Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]
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VHS Movie Reviews of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Widescreen Edition) [VHS]
Movie Review: It is just plain silly.
Summary: 1 Stars
This is a joke of a movie. The plot (if you can call it like that) goes like this: guy sees some UFOs, gets a sunburn, goes berserk trying to re-create some kind of mound with mashed potatoes, dirt, etc. Guy tries to find the UFO. Woman loses her son to UFO. Both go to Devil's Tower to find the UFOs and aliens. Government says there is poisonous gas. There is no poisonous gas. Guy and woman find UFOs and aliens. Nothing happens.
Are you kidding me? This is a plot? And why do people give it 4 and 5 star ratings? What do you see that I don't? I am actually kind of a sci-fi fan, I like some of Spielberg's later movies (ET, Jurassic Park, A.I.), but this one? No way. It is just plain silly.
Movie Review: when will it end?
Summary: 2 Stars
This movie lingered and lingered. I couldn't wait for it to end. The reason i gave it a 2/5 is because it somewhat kept my interestMovie Review: After 30 Years
Summary: 5 Stars
I know this was released back in November of 2007 but Amazon ask me to review it.
Finally, the 1977 uncut version of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" has been release on DVD. The first release on DVD still had three scenes missing from the 1977 version that I saw on the theaters. I did miss seeing the man with his family commenting on how far behind the aliens was in technology when it came to our highway systems. I also miss Ray wife (Teri Carr) complaining that she was not going to get a job and Ray looking at the pillow and seeing the mountain shape in it. The third scene was included with the outtakes. It was the scene with Ray walking into the Electric Power Plant (his job) and talking to his co-workers.
The first two scenes were not in the outtakes so the movie was missing something. These two scenes were less than a minute each but they really stood out in the film. I had to wait 30 years for this movie to be release the way I originally saw it in the theater in 1977.
If you enjoy the 1980 re-release version of this film it is also in this package and so is the release 1997 DVD copy. If you get it now it cost a lot less than it did in November of 2007 so, if you enjoyed the original versions of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" take advantage of this offer.
Movie Review: One of the greatest sci-fi movies of the 70s in a killer Blu-ray set!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's a good time to be a sci-fi fan! Between Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray], 2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray], and this marvelous Close Encounters release, it's an embarrassment of riches. These are some of the best films in the genre, and they're all getting the treatment they deserve on the new high definition format.
If you haven't seen the movie in any of its three versions (all of which are available here), no plot summary can do it justice. It's worth a blind purchase based just on its pedigree (Spielberg, fresh off of Jaws, is at his creative peak) and reputation (8 Oscar noms, #64 on the AFI top 100, 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes) . If you need to know a little something before jumping in, it's the story of a man (Richard Dreyfuss) who, after witnessing a series of unexplained bright lights, becomes consumed by an obsession with UFOs that tears his family apart. At the same time, a multinational group of scientists investigating a series of mysterious events begin preparations for the first diplomatic visit from extraterrestrials.
So the film is a classic. What about the disc? First, this is the only Blu-ray I've come across that doesn't have that cheesy blue plastic top. The packaging is a stylish cardboard slipcase with shiny metallic artwork of a bright light on the horizon. Along with the two discs, which I'll get to in a minute, are a book containing on-set photographs and biographies of the cast & crew, and a poster outlining the differences between the three versions of the film. These are the kind of paper inserts I wish more movies came with instead of worthless lists of chapter titles and ads for other movies. All told, this set looks very nice on the shelf.
But how does it look on the screen? Great. Bright lights against a dark sky usually spell disaster for image quality, but everything looks as it should here. Sure, it's no Ratatouille [Blu-ray]; there are a few instances when the colors look saturated, but unless you high exceedingly high demands I can't imagine having any complaints. It's certainly the best this film has ever looked!
In case you couldn't tell (or are the type of person to skip to the end of a review to get the bottom line recommendation), I highly recommend it.
Movie Review: A sci-fi classic now on Blu-Ray!
Summary: 5 Stars
In a town in Indiana, Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) while investigating a strange power outage in the town he witnesses a UFO that flies above him and gives him a special sunburn as proof. His wife and kids think he's nuts especially hearing strange musical notes in his head from that experience and becomes obsessed with what he's seen. A single mother named Jillian (Melinda Clarke) who's son was abducted by a UFO also helps with Roy and other ones that have encountered the strange Unidentified Flying Object especially French researcher Claude Lacombe (Francois Trauffaut) has a believe that music can be a language of the strange beings. The witnesses including the government and researchers head to Devil's Peak in Wyoming to make a special meeting place to meet the alien beings.
A magical, intelligent and stunning Sci-fi drama adventure from Steven Spielburg is a philosphial and unique motion picture experience. The performances by the cast are outstanding and the special effects that still outstand including the film's originally thanks to the magic of Steven Spielburg. This movie was a large labor of love for the writer-director but it was worth it to bring a fantastical and smart story to the big screen in a successful way, it made audiences believe in UFOs and if we are alone in the galaxy.
This 2-Disc Blu-Ray set is incredible! this has quality picture and superb sound quality. This set has three versions like the original version, 1980 special edition and Director's cut with great extras like three featurettes, deleted scenes, storyboard comparision & Gallery, Location Scouting Pictures, Behind The Scenes pics, Production Team gallery, Portrait Gallery, Marketing gallery on both original and special editions and Trailers to all three versions.
This is a must have Blu-Ray for fans of Sci-fi and cinema everywhere! this is one movie to truly experience better on Blu-Ray.