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At the heart of the film is the WOPR (War Operation Plan Response),
a trillion-dollar piece of hardware brought in after a failure to launch a missile by
a member of the U.S. Army - the one who's not a cameo from Reservoir DogMichael Madsen. The WOPR has been used to calculate the result of endless
World War III simulations, the intention being that it will replace any chance of
objectional human response and launch an attack against the pre-Cold-War-thaw Ruskies
if they start first.
While looking for a new game written by Protovision, it's not long before David
accidentally stumbles across a game unlike none other. It's called Global
Thermonuclear War and the shit begins to hit the fan big-time when it ties
itself in with WOPR and makes the U.S. Military, including Dr. McKittrick
(Dabney Coleman) and General Beringer (Barry Corbin), very
jumpy when their own missiles are activated and the threat of global extinction
becomes a reality.
And why does the computer mistake David for the ten-years-deceased Professor
Stephen Falken (John Wood) ?
Those who've seen this 17-year-old film will know all the answers, but those who
haven't should definitely check out this captivating thriller.
The film is presented in its original 1.85:1 widescreen ratio, but that's about
the best thing that can be said about the print used. It's not anamorphic,
is quiet grainy at times and contains plenty of drop-outs. Plus, if there's one
think that really annoys me - the subtitles have been partly placed within the
black bar at the bottom, so when the picture is zoomed in to fill a widescreen TV,
they get cropped. Why oh why oh why can't they be placed within the 16:9 frame?
The average bitrate is a very high 8.27Mb/s, not that it appears to provide any
benefits.
The Dolby Surround sound is adequate as Arthur B. Rubinstein's score builds tension in
the background, but it's hardly going to blow your speakers.
Extras :
Chapters :
MGM DVDs usually contain 32 chapters... So why does this only have 16?
Languages & Subtitles :
Dialogue comes in five languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Subtitles in 12: English and German (both have hard of hearing alternatives),
as well as French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Swiss, Norwegian,
Danish, Portuguese and Polish.
And there's more... :
A 2-minute Trailer and a feature-length Audio Commentary from director
John Badham and screenwriters Lawrence Lasker and Walter F. Parkes.
Menu :
All the menus are static and silent, with the standard options described on a computer
screen at the NORAD headquarters.
Overall, I loved this film when I first saw it and still do now. Broderick is excellent
as the teenager whose emotions run from elation to horror while playing "the game".
However, the print needs a thorough remastering and the person who decided to put the
subtitles in the black bar at the bottom needs shooting as this sort of thing happens
way too often with non-anamorphic films.
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