WarGames [VHS]
starring: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin
directed by: John Badham
directed by: John Badham
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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
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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Customer Reviews
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Rating: 
- one of the first computer hacker movies
As unlikely as it seems a young high school computer hacker
logs into a government super computer that controls
ICBM launching across the United Stated.
The resulting trouble almost causes WWIII with Russia
when the AI in control of the super computer wants to play games.
Tron (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
, Sneakers (Collector's Edition) and Hackers are some of the movies Hollywood has made to exploit this gold mine of the personal computer.
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- WarGames
Order was received within a few days of ordering.The DVD was in excellent condition and plays very good.I would definitely order from this person again.Thank you
Rating: - It's stood up well
The last time I saw this movie must have been at least 20 years ago, i.e. still during the real Cold War.I saw it recently again out of curiosity and it's stood up well. How to explain those tens of thousands of U.S. and Soviet nuclear warheads on hair triggers to youngers who have no personal recollections of those times?If you lived during those times and/or served in the military then, you knew that hair-triggerism was damn real.When toward the end of the movie the war room screens go wild ... Read More
Rating: 
- Muy buena pelicula
Una pelicula que muestra mucho de la tecnologia de vanguardia que actualmente tenemos,es buena para recordar como han evolucionados los sistemas, buena tematica. saludos.
Rating: - War Games
Good movie.
My wife and I have enjoyed this movie very much.
Jim
- one of the first computer hacker moviesAs unlikely as it seems a young high school computer hacker
logs into a government super computer that controls
ICBM launching across the United Stated.
The resulting trouble almost causes WWIII with Russia
when the AI in control of the super computer wants to play games.
Tron (20th Anniversary Collector's Edition)
, Sneakers (Collector's Edition) and Hackers are some of the movies Hollywood has made to exploit this gold mine of the personal computer.
- WarGamesOrder was received within a few days of ordering.The DVD was in excellent condition and plays very good.I would definitely order from this person again.Thank you
- It's stood up wellThe last time I saw this movie must have been at least 20 years ago, i.e. still during the real Cold War.I saw it recently again out of curiosity and it's stood up well. How to explain those tens of thousands of U.S. and Soviet nuclear warheads on hair triggers to youngers who have no personal recollections of those times?If you lived during those times and/or served in the military then, you knew that hair-triggerism was damn real.When toward the end of the movie the war room screens go wild ... Read More
- Muy buena peliculaUna pelicula que muestra mucho de la tecnologia de vanguardia que actualmente tenemos,es buena para recordar como han evolucionados los sistemas, buena tematica. saludos.
- War GamesGood movie.
My wife and I have enjoyed this movie very much.
Jim
