Review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) by Brad G — 07 Dec 2008

A dry, but entertaining evil A.I. movie with a helluva "we're screwed ending." VF.

This review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) was written by Brad G on 07 Dec 2008.

Colossus: The Forbin Project has generally received positive reviews.

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