Review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) by Jim L — 09 Jul 2017

Saw I pre-screening.The effects were AWESOME!! Rihanna and Cara are great.A MUST-SEE!

This review of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) was written by Jim L on 09 Jul 2017.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets has generally received mixed reviews.

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Luc Besson just made a visual masterpiece. It's not flawless, but movies are art. Art should be judged byt emotions…

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By Secret R (16) on 29 Dec 2018

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By Johnny Gayzmonic (188) for Fanboys of the Universe (188) on 30 Oct 2018

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By Serge L (642) on 14 Oct 2018

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