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The Net (1995) https://letterboxd.com/smudgeefc1985/film/the-net/
Well hello there and welcome to another Sandra double bill! This time delving into the mid to late 90s back catalogue!
I was always aware of the concept of this film, but never saw any of it until now. In fairness, it probably did have a good idea a little ahead of it's time that it would soon be possible to live your entire life online and you can easily have your identity stolen and your whole life turned upside down by the wrong people getting hold of your details.
And in fairness, it executes some of that fear quite well, this film is probably a lot more relevant now than it was in 1995, especially now we all have smartphones and broadband. The concept of being able to change someone's medical records to get them out of the way, or find out every personal detail about someone in order to manipulate them, that fear and tension is done quite well. There are plenty of other bits though that felt a little silly and needlessly padded out with random techno-speak to fill holes.
It's still a fun enough little thriller though, and a glorious dollop of hyper nostalgia for anyone who grew up in the age of the dreaded modem noise.
Well hello there and welcome to another Sandra double bill! This time delving into the mid to late 90s back catalogue!
I was always aware of the concept of this film, but never saw any of it until now. In fairness, it probably did have a good idea a little ahead of it's time that it would soon be possible to live your entire life online and you can easily have your identity stolen and your whole life turned upside down by the wrong people getting hold of your details.
And in fairness, it executes some of that fear quite well, this film is probably a lot more relevant now than it was in 1995, especially now we all have smartphones and broadband. The concept of being able to change someone's medical records to get them out of the way, or find out every personal detail about someone in order to manipulate them, that fear and tension is done quite well. There are plenty of other bits though that felt a little silly and needlessly padded out with random techno-speak to fill holes.
It's still a fun enough little thriller though, and a glorious dollop of hyper nostalgia for anyone who grew up in the age of the dreaded modem noise.