Username Password Remember me Forgot password?

Wanna join? Sign up

Find movies you'll love

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978)

Want to see it?

Seen it?

0
1
2
3
4
5
Rate this movie.

Write a review

Recommend it

Rent it, watch it, find it

All reviews for Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Revisiting Close Encounters of ...
by pippin06 in Reel Thoughts

loved it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"What's the AFI project, you ask? For more information, or if you just enjoy my bemused ramblings, read here:http://www.spout.com/blog s/pippin06/archive/2008/3/1/25 756.aspx Close Encounters of the Third Kind is on the following AFI lists:

[More]

The Dark Knight IMAX ticket win ...
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

hasn't rated it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"I don’t want to publish the Twitter identities of those who have won tickets to see The Dark Knight on IMAX, a contest we announced yesterday, but I will tell you what movies they told us, via Twitter, what movies they’d like to see released on the IMAX screen: Caligula Blade Runner Mulholland Drive Once Upon a Time in America / Once Upon a Time in the West Titanic Lawrence of Arabia Young Frankenstein / Close Encounters of the Third Kind Brazil Drunken Master[More]

10 Box Office Champs That Are A ...
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

hasn't rated it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"The fanboys are so serious about The Dark Knight being the best film of 2008 that if the Academy snubs the comic-book adaptation for a Best Picture nomination, they’re liable to storm the Kodak Theatre on February 22 in protest. But why should anyone be worried that it won’t get the nomination? It wouldn’t be much of a coup for the year’s top-grossing blockbuster to be named one of the five Best Picture candidates. In fact, since the very first Academy Awards, the top award has often been handed out to films that were #1 at the box office in their respective year. And the last time it happened was as recent as 2003, with The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Thanks to popular and talented filmmakers like D.W. Griffith, Walt Disney, David Lean and Steven Spielberg, it’s hardly uncommon for films to make money and earn critical respect. But this isn’t an opportunity to spotlight overrated top-grossing Best Pictures like [More]

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
by CaPeach in CaPeach Blog

liked it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"I gotta shape my mashed potatoes like Devil's Peak! The tempo is a little slow for this quickie generation. The first third of the story, I asked myself , "What the..what's happening.. what is he thinking...etc." Then I look for the required phrase in almost EVERY movie : "I don't understand." That used to nearly kill me, but now I see it as an Easter Egg of sorts. I would place a bet that someone would say it , oh, about 45min. into the movie. This movie is an oldie, where the story has to carry our interest to the very end, and not the cgi nor other fx. Now that communication tune is playing in my head! I would reccomend this movie to anyone who has had experience with UFO's and other weird creteures from Crete. Ha ha, just kidding. Sorry Ya-ya Billie. Seriously, anyone who is studying film making should tear this movie apart and make another one. This time with gobs of special effects. " [More]

BlogNosh 11/20/07
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

hasn't rated it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"Mick LaSalle asked us last week what movie we would like to be inside (instead of Beowulf, which we can sort of feel like we’re in). Personally, I think being inside The Wizard of Oz would be awful. I might even prefer The Wiz, and I’d hate to be in The Wiz. I’d even prefer to hang out with Fred Savage in The Wizard, and I don’t play video games. My answers: anything Capra (well, almost anything — no Why We Fight docs); anything Marx Brothers; anything Muppets; anything Miyazaki; Amelie; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; The Goonies (why not?); and What Dreams May Come (the movie was bad; the setting was beautiful). In honor of me writing more about [More]

Would Indiana Jones’ Death Be OK?
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

hasn't rated it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"If the rumors (or are they predictions?) are true that Harrison Ford/Indiana Jones dies at the end of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, it certainly wouldn’t be the first time George Lucas completed a franchise by killing off a returning character. But would it actually mean the end of the series? While there has been additional speculation that Shia LaBeouf could continue the franchise as Indy Jr., there is now the possibility that Ford would actually return for a fifth film, if asked. In an interview in USA Today, the actor says he’d consider it, as long as it doesn’t take another 20 years. So, no death for Indy, then? Well, over at Aint It Cool News, they’re calling Ford’s comment a ruse. It’s simply spin, they suggest, dropped into major media outlet as a way of dispelling the rumors of and expectation for the death scene. However, I believe Ford may be telling the truth, and could be doing so even if his character does finally succumb to Nazi (or now Commie) ... " [More]

A Boredom Induced, painstaking ...
by Smooth_J in Smooth_J Blog

loved it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"After much deliberation, I have created a comprehensive list of my current 30 favorite movies ever made. I am still debating about it in my head, considering there are still so many more movies that I want to include on it. However, I widdled it down to 30. I'll reveal them periodically over the next few days, with my absolute favorites (1-10) having long explanations, and then after that getting shorter and shorter. Here's numbers 21-30 with brief explanations.21. The Shining Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece of horror is in my humble opinion the scariest film ever made. I have never seen anything that has contained as much suspense and as much sheer terror as this movie. And while I usually don't like the genre a whole lot, I love this movie.22. The 40 Year Old Virgin/Knocked Up There was a tie here, and I figured I could group them together since it's the same crew. Apatow's movies have changed comedy, and both of these films are almost beyond hila ... " [More]

Trailer of the Day: Indiana Jon ...
by SpoutBlog in SpoutBlog on spout.com

hasn't rated it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"We could do without the introduction with clips from the past three films. Just as Spielberg has pointed out in a recent promotional video, all we need is that first shadow on the jeep. Because few characters in cinema are able to be recognized on silhouette alone, and Indy is one of those few. But why should I complain about anything having to do with this long-awaited trailer for one of the most highly anticipated films of all time (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull!)? Could it be that we’re all a bit cynical and are just waiting for it to be a Star Wars-prequels-size disappointment? Yeah, it could be that. However, there’s no denying that, aside from a few quips (obviously we knew there’d be jokes about I " [More]

Busy, busy, busy at Spout
by billhr in Movies on appliedthinking

loved it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"There are a ton of really cool things happening with Spout this week. Let’s go through the list: For the 3rd year in a row, Spout is a proud sponsor of the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck Michigan. Tonight we will be hosting the FREE outside screening of Closer Encounters of the Third Kind…which is really cool considering it is the 30th anniversary of the film. Spout also has a great promotion going with the filmmakers responsible for Four Eyed Monsters - Arin Crumley and Susan Buice. For every person that signs up for an account on Spout, we will give Arin and Susan $1.00. Spread this one along to your friends and neighbors…this is a budget we’d like to use up because it is for a good cause. BIG BIG news tomorrow as well…but I can’t share it yet…but soon…like tomorrow morning. So, go to the festival, embed this widget everywhere you can and keep an eye out tomorrow for more news from Spout. (more…) [More]

Busy, busy, busy at Spout
by billhr in Movies on appliedthinking

loved it.

Was this review helpful? [Be the first to tell us!]
"There are a ton of really cool things happening with Spout this week. Let's go through the list: For the 3rd year in a row, Spout is a proud sponsor of the Waterfront Film Festival in Saugatuck Michigan. Tonight we will be hosting the FREE outside screening of Closer Encounters of the Third Kind...which is really cool considering it is the 30th anniversary of the film. Spout also has a great promotion going with the filmmakers responsible for Four Eyed Monsters - Arin Crumley and Susan Buice. For every person that signs up for an account on Spout, we will give Arin and Susan $1.00. Spread this one along to your friends and neighbors...this is a budget we'd like to use up because it is for a good cause. BIG BIG news tomorrow as well...but I can't share it yet...but soon...like tomorrow morning. So, go to the festival, embed this widget everywhere you can and keep an eye out tomorrow for more news from Spout.