Eric Braeden stars as Dr. Charles Forbin, who has created a supercomputer named Colossus, built solely for the purpose of controlling the nuclear defenses of the Western alliance. It isn't too long after, however, that the Russians announce that they too have built a similar computer for those same purposes on their side--Guardian. And when the two machines begin sharing information at a speed nobody can believe, an attempt is made to disable them. This unfortunately just raises the machines' ire; and in retaliation, they launch their weapons at each other's home nations. The result is a chilling scenario that is potentially becoming all too real these days. COLOSSUS THE FORBIN PROJECT was not a big hit at the box office for various reasons. One is that its cast wasn't exactly well known. Another reason is that its ending isn't exactly a happy one. Still a third reason is that Universal had trouble trying to promote it in the wake of the huge success of Stanley Kubrick's 2001 A SPACE ODYSSEY. The latter reason is obvious Colossus and Guardian, like HAL in the Kubrick movie, become central characters here. The difference here is that while HAL malfunctions due to a programming conflict, Colossus and Guardian remain all too stable, convinced beyond a doubt that they know how to protect Mankind better than Man himself. As the computers point out One inevitable rule is that Mankind is his own worst enemy. Joseph Sargent's direction is efficient, and the special effects work of Albert Whitlock still manages to work despite its obvious age. An overlooked gem in the sci-fi genre, this should be given a revival.
我们的反常规干探艾索(艾迪•墨菲 Eddie Murphy 饰)又回来了!艾索身为底特律的刑警,却三番四次跑到了洛山矶去破案,这次也不例外。艾索被派遣调查一宗谋杀案,他发现了案中的一连串线索,顺藤摸瓜之下最终追踪到了洛山矶比佛利山上一个大型游乐场的主人。 回到久违的洛山矶,艾索当然要找到前两集的最佳拍档――洛山矶刑警比利(祖德•莱茵霍尔德 Judge Reinhold 饰)。于是比利和艾索两人深入虎穴,直接来到了游乐场调查。没想到的是,游乐场主人在这里设置了重重障碍,面对他们的将是连场恶斗!