Review of The Dead Zone (1983) by Kaonashi ( — 06 Sep 2008

Kinda weird because they shoehorned in a new plot when there was like a half hour left in the movie. But some great Walken scenes. Da ice! Is gonna break!

This review of The Dead Zone (1983) was written by Kaonashi ( on 06 Sep 2008.

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