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Colossus: The Forbin Project

This is the dawning of the Age of Colossus (where peace is compulsory... freedom is forbidden... and Man's greatest invention could be Man's greatest mistake).

1970 · 1h 40m · M Science Fiction
Directed by Joseph Sargent

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The U.S. has handed over control of its nuclear defense system to the Colossus supercomputer designed by scientist Dr. Charles Forbin. It soon becomes clear, that the now-sentient Colossus is far more intelligent than its creator realized—with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.

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90%
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Rotten

After an excellent beginning, the craven script (based on DF Jones' novel Colossus) develops cold feet, injects some tiresome comic relief, and gradually begins to drag the whole thing down.

Tom Milne, Time Out
Fresh

The movie is full of marvelous, absurd dialogue.

Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh

Above-average science fiction.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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