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starring: Norman Bartold, Shawn Bishop, Roberts Blossom, Robert Broyles, Adrienne Campbell See Larger Image List Price: $49.95 Our Price: $32.99 You Save: $16.96 (34%) Prices subject to change. Used Price: $20.25 Collectible Price: $49.95 Third Party New Price: $27.92 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: Blu-ray Brand: Sony EAN: 0043396228597 Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Subtitled Label: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Manufacturer: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Number Of Items: 2 Publisher: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Release Date: November 13, 2007 Running Time: 137 minutes Sales Rank: 2827 Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Theatrical Release Date: 1977 Related Items: 2001 - A Space Odyssey [Blu-ray] Blade Runner (Five-Disc Complete Collector's Edition) [Blu-ray] The Fifth Element (Remastered) [Blu-ray] Spider-Man - The High Definition Trilogy (Spider-Man / Spider-Man 2 / Spider-Man 3) [Blu-ray] Independence Day [Blu-ray] see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 11/13/2007 Run time: 404 minutes Rating: Pg 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 Average Rating: Rating: - This means something. One thing it might mean is that this is one of the most unique science fiction films ever made. I recently watched it with my wife (who very rarely enjoys any kind of sci-fi), a friend, and that friend's wife (who simply detests all sci-fi). Yet everyone enjoyed it. (My friend and I had already seen it.) "This means something," is a recurring line throughout CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, similar to "I've got a bad feeling about this," in the STAR WARS films. So, the dialogue ... Read More Rating: - Movie Bought for my grandfather and he said it came quickly and he is very happy with the quality of the video. Rating: - Trumbull and Williams The idea of an "everyman" confronting aliens is a great plot device, but Spielberg's ham fisted direction sinks this project. It COULD have been a classic. I was rather taken with it back when it played first-run, but now I can see that the effects work of Doug Trumbull and the music of John Williams were what really kept this afloat initially. Also, this blu-ray looks grainier than the theatrical presentation. Rating: - Three versions of a sci-fi classic in one DVD I never imagined that one day I would have the three versions of this sci-fi classic with such amazing quality of image and sound. Well, now I have them and, if you are a big fan of this movie as I am, you should buy it too. Rating: - 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 ... Read More see more Browse for similar items by category: Genres African American Cinema Animation Anime & Manga Art House & International