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Re:Ask HN: What are some (good) hacker movies? by hachiya on Monday January 26, 2009 @01:19PM (#450768)
In Hackers, I never understood how the bad-guy hacker arranges a drop-off (he comes in on a skateboard no less!) of a floppy disk from Zero Cool that had the "garbage file".

As if Zero Cool didn't have the technical expertise to make his own copy of the disk's contents first. A drop-off wouldn't protect the bad guy in any way!

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Re:Ask HN: What are some (good) hacker movies? by artlogic on Monday January 26, 2009 @01:26PM (#450776)
Actually The Plague (the bad guy) was just trying to determine how much of the "garbage file" they had - how much they knew... I have to admit that the movie sort of is a guilty pleasure...
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Re:Ask HN: What are some (good) hacker movies? by rbanffy on Monday January 26, 2009 @03:24PM (#450966)
The soundtrack is great.

They also did quite a lot of research in names and related "hacker stuff" (a Jolt Cola can in Plague's bedroom comes to mind)

And, of course, there is Angelina Jolie in her 18's. That more than compensates for any screenplay flaw.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some (good) hacker movies? by toypaj on Monday January 26, 2009 @03:44PM (#451019)
The Soundtrack is the first thing I bought on eBay (it came from the US)

I also wanted the headset that Zero wears. Now all I need is a spinning Phonebooth.

Angelina hubba hubba

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Re:Ask HN: What are some (good) hacker movies? by hachiya on Monday January 26, 2009 @01:30PM (#450785)
artlogic, I must have missed that detail. Now at least the plot won't be bother me so much then. I'll have to see it again sometime ;) It was overall fun to watch.
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Re:Ask HN: What are some (good) hacker movies? by dantheman on Monday January 26, 2009 @01:32PM (#450787)
He still had a copy of the disk, that's how they were later able to figure out what Mr. The Plague was up to, and subsequently stop it.

Hackers is a great movie.

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