terrible... so disappointed.

Sadly Over-hyped

A bit overrated, but still an amazing film

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Just a terrible, awful movie that confuses a documentary feel with actually making a genuine movie with real actors and genuine drama or comedy.The acting is so bad i actually compared it to when a porno is trying to do drama before everyone takes there cloths off. Wooden awful drama or comedy. I couldn't tell.Did i mention it was mind numbingly boring and not at any time do you care about what is happening. A shame really because the idea of an old 80's chess tournament sounds great but with this filmmaker and these actors you would be wise to avoid at all costs.I kept waiting for the film to improve, it didn't unfortunately.

In this mock-documentary, the computer nerds meet the chess nerds (spoiler: They're about the same thing) in a black and white, cheesy hotel setting during the 70's. In the background, a purposeful primal therapy group works its spells and enchantments. One of the computer chess entrants is a sociopath that looks and speaks oddly like Chevy Chase, giving this movie unexpected authenticity. Another, the father of a chess buff, is one of those guys from the time that loved being the loudest guy in the room and loved asking the smartest persons in the room questions he couldn't answer. Along with these there is the 'Cal Tech team' and the 'MIT team' and a wicked science fiction plot that seems to be fizzling towards the end, just as the nascent sex life of one of the team members does also. Enjoy!

If you are out of sleeping pills or have insomnia.Guaranteed to put you to sleep. I actually had a fabulous nap - 2 or 3 of them actually - while attempting to keep my eyes open. There might have been a premise somewhere in there but only the director and his friends could tell you about it since everyone else will be fast asleep - or doing the neck dance of nodding in and out of sleep.Computers, chess, retro, dry dialogue, vintage cameras.... on paper this could have been fun and quirky and a nice time. Anyway, next time you feel too wired to sleep and don't have any substances to help you, put this on and you'll conk out in minutes (that or throw your TV against the wall).

We live in a world where there is a lot of technology. And by a lot, I mean an excessive, never-ending amount of technology that just continues to progress every second. Pieces of information are flowing on the internet at every single moment. Computer Chess is trying to emphasis on that aspect but also doing much more than that. A 1980s period piece shot on old-school digital cameras in which it gives the look of amateur, badly produced film and is in a 4:3 ratio, gives the film a unique look that only helps the film portray the themes it wants to. It takes place over a single weekend and tells the story of multiple different characters during a computer chess tournament which essentially entails computers facing off each in chess made by programmers. There are many different characters in this film, we don't follow a specific one, rather many. Patrick Riester as Peter Bishton, a shy, socially awkward young college student is one of the most important characters who has some of the most important scenes throughout the film. Another notable character is Michael Papageorge played by Myles Paige which his character leads to most of the surrealism and complete and utter strangeness this movie has. It starts off as a only slightly strange film, which mostly came from the look of the movie, but it still seemed like it was going to play out like an interesting but straightforward period piece that only explored certain themes in a minor sense. Mostly involving the fear of A.I. and what it could potentially do in the future. But, the movie is much more than that. Throughout the film, we have strange glitches in the visual imagery, it could be intentional or it could be the old equipment causing it but regardless, it is a foreshadowing of the strangeness to come. We have another group of people at this hotel where the tournament is happening, a group of strange post-60s hippies who do weird group exercises that at first make you laugh but you also question why the hell they are in this movie. To me, this movie portrays two extremes: The meaninglessness that may come from ones work (the programmers) and the false sense of freedom that comes from a strange mindset (hippies). Both aren't very ideal, one leads to alienation, loneliness, and confusion. The other leads to a false sense of actual happiness. The movie is also quite funny at times, mostly in a dry sense. It doesn't portrays it's comedy in a big way but in very subtle ways with it's complete strangeness. To me, I haven't seen a movie this unique in a long time. It's a risky period piece that does many different things and will not leave you after seeing. Portrays two extremes, displays the fear of eventual overbearing technology, and asks extensional questions we all wish maybe we had an answer to. In conclusion, this is one of the best movies of 2013, I haven't seen anything like it.