When my daughter was in the third grade she was learning clarinet and one Saturday afternoon, we watched this movie together. The next thing I realized, she is standing out in the yard and playing the five tones of the "contact" on her clarinet! I yelled to her, "There better not be aliens in my yard tonight!" We shared a good laugh at that one...
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
Lol! I played clarinet as a kid, I def would've been playing this if I'd seen it 😆
@kasperkjrsgaard1447
2 жыл бұрын
Lol, i used to play it loud as fcuk on my electric guitar 😂 Sounded amazing with a lot of distortion 🤟🏻🎸🛸
@alanmacification
2 жыл бұрын
@@kasperkjrsgaard1447 especially if you play the 5th as a 1-5 power chord
@robvegart
3 ай бұрын
That is awesome! I watched this movie in the theaters when I was like 10 or 11 years old.
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
2 ай бұрын
@robertlabaw2037 >>> If you suddenly discontinue posting on KZitem, WE will know what really happened...🤭
@aresee8208
10 ай бұрын
The ending was even more stunning in 1977 - in a wide screen movie theater.
@JustWasted3HoursHere
2 жыл бұрын
And we must all acknowledge the greatness of the music maestro, John Williams, who did some of his best work on this movie. Just outstanding. He was truly on fire around this time, no doubt.
@AlanTaylorCRSmusicproduction
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Williams never produced a better score than this. Spielberg also has not made a more awesome film than this. A complete experience from beginning to end. Wonderful film.
@3dbadboy1
2 жыл бұрын
He wrote the soundtrack for this and for Star Wars in the same year. I think he was the first composer to get an Oscar nomination for soundtracks for two different films in the same year.
@JustWasted3HoursHere
2 жыл бұрын
@@3dbadboy1 Yep, he was up against 4 other composers including himself! His Star Wars score took the top prize though.
@nicknewman7848
2 жыл бұрын
Star Wars, Close Encounters, ET, Empire Strikes Back and Raiders of the Lost Ark.. all within 5 years. He was at his most powerful during this period.
@AlanTaylorCRSmusicproduction
2 жыл бұрын
@@nicknewman7848 You forgot Superman that is also brilliant.
@vandergrad
2 жыл бұрын
I was in high school when this movie came out. My friends and I were totally obsessed. When my family planned a road trip from Illinois to Seattle in the summer of '78, I made the case for a quick detour to see Devil's Tower. Amazingly, my dad agreed and I was forever grateful. The whole experience was magical to me.
@xzonia1
10 ай бұрын
I've always wanted to go there solely because of this movie! Lol. Glad you got to go! :)
@cloudwatcher608
2 ай бұрын
I love that story! Especially because as a PNW native I love that you were heading to Seattle. I’ve never been to Devils Tower but that’s on my long list of National Parks and other places of natural beauty I want to see in this amazing country
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
2 ай бұрын
Back in those pre-internet days, I, living in Florida, had never even HEARD OF _Devil's Tower._
@scottski51
2 жыл бұрын
To see this in a theater in 1977 was freaking AWEsome!! All the early parts of the movie "announcing" the presence of something Not-Of-This-World sent shivers down your spine and made your heart race like Mad !!! Speilberg was doing it AGAIN !!!! Soooo exciting!!
@CribNotes
2 жыл бұрын
The sight and sound of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in big movie theaters in 1977 was mind blowing.
@kingscorpion7346
Жыл бұрын
yeah, the first time I saw it at the theater was at the local drive-in. during the movie I kept looking at the night sky to see if I could see any UFO's flying around in our area!
@CribNotes
Жыл бұрын
@@kingscorpion7346 Yes, and don't forget, we were handed Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in the same year after the summer of Star Wars!! Mind blowing year for sci-fi. and next level movie making.
@ericseal9027
Жыл бұрын
One of the best movies, ever made. In a class and category by itself. So good, it probably couldn't be remade.
@Mr.Rogers143
Жыл бұрын
BTW @27:21 the gentleman with the glasses and pointy beard is the real life J. Allen Hynek, scientific advisor for Project Blue Book. Went from skeptic to believer after his investigations.
@CybrSlydr
2 жыл бұрын
That "abduction" scene scared the absolute shit out of me as a kid. Still makes me super anxious watching it now.
@Xoferif
2 жыл бұрын
Me too! I thought aliens were going to come down the chimney and get me!
@RickLeMon
2 жыл бұрын
Hard same. Nine years old was probably a bit too young. I did not sleep well that night. Two years later, when I saw Alien in the theater, it barely phased me.
@clearsmashdrop5829
2 жыл бұрын
Scared the crap out of me too seeing it on the big screen. As an adult it scares me too cause we are supposed to prevent little ones flying out the doggie door.
@charliepotatoes001
2 жыл бұрын
They never told the actress playing the mother what was about to happen. The only told the child before the scene was filmed not to be scared. So her reaction to all the crazy stuff going on was her real reaction. Also the child laughing all the time and enjoying it made it even more bizarre.
@CybrSlydr
2 жыл бұрын
@@charliepotatoes001 Wow!!! Thanks for that great tidbit!
