Review of Shocker (1989) by Janson S — 24 Feb 2009

I love the scenes where their battling throughout tv stations...super cool and it had great graphics for being a 1989 movie :D.

This review of Shocker (1989) was written by Janson S on 24 Feb 2009.

Shocker has generally received mixed reviews.

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