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Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
special effects
by bella (movies profile) (May 27, 2005)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
encounters of the third kind is, was and will more likely be remembered for the awsome special effects. as a writer of fiction, I was very impressed. I saw it about the 2... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Not "ET's" Prequel!
by R (movies profile) (May 27, 2005)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Steven Spielberg's first science fiction film tells the story of first contact at Devil's Tower and focuses on a little boy (the amazing Cary Guffy), his mother (Melinda... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A+
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
Masterful Science Fiction
by Eric (movies profile) (Sep 14, 2009)
Spielburg delivers the goods in this amazing film. This movie offers it all from a good story, direction, acting, screenplay and music. John Williams' score for this... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: B+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Remarkable effects and original story
by Jonathan (movies profile) (Apr 5, 2009)
It is no wonder why this film is many different top 100 lists. It is a filmatic achievement directed by one of the best directors of all time: Steven Spielberg. This is h... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
by Michael (movies profile) (Jan 1, 2009)
Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind is his best Film. It has a Verismilitude as a Spielberg Movie that looks Great as a Period Sci-fi Movie. It captu... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
OUTSTANDING FILM
by AshishM (movies profile) (Nov 21, 2008)
Close encounters is the story of an individual who has a close encounter with a UFO. This propels him to search for answers. At the same time we see a group of internatio... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: B
Direction: A
Visuals: A
Neary review
by Nicholas (movies profile) (Nov 16, 2008)
The last time I saw this movie was a year ago of this day for its 30th anniversary. I like the story where people are flashed by UFOs and are drawn to a military base whe... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: N/A
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Great Cinematic Effects
by iloveamerica (movies profile) (Jul 11, 2008)
What I liked about this movie is that the original movie was all done with special effects with no computers doing the special effects. All the camera tricks, angles, et... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
The Great Movies: Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind
by Eric (movies profile) (Mar 6, 2008)
I can almost see the boy that Steven Spielberg was before he became the legend. I see him at the age of eight or nine, lying on his back lawn after dark. He is looking to... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A
Visuals: B
bom bing bam bum bing
by steven (movies profile) (Jul 2, 2007)
alien Implants have taken over. Independence day "the movie" is more like it. How stupid could the director be? WAR of the worlds is much better, speilberg. Alien "not kn... Full Review
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