@twoheart7813
2 жыл бұрын
There was a stigma tied to pilots reporting UFOs, being labeled crazy or non professional, being teased so pilots were hesitant to report sightings, having that on their record. I thought it was a good touch for them to include that hesitancy in the beginning tower/pilots conversation.
@jean-paulaudette9246
2 жыл бұрын
Not just teased...it could really wreck a pilot's credibility and thus their career to report seeing a 'fou fighter.'
@JustWasted3HoursHere
2 жыл бұрын
And Steven Spielberg used actual air traffic controllers in that scene. As Jen pointed out, it's rare to hear dialog where people talk all over each other but that's the way people talk sometimes, so it lends an element of realness to it. That's one of the things I really love about this movie is that the way people act in it seems realistic, which makes you forget it's science fiction.
@scottlette
2 жыл бұрын
Was? To this day pilots, air traffic controllers and anyone associated with certain industries are actively encouraged not to discuss certain things that occur on the job. This is one of them.
@jean-paulaudette9246
2 жыл бұрын
@@scottlette "After all...Isn't it more likely that your o2 system suffered a malfunction? And you know, of course, that one of the symptoms of anoxia is for the brain to hallucinate. I think we should all just be grateful that you managed to land safely."
@vandalfinnicus1507
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of air force pilots, and commercial airliner pilots around the world, have seen things they couldn't explain. Declassification started in the seventies, and then the brakes were put on that, for a while. Now there's plenty of official records in the public domain (still just a fraction though). Some countries declassified almost everything they had and in some countries it was never a secret that there's weird things in the sky. Still, after astronauts, scientists and pilots telling their stories for seventy years, anyone will hesitate telling theirs today.
@rttoonist4275
2 жыл бұрын
My parents and I camped at Devil's Tower for an evening during our Yellowstone/Mt Rushmore vacation fourteen years ago. We stayed at a KOA at the exact spot where the "decontamination camp" was located in the film and hiked around the mountain twice. Besides it being thrilling to visit the site of one of our favorite films, the landmark and surrounding landscape is beautiful. Definitely worth a side trip if you love the movie and are ever out that way.
@jamesbednar8625
2 жыл бұрын
Yep - have done the same thing a few times as well, just love the Devil's Tower area. Also, during my visits there and camping have watched this movie when the campground would play it at night - neat experience watching this movie with Devil's Tower in the background.
@johncasey281
2 жыл бұрын
@@jamesbednar8625 Yes. Same. I had to go shut off the DVD player after movie because I kept hearing the menu screen song replay over and over
@3tonzovim
2 жыл бұрын
I made it there last year for the first time ever. I had wanted to go since I saw this in the theaters back in late 1977. It really was an amazing feeling finally seeing that thing, not only because it's a big part of a favorite film but also the wonder of looking at something that's such an ancient geological weirdo.
@marcsirkin8398
2 жыл бұрын
We did the same. Had to leave the movie because a violent thunderstorm came up behind the mountain. It was awesome and terrifying at the same time.
@Steve-gc5nt
2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Did you see any UFO's? 😄
@larrybell726
2 жыл бұрын
Near the end just before Roy enters the ship, John Williams gives us a little musical treat. The short cuts kind of disguise it, but in the music you can hear the tune “when you wish upon a star.”
@kwebb121765
Жыл бұрын
The Special Edition featured "When You Wish Upon a Star" in the end credits.
@michellepeters7066
2 жыл бұрын
I suggest "*batteries not included" from 1987! You will like it, I promise!
@_nauticaldisaster_
2 жыл бұрын
Loved that movie when I was a kid. Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy were married for 52 years until her death and have a real chemistry. They started in a lot of films together like Cocoon 1&2, The World According to Garp, Foxfire, To Dance With the White Dog. It's interesting to see a couple not only stay together for so long but to work on so many projects together too. Best movie couple IMO.
@happyapple4269
2 жыл бұрын
So sad when the baby dies.
@positivelynegative9149
2 жыл бұрын
@@happyapple4269 Spoil much?
@positivelynegative9149
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed.
@positivelynegative9149
2 жыл бұрын
@@John_Locke_108 😄 I've recommended it on other channels. And Short Circuit too!
@criskity
7 ай бұрын
Phoebe's mom on Friends was played by the same actress: Teri Garr. She also starred in Young Frankenstein.
@philc2729
2 ай бұрын
There is strong resemblance but as far as I can tell, there is no relation.
@Tardisius
2 ай бұрын
Terri Garr was in a Star Trek Episode...#55 'Assignment Earth'...=)
@matthewstroud4294
2 жыл бұрын
If there's a "bad guy" in this movie, it's our own imaginations and the fear we have about the unknown. My other fave alien encounter movie is the 1951 classic The Day The Earth Stood Still. It has a similar vibe of human fear and stupidity contrasted with curiosity and benevolence.
@Xoferif
2 жыл бұрын
I think people dismiss it because it's a black 'n' white film, but it's just so gripping!
