Amazon.com: Cute but silly, this 1983 cautionary fantasy stars Matthew Broderick as a teenage computer genius who hacks into the Pentagon's defense system and sets World War III into motion. All the fun is in the film's set-up, as Broderick befriends Ally Sheedy and starts the international crisis by pretending while online to be the Soviet Union. After that, it's not hard to predict what's going to happen: government agents swoop in, but the story ends up in the 'hands' of machines talking to one another. Thus we're stuck with flashing lights, etc. John Badham (Saturday Night Fever) directs in strict potboiler mode. Kids still like this movie, though. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, theatrical trailer, Dolby sound, director commentary, optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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Rating: - The only prevention to war is peace
Remember Ronald Reagan, the actor-president, the acting president, the president-actor, we will never know. Was he serious about his empire of evil or was he joking one of these good words produced by black humor, or at least very dark grey humor? No one will even know, because Reagan himself did probably not know. The film is a direct reflection on that period from that period. If we entrust our own security to machines what would happen? Machines have no sense of life and death and for them everything is nothing but an exercise, a game, a playground dare or challenge or discussion because they have no ethical sense at all. The film, or rather this question is at the basis of the Terminator series too. Machines, if we let them develop too much, will take over and destroy or try to destroy the human species that would stand in their way. We also remember it is the fundamental element of the Dune series and that the ... Read More
Rating: - "Global Thermal Nuclear War", 1980s Classic - Recommended
Our local movie theater had a one day showing of "War Games" to coincide with the release of WarGames: The Dead Code. We jumped at the chance to show this to our kids (12 & 16) on the "big screen". It was a real treat to see it again but it also brought back the realization that to us, growing up in the `70s and `80s, that nuclear war was a very real possibility and the movie did manage to capture some of that fear.
The most memorable elements for me were the early "hacker" aspects (both technical and social engineering). Both of my kids are computer savvy and quickly poked holes in the many technical flaws, but the underlying story and message still did get through.
All in all, this is a well made movie, with good acting, and solid plot. While the technology is dated, it is still very good and is worth watching.
Recommended!
Rating: - wargames
fantastic, great condition and price. quick delivery and great movie.
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Rating: - It could have happened
War Games with Matthew Broderick. Interesting to see what computers & floppys looked like when this picture was filmed. The real Brainiac, if properly programmed, might just as easily started the countdown.
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