Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
An artificially intelligent supercomputer is developed and activated, only to reveal that it has a sinister agenda of its own.
Cast and Information
Directed By: Joseph Sargent
Written By: James Bridges, D.F. Jones
Starring: James Hong, William Schallert, Susan Clark, Robert Cornthwaite, Gordon Pinsent, Georg Stanford Brown, Marion Ross, Eric Braeden, Willard Sage, Leonid Rostoff
Genres: Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
Country: USA
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Colossus: The Forbin Project belongs to 16 collections
1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (public: moderated by Gregzilla - 38 stars)
2. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 12 stars)
3. Paranoia (public: moderated by djross - 8 stars)
4. Internet/computers (public: moderated by djross - 8 stars)
5. Human Vs. Computer (public: moderated by Sunsplitter - 6 stars)
6. Nuclear war (public: moderated by djross - 5 stars)
7. Wikipedia's list of dystopian films (public: moderated by ND Geek - 4 stars)
8. robots and A.I. (public: moderated by livelove - 3 stars)
9. evil/hostile A.I. (artificial intelligence) (public: moderated by livelove - 1 star)
10. Ratings (public: moderated by cheapthrills)
11. Artificial Intelligence (private: djross - 4 stars)
12. Djross science fiction movie of the year (private: djross - 3 stars)
13. Good Hard Scifi (private: Murray - 1 star)
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| May 19 |  |
littlefleck | 52 57% |
| May 06 | jlewis | 86 59% |
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Unselfconscious 60's style techno dystopia with a B-movie feel and cheesy acting. Has impressive set building and all the movie technology tropes of the time - computer banks of blinking lights, robot voices, computer printouts! The dull acting is somehow enjoyable and consistent with the style. Challenges us with our human contradictions: how is peace achieved with bigger weapons...? Why do we pursue technological advancement without forethought and at the cost of our freedom and privacy?
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Mochard | 70 73% |
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Popori | 85 68% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | robirgen | 70 64% |
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IMDBv2 | 71 64% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | Gorro | 71 60% |
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| Jul 20, 2021 | stopbutton | 63 67% |
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| Jun 20, 2021 | xenosapiens | 75 92% |
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Rivette | 60 52% |
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daffodil907 | 62 44% |
| Feb 22, 2021 | danosaur | 87 64% |
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RavynLoony | 67 54% |
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pinkbunny | 50 30% |
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Jobs-Bronson | 30 38% |
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TheShiznit | 59 76% |
| Dec 30, 2020 | Pustulious | 2 9% |
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flake | 62 37% |
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Opio | 50 36% |
| Jul 05, 2020 | krulltott | 70 78% |
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| Jun 25, 2020 | nemo.outis | 71 18% |
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mjoc0723 | 20 10% |
| Jun 13, 2020 | D Lightman | 86 97% |
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| Jan 11, 2020 | joao.neto | 60 45% |
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| Nov 30, 2019 | kjones77 | 80 72% |
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soraxtm | 60 32% |
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metalhank | 51 18% |
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bal3x | 70 73% |
| Apr 23, 2019 | AHALE80 | 60 9% |
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| Mar 17, 2019 | lillakniven | 65 64% |
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seeayesix | 60 49% |
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VanillaSky | 65 66% |
| Jan 14, 2019 | M-B-M | 5 54% |
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| Jan 01, 2019 |  |
buddhalou | 75 63% |
| Nov 09, 2018 |  |
porzano | 74 92% |
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chadisdanger | 72 30% |
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dumbjaw | 58 32% |
| Aug 07, 2018 | filmbantha | 60 31% |
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Cloudynow | 66 32% |
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CMQuinn | 80 71% |
| Jul 12, 2018 | AchwellFoley | 58 49% |
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| Jul 10, 2018 |  |
Inkerictus | 80 82% |
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arrow-s | 77 72% |
| Jun 11, 2018 | exehbs | 80 70% |
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| May 13, 2018 | LordCouture | 56 51% |
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| May 05, 2018 | Grandaddy | 65 45% |
