USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Forbin Project, The

Forbin Project, The

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Forbin Project, The -- An enormous self-sustaining and unjammable computer complex coordinating all U.S. military defenses locates a Soviet counterpart and together they plan a benevolent dictatorship guaranteeing peace and a better way of life for the peoples of the world at the expense of their freedom. A kind of horror film with contemporary allusions, director Joseph Sargent's movie has moments of genuine interest in its depiction of a modern electronic Frankenstein controlling humanity's fate but incapable of any human emotion or spiritual growth. Mild bedroom sequence. (A-III) (GP) ( 1970 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.