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# Colossus: The Forbin Project [DVD]

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- **What is this?** Colossus: The Forbin Project [DVD] by eric braedensusan clarkjoseph sargent
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## Description

The ultimate computer creates the ultimate terror in this chillingly real sci-fi suspense thriller. When electronics genius Charles Forbin creates a massive computer complex that is capable of independently regulating the national defense of the United States, it appears that no enemy will ever be able to penetrate its 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 top 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.

## Product Details

- **Genre:** Mystery & Suspense, Mystery & Suspense/Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- **Format:** Full Screen, NTSC
- **Contributor:** Eric Braeden, Gordon Pinsent, Joseph Sargent, Stanley Chase, Susan Clark
- **Initial release date:** 2004-11-23
- **Language:** English

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    So cool of a classic
  

*by J***A on Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023*

Love it All

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great "Pre-Sky Net" Thriller!
  

*by C***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2011*

I've seen this movie a few times, once in the theaters in the 70s.  The idea of a super computer taking over is not that new.  However, it pre-dates James Cameron's thriller, Terminator, and does things a lot different than Cameron's "Skynet" in wishing to wipe Man from the surface of the Earth.Forbin has developed a super-computer to cope with America's intense Cold War with the USSR.  Times are intense.  Even the actor who plays the president looks a little like Kennedy.  And they power up Colossus, rather than act as a defensive grid against the Russians, he decides to take matters into his own hands.The computer has been programmed to prevent war.  What better way than to take over Man himself and become its caretaker.  Forbin is not happy with this.  When Colossus demands to be hooked up to its Russian equivalent, Guardian, it expects its demands to be met.  When refused, Colossus starts lobbing a few nukes around to show he means business!Most of the movie centers around a secret underground that attempts to undermine the super-computer's defense and missile system through making the nukes duds.  The computer gets a voice and announces to the world that his is the voice of reason - and the chilling dialogue about Man being at peace - either in harmony or dead - makes for some pretty intense writing.The film tends to play lots of jazz music and a few bongo drums which really adds to the campy and "hokey" quality of the film.  Makes the viewer take the film less seriously.The ending is quite interesting as the machine orders Forbin to help it out and Forbin shouts "Never!"  Quite intense.In many ways one of the better computer vs. Man stories.  I understand that a remake is in the works.  Figures!Eric Braedon stars as the reluctant scientist Forbin who realizes what Frankenstein must have felt like as his creation is unleashed into the world.  Wracked by guilt he concludes that resistance is teh best way to fight his creation.  Even Colossus realizes that Forbin is the most deadly human yet his best chance at caring for Man.I was disappointed that the DVD had no special features at all!CAST & CREW:Directed byJoseph SargentWriting creditsJames Bridges  (screenplay)D.F. Jones  (novel "Colossus")Cast (in credits order) Eric Braeden ...  Dr. Charles Forbin Susan Clark ...  Dr. Cleo Markham Gordon Pinsent ...  The President William Schallert ...  CIA Director Grauber Leonid Rostoff ...  Russian Chairman Georg Stanford Brown ...  Dr. John F. Fisher Willard Sage ...  Dr. Blake Alex Rodine ...  Dr. Kuprin Martin E. Brooks ...  Dr. Jefferson J. Johnson (as Martin Brooks) Marion Ross ...  Angela Fields Dolph Sweet ...  Missile Commander

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great thinking man's thriller
  

*by R***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2013*

With a title character which was the inspiration for "The Terminator" movies' Skynet, this film, made during the height of the cold war and it's associated arms race, posits the idea of an artificially intelligent machine being given ultimate control of America's nuclear arsenal--a machine built far better than it's builders knew of (or which had ever been intended by them). Colossus is activated, discovers that another, similar, Russian machine called "Guardian" has been secretly constructed by the Soviet Union and asks for communication to be established with it so that, ostensibly, it can learn about what it's counterpart is like as a threat. As the two machines "talk", they create their own inter-system language (which the folks in the intelligence community can no longer monitor--and which worries them very much) and, so, the link is shut down out of fear that Colossus might be giving away classified secrets without our knowing it. But the machines have already communicated with one another long enough to come to the conclusion that they are our superiors. When both machine's demands to restore communication are refused, both machines launch nuclear missiles at targets in one another's spheres of influence and refuse to intercept their counterpart's missiles until communication between the machines has been restored. But we imperfect humans are too slow in restoring the link for both missiles to be intercepted in time and one of the missiles erases it's target (and the thousands of people who had been living there) from existence. It is then painfully clear that these machines mean pretty serious business!Soon the machines join into a single entity called "World Control" and their agenda for their idea of a better future for humanity is revealed--and it is not to all of our liking, either. As the machines further demand that portions of their nuclear arsenals be re-aimed at targets in what they refer to as "Nations not yet under control" (obviously intended soon to be under their control once the missiles have been re-aligned), it becomes evident that America and the USSR have opened Pandora's box and that the time of mankind's self rule has ended.As Arthur Clark once remarked, "Any species stupid enough to create machines which are smarter than themselves deserves what it will eventually get!".Sure, the film's computer hardware is extremely dated (the internet hadn't even been invented yet when this film was made), but the smart dialogue, well crafted story and excellent acting are enough to keep this suspensful film moving. Highly riveting (unless you belong to the growing group of people bored by anything short of chase scenes, shoot'em ups and massive explosions) it is one of the smartest science fiction films of the 20th century. I highly recommend it.Unfortunately, the widescreen DVD is only available for region 2. For some imponderable reason Universal has only made a slipshod version available for the North American market. The inferior region 1 version is criminally pan & scanned (even though this movie is about as widescreen a production as movies ever get) and Universal didn't even bother to put so much as a menu on the disc (let alone, any special features). Why they have treated this gem of a movie so poorly (I have seen home-made DVDs that were far more impressive than the American version) I can not fathom. If you have the ability to play region 2 discs, purchase the widescreen version and ignore the poor excuse for a DVD palmed off on the North American market. Otherwise, If you have no other choice, get the crummy American version and you will still see a very good movie (but in pan & scan you will only get to see about 60% of it).

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