A VERY SPECIAL EVENT !!
If you have only seen it on T.V., you have not come close to experiencing this motion picture. If you have never seen it …you are in for a breathless and emotional cinematic experience.
Close Encounter of the First Kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky.
Close Encounters of the Second Kind– discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors
Close Encounters of the Third Kind – contact
In a search for a breakthrough in human-alien communication, a collective quest culminates in a remote Wyoming rendezvous and an event of unequalled importance in all of human history.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is an exciting, uplifting, wondrous motion picture. Many great films of the 70s and 80s look very dated when it comes to special effects, but this is not the case here….it is still incredible after many decades. The film showcases the art of storytelling, a movie that relies on the narrative, script and journey, as opposed to just special effects. Everything in this film works toward one end: to transform the adult sense of fear back into the childlike sense of wonder. It isn’t about being afraid of the unknown, but rather embracing it. On another level, it carries a profundity and depth unparallelled even by some of his biggest cinematic wonders. One thing’s for sure; its brilliant storytelling and a dazzling piece of film-making. Starring. Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban and Francois Truffaut. Rated PG (138 min)
The Hollywood Reporter
The visuals here…are never less than stunning in their impact, yet always seem well within the realm of possibility. It is also to Spielberg’s credit, however, that despite all of this visual opulence, his actors are never dwarfed
Chicago Sun-Times
It’s one of the great moviegoing experiences.
Washington Post
…. a uniquely transporting filmgoing spectacle.