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13. Yes it certainly brought back CE and ET -

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Jul 6, 2026, 09:44 AM

13 hrs ago

We loved it! It was pure nostalgia of course. Our 23-year-old daughter is a sound engineer in NYC and went to see it when I told her about it. She was not nearly so impressed but did agree that it was "interesting from a historical perspective". lol

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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 Yesterday #1

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

the mashed potatos onethatcares Yesterday #4

You mean The Devils Tower? miyazaki Yesterday #5

I never saw ET or Close Encounters of the Third Kind MIButterfly Yesterday #3

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

I didnt see but I wouldnt say I missed it either nt msongs Yesterday #7

About science fiction... Morbius Yesterday #8

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

I wrote that there's some. Morbius Yesterday #11

I certainly would not call the claim to be representive of "stupidity." NNadir 13 hrs ago #12

Most science fiction is a subgenre of fantasy. I read or watch it as such. hunter 11 hrs ago #15

nope and i have it on disc. AllaN01Bear Yesterday #10

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

Saw CE with several justaprogressive 12 hrs ago #14