So awful that i couldn't watch it!

In one of my computer classes I'm taking right now, the computers are going to be down for a couple days and we are watching this movie until then. I've seen about 40 minutes worth, and that is by FAR enough.

Aim above morality. If you apply that to life, then you're bound to live life fully.

i found this movie great when i first watched it years ago, and now it has just aired again and i still love it! Snandra Bullock rocks! and the movie was entertaining! and evn if people think it's medicore, it was pretty damn good back in the day!

Maybe with regards to the acting etc and the general storyline of Sandra Bullock's character getting done over by some others might not be ok, then that's fair enough.

You have to realise though with this movie (same with Hackers, same with all/most computer related movies) is that the filmmakers have to make sure it appeals to people of all tastes and of computer literacy. True, to someone who works with computers everyday (i've been building them for the past 13 years - so i can appreciate what people mean when they say Hackers is sh*t!) then yes, of course it's going to be like....OMG...you n00bs, don't you know anything, come on...it's just NOT like that and you know it!
But to people who have never touched a computer in their life, or have no idea at all about PC's, then they're simply not going to understand the movie, and probably not buy the DVD or watch the movie at the cinema etc, which is obviously NOT what a filmmaker wants. They want people to understand the storyline and follow it for the action and thriller aspect, and not be completely baffled stupid by the computer bits of it.

Personally i found the movie quite good, the Praetorian stuff was a bit stale i guess (i mean, you don't really see real computer hackers strutting around with guns and stuff), but the storyline overall weren't bad. And yes, i've got it on DVD (hell...it was only £6.99).

i found it entertaining :) sandra bullock is the best!

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I think its quite a good film but as many said cut down on the computer nonsence!!

I'm sure real police officers are sickened by their Hollywood representations - but that shouldn't make movies like Die Hard or Dirty Harry any less enjoyable -------- I'm a huge fan of this faux-hacker stuff - back when the internet was in its infancy (at least from a civilian standpoint) this was really exciting stuff! people were paranoid and really had no idea what the internet was all about... I also get a huge kick out of the unending barrage of blips and swips that accompany each on-screen flash... I wish my computer made those noises! and her chat program with the little customized graphic representations of the users ---- excellent stuff! haha... seriously - I dig this stuff... it takes me back to '95! pure nostalgia...

The Net, is not supposed to be about getting every tiny bit of the computer make-up correct so the techonoligcal side of the movie is accurate, its supposed to be a thriller. Look past the couple of the mistakes with the computer crap and you'll see a good movie.