On Tue, 31 Aug 1999, Norman Richards wrote:
>
> > As sad as it may sound, I own Hackers on DVD, and would be more than
> > happy to bring it in if it is of interest. Yes, it's about as
> > inaccurate as possible, but if all hackers looked like Angelina
> > Jolie, it really wouldn't matter. :-)
>
> I'm going to have to disagree about Hackers. I think you guys are
> viewing it from the wrong perspective. It is quite accurate - but not
> in a literal sense. A lot of people complain, for example, that the
> computer images in the movie were totally unrealistic. True, but if
> you view them a representation of what the hacker sees inside his
> head, I think it is a pretty fair. On top of that, the quirky
> personalities, egos and general attitude are pretty much on track.
>
This is a very good point (mental imagery vs. the actual
appearance of PS1 or whatever). How many of you visualize you FS as black
and white ascii characters?
> Sure, many of the technical details are wrong, but the truth is that
> the "real" version would be quite boring. Watching the real thing
> would be about as interesting as watching someone pick their nose.
>
They got a lot right too. The unix path names. The rainbow books
(orange, red, blah blah blah).
> It's no wargames, but it is one of the better hacker movies. Unless
> perhaps you'd prefer "The Net"? :)
Bah. The Net.
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