Review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) by Larry Y — 27 Sep 2008

Way, way ahead of its time cyberthriller. Watch it instead of EAGLE EYE.

This review of Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) was written by Larry Y on 27 Sep 2008.

Colossus: The Forbin Project has generally received positive reviews.

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