Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Back In Theaters (1 Viewer)

[Tino]

One of Spielberg's best and a childhood favorite. Back on the BIG screen. September 1.


"This Means Something"

Deadline has confirmed that Sony will put the movie in U.S. and Canadian theaters for a week beginning September 1. The video was posted to coincide with yesterday’s World UFO Day.


http://deadline.com/2017/07/sony-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-teaser-trailer-1202123703/

 

[DavidMiller]

It is also getting a 4K release... Very excited!

 

[Tino]

This film affected me more than Star Wars back in '77.

I left the theater watching the skies.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

I randomly watched the director's cut tonight, oblivious to any announcement, then saw this post. This means something!

"There's a dead fly in my potatoes!"

 

[benbess]

This is of those movies that works better on the big screen imho. I really liked it as a kid when it first came out, but when I finally watched it again a few years on my 42" TV screen I found it to be good, but also sometimes slow and ponderous.

To me the best movie to take on this subject again was Cameron's The Abyss.

One thing they might need to think about for this 4k restoration is "grain management." The night photography and the film stocks that Spielberg used, or were available at the time, means that there is a lot of film grain in some scenes. I like a "natural" filmic look, and a lot of movies had film grain when I was a kid, but this one is on the extreme range iirc. Probably they should just "let it be."

 

[Joel Fontenot]

I wonder which cut they are showing in the theaters? I might assume it's the final directors cut, but would still like to know.

 

[Joseph Bolus]

We were told last year that Fox and Cameron were prepping “The Abyss” for a 4K/UHD and Blu-ray release for this year. Perhaps they got wind of the CE3K re-release and will be releasing this on the same day the CE3K 4K/UHD streets??

 

[Alf S]

Great movie and I do agree, it's one of those movies that is best suited for the big screen.

Every time I've tried to watch on TV (Blu) I end up losing interest. It really needs a theater presentation to get wrapped up in the whole event.

 

[TravisR]

I wonder which cut they are showing in the theaters? I might assume it's the final directors cut, but would still like to know.

That'd be my guess too.

 

[Worth]

It was the director's cut the last time I saw it on a big screen, for Columbia's 75th anniversary.

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

In the new release, all sunburns have been digitally-replaced by walkie-talkies due to the inherent insensitivity towards those having skin conditions.

 

[skylark68]

Interesting news. I'm looking forward to it. Anyone else remember the parody of the mashed potatoes scene in UHF? "This means something!"

 

[Alf S]

or this one.

 

[Malcolm R]

In the new release, all sunburns have been digitally-replaced by walkie-talkies due to the inherent insensitivity towards those having skin conditions.

E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial is also playing in theaters sometime later this summer or fall. I don't know if it's the original version or the walkie-talkie version.

 

[Joel Fontenot]

I wonder when we'll find out where it will be showing. I'd love to see it in a theater again, but somehow I think Baton Rouge will be passed over.

 

[TravisR]

I wonder when we'll find out where it will be showing. I'd love to see it in a theater again, but somehow I think Baton Rouge will be passed over.

Not like I know but since they're setting up a website and marketing campaign, I think this may be a fairly big re-release. Similar to what Sony did with Ghostbusters a few years ago when that played for a week or two starting on the Labor Day weekend.

 

[Dave Moritz]

I am hoping to be able to catch it in theaters and will be adding it to my 4K UHD collection!

 

[WillG]

E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial is also playing in theaters sometime later this summer or fall. I don't know if it's the original version or the walkie-talkie version.

Almost certainly the original version. Spielberg has admitted he regrets putting out the altered version. Even the Blu Ray dropped the altered version. And when it was running regularly on cable it was the original version.

 

[questrider]

Listings are starting to pop up for this on Fandango:

https://www.fandango.com/closeencountersofthethirdkind40thanniversary_204583/movietimes

Thus far it looks to be limited to AMC Theatres. They even have their own page at their own site:

https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind-re-2017-54322

 

[Josh Steinberg]

I see it's playing in Dolby Cinema near me - my local AMC seems to have worked on reducing the red light glare in there, so I may be tempted to give this a shot.