Review of Forbidden Zone (1982) by Simon R — 02 May 2008

Out of this world. Imaginative, artistic, energetic, trippy, creative, beautiful, unusual, compelling. Think Robert Crumb meets Betty Boop on acid and you're halfway there...

This review of Forbidden Zone (1982) was written by Simon R on 02 May 2008.

Forbidden Zone has generally received positive reviews.

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