@richardstorm4603
2 жыл бұрын
If there was a bad guy in this movie, it was Roy for being a really, crappy husband and really crappy father for leaving his loving wife and kids FOREVER for a bunch of stupid aliens. And IF he was brainwashed into leaving his wife and kids, I would say that the fault lies with the demonic aliens that brainwashed him and who are kidnapers, who deserve to die, anyway. My Tiger Kungfu...is better than yours. I don't think you're good enough...to avenge your master.
@douglascampbell9809
2 жыл бұрын
I love the original. They never should have remade it.
@douglascampbell9809
2 жыл бұрын
@@richardstorm4603 I'm not sold on his wife being loving. As soon as he showed up with the sunburn his wife did everything to hide what happened to him because it made her uncomfortable. Telling him don't talk about something you don't know about and telling him to lie about things is pretty close to gaslighting. Is Roy a crappy husband and father sure.
@evansutcliffe1099
2 жыл бұрын
@@Xoferif I had the same fear going into the og Star Trek, I knew it would be corny and the effects wouldn't hold up for the most part. However the discussion of issues and solutions to said issues is the true staying power of the entire ST series IMO, I started with TNG so I feel I had a good introduction but the themes and concepts it brought forward made me want more and helped me delve deeper into the Star Trek universe.
@visionaryventures12
2 жыл бұрын
J. Allen Hynek, a big figure in UFO research, had been a consultant on this movie. He coined the term that’s used as the movie title. The disappearance of the planes in 1945 was a real event. I believe it’s the director’s cut which nicely divides the types of close encounters (1st, 2nd and 3rd) into the three acts. The French character questioning Roy is an homage to Jacques Vallee, another figure in UFO research.
@parissimons6385
2 жыл бұрын
And the French character in the movie is acted by one of France's great movie directors of the "New Wave", Francois Truffaut.
@galandirofrivendell4740
2 жыл бұрын
J. Allen Hynek was the head of Project Bluebook, the government program tasked with compiling and investigating UFO sightings in America. Hynek makes a cameo in this movie as the scientist with the gray goatee in the film's climax.
@larrytolson4135
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about Hynek: he went into Project Bluebook as a total non-believer, not even just a “skeptic”. After amassing so much info that he couldn’t logically explain, he became a believer.
@davidhabert
2 жыл бұрын
J Allen Hynek was not only was the scientific consultant for Project Bluebook. He also became the Founder for CUFOS (Center for UFO Studies), it is one of the oldest UFO groups in America.
@filthycasual8187
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidhabert He was also part of Projects Sign and Grudge before Blue Book.
@douglaslafreniere5707
2 жыл бұрын
“Music or math it’s all related “ very true , no coincidence Spielberg’s mother was a concert pianist his father an electrical engineer 😀 great reaction
@MesserMusic
2 жыл бұрын
I didnt know that. The music in his films are always on point. I bet he appreciates music
@jcastromex
2 жыл бұрын
Jen, can you imagine seeing this for the very first time in a large movie theater having never seen any type of film like this? It truly baffles the mind that this came from the same director who made us afraid to go on the water after seeing "Jaws". I have no words to describe the music by John Williams. It's utterly amazing! Ten to the power of 1 million! This is a film that has to be seen on a large 4D HD screen at its highest quality possible. One of my favorite films of all time! I'm very glad that you got to experience it!
@sabrecatsmiladon7380
2 жыл бұрын
...only one way to describe, using terminology on the late 70's ..."WE WERE F'ing BLOWN AWAY, MAN!!!" =) I was in high school when me and my buddies saw this
@jcastromex
2 жыл бұрын
@@sabrecatsmiladon7380 I saw it with buddies too. We cut class to catch an early afternoon viewing! 😄
@RickLeMon
2 жыл бұрын
I was about 9 years old. It was to this day, one of the coolest things I've ever seen, but it left me with a weird fear of water heaters bursting open.
@JustWasted3HoursHere
2 жыл бұрын
Yep, John Williams was on fire in the mid seventies to late eighties, and this is one of his best examples. Not one misfire in the whole bunch. But yeah, I remember seeing this as a 10 year old kid in the theater and just sitting there with my jaw hanging open. Then I had to see the Special Edition when it came out where we actually get to see what Roy saw when he went inside (but I overall prefer the original version).
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
I loved it so much! Would have been mind blowing to see on a big screen! 🤯
@ashuradragosani5960
2 жыл бұрын
One of those rare alien films where they don't come to earth seeking to destroy it.
@MGower4465
2 ай бұрын
From Twilight Zone, I think. All the townspeople but 1 head off to leave with friendly aliens. "The book! The book, "To serve man"! Its a *cookbook*!"
@mellertid
2 ай бұрын
Note the main character isn't only not a hero, he's having minimal impact on the events! Nor a single villain!
@thedrudgetick
2 жыл бұрын
I have loved this film since seeing it the very first time back in 1980. It's just a beautiful experience. You're absolutely right with your first impression. There is no "worst" in this film. It's 100% positive masterful story telling. Visually it stands up to the passage of time. I watched it in theater about two years ago in a limited IMAX release and I wept. I've seen it maybe 50 times in my 50 years on earth and I feel the exact same joy as the first time as the mothership takes to the skies. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Xoxo
@johnalden5821
2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to "E.T: The Prequel." You can see Spielberg's optimistic take on the idea of extra-terrestrial intelligent life in this movie. Of course, he went on to expand on that theme (along with the idea of the innate curiosity and positivity of children) in E.T., which came out a few years later. This idea that aliens would be friendly (and why not?) flipped the script on science fiction at that time. Also, this came out about the same time as Star Wars, helping to catapult sci-fi into blockbuster status. What a great time to be a kid!
