Besides Matrix what would you say is the best Computer based movie?

Question

Mine is "Electric Dreams" a early 80's movie.

Miles, a architect trying to build the perfect anti earthquake brick takes the advise of a friend to invest in a computer, but he has no clue whats in store for him. He's never been very technological.

When he over loads the computer with information he drowns it with champagne but instead of destroying it he gives it life.

A new neighbor (Virginia Maddeson) has moved in up stairs and she plays the Chello for a living. As Miles tries to decide what to do without his computer, the new neighbor plays her cello and the computer hears and immitates it.

Swearing it was Miles doing the music back to her, the neighbor begins to date him wanting to learn more about his music while all he can do is deny it.

Soon a love triangle begins between the three, one which will cause "Edgar" the computer to do anything he has to to meet the neighbor who loves his music.

In the end he will finall discover what love really is and then commit suicide to

let them go and be together.

it has one of the best theme songs ever made.

"Electric Dreams"

oh no doubt TRON

hell did you know

1. the whole movie was shot on a black back ground.
2. every light, set, everything was added by computer
3. at that time you could not display the graphics needed for this on a computer monitor that it all had to be done in code and put onto film for viewing.
4. that when they examined the film they discovered a major problem. there were blotches of light every once in a whill. a decision had to be made, remake the movie or use it some how.

Everyonce in a while you see a blinking light, a light zoom along a floor or wall or something.

chances are that was a mistake that to this day no one is sure how it happened.

Answer 1

Ahh, but it got poor distribution

"Hackers" comes to mind, as well as "Sneakers" and you can't sell short "Live Free of Die Hard"

Answer 2

There was a movie that came out around the time of the first Matrix movie called "The Thirteenth Floor". It was about people who existed in a computer program and some evil programmer that inserted himself into the program (kinda like The Matrix) and caused all kinds of mayhem. What you find out towards the end that there's really three layers - the base level which is the programmed characters, the 2nd level which is the programmers and that realm (they're a computer program also) and the 3rd level which is the real world.
It was actually pretty good, nowhere near the action/special effects of The Matrix but actually pretty enjoyable.

Answer 3

I'd have to concur that Electric Dreams was pretty good.

A few additionals I enjoyed not already mentioned would have to be Disclosure (okay a little distant theme, but the help angel always makes me laugh...I, Robot, The Net, eXistenZ, Cloak and Dagger and Enemy of the State also deserve a nod.

Wargames as simple as the concept was for it's era was a fairly solid computer movie.

Nuff said.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Gladiator. One character died early in the filming of the movie and yet continued to be placed in the film posthumously via CGI...followed closely by the Passions of the Christ where an entire city had to be re-created extrapolating on the actual existing ruins...

Answer 6

Lawnmower man

Answer 7

how about hackers with anjolina?
i thought that was a pretty good movie....and then there was tron....it was alright.

Answer 8

The effects in TRON are good...

Answer 9

tron

Answer 10

hackers.