perhaps, my favourite alien movie ever
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07/05/08
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:37
Rotten:2
Average Rating:8.7/10
Consensus: Close Encounters' most iconic bits (the theme, the mashed-potato sculpture, etc.) have been so thoroughly absorbed into the culture that it's easy to forget that its treatment of aliens as peaceful beings rather than warmongering monsters was somewhat groundbreaking in 1977.
Runtime: 6 hrs 44 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND is Steven Spielberg's extraordinary film about a man named Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) who becomes obsessed with meeting extraterrestrials after encountering a... [More]
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Reviews for Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Though made the same year, Spielberg's awe-inspiring sci-fi fable has held much better than Star Wars due to his sublime crafstmanship, which benefits from sharp imagery and F/X, and engaging story and charcaters, well-acted by Richard Dreyfuss and others
11/11/07
It plays out as a film buff's idea of what a UFO sighting would be like if it could be a cross between a Disney theme park and a 1970s light show at a disco.
09/13/07
One of the great moviegoing experiences.
09/08/07
Top CriticThis is dopey Hollywood mysticism all right, but thanks to considerable craft and showmanship, it packs an undeniable punch.
06/05/07
Top CriticA daring film concept which in its special and technical effects has been superbly realized.
06/05/07
Top CriticThe first film in years to give its audiences a tingle of shocked emotion that is not entirely based either on fear or on suspense.
02/09/06
No review available.
04/25/05
Spielberg answers the "Are we alone?" question in fine form.
04/17/05
No review available.
07/29/04
No review available.
05/28/04
No review available.
03/22/04
No review available.
12/05/03
Not even Spielberg makes them as they used to.
12/05/03
Has just not held up.
11/24/03
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10/28/03
No review available.
10/04/03
The best -- the most elaborate -- 1950's science fiction movie ever made, a work that borrows its narrative shape and its concerns from those earlier films, but enhances them with what looks like the latest developments in movie and space technology.
05/20/03
Top CriticWhat I could see of the special effects were wonderful, and they hold up over time, unlike many sci-fi movies. The landing scene at the end still fills you with wonder and amazement.
04/20/03
No review available.
04/04/03
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