Review of China: The Panda Adventure (2001) by Bart & — 28 Jun 2007

I thought this was a doc. It wasn't. It was a horribly acted, very little to do about pandas boring movie.

This review of China: The Panda Adventure (2001) was written by Bart & on 28 Jun 2007.

China: The Panda Adventure has generally received mixed reviews.

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