WarGames (25th Anniversary Edition)
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A teenage hacker breaks into a Pentagon computer and discovers what he thinks is a video game, but in reality is a program that could trigger a nuclear war.
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 1.12 ounces
Item model number : FOXS109876DVD
Media Format : Multiple Formats, Dolby, NTSC, Dubbed, Widescreen, Color, AC-3, Subtitled
Run time : 1 hour and 50 minutes
Release date : July 6, 2020
Actors : Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Barry Corbin
Dubbed: : Spanish
Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish
Language : Unqualified
Studio : MGM
ASIN : B0015NORDW
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Michael Kitchens –
Still incredible decades after…
The amount of tension at the end is so well applied. What would seem like a simple movie really is a powerful statement and so entertaining to watch. An absolute classic and still worth the watch even today.
Charlotte T –
Great Movie
Our underground war room far exceeds the depiction in the movie, but with AI now so prevalent, the movie is quite plausible.
Scott Holstad –
Introduced Me to Computers and Modems
I love WarGames so much, and Matthew Broderick does such a fantastic job in his role, that I get really nostalgic for those good old days before the Web. Broderick’s character is a bored computer nerd in the early ’80s with a sweet computer system and 300 baud modem which he uses to dial into places like his school system to change his grades. When he hears about a computer game coming out, he can’t wait and sets his modem to “war dial” mode, auto dialing telephone numbers within a certain prefix so he can hack into the gaming company’s computer to get this great new game. In the process, he finds that he succeeds and has broken into a high security system where he unknowingly finds himself in the Defense Department’s main computer. He thinks he’s in the game company’s computer and is only looking for games, and he finds one amazing sounding one called “Global Thermonuclear War.” He asks the computer to play it with him and he takes the side of the Russians, gleefully launching nuclear missile attacks at cities throughout America. Meanwhile, the staff at NORAD is freaking out, thinking the Russians have launched and they go on high alert, ready to launch American missiles in response. Broderick shuts down his computer before the “game” ends and the missiles disappear from NORAD’s computers. They don’t know what happens, so a huge manhunt takes place to find out what’s going on and who the source of the hack is. I won’t go any further, but to say that in my opinion, this is a great action movie and the plot moves along quite well. Even though some of the film isn’t totally realistic, enough of it was cutting edge enough to make you believe as you sat in the movie theater, and let’s not forget that the Cold War was still a reality, so it was a frightening movie. After seeing this movie, I started accessing BBS’s around the country and using my modem to war dial prefixes myself, and enjoyed “shaking hands” with many other computers around the world. It was an awesome experience, and I think today’s computer geeks will never know the true excitement generated by old school hacking and phreaking. It’s just different today, and today’s hackers are malicious, which was never the intent back then. This is a great film, very enjoyable, and if you’re into computers, it’s definitely one to watch. I never get tired of it. Highly recommended.
Catherine –
War is a Mistake
This movie revolves around two teenagers who discover the world is in danger of a world war, because a computer that controls the missiles in the USA has not played enough games to learn that there is no winner in a worldwide nuclear war, just death. The teens save the day, with the help of the inventor.
Richard Joslin –
Classic
Whats not to like, are you kidding me. Anyone that grew up in the 80’s when War Games with Mathew Broderick came out it was a thing to do. Great story of living life’s as I write, or text message ha about in the event of controlled Silos with launch codes that would start a war. Very good movie for it’s Era, brings back some memories of enjoyment! So needing a great movie to enjoy with a story that you recognize in today’s world, and you want entertainment get it. No regrets in entertainment that you’ll probably talk about later on.
J R –
Review
Enjoyed movie!
Cindy in CO –
Excellent Condition, Plus Great Movie
Shipping was pretty fast, the DVD is in great condition, and we’re thrilled because we love War Games. It’s a bit dated, because it has corded phones and modems, but hey, that’s history. The story is fun, a great adventure, and besides teaching history to your kids, it does make you think. Are machines better decision makers than humans? Plug it in, enjoy the ride and spark some lively discussion with your smartphone-generation grandkids!
vac –
Fun 1980s movie
I bought this to replace my old vhs of this movie. This is a classic 1980s movie starring 2 of the “brat pack”, Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy. This is the movie that as a kid in the 1980s inspired me to become a computer scientist. To this day it is one of my favorite movies.It is fun to see the old technology in this movie, and the portrayal of pre-Internet hacking via directly dialing into the target system via modem. Yet at the same time, the main character’s use of social engineering in his hacking is still prevalent (e.g., the scene when he gets himself sent to principal’s office to gain access to the desk where the week’s password was written or when he pretended to need to use the bathroom so he could record the door lock key sequence, among other examples).I also like the fictional example of the relevance of the same game theory concepts to everything from board game play to political and military scenarios.General game play (i.e., the ability to adapt knowledge learned from playing known games to playing brand new games previously not encountered) is still a grand challenge of artifical intelligence (AI). As an AI researcher, I especially enjoy this aspect of the film.
pctech –
One of my favorite movies to watch.
Francisco Hirata –
Es un clásico moderno.La ví en el cine y posteriormente en video la ví muchas veces más.Aún hoy en día la disfruté enormemente. No se siente pasada de moda.La calidad de audio y video es buena. Sobre todo si consideramos que la tecnología de los ochentas todavía estaba en pañales.Lo que más me gustó fue el documental sobre cómo la hicieron, que venía como material adicional. Tenía muy buena información y no abusaron de los clips de la película como ocurre con otros documentales.La duración fue exacta, y en general está muy bien hecho. Muchas veces viene información poco relevante y es muy aburrido. Pero en este caso estuvo estupendo.
Gunthi76 –
Great movie from the 80 es, about a high military Computer programe to play World War Games such Nuclear war between USA and Soviet Union and a boy and his friend caught in the middle. Excelent review, this movie, from my youth. Had arrived on time.