Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) by Jeffrey P — 10 Apr 2012

Watch the first 20 minutes. It's interesting but drags and is ridiculously slow.

This review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) was written by Jeffrey P on 10 Apr 2012.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams has generally received positive reviews.

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Herzog tells us, in his inimitable way, why we care about a bunch of old pictures of horses and lions…

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By Octavian (187) on 09 Sep 2014

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By Paul E (651) on 06 Jul 2014

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