The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie

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Year:	1989
Country of origin:	USA
Director:	Michael Herz, Lloyd Kaufman
Genre:	Average sequel
Starring:	Ron Fazio, John Altamura, Phoebe Legere, Rick Collins
Rating:	3/5
IMDB link:	http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098502/
Tagline:	No tagline
Favourite line:	"I don't mind being blind: I'll never have to see ugliness, or poverty, or pollution, or the Chevrolet Nova."

Everyone's favourite radioactive superhero is back for another adventure!

The plot:
With Tromaville now cleaned up, after the events of Toxic Avenger Part II, Our Hero Toxie finds he is a bit of a spare part. Wandering around town, he tries to get work, but nobody wants a superhero when there are no villains to catch.
As it happens, Toxie finds out that his blind girlfriend, Claire, may well be able to obtain a cure. Trouble is, it costs over $300,000.
Could it be that Toxie will be prepared to climb into bed with the enemy, and become a spokesperson for Apocalypse, Inc in order to raise the funds?
Could it be that Toxie will turn his back on the good people of Tromaville, just to save the sight of the one that he loves?
Well, could it?

Heh, it’s a Troma film so you should know what to expect by now.
Rock bottom production standards is the name of the game, the aim being to entertain with gross-out humour, some fairly spectacular gore and melt effects, and generally batter the viewer into submission through sensory overload.
Gags fly thick and fast, some self-referential, others pitched at other titles in the Troma back catalogue, others just plain silly, and there is a bit of an over-reliance, this time around, on slapstick, which always curdles the blood.
Not much point adding too much more, as you either get this shit or you don’t.
If you’ve never seen a Troma movie, and have any interest, this would not be a good place to start. Take a look at the original Toxic Avenger first, or either Class of Nuke ‘Em High or Rabid Grannies. Three fine examples of the genre – Troma films are a genre unto themselves – and superior to this offering.
Very average, this one.