Review of Automatons (2006) by Gregory W — 17 Apr 2011

This now in my top 3 weird bizzarre yet wonderful right behind liquid sky & eraserhead. its a little slow at first but hang in there its worth it.

This review of Automatons (2006) was written by Gregory W on 17 Apr 2011.

Automatons has generally received mixed reviews.

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