Sci-Fi Double Feature: Contact / Sphere

Good movie

This is more a review of the double feature DVD than a review of the movies. If you already know these films and want decent copies of them in a space efficient single DVD, then this is a good item to buy at less than six bucks delivered. With so many well-worded thoughtful reviews of these films already published, I'll keep this very short:Contact is still a fun adventure even a decade and a half after its release. The cast is solid; the melding of science and religion still makes for good controversy, and the special effects are not awful.Sphere is a great book written by a brilliant author. Please judge Mr. Crichton on the book. If you read the book, it may help the movie for you but nothing can completely rescue this film from sad editing and directing. Take the worst of "The Abyss" and combine it with a bad Star Trek episode.

This is a good pair of niche Sci-Fi movies. I'm not going to review the films in depth, so I suggest you see  Sphere  and  Contact  for more detailed coverage.The case includes a single DVD with Contact on the front and Sphere on the back. There is no labeling on the DVD and the packaging didn't release the DVD very easily so I felt very nervous handling it. Additionally, it was a little difficult to tell which side of the DVD was which because you had to look at small text on the inner ring of the DVD.From what I could tell, both sides were identical to their standard non-bundled counterparts. You're just getting two on one disc.These are pretty good movies with a little bit of a cult following (especially Sphere). The only bad thing here is the packaging.

I had seen both of these films many years ago and decided to watch them again. Both are good, though I liked Contact better because it was "deeper" than Sphere (pun intended). Seriously, Contact is a more spiritual film that ponders our existence and what happens when we die. Sphere is an adventure film that's fun to watch. This is a nice pairing for fans of one or both movies, or for those who just want to see a couple of old films that can't be found on Netflix.

Contact is one of my favorite stories of all times. I loved Carl Sagan and had read the book long before it had become a movie.And Jodi Foster &Matthew McConaughey did a great job with this story!Sphere,on the other hand,also was a great book HOWEVER the 'movie' was lacking severly. Although the actors were all great people for other projects I am clueless as to how anyone ever thought they needed to be in this story.Still it is an ok scifi film to have in your collection but my advice would be to buy the book as well because it really was a BETTER story when read.

Both good science fiction movies. Jodi Foster and Matthew Mcconaughey are both excellent in Contact. The book was a bit better in detail, but books usually are. This book was translated to video format keeping true to the theme of the story. It seems like the ending could have been closer to the ending of the book, but I'm sure they had their reasons. Sharon Stone and Dustin Hoffman made a great team in Sphere. I like the idea of time travel, when carried out well and without the usual problems of temporal inconsistencies.

Another great deal of two good movies, ok the Sphere is a bit more far-fetched - who would have a discovery like that and only some scientists around with no security- but still good movies!

Contact is a good picture story held together by its main actor. A story that has more effect now with current global warming problems. I liked it so much that I bought sequel.Sphere is an incredible story at the time it came out brought closer to reality now with the latest scientific discovery that time travel is a possiblity. Actors are great and story line is clear.

Ich habe am 06.04.2017 diese DVD bestellt. Sie kostete 9,42 €. Am 28.04.2017 habe ich die DVD endlich erhalten. Leider musste ich feststellen, dass ich die beiden Filme gar nicht abspielen kann. Bei näherer Betrachtung stellte sich raus, dass die DVD in Mexiko hergestellt und ausschließlich für den nordamerikanischen Raum lizensiert ist. Außerdem ist der Film nur in englisch und französisch. Natürlich kann Amazon verkaufen was es will. Jedoch sollte man davon ausgehen, dass im europäischen Raum angeboten, die Produkte auch gebrauchsfähig sind.Mit freundlichen GrüßenRené Koch

Contact was an awesome movie! Sphere began pretty good and caught my interest but started to drag on toward the end.

Très bon film livraison rapide

GOOD MOVIES, GREAT PACKAGE DEAL.

Great movies.