Review of The Final Countdown (1980) by Bill W — 08 Dec 2007

Very well done movie. One of the best time travel movies I have seen.

This review of The Final Countdown (1980) was written by Bill W on 08 Dec 2007.

The Final Countdown has generally received positive reviews.

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The Final Countdown (Don Taylor, 1980) One of the only reasons anyone remembers that this movie exists is the ridiculous hair-metal song Europe…

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