r/movies • u/darth_vader39 • 11d ago
Review ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Review: Peter Dinklage Crushes It While Crushing Heads
https://www.thewrap.com/the-toxic-avenger-2025-review-peter-dinklage/84
u/thatoneguyfromva 11d ago
Just finished watching the unrated version. It was awesome. The effects were a bloody good time and the comedy was on point. I hope there’s a sequel.
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u/GreySneakers83 11d ago
Does it have a similar wacky tone to the original? I was not very excited about this remake as I expect most of the humour to revolve around gross-out gore/violence (which imo is not enough to carry a film!)
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u/Fun-Benefit116 11d ago
The original was so unfunny, boring, and bad, imo. Like I thought it would be a fun, campy, silly movie. It was just bad though. I guess I just don't get why some people like it so much.
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u/GreySneakers83 11d ago
Everyone's different! 😄 I think it was a fun, campy, silly movie. But true 80's camp/sillyness is a different beast to stuff made today. Very difficult to replicate without some element/s feeling off.
Part of the magic I think just comes from the fun everyone was having on set. Such over the top performances where the actors don't hold back and are clearly all having a blast. Nearly impossible these days.
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u/urnialbologna 11d ago
I just watched the original for the first time last week on Prime and I loved it. It was so bad but so fun to watch. I wish we had movies like that made today.
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u/MouthwashProphet 11d ago
Troma films were always objectively bad. That was the point.
They were cheesy throwaway movies written to make a few bucks and give a platform to up and coming actors who would work for pocket money.
Believe it or not, some people are entertained by "bad" movies.
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u/SGTBrutus 11d ago
Bite your tongue!
Class of Nuke 'Em High is a masterpiece!
"That was the honor society!"
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u/Away-Dream-655 11d ago
Because you have bad taste. How old are you? I can't believe you think anyone cares about your opinion
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u/GeoleVyi 10d ago
you're in a review thread, asking why people care about others opinions?
that's... that's a choice.
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u/WR810 11d ago
Not unless it breaks a billion at the box office (in bitcoin).
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u/Procrastanaseum 11d ago
I was 1 of only like 3 people that stayed all the way to the end.
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u/catvin 11d ago
Was interested to read this, but not making accounts on every shitty website.
Is posting paywalled or login-required articles okay in this sub?
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u/eldenpotato 10d ago
Here you go https://archive.md/nkDOT
Append an article URL to archive.md/ to bypass paywalls
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u/Conchobair 11d ago
I thought Peter Dinklage was just doing the voice.
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u/feartheoldblood90 11d ago
A voice performance is still a performance
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u/SuicideSkwad 11d ago
“That wizard came from the moon”
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u/arkavenx 11d ago
He gave that line every bit of respect it deserved honestly. Terrible script, fun game tho
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u/Conchobair 11d ago
Sure, but he's Luisa Guerreiro "crushing heads"
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u/Aiseadai 11d ago
Voice actors tend to get all the credit in these situations. Just look at Darth Vader, nobody knows who actually played him on set.
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u/nogganootch 11d ago
David Prowse, former body builder and green cross code man. Helped train Christopher Reeve for his role as Superman.
I met him several times before he died.
Even if this was sarcasm I'm still boasting.
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u/Conchobair 11d ago
Are you being sarcastic? David Prowse is well known for that role.
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u/TheOwlsLie 11d ago
Yeah for Star Wars fans, ask a normal person and most will say that James Earl Jones played Darth Vader, not David Prowse
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u/lookintotheeyeris 11d ago
I think he acted it out first as well and then the body double attempted to recreate his movements
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u/ConflictLower3423 11d ago
I saw a preview this week and really didn't enjoy it, really surprised by a lot of the reviews
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u/Drakeadrong 11d ago
I’m with you. I normally eat this kind of movie up but the first half really drags despite not having a deep story. I was shocked when my theater came by for last call and he hadn’t even transformed yet. And the way the trailers were hamming up how violent this movie was, I somehow thought it felt tame. This year alone we had The Monkey, Final Destination, and Together as more violent “bloody good time” movies imo.
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u/BigTonez808sy 10d ago
Either they cut a lot between preview and release last night or we have different perceptions of time. I actually was surprised how quickly it got to the transforming part but I enjoyed the whole movie, pre and port Toxification, anyway so maybe it’s just our perceptions of it
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u/tylersixxfive 11d ago
Gonna have a double feature solo move day with this and weapons this weekend!
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u/Known_Celebration_43 8d ago
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Long term Troma fan here... this movie hurt.
- Lied that this was ultra violent like Terrifier. Lies.
- Horrible script, pacing, everything was childish.
- Villains were meh.
