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AZJonnie

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6. Even in 1977, when I was 11, Close Encounters seemed cheesy and lame to me

Reply to MIButterfly (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 5, 2026, 05:12 PM

22 hrs ago

And I was all about the space stuff at the time, huge Star Wars fan (like every kid of that era).

Then again, I knew that was all fantasy, and I've known that the whole 'aliens visiting earth during our era of civilization' thing was extremely improbable since I was about that age, so even sitting in the theater as a child, I remember being like 'yeah, right'.

I've also never seen E.T.

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Did you miss, in 1977, Close Encounters of the Third Kind? [View all] NNadir Yesterday OP

I saw Close Encounters of the Third Kind. zanana1 23 hrs ago #1

I can't say I remember that part. It's been, what, almost half a century. NNadir 23 hrs ago #2

the mashed potatos onethatcares 23 hrs ago #4

You mean The Devils Tower? miyazaki 23 hrs ago #5

I never saw ET or Close Encounters of the Third Kind MIButterfly 23 hrs ago #3

Even in 1977, when I was 11, Close Encounters seemed cheesy and lame to me AZJonnie 22 hrs ago #6

I didnt see but I wouldnt say I missed it either nt msongs 20 hrs ago #7

About science fiction... Morbius 20 hrs ago #8

As a scientist who saw Project Hail Mary, I offer my opinion that the science is pretty terrible in that film. NNadir 20 hrs ago #9

I wrote that there's some. Morbius 19 hrs ago #11

I certainly would not call the claim to be representive of "stupidity." NNadir 6 hrs ago #12

Most science fiction is a subgenre of fantasy. I read or watch it as such. hunter 5 hrs ago #15

nope and i have it on disc. AllaN01Bear 19 hrs ago #10

Yes it certainly brought back CE and ET - TBF 6 hrs ago #13

Saw CE with several justaprogressive 5 hrs ago #14