Pros: A grueling independent feature about poverty, depression and madness. Cons: One bad special effect, repetitive music and a divisively downbeat theme.
Originally completed in 1984 under the title of AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (before some Canadian slasher film that had f*** all to do with American or nightmares forced it to adopt a new moniker), Buddy Giovinazzo's 16mm warhorse of a debut was picked up ...
Pros: Captures the dark and gritty atmosphere to a depressing extent. Cons: The DVD's lighthearted comic features are a little misplaced.
"Combat Shock" is unlike any Troma movie that I've seen before. It is by far and away the one that distances itself from the other titles, mainly due to its extreme difference in tone. Not only is this is truly depresing if not frightening film, but it...
Pros: Good gore at the beginning, good story and great actors Cons: the too many plotlines
In the story of Troma's huge movie collection, Combat Shock appears as an oddity. First of all, it's not funny, I found it pretty cleverly made and you don't get the psychotronic feeling that you usually get viewing Troma movies.
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