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| author | mms <michal@sapka.me> | 2024-02-09 23:04:11 +0100 |
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| committer | mms <michal@sapka.me> | 2024-02-09 23:07:25 +0100 |
| commit | 9d028b862e4a7b480ee35fe3185c3656ebe72f33 (patch) | |
| tree | 63f5e73b8d1329c81f7f7a6b9ca2d5caadd41e4c /content-org/blog.org | |
| parent | c46d4459da9a6dba25e1f55e1f792a2907081798 (diff) | |
feat: ghost in the machine
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diff --git a/content-org/blog.org b/content-org/blog.org index 5db313f..58575a5 100644 --- a/content-org/blog.org +++ b/content-org/blog.org @@ -7,10 +7,46 @@ #+HUGO_WEIGHT: auto #+HUGO_SECTION: blog -* 2024 [9/9] :@blog: +* 2024 [10/10] :@blog: :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: blog/2024 :END: +** DONE Ghost in the Machine (1993) +CLOSED: [2024-02-09 Fri 22:59] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: ghost-in-the-machine +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract My mirco reviview of a computer thriller +:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-r +:END: +Talk about a surprise! +I was expecting a /schlock/, but I've seen a nice move. +A dumb one, but still. + +The plot is the biggest problem: a serial killer has an MRI and due to electric storm gets his soul moved to computer network. +With this, he becomes able to: +- kill person by moving to a microwave and changing its settings, +- kill a dog by arousing it with a TV program (using nothing by electric breakers), then hitting the dog with a VHS tape ejected from a VHS player which causes the animal to run towards the pool + +#+attr_shortcode: "ghost-in-the-machine.jpg" +#+begin_img-r +Cover +#+end_img-r +It makes as little sense in the context of the movie as it does here. +But the acting is (at the very least) acceptable and the FX are better than they should - and there is a lot of them. +Moreover, the camera work is crazy! +The movie /looks/ better than it should. +It seems that this dumb, little movie got more passion in it than the entire MCU combined. + +The problem is that I have no idea what was going on. +People were dying, cool computer interfaces were shown, but the plot barely connected those scenes together. + +It's a classic thriller from early days of personal computing revolution. +I enjoyed it a lot. +It is not a /good/ movie, but it is enjoyable. + +links: +- [[https://utf.thetvdb.com/movies/ghost-in-the-machine][Ghost in the Machine on TVDB]] + ** DONE Phone usage and thoughts on Linux phone CLOSED: [2024-02-08 Thu 22:08] :PROPERTIES: |