@kwebb121765
Жыл бұрын
In the '70s, I remember when I was a kid, it was hard to find movies that were suitable for kids or ones that we would like. Not after Star Wars and CE3K.
@matthewmarcinko9157
2 жыл бұрын
Of all the films Steven Spielberg has directed, this one is my personal favorite. Tears of joy...
@jimtatro6550
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this and Star Wars theatrically when I was 10 years old. Star Wars is one of my favorite movies ever, but this one blew my mind, I didn’t understand everything, but it made me believe.
@GuffeyYT
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Ms. Jen. That's my cousin, Carey Guffey, as the little boy. 🙂
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow! What does he think of the movie I wonder?
@The_man_himself_67
2 жыл бұрын
Love this movie. Takes me back to my childhood and the 70s, when the world seemed a much less complicated place. I've asked myself if that was me, would I go off in a spaceship leaving my kids behind? Hell yeah!
@benjamansharer7969
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, back then my family would have understood why I left in a UFO one night. Even now, my wife understands why I would still do it if I had the chance!
@08191906
2 жыл бұрын
The only word that came to my mind to describe your reaction throughout is "spellbound"; and justifiably so. I was 14 when I saw this in the theaters. As I recall, Star Wars had just been released a month or so earlier and, despite it being about "aliens", the story and pace was so different, yet VERY appealing to my young mind. Through the years I have come to believe the art of tension building that Spielberg began with Duel, that he then ramped up by a factor of 11 in Jaws, he MASTERED in CEOT3K. Great reaction.
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
Yes that's the perfect word! 👌 I was stunned by this movie! This must have been awesome to see in theaters ☺👍
@someonesane
2 жыл бұрын
I always wondered if they integrated the Jaws theme into the musical interaction within this movie or if I'm just hearing things. If it was done on purpose, I think it was a nice move to use the threatening theme from an already well-known movie to add tension to the scene.
@someonesane
2 жыл бұрын
@@TTM9691 - Nice! Thanks for confirming!
@bmatt2626
2 жыл бұрын
3:07 "people talking over each other" I love that about Spielberg, when those scenes feel more like eavesdropping than listening to "dialogue" in a "movie". Feels real instead of written, and I have no idea how you go from a script to that.
@tomyoung9049
2 жыл бұрын
This was another one of those mind blowing movies back when it came out. Great seeing it effect you as well. As far as the name, not sure if it still applies but they use to classify UFO encounters as; the first level is a sighting, the second level is physical evidence (photos, landing proof and such), and the third is physical contact.
@nocrot1
2 жыл бұрын
Then the 4th kind. Abduction. And a more crazier/scarier movie.
@jamesbednar8625
2 жыл бұрын
@@nocrot1 Apollo 18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@69coolchris
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of people have hated Richard Dreyfuss's character because he abandoned his family to chase aliens, but i don't think it was his fault as he was clearly under some sort of influence, and as a result had to find out what was going on in order to resolve his obsession.
@anzaeria
10 ай бұрын
Well to be fair, his family abandoned him. Wife deciding to drive away and he desperately tries to climb on to the car.
@dmn23
2 жыл бұрын
"She just leaves this kid wherever, huh?" Yes, every day of our lives. -Sincerely, Gen X
@visionaryventures12
2 жыл бұрын
During the filming of this, Spielberg had a notion: what if one of the aliens became left behind. Thus came ET: The Extra Terrestrial.
@darkglass1
2 ай бұрын
Roy: Pending divorce, years of child support for ungrateful kids Aliens: come with us Roy: Heck yeah!
@Automage45
2 жыл бұрын
I met richard dreyfuss at work and helped him to print off some papers. He was genuinely nice guy
@dkmdlynch
2 жыл бұрын
Jen, I am enjoying your reactions. I particularly like your appreciation of music. Many reactors overlook the contribution it makes to the film. John Williams was nominated for an Oscar for best score for Close Encounters, but he lost to the Score from Star Wars! By John Williams. It wont be the last time he loses an Oscar to himself!
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
Oh that's so awesome! John Williams is a legend!!! 👍👍
@DarthChef
2 жыл бұрын
Favorite fun fact about this movie - At the time Spielberg was making this movie he was going through a divorce. He has said in interviews that because of this, subconsciously, that is probably the reason why he had Roy leaving with the aliens. If he was making the movie a few years later when he was remarried and in a good relationship, he may have made a different choice for Roy. It may have made a completely different meaning to the ending of the movie.
@w1975b
2 жыл бұрын
Spielberg also said that after he had kids, he wouldn't have made Roy's character leave his family.
@ricoj420
Жыл бұрын
I've seen this movie dozens of times and it just dawned on me that the aliens responded because music is math!! Great reaction. It's awesome that you like the classics.
