Anyone remember Collosus: The Forbin Project (1970)?

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Monday, July 19, 2010 17:51
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CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 12:51 AM

Just after HAL, & way before Agent Smith.

Evil AI at its best. And least FX-y.

Memories? Reviews?

The laughing Chrisisall

KATESFRIEND

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:12 AM

I definitely do. I think that movie is responsible for my deep distrust of automation today. I only saw it once, but I still remember it very vividly - especially the feeling of impending doom.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:14 AM

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Originally posted by Katesfriend:
I definitely do. I think that movie is responsible for my deep distrust of automation today. I only saw it once, but I still remember it very vividly - especially the feeling of impending doom.

More so than Terminator?

The laughing Chrisisall

AURAPTOR

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:25 AM

" This is the voice of Colossus... "

Yeah, I remember that flick

KATESFRIEND

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:32 AM

Yes, more so than Terminator, because Terminator was so futuristic it was difficult to see all that technical advancement in one lifetime - mine. Colossus could have happened in a few years, with a few irresponsible tech heads with little sense of Murphy's Law.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:35 AM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
" This is the voice of Colossus... "

Yeah, I remember that flick

Worth getting?
http://www.amazon.com/Colossus-Forbin-Project-Eric-Braeden/dp/B0003JAO
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Or best left a good memory IYO?

The laughing Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:38 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Katesfriend:
Yes, more so than Terminator, because Terminator was so futuristic it was difficult to see all that technical advancement in one lifetime - mine. Colossus could have happened in a few years, with a few irresponsible tech heads with little sense of Murphy's Law.

A little like War Games, eh?

The laughing Chrisisall

KIRKULES

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:42 AM

That was a pretty good movie, but looking back it seems funny that we were afraid of 1970's computing technology. A modern cheap scientific calculator is probably more powerful than any super computer of that era.

KATESFRIEND

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:51 AM

It sounds like it deserves better transfer technology than they gave it to make up for the cheap price. I think it deserves better than this. It really is a classic, like Silent Running and Andromeda Strain. I wouldn't say it was like War Games, there wasn't any comic relief.

CHRISISALL

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 1:52 AM

You are sadly lacking in imagination, Kirkules.

(Do you imagine that's true?)

The laughing Chrisisall

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