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| May 03, 2018 | dragos | 70 57% |
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| Apr 25, 2018 | fictionfitz | 69 57% |
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| Apr 03, 2018 |  |
TheDiceman | 75 89% |
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Very good Sci-Fi
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| Mar 12, 2018 | fireplacer | 57 13% |
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Magmadiver | 84 68% |
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JimiAntiloop | 80 69% |
| Feb 11, 2018 | davidjn | 70 76% |
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whitelighter | 65 74% |
| Jan 09, 2018 | cengaveri | 78 88% |
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| Jan 03, 2018 | Vessla | 80 78% |
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| Dec 20, 2017 | Systematicer | 60 45% |
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maxmode | 65 53% |
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kubrickvari | 72 69% |
| Oct 13, 2017 | RodopLu | 48 17% |
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Amadeus | 76 85% |
| Sep 16, 2017 | bellst74 | 75 70% |
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| Sep 10, 2017 | frantzm | 98 50% |
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| Aug 31, 2017 | lamb-duh | 75 84% |
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| Aug 12, 2017 |  |
cherrorist | 79 59% |
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omeraksy | 70 58% |
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ralexwr | 60 55% |
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haljordan2 | 1 0% |
| Jul 05, 2017 | MIttenZz | 90 72% |
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| Jun 02, 2017 |  |
elmakebabi | 66 51% |
| May 03, 2017 |  |
RYM-byrates | 72 85% |
| Apr 22, 2017 |  |
Koalafish | 70 68% |
| Apr 11, 2017 | Sacit | 80 65% |
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| Mar 30, 2017 | cheapthrills | 80 74% |
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| Mar 10, 2017 | solidclimate | 85 42% |
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| Feb 20, 2017 | Mugi | 55 83% |
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killgazmo | 12 89% |
| Jan 19, 2017 | Buff | 50 75% |
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Uatu | 3 70% |
| Dec 18, 2016 | chester9876 | 100 88% |
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| Dec 11, 2016 | tvcritic1 | 71 50% |
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| Nov 24, 2016 | Ronin22 | 63 75% |
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| Nov 16, 2016 | scififan87 | 71 75% |
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| Nov 14, 2016 | onekirne | 70 48% |
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| Nov 06, 2016 | imdbtv | 71 62% |
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| Oct 20, 2016 | jerrywarton | 63 49% |
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| Oct 07, 2016 | ericambler | 73 54% |
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An unapologetically cheap and totally rad Cold War techno-thriller, COLOSSUS gets down to brass tacks: we created an AI so powerful that it immediately started to dominate us. There are a few lofty ideas stuffed within this bizarre yet prescient B-movie, all wrapped within the consequences of humans creating a god in their own image.
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| Sep 28, 2016 |  |
bizarre_eye | 77 79% |
| Sep 26, 2016 | STK | 65 57% |
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| Sep 20, 2016 |  |
scarletspeed | 61 62% |
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Dunstan-xxx | 71 69% |
| Aug 31, 2016 | adamant | 70 65% |
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BadCosmonaut | 5 63% |
| Jul 04, 2016 | Col_Needham | 90 94% |
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| Feb 14, 2016 |  |
robot2xl | 74 83% |
| Feb 09, 2016 | udippuy | 75 42% |
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| Jan 18, 2016 | gledX | 70 67% |
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| Jan 14, 2016 | groovymovie | 50 26% |
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frbrown | 75 52% |
| Dec 11, 2015 | MichaelOKeef | 80 89% |
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| Nov 21, 2015 | jamesbond | 45 8% |
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JanDoggen | 79 55% |
| Oct 16, 2015 | federico3 | 90 80% |
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| Oct 15, 2015 | daelyte2012 | 85 87% |
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| Sep 27, 2015 | SnoopyStyle | 60 43% |
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Carlospro | 75 64% |
| Aug 22, 2015 | moodeuce | 70 44% |
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| Jul 20, 2015 | NonyaBeezWax | 50 51% |
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| Jul 11, 2015 |  |
deep_green | 80 86% |
| Jun 26, 2015 |  |
gert | 60 49% |
| Jun 25, 2015 |  |
KasperL | 75 77% |
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A gem for sci-fi fans. It deserves to be more widely seen.
