Review of WarGames (1983) by Lonnie M — 05 Nov 2009

Not bad.. for a low budget movie. CGI aint so good but all in all this is a nice movie.

This review of WarGames (1983) was written by Lonnie M on 05 Nov 2009.

WarGames has generally received very positive reviews.

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