For this year's San Diego ComiCon, Troma has announced an utter sensation: The first convention appearance of Mark Torgl aka Marvin the Mop Boy from the cult classic The Toxic Avenger. Thing is, Torgl, who has vanished from the face of the world shortly after the release of that movie, is less than sure about this, which is why he brings along documentarian Joe Nardelli to film everything - the reason for this being, the rumours that he actually drank toxic waste on the  Toxic Avenger set are actually true, and now he ... needs more because his stash is just about used up, and he thinks that Lloyd Kaufman himself might help him, or maybe mysterious Mecca (Christy Johnson). Problem is, baddie Jonny Fairplay (Jon Dalton) has found out Torgl's secret, and thus kills Mecca for her stash and then ... he's eventually stopped by wrestlers Mel Novak and Jake "the Snake" Roberts. But Torgl in the meantime is kidnapped by two sisters who - not sure what they want, but it has something to do with Torgl's toxic potion. And while all the world is shocked by Torgl's sudden disappearance, his most loyal fans form the Tutu Brigade to eventually come to his rescue. Thing is, nobody knows what the potion actually does, and if it's actually a good or a bad thing ...

To make a sort of meta-film about The Toxic Avenger is a slightly original idea - sure, meta-films of this ilk have been done before, but due to its status as bad taste cult classic, The Toxic Avenger does offer a rather unique foundation. The resulting film though doesn't really live up to the concept's promise, its story seems to have been put together rather hastily to make full use of the convention at hand (and the many stars that come with it), much of the plot has a "make it up as we go along"-quality to it which means the movie doesn't make perfect sense and on top of this lacks any real structure, and many scenes seem to be improvised on the spot and done in as few takes as possible, which means the camera doesn't always follow the action properly, and often the dialogues lack proper punchlines or they aren't delivered in the best possible way. In all a bit of a mess - which admittedly does feature a few really good jokes and which will find a home in the hearts of Toxic Avenger-fans no doubt ... but overall it's just not a very good movie.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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