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Starring: Norman Bartold,  Shawn Bishop,  Roberts Blossom,  Robert Broyles,  Adrienne Campbell, 
Directed By:
Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Release Date: 1977
Studio: Sony Pictures
Format: Closed-captioned,  Collector's Edition,  Color,  Dolby,  DTS Surround Sound,  Dubbed,  DVD-Video,  Subtitled,  Widescreen,  NTSC, 

Editorial Reviews and DVD Information about Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Product Description
In the night skies near his Muncie Indiana home power repairman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) experiences something out of this world. His close encounter sets into action an amazing chain of events that leads to contact with benevolent aliens and their Mothership. Spectacular special effects John Williams' outstanding score and winning performances from Dreyfuss Teri Garr Melinda Dillon and legendary director Francois Truffaut in the role of Lacombe make CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND movie magic of the best kind.Bonus Features: Animated Menus Production Notes Making-Of Documentary 1977 Featurette "Watching The Skies" 11 Deleted Scenes Filmographies Theatrical TrailersSystem Requirements:Starring: Richard Dreyfuss Cary Guffey Shawn Bishop Adrienne Campbell Justin Dreyfuss Lance Henriksen Merrill Connally Francois Truffaut Teri Garr Melinda Dillon Bob Balaban J. Patrick McNamara Warren J. Kemmerling Roberts Blossom and Philip Dodds. Directed By: Steven Spielberg. Running Time: 137 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: PG UPC: 043396126497 Manufacturer No: 12649

Amazon.com
Anybody who has written him off because of his string of stinkers--or anybody who's too young to remember The Goodbye Girl--may be shocked at the accomplishment and nuance of Richard Dreyfuss's performance in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Here, he plays a man possessed; contacted by aliens, he (along with other members of the "chosen") is drawn toward the site of the incipient landing: Devil's Tower, in rural Wyoming. As in many Spielberg films, there are no personalized enemies; the struggle is between those who have been called and a scientific establishment that seeks to protect them by keeping them away from the arriving spacecraft. The ship, and the special effects in general, are every bit as jaw-dropping on the small screen as they were in the theater (well, almost). Released in 1977 as a cerebral alternative to the swashbuckling science fiction epics then in vogue, Close Encounters now seems almost wholesome in its representation of alien contact and interested less in philosophizing about extraterrestrials than it is in examining the nature of the inner "call." Ultimately a motion picture about the obsession of the driven artist or determined visionary, Close Encounters comes complete with the stock Spielberg wives and girlfriends who seek to tether the dreamy, possessed protagonists to the more mundane concerns of the everyday. So a spectacular, seminal motion picture indeed, but one with gender politics that are all too terrestrial. --Miles Bethany

Customer Reviews for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

A magical Spielberg story
Close Encounters is one of those Spielberg movies where you can really feel the magic. It isn't a downer, and it isn't the kind of movie that makes you think about the world's problems. Even the US government seems to have the best intentions when it comes to the aliens. The whole movie wears a little smirk on it's face. Masterfully done, Encounters has some simple but effective visual effects and a emotional and powerful soundtrack. The casting is good considering it was early in the careers of several of the people involved. Richard Dreyfuss plays his character perfectly. Roy Neary is a regular joe that suddenly is confronted with some life changing events that he can't understand. The messages that he is getting in his head confuse him all the more and Dreyfuss does a perfect job of illustrating that. The supporting cast turns in good performances as well and really give the impression that you are watching a documentary rather than a work of fiction. The best parts of the movie in my opinion is when they are showing you clips from around the world of different UFO encounters and the research team finding evidence of an alien presence. When they're in the Mongolian desert and they find the freighter Cotopoxi. The same ship that was lost for real in the Bermuda Triangle. It still gives me chills. They slowly pan across and you see a huge ship sitting in the middle of the sand. Oooooh man, great shot. Bottom Line: This is another one of Spielberg's classics. You must get it on DVD for the multitude of extras that are on the 2 disc set. If you haven't seen it yet and you like either UFO's and/or Spielberg, you won't be disappointed.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Movie: 3/5 Picture Quality: 4/5 Sound Quality: 4/5 Extras: 4.5/5
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (seamless)
Running time: 2:14:41
Movie size: 36,620,150,784 bytes
Average video bit rate: 22.79 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bit

Special Edition (seamless branching)
Running time: 2:12:29
Movie size: 36,062,017,536 bytes
Average video bit rate: 22.79 Mbps
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Director's Cut (seamless branching)
Running time: 2:17:13
Movie size: 37,348,374,528 bytes
Average video bit rate: 22.85 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit
Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bitClose Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Excellent Reproduction (Blu-Ray)
I remember seeing movie when I was 13, and was just floored at the special effects, and the story. Then in 1980, they came out with the "Special Edition", the version where they show show the inside of the Mother Ship, and I thought, "that was total crap!" Never really looked for the original version, but I remember the S.E. was about the only one out on VHS.
Watched the Blu-Ray Original version last night, and all I can say is WOW. Excellent picture, excellent sound, and excellent memories. If you enjoyed this movie when it first came out, then please purchase this edition, you"ll be happy you did.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

one of the best ever!
i saw this film last night for the first time since childhood, and the movie itself was better than my very-positive memory of it! i watched the original 1977 version, and it was on a relatively large screen - at the red vic in san francisco - which i recommend highly

unlike more recent computer-generated "eye-gasm" style sci-fi flicks, CEOTTK begs us to fill in the gaps with the wonder of our imaginations - and then surprises/relieves us with each resolution and new question - such a ride! the end is a bit "answery" and it could be trimmed. for example, it might be more powerful and self-consistent to *not* see the actual creatures themselves, and instead witness them only through their amazing light-shadows and sonic-auras. but the film is light-years ahead of the show-every-detail computer over-generation that's become a staple of the sci-fi genre

in combination with their judicious use, the special effects are clearly analog and make the overall effect mysterious and *life* like to me. there is something about their imperfection that actually makes them feel more alive - amazing! i noticed this especially with the spaceships and their movement

the film uses music wonderfully, both implicitly and explicitly - so rare to have the soundtrack be a part of the plot itself, and another brilliant element of this tight movie

i appreciate the juxtaposed mania of "everyday life" contrasted with the transporting awe of a world that is larger than our expectations, and i appreciate the "surprise" that this larger world can be inspiring to us, and not just threateningClose Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

DVD-AUDIO?
This item is clearly stated by Amazon to be the DVD-Audio of the SOUNDTRACK, yet almost all the reviews treat it as if it were a DVD of the MOVIE.Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

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