The movie Contact

[GermyBoy]

Watched it for the first time yesterday. Was interesting, and I can see how she'd be crazy if they didn't have the tape with the almost 18 hours of recorded static on there. Hmmm...

What did you think?

 

[notfred]

Is that the one with alien who's knees bend backwards?

 

[edro]

The part that gave me the chills was the look on the terrorist bomber's face when he looked at the camera......

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: notfred
Is that the one with alien who's knees bend backwards?

That'd be The Arrival.

 

[bozack]

Contact Suckors..as did the arrival with Charlie Sheen...blah...if you want to see another really bad movie watch either Ghost Ship or Ghosts of Mars....simply trash.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: edro13
The part that gave me the chills was the look on the terrorist bomber's face when he looked at the camera......

I think the same dude played a bad guy NSA agent in Enemy of the State.

 

[pulse8]

Originally posted by: bozack
Contact Suckors..as did the arrival with Charlie Sheen...blah...if you want to see another really bad movie watch either Ghost Ship or Ghosts of Mars....simply trash.

What makes Contact a bad film?

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: bozack
Contact Suckors..as did the arrival with Charlie Sheen...blah...if you want to see another really bad movie watch either Ghost Ship or Ghosts of Mars....simply trash.

I rank Ghosts of Mars as THE WORST MOVIE ever made.

 

[Electric Amish]

I liked "The Arrival" and "Ghosts of Mars". I mean they're not going to win any awards, but they were entertaining.

Didn't care for "Contact". Too much "God".

amish

 

[Radiohead]

I liked Contact a lot.

It raises the ongoing issues of religion vs scienice & shows that if alien life did exists, society today cannot handle that fact.

 

[Stifko]

Originally posted by: edro13
The part that gave me the chills was the look on the terrorist bomber's face when he looked at the camera......

yeah that was scarey, very good film imho.

 

[Mani]

Definitely one of my favorite movies. People that didn't like it were probably looking for an alien to show up, shiny objects, and/or lots of explosions.

This movie had a great premise, great acting, and was well directed.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: Mani
Definitely one of my favorite movies. People that didn't like it were probably looking for an alien to show up, shiny objects, and/or lots of explosions.

Although Contact did have two of the three (well, maybe not lots, but at least a big enough explosion).

I listened to Zemeckis' director's commentary and was pretty blown away by the use of subtle CG effects throughout the film.

 

[morkinva]

"Wanna go for a ride ??"

This movie was great, what are you talkin' about? Speilberg's protege shows his stuff

 

[StormRider]

Originally posted by: Mani
Definitely one of my favorite movies. People that didn't like it were probably looking for an alien to show up, shiny objects, and/or lots of explosions.

This movie had a great premise, great acting, and was well directed.

Me too. It's one of my favorites.

 

[Liviathan]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: edro13
The part that gave me the chills was the look on the terrorist bomber's face when he looked at the camera......

I think the same dude played a bad guy NSA agent in Enemy of the State.

I think its Gary Busey's kid...he was also in the Frightners with Michael j Fox. Played the killer or some crap like that.

 

[Electric Amish]

Originally posted by: Liviathan

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: edro13
The part that gave me the chills was the look on the terrorist bomber's face when he looked at the camera......

I think the same dude played a bad guy NSA agent in Enemy of the State.

I think its Gary Busey's kid...he was also in the Frightners with Michael j Fox. Played the killer or some crap like that.

It is.

Jake Busey.

amish

 

[hoiky]

Originally posted by: Radiohead
I liked Contact a lot.

It raises the ongoing issues of religion vs scienice & shows that if alien life did exists, society today cannot handle that fact.

No religious fanatics could not.

 

[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Electric Amish

Originally posted by: Liviathan

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: edro13
The part that gave me the chills was the look on the terrorist bomber's face when he looked at the camera......

I think the same dude played a bad guy NSA agent in Enemy of the State.

I think its Gary Busey's kid...he was also in the Frightners with Michael j Fox. Played the killer or some crap like that.

It is.

Jake Busey.

amish

Well, that explains it then...

However, he wasn't quite as freaky as Tim Robbins and his crowd in Arlington Road.

 

[Radiohead]

Originally posted by: hoiky

Originally posted by: Radiohead
I liked Contact a lot.

It raises the ongoing issues of religion vs scienice & shows that if alien life did exists, society today cannot handle that fact.

No religious fanatics could not.

The thing is, majority of the worlds population is religious. But are they religious enough to not be able to accept that alien life does exist?

Guess we'll have to wait and see...

 

[AntaresVI]

The book was WAY better, imho.