WarGames: The Dead Code

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A brilliant hacker inadvertently sets the wheels of World War III into motion after hacking into a restricted online gaming network and learning of a national defense system designed to identify fledgling terrorist cells in this belated sequel to the popular 1982 thriller. There isn't a system on the planet that Will Farmer (Matt Lanter) can't hack into with a little work, so when he manages to breach the security of a restricted online gaming network known as R.I.P.L.E.Y., he's convinced that his skills are still as sharp as ever. But what Matt hasn't realized is that R.I.P.L.E.Y. is actually a highly classified government defense system, and he's just become its next target. Now the system knows his identity, and his entire hometown faces the threat of an automated military response. In order to clear his name, Matt will have to beat the computer at its own game. The game turns deadly, however, when R.I.P.L.E.Y. suddenly raises the stakes, threatening Armageddon in a time when the world is already dangerously unstable. With no time left to lose before the missiles start to fly, Matt must now use his formidable hacking skills to save the world from the government's own hopelessly flawed doomsday device.

Rating:

PG-13
Genre:

Action & Adventure, Drama, Mystery & Suspense
Directed By:

Stuart Gillard
Written By:

Randall M. Badat, Rob Kerchner
In Theaters:

Jun 10, 2008 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jul 29, 2008
Runtime:

100 minutes
Studio:

Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

Matt Lanter
as Will Farmer

Amanda Walsh
as Annie

Chuck Shamata
as Bill Carter

Nicholas Wright

Colm Feore
as Kenneth Hassert

Nicolas Wright
as Dennis Nichols

Maxim Roy
as Tina Rashe

Ricky Mabe
as Newman

John Maclaren
as Norman Paget

Trevor Hayes
as Agent Aaron Scott

Susan Glover
as Gail Farmer

Jean-Robert Bourdage
as Hot Dog Vendor

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Critic Reviews for WarGames: The Dead Code

All Critics (3) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (2)

Keeps the formula topical, replacing Soviet aggressors with cyber-savvy terrorists, but the renovations end there.

Jan 30, 2010 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Rossiter Drake
San Francisco Examiner
As far as direct-to-DVD sequels go, you can do a lot worse

Aug 24, 2008 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
casual moviegoers won't get the in-jokes and won't care about the plot.

Jul 26, 2008 | Rating: 3/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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Audience Reviews for WarGames: The Dead Code

Aug 31, 2015

In this unnecessary sequel, a teenager accidentally went into national defence system and triggered a potential third world war. No sympathy for any of the characters, the acting was terrible plus the script was badly written filled with campy dialogues. Wargames: The Dead Code is bound to leave you disappointed.

Sylvester K Super Reviewer
Mar 18, 2011

I loved the original Wargames and found this one just as enjoyable. This one rehashes the basic premise of the first movie, but in a new and modern way (such as terrorists) and added some 'Enemy of the State' like surveillance and pursuit scenario. Plot: Philadelphia high-schooler Will Farmer (Matt Lanter) plays a computer game that simulates a terrorist attack, and Ripley, the super government computer with a sexy voice, designed to profile potential terrorists, tracks him down because he beat five levels in 15 minutes, this makes Ripley believe that he is a high level terror threat. Professor Falken and Joshua (WOPR) make reappearance in this movie and I enjoyed the confrontation between Ripley (Alien, anyone) and Joshua. If you like the science-techno-computer-hacker-surveillance type of action movie, be sure to check this one out.

Deb S Super Reviewer
Aug 22, 2010

A nice straight to dvd movie. Paid nice homage to the original. This was a sequel and not a remake and did really nothing to diminish the original movie.

John M Super Reviewer
Dec 05, 2008

This is loosely based on the ideas of the original 80's hit . It's set in the modern day as we see a base in Afghanistan get destroyed by a UAV right at the start. The whole "Decontamination" plot & idea are totally unbelievable. The idea of the Nuclear exchange to make RIPLEY realise what RIPLEY's doing won't work is yet another nod back to the original movie. Their cop-out at having RIPLEY repeat Joshua's exact same words form the end of the original movie just goes to show how many original ideas they were unable to come up with. If you want to point fingers for bad & stolen ideas the men to blame are Randall Badat and Rob Kerchner. This is an awful movie and is best avoided.

Steven V Super Reviewer