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| May 25, 2015 | Jorg | 60 27% |
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| May 21, 2015 | jasam | 94 68% |
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voxlumania | 87 61% |
| Apr 24, 2015 | aerrich | 50 35% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 | si-sak | 70 73% |
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| Apr 24, 2015 | OldAle1 | 80 61% |
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| Apr 17, 2015 |  |
comepelicula | 30 12% |
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Colossus is like the dumb narcissistic cousin of HAL9000 which is given total control over USA's nuclear arsenal. The story behind this movie sounds really fun, but the execution is very poor. The pace is so off and a lot of things are way too childish to believe them..."hey let's give total control over our nuclear arsenal to an untested artificial intelligence without the possibility of taking it back"... sure. On the good side, the design was good. This is a bad 70's movie.
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| Mar 22, 2015 | Manic_Ken | 69 47% |
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| Feb 25, 2015 | Kerry56 | 68 64% |
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| Feb 17, 2015 | debaser1985 | 77 86% |
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| Feb 01, 2015 | tk9630 | 90 85% |
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| Dec 28, 2014 | finansi | 60 56% |
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| Nov 28, 2014 | TobyTyler | 73 56% |
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| Nov 26, 2014 | 10kfilms | 60 55% |
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CRB9000 | 50 43% |
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nahuelgl | 82 74% |
| Oct 11, 2014 | toro913 | 51 48% |
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HeyDingo | 31 48% |
| Sep 03, 2014 |  |
lumpnboy | 60 68% |
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Strikingly minimalist narrative in which technocrats deal technocratically with what they can only understand as technocratic problems, semi-accidentally creating a literal technocracy. Better than anything James Cameron ever did. Because James Cameron is shit. One of the writers went on to direct THE CHINA SYNDROME.
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| Jun 24, 2014 |  |
Barthalen | 79 77% |
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A delight to discover. Colossus combines a Supercomputer Gone Rogue concept with cold war paranoia, with satisfying results for fans of old school not-too-far-fetched science fiction. It's very bare-bones, but concepts like this don't need a lot to get off the ground. The lighter moments don't really mesh well with the general tone, but the delicious gut-punch ending makes it easy to overlook those. I wish we had more movies like this nowadays. ...And now I feel old. Great.
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| Jun 21, 2014 | Lanhia | 69 28% |
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| May 06, 2014 | Trombone | 70 80% |
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| May 04, 2014 | MalkHead | 70 36% |
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| Apr 24, 2014 | stephenbond | 4 29% |
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| Apr 08, 2014 | emilga | 100 0% |
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jobsbronson | 29 82% |
| Mar 19, 2014 | kyussj | 70 68% |
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| Feb 18, 2014 | PaulSandell | 80 87% |
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| Oct 27, 2013 | mkellins | 70 76% |
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The idea is great, combining cold war politics and some hard sci-fi. I guess I was just hoping for a little bit more seriousness. The film suffers from the awkward comedic scenes. Otherwise I really enjoyed it.
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| Oct 26, 2013 |  |
d_drudges | 80 90% |
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An intelligent Cold War drama that refreshingly shows the USA and the USSR to be two sides of the same coin. Colossus gives us the perfect enlightened dictator, who has all the information in the world available to him, and it still isn't good enough. Ultimately, the movie suggests that humanity should quit making excuses and "passing the buck".
