Contact on DVD (1997)

I Agree - some spoilers below

TubThumper from Vega , 02/06/2004

Chances are that if you are here, you have already have seen this film. If you have, it is definitely worth revisiting, and if you haven't where have you been?

Works on many levels, as a great drama and as a thought prevoking take on faith in our lives.

For me, who as a teenager read the Carl Sagan book I was very pleased with how well it was handled. From the script through to the casting and on to the performances - superb. If there is a better cast in a movie I havent seen. Foster, McConaughay and Skerritt are the leads I suppose but it is the glue of John Hurt, Davis Morse and James Woods that hold it together for me.

Stand out moments for me are the opening galactic pullback, Little Ellies slo mo run up to the bathroom to get daddies medecine (how did they do the mirror reflexion?), the steadicam jodie foster chase into the lab which finishes with an antenna aligning and of course her ironic opening gasp of awe at the wonder of it all, 'Oh God'.

Rent it and watch it in the light of the world we now live in, rather than those simpler times of the late 90s.

How we could use a little bit of Contact now.

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One of those you can watch and watch

A customer from Haywards Heath , 10/02/2004

If like me you love a good story about mans quest to make contact with alien civilisations then in my view this is a real treat.

The film follows a young woman's quest to find life beyond the earth as she works for SETI.

When the Government money runs out she is supported in secret by a multi-millionaire who finances her continued search. Its not clear what his motives are until later.

Soon enough contact is made and the story really takes off when additional information is found hidden within the signal that is beamed back to earth.

Great acting and a very convincing story line. The special effects work particuarly well. You may think its a little slow to get going but it is worth the wait.

I own this movie and I have watched it several times without ever becoming bored.

Give it a try, hopefully you to will enjoy it.

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Real-life contact?

cinefreak from Greater London , 26/04/2004

Interesting story about what might one day happen should we be able to make contact with life form on other planets. If like me, you tend to avoid sci-fi or alien related films, then don't do the same with this one.

This film boasts a good script, excellent performances (McConaughey's accent is a lot less 'Texan' than it is normally, which I personally feel is a shame, and got me wondering as to whether or not this was done to make him appear more 'scholarly'), and one particular scene that takes the viewer on a journey that like all the best rollercoaster’s is about a series of stomach-flipping, heart-racing jerks and drops.

Basically, this is a good 'blockbuster' that leaves you with the feeling that the universe with humans alone is a major waste of space.

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The Science - Religion Conflict

A customer from Kent , 23/03/2004

This is my favourite movie ever.

The plot examines the conflict between religion (faith) and science (proof), partly using the developing relationship between a religious man and scientist (our heroine).

Quite believable. Once it gets going, the suspense escalates.

One of the few films I watch more than twice.

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Real-life contact?

cinefreak from Greater London , 26/04/2004

Interesting story about what might one day happen should we be able to make contact with life form on other planets. If like me, you tend to avoid sci-fi or alien related films, then don't do the same with this one.

This film boasts a good script, excellent performances (McConaughey's accent is a lot less 'Texan' than it is normally, which I personally feel is a shame, and got me wondering as to whether or not this was done to make him appear more 'scholarly'), and one particular scene that takes the viewer on a journey that like all the best rollercoaster’s is about a series of stomach-flipping, heart-racing jerks and drops.

Basically, this is a good 'blockbuster' that leaves you with the feeling that the universe with humans alone is a major waste of space.

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One of those you can watch and watch

A customer from Haywards Heath , 10/02/2004

If like me you love a good story about mans quest to make contact with alien civilisations then in my view this is a real treat.

The film follows a young woman's quest to find life beyond the earth as she works for SETI.

When the Government money runs out she is supported in secret by a multi-millionaire who finances her continued search. Its not clear what his motives are until later.

Soon enough contact is made and the story really takes off when additional information is found hidden within the signal that is beamed back to earth.

Great acting and a very convincing story line. The special effects work particuarly well. You may think its a little slow to get going but it is worth the wait.

I own this movie and I have watched it several times without ever becoming bored.

Give it a try, hopefully you to will enjoy it.

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