steven spielberg close encounter of the third kind ( 1977 ) be a genuinely silly and unfortunately outdated story . it epic scope make it one of the high gross film of 1977 and nominate for two academy award ® ( it lose best visual effect to george lucas star war ) . now and 27 year later and it just seem goofy and sickeningly sweet . spielberg add a schmaltzy layer to most of his film that set his project apart from the work of other director . arguably the most famous filmmaker since hitchcock ( in term of public recognition ) and spielberg be responsible for some of the great film ever make . most critic consider e. t. and close encounter of the third kind both film that deal with extra terrestrial life to be some of his fine . for me and they be both rather disappointing . and unbearably sugar coat . so and what be the primary problem with close encounter . be it a bad movie . no and not really . but it not a particularly memorable one and either . apart from a few so call classic sequence ( the boy open the door and the mash potato and the alien arrival ) and the movie fail to spark much interest . most of it to be completely blunt be quite stupid . spielberg admits on the special edition dvd that he find close encounter a bit too optimistic and unrealistic . when spielberg make this movie and he believe in extra terrestrial life and and be a young man with no child . in retrospect and spielberg claim that the movie be a perfect snapshot of his youth and but a an adult and he would never make the movie the same way he do in 77. one of the large flaw be the fact that roy neary ( play by richard dreyfus fresh off the success of spielberg 1975 smash hit jaw ) abandon his own family ( wife and child ) to embark on a crazy search for extra terrestrial life . in a matter of thirty minute of screen time he have pack up and travel to wyoming and broken past block off road and find a new romantic interest and and by the end . well . let just say that the conclusion be rather shameful on spielberg behalf . it be quite evident that he have no firm grasp of moral obligation in 77 and and roy climactic decision be wholly unbelievable . then again and most of the film be like that and too . neary be an electrician who experience a close encounter one night when a ufo seem to attack his car and and then fly off into the distance . roy soon struggle with confuse mental image that have mysteriously implant into his brain . hound by the smart dr. lacombe ( french director francois truffaut in his act debut ) and roy soon realize that the extra terrestrials plan to land on earth and he want to be there and to see it all . roy evolution be too fast in a matter of what seem to be few day he have turn into a complete loon and and because of spielberg lack of character arc and the sudden change be startle and bad of all cold . we lose all sense of empathy for roy and primarily because we do not experience his pain we see him suffer and sure and and mop around like a cry baby and a his son name him . but this happen so fast that we be left want more . the movie conclusion which last over forty minute long be the most exciting part and but the abrupt change of pace ( from be a slow move charm family film about close encounter to an oddball chase movie about the government cover up a dangerous conspiracy and hunt down escaped witness ) hinder the lasting impact . spielberg be constantly try to find a groove for his movie and and never really find one to stay the course . then and there the long awaited alien introduction ( which last over twenty minute long ) . most people flock to the theater in order to see this sequence the special effect showcase of the year . this be prove by the fact that spielberg purposely draw out the scene for such a lengthy period of time . then and audience savor the f or x because they be the best since stanley kubrick 2001 represent a space odyssey ( even the trailer advertisement claim this be so and in order to entice viewer ) . now and theyre outdated and by almost all standard of special effect . watch them for twenty minute becomes tire . and of course and the annoy musical conversation between man and alien come next something else that only make the film more grate so many year later . it so 70 . someone once say . i agree . ( many great masterpiece be make during the 1970s and but most people forget how many downright cheesy and forgettable movie be make and too . ) close encounter of the third kind simply do not hold up after 27 year and which be quite unfortunate . the f or x be shoddy and the idea be insane and the movie be long and boring and and the direction and acting be about the only two thing that approach greatness . spielberg show talent behind the camera here and but it be vastly inferior to jaw . even john williams score fails to leave the same impact a jaw and jurassic park and etc . produce during a slew of happy alien movie ( follow by another slew of mean alien movie during the 80 after ridley scott alien in 1979 ) and close encounter be at time amuse and annoy and fast and long and and silly and all at once . the nation need hope during the 70 and and they turn to the sky . spielberg answer their call and with a movie that set record and but be now nothing but a forgettable tale . many will disagree with me when i say that close encounter of the third kind be an overrated and disappointing motion picture with few redeem quality . the harsh feedback should be interest . 2 . 5/5 .