: THE TOX BOX! The Tox Box contains fully loaded, totally uncut, digitally mastered DVD editions of The Toxic Avenger, The Toxic Avenger Part II, The Toxic Avenger III: The Last Temptation of Toxie and, available only as part of this exclusive boxed set, the Toxic Crusaders animated feature! From Tromaville to Japan to Hell itself and from live action to cartoon to international superstar, The Toxic Avenger and his fans will rejoice at the overwhelmingly entertaining delights contained in the Tox Box! A must for any collector of all things Toxie, The Tox Box offers endless hours of troma-riffic entertainment at its finest!
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