CLOSE
ENCOUNTERS
OF
THE
THIRD
KIND
With
Richard
Dreyfuss,
François
Truffaut,
Teri
Garr,
Bob
Balaban,
Shawn
Bishop,
Adrienne
Campbell,
Justin
Dreyfuss,
Melinda
Dillon,
Lance
Henriksen
Written
by
Steven
Spielberg,
Hal
Barwood,
Jerry
Belson,
John
Hill,
Matthew
Robbins
Directed
by
Steven
Spielberg
This,
the
“30th
Anniversary
Ultimate
Edition”
is
certainly
that!
After
Steven
Spielberg
head
into
the
water
with
Jaws
(1975),
ruining
many
a
beach-going
family’s
future
holidays,
he
redirected
his
attention
in
the
opposite
direction
for
his
follow-up
–
into
the
heavens,
exploring
alien
visitation
–
no
doubt
making
thousands
as
paranoid
about
“what’s
out
there”,
as
he
did
with
fears
of
“what’s
down
there”.
Up
until
this
time,
UFOs,
aliens
and
space
men
had
been
B-movie
fodder
with
cheap-looking
flying
saucers
and
guys
in
silver
suits.
Here,
that
entire
perception
was
changed
with
a
whole
new
take
on
the
subject,
and
a
more
believable
one
at
that
–
even
for
skeptics.
With
more
and
more
sightings
becoming
prevalent
and
government
officials
unable
to
explain
these
Unidentified
Flying
Objects,
the
time
was
right
for
a
movie
that
took
it
seriously.
With
Richard
Dreyfuss
in
the
lead
role,
he
plays
a
man
driven
to
find
out
what
he
had
experienced
one
night
on
the
road.
But
he’s
not
alone,
many
others
are
drawn
to
a
location
where
an
amazing
occurrence
is
to
transpire.
The
performances
are
fantastic,
and
the
pre-digital
FX
is
still
quite
mesmerizing.
Even
though
an
older
Spielberg
feels
he
was
a
touch
naïve
when
making
this,
it
remains
a
magical
movie
with
a
fantastic
story,
great
performances
and
(still
by
today’s
standards)
incredible
special
effect.
This
Blu-ray
release
is
the
most
pristine
ever,
and
when
viewed
on
your
HD
TV
with
its
re-mastered
picture
and
sound,
is
undoubtedly
better
than
it
was
in
the
theatres
on
its
release
in
’77.
Besides
the
extensive
extras
including
several
documentaries
and
retrospective
musings,
you
get
3
versions
of
the
movie,
including
its
original
release,
the
1980
Special
Edition,
and
the
1998
Directors’
Cut.
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