Rent Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
3.5 of 5 from 110 ratings
1h 35min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
The ultimate super computer creates the ultimate terror in this chillingly real sci-fi suspense thriller. When computer genius Charles Forbin creates a massive computer complex that is capable of independently regulating the national defence of the United States, it appears that no enemy will ever be able to penetrate it's sovereign borders. But such a promising thought turns into a stunning nightmare when it's discovered the Russians have built an equally sophisticated computer and that these two 'doomsday machines' have linked, sharing classified information and national secrets. Desperately Forbin and his Soviet counterparts try to stop the all-knowing 'monster' computers from seizing command of the world's nuclear missile stockpiles. - Actors:
- Eric Braeden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsent, William Schallert, Leonid Rostoff, Georg Stanford Brown, Willard Sage, Alex Rodine, Martin E. Brooks, Marion Ross, Dolph Sweet, Byron Morrow, Lew Brown, Sid McCoy, Tom Basham, Robert Cornthwaite, James Hong, Serge Tschernisch, Fred Holliday, Robert Quarry
- Directors:
- Joseph Sargent
- Producers:
- Stanley Chase
- Voiced By:
- Paul Frees
- Writers:
- James Bridges, D.F. Jones
- Studio:
- Fabulous Films
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 27/03/2017
- Run Time:
- 99 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio Commentary with Director Joseph Sargent
- Stills Gallery
- Original Promotional Material
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Reviews (2) of Colossus: The Forbin Project
Computer says NO! - Colossus: The Forbin Project review by Spoons
A really enjoyable slice of 70s sci/fi. A cross between Wargames and Demon Seed. The set depicting the Colossus computer of the films name is very impressive. If you like retro science fiction flicks this comes recommended plus the the blu ray version has a stunning transfer.
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Nothing Dates So Quickly as a Vision of the Future - Colossus: The Forbin Project review by PV
This is a 1970 film based on a novel. I love the soundtracks of films of the time (like late 60s Planet of the Apes) so loved that.
WARGAMES in 1980s is sort of the same idea, and its computers also seem massively dated now. This is more dated, with the usual fake computers with pointless flashing lights. The master-brain Colossus computer presages AI, but its messages look like those digital signs at train stations or bus stops saying when the next service will arrive! It is all unintentionally funny.
Watch Dr Strangelove (1964) for a class classic version of the same sort of thing, with a Doomsday Machine. Also based on a novel. Worries about nuclear war were great back then, in 1950s, 1960s 70s and 80s. People have forgotten the nuclear warheads are all there and still exist, many controlled by Russia and China, India and Pakistan, as well as France, UK and USA. All it takes is one mistake or madman or woman...
It is a slight story, which becomes bogged down in the main character's lovelife and relationship, which is tiresome. But where else can the story go?
Of course no-one then expected the Soviet Union to end in 1991 or Communism to collapse in 1989 when the Berlin Wall came down - we live with the consequences now, re the Ukraine-Russia war. Putin is bitter Gorbachev gave Ukraine away and let them keep nuclear missiles, and Crimea (only transferred to The Ukraine in USSR in 1950s by Khruschev for easier admin).
A curiosity piece. Reminds me of 1970s classics like WESTWORLD (with primitive computers, the first special effects Oscar winner, 1973), and CAPRICORN ONE.
3.5 stars rounded up
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