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 enlarge | Director: John Badham
Actors: Matthew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, John Wood, Ally Sheedy, Barry Corbin
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Rating:  137 reviews
Sales Rank: 9277
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 113
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: MGMD907056D
ISBN: 0792838467
UPC: 027616705624
EAN: 9780792838463
ASIN: 0792838467
Theatrical Release Date: June 3, 1983
Release Date: April 29, 1998
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Condition: Complete with original disc(s), artwork, and case. In stock and ships right now!
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 Careful, this new version is not anamorphic August 26, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
More marketing guff from the studios. THIS IS NOT ANAMORPHIC EVEN THOUGH A "NEW" RELEASE. DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE A WIDE SCREEN TV.
 WarGames (25th Anniversary Edition) A Worthy Upgrade! August 13, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As many of us remember seeing this fun movie first run in a theatre, we all chuckle a bit at the 8" floppy discs, monochrome monitor, BASIC programming, the top load VCR, cradle modem and so on.
But aside from the fantasies needed to tell a story, WarGames hits the mark on all points. As the movie was filmed during the Reagan years, the Soviets really were nervous about SAC and the entire American nuclear TRIAD. The scene in the missile silo at the beginning is so real life that the Titan II Missile Museum folks in Green Vally, AZ use a tape recording of the movie launch sequence to explain a launch episode. (If ever near Tucson on vacation, try to visit the museum. All the missile silos but this one were destroyed due to S.A.L.T. The concrete cover is set permanently half open for Russian satellite observation.)
Being said, this 25th Anniversary Edition is worthy of an upgrade to your collection. Most importantly is anamorphicly enhanced for 16x9 viewing. The extras are great, getting to hear from several principle actors and film crew.
Shop around a bit and you can find this DVD for <$10. I'm sure Amazon will follow suit as they usually are fairly competitive in price. ENJOY!
UPDATE: 09.09.08
The above reviewer is correct. The DVD is NOT enhanced for 16x9 viewing. Unbelievable! They fooled me! That being said a little jockying around and the movie still looks okay. But the studio was deceiving as the DVD lacks enhancement for 16x9.
 Great! August 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was a great movie, and action flik, it demonstrates the inmportants of nuclear war and what it can do, i would definetly recommend this to everyone
A Classic August 7, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really loved this movie when it came out and still do. The computers are really dated, but you have to consider it was made in 1983 and this was cutting edge technology then. I thought it was very inventive with a good plot... even my 12 year old that is light years ahead of the equipment used here loved it... he watched it completely twice.
I do have a problem with this particular release though. If you put it in your DVD player and select play, you automatically get the director's commentaries which I find a real pain, because I never really cared about them analyzing a film which they did... very useless and boring to me. I had to go into languages, select English, no subtitles and then play to get to the film without the three guys talking over a very cool flick which literally gives me that feeling of fingernails scratching a chalk board.
The film is great... I loved it when I first saw it and still live it. I recommend it to everyone. A classic that can be enjoyed by the entire family if you don't mind some occasional foul language.
Outstanding film and excellent new transfer August 6, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
WarGames is a classic film of the early 80's, being both a cold war thriller and a cautionary tale about technology. Yet in all that, it's still a fun film to watch - hooking in both adults and kids, and having one of the best climactic scenes in cinema with hundreds of virtual World War III's being played out on the computer screens at NORAD. It's still mesmerizing to this day. The script, directing and acting are all excellent, with wonderful onscreen chemistry between Ally Sheedy and Matthew Broderick.
The 25th Anniversary Edition has a far superior transfer than the previous DVD, being from a much cleaner print of the film, and presented in true widescreen (not merely letterboxed). There are also a few new bonuses added to the release, the best of which is a new documentary with interviews of the cast and creators delving into how the film evolved from its original concepts, survived a directorial change, and came out as the film we know today. There are a few other new features as well, including an interesting look into NORAD and a brief documentary on the history of hacking. The commentary track is the same as the previous edition of the DVD, but that one was already excellent, so there was no need to replace it (although their introduction is cut-off for some reason, so you can't readily figure out who is who).
It's nice to see WarGames finally given a quality DVD release, although there's still room for improvement. It would have been great to have an additional commentary track with some of the actors, a gallery of deleted footage from the first director (if it still exists), and there has yet to be a proper CD release of Arthur B. Rubinstein's excellent soundtrack (something that could easily be done using a Dual-Disc, or even as an alternate audio track). Also - why can't DVD producers add a subtitle track for commentaries so you know who is talking? Even just the name of the person talking at any given time would help. Maybe some of these will be addressed if there's ever a Blu-Ray version. Still, the 25th Anniversary Edition of WarGames is absolutely well-worth having.
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