COMPUTER CHESS (2013) (dir. Andrew Bujalski) (Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher)
08-08-13, 07:09 AM
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COMPUTER CHESS (2013) (dir. Andrew Bujalski) (Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher)
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2007360/
Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, Computer Chess transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future.
01-10-14, 03:18 AM
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Re: COMPUTER CHESS (2013) (dir. Andrew Bujalski) (Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher)
man what a bizarre little movie this is. Richard Linklater seen through the eyes of David Lynch. Not surprising that no one watched it. It's a difficult movie to get in tune with. Beeswax is probably still my favourite Bujalski film, but this was pretty good. 3.5/5
01-10-14, 03:24 AM
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Re: COMPUTER CHESS (2013) (dir. Andrew Bujalski) (Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher)
This is getting the Eureka! Masters of Cinema treatment over in the UK. The Blu-ray should be good.
01-10-14, 06:38 AM
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01-10-14, 09:41 AM
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Re: COMPUTER CHESS (2013) (dir. Andrew Bujalski) (Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher)
I tried to watch this, but it's just not very good. I love the idea and much of the acting is very naturalistic, but the movie itself is just ponderous.
01-11-14, 06:34 PM
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Re: COMPUTER CHESS (2013) (dir. Andrew Bujalski) (Kriss Schludermann, Tom Fletcher)
It had a good premise, but would have worked a lot better if they'd played it as a straight recording of an event at that time (with the old cameras), none of the stuff that you only see in narratives.