@Xoferif
2 жыл бұрын
Luis Elizondo (former director of AATIP) was saying in an interview a week or two back that he's not really one for sci-fi movies, but his wife recently made him sit down and watch Close Encounters. He said he was blown away by how accurately the behaviour of UFOs is depicted in the movie - especially where they zip along and then suddenly stop or reverse course, and where they split into three and fly off in different directions.
@robhax
2 жыл бұрын
"Is that Phoebe's mom?" Yes, Teri Garr It was also Phoebe's dad - Bob Balaban
@mikejankowski6321
2 жыл бұрын
Funny thing, I had mashed potatoes for dinner while watching this, but not enough to make a mountain! The little red orb trailing behind the other ships was a nod to Tinkerbell. Great reaction. I figured it would hit you especially well when the cartographer figured out that the numbers were map coordinates. It always gives me a shiver.
@_Foehammer
2 жыл бұрын
This movie is my childhood, watched it often with my father. :) Looking forward to your reaction!
@kofbaron
2 жыл бұрын
I had a crush on Melinda Dillon and Teri Garr back in the day. Great movie, love it.
@cloudwatcher608
2 ай бұрын
7:20 As a father of 3 young children I felt that in my soul 😂
@anthonyrandolph1323
2 жыл бұрын
If you liked this one, you should review "Contact (1997)" with Jodie Foster. Great movie.
@brauliob
2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see this movie, I think of two things: 1) how wonderful, creepy, and exciting this movie was seeing it in theaters for the first time in '77 and 2) how totally dysfunctional Roy's family was (they're terrible!).
@davidbeck7615
2 жыл бұрын
Unlike a lot of other movies I thought it actually depicted a real family. Not pristine and rough around the edges.
@ShortyLongstrokin
2 жыл бұрын
@@TTM9691 Roy's oldest son was played by Justin Dreyfuss, who is Richard Dreyfuss' real-life nephew.
@lovesandservesjesuschrist6752
2 жыл бұрын
That's an interesting point. 1.) The creepy aliens vs 2) dysfunctional family. With Roy choosing aliens over family in the end. Similar to the Buddha, who abandoned his own family. It could be said that even if his family was dysfunctional, his wife and children did not deserve to be abandoned, in order to become another statistic. Instead of the movie showing that one's family ought never to be abandoned, even in the light of visitation of beings from another world, it shows that family is ultimately not important.
@benjamansharer7969
10 ай бұрын
@@davidbeck7615yeah, it was during a time the TV networks asked, "It's 10pm. Do you know where your children are?" every night!
@randy7831
Жыл бұрын
omg, from 1977, my first year in university.....ok that settles it, I am friggin old!
@Allan_aka_RocKITEman
2 ай бұрын
I was 16. You and me both...😊
@markmiller6402
26 күн бұрын
It’s not age mate, it’s life experience👍👍🇬🇧
@paultoensing3126
23 күн бұрын
I’m the same age, but from a certain vantage point, it’s really only just a state of mind.
@vanhende
2 жыл бұрын
if you like this one' you will love, "the abyss" 1989 by James Cameron
@tetsuoishiki4677
2 жыл бұрын
The Frenchman is the great director François Truffaut. His film The 400 Blows is on the top 10 list of greatest movies of all time.
@gen81465
Жыл бұрын
The "kid in the background" that was always doing something stupid, was none other than Richard Dreyfuss' son, Justin. What an opportunity to bug the crap out of your dad and get paid for it.
@geraldkramer267
2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact: George Lucas' "Star Wars" and CETK were released at the roughly the same time. Speilberg saw Star Wars and bet Lucas that SW would do better at the box office. Lucas didn't believe it and bet Speilberg that CETK would do better. The bet was a percentage of the box office of the film that did better. Lucas says it was the most expensive bet he ever made, paying Speilberg some $60 million as CETK had a mediocre box office while SW became a phenomenon blockbuster.
@ShauriCheshire
2 жыл бұрын
Extra MVP points to the kid who, according to the book from the guy who played the interpreter, that was all HE needed. That's how well he knew what was was needed for a scene. :) Great reaction to a fantastic film. Another thing to note about this film and how mind-blowing it was for the time, was that there hadn't really been a lot of "friendly alien" films up to this point. Most stuff tended to take a War of the Worlds sort of approach, but this didn't and that was something refreshing and new. So, yeah. :)
@heterophony2
2 жыл бұрын
The sound design in this movie is “dynamic.” It covers all the points in the range of volume, from very soft to very loud, like in real life. Spielberg and other “New Hollywood” directors were experimenting with new forms of realism, and this kind of dynamic sound is less “canned,” more open and intense than old-time foley work, and more realistic. The terrific irony is the gritty everydayness and rawness of a movie about space aliens! It’s a sublime mess that few today would have the courage to make.
@ebashford5334
2 жыл бұрын
I read a lot of UFO books in the 70s and Spielberg really captured the creepy weirdness of UFO sightings. Some of the details (based on witnesses' descriptions, such as it is) were done quite well though there were a few embellishments.
