Review of Flight of the Phoenix (2004) by Scott S — 06 Jul 2007

The first one was great, this one was sad :( Thanks for trying though!!

This review of Flight of the Phoenix (2004) was written by Scott S on 06 Jul 2007.

Flight of the Phoenix has generally received mixed reviews.

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