bukys@rochester.UUCP (07/06/83)
I essentially concur with Lauren Weinstein's review of "WarGames". I wish I had written it, and probably would have done so eventually. It's just that I couldn't bear to waste the time and effort reviewing such a slight subject. So, trying not to waste too many words on this fluff: "WarGames" is a not-all-that-entertaining grade-B+ movie which is succeeding only because it exploits the currently fashionable "nuclear freeze"-type sentiments. It would be a fine made-for-TV movie, but for $4 I expect more drama, action, suspense, or something. "WarGames" draws fire for technical misrepresentations because it attempts to be taken seriously, in order to make its political points. By contrast, "Tron" upsets no one because it is not purporting to represent reality. If so many of you really believe that "WarGames" is at all comparable to "Dr. Strangelove", then the fluoride must really have done us in. Our children may never even be able to handle "see spot run" if this corruption of our precious bodily fluids continues. ------------------- | Liudvikas Bukys | | rochester!bukys | | bukys@rochester | -------+----------- # ####see#"local#hero"#instead###### #
bukys@rochester.UUCP (07/06/83)
Relay-Version:version B 2.10 5/3/83; site wjh12.UUCP Posting-Version:version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rochester.UUCP Path:wjh12!genrad!linus!philabs!seismo!rochester!bukys Message-ID:<2151@rochester.UUCP> Date:Tue, 5-Jul-83 22:06:14 EDT Organization:University of Rochester I essentially concur with Lauren Weinstein's review of "WarGames". I wish I had written it, and probably would have done so eventually. It's just that I couldn't bear to waste the time and effort reviewing such a slight subject. So, trying not to waste too many words on this fluff: "WarGames" is a not-all-that-entertaining grade-B+ movie which is succeeding only because it exploits the currently fashionable "nuclear freeze"-type sentiments. It would be a fine made-for-TV movie, but for $4 I expect more drama, action, suspense, or something. "WarGames" draws fire for technical misrepresentations because it attempts to be taken seriously, in order to make its political points. By contrast, "Tron" upsets no one because it is not purporting to represent reality. If so many of you really believe that "WarGames" is at all comparable to "Dr. Strangelove", then the fluoride must really have done us in. Our children may never even be able to handle "see spot run" if this corruption of our precious bodily fluids continues. ------------------- | Liudvikas Bukys | | rochester!bukys | | bukys@rochester | -------+----------- # ####see#"local#hero"#instead###### #