Available on DVD! To buy, click on link(s) below and help keep this site afloat (commissions earned)   CLICK HERE to buy from Blu-ray Always make sure of DVD-compatibility!!!

Conor (Albert Birney) is a lonely man who suffers from severe social anxieties, so much so that he won't see any other people, not even Mary (Callie Hernandez), who drops off his food delivery once a week but who seems to sincerely care about him.  That said, Conor is a genius on early computers (the year's 1987), creating true art with what little these devices are capable of, and he never feels alone thanks to his dog Sandy. Of course, he's also into computergames, but over time has pretty much mastered them all - and then he discovers that all new game Obex, a fntasy adventure that promises to be  revolutionary - and of course he orders it on the spot. At first though, he's not very fascinated when playing it ... but then suddenly his dog is gone, and when he tries finding her he's sucked into the game, where he again meets Mary, who in this world is a shopkeeper who's more than happy to take care of him. And then there's also Victor (Frank Mosley), a guy with a computer monitor for a head who seems to know more than most about this world and who offers himself to be Conor's guide. But the news he has for Conor are not good ones: His dog has apparently been abducted by the of yet undefeated chief demon of the Obex world ...

Now in a way, Obex feels like Tron made for cheap - and that's definitely not meant as an insult, as this movie is a loving throwback into the computersphere of old, done in an intentionally lo-fi way that feels much more artistic choice than budgetary restraint, and the film is done in its very own visual style and language to make it into something unique that feels experimental and familiar at the same time. That said, it's probably not for everyone, it has a weird vibe to it - that I enjoy very much though. But if you're up for some genre entertainment out of the ordinary, this is well worth a try!

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned)

The links below will take you just there!!!

Find Obex at the amazons ...   amazon.com   amazon.co.uk   amazon.de Looking for imports? Find Obex here ...   eThaiCD.com Your shop for all things Thai

Thanks for watching !!!