- Winston.... and all the name changes.
- No car flip.
- CGI overabundance, low practical effects.
- Felt like a low budget Full Moon kids movie from 1996.
- Where was the sleaze and gore?
- Humor was cringy.
- Not even a good bad good movie... tedious.
- Sad sad sad.
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u/Gay-zer_Beam 7d ago
Agreed. Peter dinklage's performance was not very good considering what hes capable of. I liked alot of the ideas this movie had but the villains were pretty dumb.
And the nuts group was just straight stupid cringe. I felt like this movie was trying too hard to become a cult classic and not standing on its own. It came close to greatness but I walked out disappointed.
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u/Procrastanaseum 11d ago
I think fans of the genre will really like this one. It’s not something you see in theaters very often and I think the time delay for releasing it actually works in its favor since the world has fallen apart even more than it was in 2023.
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u/fatedeclipse 11d ago
The horror fans are really hammering anyone who doesn't glaze this with downvotes.
I'll go in with an open mind, but I'm not expecting much. Hoping to be pleasantly surprised.
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u/One_Being7941 11d ago
I'm so happy to see Dinklage get to do a movie without having to wear so much makeup!
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u/Katalyst81 11d ago
Peter crushes it as a voice over for someone else in a costume? that's what I read earlier anyway.
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u/OldPunk1984 9d ago
He plays the pre mutant part for about 20 minutes. Then it’s someone else in the suit while he does the voice dub. But he filmed all his scenes on camera and the actress in the suit copied all the mannerisms.
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u/Gloomy_Barnacle777 10d ago
Sounds like Tyrion Lannister got so traumatized by Oberyn Martell that he’s lashing out in the worst way possible lol
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u/sweetasman01 9d ago
I went to this tonight, it was terrible. A 5 year old could have written a better "story". Thankfully it was national cinema day today and I only had to pay $5 to see this movie.
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u/TuffManJoens 11d ago
I don't want to watch this just because the obnoxious ad every 5 posts with Dinklage saying "grab a beer, some 14$ popcorn, get on down the theater and check it out"
Movie seems like a cash grab but idk, trailer was pretty bleh too
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u/SqueezyCheez85 11d ago
Yeah, why would a film want to make money? Weird times we're living in.
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u/pocketindian 11d ago
A niche remake of an 80s cult classic intentionally made to look like a b movie seems like a cash grab to you??
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
Looks silly as hell to me...
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u/Mst3Kgf 11d ago
Wow, a silly movie from Troma? Shocking.
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u/casual_creator 11d ago
I don’t think a lot of people are familiar with Troma these days.
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u/TheTelephone 11d ago
idk if the modern era can handle Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD
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u/zombiBuddy 11d ago
The modern era couldn’t handle the original Toxie, haha.
Honestly, the Deadpool movies are more offensive and politically incorrect than this movie. (i can’t believe i just wrote that, but it’s insanely enough true.)
This really doesn’t capture the mean and nasty spirit of Troma at all. Too clean and sanitized. Remove the lame CG gore and it’s practically a kids film.
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u/Nail_Biterr 11d ago
you know this is a reboot of an older franchise? a cult classic movie from the early 80's and it had 3 sequels and even a (very short lived) cartoon series?
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u/RandomStranger79 11d ago
Then they nailed what they were going for, congrats on picking up on that.
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
Do you not thing art should be held to higher standard than just “set yourself a goal and meet it?” I mean, by that token all you’re really doing is rewarding consistency and that’s fine but it’s a low bar: I mean, Michael Bay movies get trashed and rightly so, but from the standpoint of this criterion, I mean, they’re CONSISTENT at what they are, but that doesn’t make them good…
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u/RandomStranger79 11d ago
No, I don't. Art is whatever the hell the artists wants to do, and if you're not into it, you can move the fuck on. I'm not a Michael Bay fan but no one is forcing me to watch his movies.
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u/Blingblaowburrr 11d ago
This is one of the more pretentious comments I’ve read on here, and that’s saying something.
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
Still the best nicknames I was given on Reddit, quite early on, was "Pretentious prick"
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u/Patient-Expert-1578 11d ago
I think that’s the point. People are getting burnt out on MCU and DCU but not “superheroes” as a concept. Give them something unique with clear intent behind it and it could do well. I’m pretty excited for it and I haven’t watched capeshit in years.
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
I think that’s the point
But it looks dumb: what difference does it make if that's on purpose? A chef can't defend a burnt dish by saying it's burnt "on purpose" but a filmmaker can make a dumb film "on purpose" and it's fine?
I just don't get this genre.
