Directed by:
John BadhamCinematography:
William A. FrakerComposer:
Arthur B. RubinsteinCast:
Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin, Juanin Clay, Kent Williams, Dennis Lipscomb, Joe Dorsey, James Tolkan, Drew Snyder (more)VOD (2)
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A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing? (20th Century Fox Home Entertainment)
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A film for which nostalgia is undoubtedly the judge. In my childhood, the videocassette with this film was one of the most worn in our country, so even though the film does not have such exceptional qualities, I still have to give it an above-par rating, otherwise I would be hypocritically lying to myself.
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Although naive, it is still a slightly more sympathetic and, with a wink, perhaps more believable film than some of the current Hollywood lemonade films like Eagle Eye and other awesome films. Moreover, WarGames is not about special effects, it's about atmosphere, and in several scenes (the opening, the ending) it's really remarkably well done.
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