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| Aug 19, 2013 | Onthedark | 79 46% |
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| Aug 10, 2013 |  |
Sheldrake | 60 51% |
| Aug 08, 2013 | Barkinson | 30 11% |
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| Aug 04, 2013 | DerGolgo | 68 38% |
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I am prowler | 70 80% |
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6655321 | 8 78% |
| May 25, 2013 |  |
kurisu1974 | 80 93% |
| May 20, 2013 | ColonelTigh | 92 55% |
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| May 16, 2013 |  |
random_donna | 81 64% |
| Apr 23, 2013 |  |
Murray | 90 90% |
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How something this intelligent about such a geeky subject got made is a complete mystery. Enjoy it, for so far no other science fiction film has been so far ahead of its time.
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| Apr 12, 2013 |  |
Lobo_Lopez | 55 24% |
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LennyNero | 80 80% |
| Mar 18, 2013 | Cronos | 90 95% |
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| Nov 19, 2012 | Ronin21 | 72 41% |
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msweller | 82 77% |
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jodamico | 76 54% |
| Oct 17, 2012 | xacviant | 81 55% |
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A surprisingly unsensational sci-fi drama for its time, COLOSSUS begins with the completion of the titular supercomputer, followed by the revelation that the Soviets have created their own identical system. The machines go rogue and unite--holding the world hostage against their whims. Joseph Sargent's sure-handed direction helps, faltering only (as the film does) when it tries for light-heartedness. Adequate acting; striking production design and cinematography (lost on the full-screen DVD).
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| Sep 28, 2012 | revolverjgw | 83 69% |
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| Aug 07, 2012 |  |
cpreview | 7 58% |
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Colossus - The Forbin Project is one of the really intelligent early "AI computers taking over mankind" stories. While the graphics are completely non-cyberpunk, the story certainly has enough to qualify as a pre-cyberpunk flick. On top of this, Colossus is well acted throughout, and the pacing is such that you stay riveted to the story. Eric Braeden (Professor Forbin) and Susan Clark (Dr. Cleo Markham) are especially good together.
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| Apr 15, 2012 | filmcricket | 72 78% |
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| Mar 18, 2012 | sptubell | 100 85% |
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Bullt | 77 66% |
| Feb 09, 2012 | etherealtard | 73 41% |
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Fatchrisb | 90 93% |
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avgcrtckr | 62 71% |
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iconogassed | 90 89% |
| Aug 18, 2011 | Nichololas | 75 49% |
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Antares | 72 62% |
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Pols_Voice | 75 30% |
| Jun 20, 2011 |  |
teknicolor | 75 68% |
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Not crazy about the open-ended conclusion, but the movie was truly suspenseful throughout.
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| Jun 14, 2011 | Teebor | 100 95% |
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| May 15, 2011 |  |
VinegarBob | 70 54% |
| Apr 22, 2011 | gbaydin | 93 82% |
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Naypalm | 72 46% |
| Feb 19, 2011 | rickfray | 80 31% |
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| Feb 14, 2011 | rambo | 87 64% |
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| Feb 08, 2011 | ProperChas | 65 59% |
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| Jan 26, 2011 |  |
misterlizard | 89 94% |
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Relentlessly bleak sci-fi that's very much of its time. The movie starts with an ominous tone and the tension continues to rise as all the worst fears of that generation are played upon and then realised superbly. Great performances, some subtle satire and a fantastic ending.
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| Jan 24, 2011 |  |
Risselada | 60 32% |
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sweevo | 90 80% |
| Jan 05, 2011 | 522mlh | 89 93% |
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| Oct 11, 2010 | Ram0n | 73 57% |
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| Oct 02, 2010 | tyoda | 65 70% |
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| Sep 28, 2010 |  |
tinysausage | 73 52% |
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Very much of its time, the cold war. Everything about the look of the film screams 60's sci-fi - the blinking-light computers, the fantastic sets, the modernist architecture, even the opening credit typeface. Enjoyable and thought-provoking.
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| Sep 12, 2010 |  |
DaWolfey | 90 99% |
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A thought provoking, witty, intellectual, terrifying and above all bleak 70s sci-fi film. They just don't make films like this any more, they come from a time in history where people actually had a point to make using the medium of science fiction, not like now where it's all about some bullshit blue aliens cat things and a vague message about peace and harmony. No. This is proper sci-fi. If you played (and finished) the game Deus Ex, you really need to watch this film.
