OT: Contact

dogscoff · #1 May 17th, 2004, 09:51 AM

I thought it was one of the worst films I had ever numbed my arse for. That's just my opinion though.

General Woundwort · #2 May 17th, 2004, 12:47 PM

Not the worst movie I've seen (see another thread for my votes on those), but definitely not the best, either. But my friends and I did have a good laugh out of one scene. As Ms. Foster is approaching the launch device, with an apprehensive look on her face, I cracked (in a deep Darth Vader voice, MST3K style) "And now, your Highness, we will discuss the location of your hidden rebel base."

Immediately, my roommate shot back, in a Yoda-voice...

"Overactor you are."

We had to rewind the tape for two minutes to catch up what we missed for rolling on the floor laughing. You just had to have been there.

Randallw · #3 May 17th, 2004, 02:04 PM

I neither liked nor disliked. Not much action at the end, but I did like the proof of what she said happened.

Fyron · #4 May 17th, 2004, 06:57 PM

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Originally posted by dogscoff:
I thought it was one of the worst films I had ever numbed my arse for. That's just my opinion though.

I'll second that... the alien was her father, couldn't even show himself...

Raging Deadstar · #5 May 17th, 2004, 07:16 PM

I was wondering why this thread seemed strangely familliar.

I saw it and i had to admit i thought it was interesting, i think i saw it in 1998, of course then i was 12 years old so i wasn't as brushed up in Sci-fi as i am now.

Not a great film, althougth the ending was cool when i saw it.

Maybe have to rewatch it and get a more updated opinion

Katchoo · #6 May 17th, 2004, 07:49 PM

I thought the movie was great. I saw it about a week before it was released at one of those movie 'sneak peaks' they do every so often. Plus, it was part of a double-header: watch Contact first, and then stay to watch Batman & Robin. Needless to say, I didn't stay to watch B&R (already saw it; loathed it).

Anyhoo, Before they mention the "12(?) minutes of static" tape, I felt you were left wondering wether she actually travelled through the Worm Hole, or wether she just had a near death experience (going through a bright passage, seeing a loved one). I thought it was a pretty powerful notion.

And yes, Jodie Foster is certainly hot, even if she's about 10 years older than I am.

Fyron · #7 May 17th, 2004, 07:51 PM

All that religious mumbo jumbo was certainly detracting...