Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Pros: One of the finest mainstream films ever made
Cons: There are now three versions.

I have always loved this movie. When I was young I was very much into astronomy and Star Wars and my first short stories were sci-fi affairs from that mold. I saw this movie when I was very young on some national network, so it was commercial-plagued...

Pros: Marvelous special effects, John Williams score, Spielberg's direction
Cons: None

"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" is one of Steven Spielberg's best, and most personal films. Though officially designated a sci-fi movie, this is really a wish fulfillment fantasy.

Richard Dreyfuss stars as Roy Neary. Roy Neary is stuck...

Pros: Acting, special effects
Cons: nothing

There are about five or six films that are key films and the realm of science fiction, Close Encounters of the Third Kind is one the of those films. I have watched this film at least six or eight times and still get thrilled by it each time. The...

Pros: Storyline, special effects, music.
Cons: They should have let Spielberg do his director's cut in the first place.

Before there was ET, there was the Close Encounters alien encounter. Steven Spielberg really outdid himself with the special effects, which are the star of the show, along with John Williams score.

The human story revolves around two main...

Pros: Big and wonderful
Cons: Intimidating

If his Jaws was about the Fourth of July, then Steven Spielberg followed it up with something like the holiday itself. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a genteel yet uncompromising hypothesis of benevolent flying saucers, seems structurally patterned...

Pros: Wonderful movie!
Cons: There is action and suspense, but I wouldn't call it an action-flick.

I just saw Close Encounters for the first time in my life (I'm 30 years old). I've been wanting to see it for a couple years, but have refused to rent an aged VHS copy from the rental stores, nor do I want to purchase anymore VHS tapes. So I was thrilled...

Pros: Movie that has stood the test of time and is still loved
Cons: Multiple versions available

Since this movie was first shown in 1977, I have enjoyed it. Then when the Special Edition was released with new footage, I enjoyed it even more. Technology has now given us the opportunity to have the movie in wide screen format with 5.1 digital...

Pros: A fine and believable script, good acting, beautiful visuals, great score by John Williams
Cons: In my opinion, none.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Steven Spielberg’s 1977 UFO classic, is the thematic antitheses to 1996’s Independence Day. While Roland Emmerich’s ID4 is a throwback to 1950s “invaders from space” flicks, Spielberg’s vision of a “close encounter” ...

Pros: Great special effects; moments of awe
Cons: Parts of the movie are slow

Close Encounters" was one of the most sensational movies of the 1970s, in large part for its ground breaking special effects, which still look great over 20 years later. Admittedly, the movie is a bit short on plot and character development, but...

Pros: Majestic, Intelligent, witty.
Cons: Some profanity.

Close Encounters is one of the best movies I have ever seen. It has a place in my heart that no other movie can have. I have always been interested in stories about UFO's (even though I don't really believe in them) and this was the first movie I ever...

Pros: Acting, musical score, special effects, story.
Cons: None, in my opinion.

There are several editions of this film available, but as to the film itself, here is my opinion: Steven Spielberg is at his best here. The film plays almost like a documentary, and leaves you half-expecting to see alien ships whipping past you on ...

Pros: Great visuals, entrancing story, wonderful acting.
Cons: None that I can think of.

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS is one of those movies I wish I saw for the first time in the theater. Released on the tales of STAR WARS, 1977 was definitely the year that science fiction films reached a whole different level. As much as I love STAR WARS, CLOSE...

Pros: A Hollywood classic
Cons: none

One of the last really great movies to filter out of Hollywood. I don't care how they did their special effects and frankly I don't wanna know. I get really ticked when they show those ‘ how we did it ‘ specials, preferring to believe that dinosaurs...

Pros: light hearted and warming
Cons: none

When I think of the first benign movie about aliens, this is it. Major effects were the first of their kind, and no one is hurt in this movie. The mashed potato carving scene, followed by the television shot of Devil's Tower is one I will never, never...

Pros: Good entertainment.
Cons: None

This is one movie that I will watch whenever it comes on, which means that I have seen it quite a few times! The appeal is in the excellent acting and great storyline. I think we all wonder if their is life out there, and hope if there is, that it has...

Pros: Everything mentioned, plus a lot more
Cons: I know of none

There are almost too many facets in this movie to allow a genuinely effective "review," so I'll just comment instead. First, however, let me state for the record that I saw a UFO. I did. I was in the company of the composer of that old...

Pros: Some great performances; slick visuals; smart script.
Cons: Some product placement; some clichés; some utterly incomprehensible scenes.

A couple of years ago there was an “alien” fad. I remember this because I was sucked into it. Skater clothes began having these ugly little alien characters on them. They had giant heads, big bug eyes and tiny little bodies. On the shirts they were...

Pros: Great characters, optimistic plot
Cons: Sometimes naive

Ah, Ok, I got it now. It’s not a film about aliens.
When I first saw “Close Encounters...” I was about 13 and had already seen “Star Wars” about 10 times. CE3K was released as a counterpart of Star Wars, and I expected it to be a fantasy space...

Pros: high production values, good story, cast
Cons: too showy, government as conspirators

"Stars Wars" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" were both released in 1977, and were enormously successful films, both critically and commercially. This began a new era in Hollywood, in which special effects became much more...

Pros: Great story, special effects and music
Cons: Not any really

The previews intrigued me so I went to see this movie.
It seems to be the most well known precursor to the UFO, alien, extraterrestrial movies. There very well could be intelligent life elsewhere in the universe and this movie explored that...

Pros: The performances
Cons: Just try to cram it all on the small screen; also, deceptive advertising

This film is about two people - Melinda Dillon and Richard Dreyfus - who become obsessed with Devil's Mountain and UFO's for different reasons. (Dillon's character's son was taken up into the mothership, while Dreyfus' character merely has a close...

Pros: nothing
Cons: everything

There are certain movies that fill you with awe, that leave you staring up at the cosmos with such new-found wonder. Close Encounters of then Third Kind is just one of those movies that, at the end, you're just as befuddled as you were at the beginning....