Ah Wargames. Wargames rules if you didn't know that already. I know that Joshua (the computer) is outdated by today's standards and David (Matthew Brodrick) never would have broken into NORAD but it's still the best hacker movie made and one of the best cold war thrillers. Now I was only 7 when this movie came out so I didn't understand the finer elements of the story and just thought that Joshua had a cool voice. As I got older though it all started to come together.
Matthew Brodrick should have stopped acting after 1990 because he will always be the 80's teen star and hasn't done anything really good since Ferris Bueller. The same can go for Ally Sheedy. I mean really, did anyone need to see her after Short Circuit?
The story rises above our youthful stars though and makes Wargames the classic that it is. There really is a sense of menace that World War III might actually start and that it might just be all David's fault. This should serve as a reminder to never play Global Thermonuclear War when your computer has tapped into the national defense network.
The NORAD sets are pretty damn cool and they manage to look quite authentic. The soundtrack also must be given special attention just because it has that special 80's flavor and they even made it electronic sounding for the movie. In the beginning you can find a young Michael Madsen in one of his first roles. Maybe even the first I'm not sure.
Bottom Line: Wargames is a quality film that will take older moviegoers back to their childhood or young adulthood and will make younger viewers think "they had computers back then?!" A true classic and one that makes a great addition to my collection.
Matthew Brodrick should have stopped acting after 1990 because he will always be the 80's teen star and hasn't done anything really good since Ferris Bueller. The same can go for Ally Sheedy. I mean really, did anyone need to see her after Short Circuit?
The story rises above our youthful stars though and makes Wargames the classic that it is. There really is a sense of menace that World War III might actually start and that it might just be all David's fault. This should serve as a reminder to never play Global Thermonuclear War when your computer has tapped into the national defense network.
The NORAD sets are pretty damn cool and they manage to look quite authentic. The soundtrack also must be given special attention just because it has that special 80's flavor and they even made it electronic sounding for the movie. In the beginning you can find a young Michael Madsen in one of his first roles. Maybe even the first I'm not sure.
Bottom Line: Wargames is a quality film that will take older moviegoers back to their childhood or young adulthood and will make younger viewers think "they had computers back then?!" A true classic and one that makes a great addition to my collection.