@davidhabert
2 жыл бұрын
Jen in the scene ( 28:40 ) you asked a good question "why are they asking him medical questions?" (I know this is only a movie, however if a situation like what is depicted in the movie was to ever occur in real life) You have to bare in mind that whatever bacteria or viruses we have developed immunity to. It could have serious consequences for the Aliens, as they might not have the same immunity towards the same bacteria or viruses we have. However the reverse would also be true, whatever bacteria or viruses they are immune to. The human race may not be and it could have serious consequences for us.
@SeanP7195
7 ай бұрын
The guy playing the keyboards was a contractor hired to set them up for the movie and leave. Spielberg noticed he had a pleasant demeanor and friendly so he hired him to play that part.
@petersonchan9250
2 жыл бұрын
I loved this movie as a kid. I ran around everywhere singing that alien greeting song and making those hand gestures Lol. I bet my parents wished the ship took ME instead Lol🤣🤣
@shanethornsbery9484
2 жыл бұрын
The guys in the red jumpsuits totally remind me of the aliens from V. 😂
@heathrichardson88
2 жыл бұрын
Worst award should go to the company that fired Roy by telling his wife lol
@manny3456
2 жыл бұрын
Spielberg did an amazing job of leaving everything in this movie up to the imagination of the viewers, up until the big revel. This movie still terrifies me I love it but it still gives me chills every time
@ModeMan101
2 жыл бұрын
The (non-puppet) aliens at the end were portrayed by kids in rubber suits. According to Bob Balaban's (who played David the interpreter) on-set journal, Spielberg and the crew had trouble getting them to stop disco dancing during takes 🤣
@TexasFilmCritic
2 жыл бұрын
If I must confess, my favorite Spielberg movie is “Raiders of the Lost Ark.” Classic movie.
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
Ya I loved that one too! Check out my reaction if you haven't seen kzitem.info/news/bejne/yW-J1XuCrZiqgYY
@TexasFilmCritic
2 жыл бұрын
@@jenmurrayxo I will!
@keithbird8910
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this when it first came out. The only time I've been in cinema where the audience broke into spontaneous applause at the end of the movie.
@benjamansharer7969
10 ай бұрын
The applause and the shouts were so loud at the theater where I watched this that the manager stopped the film and brought the lights up because he thought something happened in the audience!
@greypossum1
2 жыл бұрын
This came out at the same time as Star Wars. My brother and I saw both as a double feature. The most mind-blowing evening of my teens.
@xzonia1
10 ай бұрын
Yeah, the town I grew up in had one movie theater with 2 screens (and a drive in) when this movie came out, and for a while there one screen showed Star Wars and the other showed Close Encounters. The lines were so long, and people would buy a ticket to see one and then a ticket to see the other for the next showing so they'd only have to go through the line once that day! :)
@lloyddobler2227
2 жыл бұрын
Well, if I were to give a Worst Award, it would go to that government guy that was telling the French guy and his interpreter that it was only a coincidence and nothing scientific that those people showed up there when they were called. I wonder if all those that were called, if they actually made it to the mountain like Roy and Jillian, if they would have all been chosen to go onto the mother ship.
@perrinyone1596
2 жыл бұрын
Best reaction you've done yet, imo. I got chills watching you get chills - from beginning to end. Wow. Dazzling movie, right? Even at 8 years old, I can tell you, it was amazing. The whole audience was EXACTLY like you at the end. We were all in a daze. I saw it three times in the movie. NEVER had a movie theater experience like that. Sequel? He split the sequel into two movies: "E.T." and "Poltergeist". "Poltergeist" mutated into a (great) horror movie, instead of sci-fi. (Would love to see you do "Poltergeist"). The guy who did the effects for this did "2001: A Space Odyssey". I'd LOVE to see you do that one too! That's insanely dazzling and profound as well. I put "Close Encounters" right underneath that as greatest all-time profound, space-related sci-fi. ("Forbidden Planet" (1954) being the third. I'd put the original "Planet Of The Apes" up there too!) LOVED THIS REACTION. Your reaction was my reaction, then and now! I wish I could smash the Like button fifty times.
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! So glad I got to see this one, such a stunning movie!! 🤯🤯
@shainewhite2781
2 жыл бұрын
Nominated for 8 Oscars: Best Director Best Supporting Actress, Melinda Dillon Best Original Score Best Sound Best Production Design Best Cinematography Best Visual Effects Best Sound Editing It won Best Cinematography.
@shainewhite2781
2 жыл бұрын
@@trhansen3244 Annie Hall, Star Wars, The Turning Point, The Goodbye Girl,and Julia were the only films nominated.
@am7062skywalker
7 ай бұрын
What about communicating with Aliens through tones or sounds or frequencies.
@paulfitzpatrick6566
7 ай бұрын
The aircraft that disappeared in 1945 is known as Flight 19. They went off radar off of Florida & were never traced. The subsequent rescue flight also disappeared never to be recovered.
@scottstevens7639
2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting that your expectations were constantly leaning towards the aliens opening fire on the poor humans. That speaks to years of indoctrination by Hollywood that tells us anything not us is bad. Might I suggest Roy’s wife for the worst award. She had no tolerance for what Roy was going through and just ended up running away. That’s pretty selfish in my books.
