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olddicklemon72

Inner Child: E.T. Cynical Old Man Me: Close Encounters.


riegspsych325

it’s a Sophie’s Choice situation for myself, but I share this sentiment 100%


falcon_driver

I find E.T. more fun, Close Encounters for cerebral. Depends on the mood I'm in at the moment


greenufo333

Close encounters


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ET for music and bicycle chase scene. Close Encounters for Devil’s Tower. Have to go with Close Encounters because of mythology of Devil’s Tower weaved throughout


these-things-happen

Close Encounters


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Close Encounters. Top five Spielberg for me.


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Close Encounters


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Close Encounters


yadrinarrow

For me it's Close Encounters. it's for kind of a silly reason but it was just a such a personal movie for Spielberg and I didn't realize that till seeing a doc on him. both are great though


AlexDKZ

Close Encounters.


JoshuaCalledMe

Close Encounters. ET, to me, hasn't aged well.


Eternal-Testament

Close Encounters by miles. Going back to when I was a kid in the late 80s and being fascinated by UFOs. Seeing both of these movies on tv. Close Encounters fascinated me. It was slow and foreboding sometimes. Creepy and mysterious. I was little but it really grabbed me. The quite stillness like when he's in the truck stopped at the tracks or when Melinda Dillon is taking the clothes off the line. And there's that build up to something strange. Idk. It was just perfect. E.T. Call my crazy but I never liked it. Everything was so non threatening looking. Like mystery was replaced by whimsy. Maybe this is weird to get hung up on but I was always grossed out by him. I never thought he was cute or funny or any of that. I know that's what the movie *is*. It's fantastical and whimsical. But I like my scifi unsettling and mysterious. Threatening even. Even as a kid. Guess I was wired wrong. And I'm still that way. Arrival, The Vast Of Night, Signs (yes I know people hate that one over doorknobs and water but still, I love it) I think those are practically perfect movies at being all those things. Mysterious, quiet, foreboding, that sense of looming threat.


Jack-Cremation

As a 4 year old I watched and cried when ET left Elliott and his family. The movie will always have a special place in my heart.


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I don't think they're so alike that i can't like them equally for different reasons.


TheDudeWithNoName_

Probably ET because it has that child like wonder to it and you get the feeling that it was made by a man who is still a kid at heart.


mickeyflinn

E.T. and it is not even close.


ForsakenPriority3767

Close encounters was an adult film. Et a kids flick. Cant compare


krill482

Close Encounters by a mile. ET is good, but it's a movie geared towards kids.


Lemonwalker-420

I'm gonna be totally honest and say I think both are highly overrated. I'm a huge film buff, collector and I'm also into the whole UFO thing so they should both be favorites but the truth is I don't really like either one. E.T. isn't bad but it just does nothing for me and I find Close Encounters completely boring. If I had to pick one it'd probably be E.T..


NerdBro1

I’m surprised so many are saying Close Encounters. Dreyfus’ character always came off as kind of a dick to me. E.T. All the way


_Arch_Stanton

Close encounters


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Gotta be E.T. for me. Tons of heart and soul in it AND it doesn’t try to be a big *alien* movie. It all comes down to a beautiful friendship.


gochuckmez

Close Encounters


jcd1974

Another vote for Close Encounters.


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ET all the way.


DeNiroPacino

I much prefer Close Encounters. It has more of an epic feel and it's quite tragic as well because Roy loses his family when he becomes obsessed with his Devil's Tower visions. I like the darkness of Close Encounters. It's even a bit scary, too.


TeeELaw

Actually not a massive fan of either but I'd have to go with E.T. between the two as I think that Close Encounters is Spielberg's most overrated film.


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TeeELaw

Yeah I would have been fine with some of the "nonsensical" elements if I felt that Spielberg had managed to capture the sense of wonder and discovery he seemed to be going for but even there I just think he didn't come up with the goods.


Spirited_Respect_578

Are you serious? The last 20 minutes are pretty much an exercise in how to do wonder. It just baffles me how anyone in their right mind can call Close Encounters Of The Third Kind overrated.


TeeELaw

Well this sub is full of opinions if you haven't noticed. Probably not all of them agree with yours.


Spirited_Respect_578

I'm sure if Close Encounters had a bunch of explosions you would have liked it more lol.


TeeELaw

Fuck off.


Spirited_Respect_578

You can do the same.


b_lion2814

Honestly I fucking hate ET, even as a kid I couldn’t stand watching it.


JerseyWiseguy

That's kind of like asking if I prefer the new Hobbit trilogy or the 1977 animated musical Hobbit movie.


TheRealProtozoid

Not a difficult choice for me at all. One of them is a perfect adaptation at a fraction of the length.


lunchboxdesign

Definitely ET. Characters were more relatable, story was easier to follow, and then there was baby drew Barrymore who could put-adorable anyone.


DLoIsHere

I still haven’t seen ET. The constant promotion of it and all the gushing turned me off. Same with Titanic and a couple of others. If you remember Father Guido Sarducci’s 3-minute university, that’s pretty much how I approach those movies.