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|    gggg gggg to Stephen DeMay    |
|    Re: Colossus : The Forbin Project ( 1970    |
|    28 Jun 23 23:19:20    |
      From: ggggg9271@gmail.com              On Monday, September 11, 2017 at 1:58:35 PM UTC-7, Stephen DeMay wrote:       > I returned to this for the first time in decades and never have I been left       with the feeling that a story is way too brief and far from finished. But       there would be a problem in taking a different road as well as the book is       part of a trilogy... I read        the second book way back when and it totally went away from the format of       Colossus and became an unsatisfactory aliens on earth piece. Never       investigated part three.        > So the film is what it is and that is pretty good.        > Set in the USA with a president who resembles JFK Colossus is a super       computer put in complete control of the U S nuclear arsenal for speed and       security. That's a bit much to accept so suspension of disbelief is required.        > Dr. Forbin the genius who designed the brain is played by an actor       unfamiliar to me . He reminded me of Richard Chamberlain and comes over as a       manly academic. The rest of the cast is weak tho ( Dr.) Susan Clark is her       dependable self.        > Colossus turns out to be brainier than expected and immediately joins forces       with Guardian its USSR counterpart who's existence had been heretofore unknown       but was just ready to start cooking ( a coincidence which again requires a       suspension of        disbelief ).        > For a time both machines turn against the governments of their respective       countries with their control of missiles creating a Fail Safe scenario.        > Eventually both governments seem to capitulate to the demands of       Colossus/Guardian tho Dr. Forbin is really seeking a way out of this mess.        > When he's granted complete privacy with Clark his supposed mistress it's       suspension of belief time again.        > Good news tho Colossus turns out to be smarted than any of them and for me       the story has a happy ending. Best moments : Colossus and Guardian begin to       communicate with each other ( unforgetable ) and the way Colossus deals with       problems. 8/10 goodnight        Irenes              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e73_DpFp9uM              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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