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Colossus - The Forbin Project (1970)

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The granddaddy of all "computer run amok" films, Colossus: The Forbin Project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the American missile defense system. Colossus' technicians do not count on the computer developing an intelligence of its own. Communicating with its Russian counterpart, Colossus decides to take over the earth, threatening global destruction should anyone try to pull its plug. The film's climax is unsettling, but no more so than the actual state of world affairs in

R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Joseph Sargent

Written By: James Bridges, D.F. Jones

In Theaters: Jan 1, 1970 Wide

On DVD: Nov 23, 2004

MCA Universal Home Video

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Cast

Eric Braeden
Forbin
Susan Clark
Cleo
Gordon Pinsent
President
William Schallert
Grauber
Leonid Rostoff
First Chairman
Georg Stanford Brown
Fisher
Tom Basham
Harrison
Willard Sage
Blake
Martin E. Brooks
Johnson
Marion Ross
Angela
Dolph Sweet
Missile Commander
Byron Morrow
Secretary of State
Lew Brown
Peterson
Sid McCoy
Secretary of Defense
Robert Cornthwaite
First Scientist
James Hong
Second Scientist
Sergei Tschernisch
Russian Translator
Alex Rodine
Dr. Kurpin

Critic Reviews for Colossus - The Forbin Project

All Critics (8) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)

The movie is full of marvelous, absurd dialogue.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Vincent Canby

New York Times

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Above-average science fiction.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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Taut, well-made sci-fi thriller about a massive computer.

December 14, 2010 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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TV Guide's Movie Guide

A crisp, well-crafted movie that achieves its effects by calmly stating the facts, with the bare minimum of histrionics.

August 2, 2010 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine

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Ian Berriman

SFX Magazine

After an excellent beginning, the craven script (based on DF Jones' novel Colossus) develops cold feet, injects some tiresome comic relief, and gradually begins to drag the whole thing down.

January 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Tom Milne

Time Out

Harrowing and truly gripping despite an obviously paltry budget.

April 9, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Shoddy treatment on DVD . . .

March 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

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James O'Ehley

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Will remind you just how much movies from the 1970s differ from the ones making their way to the megaplexes nowadays . . .

March 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Sci-Fi Movie Page

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James O'Ehley

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Cautionary tale, thriller, and speculative sci-fi all rolled into one...

December 2, 2004 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine

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Scott Collura

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Really, really well done "computers take over the world" movie from 1970.Highly recommended if you dig on paranoia fueled sci-fi!

June 10, 2007

Ken Stachnik

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Not my favorite doomsday machine movie, but pretty good. It has a dated feel to it, and I wish they played up man's faults more. Maybe some backstory as to why this was funded in the first place. But, overall, not bad.

October 13, 2009

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