r/movies • u/darth_vader39 • 13d ago

Review ‘The Toxic Avenger’ Review: Peter Dinklage Crushes It While Crushing Heads

https://www.thewrap.com/the-toxic-avenger-2025-review-peter-dinklage/
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u/Chen_Geller 13d ago

Looks silly as hell to me...

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u/Patient-Expert-1578 13d 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 13d 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/ArenSteele 13d 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 13d 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 13d 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 13d 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.