Review of WarGames (1983) by Jeremiah T — 11 Dec 2012

A fun and thrilling film. Anything with Badham or Broderick attached is great. Did Micheal Bay watch this before doing Transformers?

This review of WarGames (1983) was written by Jeremiah T on 11 Dec 2012.

WarGames has generally received very positive reviews.

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