Review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) by David S — 23 Mar 2009

The idea of the movie is better than the movie.

This review of Fahrenheit 451 (1966) was written by David S on 23 Mar 2009.

Fahrenheit 451 has generally received positive reviews.

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At first this was really interesting, but after a while it got really repetitive, and it felt really dated, even if it was set in the distant future…

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