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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
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4.5 (311 reviews)
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5Close Encouters
41%Still Rocks after 30 yrs.
41%Fantastic precursor to modern Alien films-beautiful score
51%Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blue Ray)
51%The GREATEST UFO film ever made!
51%Fantastic
51%Amazing Transfer
5Re-Introduce a "classic" comfort movie
41%Spielberg's Masterpiece! Great DVD Too!
4From the man who invented the summer blockbuster
5This means something.
50%Movie
10%Trumbull and Williams
51%Three versions of a sci-fi classic in one DVD
51%A magical Spielberg story
30%Movie: 3/5 Picture Quality: 4/5 Sound Quality: 4/5 Extras: 4.5/5
41%Excellent Reproduction (Blu-Ray)
51%one of the best ever!
30%DVD-AUDIO?
40%CLOSE ENCOUNTERS (Blu-Ray)
10%It is just plain silly.
20%when will it end?
51%After 30 Years
51%One of the greatest sci-fi movies of the 70s in a killer Blu-ray set!
5A sci-fi classic now on Blu-Ray!
51%Keep The Original !!
10%It made no sense...
40%Close Encounters
5A Classic
10%Can't get it to play
40%Where are the menu items, special features, and languages icons?
41%good picture, awesome sound
10%Warning: cut!
50%close encounters of the third kind
5They're Already Here.
5Close Encounters of the Third Kind
41%I want to select the scenes!
51%Fantastic transfer to HD
4Close Encounters of the Third Kind
4Great movie, so-so blu-ray
51%An Awesome Encounter
5Close Encounters of the Classic kind
5Third time's the charm for "CE3K."
51%Great HD Movie
30%Pretty Good
51%Spielberg's classic film in THREE different versions--1977 original, 1980 "Special Edition" and 2007 "Director's Cut"
51%Close Encounters of Three kinds
30%Surprisingly Dated And Unexciting
5Beautiful
41%Pretty good but not blown away
5The Original on DVD at last......
51%Great way to see a great movie!
51%Nice Package
51%A GREAT DIRECTOR AT HIS SENSITIVE BEST
50%This means something
51%A Classic Reborn
5Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 30th Anniversary DVD
10%very disappointing
5My close encounter with the 30th Aniversary Ultimate Edition
41%Best you'll probably ever see this
20%Ponderous
21%Lone Hold Out
40%Too Many Disks
40%Where's The DTS?
51%An almost perfect release of a magnificent sci-fi movie
51%Close Encounters of the Third Kind 30th anniversary
5Gets better with age
51%Awesome DVD!
51%Written and directed by Stephen Spielberg
51%An amazing set!
51%A must-own Blu Ray Title!
51%A question for those who now own this...
50%AWESOME, JUST AWESOME!
5Inspiring
50%Ultimate is Right!
50%the best movie ever
51%Review of the DVD itself
50%About time!
30%Where's the Blu-ray case?
51%Zay beelong een Mozambique...
50%Spielberg's Best Original Film
50%A Classic
50%Looks Amazing
50%Close Encounters
50%After 30 years it is still a Spielberg masterpiece!
51%Explanation Of The Price
5Superb Sci-Fi masterpiece from Spielberg. (Also, it's more like good riddance to a real WITCH OF A WIFE!!
41%Classic finally given the HD treatment
50%Great Spielberg On BLU-RAY
30%5 Star Movie + 1 Star Price = 3 Star Review
10%GOOD RIDDANCE TO A TOAD OF A HUSBAND
51%One of the best Sci-Fi movies ever.
50%When You Wish Upon A Star
51%Great Family Flick
4Close Encounters Good Movie
5A pedagogical movie
51%Are we alone?
51%"Close Encounters" Of The Ultimate 30th Anniversary Kind
5Close Encounters of the Third Kind
10%Take out the "H" in "Third" and that's what you've got...
5a movie that changed my life
5A must have for any Spielberg Fan!!!
51%Glad I got the Collector's Edition
51%This Is Something Important....
51%A science fiction masterpiece looks better than ever
51%great film!
51%Close Encounters of the Third Kind(Widescreen collectors edition
51%Man I love this movie!!
10%A weak load of bunk.
51%WHICH ENDING IS ON IT?
51%Perhaps the best "Hollywood" film ever made...
51%MASHED POTATOES AND MORE
51%On a budget....but love the film....
51%Several version floating around
41%A real gem!
50%Close Encounters of the Third Kind
41%A classic with dubious special features.
51% *The* Classic UFO Film! Awesome Suspense & Climactic Ending
51%This means something
51%Best Original Sci Fi Movie
51%Experience what it may be like to make First Contact!
50%great sci-fi, but it ages
40%It's Possible
51%The difinitive version!
10%Close Encounters of the TURD Kind
50%Great movie, especially considering how old it is.
30%Disappointed with the gimmicks...
51%Lights Over The Devil's Tower ~ "Many Are Called, But Few Are Chosen"
51%A True Cinematic Experience
51%Still Spielberg's best film!
5Probably in my top 5 favorite films ever
4We are not alone!
30%Nasty
5Like watching a dream...
