This story about a worldwide team of doctors battling a deadly disease stars Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Laurence Fishburne, Marion Cotillard, etc,... whew, with a cast like that, how can it go wrong ? Well, it probably doesn't, it's just that this group of A-List stars have small parts and the somewhat melodramatic story drags a bit at times. Though their parts were sparse, good acting by all concerned. Well worth a watch.
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Any comparison to other big disease movies, like "Outbreak"?
CHRIS
Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
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I like the whole idea of this film because it is one of my predictions on how the downfall of man might actually happen. Either through genetic tinkering, or the planet itself has decided to get rid of us itself, this possibility is real !!.Dan Madden :TComment
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Storywise, probably as good as any disease movie out there. Steven Soderberg is a pretty good director. Just so many characters in Contagion that it reminded me of a Robert Altman pic where you have to pay close attention to each character and the part he/she plays in the overall plot.Originally posted by Chris D
Like I said, though, it was certainly worth a watch. I just wouldn't bother to watch it again so not a collector item for me.Comment
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Watched most of it on a recent plane ride. Very decent. Yes, I found lots of similarities to movies like "Outbreak" and others, that are based on a scenario of a "super bug" that either threatens to, or does, eradicate the human race.
Unfortunately, the flight landed before I finished the movie, so i'll have to rent it now to watch the ending. CHRIS
Well, we're safe for now. Thank goodness we're in a bowling alley.
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Better than nothing but......watching a movie on a plane does not do it any justice at all other than a distraction from the boredom of the flight itself. Watch it on your HT for maximum effect !!!! :TOriginally posted by Chris DDan Madden :TComment
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I quite enjoyed it. Watched it alone, though. My wife works in pharma and has to anticipate nightmare scenarios, so I didn't want to plant any others in her head (her job is to ensure that clinical trials are done correctly and part of that is to map out scenarios of what could go wrong).Comment
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...I'm glad I rented it.
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