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For a while The Net looked like it was going to be quickly outdated by the technology it showcased. But now we know that anyone can personalise their systems and Internet search engines, so the colourful displays endlessly intercut on Sandra Bullock's screens look perfectly contemporary. As a movie, the concept was already outdated by the time of its 1995 release, however. The plot takes pains to emulate the style and formula of a Hitchcock chase thriller. There's a computer disc "McGuffin" being sought after by conspiratorial baddies; while the lonely hero on the run is eminently sympathetic yet attractively flawed. Bullock, though, was perfectly cast at a point well before her star status took over. Although some of the suspense contrivances may seem simplistically predictable, there's an undeniable fascination in the theme of losing one's identity. Everywhere Bullock turns she's faced with either a bald reflection or mirroring metaphor of how the computer age strips us of individuality. And, indeed, privacy. Sooner or later, the technology will become outdated of course. Until then, be careful how you surf.
On the DVD: The Net comes to disc in Dolby 5.1 sound and widescreen 1.85:1. It's hard to choose between the two commentaries included. Both the Writer's and the joint talk from the Director and Producer are crammed with anecdotal reference (with a little overlap). Then there are two documentaries of about 20 minutes each, but here the newest is by far the most interesting. Trailers and filmographies fill out the package. --Paul Tonks
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DVD Special Features
The Net: New from Gillis featurette
HBO Special: Inside The Net, new featurette from Gillis
Director and producer’s commentary
Writer’s Commentary
Filmographies
Theatrical trailer
The Net: New from Gillis featurette
HBO Special: Inside The Net, new featurette from Gillis
Director and producer’s commentary
Writer’s Commentary
Filmographies
Theatrical trailer
Languages: English, French, German
Dolby Digital 5.1
110 minutes feature length time (approx)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Think back to 1995, did you even know what ID theft was? Well Michael Ferris and John Brancato did, and at the time, it wasn't really that scary.
Fast forward to 2010, and the reality of this happening seems a lot more scary than it did in 1995, where it was a privilege to have the internet - either that or you went to uni, so it was a rarity. For Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) it was a scary reality which was bestowed on her during a holiday in Mexico.
This film is good, but it's not very futuristic, and it seems a bit too easy - there's no real head scratching moments like you'd expect if your ID was stolen. Plus the internet looks a lot more primitive than it was back then, and the Mozart thing was a bit zanny to say the least. Sandra was amazing in this though and it's no wonder she was picked for Speed later on that decade, but in an already paranoid society about PCs, the net and the data stored about us it wasn't really surprising this was coming from Hollywood, who were good at this sort of thing. What made me laugh the most is the fact their IP addresses had more than 256 numbers in, so they had something like 20.355.20.4, which is invalid! (I know, I am such a geek!)
This is quite an enjoyable film though, and it kept me wondering what was going to happen right up to the end, which is a good thing. Even the bad guy wasn't very annoying and you could watch him without feeling rage, which is a good thing.
It's an interesting nugget of history though, and will probably be watched time and time again by me and the family.
Fast forward to 2010, and the reality of this happening seems a lot more scary than it did in 1995, where it was a privilege to have the internet - either that or you went to uni, so it was a rarity. For Angela Bennett (Sandra Bullock) it was a scary reality which was bestowed on her during a holiday in Mexico.
This film is good, but it's not very futuristic, and it seems a bit too easy - there's no real head scratching moments like you'd expect if your ID was stolen. Plus the internet looks a lot more primitive than it was back then, and the Mozart thing was a bit zanny to say the least. Sandra was amazing in this though and it's no wonder she was picked for Speed later on that decade, but in an already paranoid society about PCs, the net and the data stored about us it wasn't really surprising this was coming from Hollywood, who were good at this sort of thing. What made me laugh the most is the fact their IP addresses had more than 256 numbers in, so they had something like 20.355.20.4, which is invalid! (I know, I am such a geek!)
This is quite an enjoyable film though, and it kept me wondering what was going to happen right up to the end, which is a good thing. Even the bad guy wasn't very annoying and you could watch him without feeling rage, which is a good thing.
