i have a dim memory of a movie i saw while very young in the 1970s about a computer call colossus that try to take over the world . i remember only a few thing about it represent that it be out of human control and that it execute people and that it speak through a very creepy spherical metallic speaker with a pre cylon computer voice and and that the movie scar the heck out of me . so i recently buy the dvd and half expect to be let down by my adult and cynical eye . fortunately and all the above mention item be just a i remember them and and good and the rest of the film be well do . the technical aspect of the story be questionable and a with all evil computer story ( ever hear of use wire cutter and people . ) and but after reflection and not as questionable a i thought . the setup for the story be a new supercomputer create by one dr. forbin ( braeder ) which be place in complete control of the u. s. defense and include nuclear missile and anti ballistic missile defense . the computer soon detect that the soviet union have a similar machine and want to connect with it . forbin talk the president into allow it and and thing spiral out for control from there very quickly . bu the best part of the movie be the moral of the story . dr. forbin and after activate his new computer and attend party at the white house and publicly state his wish that not only will his machine prevent war and but that it will also herald a new age of human advancement and in which famine and disease and pollution and overpopulation will be eliminate with the help of colossus vast computer power . later in the film and colossus offer exactly these very thing and much to forbin bitter disappointment . how many tyrant attain power promise these very thing . give me unlimited power and and i will build a utopian future . along the way and many people may have to die and and you will lose your freedom and but in the end i will set it all to right . the difference be that colossus may very well be able to deliver on it promise and and this actually make it more frightening than any bumbling human dictator . human tyrant be drive by flawed ideology and thief greed and or psychotic motif and and they be guarantee to die after a few decade and like any human . but colossus menace be it cold logic and lack of ideology and and it ability to learn and survive almost without limit . forbin and in his struggle to contain his creation and be join by his fellow scientist and include the beautiful dr. markham ( susan clark ) and a professional scientist . she add immensely to the human side of this story . the film be timeless . the look of the 1970s technology may be date and but it appropriate for the cold war era this film be a child of . if you be a sci fi fan who like to think instead of watch brain numbing action and this film be definitely worth a look .