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Accidentally great, yeah. If I allow myself to believe that the producers of Hackers knew they were making a spoof of Hollywood hackers in general, I can sit ba

Accidentally great, yeah. If I allow myself to believe that the producers of Hackers knew they were making a spoof of Hollywood hackers in general, I can sit back and enjoy it as a masterpiece. But at the time, that was not at all clear. And I'm still not actually convinced. It certainly wasn't marketed as a comedy; it seemed to be drinking the same drama-aid as The Net and other breathless wankery at the time. In which case it's a terrible movie that only becomes watchable as an exhibit of wankery. This feels like a special case of "suspension of disbelief".

bink 1y ago
It's really hard to believe that anyone took "The Plague" seriously as a character.
- myself248 1y ago
  You haven't watched movies with my grandma. Edit to add: Now consider the age and tech-savvy of most lawmakers.
nullc 1y ago
I really disliked hackers when it came out, except for the sound track. Never saw it again until some twentieth anniversary watch party, and from that distance saw it for what it was and found it amusing. ... I still wouldn't call it a great movie, but enjoyable enough or at least I now get why people like it. Certainly far better than The Net, as low of a bar as that is.
- icedchai 1y ago
  Hackers had more of a cheesy feel to it, for sure. Sneakers felt more serious and believable.
  - BLKNSLVR 1y ago
    This comment is one of the best examples of understatement I've ever come across. (This is a compliment by the way. I agree, but with at least 10x more force than I feel from your comment ;)).
    - icedchai 1y ago
      Haha. Thanks. I enjoyed both those movies
aaronbaugher 1y ago
I saw it when it came out, and the love for it was completely unironic. Yeah, "The Plague" and the skateboards and that were silly, but somehow we still bought it. Not that we thought it was accurate, of course, but that it was heightened reality, maybe. I still say things like "We're in" every time I login to a system with people looking over my shoulder.

bink 1y ago

It's really hard to believe that anyone took "The Plague" seriously as a character.

myself248 1y ago
You haven't watched movies with my grandma. Edit to add: Now consider the age and tech-savvy of most lawmakers.

nullc 1y ago

I really disliked hackers when it came out, except for the sound track. Never saw it again until some twentieth anniversary watch party, and from that distance saw it for what it was and found it amusing. ... I still wouldn't call it a great movie, but enjoyable enough or at least I now get why people like it. Certainly far better than The Net, as low of a bar as that is.

icedchai 1y ago
Hackers had more of a cheesy feel to it, for sure. Sneakers felt more serious and believable.
- BLKNSLVR 1y ago
  This comment is one of the best examples of understatement I've ever come across. (This is a compliment by the way. I agree, but with at least 10x more force than I feel from your comment ;)).
  - icedchai 1y ago
    Haha. Thanks. I enjoyed both those movies

aaronbaugher 1y ago

I saw it when it came out, and the love for it was completely unironic. Yeah, "The Plague" and the skateboards and that were silly, but somehow we still bought it. Not that we thought it was accurate, of course, but that it was heightened reality, maybe. I still say things like "We're in" every time I login to a system with people looking over my shoulder.