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Review of Super 8 (1988) by Zaki Z — 02 Jul 2013

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Starts interestingly but ends up being a bore..

This review of Super 8 (1988) was written by Zaki Z on 02 Jul 2013.

Super 8 has generally received positive reviews.

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