Close Encounters of the Third Kind

 (1977)

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  • Critics Rating 32 critics
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Jan 01, 2009
michaelstacyhutchinson - yahoo.com
Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind is his best Film. It has a Verismilitude as a Spielberg Movie that looks Great as a Period Sci-fi Movie. It captured my Imagination at 7, and made Me Believe in the Impossible, in... Full review
Neary review
Nov 16, 2008
robotnickthedan - yahoo.com
The last time I saw this movie was a year ago of this day for its 30th anniversary. I like the story where people are flashed by UFOs and are drawn to a military base where Aliens land to meet them.... Full review
A dreary Spielberg picture
Jul 11, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Close Encounters does have a good ingenious message but it gets too close for you to be completely entertained all the way through.... Full review
the best sci fi ever
Aug 25, 2007
korovabar2003 - yahoo.com
i have seen this movie probably 20 times, and it never gets old. i saw it as a kid in the theater, i was 8 years old. when the mother ship came up behind the mountain, i nearly wet myself. i... Full review
snore
Jul 30, 2007
cougwaterboy9 - yahoo.com
this is one of the mot boring movies ever. the only semi interesting part is the end. Richard dreyfuss is weird in this movie. He makes a mountain out of mash potatoes... Full review
bom bing bam bum bing
Jul 02, 2007
manis_steven - yahoo.com
alien Implants have taken over. Independence day "the movie" is more like it. How stupid could the director be? WAR of the worlds is much better, speilberg. Alien "not known technology has taken it's place in the world. A disney look... Full review
Cult following?? psssshhhhh
May 10, 2007
jason - yahoo.com
This was a failed attempt at movie making, the only reason this developed was from the celebrity status of the director.....very very poor movie, sorry guys... Full review
Lackluster Encounters
May 10, 2007
Wholly - yahoo.com
Bad Encounters of the Worst Kind. Another boring, boring movie that really had no point. Such as, I believe there are aliens and I'm going to use my house to dump wheelbarrow loads of dirt to prove that I can build... Full review
Cult following?? psssshhhhh
May 10, 2007
ezeforizzle - yahoo.com
This was a failed attempt at movie making, the only reason this developed was from the celebrity status of the director.....very very poor movie, sorry guys... Full review
Worst movie in the world, sick, dumb, never watch
May 10, 2007
pelangov728 - yahoo.com
If you want to die you can watch this movie, you will die in an instant. The guy makes potato mountains and doesn't talk. JUST WATCH MARTHA STEWART( don't know how to spell..........)... Full review

Critics Reviews

| Apr 15, 2009
associatedcontent.com
With the help of his on-screen accomplice, Richard Dreyfuss, Spielberg delightfully and convincingly pulls off a great con job on the viewer's imagination....Spielberg, as either writer or director, more often than not, makes the unbelievable, believable---and he often makes the truth even more startling..... ... Full Review
| Apr 15, 2009
associatedcontent.com
With the help of his on-screen accomplice, Richard Dreyfuss, Spielberg delightfully and convincingly pulls off a great con job on the viewer's imagination....Spielberg, as either writer or director, more often than not, makes the unbelievable, believable---and he often makes the truth even more startling..... ... Full Review
| Dec 09, 2008
The Denver Post
There are so many great and terrifying moments in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" that you need to grab your kids this week and sit down in front of the TV to catch them. Close Encounters of the Third Kind" Rated: PG, for some potentially disturbing scenes of alien visitation and abduction. ... Full Review
| Jul 01, 2008
commonsensemedia.org
It epitomizes everything good about sci-fi: the childlike awe at the amazing effects and events, the mystery, and an overall good story. I love this Sci-Fi flick. ... Full Review
| Apr 24, 2008
TheHDRoom
s Close Encounters of the Third Kind with my friend Eric, I proclaimed that I liked the movie more than another sci-fi epic from 1977: Star Wars. ... Full Review

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