Review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) by Marcus W — 27 Jul 2011

One of the suckiest cinema experiences imaginable. Overblown and weird. And not a good weird either.

This review of Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) was written by Marcus W on 27 Jul 2011.

Cave of Forgotten Dreams has generally received positive reviews.

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By Octavian (187) on 09 Sep 2014

Interesting subject. I know this is a groundbreaking insight, but Herzog really does have a great voice for narration…

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