Wargames: The Dead Code (2008) (V)

User Rating:

4.5/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers (WGA):

Randall M. Badat (teleplay)
Rob Kerchner (story) ...

Release Date:

29 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Are you ready to play?

Plot:

Computer hacker Will Farmer (Lanter) engages a goverment super-computer named Ripley in an online terrorist-attack simulation game. Little does Farmer know that Ripley has been designed to appeal to potential terrorists, and certain glitches have turned made him become paranoid. |

Plot Keywords:

Computer | RPG | Baseball Coach | Siren | Self Sacrifice

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Matt Lanter	...	Will Farmer
Amanda Walsh	...	Annie D'Mateo
Colm Feore	...	T. Kenneth Hassert / Joshua
Chuck Shamata	...	Bill Carter
Maxim Roy	...	Tina Rashe
Nicolas Wright	...	Dennis Nichols
Gary Reineke	...	Dr. Stephen Falken
Susan Glover	...	Gail Farmer
Trevor Hayes	...	Agent Aaron Scott
Claudia Ferri	...	Agent Bolton
Vlasta Vrana	...	Ivan Prokosh
Ricky Mabe	...	Newman
Claudia Black	...	R.I.P.L.E.Y. (voice)
Russell Yuen	...	David Chen
Robert Higden	...	Mr. Baron

Also Known As:

WarGames 2: The Dead Code (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and language.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Centennial Regional High School - 880 Hudson Street, Greenfield Park, Longueuil, Québec, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During a chase scene through Old Montreal, the video camera shows the coordinates 27N 45W, which would place Montreal in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Montreal's coordinates are closer to 45N 73W.

Quotes:

R.I.P.L.E.Y.: A strange game. The only way to win is not to play,

Movie Connections:

References Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Soundtrack:

Macadam

Quite possibly the most transparent movie I've ever seen.

I can't say that Wargames: The Dead Code is the worst movie I've ever seen, as it had one or two decent moments, but I can easily say it's the most transparent movie I've ever seen. Not once did a plot device present itself without me guessing it 10+ minutes in advance. There was no subtlety to anything the movie did, no intelligence evident at all behind the scenes. Every spoken or typed line's intent was so glaringly obvious it was impossible to "get into" the movie.

I found myself laughing at the horribly thought out plot line, and the bumbled attempts to reclaim the audience, far more often than I found myself enjoying the movie.