4K UHD Review – The Toxic Avenger Part II

After clearing away the leagues of bullies and baddies out to get him in 1984's "The Toxic Avenger," New Jersey's only superhero returns to duty in 1989's "The Toxic Avenger Part II," which promotes the mutant to full-fledged do-gooder. It's rowdy work from co-directors Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz, who trust that an overall amplification of violence coupled with a change in location might revive the picture and its quest to transform the mangled hero into a household name. The manic vibe only works in small doses, with "The Toxic Avenger Part II" disappointingly unfocused, trying to pull together an overall arc of psychological inspection and traditional Troma bloodletting, but never finding a sweet spot of inspiration. It's entertaining at times, but rarely coherent, presenting itself as a grab-bag of ideas and broad reactions, watching Kaufman and Herz spend all their time staging slapstick, leaving the script only a vague outline of character development. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com