It's an interesting nugget of history though, and will probably be watched time and time again by me and the family.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Online Technology has increased since 1995, so perhaps the concept of this film appears less original, but it deals with the fears that personal identities are at risk, and can even be swapped and modified to actually leave a living person without an identity.
Sandra Bullock plays Angela Bennett, a freelance computer analyst, who works in collaboration with an organisation tracking viruses and hackers. She also contacts web users lightheartedly Internet dating,
some of whom disguise their identities with symbols.
A colleage sends data revealing a scam involving the FBI, which is so top secret he aims to fly out and meet her before she goes on a much needed holiday. Mysteriously the electronics on his plane encounter interference and he crashes.
At the end of her holiday, she is approached by a company executive (Jeremy Northam) who lures her onto his yatch, with the purpose of shooting her, and he reveals his Web identity repeating her lighthearted demands. After stunning him with a wine bottle, she discovers the Floppy Disc, which was stolen from her by muggers on the beach,(in his employ) and escapes in a small boat.
On returning home, she finds her house sold, none of her ID recognised,and her Mother a Dimensia patient, in danger. Her contacts do not recognise her, and she embarks upon a life and death chase to locate her identity and expose the plot to overthrow the FBI, and take over the Presidency of the USA.
The woman impersonating her has a criminal record, as does the mysterious millionaire.
The breathles chase finally ends at a Computer Fair when Angela is able to re-enter her own identity, notify the FBI, and with a final clever twist, as the ID hackers catch up with her and try to overide her messages with a special code, they unwittingly send a virus she has loaded, which deletes their own network.
There is less obvious comedy and glamour in this role, but Sandra Bullock is excellent and intense, as the woman fighting for her life, and ends on a happy note caring for her Mother, and with a new status, working from a new home.
Directed and Produced by Irwin Winkler the film has screen play by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. This version reissued in 2005 has excellent picure quality, and Dolby 5.1 Surround with a choice of six additional subtitle languages.
Sandra Bullock plays Angela Bennett, a freelance computer analyst, who works in collaboration with an organisation tracking viruses and hackers. She also contacts web users lightheartedly Internet dating,
some of whom disguise their identities with symbols.
A colleage sends data revealing a scam involving the FBI, which is so top secret he aims to fly out and meet her before she goes on a much needed holiday. Mysteriously the electronics on his plane encounter interference and he crashes.
At the end of her holiday, she is approached by a company executive (Jeremy Northam) who lures her onto his yatch, with the purpose of shooting her, and he reveals his Web identity repeating her lighthearted demands. After stunning him with a wine bottle, she discovers the Floppy Disc, which was stolen from her by muggers on the beach,(in his employ) and escapes in a small boat.
On returning home, she finds her house sold, none of her ID recognised,and her Mother a Dimensia patient, in danger. Her contacts do not recognise her, and she embarks upon a life and death chase to locate her identity and expose the plot to overthrow the FBI, and take over the Presidency of the USA.
The woman impersonating her has a criminal record, as does the mysterious millionaire.
The breathles chase finally ends at a Computer Fair when Angela is able to re-enter her own identity, notify the FBI, and with a final clever twist, as the ID hackers catch up with her and try to overide her messages with a special code, they unwittingly send a virus she has loaded, which deletes their own network.
There is less obvious comedy and glamour in this role, but Sandra Bullock is excellent and intense, as the woman fighting for her life, and ends on a happy note caring for her Mother, and with a new status, working from a new home.
Directed and Produced by Irwin Winkler the film has screen play by John Brancato and Michael Ferris. This version reissued in 2005 has excellent picure quality, and Dolby 5.1 Surround with a choice of six additional subtitle languages.
13 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Since the movie has been reviwed before I'm going to talk first about the special features of this collector's edition DVD. All the ususal options are there like chapter selection and trailer but this DVD also has two 20 min clips "Making-of: Inside the Net" and "The Net: from script to screen" where it contains some interviews of the actors and director. As for the movie for those that haven't read the story before is about a programmer(debugger) Angela Bennet (Sandra Bullock) that works from home and doesn't have any friends either so nobody really knows her. One day accidentaly she discovers a hacking program (hole on a firewall) placed there by an organization, the Pretorians. The pretorians change her ID, crminal record etc into a criminal named Ruth Marx and she is fighting to get her life back while staying alive at the same time.
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