@ytorwoody
Жыл бұрын
I know that it has been a year since you did this, but if you're still reading some of these comments... I always thought that one of the best and most relevant lines in the movie was when the aliens took over the music sequence and began transmitting boat loads of information. That was when the one guy said "Welcome to the first day of school." So perfect.
@ytorwoody
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for reading and the love, Jen.
@Ian-xx1xb
2 ай бұрын
Another fun rewatch its amazing how every rewatch Jen's reaction just gets better and better 👌 awesome stuff 🔥💙🔥💙
@garybrown3361
6 ай бұрын
Now you must watch “Cocoon” (1985). This movie will enthrall you just as Close Encounters did. 😊
@jorgefiguerola1239
11 ай бұрын
Still holds up today. Even after 40 years. Pomeranians are the best!
@sabrecatsmiladon7380
2 жыл бұрын
That young kid was child Mark Zuckerberg. Now you know why he is sooooo....weird.
@timothyhennon1510
2 жыл бұрын
"She just leaves this kid wherever!" Welcome to parenting in the 1970s. Now go out and play and be back before it gets dark!
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
🤣
@ThomasKnip
2 жыл бұрын
Just browsing through your list and enjoying the gems I find. ^^ This movie is sound and color. Universal languages.
@angelrogo
2 жыл бұрын
There are a lot of things in this movie that I think Spielberg was experimenting with: John Williams' sound score, horror elements that would appear later in "Poltergeist", the first prototype of "ET"... plus a lot of references to "Pinocchio" in the script and the music.
@cbradfordgorby3237
7 ай бұрын
This film remains rent free in my head, one reason is due to my mother's XTREME fascination/enthusiasm concerning the subject matter and second due to being the film that (unknown-to-me-at-the-time) introduced me to Lance Henrikson - very young and with an absolutely dreadful haircut, I never would have guessed his generic appearance at the end of the film would lead to his becoming one of my ALL-TIME favorite character actors (not bad for a human.)
@RDRussell2
2 жыл бұрын
When it comes to John Williams - imagine you are a composer. Imagine Steven Spielberg - with whom you worked on the biggest money-maker of all time, "Jaws" (up to that time) - comes to you and says, "I need you to write a score where aliens and humans talk to each other through music." Furthermore, your director says, "I'd like it to be a traditional symphonic score. You can use synthesizers, but I don't want a 'space-alien-zap-pew-pew-sound-effect' score like they used to do in the 1960s." Spielberg says, "I'd like a more traditional instrumentation, with actual melodies." First of all, after a few chuckles, what kind of music would YOU write? Second of all, as a composer myself, I would wonder if I wouldn't have just said "aw hell no, that can't be done." And yes, this was a score composed at about the same time as the score for "Star Wars." WOW. Even as much as everyone loves John Williams, I still think he doesn't get quite the credit he deserves. Look at every masterpiece he composed between roughly 1975-1985, just TEN YEARS.
@dansim77
2 жыл бұрын
There is a suggestion that Spielberg was briefed on the UFO issue/reality before making this film. The French scientist is a depiction of a real world legend of Ufology Dr.Jaqueline Vallee.
@3DJapan
2 жыл бұрын
This came out the same year as Star Wars. 2 very different alien movies.
@rickc661
2 жыл бұрын
check out some of the original Sci Fi flicks, starting maybe with King Kong, 1933 - Fay Wray. the 1950's had a bunch that were later copied. I like the one with radiated ants, a strong theme back then. there were a couple good TV sciFi shows about 15 years ago. ' Lost' Was occasionally really really good but jumped the shark about 10 times ( 6 or 7 years ) there was a one season 'special' called Invasion back then as well. then TV execs just gave up and made oodles of $$$ on essentially nothing shows, which continues. flicks ' Starman' and 'Species' are worth a watch.
@christopheryochum3602
2 жыл бұрын
Iconoclast Jen!!! Just went through your reactions and found out you've never done "Contact." Mind-blowing, wonderful movie that is also very touching. Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey. Music by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future & Predator). No one's been doing that either. Later, Gator!
@w1975b
2 жыл бұрын
I read that when they were filming, it was so hot and humid inside the studio that it actually rained INSIDE.
@ephennell4ever
2 жыл бұрын
'Worst' doesn't have to be a person/character, does it? Maybe an element of the movie that 'fell short', or otherwise disappointed you? Not that there's much to pick on, as there weren't any particularly weak parts of it. The only thing I could really be nit-picky about is that I suspect that - if this really happened - Roy and the lady would almost surely have been grabbed by Security personnel as soon as some senior government autocrat/bureaucrat realized that some 'Unauthorized Persons' were there! My observations over the last 40+ years of what happens when the government 'takes charge' of situations ... doesn't make me optimistic about the direction(s) things might go in! Heck, it wouldn't surprise me if an order was issued directing that 'Unauthorized Intruders Are To Be Stopped By Any And All Means Necessary, Including Using Lethal Force' ... nope, wouldn't surprise me at all! And if some scientist(s) objected, well, "Find someone to take their place! *Nobody* is irreplaceable!"
