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I rated this movie higher than those who rated it previously simply because I am not that judgmental when it comes to movies. This is a horror/thriller so it can have a lot of latitude with plot, effects, and believability. Frankly, I think it accomplished it's goal. It scared the bejesus out of me. I watched it early in the a.m. while drinking the first two cups of coffee and reading my online newspaper. I certainly would not have wanted to view this one just before bed!! I would have slept with both eyes open. :) The cast is recognizable actors with good acting ability. The situation is scary since most people think of dogs as sweet and harmless. The isolated location and the 'training' facility makes this movie like Cujo meets Lost. Take this one just what it is: entertainment, and you will enjoy it. Look at it in comparison to Schindler's List, and you won't. Definitely a good thriller. Anyone not scared by a pack of blood-thirsty dogs with nothing to fear, don't bother to watch.

I have just viewed this episode, on a clean, rain refreshed Saturday morning, and am sitting here thanking God for people like Gary Sinese, his writers and producers who go against popular opinion and practice to put quality life's learning lessons and history on prime time TV.

I first heard of the Holocaust as a junior in high school history class (1967-68). Our teacher showed a film of news clips make in the camps. I was absolutely horrified that one person could do such evil against another. Being raised in the Southern U.S. and in a Baptist church, I was taught that the Jewish people were God's chosen, and that we should always honor, respect and stand by them. I could not understand how the God I knew could let all this happen to his chosen people.

Over the past 40 some years, more of the horrors of war have been in the public eye with the modern medium of TV. We now all know that the Holocaust was real, it was not something made up by the Jewish people, media or whomever as a lot of people used to make out like it was. When Schindler's List came out, another generation learned about these horrors, and hopefully will not forget the lesson taught in this film.

This episode of CSI:NY is the best representation of what "all the fuss" is about when it comes to "never forget". Thank you all for such a wonderfully written and acted episode. Ed Asner played his part brilliantly!!!, and again, we are taught or reminded, NEVER FORGET!