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Once again, we find ourselves "going into the internet" with the incredible speeds of a 28.8k connection. Yet the overt difference here is that there is a wet-t-shirt contest and a mash-up of snowboarder, \'alt\' and irreverent fashion trends. It\'s the clear road-map of not understanding computers, the internet or anyone who surrounded themselves with both of those things. Yipes!

Hackers were never cool. They were never edgy or trendy or care about anything but computers. We were computer nerds in 1995. We only cared about putting Duke Nukem 3D on as many computers as we could find. The characterization of this film is so far from reality and its disconnect from what was actually going on that it\'s just unfathomable. That\'s even before we determine how much we hate the characters themselves....

Then there is the complete lack of knowledge of computers themselves. It fits perfectly in with Johnny Mnemonic and The Lawnmower Man in its ineptitude and complete lack of asking someone ANYTHING about computers just one time. However, within the former there is a lot more action that isn\'t computer-related and the latter has a good sci-fi story buried underneath it\'s awful film-making and lack of editing. Hackers reigns surpreme in its stupidity.

In the end it\'s a pretty rough viewing experience and we can only recommend it to a niche market:

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1. You saw it and thought it was good 
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2. You know how dumb it is and you want to share how dumb it is with one of your friends; cuz you\'re a dick.
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