Review of Borderland (2007) by Ryan H — 10 Oct 2012

Revisited Borderland the other night. Wow, knock your socks off. Scary as hell.

This review of Borderland (2007) was written by Ryan H on 10 Oct 2012.

Borderland has generally received mixed reviews.

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