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Avg. Customer Rating:   (based on 134 reviews)
Sales Rank: 10364
Category: Video
Actors: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin
Director: John Badham
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: VHS Tape
Running Time: 114 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 4.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 6304112262
UPC: 027616583536
EAN: 9786304112267
ASIN: 6304112262
Release Date: August 13, 1996
Theatrical Release Date: June 3, 1983
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Cute but silly, this 1983 cautionary fantasy stars Matthew Broderick as a teenage computer genius who hacks into the Pentagon's defense system and sets World War III into motion. All the fun is in the film's set-up, as Broderick befriends Ally Sheedy and starts the international crisis by pretending while online to be the Soviet Union. After that, it's not hard to predict what's going to happen: government agents swoop in, but the story ends up in the "hands" of machines talking to one another. Thus we're stuck with flashing lights, etc. John Badham (Saturday Night Fever) directs in strict potboiler mode. Kids still like this movie, though. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, theatrical trailer, Dolby sound, director commentary, optional English, French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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 If you want the score... August 28, 2008
If you like the score and want to own it, go to the Intrada Records website. They released a very limited run, only 2500 copies, that is only sold directly from them. It is the entire score and not just a selection of pieces. The release is officially in cooperation with MGM, and not a bootleg. The sound quality is really quite fantastic and it is definitely worth the cost.
 Careful, this new version is not anamorphic August 26, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
More marketing guff from the studios. THIS IS NOT ANAMORPHIC EVEN THOUGH A "NEW" RELEASE. DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE A WIDE SCREEN TV.
WarGames (25th Anniversary Edition) A Worthy Upgrade! August 13, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
As many of us remember seeing this fun movie first run in a theatre, we all chuckle a bit at the 8" floppy discs, monochrome monitor, BASIC programming, the top load VCR, cradle modem and so on.
But aside from the fantasies needed to tell a story, WarGames hits the mark on all points. As the movie was filmed during the Reagan years, the Soviets really were nervous about SAC and the entire American nuclear TRIAD. The scene in the missile silo at the beginning is so real life that the Titan II Missile Museum folks in Green Vally, AZ use a tape recording of the movie launch sequence to explain a launch episode. (If ever near Tucson on vacation, try to visit the museum. All the missile silos but this one were destroyed due to S.A.L.T. The concrete cover is set permanently half open for Russian satellites.)
Being said, this 25th Anniversary Edition is worthy of an upgrade to your collection. Most importantly is anamorphicly enhanced for 16x9 viewing. The extras are great, getting to hear from several principle actors and film crew.
Shop around a bit and you can find this DVD for <$10. I'm sure Amazon will follow suit as they usually are fairly competitive in price. ENJOY!
wargames blu-ray? August 11, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i would like to know what happened to the wargames release on blu-ray did 20th century fox delay or cancel another release i wouldnt hold my breath for the up coming james bond blu-rays becaue 20th century is releaseing them?
 Great! August 7, 2008
This was a great movie, and action flik, it demonstrates the inmportants of nuclear war and what it can do, i would definetly recommend this to everyone
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