Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
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Movie Reviews of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition) [Blu-ray]
Movie Review: I want to select the scenes!
Summary: 4 Stars
This may be my favorite movie of all time. OK, it's not perfect, but what is? It's such a fascinating story. The transfers look great on my 51" HDTV, and the sound is fine given the film's age. Over the years, I have bought a CLV Criterion LD, another version on LD that is a terrible transfer, the standard DVD, and now the Blu-Ray. I have one complaint. I don't like any of Spielberg's cuts. I believe this would be a better movie if EVERY scene was present except the entry into the ship, which is a meaningless light show and which Spielberg was forced to do against his better judgment. Why not offer a version with all the cuts present and allow the owner to deselect the unwanted ones? The CAV Criterion LD offered that feature a quarter-century ago but at a $130 premium. The nature of the cuts is such that the movie should still flow well. Hence, four stars instead of five.
Is there a fourth version of this film? When I saw it at the theater in January 1978, I remember seeing the power plant AND the ship-in-the-desert scene AND the Wyoming scene with the future "Apollo Creed," which appear together in none of these versions. When I bought the Criterion version, I remember being disappointed at not seeing them. However, Spielberg insists he didn't film the ship-in-the-desert scene until later, so I suppose he knows his own history.
The extras disc is fascinating in that you see actors whose principle work fell to the cutting room floor. You also get to witness some very bad movie making that fortunately never saw the light of day except here. Yet, the cut scenes involving Roy in the field before his first contact, bad as they are, make his subsequent firing easier to understand. Nothing in any version explains why the power company was so eager to fire him.
In any case, buy and enjoy.
Movie Review: Fantastic transfer to HD
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a classic movie, one of my all time favorites. It was great on VHS and DVD, but I must say the HD transfer is FANTASTIC! As others have stated there are a few areas where there is some grain, but hardly noticeable if your into the movie.
The collectors set with packaging is worth the FULL ASKING PRICE; It comes with three versions of the movie and Special Features on a two Blu-ray Disk (BD) set.
Disk 1 has: The Original Theatrical Version, Special Edition, and the Directors Cut. All in 1080p High Def and with English DTS HD 5.1 or Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1.
Disk 2 has the Special Features.
It also comes with a 30th anniversary collectors book that has information on the actors/actresses and other details of the movie.
All in all, I would have paid more for this collectors edition, it's a true value.
Highly recommended, go BLU!
Movie Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Summary: 4 Stars
Hollywood runs 10 years behind. My friends and I were watching for UFOs in 1966. Somehow, Dreyfuss got into the three biggest movies of the 1970s. In Close Encounters, he is obsessed with an image in his mind. It turns out to be Devil's Tower in Wyoming, a vertical monolith created by erosion and the nation's first National Monument. Dreyfuss is drawn to an alien landing. "The Third Kind" indicates actual contact with UFOs. The film tries to create a sense of realism. So far, UFO stories have been hoaxes and science fiction. Where does Dreyfuss go with his aliens?
Movie Review: Great movie, so-so blu-ray
Summary: 4 Stars
There are some great reviews about the film, so let me just talk about the transfer. I bought the special edition dvd a few years ago. It looked good on my LG BH200, but not as good as the blu-ray version. But it's weird, some scenes look absolutely amazing, while others look grainy and over saturated. Still, it is a heck of a lot better than the dvd version. Do I recommend this blu-ray? Yes, but only if you aren't paying full price. Movie Review: An Awesome Encounter
Summary: 5 Stars
I wish they would release a verision that was a mixture of all three of these versions. Each one is near perfect, but flawed also. This was my first time seeing the Original Version. The Original version has the awesome line "They can fly rings around the moon but we're years ahead of them on the highways." I was so shocked I literally yelled out because I had NO IDEA this line existed. I have seen this movie nearly 50 times. The bad thing about the original version leaves out the Cotopaxi ship scene.
At any rate, if you love this movie this is a must have. I have the VHS, the 20 year DVD and now this 30 year. This is one od his best movies and is a classic.