Review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) by Andrew 2 — 25 May 2012

A very clever and subtlely excited sci-fi movie.

This review of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) was written by Andrew 2 on 25 May 2012.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind has generally received very positive reviews.

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