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.
A desperate young man possessing special powers clashes with a militarized police force after committing a petty crime.
阿克曼博士是当地一所大学的生物老师，他在被不明飞行物追赶时遇到了意外的死亡。韦斯利，他的一个学生，在吸引女性方面有困难。这一切都发生了变化，当Xenobia女士接管了阿克曼的课程，并说服卫斯理参加一些维生素研究，她和她的助理Drax正在进行。突然，韦斯利变得很有魅力，尽管在兴奋的时候，他的脑袋里长出了肉质的天线。他新发现的成功可能会疏远他真正关心的那个女孩(Leeanne)，而Xenobia的动机可能与她不是这个地球的事实有关。
