Hackers Reviews

Great, but a bit technical

I have seen this film a few times, and you really need to in order to understand whats going on. Basically, Dade Murphy/'Zero Cool'/'Crash Override' is an excellent hacker who has been in trouble with the FBI. When he moves to NYC, he encounters and befriends some fellow hackers, including 'Acid Burn' (Angelina Jolie), 'Cereal Killer', 'Phantom Phreak', 'Lord Nikon' and Joey, who is too uncool to have an alias apparently. Together, they discover a plot by another hacker, 'The Plague', to rob banks around the world using a worm virus, while he distracts the FBI with another virus called 'Da Vinci', which will basically cause a worldwide disaster. And why are Dade and his friends involved? Because they're getting framed for it. This movie is fast moving, fun and has a cool cast. Just try to keep up with the computer talk.

Could have been so much more

The opening sequence, looked like the makings of a half decent film, but as it progresses you soon realise its not and quickly goes down hill soon after.

It contains loads of mid 90’s computer jargon, and super cheesy lines, making you cringe hearing them, the similar sort of lines that have been used in films like “The Core” and “The Italian Job 2003” very Hollywood.

Hacker could have been so much more, and contain some real substance, rather then the pap that it is; it plays on peoples pre-conceived ideas, giving them exactly what they want to see and hear.

Superb techno-comedy

I'm not sure if this film is *meant* to be funny, but it's a perennial favourite of mine.

All the cliches are present-and-correct: absurdly low resolutions on the computer screens, so the camera can make sense of them (try filming a laptop running at 1600x1200...); suitable chirps, beeps and whistles whenever anything 'computery' is going on; an enormous visual super-computer (the 'Gibson', natch) which is the ultimate goal; incompetent Feds headed up by an utter buffon; jargon up the wazoo, and more.

'He's elite!'

Heh. Yeah, sure.

It's a hoot to watch, as long as you don't take it seriously. Top marks.

Got the movie in the mail.Scratched it open.put it in the dvd player,took a packet of popcorn, offed the lights, sat on the sofa, put the movie on.....wowa it was really a greate movie...i recommend you guys watch it...if you're really into these mischiefs you are on the right point baby.Watch it!...

Well to be frank,it has a bit of an unrealistic approach towards its graphics.as though really hackers wont find themself in front of a graphical interface.even though the whole situation was a bit exaggerated in the movie,its still a good choice to go for.it also has comedies which will chukle your mouth a bit here and here along with the pop corn.:)

alvin

Hacker fairy tale and costumier's delight

There's a Little Red Riding-hood, a Big Bad Wolf, and a host of other hacker characters offering an eye fest of couture - they're all clothed by Jean Paul Gaultier - and who off-screen must have been frantically slipping in and out of this wonderful gear. Iain Softley has woven sound into image in a beautiful way, some of the best in the movies I guess, and though the dialogue itself doesn't rate as literature it's as expressive as the music and other noises in its own way. The hacker cast is great - all of them - and I've watched this film time and again, fast-forwarding on only three short scenes. If only the troubles of growing up were as good as this for all of us! Innocence - well almost - meets wicked world in unlikely story. A fairy tale, but I won't say if it's a happy ending or Grimm.

Old but worth it!

This film stars a very young Angelina Jolie, fast paced and packed with high tech graphics for its time.

Set in Seattle in 1988 a student hacker embarks on his mission, hacking the ellison mineral corporations main frame computers, with dire effects.

This film is an old one but very entertaining.

young hacker moves to new york and gets involve, all looks a little far fetched now.

In 1995 the internet was just starting to take off in the uk but the real computer nerds(excuse the pun) so at the time it was qiuite a good film.

Enjoyed it lots as it brought back some good thoughts of the mid 90's.

Worth a watch on a rainy day and will keep the teens amused if you get to bored.

brill

very good film its worth watching at least once in your life time

Interesting sci-fi comedy

I like this film, although it is a little far fetched but a long way from being preposterous! It has an interesting story about computer hackers which get unfairly blamed for producing a virus. Good acting and has a humourous side although not meant to be very funny, I think since it has a serious side too. Film does not appear to become dated.

hackers review

this film was one of many of my favourate films as a child and watching it again relised how good it still is