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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD]
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| Genre | Sci-Fi |
| Format | Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Dubbed See more |
| Contributor | Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Julia Phillips, Francois Truffaut, Close Encounters Prods.; Columbia Pictures, Steven Spielberg, Michael Phillips, Richard Dreyfuss See more |
| Language | English, Spanish, French |
| Runtime | 2 hours and 12 minutes |
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CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION is visionary director Steven Spielberg's definitive director's cut of his exhilarating film. This new edition of his masterpiece is digitally remastered from newly-restored film elements and includes a "making of" featurette, complete withnew behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with stars and crew. In the night skies near his Muncie, Indiana home, power repairman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) experiences something out of this world. His close encounter sets into action an amazing chain of events that leads to contact with the benevolent aliens and their Mothership. Spectacular special effects, John Williams' outstanding score and winning performances from Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon and legendary director Francois Truffaut in the role of Lacombe makes CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: THE COLLECTOR'S EDITION movie magic of the best kind.
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The Collector's Edition (CE) represents Steven Spielberg's third version of Close Encounters. Created in 1998, this sequence contains most of the judicial edits made for the Special Edition (SE) in 1980, speeding up Roy Neary's first contact with the UFOs and adding a scene of a discovery in the Mongolian desert. The CE also reinstates the comical madness of Neary tearing up his own front yard, replaced in the SE by a scene where he breaks down in the shower; both scenes are restored in the CE. The SE's revised ending, featuring an extended scene inside the mothership is deleted. The two-disc DVD set includes an extensive 100-minute documentary that was produced in 2000 and incorporates footage seen on an earlier laserdisc version. Also shown are 11 deleted scenes including the footage aboard the mothership, and scenes introducing Lacombe (François Truffaut) that were jettisoned in the initial release when Spielberg shot a new opening. One of the laserdisc's features--the ability to play all the different versions--is missing here, but the excellent image and sound quality (the latter is better here than most theatergoers witnessed in theaters) makes this a grand DVD. --Doug Thomas
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- Aspect Ratio : 2.35:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Product Dimensions : 8 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
- Director : Steven Spielberg
- Media Format : Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Dubbed
- Run time : 2 hours and 12 minutes
- Release date : May 29, 2001
- Actors : Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon
- Dubbed: : French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Subtitles: : English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai
- Producers : Michael Phillips, Julia Phillips
- Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- ASIN : B00003CX9G
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #43,969 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #796 in Science Fiction DVDs
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Countered to this inbred "fear" is also the capacity to engage in wonder. Human beings are also infinitely curious, and our curiosity stems from a child-like desire of wanting to know, to understand, and even to touch that which may be different. Fear and wonder are very incompatible bedfellows which reside in each of us. It is a constant challenge for the human race to decide which emotion will have its say in terms of behavior: wonder or fear. Fear is about anger, stereotypes, barriers, burning bridges, and making war. Wonder is about happiness, trust, letting go, being curious, and being vulnerable; it may be ultimately linked to those emotions associated with love. In the brilliant SF film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", Spielberg and co. explore how these two opposing views clash in the midst of our "third" encounter with aliens from outer space.
Early on, the story draws the divisions between those characters driven by fear as opposed to those who are willing to throw off fear in favor of wonder. Claude Lacombe (Francois Truffaut) and David Laughlin (Bob Balaban) are the two investigators who are led around the world by the series of inter-connected coincidences which lead them to believe something extra-terrestrial is going on. They are in the wonder department. And so is Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss), a mid-west suburbanite who has an amazing "encounter", as well as a little boy, Barry, in the same geographical region who is enthralled with the coming of the aliens.
The US military, Roy's wife Ronnie Nearie (Teri Garr) and their family, and at first Jillian (Melinda Dillon), the mother of the little boy, belong in the fear department. In a simultaneously poignant and revealing scene, when the aliens come to visit the little boy's house one night, his mother shuts all the doors. Then suddenly, Barry opens one of the doors revealing a splendor of light and magic spilling from beyond. Jillian runs to the door and quickly closes it. She will not forsake her child's safety for Barry's wonder and curiosity. Over and over, Barry displays a kind of innocent curiosity for the encounter while his mother can only react in fear. Lacking the fear of his mother, Barry eventually leaves the safety of his mother and joins the aliens.
