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It is only natural that

those go to see "Close, Encounters Of 'me 'Ihird Kind" are immediately tempted to compare it

' with "Star Wars", which has been declared the biggest box-office suc— cess of all time. But

the difference is quickly

made apparent as soon as the movie opens. "Close Encounters" is literally more down to earth, and

though it includes some

spectacular special ef--

fects, it is not nearly

so overwhehning as is

the various individuals who witnessed them, ’ leaves them struggling to discover and mder-' stand what exactly is going on. A landing is predicted by scientists who then try to prepare for the arrival of the _ U.F.O.'s and possible commnication with them. There is roan for doubt in the manner in which certain things occur and : appear in the movie, like the shape of the space— ship, or the form of the aliens-for instance. But ' then it's hard case to.

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"Stars Wars"‘.

/ "Stars Wars"was a more fantasized ~tale with _ Rabin Hood-like Charact- ers set in a futuristic, world full of heroism and

- romance;whereas "C.E." deals with real people who have very real re”— actions to an occurence that one never thinks could actually happen to them. '

The story is about the sighting of a group'of U.

F.O.' which appear to

be sending signals of

. conmunication. 'Ihe ef-~ fect those encounters

have on the lives of

argue since ‘no one act- ually knows what they should look like.

Afew basic reinforce- ments are added just for good measure. For example the spaceships and three police cars do a chase sequence that we‘ve all seen a hundred times. ‘ Also, near the end the little boy, who was ab— ducted earlier by the aliens, comes erning out of the spaceship, the music swells, and he rushes into the arms of teary-eyed mother.

'Ihe'entire ending would -

" have been greatly improved if the thundering back- ground ansic had been 0 omitted. You'd have thought it was God who was about to descend.

Toe way it was overdone MS to detract from the credibility of what is supposed to be hap—~ pening.

"C.E." includes some fine acting as well as some clever touches of humor. Richard Dreyfuss, in the fole of Roy Neary, portrays someone who can be a comi— calclcwn or a serious lead— er. Alﬁsog believable is the

character Jillian Guiler, (Melinda Dillion) , who lives alone with her 3- year-old son.

The hype which has sur- rounded "Close Encounters" since well before its re— lease, has certainly built up the expectations of

those who go to see it, and few are disappointed. It ' is an intelligent film

and a nice switch from all the usual cop and detective movies. You' 11 find your— self checking the sky as you leave the theatre.

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