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Time Bomb Y2K

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Rumors spread about a bug that will cause computers worldwide to reset as 1999 becomes 2000. Mass hysteria follows, changing the fabric of modern society.
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Jasper Rees Daily Telegraph (UK) The computers look clunky, the haircuts dorky and the Backstreet Boys are asked for a quote about imminent Armageddon. Hey, the past is a foreign country – they do things hilariously there. Rated: 4/5 Jan 3, 2024 Full Review Chris Vognar Rolling Stone Time Bomb Y2K works mostly because it keeps a straight face, acknowledging that, even if a lot of the hysteria seems silly now, the anxiety was quite real back then. Jan 2, 2024 Full Review Brian Lowry CNN.com “Time Bomb” makes a persuasive case that in a media culture where the squeakiest wheels get the grease, there seemed to be little caution about platforming those crying wolf in the most provocative terms, and no real penalty for being conspicuously wrong. Jan 2, 2024 Full Review Carla Hay Culture Mix Time Capsule Y2K is a more accurate title for this all-archival documentary that looks back at the fears and preparations for computer operations transitioning to the year 2000. It's not a bad movie, but it could've been better with hindsight interviews. Aug 25, 2024 Full Review Aaron Murray Loud and Clear Reviews What’s fascinating about Time Bomb Y2K is the optimistic naivety many people show as the world approaches the 2000s. Rated: 3/5 Aug 4, 2024 Full Review William Schwartz Book & Film Globe Time Bomb Y2K is very careful not to editorialize. But it’s difficult to watch Time Bomb Y2K and not make some very obvious takeaways about the crises of yesteryear and the crises of today. May 4, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Y B This is one of those documentaries that uses media from the time period to attempt to tell a story. This one in particular was kind of boring and I’m still not sure what they were trying to say with it. I lived through this time period as a teenager so I wasn’t too shocked by the way things looked back then. If the value of this is to show people who were not there what it was like, perhaps it’s more informative and entertaining for them than it was for me. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/24 Full Review stephen b Interesting watch. Not much of a movie though. It feels less like a film and more like going down a YouTube vortex on the subject. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/24 Full Review Cody P This movie is just a bunch of old footage meshed together. There is absolutely no narration or anything that resembles a documentary. I think they meant to hire a narrator and their budget ran out, that's all I can think of to explain quite possibly the worst documentary of the year. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/18/24 Full Review D T It is actually quite entertaining to see the ridiculousness of it all! Granted hindsight is 20/20 but even then I was thinking the insanity of all the doomsday-ers, religious zealots, and general absence of logic and critical thought was astonishing!! Of course, history continues to repeat itself, albeit in different ways, and we see the same idiocy, credulity, and ignorance today! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/24 Full Review Brent R Waste of time. Lived through Y2K and learned nothing new. If I had NOT lived through Y2K I would have been confused, as the problem was very poorly explained. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review Geronimo P A timely and entirely original documentary on a critical moment in our histry Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Rumors spread about a bug that will cause computers worldwide to reset as 1999 becomes 2000. Mass hysteria follows, changing the fabric of modern society.
Director
Brian Becker, Marley Mcdonald
Producer
Brian Becker
Distributor
Max
Production Co
HBO Documentary Films, Spinning Nancy
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 30, 2023
Runtime
1h 24m
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