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Plot: A young man finds a back door into a military central computer in which reality is confused with game-playing, possibly starting World War III.
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MCT:August 11, 2008
Wargames is a lot of fun for the most part. It's great to see those retro machines in action. Strange I watched this on the same day as Crimson Tide, both very similar dealing with nuclear war and such. For a supposed kids film this is pretty deep at times launching into discussions of mankind's demise at his own hands and sometimes the best way to win is to not take part. Broderick is fun and cheeky, like a computer nerd Ferris Bueller. It works on many levels and the first scene is awesome with Michael Madsen being cool even with just a few minutes of screen time.
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MCT:July 30, 2008
A great throwback to the '80s. I always crack up when I see the "advanced" technology in these older movies. It's amazing how far technology's come in 25 years.
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MCT:June 10, 2008When I was a kid, I really loved this one. Now, many years later, it still works.
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MCT:February 13, 2008
An exhilarating and rather disturbing story dealing with the potential of computer technology to over-rule humans in a nuclear crisis, "Wargames" is a memorable thriller which made stars of Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. Matthew Broderick's nerdy yet clever, intelligent, and persistent anti-hero character is certainly the sort of role model we could use more of in the 1990's. he U.S. Defence Department design a huge computer called the WOPR which plays out various war game scenarios. Following recent human errors, it is felt that in the event of a real nuclear strike it would be better if the computer could take control, eliminating the costly factor of human hesitation or crises of conscience. Meanwhile in Seattle, a brilliant young computer genius, David Lightman (Matthew Broderick), hacks into the Defence Department's computer. He mistakenly believes he is checking out some as-yet-unreleased computer games, but in reality he is about to set into motion a chain of events that could lead to worldwide destruction. David chooses to play a game entitled Global Thermonuclear War. He elects to play for the Russian side, and sets Seattle and Las Vegas as nuclear missile targets. Little does he David realise that the WOPR has logged his instructions and believes a real nuclear strike to be imminent. The computer over-rules everyone - including the top brass of the American military - and prepares to launch a counterstrike against Russia. In a race against time, David and his girlfriend Jennifer (Ally Sheedy) try to track down the brilliant but reclusive programmer, Professor Falken (John Wood), who designed Global Thermonuclear War, in the hope that he may know how to stop the computer as it prepares to wipe out mankind. Wargames is a thoroughly enjoyable thriller which resists the urge to preach about the man .vs. machine climate in which we all exist, and instead concentrates on pure suspense.
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MCT:December 28, 2007
one of the the best family films out there with matthew broderick (mr screen friendly), ally sheedy whoever she is (miss freckle face) and a story of possible nuclear war caused by mr brod... an then he has to get his arse in gear an stop it all!
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For the kid at heart who wants to believe that WOPR is doomed without Josh-this is a great viewing experience. Ok, so the 80's cheese wears thin after 25 years or so but nostalgia flicks are supposed to take you back to a happy place.
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