Tockinit not horrible nor great

Matrixiole Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.

marjoriemajors Robert Zemeckis's Contact is based on Carl Sagan's famous novel by the same name and it is one hell of a film. Rightly called the thinking man's science fiction this movie contains many awe inspiring scenes. The opening shot which pans back into space, quietly humbling us by reminding our insignificance, the transmission and receiving of the signal, the machine and teleportation of Jodie Foster in it to meet the "makers", this film is filled with such scenes and joining them together is a fantastic story with an excellent pacing. Contact polarized critics but this is a very good film and features some great performances by Jodie Foster, Mathew Mcconaughey and others.

classicsoncall I don't doubt that someday, probably not during my lifetime, but someday, we will eventually make contact with beings from a planet or universe beyond our own. I do subscribe to the belief that out of all the infinite and limitless yada, yada, yada, that there's some kind of intelligence out there. However I don't think it will occur via a captured video transmission of Hitler opening the 1936 Olympics. Just a little of my own input on that.I didn't expect this movie to take the tack that it did with such a strong religion versus science undercurrent. It was prevalent throughout and was the basis on which Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) was disqualified from taking part in the original 'Machine' mission; she didn't believe in God. A couple decades down the road from when this picture was made, her position probably would have made her a most likely candidate. I don't know if there's a place for faith to work hand in hand with science, but if one believes in a God as a Supreme Being, there's probably some leeway to acknowledge both disciplines.The film had sort of a Twilight Zone type ending when one of the NASA administrators stated that Ellie's video recording on her ride through the wormholes had eighteen hours of static. Though the point is made with the viewer for a bit of an ironic twist, apparently Dr. Arroway wasn't told about it, at least not the way the film implied. That seemed to be a gross deception, but oddly supports the fact that she received even more additional funding to carry on her SETI research, even while most of her scientific testimony seemed to be disregarded. The dichotomy there bothered me.I was curious about the use of Bill Clinton's image in the story, commenting on the Vega discovery. Shortly after the movie's release, the Clinton White House complained about the use of a taped news conference from 1996 where he was talking about a rock that was believed to have come from Mars. Though the footage was obviously used apart from it's original context, the matter went no further and the film was not re-edited to remove the questionable scene. Knowing now what we do about the Clinton's obsessive regard for money, it's possible that the reason the President was so upset was because he wasn't paid to appear in the movie.

Paul CF Every now and then I pop the Blu-ray Disc into my player and sit back to watch for 2 hours of some of the best material to come out of Hollywood. Contact takes you through the first contact in a way that we can only hope will happen, gradually and measured vs the abruptness of Arrival. We get educated about science and only the master of Carl Sagan could deliver and explain it and make it so awe inspiring. We're an interesting species, did you know that? " Full of beautiful dreams and such terrible nightmares ". What a wonderful way to capture humanity.I can only hope our first contact will be as well done as this movie.

OneEightNine Media Contact Overall an entertaining film however predictable thanks to the fact it is over 20 years old. It reminds me of The Martian, as far as plot devices and whatnot which means The Martian must have borrowed from here. And I'm sure this film probably borrowed from a few films itself. Anyway, got to be honest - they throw the atheist card in here a little too much for my taste. Films are propagandic by nature on some level however this borders on annoying at times. Still, nice to watch a film that gives math a wink or two.