::READERS REVIEWS::

can't go far wrong with James Woods v. Jodi - What's not to like about a film with so much passion? Seeing the Deep Space Array is always a treat (try 2010) and SETI has been my favorite government program since Starman.

Contact (Snap Case) - Dr. Eleanor Arroway has spent her life searching for truth in the study of radio astronomy. Palmer Joss has spent his searching for truth through faith in God. When Ellie discovers a stunning message from an extraterrestrial intelligence, they and everyone on Earth will be forced to challenge their own assumptions. In the inevitable first contact, will humankind be able to find a compromise between science and belief. Contact has something to say to everyone, and has real meaning that cannot help but whisk viewers and readers alike to some thrilling place. I have watched this movie a number of times and still find it a joy to watch.

So if it is just us, seems like an awful waste of space - Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), appropriate last name, is a scientist seeking the fringes of space to find if we are alone. Mean time she has to overcome terrestrial impediments as Dr. David Drumlin (Tom Skerritt) a limelight-steeling pragmatist, and Palmer Joss (Matthew McConaughey) the religious antagonist. Supported by the mysterious multi-billionaire S.R. Hadden (John Hurt), will Ellie get her wish or is she a victim of Occam's razor.

Intriguing story based on a book by Carl Sagan; however, I never read the book to compare. The supposedly two-sided story that becomes two versions of the same argument is rather hokey and one-dimensional.

Occam's (or Ockham's) razor is a principle attributed to the 14th century logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham. Ockham was the village in the English county of Surrey where he was born.
The principle states "Entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily."

I have followed the film from the movies to Blu-ray and will probably watch it again when the re-master for 3D or whatever comes next. However, the basic acting has not changed with any technical innovation.

On the positive side, the Blu-ray edition is packed with DVD extras that include several commentaries, trailers and much more. After the commentaries, SETI yourself down and re-watch the movie.

Contact by Carl Sagan

Contact - Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! I recommend this movie to everyone! Great acting and sequence of events. Has a way of pulling you right in!

Amazing how sharp - We love this movie! Decided to purchase the new BluRay release since our old DVD was somehow damaged while moving. Really impressed at how sharp the images are. Great conversion to blu ray. If you love Contact, you'll love this new edition.

Contact - Very satisfied with my purchase. Love the movie! The contents were in good condition. Another great purchase from Amazon.com
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An excellent movie in all respects. - To me, this is a worthy and surprisingly memorable interpretation of Dr. Sagan's novel. This movie rattled something in the part of the mind that can only be thought of as the soul, something provocative and real. It is entertaining, educational, plausible, superb in every aspect of production, and reflective of the consistent range of human nature under even the most unusual of circumstances. But in the end it is encouraging, perhaps even prophetic. It is definitely one for the collection.

Greta product and FAST delivery - I received the product in less than 3 days. It was in great condition and works great! I would definitely buy again from the seller again without hesitation.

CONTACT Blu Ray - I love the movie, I have the DVD version but I wanted the Blu ray.. No question is an upgrade.. the images are much better.. but still, IS NOT 16:9... is LETTERBOX 2:40 aspect ratio... That is my only reason why is only 4 starts..

A top notch Bluray release! - As others have stated, it would have been nice to have this in 16:9 widescreen format. But that is minor and does not decrease my rating of this Bluray release of Contact at all. This is by far the best this film has ever looked. A masterful transfer by Warner Brothers and another quality release that deserves to be in your movie library. 5 solid stars.

Consciousness - Fantastic Movie. If you watch it again, Jodie Foster's experience passing through the wormhole and her testimony before Congress about her "trip" is an uncanny description of a classic Ayahuasca/ DMT experience. You don't need the trillion dollar machine, just some DMT or 5meoDMT. " It's so beautiful. I never knew," etc. Listen to Foster as she "comes on to the drug," or falls through the machine. Even her visitation with her father is common interpersonal psychology being played out under the influence of DMT, mescaline or even psilocybin. It's all about multi dimensional consciousness as experienced through these drugs/plants. The questions posed by the congressional committee are questions you'd pose about some of these shamanic experiences. Interesting.

I have Always Enjoyed This Movie - I have always enjoyed Contact and when I decently upgraded my DVD copy to Blu-Ray I was not disappointed. I continue to enjoy this movie, only now in Blu-Ray.

Finally, Carl Sagan's masterful novel in Full HD - Contact has long been in my list of top 10 movies. A big fan of Carl Sagan in my youth (his series Cosmos inspired many budding Astronomers I'm sure) seeing his novel contact realised as a motion picture was a joyful occasion for me and while there are a few differences from the book I was extremely pleased with the result.

The choice of Jodie Foster as Elly worked well as she brought her considerable acting talent to crafting a character driven by a thirst for knowledge and the need to know that we are not alone. Other powerful performances from Tom Skerrit and Matthew McConaughey round out the main characters in this movie nicely.

Stunning visuals, great soundtrack, and great philosophical questions to answer.

This will always be one of my favourite movies and I am glad that I can now enjoy it in magnificent full HD.