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[REVIEW] Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)

Over the weekend, I was in the mood to watch some old school sci-fi movies. I selected a movie I had never heard of before, namely Colossus: The Forbin Project.

Directed by Joseph Sargent, and starring Eric Braeden as the main character, Dr. Charles Forbin, the film's plot revolves around the construction of super computers; Colussus in the USA and Guardian in the USSR which are put in charge of defending these two nations. Both systems are given control of nuclear weapons.

The two super computers then end up communicating and joining forces to rule mankind.

I was highly impressed and I recommend the movie to any sci-fi fans. The flick was very mellow, with cool music and a very easy going atmosphere. There wasn't any high-powered action, and no special effects. It was more a thought movie than an action movie. But it didn't disappoint at all.

The movie analyses what could happen if humanity were to subject itself to super computers and if these systems were do develop a conscience and goals of their own.

Colussus resembled HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick (another one of my favourites).

Check it out.