Toxic Avenger 4K UHD Collection Review: Troma Toxifies 4K

I’ve been excited to see Troma in 4K because they always shot 35mm. So the source materials would hold up, and they do. Now old Troma movies look more like real movies than modern Hollywood blockbusters.

They have added a Toxie Tinkerbell logo anointing the 4K edition which is cute. The toxic waste glows and those ‘80s leotards are bright. 4K shows off the physical makeup in all its glory, bubbling and pulsating.

For all the jokes about New Jersey being a dump, the east coast locations are lush and green. Part 2 also has location footage in Japan.

Toxic Avenger Part II also includes an extended cut that I’ve never seen before. Besides more graphic kills, it also appears to include more shenanigans back in Tromaville while Toxie is away.

The green devil in Toxic III is a choice but now he glows like plutonium.

Citizen Toxie actually did the multiverse before Marvel. It may be the most frenetic of the four.

There is no real surround sound to speak of. Troma pretty much did mono. Upgrading to stereo was their biggest luxury. It’s all on the screen, not in your ears.

Lloyd Kaufman recorded new intros for each movie doing his schtick. The DVD and Blu-ray editions already had extensive extras, which are included on Blu-rays. You can listen to the commentaries with the 4K editions.

The collection comes in four double disc cases enclosed in a cardboard slip with a lovely bubbling green toxic waste design true to the spirit of Toxie.

Note that Troma has addressed player-specific disc issues with Toxic Avenger III. I had some playback issues with II, III and IV on my Panasonic like with Princess Bride, but they all worked in my backup player. So if you run into an issue, don’t despair. There are options and workarounds.