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| Sep 07, 2010 |  |
buddymcl | 85 57% |
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IMDb-byvotes | 71 54% |
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Deadmarsh | 70 64% |
| Jun 06, 2010 | Pingy | 89 68% |
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chester1958 | 95 89% |
| Mar 10, 2010 | komois | 75 56% |
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| Mar 09, 2010 | Mechatigger | 57 26% |
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Intelligent story, adequately told.
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| Mar 06, 2010 | aaaaaaarrggg | 71 73% |
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| Mar 05, 2010 | wavymouth | 81 28% |
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| Feb 18, 2010 | vaks | 77 75% |
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monocle | 83 84% |
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winds | 5 51% |
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| Sep 09, 2009 | negative | 2 0% |
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graag | 60 58% |
| Aug 07, 2009 |  |
Stain | 80 68% |
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A bit on the dry side, but a refreshingly intellectual sf movie
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| Aug 04, 2009 |  |
Enthusiast | 65 35% |
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Perhaps naive and too open-ended for its own good, but genuinely tense and plausible if you're willing to shut down critical operations for an hour and a half. Acting is reasonable for this sort of thing as well.
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| Aug 01, 2009 | ablaze | 67 30% |
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| Jul 20, 2009 | tnt | 70 87% |
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| May 21, 2009 |  |
Veterini | 91 95% |
| Apr 20, 2009 |  |
imdb | 71 73% |
| Dec 31, 2008 |  |
RealMacgyver | 80 78% |
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A very seventies sci fi movie. They don't make them like they used to, probably because we don't expect nukes to go over every minute.
Good stuff, a little dated though.
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| Dec 14, 2008 |  |
ronthedog | 76 20% |
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Daft but entertaining parable about the construction of a super-computer that outstrips human control and deifies itself. Flawed, not merely in that it was written before the true possibilities of processing power were realised, or that no-one thought to just unplug it, but rather that not nearly enough is made of using human irrationality to combat logic. Nevertheless, some excellent acting from the leads and subtle and effective touches throughout.
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| Nov 18, 2008 | digitalmonk | 73 45% |
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| Nov 16, 2008 | sherreragea | 70 33% |
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| Sep 14, 2008 | pappy55 | 66 64% |
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| Aug 18, 2008 |  |
filmaffinity | 60 45% |
| Aug 09, 2008 | sobored | 60 37% |
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| Aug 08, 2008 |  |
TonythePony | 62 35% |
| Jul 29, 2008 |  |
meester | 78 71% |
| Jun 16, 2008 |  |
decathect | 4 77% |
| May 23, 2008 |  |
Elfflame | 80 58% |
| May 02, 2008 |  |
miss jesus | 53 39% |
| Apr 01, 2008 |  |
Zoltan | 65 57% |
| Mar 28, 2008 | RNG | 0 0% |
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| Mar 28, 2008 | Sunsplitter | 39 26% |
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| Feb 27, 2008 | Zeno | 76 72% |
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| Feb 12, 2008 |  |
dr. radical | 68 87% |
| Jan 18, 2008 |  |
darkman | 85 94% |
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Merc | 65 29% |
| Nov 04, 2007 |  |
harter | 40 28% |
| Oct 24, 2007 | B4K4Foster | 30 2% |
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| Sep 24, 2007 |  |
Jairus | 80 61% |
| Sep 01, 2007 |  |
jaybrennan | 85 52% |
| Aug 28, 2007 | sullysnack | 65 46% |
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| Aug 20, 2007 |  |
fyngyrz | 6 9% |
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Another one where you're better off reading the book "Colossus" by D.F. Jones.
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| Aug 17, 2007 | HunterKing | 89 81% |
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Great premise and execution but monstrous cliffhanger ending
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| Aug 14, 2007 | martygrant | 70 10% |
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Ronin167 | 62 50% |
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