Contact (1997)

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Contact
DVD Price: $9.99
As of Aug 15 18:34 EDT (details)


Directed by	Robert Zemeckis
Cast	Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Jena Malone, Geoffrey Blake, William Fichtner, Angela Bassett, Michael Chaban, Sami Chester, Conroy Chino, Thomas Garner, Dan Gifford, Larry King, Max Martini, Timothy McNeil, David Morse, Tom Skerritt, Henry Strozier, Laura Elena Surillo, Vance Valencia and James Woods
Theatrical Release	July 11, 1997
DVD Release	December 30, 1997
Running Time	150 minutes
MPAA Rating	PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
UPC Code	085391504122
Buy this item	$9.99 at Amazon.com As of Aug 15 18:34 EDT (details) 1 DVD, Warner Brothers, Usually ships in 24 hours, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) Or 57 new from $3.94, 51 used from $3.69, 2 collectible from $16.98

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User Reviews

Average user review:

(422 reviews)

Unspeakably terrible movie

I am shocked and disgusted that this movie has received such a high rating. Hands down, this is the worst movie that I've ever had the displeasure of sitting through. August 1, 2008

Could have been so much better

First, the very opening of the movie is fantastic - almost worth the discounted purchase price by itself.

The special effects are really quite good.

The acting ranges from good to poor but, is generally passable.

The story development and character interactions are OK if one hasn't read the book.

However, if one has read the book there is such a distortion of both characters and their interactions and loss of sophistication and nuance as to be quite maddening.

Ah, for what might have been! June 11, 2008

I Love This Movie!!!

I have always been a science buff and a science fiction fan. This movie was wonderful. I think it is not far off to what our reaction would be if we were contacted by others in the galaxy. Jodie Foster was wonderful as Ellie Arraway and the spirit of the book was carried over into the film. The film does take some liberties with characters and what occured in the book but that was only to make it fit into a 2 hour movie. June 7, 2008

Very enjoyable

I thought this was a very interesting movie and that it was made believable by the great perormance of Jodi Foster. If another actress had tried to pull this off, it might not have worked. This is not your usual "contact with extraterrestrails" movie and that makes it refreshing too. Also, we get some real science tossed in. Cosmos fans will undoubtedly recognize some of Sagan's lessons scattered here and there. June 3, 2008

What a waste

How can such a wonderful concept be twisted into such a horrible movie? I confess I did not read the book. This jaded view of science and politics was extremely uncomfortable to watch. I would hardly call it entertainment... I've had root canals that were more enjoyable. Taking what could have been an uplifting idea and producing from it this movie, may have been an accurate portrayal of the human condition, but it was hardly a happy experience IMHO. Yech. June 2, 2008

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