Re: Defcon: Most horrifying game ever?

ant@zimage.comANT (Ant) looked up from reading the entrails of the porn
spammer to utter  "The Augury is good, the signs say:

Xocyll <Xocyll@gmx.com> wrote:
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I haven't seen its sequel, but its ratings aren't good.

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It wasn't. I don't remember much about the movie (wasn't it
direct-to-video?) but I do remember being extremely disappointed.

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Wargames:The Dead Code, moronically stupid movie.

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A gambling website featuring terrorism acts, to root out wannabe
terrorists, but the "AI" is framing people, so kid who makes bet is
suddenly being chased by the Feds for terrorism that of course never
actually happened.

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Not a patch on the original.

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Sad. It's a good thing I didn't bother!
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How stupid is The Dead Code?  It makes Hackers look like Oscar material.

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"HACK THE PLANET!!!!!!!!!!!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3CKgkyc7Qo
I enjoyed that movie even though it was silly. ;) If you want a really
good hacker series, then watch Mr. Robot TV show! It's even accurate!

Hackers had two things going for it; 
1. That it portrayed Hackers accurately as inquisitive people who did no
harm - Crackers did the harm, the robberies, etc, not Hackers, but the
media as always got it wrong.
2. Angelina Jolie in those tight white pants.

I actually watched that after watching Wargames.
Then Real Genius, Short Circuit 1 + 2, Gremlins 1 + 2, Small Soldiers.

A bit of an 80s and 90s kick.

I also have all of Mr. Robot saved and may rewatch it in the future.

Unfortunately it suffers from M. Night Shyamalan syndrome - the twist,
which once you know it, renders it less enjoyable watching a second
time.

Currently rewatching Eureka.

Xocyll