简介：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.
简介： 和叔叔婶婶一起生活的瑞克（德雷克•贝尔 Drake Bell 饰）算得上是一个标准的失意路人甲了，他暗恋同班的邻家美女吉尔（萨拉•帕克斯顿 Sara Paxton 饰），但在吉尔狂妄的男友兰斯面前却感到自己毫无机会。在班级旅行中，瑞克一班人参观了动物基因实验室，擅于把所有事情搞砸的瑞克被经过基因改造的蜻蜓咬啮，从此拥有了超人的能力：不死之身外加具有吸附力的身体。与此同时，兰斯的叔叔兰德斯（克里斯托弗•麦克唐纳 Christopher McDonald 饰）掌控的医疗中心正在加紧研制人类基因改造技术，罹患绝症的兰德斯借助该技术令自己获得新生，但代价是吸取别人的生命才能维系自身存活。瑞克经历了超人学院后勉为其难开始了自己的城市英雄生涯，他与代号“沙漏”的恶徒兰德斯之间必有一战…