20%Close encounters doesn't cut it as classic cinema
40%There are UFo's behind big clouds.
51%'aw, who wants to see some dumb cartoon rated G for kids'
50%When you wish upon a star
5A bit slow and dated, but worth adding to your collection
51%The ending justifies the time it takes to get there!
5Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
50%When You Wish Upon A Star....
41%Disappointed
51%Disney for adults
4Love this movie, but......
51%The very full nighttime sky
10%Stay away from this release
5We are not alone.....
51%The Neary Family is as impressive as the light show
50%Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
20%Snore factor is in orbit!
51%Withstood the test of time...And who said this is sci-"fi"?
50%A Masterpiece of American Cinema!
51%Watch the skies.....
51%Mystery tied with Positve Feelings
51%We are not alone.....
4Worth seeing this encounter
5Really worth getting
40%Nice DVD package, movie seems somewhat dated
21%INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTING TRANSFER OF THIS SCI-FI CLASSIC
51%"MASTERPIECE"
50%I LOVED THIS MOVIE THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT
20%A little disappointed
51%A Sci-Fi Masterpiece
21%Pretentious claptrap
41%Close To The Heart Of Spielberg
5Wonderful and weird.
10%A ruined masterpiece! How could they have blown it so badly?
41%Finally on DVD, but What's Missing?
4A Spielberg classic
5Starting to show its age, but still wonderful
41%Good, yet strangly unfulfilling.
51%Spielberg's masterpiece
51%When You Wish Upon a Star........
41%A Sci-Fi Classic
41%Still fascinating despite some Spielbergian excesses
51%A wonderful movie!
10%Havnt seen....
51%a misunderstood classic
51%A mystical, religious film
51%My Second Favorite Spielberg FIlm!
31%Excellent movie - deleted scenes must be added back in
51%a classic from steven spielberg
5RICHARD DREYFUSS RULES
30%Close Encounters with Speilberg's Ego
5A good Spielberg movie? Of course!
51%Well worth encountering...
10%As ever,Spielberg stinks
51%A Thinking Man's Feel Good Movie?
41%As Close An Encounter As I Want To Own
51%Not a kid's movie...
21%Overrated and mediocre dvd quality
31%The memory was better than the video
21%Poor picture quailty.
51%Truly a great movie...
4Hasn't Lost its Magic
51%We Are Not Alone
3SOME PEOPLE MIGHT ENJOY IT
20%highly boring
30%A Blast from the Past
50%One of Spielberg's Best
10%What's this movie about?
51%THX Blaster
51%Speilberg at his best
51%Nice Work On A Classic
10%Not nearly as good as it was when I was kid
5Another winner for my collection
21%Most overrated Spielberg movie
51%Still one of the best!
41%Better than AI but still imperfect
51%Dangerous science fiction
31%Overrated. But then you knew that, or refuse to believe it.
41%Superior to the special edition but not the original
5Forgot how much I liked this movie
51%This movie is amazing, my favorite from Spielberg
5Just as amazing as it was when I first saw it...
51%Required owning.
5An Amazing Story From An Amazing Filmmaker
5Close Encounters with CLOSE ENCOUNTERS
4Triumph of the imagination or first "new-ager"?
41%An excellent present
5Wonderful MOVIE
4If you loved the movie
5Excellent Movie-Great DVD
51%A Sense of Wonder Revisited
50%Close Encounters of The Third Kind
51%Another well-orchestrated Spielberg DVD!
5Directors Cut Rocks
5Finally!!
40%Great Transfer and Audio
4Great DVD but crumby packaging
41%Good, but I still want more (or "Close, but no cigar!")
50%Excellent DVD, no matter which version you love
4Looks & sounds great, but Spielberg pulls punches w/extras
4Close Encounters of the 5th Kind?
31%Overhyped, but sets the tone for future Speilberg works
5A Stellar Package
21%Great film. Awful transfer!
40%A collector needs a decent package!
30%ILLEGAL ALIEN PR
4An awesome DVD of a great movie.
4Almost flawless, with one reservation.....
51%Finally here, and worth the wait...
5The Birth of Legend
41%Almost, but not quite perfect
51%A great movie and a great DVD
5DVD Release is stunning---yet it could have been even better
5Close Encounters FINALLY restored to us!!!
41%a clarification
51%DVD Spectacular
30%Close Encounters of WHICH kind ?
51%Discover our distant lovers from outspace
51%The Best Movie Ever Made
51%SCI-FI AT ITS BEST
51%Its about time... BUT...
51%Finally Coming To DVD! Preorder Now!
4Slow but pretty Satisfying
51%A Total Classic Not to Be Missed
20%Stupid
50%Very intense
51%Brilliant
5Close Encounters of the Amazing Kind!
41%WAIT FOR DVD
51%A Great Film ... But Be Careful Which Edition You Get!
51%The standard by which all other Sci-Fi movies are judged
50%UFO's.
41%A pretty good flic
51%SPECTACULAR AND AWE-INSPIRING
5Classic Spielberg
50%Amazing movie.
51%The Best of Intelligent Sci-Fi
4Good to see the orginal film again, it needs the S/E ending!
51%Brilliant!!!
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