DRAWMA KINGG Movie Reviews

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  • THE TOXIC AVENGER 2023 (2025 Wide Release) Movie Review – Ending Explained

    I know when I mention The Toxic Avenger your brain might think I’m talking about Tony Stark (movie version, of course). The Toxic Avenger (2023) is a totally different type of toxic. We’re talking MOP TOXIC. Which of these is worse? Is it social toxicity or physical environment toxicity? If you absolutely had to choose one, what would it be?

    I personally don’t want to be surrounded by pollution. In fact, one of my issues with the movie is that it didn’t hit hard enough with a positive message about taking care of the environment. It probably had some statements to that effect, but it definitely didn’t have me leaving with any kind of inspiration on the subject. Any ways, even though I don’t want physical toxicity of any kind, I also don’t want to be in any workplace full of disrespectful Stark-like creatures.

    As I write this, I am having trouble deciding which is worse of our two toxic options. I’ll talk a bit about the actual movie while I ponder that. The Toxic Avenger was definitely full of silly and gross things that Troma movies are known for. To be honest, I thought there would be an even larger amount of gross moments than there were, so I wasn’t overwhelmed by it (I have definitely felt nauseous watching a few other Troma properties in the past). With that being said, I do not recommend this movie to anyone with a low tolerance for grossness. A lot of jokes did not land for me, but the humor style was reasonably amusing. It had subtle humor that was interesting despite only having one or two parts that really had me laughing.

    Ending Explained: Toxie beats a Baconator sandwich. [that should say Kevin Bacon, fix later] The chemicals that transformed The Toxic Avenger have healed him from his fatal preexisting disease. This convenient plot point created mixed messages about the dangers of pollution. 

    Final Thoughts: 5/10 Crowns. The Toxic Avenger‘s greatest strength was making you feel for Toxie’s inadequate access to healthcare. That was maybe the only part of the movie that felt like a painful reality. I also felt really sad for Elijah Wood’s character at the end. He makes the right moral choice in the climax of the story but ends up with life-changing injuries. Karma was not on his side. Now we must answer the initial question: Would you rather be in a physically toxic environment or a socially toxic environment? Go ahead and dump a barrel of green goo on my head, because there’s no way I could survive a Tony Stark wannabe (Spice Girls version) calling me names like BREAD-HATING GOOSE!

    Bonus Paragraph: Drawma King Sidequest #2 is coming soon! The second issue of my pictureless comic book series will continue the story of William Aris becoming a costumed superhero. You can read the original non sequitur short story within my review of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978). Stay tuned for this special upcoming episode of Drawma Kingg where William’s origin and superhero name will be revealed!

  • HONEY DON’T! 2025 Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    Honey Don’t! was way better than I expected! See, Dis Drawma Kingg became a big Margaret Qualley fan from watching 2024’s The Substance. The problem in conflict with this is — I am like one and a half out of seven when it comes to Co. and Bros. movies I’ve both seen and liked. But this movie is directed by only one Co. and Bro. That could be totally different! A brave Drawma Kingg walked into the theater, gave it a chance, and was not disappointed!

    I need to mention that I am having trouble with the math of the fact that I enjoyed Honey Don’t!. I don’t normally enjoy Co. and Bros movies, yet somehow I enjoy a film from just one bro? Two minus one is one. One can’t be greater than two, but which direction does the greater than/less than sign point in my two amounts here? If anyone is able to help me with this bro math, please feel free to share in the comment section of today’s episode of Drawma Kingg.

    Margaret Qualley led the whole production with acting precision. In general, I think the whole cast did a great job. I imagine it’s difficult to assemble an entire cast of actors that can get the job done on an unusual movie like this. The whole team – cast, crew, and director really delivered on this one!

    Is It Worth Watching?: Absolutely! I thought it was an excellent and enjoyable film. I could even see myself watching it a second time.

    Final Thoughts: 8/10 Crowns. I can still do the math on that, even though I can’t do the math when brothers decide to make movies. I hope Margaret Qualley gets some sequels as detective Honey O’Donahue. Never mind Batman or Sherlock Holmes! Honey O’Donahue is the first detective I’ve ever seen that could possibly match the skill of my original character, Ban Smith! I mean, remember that time he figured out Morkyzorg stole that piece of leftover pie? I guess you would have to be a regular reader of drawmakingg.com for that reference to make much sense though!

  • ATTACK OF THE KILLER TOMATOES (1978) Movie Review – Is It Worth Watching?

    Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is one of those movies that’s like: “Have I seen this movie?” Have I seen part of it, all of it, or NONE of it? I feel certain that I’ve at least seen the cartoon version. I wanted to give a focused watch of Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) and decide what I REALLY thought of this movie.

