Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Drama / Sci-Fi

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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An absolute cinematic disaster.

No synopsis available. Probably for the best.

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1977
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Drama / Sci-Fi
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If whispered monologues were currency, Close Encounters of the Third Kind would settle the national debt.

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r/criticalkino · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.2k points

The cinematography in Close Encounters of the Third Kind is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows

Rewatched Close Encounters of the Third Kind last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.

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r/criticalkino · u/ExpositionDump🔥 2.0k points

[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Close Encounters of the Third Kind?

Look, I wanted to love Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.

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r/boxoffice · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 2.8k points

Unpopular opinion: Close Encounters of the Third Kind is the most overrated film of the decade

Just got out of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.

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r/TrueFilm · u/ReelTalkRanter🔥 4.0k points

Hot Take: Close Encounters of the Third Kind's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece

Director clearly thought Close Encounters of the Third Kind was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.

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