Class of Nuke 'Em High

There’s two truths about Troma films. 1) they have a natural ceiling. 2) you either enjoy their kind of entertainment or you don’t. This movie is no different. I enjoyed Toxic Avenger as a kid. I probably would’ve enjoyed this more had I seen it back then. Now, all I can see is how disjointed it is, even for a Troma film. It has all the usual hallmarks — OTT practical gore and special effects, a ridiculous plot, juvenile humor — and as this is Troma’s golden age, they’re done as well as you’d expect. It’s certainly not a bad movie. It’s just kind of all over the place, narratively speaking, even for a Troma movie. But it’s never boring, so … I guess it’s a success, in its own way.