@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.
5 ай бұрын
I've just given this a rewatch for the benefit of your channel, Jen, I loved your reaction once again. 🙂
@bighuge1060
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this in NY's Ziegfeld Theatre and it was an event. Long lines to get inside, waiting in the gorgeous lobby until the previous show let out and the glorious, deafening sound of the mothership passing overhead going into the finale. I saw a different cut than what is considered the director's cut but still, it was a great time at the cinema. I'm so glad you got the opportunity to react to it.
@martinperry5072
2 ай бұрын
I know that there a lot of people out there wishing they could be Roy. Myself, I'd be extremely pissed off at those alien bastards messing with my mind like that.
@danholmesfilm
2 жыл бұрын
Would love to see you check out Signs by M. Night Shyamalan if you haven't yet :)
@rickbadessa4897
2 жыл бұрын
Yes Jen that is Phoebe's mom on friends... Her name is Teri Garr.. if you like her another movie to check out with her in it is Mr Mom with Michael Keaton... Great movie absolutely hilarious
@StickFigureStudios
Жыл бұрын
How is the MVP for this movie not Steven Spielberg???
@lawrencewestby9229
2 жыл бұрын
When this movie came out I was in college in NYC and I was taking a course called "Intelligent Life in the Universe". The professor assigned seeing the movie and doing a writeup on it as part of the class. I saw it at a matinee at the old Ziegfeld Theater in Manhattan, just a quick ride uptown on the subway.
@SteveBrant55
2 жыл бұрын
I saw it at the Ziegfeld Theater when it first came out too. That gigantic screen and amazing sound system made me feel as if the UFO's were right in front of me! The perfect place to see this film back then!
@davidhabert
2 жыл бұрын
Your professor was right to do so. For anyone studying this subject, it should be required viewing.
@Joshu_Y
2 жыл бұрын
The worst was the wife who wouldn't help him build a mountain out of garbage and plants in their living room, like... would it kill you to show a little support for the arts, Ronnie
@jenmurrayxo
2 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@SeanRCope
2 жыл бұрын
Oh wow, you haven’t seen this? Cool beans, I’ll get my popcorn it’s been awhile for me.
@beestingza
2 ай бұрын
"She just leaves this kid wherever." Thems were the 70's Jen. 🤣
@MGower4465
2 ай бұрын
Yep. The parents didn't really care where you went, you were out of the house by 3 on schooldays, and on weekends you ate a huge bowl of colored sugar lumps while watching cartoons and were out the door in a blaze of sugar high by 9. Didn't even come back for lunch. Mom and Dad didm't know where you were, you might be out being raised by wolves, they don't know. They found out you weren't dead when you turned up for dinner. If you missed dinner, they would leave a sandwich on the porch, sometimes. You slept on the porch and ate your sandwich, and learned to get home earlier. You were a cross between a feral dog and a free-range chicken during summer. During winter, you were dressed in so many layers you couldn't move. Your mom wrapped a scarf around your neck, opened the door, and ysnked the scarf like a pull-start on a lawnmower to spin you out into the snow. Mom came ti get you a couple of hours later, because you were exactly where you landed, you couldn't move. You weren't a free range chicken now, you were a popsicle in a snowsuit. Once retrievedfrom the snowdrift, you promised you loved the snow, but had a pile of homework to do, so you didn'tvhave time to play any more. Moms couldn't refute homewotk, so you went to lie on top of a heater vent until you could move your hands again, and read as slowly as possible hoping to feel your toes again before sge 25. This was carefree childhood. Oh, and everything was full of either lead or asbestos.
@johnsensebe3153
2 жыл бұрын
I just started watching this. I hope it's the *final* director's cut, where Spielberg realized his mistake and took back out the scene inside the spaceship. Also, for decades, this was the loudest movie ever. Not sure if it still is.
@MrGpschmidt
2 жыл бұрын
Great choice for a great and underappreciated classic. Pre-ET & pre-XFILES this was such the film to see back in '77 (I was 10) and again you had STAR WARS the same summer so really cool. The visuals are still jaw-dropping with the final act and The Mother Ship appearing. Fine job Jen ; glad you enjoyed it and yes that's Phoebe's mom from FRIENDS - the great Teri Garr.
@xzonia1
10 ай бұрын
Loved your reaction to this! I saw this movie as a kid and have seen it so many times since, I don't remember how I reacted to it other than I fell in love with it. One of the best musical scenes of any movie I've ever watched, and it was a conversation! :) Never thought I'd see another alien movie that made me feel how this one made me feel until I watched Arrival almost 40 years later. If you've never seen it, please put Arrival on your to watch list and treat yourself! :)
@jasonlmeadows
2 жыл бұрын
I’d give the worst to Roy’s wife for how she treated him. From the very first experience, before he started to spiral, she never showed him an ounce of compassion or sympathy. She never supported him in any way and always tried to make him believe everything was fake.
@waleedca
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all your hard work and fun times. Hope you are having better weather. Edmonton Area is starting to go up to 20s celcius this week. Have a great week Jen.
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