Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Latest
    • Thank You
    • 4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)
    • 3999. The Pianist (2002)
    • 3998. Philadelphia (1993)
    • 3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    • 3996. The Green Mile (1999)
    • 3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
    • 3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Home
    • Blog
      • All Posts
      • Best Of The Year
        • Best Of 2015
        • Best Of 2016
        • Best Of 2017
        • Best Of 2018
        • Best Of 2019
        • Best Of 2020
        • Best Of 2021
        • Best Of 2022
      • The Decade In Review
      • Box Office Analysis
      • James Bond
      • Oscars
      • RANKED
      • Star Wars
      • The Big Questions
      • Top 10
      • World Cinema
    • Ratings
      • Top 250
      • Top 100 Foreign Films
      • Bottom 50
      • 0 – 1.9
      • 2 – 3.9
      • 4 – 5.9
      • 6 – 7.9
      • 8 – 10
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Anthology
      • Animation
      • Christmas
      • Comedy
      • Crime
      • Documentary
      • Drama
      • Fantasy
      • Film-Noir
      • History
      • Horror
      • Kids’
      • Musical
      • Psychological
      • Romance
      • Sci-Fi
      • Short
      • Silent
      • Sport
      • Superhero
      • Survival
      • Thriller
      • Western
    • Release Year
      • 2020s
      • 2010s
      • 2000s
      • 1990s
      • 1980s
      • 1970s
      • 1960s
      • 1950s
      • 1940s
      • 1930s
      • 1920s
    • Country
      • Afghanistan
      • Argentina
      • Australia
      • Austria
      • Belgium
      • Brazil
      • Cambodia
      • Canada
      • Chile
      • China
      • Colombia
      • Costa Rica
      • Czechoslovakia
      • Czech Republic
      • Denmark
      • East Timor
      • Faroe Islands
      • Finland
      • France
      • Germany
      • Georgia
      • Greece
      • Hong Kong
      • Hungary
      • Iceland
      • India
      • Indonesia
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Ireland
      • Israel
      • Italy
      • Japan
      • Latvia
      • Lebanon
      • Laos
      • Malaysia
      • Mexico
      • New Zealand
      • Nigeria
      • North Korea
      • Norway
      • Paraguay
      • Peru
      • Philippines
      • Poland
      • Romania
      • Russia
      • Saudi Arabia
      • Singapore
      • South Korea
      • South Africa
      • Soviet Union
      • Spain
      • Sweden
      • Switzerland
      • Syria
      • Taiwan
      • Thailand
      • Turkey
      • Uganda
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Uruguay
      • Vietnam
      • Zambia
    • About
    The Mad Movie Man
    You are at:Home»Review»876. WarGames (1983)

    876. WarGames (1983)

    0
    By The Mad Movie Man on March 3, 2015 110-119 mins, 1983, 6 - 7.9, Mar 15, Movies Of 2015, Review, Sci-Fi, Thriller, United States
    6.8 A bit dated now
    • Acting 6.9
    • Directing 6.8
    • Story 6.6
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0

    Starring: Matthew Broderick, Ally Sheedy, John Wood

    Director: John Badham

    Running Time: 113 mins


    WarGames is an American film about a teenage boy with a hobby for computer games, who accidentally hacks into the US military system and finds himself inadvertently threatening to start a nuclear third world war.

    This is on the whole a very predictable and unfortunately dated film that really failed to grab my interest. It’s got a decent performance from a pre-Ferris Bueller Matthew Broderick, and some exciting sequences, but I think that this film struggles to understand what type of movie it really wants to be.

    The problem is that, in the early 1980s, the Cold War was still going and the rapid rise of computers was fascinating people all over the world, so this was probably the perfect film to illustrate that at the time. However, nowadays, the whole concept seems very dated and can be hard to relate to, and that’s why I struggled to really get interested in its story.

    Also, what annoyed me about this too was that its story is totally preposterous, and whilst the film occasionally recognises that, on the whole, it doesn’t feel like it’s consistently going for a crazy sci-fi story. Yes, on occasion, it’s a silly fantasy story that’s over the top and exciting, where you can accept such a preposterous story, however on other occasions, the whole thing gets a little bit too serious, but you just can’t take it seriously.

    Away from that, this film also struggles in making a fast-paced, entertaining thriller. It takes absolutely ages to get going, and then even longer to really get into the crux of the situation created by this sudden alert of nuclear threats to the USA, and by the time that everything really starts kicking off (about an hour in), it’s hard to say that you’ve been fully engrossed in the incredibly slow and relatively dull character establishment that takes so long to really do anything.

    To be honest, this film is fine. It’s not exciting, nor is it a novel idea, and being dated does hurt it unfairly, however if you watch it with the intention of having a very light and preposterous story put to you, this can be simply enjoyable, so that’s why it gets a 6.8 from me.

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    The Mad Movie Man
    • Website
    • Facebook
    • Twitter

    The Mad Movie Man, AKA Anthony Cullen, writes articles and reviews about movies and the world of cinema. From January 1st, 2013 to December 31st, 2022, he watched and reviewed a movie every day. This is the blog dedicated to the project: www.madmovieman.com

    Related Posts

    8.2

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    Follow Me Online!
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
    • Tumblr
    New Releases
    8.2
    December 25, 2022

    3994. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

    5.6
    December 10, 2022

    3969. Falling For Christmas (2022)

    6.9
    December 4, 2022

    3956. The People We Hate At The Wedding (2022)

    5.4
    December 3, 2022

    3954. Disenchanted (2022)

    7.4
    December 3, 2022

    3953. Meet Cute (2022)

    7.6
    November 23, 2022

    3934. Do Revenge (2022)

    7.0
    November 18, 2022

    3929. The Wonder (2022)

    6.7
    November 13, 2022

    3924. See How They Run (2022)

    Recommended Movies
    8.5
    Review
    March 21, 20170

    1699. Get Out (2017)

    9.5
    Review
    January 12, 20130

    15. Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy (2004)

    8.5
    Review
    December 17, 20220

    3983. The Last King Of Scotland (2006)

    8.2
    Review
    January 22, 20140

    426. The Graduate (1967)

    8.3
    Review
    March 30, 20180

    2101. Ready Player One (2018)

    Popular Posts
    December 31, 2022

    Thank You

    8.2
    December 31, 2022

    4000. Scenes From A Marriage (1973)

    7.8
    December 30, 2022

    3999. The Pianist (2002)

    8.2
    December 29, 2022

    3998. Philadelphia (1993)

    7.5
    December 28, 2022

    3997. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

    9.1
    December 27, 2022

    3996. The Green Mile (1999)

    7.6
    December 26, 2022

    3995. Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    © 2023 ThemeSphere. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.