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The Contact Blu-ray gives you Robert Zemeckis’s 1997 film with Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey on one region-free Warner disc, with lossless Dolby TrueHD 5.1 sound, three commentaries and effects featurettes. This is a pre-owned copy in Good condition, in stock and dispatched within 2 business days. Add it to your cart today.
| Format | Blu-ray |
|---|---|
| Discs | 1 |
| Studio | Warner Home Video |
| Released | October 6, 2009 |
| Run time | 2 hours and 33 minutes |
| Condition | Good Condition |
| Availability | In stock |
The Contact Blu-ray presents Robert Zemeckis's 1997 science fiction drama, starring Jodie Foster as a scientist searching for a signal from space, on Warner Home Video's single-disc release from October 6, 2009.
This listing is a pre-owned copy in Good condition. The disc is region free, so it plays in standard US Blu-ray players and game consoles.
The film on this Contact Blu-ray is based on Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name. Jodie Foster leads a cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett and William Fichtner.
The film opened in the US on July 11, 1997, and earned about 171 million US dollars worldwide on a budget of around 90 million. It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound.
For Jodie Foster fans, Contact is a key performance: it won her the Saturn Award for Best Actress, and co-star Jena Malone also won a Saturn Award for the film.
Warner gave this disc a generous set of extras, led by three separate commentary tracks:
The music-only track is a rare extra that lets you hear the film's score in 5.1 without dialogue. The main English Dolby TrueHD soundtrack is lossless, and the film's sound work earned it an Oscar nomination.
Compared with the earlier DVD, the Contact Blu-ray gives the film's wide 2.40:1 frame full 1080p detail, from the radio telescope scenes to the large-scale effects sequences. Our DVD vs Blu-ray guide covers the differences in more depth if you are deciding between formats.
If you enjoy the Contact Blu-ray, explore the Star Trek: The Original Series Season 1 Blu-ray or Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life. You will find more titles in our sci-fi section, and the film's background is on Wikipedia.
Contact Blu-ray: Questions Buyers Ask
How long is the film?
About 150 minutes, on a single Blu-ray disc.
Will it play in my US Blu-ray player?
Yes. The disc is region free and plays in US Blu-ray players and consoles. It will not play in a DVD-only player.
Does it include commentary tracks?
Yes. There are three: Jodie Foster; Robert Zemeckis with producer Steve Starkey; and the visual effects supervisors.
Is this copy new or used?
It is a pre-owned copy in Good condition, covered by our 30-day return policy.
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This is the Blu-ray edition, 1 disc.
Annie Van Auken –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
“You’re an interesting species. An interesting mix. You’re capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares.”
CONTACT is an excellent sci-fier based on a Carl Sagan story and directed by Bob Zemeckis that deftly considers not only the possibility of life elsewhere but also both sides of the eternal debate on whether there’s a Divine Being.
It stars Jodie Foster as a scientist who tenaciously clings to her SETI explorations despite obstacles and resistance from her boss (Tom Skerritt). Just before the plug is pulled and Foster’s Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence team is evicted from Socorro, NM’s Very Large Array radio astronomy observatory, they get a hit. Monitored signals originating from the Vega constellation send a mix that includes a 1936 TV broadcast from Nazi Germany of the Berlin Olympics, the first high-powered signals of such a type. These apparently took 26 years to reach Vega, and 26 years to be bounced back.
Not as a criticism of the plot, but this raises a question in my mind. I know little of physics, so it’ll probably sound as dumb as I am on the subject. If there’s nothing in the universe that’s perpetual, including energy, how can a radiowave, which is a sort of energy (yes?), travel billions of miles without dissipating?
Anyway, news of this discovery brings out the lunatic fringe, each group converging on Socorro, all with different agendas. Most amusing are the Chevy Vega car clubs; most frightening, some scruffy Neo-Nazis and a raving “end-of-the-world” proselytizer.
When sub-frequncies are unscrambled and a language decoded, scientists are able to construct a one-person craft (from instructions sent by an unknown ET) that will instantly transport a passenger across the universe. Unseen events occur and Jodie is the one selected to make this voyage.
A “traveling through a wormhole” sequence is terrific and quite scary. Jodie arrives safely on a planet somewhere in Vega. The next scene is so obviously foreshadowed early in the film the alert viewer is expecting it, and yet I found the experience to be very emotionally stimulating. In hindsight, it occurred to me that we were SUPPOSED to know what’s coming. Not being caught off-guard is what makes the moment so satisfying.
Bottom line is: I love this movie. See it, by ALL means!
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Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 IMDb viewer poll rating.
(7.3) Contact (1997) – Jodie Foster/Matthew McConaughey/Tom Skerritt/James Woods/David Morse/William Fichtner/Angela Bassett/John Hurt/Rob Lowe/Jake Busey (plus TV personalities Larry King, Jay Leno, Robert Novak, Bernard Shaw and Bryant Gumbel)
AntiochAndy –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
“Good To Go”
I liked CONTACT a lot when I originally saw it in the theater and my opinion hasn’t changed despite numerous viewings since I got the DVD. Apparently I’m not alone. Other reviewers have brought up a number of good reasons for their enthusiasm. Reasons such as top-notch acting, a thoughtful and thought-provoking story, and dramatic moments like the initial appearance of the alien signal and the destruction of the alien device.
I’m on board with all of these observations. In particular, the intelligent treatment of the controversy that erupts over the human response is plausible. This is a more thoughtful scifi movie than most (not to take anything away from space operas), and that’s a good thing. Beyond this, however, there are some things in CONTACT that are special for me that haven’t been noted by others.
First, there’s the opening sequence. It begins with a view of earth floating in space. From there the camera seemingly falls away at an accelerating pace, zooming past the other planets in our solar system, flying backward to a position looking back at the Milky Wat galaxy. It’s a breath-taking sequence and the DVD is worth having just for that alone.
Then, there’s the great scene when Jodie Foster’s character enters the capsule and waits to go wherever she’s going. “Good to go”, she keeps repeating. “I’m good to go.” I can never watch this part of CONTACT without reflecting on what a terrifying yet exhilarating moment that would be. Foster’s character has no idea where she’s going (if she goes at all) or what she’ll find when she gets there. It’s the moment she’s waited her whole life for, but she’s facing the ultimate unknown. The scene is, for me, an incredible one and I never tire of seeing it.
Finally, the trip Dr. Arroway finally goes on is visually gorgeous and emotionally satisfying. What happens is very much open to debate, but the journey is eye candy from beginning to end. The “contact” she makes is a nice culmination of her touching relationship with her father.
I hesitate to call CONTACT a great movie, but it’s certainly a very good one. It’s one I’m happy to own and I strongly recommend it to you. Further, as I write this, it’s selling here for just $9.99. That’s a bargain in my book. Don’t pass it up.
zGeG –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase