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Review of Steamboy (2004) by John Z — 26 Nov 2007

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Maddest, greatest animation of all time. Great story. Really poor English voice overs but so poor they're great.

This review of Steamboy (2004) was written by John Z on 26 Nov 2007.

Steamboy has generally received positive reviews.

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