MOVIE REVIEW: Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

pureblather.com ^ | December 12, 2023 | Staff

[RandallFlagg]

It'll probobly be coming up during the MST3K Foreverathon:

MST3K FOREVERATHON On YouTube

[Red Badger]

Yes, all part of the Plot.

It actually did launch a missile from the US side to the Russian side...................

[MeganC]

“Demon Seed” with Julie Christie is another AI gone crazy film.

[wally_bert]

The good guys always win, even in the 60s or 40s but definitely in the 80s.

MegaForce wisdom.

[struggle]

[abb]

Absolute must see. AI gone wild in a movie made 50 years ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Braeden
(born Hans-Jörg Gudegast; April 3, 1941)

[abb]

https://vimeo.com/394729987

[Ten Beers Gone]

I have seen "The Forbin Project" a number of times and would still watch it again.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I was always captivated and unnerved by the "voice" of Colussus.

[abb]

There’s kind of a Mission Impossible (the original TV series) feel about the movie, imo.

[Empire_of_Liberty]

Well played!

[Political Junkie Too]

I watched it a couple of times as a kid. I remember a suspensful scene similar to the one in 2001: A Space Odessey where Forbin tries to disable Colossus, but in a chamber protected by lasers.

-PJ

[alexander_busek]

I remember a suspensful scene similar to the one in 2001: A Space Odessey where Forbin tries to disable Colossus, but in a chamber protected by lasers.

No, you are confusing that with "The Andromeda Strain."

Hans Gudegast (who, after "Rat Patrol," changed his name to Eric Braeden) never actually attempts to physically disable Colossus.

Regards,

[Political Junkie Too]

There was the comedic episode on The Twilight Zone that starred Wally Cox called "From Agnes-With Love" (2/14/64) about a computer that falls in love with its programmer.

-PJ

[Political Junkie Too]

Thanks. When you're 10 or so, these things tend to blend together.

-PJ

[Macho MAGA Man]

Colossus was voiced by Paul Frees.

He voiced the Russian cartoon character Boris from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show and the opening of the movie Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze starring Ron Ely.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Frees

[Jambe]

“This is the Voice of Colussus.”

[fretzer]

>Do you recommend?

Absolutely. Very good movie. Right up there with “Andromeda Strain”.

[The Duke]

The book was actually part of a trilogy. A remake would be nice, except that all remakes get screwed up.

AI won't need control of the weapons. It will control the people that control the weapons. All that AI would need to take over would be access to the web and the ability to send emails.

[ConservativeMind]

This is a really good movie, and I’ve never forgot having seen it, as a child.

[MNnice]

When I was in the submarine service back in the 70s, this was one of the most popular movies we had onboard. We had enough movies to have a different one every night but people kept asking to see this one. (I was the projector operator).