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AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD

By | July 2001

There the second in command, Aguirre mutinies and takes control, declaring himself “the wrath of God” and pushing forward even as his party is decimated by disease and the arrows, spears and darts of virtually invisible natives.

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AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD

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If you weren't sure where the producers of this series could go for a third film, well, apparently neither were they. For as much cash as the first two...

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"Reservoir Dogs" hit the film community like a small nuclear bomb. I can't remember a movie getting me so excited about what you could do with a little bit...

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