Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!greep@SU-DSN From: greep%SU-DSN@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: War Games Message-ID: <3350@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 22-Jul-83 12:58:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3350 Posted: Fri Jul 22 12:58:00 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 25-Jul-83 22:27:37 EDT Lines: 28 From: Steven TepperI finally got around to seeing War Games and noticed lots of little things that didn't quite click, some of which I don't think have been mentioned so far. For example: One of the visitors from Alabama was carrying a camera. Cameras are not allowed at military bases. When the FBI apprehended David, he was coming out of a store with a drink, which he had presumably just bought. Later he found himself at a pay phone without even a dime. Seems unlikely he would have spent his last dime buying a coke, and they don't usually take your money unless they're throwing you in the clink. WOPR could not possibly known what phone number he was calling from -- there's no way for the telephone subscriber to determine this. (Someone *must* have brought this up so far, but I don't remember seeing it.) Teachers usually keep paper records of test scores and class grades. I doubt anyone could get away with changing substandard grades into better- than-average ones without getting caught (at least in high school, where the teachers know the students -- I can easily believe that could happen at a megaversity). Anyway, I really liked the movie. A lot of SF movies give me the impression of being little more than copies of other movies, and this one didn't.