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Summary: Global Thermonuclear War
Review: What happens when a computer hacker breaks into the defense department's computer system and starts playing what he thinks is a computer game? Would you believe World War III?That is the premise of this movie in a nutshell. But don't let the simple plot line summary fool you. This is a great movie. Half the fun of this movie is in watching David Lightman (played by Matthew Broderick) get himself in deep water when he accidentally gets the United States to believe that the Soviet Union is attacking. The other half of the fun is in watching David and his new girlfriend (played by Ally Sheedy) desperately try to find the only person on the face of the earth who can stop the computer (called Joshua) from starting World War III. This is a fun, escapist movie that can be enjoyed by the entire family. Don't worry about the plot holes, or the lack of believability in some areas. Just watch the movie for the fun that it is meant to be.
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Summary: Good Movie, Basic DVD
Review: This movie jumped on the early 80's craze for computers and video games. The movie is carried believably by a very young Matthew Broderick who gets in trouble for messing with a secret military computer system. A lot of the film is very dated, but the story is still pretty entertaining. The DVD has a fairly flat transfer with nothing really good or really bad about it. The sound fares a little better, especially during the music sequences. The story is solid enough to warrant watching the movie. It's just hard to believe how far computers have come since this movie was made.
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Summary: A New Classic
Review: Most people think that Defcon 5 means "peacetime" and Defcom 1 is "nuclear war". The reality is reversed, but this film has entrenched itself and it's terminology in our world to this day. The first real "hacker" movie, and the gold standard. It seems, in many ways, more relevant now than ever...
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Summary: "I pity the fool" that dislikes this film!
Review: One of the best movies I have ever seen! Even my 6 year old likes it, too. It's also my favorite movie! The DVD is good, but I wish it had more features like Outtakes, Featurette, Deleted Scenes, or other things that are on some DVDs. The film deals with a young man played by Matthew Broderick hacking into the computer's defense system and has a beautiful girlfriend played by Ally Sheedy. If any of you people have not seen "WarGames", rent it. It's worth it. And if you liked it, buy it. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: "I pity the fool" that dislikes this film!
Review: One of the greatest films I have ever seen! Even my 6 year old likes it, too. Matthew Broderick stars as a young man who hacks into the computer's defense system and has a beautiful girlfriend(Ally Sheedy). He also likes to play games. If any of you have not seen "WarGames", rent it or watch it on TV. And if you enjoyed it, buy it. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: A Worthy Addition
Review: Alright, there are plenty reviews to be found on this film, so there's no real need for me to address the plot, characters, etc. We all know what a fantastic movie this is. It got a few Academy Award nominations, so that speaks for itself. What you really want to know is why should you purchase this in it's newer DVD format, right? Let's get to it. First off, it comes in the neat, sturdy plastic case, not the horrible plastic frame with the cardboard cover deal. Those are the worst. The booklet inside is nice with some great details about the movie and the features of the DVD. The picture and sound quality are great. Now that doesn't mean perfect because putting it on DVD and cleaning it up a bit doesn't mean that it's going to look like it came out in the 21st century. It didn't. Still, it looks great in the widescreen format and the score is still terrific. The extras, in this case, are fairly nice. The best part is the feature-length commentary provided by the director and writers. This means that you can watch the entire movie without sound, but with the director and writers giving comments on the film. This gives you terrific insight into the movie that could not be had before. It's a bit long, the full 2 hours of the movie, but still very informative. If you truly love this movie, then you'll definitely find this DVD a very worthwhile purchase. It's even cheap for a DVD. Get it while it's in print because there won't be another printing. The commentary alone warrants the purchase.
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Summary: Excellent DVD to refresh our Cold War computer fears
Review: I admit that I have an affinity for films that play on a human's fear of computers (like Desk Set). It seems silly to us now, but let us remember a time when the computer was a rare item in the home. And never forget that people are always more afraid of something that they do not understand. War Games combines this fear of something unknown with the greatest fear of the 1980's, nuclear war. Can a kid hack into the government war system and trick us into thinking that the Soviets are launching a surprise attack? There are two very funny moments to watch for in this film. First, does the military give guided tours to the public of NORAD? My guess is no, but it is cleverly included in the plot. Second, listen to the background when Matthew Broderick enters his parents house and goes upstairs. Something about "condom recycling"? I guess they wanted to see how close we were paying attention.
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Summary: The Cold War was a scary time.
Review: Buried deep within a mountain in Colorado is NORAD. Brave men and women who watch radar screens, ready at a second's notice to alert the US Armed Forces to missile attack. Matthew Broderick plays a boy genius who unknowlingly taps into NORAD's computer system thinking that it's the computer system of a sophisticated toy company. He unknowingly awakens a computer program that tries to trick NORAD into firing it's missiles on Russia. After watching this movie, and drinking in all it's reprecussions, you may think twice the next time you turn on your home computer.
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Summary: Computer Geek Classic
Review: Wargames is really a melding of two genres specifically indiginous to the 1980's: the cold war thriller, and the teen flick. What comes of these two unlikely pairings is amazing, if only for the reason that they pulled it off. There is a certain amount of charm to Matthew Broderick's character David, an underachieving, slacker, computer geek. The way in which he is isolated from society adds an interesting element to the story. In fact there is a lot in this film for anyone who is willing to look. The relationship between him and Ally Sheedy is charming, even though her attraction to him may in fact be explained by an underlying nymphophilic element in her character. Don't believe those that say this movie is run of the mill or simple in any way. It deals with such an interesting array of themes, including nuclear war, the generation gap, and fear of technology. If nothing else it's a great image of both the domestic and global world of the eighties.
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Summary: Just another reviewer named John King
Review: I remember being kinda disappointed when I saw this as a kid. The TV commercial was so good...and lucky you, the trailer is included on the DVD, so you can see for yourself how well marketed WarGames was in its day. So here we are almost 20 years later, and I have to say I found the movie much more satisfying. I must be softening. You have to like a movie where the kid's playing Galaga in the opening scene. The bloopbleepbleep "Shall we play a game?" computer voice gives me chills. The good kind. If you look closely, you will see a nerdy Bill Gates. (As opposed to the suave, lady-killer Bill Gates, of course.) I find it eerie that he whines about a "back door." And...Ally Sheedy is at her cutest here. By the way, does anyone remember that late 80s dance song DefCon (by CCCP, I think) that sampled from WarGames?
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