Review of Super 8 (1988) by Sawyer W — 26 Feb 2017

JJ started crafting the Sci-Fi genre here.

This review of Super 8 (1988) was written by Sawyer W on 26 Feb 2017.

Super 8 has generally received positive reviews.

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