Wargames [DVD] by Matthew Broderick

Good film

To reminisce back in the day!

People still write passwords on post-its, watch this movie.

Revisited this for the first time in many years (remember seeing it in the cinema when originally released), and it is still a well-paced 80s flick, with an oh-so-young Matthew Broderick and Aly Sheedy in over their heads when a very early type of hacking into what he thinks is a games company turns out to be a new defence system, which doesn't quite grasp the difference between simulated "war gaming" a nuclear conflict, and actually starting one. While very much of its 80s, Cold War, MAD era, it's also still huge fun and cracks along at a great pace with a charming young cast.

I remember the day my father took me to the cinema to see this movie. Several months before going to see it I was very fortunate to have been bought a Commodore 64 computer (ask your parents) by my parents as a birthday present. My young mind was full of possibilities after seeing that movie, I recall standing in the foyer of the cinema after the screening talking to other kids around the same age as myself at that time (15 y/o) and fantasizing about what we could do with our computers! This was I suppose the first ever movie to cover the issue of "hacking" whereby you gain access to another computer system illegally. This was long before the advent of the Internet as we know it today. It was a era when these issues were only dreams and fantasies of admirers of technology back then. One thing was for sure, I never looked at a computer in the same light again. The performances of the main characters David & Jennifer (Broderick & Sheedy) were quite believable back then. I suppose there was a lot of virgin technology that the characters had to get to grips with making the fluent dialogue sound quite realistic. Mathew Broderick was only 19 years of age when appearing in Wargames and just fitted the part of the computer nerd perfectly. If this is your kind of film you may also be interested in these titles: "Battle Beyond the Stars" and "The Last Star Fighter" both of which I have been able to buy on Amazon bringing the memories of my childhood on to my home cinema system today. Great movie for it's time.Yours Kevin Burke from Glasgow Scotland UK

An absolute classic that seems even more relevant today with all the talk about A.I. A must watch for everyone living in these "interesting" times.

Excellent movie 🎬 a true classic

DVD plays well fast delivery from the seller.

Good movie French included

Bonjour , très bon film des eigthies , avec, M Broderick qui livre une prestation d acteur de très bon niveau , alors qu il débutait ! a revoir avec grand plaisir cette histoire hors du commun ! Cordialement 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

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This film is WAY ahead of its time in predicting what a computer controlled world would look like, and the exciting way a smart kid managed to pull the world back from a complete abyss. Big High Five ending!

Nice combo of comedy and Suspense