Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!floyd!trb From: trb@floyd.UUCP Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: War Games is Science Fiction Message-ID: <1697@floyd.UUCP> Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 13:53:58 EDT Article-I.D.: floyd.1697 Posted: Wed Jun 29 13:53:58 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 30-Jun-83 12:35:46 EDT References: mgweed.1676 Lines: 17 Kit Kimes, in talking about War Games states that hackers seem to be taking it too seriously and not enjoying it for what it is. He then goes on to detail how he and his wife and another couple went to see the movie and then he says: "I spent a long time over coffee after the movie explaining why things couldn't happen the way it was depicted in the movie and what computers can and cannot do." Not everyone is lucky enough to have a friendly neighborhood hacker to set them straight. I haven't seen any complaints that the hacker's girlfriend wasn't pretty enough, or that the acting was wooden, or that the plot was thin. The majority of hackers' complaints stem from the fact that War Games misrepresents computer and military technology and instills unfound hostility and fear in ignorant viewers. Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491