Film: Contact

[Logistics]

^I do remember when she said that "others have to see what I've seen" and the life form talked about the steps.

"This is the way it's been done for billions of years."

 

[Sideways_Falling]

that's the line!

 

[frizzantik]

in the book im pretty sure 5 people go through all at once.. yeah here's a summary:

Ultimately, a machine is successfully built and activated, transporting five passengers—including Ellie—through wormholes to a place near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, where they meet the senders of the message, and have many of their questions answered. Upon returning to Earth, the passengers discover that what seemed like many hours to them passed by in only fractions of a second on Earth, and that all their video footage has been erased, presumably by some phenomenon in the vehicle. They are left with no proof of their stories, and are accused of fabrication.

Thus, though she has traveled across the galaxy and actually encountered extraterrestrial beings, she cannot prove it.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Contact-(novel)

and the book isn't cheesy cause she doesnt talk to her dead dad (cheeeeeeeze)

 

[Belisarius]

It's one of my all-time favorite movies (and this is coming from someone who read the book first). The special effects are great, and it raises fascinating questions about the line between faith and reason. Like some other critics though, I thought the digital insertion of the characters into scenes with Bill Clinton was distracting, and will only date the movie with time.

 

[Sideways_Falling]

They should have cast a ficitional president.

 

[onetwothreefour]

you mean like george w. bush?

 

[Pounding_Grooves]

and the book isn't cheesy cause she doesnt talk to her dead dad (cheeeeeeeze)

So then field of dreams " is cheesy cos he talks to his dead dad in that, i guess that also makes " requiem for a dream " cheesy cos marlon wayans remembers his dead mother in that also, means " its a wonderful life " is also cheesy in your book. i could go on and on, but i hear ya, you think talking to dead relatives is cheesy 8)

 

[Sideways_Falling]

you mean like george w. bush?

HEYYOH!

 

[ChemicalBeauty]

I haven't seen this since it came out, so i vaguely remember anything in particular about it. But I do remember I really liked it! I'll have to get the dvd one of these days ...

 

[LiquidMethod]

is this the movie with Jodie Foster?

*pukes*

yea it was alright.

 

[tambourine-man]

Bump-zor!

Unashamed knob cheese.

One of my favourite films... and it's on Channel 5 tonight!

Look out for Jake Busey's subtle impression of a religious nutjob! :D

 

[DarthMom]

one of my favorite movies ever! brilliant! i watch every time i get a chance....thanks for the reminder. i have meant to read the book ever since i saw it the first time. i think it is time!

 

[Pander Bear]

four stars

HAIL SAGAN!

 

[alasdairm]

nice bump. i love this movie and have seen it 15 or 20 times. i finally got round to buying it on dvd recently and it arrived a couple of days ago so, of course, i watched it again

alasdair

 

[felix]

Unashamed knob cheese.

^ What the... ???

This is one of my favourite films too, top 5 definitely.

I just love it from start to finish. From the amazing shot with the mirror in the bathroom medicine cabinet (I still can't figure out how they did that) to the unashamed manipulative eye-leaking bits, I can't get enough of it.

I

Jodie Foster too.

 

[tambourine-man]

Well, against my better judgement, I've decided to have a low-level trip tonight.

Me, Jodie, a bottle of red and the stars. Sounds good.

 

[felix]

one of my favorite movies ever! brilliant! i watch every time i get a chance....thanks for the reminder. i have meant to read the book ever since i saw it the first time. i think it is time!

I apologise on behalf of my colleague and countryman. He is referring to Channel 5 here in the UK.


\me shakes head at tambo

 

[lurkerguy]

"In order to make an apple pie from scratch you must first create the universe."
Carl Sagan

 

[DarthMom]

I apologise on behalf of my colleague and countryman. He is referring to Channel 5 here in the UK.


\me shakes head at tambo

lol, no that is fine, i meant, time to read it!

i actually have it on DVD and, as a matter of fact, i think it was the very first DVD i ever bought.

a real fave, i am considering editing my post in "top 5 movies of all time" :D

 

[L2R]

One of my all time favourates also. I never get tired of seeing this.

I love the shot when she finds her father collapsed and runs to the bathroom. It cleverly changes from her chasing the camera up stairs and around corners to being her reflection on the medicine cabinet oh so smoothly.

agreed