Ronnie Neary not only can't understand Roy's mood-swing from his encounter, she doesn't want to know anything about it. Something has been planted in Roy's mind, presumably by the aliens during his encounter, and he can't reconcile the image and its meaning. But Ronnie only fears what she doesn't understand. Roy doesn't do himself any favors when he turns his family upside down, but neither does his family attempt to find out what's troubling him. Fear becomes her dominating emotion while Roy is desperate to understand. The US military acts similarly to Ronnie as they want no outside interference in regards to the alien encounters, and continually deny the presence of these encounters.
Ultimately, by film's end, we learn that all the fears of the characters have been unfounded, a delusion on their part. All consternation and trouble, which are usually required for a story to be compelling, were human-created and not of alien origin. The encounters were designed out of benevolence, not hostility. Only one character, that of Barry's mother, realizes her error and changes from one who is at first fearful to someone who is willing to embrace wonder.
I believe fear rarely serves the human race. Certainly, fear has its place if a rhino is charging at you in the jungle. But if all human behavior is dictated by fear rather than a child-like wonder, we will miss out on some of the best of human experience, which I think may be Spielberg's point. The encounters and the close encounter of the third kind are only possible when human beings tear down the walls, throw down the barriers, and build bridges to the unknown. Certainly the unknown may be filled with snakes. But it could be filled with treasure also. The child risks falling by walking on two legs. Maybe adults should learn to do the same. Are we going to be a species who continually hides under the bed in the face of the unknown, or are we going to be the little boy who opens the door into the world of unknown wonders?
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But then I saw it on TV in the peace of home, and knew I had to buy the DVD, and fortunately in 2003 this was long enough after the initial release to be able to buy this two disc Collectors Edition with almost all the cut/restored/edited scenes somewhere in the package if not in the film itself, and here the film has the correct ending.
The surround sound is excellent (especially when turned up loud) and the imagery in the superb photography is captivating. The acting is excellent supporting the story brilliantly.
If I did not already own this DVD I would be buying the Blu-Ray version now, because that offers even more in the way of extras and restored scenes with a genuine improvement in the picture quality.
Cut' the story tells of mysterious happenings and sightings around the globe.
The film centres upon Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss ) who after having a close encounter whilst driving his work-truck encouraging him to head of in the direction of where sightings had been reported....he's not disappointed, three UFO's are seen with police=cars hopelessly in pursuit, at this location Roy meets Jillian (Melinda Dillon ) and her young son Barry (Cary Guffey) at the hillside site.
Some little time after the 3 year-old Barry is abducted.
Both Jillian and Roy become obsessed with mountain-like images, Jillian paints it, Roy tries
to crate the image imprinted in his mind, Roy becomes so erratic and obsessive his wife
Ronnie (Teri Garr) leaves him taking their children with her.
The authorities close off a large area in Wyoming mysteriously claiming a train-crash had caused contamination, the incident reported on TV will show an image of Devils Tower, which is instantly recognised by those that had similar images imprinted in their mind including Roy and Jillian, all head for the restricted are, Roy and Jullia team up, Roy is convinced that they
will find no contamination, but, what is the significance of Devils Tower ?
They will find a site has been prepared for a UFO landing...
What has become of Barry..? ....all will be answered during the film's spectacular finale.
In terms of the 4k upgrade which I felt given the films subject matter was a worthy investment I have to
say it was a game of two halves, early-on the visual content felt average, however, the climax of the movie seemed a different ball-game (around the final 25-30 minutes, the upgrade work appeared to have
been given more thought and effort.
A film that does have it's downside but is blessed with a visually spectacular for it's climax


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