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great news!!

 On april 22 the next TROMA-movie will be released in the Netherlands on DONUT FILMS: THE TOXIC AVENGER II: THE TOXIC AVENGER TAKES TOKYO. Read a full review here very soon!!

Here's the press release (in Dutch):

Beste lezer,

op 22 april 2008 verschijnt er op het Donut films label het vervolg
op de succesvolle cultklassieker THE TOXIC AVENGER.

THE TOXIC AVENGER II
THE TOXIC AVENGER TAKES TOKYO
Release 22 april

Directed by Lloyd Kaufman en Michael Herz.

Synopsis:
De rust in Tromaville wordt wreed verstoord als Apocalypse Inc. de
bouw aankondigt van enkele chemische fabrieken.
De lokale bevolking maakt geen schijn van kans tegen de maffia, die
alles uit de kast trekt om haar plannen tot uitvoer te brengen. THE
TOXIC AVENGER is de enige die ze nog kan stoppen. Onze crimefighter
worstelt echter de laatste tijd
met z'n emoties en Apocalypse Inc. weet op slinkse wijze daarvan
gebruik te maken.
Als Toxie besluit z'n verloren gewaande vader te gaan zoeken in Tokyo
is de weg vrij voor de milieucriminelen van Apocalypse Inc. om de
achterblijvers in Tromaville met wrede hand te onderdrukken. Weet
Toxie z'n vader te vinden en op
tijd terug te keren om het kwaad te bestrijden?

DVD Details:
US 1989, Engels gesproken, Nederlands ondertiteld, Dolby digital 2.0,
Label: Donut Films / Cat.nr.:INK8007 / EAN: 8717903480281 / CAP: 9,95 euro

Extra's:
Introductie L.Kaufman-Commentaar van Lisa Gaye- Commentaar van Videhound's
Mike Mayo- Audiocommentaar door regisseur Lloyd Kaufman-Picturegallery.

And here are the earlier Dutch releases:

Fortunately there seems to be at least some recognition in the Netherlands for what I see as the last anchor of civilised filmmaking. No less than four titles have been released here, under the Troma banner. The first two by a company named, SHOCK, which is specialised in releaseing wonderfully presented DVD´s of various kinds of films that some viewers would call SHOCKING. Many onscure Japanese titles, but also other oriental, Italian and American productions of the kind we love so much.

Early in the two-thousands Shock released both RABID GRANNIES and MOTHERS DAY simultaneously. The latter in the same version as the original Troma-release (albeit with Dutch subtitles), the former in an even slightly longer version that was taken from an old VHS release. The subs can't be removed, due to this source, but there are a few deleted scenes incorporated in the film, making it quite an interesting release. Especially when you consider that most DVD's that we get overhere are far less than the American releases in the completeness and extra's departments.

Of course, not used to such delights, the reviews were few and far between, and even a magazine that has been devoted to the more off-multiplex kind of films had them reviewed by someone who didn't seem to have a lot of knowledge on the subject and reverted to the well known platitudes, hoping to get a cheap laugh out of his offerings. As he was so far off the mark I coulnd't resist to react, and much to my surprise (and showing a fine attitude from the editor!) my article reviewing the DVD-reviews was actually printed in the next issue!

A translation of this letter can be read here

Two more titles were released in december 2008: THE TOXIC AVENGER and  BLOOD SUCKING FREAKS, this time by Donut Films, who also announced THE TOXIC AVENGER II for release in January. So things seem to be on the up in this funny country.