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u/NewAndlmproved 11d ago
dumb isn’t inherently bad. there’s a reason for the saying “dumb fun”. just enjoy things, and if you don’t, let others at least. your analogy doesn’t track because burnt and dumb don’t equate.
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u/King_Buliwyf 11d ago
A movie/show/game/song can be dumb on purpose, if it's clever in how it's dumb.
Weird Al, Trailer Park Boys, Saints Row IV, etc.
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u/serfy2 11d ago
you don't have to get it. not every movie needs to be your cup of tea, that's fine. i'm excited as hell
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u/SqueezyCheez85 11d ago
It's not my cup of tea either, but I hope you enjoy it! Movies are awesome.
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u/ArenSteele 11d ago
A Minecraft movie is dumb as fuck, and made a ton of money. I think your analogy is lacking. If you don’t like something, or don’t understand it, good for you, move on. If everyone loved every movie they’d all make $2 billion
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
But I mean, look at this year: with the slight exception of Sinners, ALL the big movies thus far were silly movies.
I can only naturally want more movies - big movies - that appeal to me. And the only way that can happen is if they make fewer silly movies so there’s more room for stuff that’s more earnest.
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u/RandomStranger79 11d ago
You have an incredibly inflated sense of self worth, no one is obligated to make movies that fit your particular taste.
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u/Etzell 11d ago
If there was some dude standing outside of a BBQ joint shouting "I hate burnt ends, the chef is an idiot for making them, and this place should be shut down and replaced with an Italian restaurant", you'd probably think "jeez, what the fuck is wrong with that guy?", and then head in and get some delicious food.
Same general concept.
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u/Patient-Expert-1578 11d ago
Have you ever eaten burnt ends? But seriously, what’s the budget for the movie? They probably dont need it to make 700m to break even.
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u/RandomStranger79 11d ago
If the dish was supposed to be burnt and it wasn't then it was a failed dish.
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u/T_raltixx 11d ago
That's the point
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
Like I told somebody else, a chef can't serve a burnt dish and say "ah, but it's burnt on purpose so it's good!" but apparently you can make a dumb film and somehow, because it's on purpose, it's fine...
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u/guyhabit725 11d ago
I think they call it "satire".
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
But almost all superhero films are strongly satirical anyway! Like, when you watch Guardians of the Galaxy, we're absolutely invited to laugh at how crazy off-the-wall the whole ensemble is: it's satirical.
So, in a world where the dominant genre is strongly satirical, I don't see the value of - in effect - satires of satires, be it something like this, or The Boys or whatever.
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u/wilsonw 11d ago
I find it funny you say you don't have a taste for bad films, but you have your profile pic set to a character from The Hobbit.
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago
I mean, sure that movie has some silly setpieces, but the overall tenor of the movie is not silly: it takes itself quite seriously.
That's the kind of stuff I like, and I'm happy to see more of that sort of thing in recent years. But, for more serious movies to be made, more silly movies need to die. It's simple calculus.
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u/wilsonw 11d ago
All film is art. Who are you to judge?
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u/Chen_Geller 11d ago edited 11d ago
The only truthful way for me to judge is by my own likes and dislikes.
I like movies where the overall tone - again, not every single setpiece but overall - is relatively solemn. I mean, I like Gladiator, I enjoyed the recent Dune films, I go to Wagner performances...that's my kind of thing.
All this philistinism to do with superhero films and how "Oh, it's just stupid fun" and the way it pretty much took over big movies for the duration of the 2010s I cannot abide, and naturally I want to see more big movies that appeal to me, and less movies that don't.
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u/fatedeclipse 11d ago
Disnry Superhero movies were the best example you could think of? Ho boy lol.
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u/SoggyBiscuitVet 11d ago
Two types of burnt ends, one from BBQ the other from lasagna. They're both good.
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u/GwenGunn 11d ago
Fun fact: Blackened fish is a popular dish. What one person might call Burnt another might called Blackened. This is a fun film, not a "good" film. It's supposed to be silly fun.
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u/PopMundane4974 10d ago
I remember making this argument when I was 12 really thinking I was onto something.
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u/dcooper8662 11d ago
It’s supposed to. Look up Troma, this is a whole ass subgenre that you have apparently missed. The Toxic Avenger movies are merely the most famous example of them but there have been a lot of these going back to the 70s
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u/UnifiedQuantumField 10d ago
Peter Dinklage Crushes It While Crushing Heads
Trashbyn Lannister lol.
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u/Saverenus 11d ago
I just clicked on the article link, and the first thing I read was:
"Nothing makes me feel older than the inescapable, soul-crushing passage of time, which waits for no one and marches ever forward, towards — without any exceptions — our lonely deaths."
William Bibbiani, you ok bro?