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Close Encounters of the Third Kind   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   The Critics: A- 5 reviews Start Rating Movies Now! Sign In or sign up Yahoo! Users: B+ 9270 ratings  User Reviews (71 reviews) Write your own review Sort by:  Most HelpfulMost RecentHighest GradeLowest Grade Previous   |  1-10 of 71  |   Next   Overall Grade: A+ Story: A+ Acting: A+ Direction: A+ Visuals: A+ At one point, this was my favorite film by jmart0072003 (movies profile) (Jan 27, 2004) 5 of 6 people found this review helpful At one point in time, not too long ago, this was my favorite film. I love everything about this movie. The acting is great, and happens to show Richard Dreyfuss in his se... Full Review Overall Grade: C+ Story: C- Acting: C+ Direction: B+ Visuals: B New Sci-Fi's and Old Sci-Fi's by Kevin (movies profile) (Mar 23, 2007) 4 of 5 people found this review helpful When the words "sci-fi" enters our ears now, an image of grotesque, man-eating aliens with mankind fighting back using their big guns automatically appears in our minds.... Full Review Overall Grade: A- Story: A+ Acting: A- Direction: A+ Visuals: A- The Famous 5 Tones by Noodle, The Big Tease, Strawberry Shortcake (movies profile) (May 27, 2005) 3 of 4 people found this review helpful Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Baaaaaaaaaaaaa! This is one of the greatest alien movies ever made in my opinion. Except for the aliens I think the effects in this movie stand well even t... Full Review Overall Grade: F Story: F Acting: F Direction: F Visuals: F Lackluster Encounters by Wholly (movies profile) (May 10, 2007) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful Bad Encounters of the Worst Kind. Another boring, boring movie that really had no point. Such as, I believe there are aliens and I'm going to use my house to dump wheelba... Full Review Overall Grade: D Story: D- Acting: C Direction: D- Visuals: B+ Cult following?? psssshhhhh by jason (movies profile) (May 10, 2007) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful This was a failed attempt at movie making, the only reason this developed was from the celebrity status of the director.....very very poor movie, sorry guys   Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A I never forget this by edlic (movies profile) (Mar 9, 2005) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful One of the best alien movie I ever seen, I still remember this movie even though I watched it more than 20 years ago... it sticks to my mind just like it was yesterday..... Full Review Overall Grade: B- Story: C Acting: B+ Direction: A Visuals: C Too Long by Josh (movies profile) (May 30, 2005) 2 of 3 people found this review helpful CLose Encounters is too long, and has a screenplay that is to messy to elavate the amazing direction and acting, the dialogue is cardboard, in other words its far from a... Full Review Overall Grade: A+ Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A the best sci fi ever by korovabar2003 (movies profile) (Aug 25, 2007) 1 of 1 people found this review helpful i have seen this movie probably 20 times, and it never gets old. i saw it as a kid in the theater, i was 8 years old. when the mother ship came up behind the mountain, i... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: A Acting: A- Direction: B+ Visuals: A Best movie of its kind by sitchin65 (movies profile) (Jan 18, 2006) 1 of 2 people found this review helpful In some ways this movie is unique in its telling but it follows the best understood theme of all alien movies... mystery. Who are these aliens? What do they want? Where... Full Review Overall Grade: A Story: N/A Acting: N/A Direction: N/A Visuals: N/A It's so good. by fraxmartin (movies profile) (May 27, 2005) 1 of 2 people found this review helpful Steven Spielberg happens to be the best directors in Hollywood because Close encounters is the best alien movie ever. Because the music from the mothership is so cool, it... Full Review Previous   |  1-10 of 71  |   Next