# Oh God, another Recommend me thread -- Hacking & Craking **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 18, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895 "2004-02-18T23:52:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/1 "2004-02-18T23:52:38Z")
Hi. I would like to watch movies that have something to do with computers and freaking, or whatever they call it now-a-days. I am only familiar with “The Net” which sucked, and “Hackers” which was okay for it’s time. The first movie I saw that dealt with this topic was WAR GAMES with Matthew Broderick. Are they any other movies out there i’ve missed for one reason or another? Thanks. Dave ---
**Author:** ![herwono](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9f8e36/32.png) [@herwono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herwono)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/2 "2004-02-19T00:22:07Z")
[Sneakers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/) [Swordfish](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/3 "2004-02-19T15:06:45Z")
> [@herwono](#): > > [Sneakers](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/) > [Swordfish](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/) Thanks! Is this all? ---
**Author:** ![gyt\_fx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@gyt\_fx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gyt_fx)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/4 "2004-02-19T15:24:19Z")
[AntiTrust](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218817/) I thought it was decent, even with Ryan Phillipe (His only other good movie I’ve seen is Way of the Gun). ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/5 "2004-02-19T15:58:13Z")
I totally forgot about AntiTrust! [Claire Forlani](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001231/) = Yum! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/6 "2004-02-19T16:50:59Z")
I can’t help judging this type of flick on technological accuracy, and on this basis _Swordfish_ was abysmal. I’m no hacking expert, but I suspect viruses are not made with CAD/CAM programs. On the Halle Barry’s skin basis, though, it was a pretty good movie. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/7 "2004-02-19T18:05:27Z")
All Hollywood movies involving computers have been absolutely pathetic. So we are really comparing different levels in the bottom of the sewer. FtG’s standard complaint #45: when some text is being decoded, you see individual characters being converted into the plain text one letter at a time. Agggggh. But Sneakers, War Games, and Hackers did have a couple of things based in reality. Not much, but a few. (War Games is near and dear due to its setting at the UofW. I knew people who worked in the computer center that were just like the guys in the movie. I was almost one of them.) For similar computer/crypto movies I would recommend a couple classics: [Sebastian](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063570/) starring Dirk Bogarde and the stunning Susannah York. Also has a very young Donald Sutherland in a small role. Total 60s movie complete with psychedelic party scene. A very early movie that delves into the psyche of a super geek. [Colossus, The Forbin Project](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064177/). While a low budget movie, it still made some good points and got into some old-style computer nerd things. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/8 "2004-02-19T20:18:56Z")
[Prime Risk](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087942/maindetails). Not worth going out of your way for tho’, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![TPWombat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbce88/32.png) [@TPWombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TPWombat)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/9 "2004-02-19T20:21:39Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > FtG’s standard complaint #45: when some text is being decoded, you see individual characters being converted into the plain text one letter at a time. Agggggh. You left out the mechanical “ching” sound. Or is that a separate complaint? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Matrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/34f0e0/32.png) [@Red\_Matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Matrix)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2004, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/10 "2004-02-19T23:28:20Z")
HIJACK > [@ftg](#): > > FtG’s standard complaint #45: when some text is being decoded, you see individual characters being converted into the plain text one letter at a time. Agggggh. **Standard REAL WORLD Complaint #3:** CRTs do not project the ‘screen’ onto a user’s face, so why do they in the movies? _Ref: Jurassic Park 1_ **Standard REAL WORLD Complaint #4:** Computers don’t understand conversational English! Especially for decrypting! \*Ex: C:>\*decode project Dunlap \<–What the Fisk? **Standard REAL WORLD Complaint #7:** Password cracking attempts do not take 3 tries! \*ENTER PASSWORD: \*dog’s name ACCESS DENIED! \*ENTER PASSWORD: \*birthdate ACCESS DENIED! \*ENTER PASSWORD: \*dog’s birthdate ACCESS GRANTED! ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-god-another-recommend-me-thread-hacking-craking/229895/11 "2004-02-20T00:20:47Z")
Would you consider The Computer Who Wore Tennis Shoes. I also rememeber, but not very clearly a move with perhaps Don Knotts or Dick Van Dyke where a computer was burried in a coffin in place of a person.