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#3423815 - 11/02/11 03:22 PM
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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#3423923 - 11/02/11 06:11 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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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.
LOL! Just like me growing up! Missed StarWars but knew the story from comic books at school, missed Close Encounters, missed Alien, missed but desperately wanted to see Blade Runner... EmpireSB saw in the theatres and was blown away by just how relentless imposing and evil Vader was in it...and the snowspeeders, what a rush! Then parents divorced, and Dad took us to see Raiders of the Lost Ark, and ST2 Wrath of Khan...awesome! Even the divorce was good, as they were horrific together...but that's another story.
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#3424499 - 11/03/11 12:05 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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Isn't Yellowstone in WY? I think there's more to see there than Devil's Tower, which is just a mountain sitting there.
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#4372836 - 08/05/17 01:29 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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I'd love to see this on the big screen, I'll have to see if it shows here.
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#4372866 - 08/05/17 09:46 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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An interesting factoid about this movie is that Spielberg had the film editing done to fit the music.
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#4374122 - 08/13/17 01:27 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.  Loved it, great movie. Saw it when i was about twelve and probably another 3 times since then. Another year or so and it will be time for another rewatch:)
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#4374924 - 08/17/17 10:32 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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Just makes me hungry for mashed potatoes...  Wheels This MEANS something.
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#4374953 - 08/17/17 02:02 PM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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It's a great, great movie. I was fortunate enough to see it when it was released, and so the end scene with the ship behind Devil's Tower was a genuine awesome reveal.
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#4375129 - 08/18/17 09:22 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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So do you guys like the ending where Roy enters the mothership and leaves with the aliens or do you prefer the original theatrical ending? Original theatrical ending is where Roy enters the ship and leaves - the later edit reveals the inside of the ship. I preferred the original ending myself revealing too much detail diminishes the idea I feel.
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#4375141 - 08/18/17 11:28 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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The scene where the scientists scramble to find a globe so they can look up the coordinates from the alien transmission seems so quaint now due to it being so outdated technologically. A current movie now showing scientists scrambling to bring up Googlemaps on a smartphone just wouldn't be as dramatic. Lol, when I was on the phone with the insurance company about the hit and run accident the operator at the other end was using google earth to find the location... I offered to sent him a KMZ 
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#4375150 - 08/18/17 11:54 AM
Re: Who is a fan of "Close Encounter of the Third Kind?"
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So do you guys like the ending where Roy enters the mothership and leaves with the aliens or do you prefer the original theatrical ending? Original theatrical ending is where Roy enters the ship and leaves - the later edit reveals the inside of the ship. I preferred the original ending myself revealing too much detail diminishes the idea I feel. Yeah you're right. It's been a while since I've seen the movie so all of the alternate endings and different versions of the film can be a blur to me.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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Exodus
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