#3421311 - 10/30/11 01:04 AM
Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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This is purely a fan question, but critique-based comments are also welcome! I am just curious as to how many folks were taken by this movie like I was. Simply put . . . did you love it? Where did this movie fit in the appreciation spectrum for you: Hate - like - love - don't care?I am asking because for reasons I cannot explain, this movie had an impact on me and I wonder who else felt the same. Thanks for your input.
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#3421349 - 10/30/11 02:28 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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I think I watched it too young, don't remember much apart from a mountain made of mashed potato.
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#3421514 - 10/30/11 02:40 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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This is purely a fan question, but critique-based comments are also welcome! I am just curious as to how many folks were taken by this movie like I was. Simply put . . . did you love it? Where did this movie fit in the appreciation spectrum for you: Hate - like - love - don't care?I am asking because for reasons I cannot explain, this movie had an impact on me and I wonder who else felt the same. Thanks for your input. Please put into the like+++ category for CE3K. I am not a big fan of Spielberg's works but I do like this film alot for having a premise of benign/friendly alien encounter compared to many hollywood films with the aliens as enemies. DId you get the BR collector edition? If not it is worth it for having the multiple releases of CE3K (wish Lucas had taken note of this and the Blade runner release). Francois Truffaut is too cool as a director and as an actor in this film.
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#3421756 - 10/30/11 09:32 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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My parents took me to see it at the drive-in. It had a big impact on me. It has humor, scifi and drama all in one. But sadly I think sense the early 1990's its fading a little as a classic. But for those of use that were 10 years old or older and remember the 70's it will live on.
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#3422229 - 10/31/11 01:31 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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I'll bet it was actually ghost written, like SW was even though it says Lucas was the author. I bought the 25th anniversary collector's edition DVD and the 30th anniversary BD set. I am a fan. I also bought the original soundtrack and the 25th anniversary soundtrack that was extended. I'm a fan of that too! The Jedi Master
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#3422414 - 10/31/11 06:00 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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I think I'll make an exception to my new "never buy another disk" rule and get this on BR. The reason for the rule is that I'm tired of re-buying movies whenever new formats emerge. With CE3K I am pretty sure I will get my money's worth from several viewings because I still love the movie.
By the way, part of the magic attraction for me is because I remember seeing the movie trailers on TV when it was released and wanted to see it so badly but my parents were not at all into going to the movies (and taking the kids). So I missed out on movies like Star Wars and Close Encounters. When I finally got to see Close Encounters it was on VHS at my next door neighbor's house in 1982. Even on a crappy little color TV it managed to totally pull me in.
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#3422420 - 10/31/11 06:09 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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The cool thing is comparing the 3 cuts of the film. I think I like the final one the most, but the other 2 have their charms.
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#3422464 - 10/31/11 06:59 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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No. Neither of those scenes were in the original, both are in the special edition (being filmed for it), only the desert scene is in the final cut (as Spielberg hated showing the inside, it was done at Columbia's insistence when it said he could have money to film the other missing scenes like the desert one).
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The anteater is wearing the bagel because he's a reindeer princess. -- my 4 yr old daughter
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#3422633 - 10/31/11 11:10 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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I like reading about the details surrounding Francois Truffaut's involvement in this movie. Apparently he was concerned about his heavy French accent getting in the way. I grew up hearing alot of French relatives speak, so I can usually spot a real French accent vs a faked one. I was instantly sold on this French character from the moment he said, "Sunburn?" At least I think that was his first line.
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#3422688 - 11/01/11 12:06 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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I enjoyed it the all the times I saw it, from a kid to just a few years ago.
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#3422763 - 11/01/11 02:07 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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It certainly makes a visit to Devil's Tower a bit more ... intense.
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#3423485 - 11/02/11 12:12 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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It certainly makes a visit to Devil's Tower a bit more ... intense. Hmmm, that is a vacation stop I must plan in to my bucket list.
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#3423575 - 11/02/11 03:24 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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It certainly makes a visit to Devil's Tower a bit more ... intense. Hmmm, that is a vacation stop I must plan in to my bucket list. Me too. I can't think of any other reason to visit Wyoming.
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