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shanster [ 7.5 ]
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We teens loved seeing a teenager change his grades, save the world, and get the babe. Ally Sheedy...even the name is cute!
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kcremer [ 7.0 ]
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This movie is severely outdated, but for its' time is pretty entertaining. Computer geek Matthew Broderick inadvertantly initiates war with Russia while playing a seemingly innocent game of Globothermal Nuclear war on his computer. But he makes up for it, saving the world by beating the computer at tic-tac-toe.
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babyduck [ 7.0 ]
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The reason why most of us became computer science majors eh? Cuz we thought chicks would dig us. Damn Hollywood for that misconception! As usual it's the MONEY the chicks are after.
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traino [ 8.5 ]
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Cool movie if you are into computers - great lead actor - like all his movies Matthew B.
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fumanchu [ 7.0 ]
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Do you want to play a game? Warning: Computer geeks prepare for nostalgia attacks while watching this one. :)
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FireGod [ 8.5 ]
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One thing that can help me to love a movie is great lines, and this masterpiece has plenty of them. I especially liked the scene where David and Jennifer are talking on the island, just before the helicopter arrives. Another great scene is where Falken tells the general that he is talking to a machine, and that he should do the world a favor and not act like one. There are several other great scenes in this film.
Unfortunately, WarGames is one of the "Hollywood formulaic" movies that many critics and movie buffs like to tear down. It is somewhat popular, but still way under-rated, in my opinion.
Jeremy
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astrosheil [ 8.0 ]
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Computer mavin gets his way into a major system causing a national emergency. Matthew Broderick is great. Especially today, with computer security such a problem, this movie has great relevance.
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Doonage [ 6.0 ]
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One of the first computer-related movies, with an interesting plot. You should see it.
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DokBrowne [ 7.5 ]
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I'd probably give this a higher rating if, like everyone else, I'd seen it back in the '80s proper-like, especially since I'm soft-centered about all the movies I watched during my formative years. I figured this would be an easy delight since it's not only classic '80s but actually respected too. And it is enjoyable, indeed, but with 20+ years hindsight, also glaringly simplistic, not just in its technical details but also in the story (I was looking forward to John Wood's role, but his character really adds nothing to the 15 minutes he spends on screen at the end, nor does the "oh yeah she was once super-cute" Ally Sheedy provide anything relevant to the proceedings). Oh well. Good movie still
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JD [ 7.0 ]
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Very good movie for it's time, this has lost some it's bite over the years. Matthew Broderick is good however as the teenager who breaks into the government's weapons systems on his computer.
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Emmitt [ 7.0 ]
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Solid yet unspectacular movie. I remember Matthew Broderick for this and Ferris Bueller. Stars a very young at the time Helen Hunt.
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Love_Spoon [ 6.5 ]
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After watching this movie, Matthew Broderick's character became my hero. By the time this film was released, I was a complete video-game junkie (something my grandpa couldn't fathom, as he wouldn't put money into a machine unless you had the chance to win something back...). This film became a complete fantasy for me in which a young man nearly destroys the planet, and then averts said destruction, by playing and beating a computer at its own game. Not too credible, but surely lots of fun. I haven't seen it for a while, but I'd assume that it's pretty "80's." Pretty good little movie.
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| Weighted Rating | : 7.2 |
| No. Ratings | : 32 | |
| No. Reviews | : 17 | |
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