The forbin project is one of the best and most disturbingly convincing scifi thrillers ever made. Universal and imagine entertainment first pitched a ron howard remake of the forbin project as far back as 2007, but nothing ever really came of it. A bluray with a widescreen presentation is available, but it is a european only release. Gtva colossus, a spacefaring warship in freespace 2. They began their film the forbin project in that year but held up its release, as colossus.
Its a lean film, beautifully constructed with an increasingly. Charles forbin eric braeden has developed a massive computer system, dubbed colossus, that is supposed. Screenplay by james bridges, based on the novel by d. Joseph sargent it is the height of the cold war and the united states has built an enormous computer aptly named colossus to control all its nuclear weapons. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase, directed by joseph sargent, that stars eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, and william schallert the film is based upon the 1966 science fiction novel colossus by dennis feltham jones, about an advanced american defense system. Jones which is the first in a series of three books in the not too distant future, dr.
While forbin is in rome, colossus issues another demand. Medium rares new 1080p has almost triple the bitrate of the clunky alive ag. Uploaded colossus the forbin project 1970 720p bluray. Shortly after being turned on, it detects the existence of guardian, the soviet counterpart, previously unknown to us planners. Kaufen sie colossus the forbin project gunstig ein. The forbin project offers a prototypical glimpse of the cultural anxieties surrounding the. Does anyone here know why colossus the forbin project hasnt been released on bluray in the usa. Colossus the forbin project deutsche bluray premiere hd. A space odyssey, there was colossus, aka the forbin project, one of the earliest and best tales of man versus machine. Lebron james says he would have loved to compete against michael jordan, and be his teammate, too.
Sorely underappreciated, this sophisticated, thrilling hollywood scifi film takes mans overreliance on intelligent machines to its dreaded conclusion. What vain attempts he makes are thwarted when colossus orders forbin to. Jones, about supercomputers taking control of mankind. The granddaddy of all computer run amok films, colossus. See more ideas about thriller film, eric braeden and universal pictures. Thinking this will prevent war, the us government gives an impenetrable supercomputer total control over launching nuclear missiles. Charles forbin eric braeden has developed a massive computer system, dubbed colossus, that is supposed to ensure the nations safety. Its predictable and a little slow in places the balance between drama and action is the wrong way around, but it still does quite a nice job of furthering the teen titan storyline within the dc animated universe and gives us a more indepth look at the team and. The forbin project is a 1970 science fiction film directed by joseph sargent, based on a novel of the same name by dennis feltham d. Early in the forbin project, colossus, a supercomputer that controls the united statess military defense system. The forbin project integrates two familiar themesa cold war doomsday scenario, and computers that run amokto produce a truly engrossing thriller. Tucked away in a secret location in the rockies, dr. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced.
Presidents similarity to robert kennedy may not have been purely coincidental. The forbin project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the. The mighty us defense computer colossus develops calculus to communicate with its. The forbin project concerns a huge electronic brain designed to control the american missile defense system.
Forbin just a guess, adding the necessary starpower to get the remake on a fasttrack and also because saving earth is will smiths job. Communicating with its russian counterpart, colossus decides to take over the earth, threatening global destruction should anyone try to pull its plug. The forbin project 1970 tucked away in a secret location in the rockies, dr. Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of. Colossus the forbin project 1970 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. But said dvd is of the dreaded panandscan nonwidescreen variety. The forbin project is a 1970 american science fiction thriller film from universal pictures, produced by stanley chase. I would expect that the usual big willie swagger punctuated.
Charles forbin builds a great supercomputer, colossus, to control americas entire nuclear forces automatically. Cleo markham desperately tries to stall colossus by saying that forbin is trying to catch some badlyneeded. The forbin project staring eric braeden watch the movie. The forbin project 1970 eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent. Thinking this will prevent war, the us government gives an. Desperately, forbin and his soviet counterparts try to stop the allknowing monster computers from seizing command of the worlds nuclear missile stockpiles. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, alex rodine, leonid rostoff 1970, 100 minutes, directed by. The films climax is unsettling, but no more so than the actual state of world affairs in 1970. The forbin project, the 1970 joseph sargent film based on a novel by d. Both computers insist that they be linked, and after taking safeguards to preserve confidential material, each side agrees to allow it.
Forbin is the designer of an incredibly sophisticated computer that will run all of americas nuclear defenses. When forbins soviet counterpart is assassinated, forbin scrambles to regain control of his creation. Early in the picture, when they are testing colossus to see if they are still in control after it had issued an order for communication with guardian they are waiting for a 30 minute time period to pass the computer should not at that time repeat the order as it had been acknowledged and ordered not to do so. Initially various name actors including charlton heston were considered for the part of forbin before general agreement that the lesser known german born actor eric braeden would be more.
The film was released in 1970 but filming started in early 68. Colossus comics, a fictional character in the xmen series. Any collegeaged kid in america could have told them that 1969 was the ideal time for a thriller about a computer threat. Reviewed in the united kingdom on september 9, 2018. Jones told us an inventive and original story about a united states that turns its defense over to a machine colossus only to discover that it merges with its cold war rival the guardian and takes over the. Eric braeden, susan clark, gordon pinsent, william schallert, leonid rostoff, official content from universal studios. I bring you an episode of the projection booth about colossus. The forbin project is a movie of smaller scale but perhaps of more understandable consequences, one that may resonate more with viewers than the trippedout events of 2001. The forbin project directed by joseph sargent and starring eric braeden, susan clark. Forbin flies there, while the news desks explain away a stray missile that colossus successfully intercepted, and a meteor strike that took out the oil complex. Charles forbin eric braeden has created colossus, an advanced supercomputer built to control all american and nato missiles. In a topsecret pentagon project, american computer scientist dr. The forbin project 1970 starring eric braeden and susan clark on dvd and bluray.
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