Episode 11 - South Pacific

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Episode 11 - South Pacific

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44 minutes

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Jun 5, 2014

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It's a wild ride as we join the Navy and the Marines on Bali High in "South Pacific". Is it a love story? A war movie? A comedy? or maybe it's all just in our imaginations. We like it overall. Next time we head out west for "Blazing Saddles"!

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Jun 5, 2014

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A father and son watch old classic movies and then review them. Sometimes we even sound like we know what we're talking about.

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Episode 11 - South Pacific

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