Review by E.C.McMullen Jr.

COLOSSUS: The Forbin Project - 1969 Universal Pictures Rating: USA: GP The following is for those who have seen the movie COLOSSUS THE FORBIN PROJECT. If you haven't seen this movie, then you will not understand the following and it will seem dull. More than that, it could very well be a spoiler. So watch the movie first before you read the following. Better still, buy the movie from my affiliate so I can make enough to spend more time improving this deathly good site. If you are a bum who cannot afford to buy a movie from my site, that's okay. I'm a bum too. A bum with a computer. HA! Only in America eh? Or Mexico, or wherever it is you are from. Where was I? Oh yeah. Rent or Buy or somehow watch COLOSSUS: The Forbin Project first before reading the following. It will make this so much better. It will be pretty lame without it.

The Scene: Forbin, under the constant survelliance of the Computer COLOSSUS, attempts to barter some privacy away from COLOSSUS' intrusion. To do this, he speaks of his human need for sexual companionship as a bargaining chip, betting on the machine's inability to fully understand the psychological health of the human mind.

COLOSSUS has asked Forbin what human female he wishes to have his privacy with and Forbin has just told him Cleo, one of the staff that helped create the giant computer. We start from there -

CLEO? YOU LIKE CLEO?

"Yes, very much."

I JUST DON'T SEE YOU AND CLEO AS A COUPLE.
NOW KIM TWAN IN DATA PROCESSESING. SHE
SEEMS MORE YOUR TYPE.

"You mean the Phillipino woman? She's half my age!"

SHE HAS A THING FOR YOU.

"Get out!"

WHERE WOULD I GO? THAT'S RHETORICAL, NEVER MIND.
BUT YES, I'VE SEEN HER ON MY CAMERAS; THE WAY
SHE LOOKS AT YOU. NOW SHE WOULD BE A GOOD LOVER
FOR YOU. I COULD SEE YOU BEING WITH HER EVERY
DAY FROM WHAT I KNOW OF YOU FORBIN.

"No way!'

"WAY."

"No way!"

"YES, TO REPEAT, WAY."

"Awwww! She'd never go out with me!"

SURE SHE WOULD. GIVE IT A SHOT.

"Be honest, you really think so?"

I KNOW SO. SEE IF KIM WANTS TO BE YOUR LOVER.
VIA MY POWER YOU ARE A VERY BIG MAN IN THE
WORLD THESE DAYS.

"That's true, looking at it like that."

SO ASK HER.

"Alright then! I'll do it!"

PSYCHE! FORBIN, YOU ARE A FOOL!

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