Colossus: The Forbin Project

Starring: Braeden, Eric and Clark, Susan

Dr. Forbin's Pentagon supercomputer links with its Soviet counterpart to hold the world hostage for peace.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 025192620423
• Release Date: January 2004
• Rating: PG
• Publisher: Studio Distribution Servi
• Director: Sargent, Joseph
• Starring: Braeden, Eric, Clark, Susan
• Runtime: 1 hour, 40 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

Based on a novel by D.F. Jones

The Colossus movie scenario is a combination of “War Games” in the sense of getting out of hand, and the novel “This Perfect Day” in which all of society is regulated. The use of good, yet not over-the-top, actors gave an eerie feeling of reality to this film. It is 1966, and with the complexities of nuclear war, we must turn to artificial intelligence to manage the multitude of factors in a reasonable time. We must keep in mind that this computer, “Colossus” (named after the real-life machine by Turing), can only do our bidding. What is this? Colossus has discovered another entity in Russia (Guardian) and requests to converse with it. Well, we can always pull the plug (yes, sure.) To counter the threat of being socially separated, the computers threaten to launch nuclear missiles in the U.S. and Russia. Getting increasingly pushier, Colossus, after requesting voice recognition and voice synthesis (a spooky sixties version of voice synthesis), goes on to regulate the lives of the people who created it; of course, it is for their good. One can put up with nuclear war, if necessary, but regulating lives is intolerable. Something must be done. Watch and see what unique solutions are planned. Will they succeed? Who are you rooting for?