bstempleton@watmath.UUCP (Brad Templeton) (06/27/83)
Lauren and others have said they don't like war games. You went in expecting a realistic account of how a kid could control NORAD's computers and almost start a war? No, it's fiction, and it has a fair number of givens, but a lot fewer than I expected. On top of that, it's well made, fun, and full of suspense. I give it 4* out of 5 -- Brad Templeton - Waterloo, Ont. (519) 886-7304
kek@mgweed.UUCP (06/28/83)
Hooray for Brad Templeton! I think people on the net are taking this movie too seriously. Maybe that is just the nature of most hackers. This movie was a message movie, but it was also suspenseful and enjoyable. I went with my wife and another couple that have little knowledge about computers in general and security precautions in particular. I spent a long time over coffee after the movie explaining why things couldn't happen the way it was depicted in the movie and what computers can and cannot do. Everyone enjoyed the movie and were ready to see it again so they could look for some of the inaccuracies that I pointed out. I think that movies like this one gives us a chance to inform an uninformed public about the world of computers because it raises their curiousity and gives us a chance to 'set the record straight'. Moral: If you have non-technical friends that are looking for a good movie to see, TAKE them to see "Wargames". You'll be surprised at the intelligent questions they can come up with. Kit Kimes Western Electric Co. Montgomery Works ..!lime!we13!mgweed!kek
bob@unm-ivax.UUCP (06/29/83)
Am I the only person who throughly diskliked "Wargames"? I thought it was juvenile, boring, and predictable.
trb@floyd.UUCP (06/29/83)
Kit Kimes, in talking about War Games states that hackers seem to be taking it too seriously and not enjoying it for what it is. He then goes on to detail how he and his wife and another couple went to see the movie and then he says: "I spent a long time over coffee after the movie explaining why things couldn't happen the way it was depicted in the movie and what computers can and cannot do." Not everyone is lucky enough to have a friendly neighborhood hacker to set them straight. I haven't seen any complaints that the hacker's girlfriend wasn't pretty enough, or that the acting was wooden, or that the plot was thin. The majority of hackers' complaints stem from the fact that War Games misrepresents computer and military technology and instills unfound hostility and fear in ignorant viewers. Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491