Review of The Parallax View (1974) by Kyle G — 02 Dec 2007

One of the ultimate government conspiracy movies! Can you guess how they figured it out?

This review of The Parallax View (1974) was written by Kyle G on 02 Dec 2007.

The Parallax View has generally received positive reviews.

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