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Average User Rating: 80% (15 Reviews) | |
| 5 / 5 | Simply stunning
TeddyN "GenBanks" "teddyn" (London) - 20 February 2008 I had never seen 'Close Encounters' before, so my purchase of the Blu-Ray release was something of a blind buy except, other than a positive review I glanced through on highdefdigest. I don't even know anyone that has seen it, so was getting curious because of the revenrential terms in which the film is described. Having just finished watching it about 15 minutes ago, however, let me just say wow. If you haven't seen the film it's very intense and has aged incredibly well. The special effects don't break the immersion (as happens sometimes with older effects-laden films) and the acting is great. I was totally sucked into the scenario... I read in the supplementary material included that Spielberg believed at the time that UFO contact had really happened in the 20th century, which makes sense since there is an amazing sense of realism to it. This is definitely not the recent 'War of the Worlds' film or 'Independence Day'. Basically, if you have not seen the film before you will not be disappointed by it; you can afford to blind buy this one. For people who have already seen 'close encounters', I should mention that this includes three versions of the film, all three of which are in 1080p... the theatrical version, special edition, and director's cut. There is lots of printed material (a booklet and a small timeline poster) showing what the differences are between the various cuts. For £14, you get more than you do with a lot of Blu-Rays costing £25. Picture quality is a huge pleasure to behold. The film is definitely nicer in high def. I was really impressed at how good it looks for its age. While not every scene is a showcase of what 'high definition' is, anyone could see the difference between this and standard def DVD. 100% recommended on picture quality. Basically, I went from knowing almost nothing about this film to prizing this bluray as one of the best in my collection. A wholehearted recommendation which, at this low price, deserves to be on everyone's shelf.... Read Full Review » |
| 3 / 5 | Movie: 3/5 Picture Quality: 4/5 Sound Quality: 4/5 Extras: 4.5/5
LGANS316 (Tokyo Japan) - 16 July 2008 MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 Disc size: 49,688,551,851 bytes Close Encounters of the Third Kind (seamless) Running time: 2:14:41 Movie size: 36,620,150,784 bytes Average video bit rate: 22.79 Mbps DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bit Special Edition (seamless branching) Running time: 2:12:29 Movie size: 36,062,017,536 bytes Average video bit rate: 22.79 Mbps DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bitmaster) Director's Cut (seamless branching) Running time: 2:17:13 Movie size: 37,348,374,528 bytes Average video bit rate: 22.85 Mbps DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 24-bit Dolby TrueHD 5.1 24-bit... Read Full Review » |
| 4 / 5 | Very Good
Kevin Long "kevin_cambs_uk" (England) - 10 December 2007 I aint going to review the film, we knows its brilliant, and Dreyfuss in it is simply outstanding. Firstly for £14 its a bargain. Blu Ray transfer is good but and there is a but, the film is 3o years old, its not going to look the same as say Spiderman 3. The scenes in the dark still look a little grainy, but the lighter daylight scenes are much better, but the sound is sooooo much better. />My point is that the transfer to Blu Ray is good, no doubt but don't expect a mind blowing experience. ... Read Full Review » |
| 4 / 5 | If only STAR WARS got this treatment...
Ian C. Smith "ghost of '82" (West Midlands, England) - 1 November 2007 In answer to the comment below- yes, it's been confirmed that the UK release is the same as the US version, with all 3 edits of the film. Remarkable how many different versions of films people can buy now, thanks to DVD, and how odd it would have been some years ago. Back in the old days a film was made and that was it.. now film-makers just can't resist tinkering. There's 5 versions of BLADE RUNNER in the box out in Dec, 3 versions of CE3K in this set... pity George Lucas won't do the same with the original STAR WARS films.... Read Full Review » |
| 5 / 5 | All 3 versions?
Robert Mcmahon - 10 August 2007 Does anyone know if this Blu-Ray disc will be identical to the american release in that it will contain all 3 versions of the film(1977 theatrical release, 1980 special edition and spielberg's 1998 collectors edition-his final and definitive cut)? Also, will it be compatible with my ps3? |
RRP
£24.99
Release Date
3 December 2007
Price Range
£11.99 - £17.99