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Console best movie i've ever seen.

Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Woodyanders Crafty and resourceful teenage computer whiz David (a fine and likeable performance by Matthew Broderick) hacks into a top secret government super computer that has complete control of America's nuclear arsenal. David inadvertently sets in motion a series of escalating events that could possibly trigger a third world war. Director John Badham keeps the ingenious and absorbing story zipping along at a brisk pace, maintains a generally serious tone throughout, and adroitly builds a tremendous amount of nerve-rattling tension. The clever script by Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes not only makes a valid and provocative point on how a nuclear war is an unwinnable proposition, but also delivers an equally sharp and incisive commentary on the potential perils inherent in mankind's foolhardy desire to abdicate certain heavy responsibilities to machines under the frail hope that they will handle them better than we can. Ally Sheedy provides sturdy support as David's sweet girlfriend Jennifer. Moreover, this film further benefits from a terrific cast of top character actors: Dabney Coleman as arrogant jerk McKittrick, John Wood as bitter recluse creator Falken, Barry Corbin as the excitable General Berringer, Dennis Lipscomb as the starchy Watson, James Tolkan as hardnosed fed Wigen, and Michael Ensign as Berringer's dutiful aide. Juanin Clay also makes a favorable impression as McKittrick's feisty assistant Pat Healy while Eddie Deezen and Maury Chaykin have funny bits as a pair of wildly contrasting computer geeks. Arthur B. Rubinstein's spirited score hits the stirring spot. William A. Fraker's slick cinematography gives this picture a pleasing polished look. An excellent nail-biter.

poe-48833 There was a time, believe it or not, when I thought that the basic premise of WARGAMES was too far beyond the pale: no way, thought I, would the corporate government of THIS company (the "united" $tate$ of ameriKa) allow itself to be made so Vulnerable that a KID could tap into its innermost Darkest Secrets. Well, in DJ Trump's ameriKa, it's not only POSSIBLE, but it may very well have already HAPPENED. The Divider-In-Chief (DIC, for short) has asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation to announce that his alleged ties to Russian cronies was just not so, that his hands were clean; that he hadn't engaged in treasonous activities prior to the recent so-called election; that he isn't (as Bill Maher put it) "Agent Orange" and Putin isn't the REAL president. (ONE thing's for certain: the Electoral College, which, we're told, was meant to PREVENT a Madman from becoming president, instead undermined the will of The People and gave us ol' DJ... whose Madness is open to debate. And, lest we Forget: the democraps HELPED put him in orifice. We've already had a ban on Muslims entering this company, mass deportations of wanna-be immigrants, a $75M aircraft lost in a military mission, and the murder of a dozen or so children in DJ's first authorized drone strike. There's Blood on a LOT of hands these days... The recent disruptions at republican Town Hall Meetings are clear signs of Things To Come. They can PROFITize all they want, it's well past Time for a Reality Check. Check out Keith Olbermann's THE RESISTANCE or Amy Goodman's DEMOCRACY NOW! for the latest Real World news.)

g-bodyl WarGames is your typical 80's action/teen angst flick on one hand, but on the other hand it is a very intelligent film that seems to be ahead of it's time, or rather a type of film that wouldn't be made on a regular basis for another decade. I like how the film doesn't overstuff us with computer terminology, but it also doesn't think it's audience is dumb. It's filled with good special effects, an intelligent story (involving supercomputers), good acting, and is practically your perfect 80's film.John Badham's film is about a young computer whiz named David Lightman who hacks into the government computer system and he begins to play a game with the computer. But little did he know that he just started the process of a World War Three.The acting is rather good, though one could say this film is more about the computers, rather than the human characters. Matthew Broderick was a special actor in the 1980's and was one of the better teen actors. we might remember Ally Sheedy from her role in "The Breakfast Club," but she does good for the most part. We also get some quality supporting turns from Dabney Coleman and John Wood.Overall, WarGames is a movie that is ahead of it's time and it should be every computer hacker's dream movie. This is another film that has computers too smart for it's own good, and I was reminded very much of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Both of these films are very smart sci-fi movies. This movie is also realistic and pushes across the thought on what would happen if technology took over the world. I rate this film 9/10.

AaronCapenBanner John Badham directed this computer-gone-mad picture that stars Mathew Broderick as David, a rebellious teenager and computer whiz who likes to hack into his high school computer system to change his grades to an "A", or insult his science teacher. Things take a serious turn when he accidentally hacks into the Pentagon's computer that controls the missiles aimed at Russia. David and the computer think it is a game, but it turns out to be frighteningly real, as David finds himself targeted by the military, forcing him and his girlfriend Jennifer(played by Ally Sheedy) to go on the run... Entertaining film may have a most unlikely premise(one would hope!) but is well cast and directed. Dabney Coleman is quite good as David's chief "nemesis".