一艘外星飞船坠毁在沙漠中一个与世隔绝的小镇上。它被保护的内容被破坏，释放出一种潜伏的寄生虫，攻击包括人类在内的所有生物的大脑，使它们迷失方向，不自然地变得强壮。
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.
在并不遥远的未来，一套趋近真实的模拟系统得到开发，参加者进入模拟系统后仿佛身临其境。系统开发者汤姆·福特（西恩·菲利斯 Sean Faris 饰）及伙伴们不断对其升级，更与军方积极合作，进行实景反恐演练。 某晚，汤姆和另外两名伙伴将系统布置在一座废弃的监狱内，此前，这座隶属于英国政府的监狱曾被用来拷问与911事件有关的恐怖分子，此地阴森恐怖的气氛正好符合汤姆他们的需求。这群充满童心的大男孩进入系统，与虚拟的恐怖分子展开对抗。然而随着游戏的进行，一些原本系统中并不存在的情节开始出现。受到欲望的趋势，这群年轻人耽于声色暴力之中，并未对反常状况引起警觉，殊不知危险正悄悄向他们逼近……
As its title suggests THE FABULOUS WORLD OF JULES VERNE is an awe -inspiring, meticulous cinematic rendering of the aesthetic and conceptual inventions of proto-science fiction genius Jules Verne, based on one of the famed author's lesser known short stories. However, the real star of the film is the intricate art direction, successfully rendering the visual style of nineteenth century woodcuts and engravings into motion pictures, creating a stylized and surreal graphic world within which Verne’s fanciful tale unfolds. A brilliant scientist, Dr. Roche, perches high above a stormy sea, inventing a powerful explosive, when he and his assistant are kidnapped by an evil businessman, Artigas. Taken by submarine to Artigas' volcano headquarters, Roche is tricked into developing his experiment for evil intentions. The scientist’s assistant, Simon, struggles all the while to free himself and warn Roche. A magical world of baroque submarines and sailing ships, killer octopus, undersea bicycles dazzles audiences as human actors, puppetry, animation and fanciful scenic design interact to create a cinematic experience that is unique by any standards. Mixing slapstick comedy, action adventure pacing and Mélies style film magic, this little known Czechoslovakian gem transcends the juvenile literature at its source to create cinematic art of the highest order....
