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No wonder Rudy Giuliani cleaned up 42nd St.


Damn this is a disturbing film.Just finished it and I am feeling faint.I cant say I would recommend this film to anyone.Don't get me wrong,I grew up on the gore classics.Saw DAWN OF THE DEAD in the theater in 1978 when I was 11 years old and have been a devotee since.I also enjoyed THE MANSON FAMILY by Jim Van Beeber.But the level of violence and truly disturbing images especially in the last 5 minutes of COMBAT SHOCK is too much for me.It's very obvious that Buddy Giovinazzo is a very talented filmmaker.I found much of the action scenes and editing incredible.The acting really wasn't that bad either.However,as has already been said many times,the level of pessimism in this film is unrelenting.I want to listen to the audio commentary by the director,but that means I have to watch the movie again.Whew!! I don't know,now I'm contemplating if I should sell the DVD.But then someone else will see this movie.Maybe I will just toss it in the trash.

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get a life

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Yeah CanEvrenol,I think you need to get a life after reading your text about looking for a movie where "young girls are burned with a hot poker".Give me a break!You're funny!

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lol no *beep* what is wrong with that guy? lmfao, CanEvrenol, you're a riot!

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^this

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lol...funny

the cover looked good :(



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You posted on every thread here, and you have NOTHING to say about anything. I'm gonna put you on...MY IGNORE LIST!

Bye fu ckhead, bye!

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Any cleaning up of Times Square was motivated by money. It had nothing to do with social betterment of the community whatsoever!







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I agree with you derekwilliams1974.I think that I was making an attempt at being funny and it just didn't work.The Disneyfication of Times Square is not something I agree with at all.I'm going to watch Combat Shock again.In fact,I really look forward to watching it!I think that maybe I was overreacting by saying this film is trash.

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"The Disneyfication of Times Square is not something I agree with at all.I'm going to watch Combat Shock again.In fact,I really look forward to watching it!I think that maybe I was overreacting by saying this film is trash."--forry-777



I like the term "Disneyfication" that you use, it's really what happened. The transition was a sad spectacle to behold. It's not like Times Square didn't have strikes against it and needed some cleaning up, but making it so "wholesome" was just too much! I think much of the character is gone from Times Square as a consequence.








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Buddy G set out to make a disturbing movie- you were disturbed by it. He accomplished what he set out to do, yet you want to throw it in the trash.

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This film gave me the horn. Had a right boner all the way through

I had a conversation with someone today that died 3 years ago

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