    There were A LOT of tomatoes in the film. It was just nonstop. I am very good at math (despite having such a low IQ), but even I couldn’t count the number of tomatoes on screen. We’re only talking addition here! That’s just plus one each time! So that really tells you something about the sheer volume of tomatoes involved. Now, some critics may hold the opposite viewpoint and say there weren’t NEARLY ENOUGH tomatoes. I can’t tell you not to believe them, because Dis Drawma Kingg believes we should all interpret information ourselves and form our own opinions! If I say something stoopid and another person says something stoopider, ONLY YOU can decide which one was a greater waste of your time!

    Break time for an unrelated superhero story:

    William Aris became a superhero 2 years ago, but he doesn’t know it yet. One day he woke up with his head feeling a bit off, and he now had the power of persuasion! However, after all this time he still hasn’t figured out that he possesses these superhuman abilities! He just goes about his normal life, oblivious to what is really happening in his social interactions.

    Monday Morning – William is getting his normal coffee-before-work. He is next in line at the Possibly Good Coffee House when the famous local barista, Katie Nightfire, says:

    Katie Nightfire:  What will it be today? 

    William Aris: Can I have a house coffee? 

    Katie Nightfire: Sure! Here you go. Have a nice day! 

    William Aris: But I haven’t paid yet. 

    Katie Nightfire: Well you asked if you could have one, and I agreed. No need to give me any money. 

    William Aris: But I WANT to pay you. Can I please pay you? 

    Katie Nightfire: Well I’ll be… I suppose you can.

    Things like this happened all the time to William without him realizing the cause. Luckily, he had a fairly calm and relaxed personality. In terms of his personal morals — he held the principle: “Whenever confronted with choosing good or evil, it probably made sense to choose good.” So of all the people in the world that could have received this great power, we actually got lucky in a way with William. Eventually he would find out that he had powers and would even become known as an accomplished superhero that saves innocent lives!   

    To be continued in DRAWMA KINGG SIDEQUEST #2…

    Final Tomato Thoughts: 6/10 Crowns if I let myself write off the tasteless parts as unremarkable for the time period. It was an impressive film for the size of the budget. I was also impressed with the level of effort they put into areas such as the soldier dance scene. I was in no way blown away by Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, but I can understand its historical significance when it comes to intentionally campy horror movies. Is it worth watching? Ehhh… probably only if you particularly like that sub genre of horror or if you want to see how a movie can be made without a multi-million dollar budget.

  • RED SONJA (2025) Movie Review – Ending Explained

    Matilda Lutz and Wallis Day were awesome in Red Sonja (2025)! I thought I would start with the positive, because the film turned out to be just very average in most respects. I will say that I did “kind of” enjoy it, and that’s about as generous as I can honestly be.

    The main issue for me in Red Sonja was the writing. The plot just didn’t go anywhere interesting, and I don’t remember any of the characters saying anything noteworthy in the whole movie. I felt that it had a rushed exposition that didn’t draw the viewer in and also a rushed climax near the end. The acting, costuming, action sequences, and the directing (in some ways) were the strengths of this film. The story just wasn’t compelling enough to make it all work.

    Sudden non sequitur short story:

    So one day I was at the beach with my family. I was just doing beach stuff when a woman with a large dark coat approaches me. She looks like a real-life vampire. Why is she dressed like that in this hot weather?

    Ianara: My love, I am Ianara. I came here to meet you.

    Me: I don’t understand. I’m just some totally normal regular dude at the beach.

    Ianara: That is not true! You are very special!

    Me: Really? Other than beach stuff, I mostly just watch TV and play video games.

    I start to think this is a mirage, that none of this is real. Am I dreaming? Do I even like beach stuff? What is the “stuff” I have been doing this whole time? So many questions flood into me —I begin to question TIME and EXISTENCE and EVERYTHING! Should I have eaten that entire box of crackers that one time? Do I secretly hate my neighbor’s second cousin? What’s the point of ever drinking water if you can have a better tasting beverage? Do I secretly LOVE my neighbor’s cousin?

    Ianara: Will you join me and escape to a new life?

    Me: I am sorry, Ianara. I cannot come with you. I have to go profess my love to my neighbor’s cousin!

    Ianara fades, but it happens in such a way that my eyes can’t see it properly. It’s like they aren’t capable of capturing what the universe just did. Perhaps I will wake up from a surreal dream later. Perhaps I really do like beach stuff.

    Back to the review…

    Ending Explained: Red Sonja wins against her opponent.

    Final Thoughts: 5/10 Crowns. I really wanted to like Red Sonja, and I did a little bit at least. This was mostly only due to the star power of Matilda Lutz and Wallis Day and not really due to anything else. It may just be me that is unenthusiastic about the film, though. I mean people like normal and average things, right? Any lover of average things would probably think this was the most incredibly exciting example of average in cinema history! I wish I could someday be a lover of average. Think of the sea of content you would be able to enjoy!