New World Disorder - Das Killerprogramm

Probably the worst film I've ever seen. Totally ludicrous plot, appalling continuity, gross overacting. And that's the film's good points. How a respected actress like Tara Fitzgerald got involved in this dross is beyond belief. It's no wonder there is no 'goofs' page as it would probably overload the IMDb database. One to definitely miss.

Geez, couldn't they find a competent technical expert who knows at least SOMETHING about computers when they make a computer movie? I could find a 12 year-old who could have fixed the zillions of plot holes. One of these days Hollywood writers will learn that SILICONE was in breast implants, not computer chips (it's SILICON, stupid!) And the "computer" company headquarters building with a box office (I guess they sell tickets for tours!) Rutger Hauer (who looks HORRIBLE in this movie - who dressed him?) should ask any fourth grader about how many bytes there are in a megabyte (1,048,576 bytes, not 144,000.) I've never seen a movie use so much ammo without hitting anyone! And I guess the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg does not have CLASS (Custom Local Area Signalling Services) with caller ID and call trace. I'll never figure why anyone would have spent money to make such dreck. Insipid, inane, stupid, oh, let me count the adjectives! (by the way - which police department keeps booze in the fridge for everyone to nip at? And where is this hetero rubber/leather dance club in Silicon Valley?) This now tops my list of awful movies - yes, even worse than U.S. SEALS!

I saw this movie while channel surfing the other night and it sounded interesting. Boy, was I wrong. It has a predictable plot and poor acting. The bad guys lose and the good guys win. Don't waste your time with this one.

Rutger Hauer really should get himself a new agent. Last night I was horribly fascinated by his 1997 movie "Bleeders". It was so awful it was like watching a train wreck... I couldn't look away!

Then this afternoon "New World Disorder" came on, and it didn't sound too bad.

Hauer plays your typical grizzled anti-tech cop. Everything from references to 8-tracks, the beat up old car he drives, to his wardrobe complete with bow tie beats this into your brain throughout the whole movie! Gimme a break! He deserves better. Some of the old Rutger shows through, but generally he plays an old fart and it pained me to watch!

The soundtrack music was lame and many of the characters were flat, it played exactly like a "made for TV" movie. The plot was okay, and it barely kept me watching, but it could have been so much better! How disappointing.

If you really like Rutger Hauer, as I do, you can get a few moments enjoyment from when he is able to put a little personality into the role, but generally this movie was a predictable waste of time.

Rebecca

As always when Rutger Hauer participates in a movie, I had high hopes for a classic hauer movie. This movie did not deliver at all. The plot about the ultimate encryption software, supposedly worth millions were really thin. Andrew McCarthy plays the villain and Rutger Hauer teams up with Tara Fitzgerald in the hunt for him. After a while the hunter becomes the huntee as they stumble over the program that McCarthy is on a quest to get.

McCarthy doesn't really suit to play the bad guy, he is a good actor, but he doesn't have the ability to elevate movies like this(who does).

Rutger Hauer has gained a few pounds since Bone Daddy, and the flirt he has going with the cute Fitzgerald is not realistic at all. All in all this movie fails to deliver good action scenes nor a good story, so I must rate it 3/10. You can do better Rutger!