Review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) by Bone T — 25 Jul 2014

Simple, to the point, nothing blows up and the premise is so ahead of its time.

This review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) was written by Bone T on 25 Jul 2014.

Colossus: The Forbin Project has generally received positive reviews.

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